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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012
Introduction
2012 is all set to be a magnificent year for creativity in Scotland and the UK. We’re delighted that the year of Creative Scotland and the London 2012 Festival – the 12 week nationwide celebration that is the finale of the Cultural Olympiad – will be part of the action in Edinburgh. 2012 will also see the fourth annual Made in Scotland Showcase and, as ever, there are artists from all over the world beating a path to our wonderful city. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world, and is completely open access, which is what makes it so brilliant. No one decides who should or shouldn’t, or who can or can’t, take part. Nowhere else in the world does this happen on such a scale and I’d like to thank all the wonderful, tireless, inventive people, be they individual performers, companies, venue managers, producers or promoters, who make up this marvellous festival. There’s no doubt that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is big, and we at the Fringe Society are here to help you navigate your way around. Sign up to our mailing list to keep up to date with news, check out edfringe.com for the latest information about what’s on and for tips on getting around, and download our apps to browse the programme, buy tickets, and find performances happening close to you. We hope you enjoy the 2012 Fringe, where, once again, the world’s most exciting creative talent will be congregating in this great city for your delight and entertainment.
Kath M Mainland Chief Executive Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Table of Contents Box Office Information................................... 2
Cabaret............................................................ 8
Navigating the Programme............................ 3
Children’s Shows............................................ 20
Introduction from the Chair of the Board..... 4
Comedy.......................................................... 32
Edinburgh’s Summer Festivals........................ 5
Dance and Physical Theatre........................ 176
Visiting Edinburgh.......................................... 6
Events........................................................... 188
Cabaret...........................................................xx
Exhibitions................................................... 198 Music............................................................ 202 Musicals and Opera..................................... 238 Spoken Word............................................... 250 Theatre......................................................... 254 Venue Guide................................................ 338 Index............................................................ 363 Deuchars Maps............................................ 376
Copyright the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society 2012. All rights reserved. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of information at the time of going to print, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society cannot accept liability for any errors or omissions. Please note that all information contained within the programme is subject to change. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Ltd is a charitable company limited by guarantee and incorporated in Scotland (SC046605). Registered charity number SC002995. Registered Office: 180 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QS. 1
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Box Office Information
The Fringe Box Office is the only place to buy tickets for every show appearing on the Fringe. There are four easy ways to book your tickets: Book online at edfringe.com: Avoid the Box Office queues and book your tickets online at our secure website 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Full Programme on sale from 12 noon on 31 May 2012. Book in person at the Fringe Box Office for purchase and ticket collection: The Fringe Box Office counters are located next to the Fringe Shop at 180 High Street. Thu 31 May 12:00 (noon) – 18:00 Fri 01 June – Sun 03 June 10:00 – 18:00 04 June – 14 July (Mon – Sat) 12:00 – 15:00 Sun 15 July Closed 16 July – 29 July (Daily) 10:00 – 18:00 30 July – 27 August (Daily) 10:00 – 21:00
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New for 2012
Book in person at the Glasgow Box Office for purchase and ticket collection: The Glasgow Box Office is located at ScotRail’s Queen Street Station on the main concourse underneath the departure boards, next to left luggage. 27 July – 27 August (Daily) 08:00 – 20:00 Book over the phone on 0131 226 0000:
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Thu 31 May Fri 01 June – Sunday 03 June 04 June – 14 July (Mon – Sat) Sun 15 July 16 July – 29 July (Daily) 30 July – 27 August (Daily)
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12:00 (noon) – 18:00 10:00 – 18:00 10:00 – 18:00 Closed 10:00 – 18:00 09:00 – 21:00
Book direct from your iPhone and Android phone:
Download the official Fringe App for iPhone and Android phones and get the most up-to-date and comprehensive show listings as well as Half Price Hut ticket listings direct to your phone. Available from mid-June, the app is free to download and will allow you to purchase tickets through your phone then pick them up from one of the four Fringe ticket collection points. To download, search the app stores for Edinburgh Festival Fringe. (NB Friends 2for1 tickets are not available through the apps.)
Virgin Money Half Price Hut
Want to take a chance and get a great ticket deal during the Fringe? The Virgin Money Half Price Hut at the Mound Precinct is the place to grab a bargain. Thousands of half price tickets are available every day. The Half Price Hut offers tickets for shows that day and the morning of the following day only. Information on what shows are on offer can be found at the Half Price Hut and through the official Fringe Apps. You will also be able to pick up your pre-purchased tickets at the Virgin Money Half Price Hut, so why not collect your tickets and grab a bargain at the same time? Opening Times 08 – 27 August (Daily) 2
10:00 – 21:00
Ticket Collection Points
If you have asked to collect your tickets when booking online or over the phone, or you have purchased tickets through the Fringe Mobile Apps, there are now four locations where you can pick up your tickets (during the opening hours listed). Please bring the debit/credit card that was used to buy the tickets and allow yourself plenty of time to get to your show.
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The Fringe Box Office 180 High Street, EH1 1QS
Thu 31 May Fri 01 June – Sun 03 June 04 June – 14 July (Mon – Sat) Sun 15 July 16 July – 29 July (Daily) 30 July – 27 August (Daily)
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12:00 (noon) – 18:00 10:00 – 18:00 12:00 – 15:00 Closed 10:00 – 18:00 09:00 – 21:00
The University of Edinburgh Visitor Centre – 2 Charles Street, EH8 9AD
31 May 01 June – 31 July (Mon – Sat) 01 August – 27 August (Mon – Sat) 05,12,19, 26 August (Sun) Virgin Money Half Price Hut Mound Precinct
12:00 – 17:30 09:30 – 17:30 09:30 – 21:00 10:00 – 21:00
08 – 27 August (Daily)
10:00 – 21:00
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NEW Glasgow Box Office – ScotRail’s Queen Street Station main concourse underneath the departure boards, next to left luggage
27 July – 27 August (Daily)
Booking Advice
08:00 – 20:00
A booking fee of 90p per ticket (up to a maximum of £5.40) applies to telephone, online and Fringe Mobile App bookings. No booking fee applies to tickets purchased in person from the Fringe Box Office, Glasgow Box Office or at the Virgin Money Half Price Hut. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded except in the event of a show cancellation. Latecomers may not be admitted at the discretion of the venue. General concession prices are applicable to students, the unemployed, customers with disabilities (often with one personal assistant), senior citizens and children under the age of 18. Proof of status must be presented at the venue. Family tickets are available for some shows. Family tickets are for two adults and two children, or one adult and three children under the age of 18. Group discounts are available for many performances: a 10% discount for groups of 10 people or more.
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Navigating the Programme Show title Icons – see below
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Performer or company name – You can search for these in the index.
Show copy
Visual art
Fringe Shop • 180 High St B 0131 226 0000 V1GE5 Aug 1: 9:00 (12h00m) £0.00 Aug 2-31: 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 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Calendar – A quick look at the show dates. Dates in grey have no performances and shows in red are eligible for the 2for1 offer (Aug 06 and 07).
Venue information – B and g indicate the Box Office phone number and venue grid reference numbers on the map at the back of this programme.
Sub genres – These let you know a little more about what to expect from each show.
Date, time, duration and price lines – The Fringe uses a 24-hour clock. However, Fringe days begin at 07:00 and end at 07:00 the following day. Shows in the early hours will therefore be listed for the day before. Free shows can be Ticketed or Non-ticketed. Ensure you book a ticket for Free Ticketed shows. Prices listed are for unreserved seats in almost all cases. Concession prices, where available, are offered to the following groups (with additional concessions to specific groups indicated where applicable): students (S), the unemployed (U), people with disabilities (D), senior citizens (O), and children under 18 (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 under the age of 18. X Dates for preview performances are indicated with this icon.
Icons
Age guidance – these icons give guidance as to the age group the event is suitable for. Please note that these are recommendations only. Audience members should decide what is suitable for themselves and their group. Some venues do not allow under 18s at all or at some points in the day despite the age ratings of the shows they host. If you are planning to take under 18s to venues that serve alcohol, please check with the venue to ensure all of your party will be welcome.
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Universal suitability. Parents or guardians should consider the content of these shows if children are attending.
L The black icons with 12+, 14+ and 18+ give guidance on the suitability of a show. Please note that these symbols are recommendations only. Audience members should decide what is suitable for themselves.
However, shows marked N may be in venues that do not allow under 18s at all or at some points in the day due to licensing laws, despite the age ratings of the show they host. Where possible, this information is included in the show and venue listings, but please check with the venue before you buy tickets to ensure everyone in your party can attend.
Shows in the Children’s section also display additional age guidance for shows. These are recommendations only and audience members should decide what is suitable for themselves and their group.
Other icons Accessible for non-English speakers – suitable for customers for whom English is not their first language.
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World Premiere – specifies that a show is a world premiere. Registered for the Friends of the Fringe 2for1 ticket offer. For more information about Friends of the Fringe see the advert on page 337. Eligible for the 2for1 ticket offer, available on 06 and 07 August. Tickets must be bought in pairs and for each full price ticket purchased, you will receive one free ticket. (Concession prices are not available on 2for1 tickets. The list of participating shows was correct at the time of printing but is subject to change. More information is available on edfringe.com.)
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Introduction from the Chair of the Society’s Board It can be daunting to find your way around the Fringe with tens of thousands of performances taking place in more than 250 venues across this beautiful city. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is here to help you make the most of your Fringe, whether you are taking part or in the audience. This registered charity works tirelessly throughout the year to make sure the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the place you want to be every August. The work of the Society falls roughly into three areas: helping you navigate your way round the Fringe by providing comprehensive information about what’s on and a one stop ticket shop, supporting and encouraging everyone who takes part in the Fringe, and promoting the Fringe all around the world throughout the year. Providing this support to the largest open access festival in the world is an incredibly complex operation and can only happen with the wonderful support of corporate sponsors, public funders and the many generous individuals who donate to the Society including our Fringe Angels and Friends of the Fringe. We are incredibly grateful to you all. This year is especially poignant for me as I have decided it is time for someone new to lead the Society in the future, and this August is my last as Chair of the Society. Browsing through this programme, it is clear that the Fringe continues to be a significant force in the development of entertainment and culture in this country and internationally. Serving the Fringe Society has been more fascinating than I could ever have imagined, and if I have learnt anything it is that the enduring strength of the Fringe is in people coming together and collaborating to create something truly unique and far, far greater than the sum of its parts. I know you will find something amazing in Edinburgh this August, and hope that you will come back again year after year.
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill Chair, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Please add a donation when you buy your tickets to support the work of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. You can also offer your support and secure great benefits by becoming a Friend of the Fringe. To make a donation or find out more about how your support helps the Fringe Society please call 0131 226 0036 or visit www.edfringe.com/support, or see the advert on page 337.
Thank you
An enormous Fringe Society thank you to our founder Fringe Angels Jane Attias Graeme and Rachel Baillie Cliff Fluet Angus and Lynne Maclennan Nicola Stanhope Richard and Susan Wolff and others who wish to remain anonymous. And a special thanks to our Best Friends Roger Allen, Carole Anderson, John Angus, Geoff Arbuthnott, Jennifer and Michael Baillie, Pauline Baldwin, Briony Bax, Jackie Brown, Carolyn Caldwell, Chris Carter, Lesley Clemenson, Neil Cunningham, Elissa Da Costa, Gerald Della-Porta, Bill Douglas, Tony Evans, Simon Fanshawe, Julian Farrand, Karen Ferguson, Lord Foulkes Of Cumnock, Duncan David Fraser, Roddy Glen, Scott Maurice Hurnauth, Barry Jacobs, Alan M Johnston, Ros Jones, David Kettle, John Kinloch, David Leibowitz, Gordon Lindsay-Bryce, Stephanie Maxwell, Bernard Nelson, Jerry Ozaniec, Elizabeth Richards, Alan Rodger, Geraint Rogers, Joan Ross, Guy Schanschieff MBE, Marion Sharp, Peter Sharp, Ian Sherwood, Richard Stamp, John-Paul Stephenson, Bridget M Stevens, David Stewart, John Taylor, Samantha Terry, Kevin Upton, Gabriel Vogt, Elaine Williams, Juls Williams CC, David Windsor, Hedley G Wright. If you’d like to know more about supporting the Fringe Society as a Fringe Angel, or a Friend, please call 0131 226 0036. 4
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Sponsors
Edinburgh’s Summer Festivals Supporters Edinburgh International Film Festival 20 June – 01 July www.edfilmfest.org.uk Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 20 – 29 July www.edinburghjazzfestival.com
Partners
Edinburgh Art Festival 02 August – 02 September www.edinburghartfestival.com Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 03 – 25 August www.edintattoo.co.uk Edinburgh International Festival 09 August – 02 September www.eif.co.uk Edinburgh International Book Festival 11 – 27 August www.edbookfest.co.uk Edinburgh Mela Festival 31 August – 02 September www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk
Want to perform in 2013?
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is entirely open access which means that absolutely anyone can stage a show or event. If you’ve been inspired to take part in next year’s festival, please come and visit us at Fringe Central (Venue 2, open from 30 July to 28 August, 10:00 to 20:00) and ask to speak to a member of the Participant Services team. You can also visit www.edfringe.com/participants where you’ll find information, advice and downloadable guides to taking part in the Fringe. Or come along to our How to Do a Show event on Monday 21 August at 12:00. It’s free to attend and full details are available in the Events section of this programme.
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2013 Dates
The 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe will run from 02 – 26 August.
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Visiting Edinburgh
Travelling to Edinburgh impacts on the environment and flying from cities in the UK can often take as long as travelling by train when you consider check-in times. ScotRail (www.scotrail.co.uk) and Scottish Citylink (www.citylink.co.uk) both have extensive network routes to Edinburgh from all over Scotland and provide a range of travel options and offers across August. If you are bringing your own car please be aware that Edinburgh has limited parking and strict restrictions in place. For more information on travelling to and around Edinburgh, including public transport and car sharing, please visit www.edfringe.com/visitingedinburgh.
Navigating the Fringe
Edinburgh is a compact city and the majority of venues are located within easy walking distance of each other. During August, the quickest way to get between venues can often be on foot. Edinburgh is also a great city for cycling, with numerous shared-use bike paths and on-road routes that will get you close to most venues on the Fringe. The Fringe programme map includes information on some useful routes, but more complete cycling maps can be found at www.innertubemap.com and through Spokes (www.spokes.org.uk).
Virgin Money Street Events
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 Virgin Money stages. World class street shows, buskers and entertainers of every talent imaginable descend upon 12 performance spaces on the High Street section of the Royal Mile, right on the doorstep of the Fringe Shop and Box Office. It’s all absolutely free and runs every day of the Fringe from 11:00 to 21:00. You can also enjoy free street theatre at the Mound Precinct, and see what tickets are available for the current day’s shows at the Virgin Money Half Price Hut while you are there.
Access Information
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is committed to providing clear and accurate information about the reasonable adjustments which our venues and Box Office have made to improve access. However, given the temporary nature of some Fringe venues, facilities may vary.
If you are travelling from further afield, Edinburgh has an excellent, inexpensive bus network that covers the city centre and outskirts. Most venues are not far from bus stops (www.lothianbuses.com).
In the Venue Guide near the back of this Programme, you will find extensive information on each venue hosting Fringe shows. This year we have added icons to help you quickly identify facilities offered at each venue. A key is provided on each double page spread.
The city is also dotted with conveniently located taxi ranks, or you can flag down one of the distinctive black cabs (the orange light on top of the taxi means that it is available for hire).
For further details on access or contact details for individual venues, please visit www.edfringe.com/ accessibility.
Maps
The Fringe has provided a convenient map which folds out from the back cover of this Programme and includes every venue hosting a Fringe show. In addition, an Edinburgh Festivals larger-scale map is available free to pick up at the Fringe Shop, Box Office and ticket collection points and at Fringe venues around town. Our website www.edfringe.com also includes Google maps next to each show and venue listing and you can also download our Fringe Apps for iPhone and Android phones to help you navigate your way around.
If you have special access requirements or need to book wheelchair spaces, please call our dedicated Box Office access line on 0131 226 0002. A number of Fringe shows provide signed, audiodescribed and captioned performances. For further information, call 0131 226 0002, text phone 0131 226 0039 or go to www.edfringe.com/accessibility. We want to learn more about your experience of access at the Fringe and would welcome your feedback online at www.edfringe.com/accessibility or by emailing equalities@edfringe.com.
Join the Parade to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Join the Parade to the Fringe by going to www.edfringe.com/parade. You’ll be able to make a mini you and join the crowd of people coming to this year’s Fringe as well as being entered into a weekly draw to win some exciting prizes! Once you’ve joined the Parade, why not have a look around and see who else is heading to the Fringe. You might see some of your friends and possibly even a famous face or two.
The cover of the Fringe Programme is printed on FST accredited 50% recycled paper (the remaining pulp is from accredited sources) while the inside pages are printed on 100% recycled stock. Please hang on to your copy and pass it on to a friend, or recycle it when you’ve finished with it. Fringe cover design by Whitespace. Illustration: Ben Newman 6
Cabaret
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
All The Men We've Never Slept With
Aurora Winterborn's Candid Cabaret
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FAN
Often the sexiest stories are the ones you don't quite finish. Join the sometimes sweet girls of Sugar & Vice (Australia) for late night songs, stories and laughs. From the writer/cast of Princess Cabaret.
Candid Cabaret. Dispelling the view that a strip club is all it is, we return for our second year of Festival frolics, comedy, burlesque and magic! See Facebook for more info. SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2011).
Sugar & Vice
Comedy
Candid Cabaret
Comedy, Burlesque
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 23:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Sapphire Rooms • 81-83 Lothian Road, EH3 9AW B 0131 226 0000 V77GE3 Aug 5,8-10,12,15-17,19,22-24: 18:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Alternative Sex Education Lashings of Ginger Beer Time
TFPL
Queer. Feminist. Burlesque? Tales of terrible teachers, songs about sub-standard shags, and plenty of alternate perspectives. It's easy as ABC (Asexuality, BDSM, and Consent). 'If only Lashings could land themselves on the national curriculum' SSSS (ScotsGay). www.lashings.org. Political, Burlesque
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 XAug 3-5: 20:30 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 10-12,17: 20:30 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
Best of the Fest Variety Assembly and Miss Behave
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Hosted by the sensational Miss Behave, join us in the Teatro Spiegeltent as the finest performers from across the Fringe come together to showcase their weird and wonderful talents for your delight. Circus, Variety
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH
Aug 6-9,13-16: 20:30 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 23:59 (1h) £12.00 Aug 4-5,9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 23:59 (1h) £15.00
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Annie's Room
Blues and Burlesque
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Kate Fuller
B 'n' B Group / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Award-winning songstress, Kate Fuller, tells the story of Scottishborn jazz singer and queen of vocalese, Annie Ross. Recreating 1960s London and Ross’ famed Convent Garden nightclub, this is one party you won’t want to miss!
SSSSS ‘Clever, funny, charming, friendly, elegant, sexy ... an outstanding evening delivered with charm, wit and polish’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). 'Funny and enigmatic' (Daily Mirror). Rare chance to see this dangerously fun-packed West End cabaret show in Edinburgh.
Jazz, Swing
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 23,25: 20:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Comedy, Burlesque
Aug 24: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-17: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
ArtW*nk!
The Bongo Club Cabaret (and NYE Club)
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FAN
Ophelia Bitz / PBH's Free Fringe Vintage porn, modern toss. Cabaret filth-monger Ophelia Bitz combines irreverent comedy, silver-screen smut and anachronistic pop for a gigglesome night you'll never forget! ‘Immoral genius’ (EroticReviewMagazine.com). ‘Don't miss her show!’ (Time Out). Winner – Erotic Awards, Old Vic New Voices. Comedy, Film
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 20:25 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Bongo Club and The Kitten Has Claws
The original and best cabaret returns for its 14th year. Expect to be tantalised, shocked, entertained and mocked by some of the best hand-picked Fringe acts. SSSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). SSSS (Fest). Satire, Variety
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 22:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5,12,19,26: 22:00 (5h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Boom Boom Club
An Audience With Tomás Ford – Free
Boom Boom Club
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Cabaret, live music, promenade performance and after-hours revelry. ‘London’s trailblazing, hell-raising cabaret troupe’ (Time Out) arrive at the Fringe to present a three-room immersive extravaganza. Dusty Limits, Kitty Bang Bang, The Late Night Shop and more. www.boomboomclub.co.uk.
Tomás Ford / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Smashing together dance music with cabaret, Australian showman Tomás Ford plays with audiences, guiding them from confusion to crowd-surfing delight. ‘A man who can make changing his shoes into an awe-inspiring sight' (Xpress).
Music, Stand-up
Music
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-26: 23:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Auntie Myra's Fun Show Myra Dubois
TFPN
Myra Dubois is to children's entertainment what Hitler was to race relations. An evening of half-arsed magic and sing-along fun. Don’t actually bring a child, they’ll be scarred for life. 'Funny to the bone' (Time Out).
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 8-9,13-16,21-23: 00:30 (3h30m) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 00:30 (3h30m) £15.50 (£14.50)
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Bordello Blues Nikki Nouveau
TFAN
Isobel, a French prostitute, falls for her client in a tale of bittersweet, unrequited love. A glamorous and tragic world featuring fetish burlesque and the songs of Edith Piaf, Nina Simone and Hollywood screen legend Marlene Dietrich. Physical theatre, Burlesque
Comedy, Variety
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68aGD5 XAug 1-2: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 22:45 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22: 22:45 (1h) £8.00
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SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 Aug 7-8: 21:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.50)
Aug 9-11: 21:05 (50m) £10.00 (£7.50)
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Cabaret
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Bourgeois & Maurice – Sugartits Soho Theatre By Arrangement With Tim Whitehead
TPL
An unrivalled mix of social commentary, musical comedy and fashion so high you'll wonder what you've taken, from awardwinning cabaret duo Bourgeois & Maurice. 'Talented to within an inch of their lives' SSSS (Time Out). Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:15 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Brazil! Brazil! Presents Favela Funk Party Assembly Room
APL
The red hot rhythms of Carnaval in high-energy late-night spectacular. Favela funk, Samba, reggae, gorgeous dancers, sensational band. Explosive, thrilling, intoxicating. ‘A huge chunk of upbeat Brazilian soul’ (Scotsman). ‘A phenomenon’ (Guardian). Dance, World music
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 2-26: 22:45 (2h) £16.00
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Breathless – A Dramatic Cantata Behsat Ahmet
TFAPN A dramatic portrayal chronicling the emotional meltdown of a singer during a dress rehearsal of a concert recital. Breathless will provoke, challenge and tease, so jump aboard the rollercoaster life that is pure Ferdi. Music
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 XAug 3-4: 19:10 (40m) £4.50 Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 19:10 (40m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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Briefs
Underbelly Productions / Faanana Republic
TM
‘Seriously impressive circus' (Scotsman). ‘The real spirit of burlesque’ (Hairline). Australia’s award-winning, ragtag team of skilful buccaneers reinvent vaudeville, circus, dance and clowning for a raw and savvy boylesque late-night variety show for the not-so-faint-hearted. Circus, Comedy
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 23:15 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 23:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:15 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
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Cabaret Nova C presents...
TFAM New nightly speakeasy at Edinburgh's most talked about new venue. The Hep Cats come out at night! Jazz, burlesque, speciality acts from across the Fringe, followed by retro mix DJ to bring out your inner rug cutter. www.cabaretnova.com. Circus, Musical theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 23:55 (2h) £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 23:55 (2h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 23:55 (2h) £5.50 (£4.50)
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Cabaret Whore – Her Finest Hour
Sarah-Louise Young – Festival Highlights
TL
Brilliant character comedy, sparkling original songs. Limited run featuring favourite characters and music from three sell-out Fringes. 'Model of polished musical storytelling. Edinburgh loves her. So do we' SSSSS (Time Out, Top Ten Cabaret). Comedy, Music
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 3: 19:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,8-9: 19:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12: 19:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Cabaret
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Chaz Royal's Sexy Circus Sideshow
David Johnson and John Mackay present
sandi toksvig Live!
Sexy Circus Sideshow
TFN
Chaz Royal in association with London Burlesque Festival presents a carnival cavalcade of saucy showgirls, sexy sideshow stunts, neurotic novelty and vaudeville variety! New show nightly. Warning: contains nudity and strong language, 18+. Circus, Variety
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 23:45 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:45 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 7-9,14-16,21-23: 23:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Pleasance Grand 17 Aug –23 Aug 2pm 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
Chris Cross: Loose Cannon 2012
Chris Cross Entertainment / PBH's Free Fringe
PN
The globe-trotting funny man returns with new tricks and old favourites! Expect off-the-wall magic, contortion and escapology. Not for the easily offended. It's free but not sh*t! 'Must-see show' (Stage). www.festivalcabaret.com. Twitter: @TheChrisCross. SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com, 2011).
See page 153 for more information
Magic
Globe • Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V161GE5 Aug 19-23: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Claire Benjamin Presents The Von Trapp Family Singers Claire Benjamin / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
So they missed their cue – no Edelweiss but the show must go on! An absurd, glamorous, multi-genre show from this one-woman powerhouse of sultry vocals and 'ace off-the-wall characters' (Time Out). www.clairebenjamin.com. Comedy, Musical theatre
See page 8 for more information
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-16,20-25: 20:40 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Club Noir Burlesque – The Games Club Noir Burlesque
AN
World's biggest burlesque club – up to 2,000 people. Biggest cabaret event at the Fringe. Lavish, glamorous, risqué. Olympicthemed shows – international sexploits. ‘Top 10 cabaret nights’ (Travel Channel USA). 'UK's best burlesque nights' (Times). www.clubnoir.co.uk. Burlesque, Variety
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road, EH1 2DJ B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 Aug 11: 21:00 (6h) £21.00 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Confessions of Old Lady #2 Fanfare Theatre Ensemble
PU
Sparked by side-splitting stories and witty songs, this is an enthralling glimpse into actress Joan Shepard’s life of theatrical high (and low) jinks. Storytelling
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 14-19,21-27: 13:25 (1h) (Free Ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Crab House – A Bloody Cabaret Joe Kiely and Courtney Powell / PBH's Free Fringe
PN
Tim and Ruth's struggling seafood restaurant is drowning in debt – until a freak accident miraculously turns their business around. However, a wave of secrets, murder, and guilt begin to fester behind the scenes. Comedy, Drama
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B 0131 226 0000 V221GD3 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 186 for more information 10
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Cabaret
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Curious Couple from Coney Donny Vomit and Heather Holliday
TFPN
Beware of frail imitations. Enjoy the authentic Coney Island sideshow experience in all its gory glory. A vaudevillian mix of carnie grit and circus spectacle from Donny Vomit, Heather Holliday and special guests. Circus, Variety
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA
B0131 226 0000 V68aGD5 XAug 1-2: 00:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 00:00 (1h) £10.00
Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22: 00:00 (1h) £8.00
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Das Vegas Night Frank Sanazi
TFPN
The leader of the Iraq Pack returns to the Fringe front line with a new show featuring outrageous guests and renditions of classics like Strangers On My Flight. Frank will have audiences literally nailed to their seats. Comedy, Burlesque
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA
B0131 226 0000 V68aGD5 XAug 2: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,9-12: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-8: 21:30 (1h) £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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Desert Island Discs – A 70th Birthday Salute
Captain Bottomley and His Log
TFPU
David Bottomley’s affectionate homage to a national radio treasure. Unplugged and live at the piano. A nostalgic, nautical dip into his desert island discs. Come and launch your own message in a bottle. Musical theatre, Spoken word
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 2-17,19-24,26: 18:30 (1h) £7.00 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore The Biggest Diva of Them All
FM
She was among the biggest recording stars of the 1950s, but her marriage to the future 007 ended in disaster. Now Dorothy's songs and story live on, starring Al Pillay (Channel 4's The Comic Strip). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 12,17-19,24-26: 12:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-16,21-23,27: 12:45 (1h) £9.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Doug Segal: How to Read Minds and Influence People Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TL
'Imagine if Derren Brown was funny' (Evening Standard). Last year's sell-out hit returns! Learn to read minds and more. SSSS (Edinburgh Evening News). SSSSS (What'sOnStage.com). SSSS (Skinny). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 2-3: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 19:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Dusty Limits: Post-Mortem – Free
Dusty Limits / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Life. Death. Sex. Drugs. Love. But mostly singing. Cabaret legend Dusty Limits celebrates mortality. 'Astonishing, with incredible power and subtlety' SSSS (FringeGuru.com). 'Simply the best at what he does' SSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com). 'The trailblazer' (Time Out). Vocal, LGBT
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 XAug 2: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Cabaret
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
EastEnd Cabaret: Notoriously Kinky
The Famous Club Spiegel
TPM
APL
EastEnd Cabaret
Winners of 'Best Cabaret' award (Adelaide Fringe, 2012) and named 'cabaret superstars' (Time Out), the irrepressible musical comedy duo will captivate and titillate with their hilarious original songs. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (Scotsman). SSSS (Advertiser, Adelaide). SSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 20:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 20:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
The Famous Spiegeltent
Where were we last night...? Convivial craic, slick suits, fine spirits, lipstick and leather lounges. Subversive acts, famous cats, great hats and who was tickling the 88s? Just a dream? No… The Famous is back! Contemporary, Variety
The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4 Aug 3-26: 23:15 (2h45m) £10.00
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Fascinating Aïda: Cheap Flights
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Fascinating Aïda
TAM
Eccentronic Presents: We Won't Rock You – Free
Britain's best comedy cabaret trio continue their smash-hit tour. 'I can't recommend this show highly enough' SSSSS (Mail on Sunday). 'Cabaret Heaven' SSSSS (Metro). 'Feckin hilarious' SSSS (Telegraph). Cheap Flights – over eight million YouTube hits!
Eccentronic / Laughing Horse Free Festival
AN
Eccentronic (John Callaghan and Hypnotique) present their first ‘mainstream musical’ featuring eccentric, electronic, enthralling songs about time-wasting, socks and visiting Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. A zesty melee of musical mash-ups with theremin and oddball humour. Comedy, Music
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings,Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 2-12: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Comedy, Music
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 3-7,10-11,17-19,24-26: 18:30 (1h) £14.50 (£13.50) Aug 8-9,13-16,20,22-23: 18:30 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Friday and Sunday Fundraiser The New Town Bar
Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time
AN
Aria Entertainments
Giving their time for Waverley Care the last five years – Margaret Cho, Jo Caulfield, Stephen K Amos, Bob Downe, Scott Agnew and lots more. Join us for more Fringe stars all for free.
The sensational Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist in an intimate performance: the story of the man who gave you nursery rhymes like never before. 'Thoroughly entertaining ... Glasgow’s got talent!' (Michael McIntyre).
New Town Bar • 26b Dublin Street, EH3 6NN
TFPU
Comedy, Music
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 18:15 (50m) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12: 18:15 (50m) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 8-9,13-15: 18:15 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50)
Comedy, Event
B0131 226 0000 V316GC4
Aug 3,10,17,24: 20:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5,12,19,26: 16:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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From Houdini to Potter
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Great Grandmother Productions
TFPK
An Evening With Samantha
Unlike anything you've seen before and after a sell-out tour, Yorkshire sensation Chris Cassells brings his debut act to the Edinburgh stage. Uncover the driving force behind magic's most famous performers, both real and fictional. www.fromhoudinitopotter.com.
Samantha Mann in Association With saltpeter / PBH's Free Fringe
PN
Following her sell-out Sunday Night Supper Clubs at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club and the Dalston Boys Hall, Samantha comes to Edinburgh with stories, games, guests and just a little bit of burlesque. www.samanthaman.co.uk. Comedy, Variety
The Street • 2B Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B0131 226 0000 V239GC5
Magic
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 20:05 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-11: 20:05 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Aug 4-7,9-13,15-19,21-25: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Hairy Pretty Things
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Dave the Bear, Mister Meredith / PBH's Free Fringe
Fag Ends and Families...!
AN
Simon Egerton
You’ve heard of burlesque, but have you heard of bearlesque...? Hairy growler Dave the Bear and ‘close friend’ Mister Meredith present something naughty, seductive, ‘sultry and soulful, I could have listened to him all night’ (Scotsman).
TFAPJ Songwriter and humorist Simon Egerton (Jacques Brel meets Alan Bennett) shares a journey into Englishness through songs, stories and the remembered mist of cigarettes... Wry and warm, wonderful melodies. Ticket includes free cocktail! www.simonegerton.com. Solo show
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 5-12,14-19,21-26: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Comedy, Music
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B 0131 226 0000V221GD3
Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 17:30 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Cabaret
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Hot
Damsel Sophie #LittleFest at C nova
TFL
Winner 2011 and nominee 2012 Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe. After sell-out seasons the Yorkshire diva in a unitard returns with a tale of self-love gone mad and really proper theatre. 'A new shining star' SSSS (Scotsman). @DamselSophie #LittleFest. www.damselsophie.com. Comedy, Theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 22:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 22:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 22:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
presents
An Hour Long Sinister Wink
Creative Martyrs / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Satire, surrealism and song. On the Creative Martyrs... 'Darkly satirical Weimar-tinged wit' SSSSS (BroadwayBaby. com). ‘Funny, politically engaged, theatrically sophisticated' SSSS (Skinny). 'Disarming, fun, and oh-so-slightly political' SSSS (Fringebiscuit.blogspot.co.uk). Do join us... Theatre, Satire
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA
B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5
Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Humour and Heart! – Free
Jonathan Prager – The Serious Comic
PL
New York musical theatre entertainer and comedian Jonathan Prager presents a warm and humorous evening of American Songbook favourites along with exciting, unusual material and Jonathan’s original songs. Prepare to be moved and inspired. www.TheSeriousComic.com. www.FreeFestival.co.uk.
The cabaret-opera sensation returns with her brand new show, bringing a truly individual flavour to your most unlikely favourites…
Salon Elegance 2-26 Aug (not 8,13 & 20) 21:10 (22:10)
Musical theatre, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 XAug 2: 16:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 3-11,15-25: 16:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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It's Not Easy Being Yellow Ria Lina
TFPN Like many superheroes Ria’s true self is hidden beneath a façade. For her it's her face and it doesn't come off. Awardwinning comedy exploring how we define ourselves and each other by how we look. Comedy, Stand-up
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA B0131 226 0000 V68aGD5 XAug 1-2: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 19:00 (1h) £10.00
Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22: 19:00 (1h) £8.00
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Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance
Salon Elegance 2-26 Aug (not 13 & 20) 22:40 (23:40)
Christine Bovill and Heels Over Head Dance Theatre (HHDT)
TFAPU
A fresh, exciting and unique interpretation of Brel’s work, including multimedia, live music and dance. Raw and intense, poetic and captivating. Mostly playful. Experience for yourself why Brel has remained such a vibrant icon. Music, Physical theatre
Institut français d'Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT
B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-11: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Casus and Assembly pr
esent
Spotlites @ The Merchants' Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 19: 21:25 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
A breathtaking new circus show from the stars of C!RCA.
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Teatro Spiegeltent 2-27 Aug (not 13 & 20) 19:35 (20:35)
See pages 202, 59 and 181 for more information 13
Cabaret
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Jewbadour
Daniel Cainer / PBH's Free Fringe
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From creator of Fringe favourite Jewish Chronicles. Highly praised by Alan Bennett, Fascinating Aïda and ThreeWeeks. Opens off Broadway in October. Here’s your free preview! Brilliantly crafted stories in song. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. What’s not to like? Musical theatre, Storytelling
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA B0131 226 0000 V307GC6
Aug 3-25: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jonny Woo: Wonder Woo-Man Jonny Woo
TM
Award-winning 'Tranny Superstar' (Time Out) Jonny Woo packs a host of surreal characters, songs and tongue twisters into this rollercoaster hour of modern cabaret. 'The bastard love child of Kenny Everett and Marlene Dietrich' (Times). Comedy
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-22: 22:30 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 22:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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Keira Daley: LadyNerd Best of Sydney Fringe
TK
Indulge your inner (or not-so-inner) nerd with this awardwinning hit – a rollicking, fact-packed cabaret tribute to some of history's greatest minds, from Marie Curie to that woman who invented Liquid Paper. Comedy, Theatre
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 17:20 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 17:20 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 17:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
See page 117 for more information
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Kit and McConnel Kit and McConnel
PJ
Kit Hesketh-Harvey of Kit and the Widow, 'Cabaret royalty' (Time Out), teams with Hugh Grantalike/James McConnel singing new songs. Bargain prices. August 16th-26th, Thu-Sat 18:45 and 20:30, Sun-Weds 19:30. Beautiful gardens. Lovely loos. Free Parking! The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 07927 482544 V70GB3
Aug 16-18,23-25: 18:45 (1h15m) £10.00 Aug 16-18,23-25: 20:30 (1h15m) £10.00 Aug 19-22,26: 19:30 (1h15m) £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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Knickerbocker Glory! Sundaes
U
The Sundaes are back in Edinburgh for a second-year scoop in their brand new show for 2012, Knickerbocker Glory! Enjoy second helpings of stunning vocals, outrageous costumes and hilarious comedy from the biggest girl group in town! Comedy, Vocal
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5
Aug 3-25: 22:10 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Lach's Antihoot – Free
Lach's Antihoot / Laughing Horse Free Festival
‘A stunningly good magician' - Penn & Teller
AN
Infamous best of Fringe open stage! Lach discovered Beck, Regina Spektor, Moldy Peaches – who’s next? ‘Manhattan Institution!’ (New York Times). SSSSS (Herald). ‘Lach's face-ache funny!’ (Guardian). ‘Top Five Late Night Fringe Show!’ (List). Comedy, Music
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-23,25-26: 00:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 17 for more information 14
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Cabaret
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
La Clique Royale – The Queen’s Selection
Laurent Piron – Unusual Day
APL
Narrated with magic and comedy, Laurent reveals the beginnings of his journey as a magician. This reflection takes unusual twists and turns into an introspective tale where either luck or fate play... You decide.
Laurent Piron
PU
La Clique / The Famous Spiegeltent Not The Royal Variety Show – better! The world-wide phenomenon La Clique returns to its birthplace, redux and deluxe! Stunning, awe-inspiring, sexy, funny, dangerous – a sixty 'carrot' Diamond Jubilee spectacular, personally curated by HRHerself! Unmissable!
Storytelling, Magic
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
Circus, Contemporary
The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 21:30 (1h30m) £20.00 (£17.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 13-18: 20:10 (45m) £9.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Leo Condie Sings Brel and Brecht
The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Carnival Queens Tour
Leo Condie
FAU
Lady Boys of Bangkok
Illusionist star and Low Miffs frontman wrings visceral melodrama from Jacques Brel and Weimar-era ballads of revelry and debauchery: Amsterdam, Next. 'Leo Condie's croons soar like the ghost of Billy Mackenzie' SSSS (List).
TAM
Pulsating with latin beats of fiesta, infused with chart-topping sounds. Add laughter, surprises and you have the unforgettable party that is the lady boys, returning with their new show Carnival Queens. Revue, Variety
B 0131 667 0202 V189GG5
Meadows Theatre Big Top • The Meadows, Melville Drive, EH9 1JY
Mon-Fri: 18:45, 21:00 (1h45m) / Sat-Sun: 16:30, 18:45 and 21:00 (1h45m) Additional show – Aug 24: 16:30 (1h45m) Premium Tables: £25.00 (£22.00) / Standard Tables: £22.00 (£20.00) (£15.00 S) No concession Fri-Sat
Acoustic, Music
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 21: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Lady Carol Must Die
Lili la Scala – Another F*cking Variety Show
PM
TPN
Lady Carol / Assembly Rooms
Lili la Scala
On the cutting edge of the cabaret revival Lady Carol wowed crowds from Edinburgh to the Sydney Opera House. Still, every songbird must fly away. ‘Effortless’ SSSSS (Scotsman). ‘Delicious’ SSSSS (Metro). ‘Utterly intoxicating’ SSSS (Time Out).
Lili la Scala invites her favourite Fringe reprobates to entertain at this rollicking late show stuffed full of variety. Featuring Miss Behave, Mat Ricardo, The Boy with Tape on his Face and more.
Comedy
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 16:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 18:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Lady Celeste: Exploring Down Under!
Comedy, Variety
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 2-3: 23:00 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h20m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23: 23:00 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Little Festival of Everything
Lady Celeste for PBH Free Fringe
PN
The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova
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The Australian superstar wants you to come explore down under. Find out what makes it special for her, and discover what will make it special for you!
You need to be here. An expanding epicentre at the beating heart of the Fringe. A community, a conversation, a collision of the best art around. Come, stay, talk, drink, dance. @Little_Fest #LittleFest. www.littlefest.co.uk.
Comedy, International
The Street • 2B Picardy Place, EH1 3JT
Music, Theatre
B0131 226 0000 V239GC5
Aug 4-14: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-27: 15:00 (12h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Lady Rizo
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TPJ
Love, Lust and Lager
Lady Rizo Entertainment New York cabaret superstar combines vintage arrangements, theatrical explorations of pop songs and originals in her Edinburgh debut. This Grammy award-winning diva brings glamour, wit and charm in a fascinating mix of bawdy humour and polished hyper-femininity. Variety
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 22:20 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 22:20 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
Aug 9,14-16,22,27: 22:20 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Funkier Than Alice
FAPM
An Aussie Odyssey ... to the GFC and back! 'The most intellectually and emotionally awe-inspiring cabaret act ever ... the interweaving harmonies are to die for’ (dB Magazine). 'Full of rib-tickling moments ... absolutely ingenious!' (Time Out, Mumbai). Music, Satire
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 Aug 14-18,21-25: 21:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£20.00 F)
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Lady Sings It Better
Lynn Ruth Miller is Approaching 80!
TFPJ
TFN
Smashing expectations one soaring harmony at a time, these women reinvent tunes from the greatest male musicians. Soulful, sassy and surprising, the ladies romp through popular culture, with stellar vocals and a little ridiculous dancing.
Fringe veteran Lynn Ruth Miller is a 78-year-old cougar. She’s convinced the best is yet to come and she’s determined to get it all. Outrageous comedy and song from this San Francisco legend.
Comedy
Comedy, Music
Blackcat Productions
Lynn Ruth Miller / RwP Entertainment
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 18:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 5,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 18:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:45 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Sapphire Rooms • 81-83 Lothian Road, EH3 9AW B 0131 226 0000 V77GE3 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 20:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Cabaret
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Made in the Shade
Mister Meredith's Christmas Crack
FAPU
PN
It’s the 1950s. Backstage, three female singers prepare for their gig. Take a peek through the keyhole of their dressing room to see and hear what’s on their minds. Jazz, probably...
Songs! Jokes! Stockings! There's a party in Mister Meredith's Christmas Crack and you're invited. Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas: shopping, drinking, shagging, telly and drugs, with this New Act of The Year finalist 2012. www.mistermeredith.co.uk.
Mister Meredith / PBH's Free Fringe
D.Dolls
Jazz, Music
Comedy, Stand-up
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4 XAug 14: 22:40 (1h) £8.00 Aug 15-17: 22:40 (1h) £10.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
B0131 226 0000V47aGD4
Aug 4-12,14-25: 20:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Magic Faraway Cabaret
Morceaux de Choix
AN
TFAU
Justine Curatolo and Elisa Bellanger
Magic Faraway Cabaret / PBH's Free Fringe
A non-conformist singing recital. Discover the menu and pick your piece of opera aria, jazz standard, traditional song. Curatolo (singer) and Bellanger (piano) will enthusiastically perform it for you. French meal (plus wine) included in the show.
The best of the Fringe's burlesque and variety join this 'fab lil’ cabaret party' (Time Out). Dave the Bear, Claire Benjamin and Mister Meredith compère enchanted worlds like Banarnia and Steviewonderland, showcasing different acts every night. www.magicfarawaycabaret.com.
Interactive, Music
Institut français d'Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT
Comedy, Burlesque
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-12,14-25: 22:50 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 18:00 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24: 18:00 (1h10m) £17.00 (£15.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Movin' Melvin: Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr
A Man Or a Muppet? Strictly Songtime
Movin' Melvin Brown (USA)
PU
TU
The latest Academy Award-winning movie song since the Oscar's 1934 inception. Four singers and a pianist explore the eclectic collection of the songwriters’ art that have won the Academy's coveted gold statuette – at the (Edinburgh) Academy!
Multi-awarded, internationally acclaimed Movin' Melvin: ‘Fantastic!’ SSSSS (NYTheatre.com). Ray Charles’ genius and Sammy Davis together through Melvin’s greatness. ‘Fabulous’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Singing, tap-dancing, comedy, robotics... ‘Exceptional, sheer brilliance!’ SSSSS (Scotsman). www.movinmelvin.com.
Acoustic, Vocal
Dance, Music
The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 01383 724487 V70GB3 Aug 25: 14:30 (1h35m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 23-26: 20:00 (1h35m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 26: 16:00 (1h35m) £9.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2-3: 22:10 (1h20m) £7.50 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20,22-23: 22:10 (1h20m) £12.50 (£11.50) Aug 6-7: 22:10 (1h20m) £14.00 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:10 (1h20m) £13.50 (£12.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Mr B's Chap-Hop Hooray!
Marcel Lucont: Cabaret Fantastique
Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer
Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
FPN
AN
The gentleman rhymer returns to Edinburgh (along with Carshalton, his butler) armed with more vintage beats, banjolele-thrashing and songs of chivalry, cricket, nympholepsy and interfering with livestock. Panic not, it is educational. 'Hilarious' (Independent).
The Gallic legend presents a midnight feast of the Fringe's finest acts. Contains magic and tits. 'A perfect night out. No night's the same, but every one's a delight' SSSSS (Advertiser, Adelaide Fringe).
Comedy, Music
Comedy, Variety
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Aug 10,17,24: 23:59 (1h) £12.50 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA B0131 226 0000 V68aGD5
Aug 14-15,21-22: 21:30 (1h) £8.00
Once Upon a Time (in Space)
Mickey and Judy
The Mechanisms / PBH's Free Fringe
Michael Hughes
PN
TFAU
Old King Cole, tyrant of New Constantinople, has Rose Red seized to create an unstoppable army. Now her sister Snow, becoming General White, must lead the doomed resistance. Storytelling, music and steampunk space-pirates? Absolutely!
This hilarious musical memoir, chronicling Hughes’ childhood obsession with Judy Garland and his journey from psychiatric ward to off-Broadway, ‘will inspire you to be yourself and follow your dreams’ (Theatromania.ca). Best of Fringe! SSSSS (NOW Magazine). www.mickeyandjudy.ca.
Music, Sci-fi
Whynot? • 14 George Street, EH2 2PF
Comedy, Musical theatre
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 XAug 3-4: 20:05 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 20:05 (50m) £10.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Aug 16-19,23-26: 21:30 (1h) £10.00
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B 0131 624 8633 V327GD4
Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Cabaret
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Pandora's Box – Free
Joanne Jollie, Class Stage Productions, Free Festival
AM
Pandora, Goddess of Yorkshire, dishes the dirt through standup comedy and hilarious parodied cabaret. Experience her journey from toilet attendant to XXL stripper in a feel-good extravaganza. Sell-out previews. Sparkling writing, belting voice, must-see. Comedy, New writing
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 3-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Paul Dabek – Nothing Up My Sleeve! Paul Dabek / PBH's Free Fringe
AN
Award-winning magician Paul Dabek returns to the Fringe with his high energy one-man show. An eclectic mix of sleight of hand, illusion and quick fire comedy from a critically acclaimed international performer. Magic
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5
Aug 4-25: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Piaf – the Songs Eve Loiseau
FAPU Eve Loiseau sings the songs of Edith Piaf, with Fiona Barrow (violin) and Edward Jay (accordion). Featured on Radio 3's In Tune. Credits include Kneehigh Theatre. 'World-class' (Gilbert Biberian). ‘Virtuoso musicianship’ SSSS (Venue). ‘Sublime’ (Daily Nation, Barbados). Music, Musical theatre
The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3
Aug 16-18,23-25: 17:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19-22,26: 17:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
See page 15 for more information
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PianoDivalicious!
Gandey World Class Productions
Amy Abler
TFAJ The PianoDiva is back! Enjoying worldwide sell-out seasons, Amy Abler returns with her signature Beethoven burlesque. With new music, more feathers, and the fastest fingers of the Fringe, she’ll tickle your fancy with saucy tales and astonishing virtuosity. SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Music, Variety
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 4-17: 15:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Piff the Magic Dragon in ... Jurassic Bark Piff the Magic Dragon
TPL
It's 2012 – the Year of the Dragon – and Piff's back! But more importantly, so is Mr Piffles! The World's First Cannonball Chihuahua™. Total sell-out 2011. 'A stunningly good magician' (Penn & Teller).
New Show
Comedy, Magic
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Every Year!
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:10 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 19:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Project Adorno's Record Collection Project Adorno / PBH's Free Fringe
PN
Songs about 8-bit computer games, library stamps and Newsnight. Cross between Brel, Pet Shop Boys and Camberwick Green. Retro-futurist visionaries with stylophones in their hands and Charles Aznavour on their headphones. ‘Nerd heaven’ SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). www.projectadorno.net. Music, Pop
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF B0131 226 0000 V47aGD4
Aug 4-8: 18:45 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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BOOK NOW:
0131 667 0202
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www.ladyboysofbangkok.co.uk
Box office open on site daily from Wed 1st August 9.30am until 9.30pm
See page 15 for more information
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Cabaret
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Scales of the Unexpected Scales of the Unexpected
TFL
Madcap medleys, pop parodies and literal choreography! As seen on Sky One's Don't Stop Me Now, this comedy vocal group is on a mission to save the world one harmony at a time. 'Hilarious' (Telegraph). www.scalesoftheunexpected.co.uk.
2for1
Get your Fringe off to a flying start by taking advantage of our huge 2for1 ticket deal. All shows with the symbol in the Fringe Programme offer 2for1 discounts for their performances on 06 and 07 August.* Book your tickets in person at the Fringe Box Office, over the phone on 0131 226 0000, online at edfringe.com or by downloading the official Edinburgh Festival Fringe Apps.** * Offer applicable 06 and 07 August only. Tickets must be bought in pairs and for each full price ticket purchased, you will receive one free ticket. Concession prices are not available on 2for1 tickets. The list of participating shows in the Fringe Programme was correct at the time of printing but is subject to change. More information is available on edfringe.com. **The 2012 Fringe iPhone and Android Apps will be available to download from mid-June onwards. Please visit edfringe.com for launch dates. You can purchase Fringe tickets through the Fringe Apps and collect from a choice of three central ticket collection points in Edinburgh, as well as from the NEW Glasgow Box Office at ScotRail’s Queen Street Station in August. See page 2 of the Fringe Programme and edfringe.com for all box office opening dates and times.
Putting it Together
Dance School of Scotland / Trinity College London
FPU
Comedy, Music
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 4-5: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,13-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Sex, Drugs and Vaudeville Joe Black / RwP Entertainment
TFPN
One of the pioneering personalities in neo cabaret, Joe Black will drag you along his (filthy) song-filled journey, showing how bitter, jaded and indecent one becomes living on a diet of sex, drugs and vaudeville. Comedy, Music
Sapphire Rooms • 81-83 Lothian Road, EH3 9AW B 0131 226 0000 V77GE3 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-26: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Sex 'n' Slugs 'n' Accordion
Jet Black Pearl / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
Jet sings stories about slugs in love, criminal gurus and hallucinating butterflies while beatboxing and playing the accordion, loop-station, toy-piano and flute. ‘Hilarious, engaging, dramatic, energetic, touching and thoroughly original’ (SLO Tribune). www.jetblackpearl.com. Music, Vocal
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 18:20 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See them here, now, first! Each evening two top graduates from the Musical Theatre course at The Dance School of Scotland perform powerful, personal cabarets featuring classic and contemporary musical theatre and drama repertoire. www.thedanceschoolofscotland.org.uk.
Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) Sh!t Theatre
PM
Drama, Musical theatre
A unique and humorous exploration of the (un)employment situation in the UK today. Expect song, satire and a sharing of stories. 'Beautifully harmonised and, even better, mercilessly witty' (Scotsman).
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 9-11: 18:15 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Raphael Attar Variety Hour Raphael Attar / PBH's Free Fringe
N
A hip hop show like no other! From dancehall to free jazz via dinosaurs, Take That, Liam Neeson's Taken and more. Combining deft wordplay with absurd comedy and absurder music. Free entry.
Comedy, Performance art
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 Aug 13-18: 23:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 20-26: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy, Hip hop/breakin'
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA
Peter Campbell-Wells
B0131 226 0000 V307GC6
Aug 4-15: 17:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rob James: Magicana Rob James
TFK
A retro-modern magic show. Elegant sleight of hand, baffling magical apparatus and inexplicable illusions presented with humour and flair. 'Beautifully crafted show... Wowed the audience.' (Magicseen Magazine). www.magicanashow.com. Magic, Solo show
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 13:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 13:05 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£30.00 F) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 13:05 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£34.00 F) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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The Spirit Sideshow PN
Magician and mentalist Peter Campbell-Wells shares his passion for haunted antiques and possessed knick-knacks. Showing no respect for the spirits of the departed, Pete presents a selection of his favourite curios for your entertainment pleasure! www.spiritsideshow.co.uk. Magic
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 19-23,25-27: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cabaret
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Sweet Release
Virginia Gay – Dirty Pretty Songs
TFAN
APL
Welcome to the biggest show to end your Fringe day with! Join amazing acts from all across the fabulous festival for a revue that changes every night! Comedy, magic, music, burlesque and much, much more! www.sweetvenues.com.
Star of ITV2’s Winners and Losers sings pretty songs real dirty, and dirty songs real pretty. Part cabaret, exposé, and guerrilla stand-up comedy, a foul-mouthed, twisted extravaganza of soul, sex and some of your favourite pop.
Revue, Variety
Comedy, Music
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR
Virginia Gay / The Famous Spiegeltent
Sweet Venues
B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 2-17,19-24: 23:00 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Aug 3-12,14-19,26: 20:00 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
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The Tom Collins Free Variety Hour
Vive le Cabaret
Tom Collins Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Pleasance, Blond Ambition and O'Connor Arts and Ents
APN
N
Variety versus stand-up. In less than 60 minutes can swordswallowing comic Tom Balmont convince London Cabaret Award nominee Abigail Collins to say goodbye to boobs, boas and bravado and just be herself on stage?
The most dazzling show on the Fringe is back for three nights only! See why critics agree that this is the finest cabaret that Edinburgh has to offer. 'Funny, sexy and incredibly entertaining' (WhatsOnStage.com).
Comedy, Variety
Comedy, Variety
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6
Aug 2-26: 00:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret – Free
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 3: 22:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Tricity Vogue / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Voodoo Varieties
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Various
Ukulele diva Tricity Vogue’s witty, charming and hilarious cabaret returns for its third year, with glittering stars, rousing sing-alongs, and Uke of Edinburgh Awards. 'What the Free Festival is all about' SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.tricityvogue.com.
TFPN Mat Ricardo’s smash hit London Varieties Show comes to Edinburgh! Featuring the very best variety acts, archive footage and an on-stage interview with a major player in the world of entertainment. A brand new style of showcase!
Comedy, Music
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 2-26: 21:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Triskaidekaphilia
Aug 4-5: 22:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Comedy, Variety
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA B0131 226 0000 V68aGD5 XAug 1-2: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 20:15 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22: 20:15 (1h) £8.00
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Vendetta Vain
Wet Paint: A Magic Variety Show – Free
AN
Neil Kelso Productions
Scotland’s best schlock horror cabaret burlesque sideshow spooktacular! Fresh from the grave for a special one-off show featuring many of the best kept secrets at the Fringe plus a few superstar surprises.
APU
Featuring spectacular new illusions, variety acts, comedy and live music, last year’s sell-out success is back! You might travel sideways in time, see the psychic bearded lady, or quiz a clairvoyant automaton.
Circus, Burlesque
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA
Magic, Variety
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6
Aug 13: 22:00 (1h) £10.00
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Twonkeys Kingdom – Free
B0131 226 0000 V47bGD4
Aug 3-25: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Paul Vickers / Heroes of Alternative Comedy
PN
‘Mr Twonkey is a true comic original’ SSSS (Scotsman). Melodrama with known loon and likeable surrealist comedian/ musician, Paul Vickers. Nothing less than the Walt Disney Mark E Smith. ‘The hit of the Fringe’ SSSS (Scotland on Sunday). Comedy, Absurdist
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG
World War Wonderful! Karin Muiznieks Presents
TFPM
Join the Wonderful Sisters in their classic USO show with a twist! Can the sisters survive when the unthinkable happens? All's fair in love and war, but nobody mentioned peace... ‘Fiercely intelligent, laugh-out-loud funny’ (AustralianComedyReview.com). Comedy, Political
B0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 2-6,8-20,23-26: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Vaudeville Schmuck Mat Ricardo
TFPN
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 Aug 3-25: 18:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Mat Ricardo thrilled Edinburgh last year with his award-winning solo show. Now he’s back with a fresh batch of jaw-dropping tricks and gravity-defying routines, plus hilarious tales from the history of vaudeville and variety.
Xtreme Sideshow
Comedy, Solo show
Freaks, wonders and curiosities! A panorama of the strange, the odd and the unusual! Spikes, sledgehammers, electricity, animal traps, broken glass, fire and water torture, kick-start the progressively innovative and alluring nightly new escapades of these human marvels.
The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA B0131 226 0000 V68aGD5 XAug 1-2: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 17:45 (1h) £6.00
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Freedom Family Circus and Xtreme Sideshow
TFAPM
Circus, Burlesque
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 XAug 4-5: 22:15 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25,27: 22:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Children’s Shows
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Absolute Improv Stories!
Baby Loves Disco
TPU
AU
To Be Continued...
Baby Loves Disco UK Ltd
(5-12) Have great fun yelling out crazy ideas and then watch as they are transformed into a fantastic story. Will good beat evil? Will giant mice or giant bogies take over the world? Who knows? It’s completely improvised!
(0-7) Fringe sell-out 2009/2010/2011! The original and coolest dance party for kids and parents returns to Edinburgh’s funkiest nightclub. Real DJs spinning disco classics guaranteed to get little booties moving and grooving. Details at www.babylovesdisco.co.uk. ‘Frighteningly authentic’ (List).
Comedy, Improv
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3: 11:00 (50m) £5.50 Aug 4,6-7,9-12,16-18,23-25: 11:00 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 8,13-15,20-22: 11:00 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50)
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ACE – A Circus Extravaganza
Dance, Family
Electric Circus • 36-39 Market Street, EH1 1DF
B 0131 226 4224 V98GD5 XAug 4-5: 11:00 (2h) £6.00
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 11:00 (2h) £8.00
APU
Catherine Wheels in Association With Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
(5-14) A story of a woe-begotten maid dreaming of becoming a pop star! Circus fun for all the family brought to you by talented youth circus artists from A&FIC and the UK Youth Circus Network.
TU
(9+) ‘A really touching family show’ (List). SSSS (Herald). Recently returned from Sydney Opera House, this is a coming-ofage tale about friendship, bullying and overcoming adversity.
Circus, Family
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Off Inverleith House Lawn • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway), EH3 5LP B0131 226 0000 V193GA2 Aug 12-19: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Adventures of the Little Prince (Based on Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
Asylon Theatre in association with Heels Over Head Dance Theatre
Theatre
Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust • Sandeman House, off High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 228 1404 V204GD6 XAug 3: 13:30 (50m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:30 (50m) £10.00 (£32.00 F) Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:00 (50m) £10.00 (£32.00 F)
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Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)
FAPU
(6+) Join the magical world of the Little Prince! Draw him a sheep, help him clear his garden of baobabs and accompany him on his travels... www.asylontheatre.org.
Spin-Off Theatre Company
APU
(5-7) This funny and magical storytelling with puppets, launches a new book by playwright Eve Stebbing. Performances are followed by a workshop. See www.spinofftheatre.co.uk for more information.
Family
Institut français d’Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 Aug 13-18,20-25,27: 14:00 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Oxgangs Library • 343 Oxgangs Road North, EH13 9LY
Aug 6: 10:30 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed)
TAJ
B0131 226 0000 V343GF2
(4+) Join us on an exciting and exhilarating journey through the surreal world of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic. Encounter the mad and zany characters in this original physical and musical adaptation of the Alice stories. SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2010).
Musical theatre, Physical theatre
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 XAug 5: 19:15 (50m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 6-11: 12:50 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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The Amazing Bubble Show
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions
TAU (0-99) All-new show from Fringe favourite Louis Pearl, The Amazing Bubbleman (five sell-out Edinburgh years). Bubble magic, art, science and fun, conjuring laughs and gasps from all ages! Book early. SSSS ‘Highly recommended’ (BritishTheatreGuide. co.uk, 2011). Visual art
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH
B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:05 (55m) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:05 (55m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 12:05 (55m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Andy and Mike’s... Tick Tock Time Machine Cheeky-Chap Productions
TPU
(3+) Andy Day (CBeebies’ Andy’s Wild Adventures), stars alongside comedy partner, Mike James, and a time machine! ‘If I could go back in time and watch it all over again I would’ (Justin Fletcher).
Comedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 11:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19: 11:00 (1h) £9.50 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13-16: 11:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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B0131 226 0000 V202GH2
Alice’s Adventures
Flying High Theatre Company
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 14:00 (2h) £8.00
The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk
Albert & Friends Instant Circus
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XAug 4-5: 14:00 (2h) £6.00
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Fountainbridge Library • 137 Dundee Street, EH11 1BG Aug 7: 10:30 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Colinton Library • 14 Thorburn Road, EH13 0BQ
B0131 226 0000 V346GG1
Aug 7: 14:00 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Wester Hailes Library • 1 West Side Plaza, EH14 2FT
B0131 226 0000 V347GF1
Aug 8: 10:30 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Central Library • George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG
B0131 226 0000 V349GE5
Aug 8: 14:00 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Newington Library • 17 – 21 Fountainhall Road, EH9 2LN
B0131 226 0000 V350GH6
Aug 9: 10:30 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Drumbrae Library • Drumbrae Drive, EH4 7ES
B0131 226 0000 V352GC1
Aug 9: 14:00 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Balgreen Library • 173 Balgreen Road, EH11 3AT
B0131 226 0000 V372GF1
Aug 10: 10:30 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) Gilmerton Library • 13 Newtoft Street, EH17 8RG
B0131 226 0000 V378GH6
Aug 10: 14:00 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Children’s Shows
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The BIG Sing-a-long!
Champion of Champions!
PU
(3+) Fresh from TV and Usher Hall performances, The BIG Project’s Children’s Choir returns with their third family-friendly Fringe show! An uplifting hour of chart hits, mash-ups, world/action songs and more – listen, join in and be inspired.
TFU (5-12) Join Macastory for a mythological Olympic Games featuring tales of sporting deeds from Viking, Greek and Celtic teams. Vote for your champion of champions!
Music, Pop
National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street, EH1 1JF B 0300 123 6789 V179GE5
Macastory
The BIG Project’s Children’s Choir
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 4: 14:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) (£4.00 C)
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Musical theatre
Aug 6-10: 14:00 (1h) £3.00
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Children’s Storytelling and Activities
The Boy and the Bunnet
Charlotte Chapel and Christian Focus Publication Authors
Big Sky / The Famous Spiegeltent
AU
(4+) ‘Scotland’s Peter and the Wolf’ (Sunday Herald). Big Sky presents Gerda Stevenson and seven of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians in a captivating musical adventure written by James Robertson. Brilliant for all ages – four upwards. SSSS (Scotsman). www.theboyandthebunnet.com.
PU
(0-11) Explore the story of the Bible through fun, interactive storytelling and activities. See the Bible come alive through the eyes of biblical characters or famous people whose lives were changed by this story. More information: www.wordalive.org.uk.
Storytelling
Music, Storytelling
The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4 Aug 6-12,14-19: 15:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
B0131 226 0000 V251GD3
Aug 11,13-18,20-25: 10:00 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 11,13-16,18,20-25: 11:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 11,13-18,20-23,25: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 24: 13:30 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 17: 11:15 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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American High School Theatre Festival
U
Children’s Underground Tour
The Brothers Grimm fairytales are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as a troupe of actors attempt to combine all 209 stories. A wild comedy with audience participation and madcap fun.
TFU
Auld Reekie Tours
(0-1) Join Auld Reekie Tours for magic storytelling in Edinburgh’s most haunted underground candlelit vaults! In our infamous underground let our guide spellbind your children with thrilling historical tales in a location dating back to the 1700s.
Family
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 18,20: 18:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 19: 12:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 21: 16:30 (1h15m) £5.00
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Bubblewrap and Boxes
Storytelling, Historical
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: 15:00 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Asking For Trouble
Circus for Success
(3+) This gorgeous little story about how to live bravely in a big world is told using acrobatics, clowning and a whole lot of cardboard boxes. Winners of both 2009 and 2010 Melbourne Fringe Best Family Show awards. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
FAJ (5-14) Circus circus circus! Best day out ever! ‘Brilliantly entertaining circus school event’ (ThreeWeeks, 2011). ‘This had to be the highlight of the children’s Fringe experience this summer’ (Primary Times, 2011). Lots of fun and games!
U
XAug 1-2: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19: 12:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Captain Codless and the Legend of Plunge Island The Lincoln Company
TFU
(4+) Captain Codless leads five pirates and a mop through cabin fever, a storm and even the Olympics to reach their final destination. A hilarious romp for the whole family. www.lincolncompany.co.uk.
Devised, Drama
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Charlotte Chapel • 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, EH1 2PW
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:25 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 14:25 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 14:25 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free CeilidhKids / Free Festival
AU
(3-7) Scottish dancing for all the family. Very simple child-friendly dances to traditional Scottish music. Hugely popular with local families, now it’s your turn. Bring Mum or Dad along to partner you!
Dance, Workshop
Albert & Friends Instant Circus
Circus, Workshop
Bonaly Outdoor Centre • 71 Bonaly Road, EH13 0PB B 07950 701 231 V330GF1 Aug 12-19: 10:30 (5h) £40.00 (£35.00 D)
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Circus In Hand
Hand Made Theatre / Russian Season 2012
TAPU
(3+) The colourful stripes of a big top magically transform into circus characters – animals, trainers, acrobats and clowns. Every act has its own storyline with an unexpected outcome. Delightful entertainment for all the family.
Physical theatre, Puppetry
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 11:50 (50m) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:50 (50m) £9.00 Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 11:50 (50m) £8.00
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Cloud Man
Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker
TFU
(4-7) Cloud Men are extremely rare creatures who live a quiet life high up in the sky. Follow the clues to the top of Cloud Mountain and you may see something very special indeed! SSSS (List).
Puppetry, Storytelling
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6 XAug 1-2: 11:00 (45m) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 3-14: 11:00 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-11: 12:10 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Children’s Shows
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Comedy Club 4 Kids Comedy Club 4 Kids Ltd
FU
(6+) Otter-ly fantastic! Now in its eighth year at the Edinburgh Fringe, we’re back and better than ever. Cracking entertainment for everyone, we have the best comedians doing what they do best... but without the rude bits!
Comedy, Family
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:30 (1h) £9.00 Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 17:30 (1h) £7.00
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The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean Shona Reppe
TU
(7+) A curious life unfolds before us as a scrapbook becomes the window into a secret world. ‘A truly wonderful show that will charm parents as much as their children’ (Stage).
Theatre
Aug 3: 11:00 (45m) £6.00
Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust • Sandeman House, off High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 228 1404 V204GD6 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 11:00 (1h) £10.00 (£32.00 F)
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Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger The Mason Sisters @ PBJ
TFAU (0-1) A madcap adventure of ‘tremendous physical comedy’ (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Think Mr Bean with added silliness’ (BroadwayBaby.com). Winner: Best Kids’ Show – Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival 2012. SSSS (Chortle.co.uk) Comedy, Family
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH
B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 12:45 (50m) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 4-12,14-19,21-26: 12:45 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Dr Bunhead’s Blast Off!
Dr Bunhead’s Science Education in association with Assembly
U
(0-99) Rocket ride into the science of space with TV scientist Dr Bunhead (Brainiac). ‘A pyrotechnic extravaganza’ (Daily Mail) exploring the ‘silly, crazy, dirty dangerous and magnificent side of science’ (Daily Telegraph). Scary science for kids. Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-2: 10:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,7-11: 10:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Dr Seuss I Love You
American High School Theatre Festival
PU
(0-1) JT finds her only friends in Dr Seuss books. Her teacher disapproves of Dr Seuss and JT begins to doubt him. Her books come alive and JT proves to everyone how amazing Dr Seuss is.
Musical theatre
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 7,11: 18:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 10: 10:30 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 8: 14:30 (1h15m) £5.00
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Drama Workshops for 5 – 12s Spotlites Theatre Productions
AU
(5-12) Different each day, including Star Wars: Jedi Knight Academy, Darth Vader School, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Horrible Histories, Mamma Mia, Tinkerbell, Tangled, Roald Dahl, Pirates, Narnia. CRB-checked staff. Drop and collect! ‘Wow-tastic’ SSSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info). www.spotlites.co.uk.
Interactive, Workshop
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Jul 31-Aug 4,6-11,13-18: 09:30 (1h) £6.00
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See page 199 for more information
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Children’s Shows
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Freedom Family Circus
TFAPU (6+)
TFAPU (0+)
Ride the winds in a land of ice and snow, for a story of enchantment, riddles and exploding trolls. An epic fairytale for anyone who’s ever lost something they loved.
Hilarious antics and madcap adventures explode in a cornucopia of visual delights! This must-see premiere showcase combines the magical elements of clowns, juggling, dance and music to create a fun-filled interactive show for all ages. www.freedomfamilycircus.com.
Freedom Family Circus and Xtreme Sideshow
Homespun
Physical theatre, Storytelling
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 12:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Circus, Clown
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF
B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 XAug 4-5: 13:40 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00 C) (£12.00 F)
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 13:40 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
The Elves and the Shoemaker
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Theatre of Widdershins
George’s Marvellous Medicine
TFU
(3+) Shoooooooooes! Swarthy pirate boots... delightful dancing slippers... No one makes shoes like an elf. Using puppets and fabulous footwear this colourful retelling of the classic fable returns after 2007’s sell-out. ‘Truly magical’ SSSSS (List). www.widdershins.co.uk.
Rubber Duck Theatre
TFPJ
(4+) George lives a peaceful life on the farm owned by his parents. That is, until the arrival of Grandma. Can you help George to make a medicine marvellous enough to make even the meanest Grandma better?
Puppetry, Storytelling
Adaptation, Theatre
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6 XJul 31-Aug 1: 13:00 (50m) £6.50 (£4.50) Aug 2-14,16-26: 13:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Aug 6-11: 12:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.50)
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The Enormous Turnip
Giddy Goat
Spotlites Theatre Productions
C theatre
AU
(2-5) Help Grandad plant the tiny seed! Slide in snail slime! Heave up the enormous turnip! Professional interactive theatre: little’uns come onstage throughout! 2011 sell-out! ‘So perfect’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Great’ SSSS (Herald). Magic Porridge Pot, 2009/10/11 sell-out. www.spotlites.co.uk.
Interactive, Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18: 16:10 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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TFAU
(4+) It’s not easy being scared of heights. Especially when you live on a mountain like Giddy Goat. Will Giddy learn to be brave? Will he become a sheep instead? Find out in this all-singing all-dancing kids’ musical (pun!).
Musical theatre, Storytelling
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 12:15 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 12:15 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 12:15 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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Fair, Brown and Trembling
The Golden Cowpat
TFAPU
PU
Music, Storytelling
Music, Storytelling
Tucked In
Theatre Alba
(3+) Join naughty cow Betty and her farmer Hector on their magical adventure. With breathtaking storytelling and catchy folk music, Tucked In return following last year’s five-star favourite, Tim and Light. ‘Spellbinding’ (Stage).
(4-10) More earthy and magical than the future Cinderella, this Irish folk tale still has a girl, wicked sisters, a prince, a shoe and...? Find out in the beautiful gardens and help everyone live happily ever after.
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village, EH15 3PX B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 Jul 30-Aug 12: 11:00 (1h) £5.00
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Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 13-16,20-23,27: 10:45 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-16,20-23,27: 11:50 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 17-19,24-26: 10:45 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 17-19,24-26: 11:50 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Greek Myths for Kids
Fiddlesticks
Backhand Theatre with C theatre
Garlic Theatre
TFU
(4+) Soar above the clouds with Pegasus! Help battle the fearsome Minotaur! Breathtaking journey from the Gorgon’s lair to the heights of Mount Olympus. Told using storytelling and puppetry. Family festival hit. SSSSS (Freshair.org.uk). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.backhandtheatre.com.
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(4+) Fiddlesticks is the playful spirit of a violin in this gentle, comical, musical fantasy. Beautifully carved puppets made from old instruments spring to life, birds fly out from musical scores, a horse emerges from the bow of a violin...
Drama, Puppetry
Puppetry
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 9: 14:00 (45m) £6.50 (£24.00 F) Aug 9: 11:00 (45m) £6.50 (£24.00 F)
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Flamenco for Kids
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow (Spain)
TFAU
(3+) Feel that southern Spanish energy! Fringe sell-out returns to Edinburgh, bringing the opportunity for your child to come on stage and learn some rhythms, some steps and even a short performance, costumes and olés provided! www.flamencoflow.com.
Dance, Flamenco
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:15 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:15 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20: 13:15 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF
Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 14:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 14:15 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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Hairy Maclary and Friends Nonsense Room Productions
U
(2+) Following the Christmas season at Sydney Opera House and featuring many characters from the books with music, singing and several of your favourite Hairy Maclary stories, this show is a must for the whole family.
Musical theatre, Family
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 12-16,18-22: 10:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Children’s Shows
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen Aireborne Theatre
TFAPU (6+) Follow little Gerda as she rescues her friend Kay from the Snow Queen, meeting a host of characters along the way. ‘Go and see whatever they put on’ SSSS (Scotsman). Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27: 14:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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James and the Giant Peach Eltham College
TFJ
(8-13) Richard R George’s stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic fantasy. Join orphan James Henry Trotter as he escapes from his cruel aunts and crosses the Atlantic in a giant peach full of cantankerous insects. Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 3-8: 13:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Hansel and Gretel
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
C theatre
IMWP
TFAU
(4+) Abandoned in the woods, Hansel and Gretel must escape the clutches of a hungry witch. ‘If you think there is nothing new to be found in traditional tales, C theatre’s creative approach could surprise you’ (EdinburghGuide.com). www.ctheatre.com.
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(6+) For children over six, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without rude words, a show which might or might not discuss scooters, Scottish country dancing and what we’ll do with all these gregarious giraffes.
Storytelling, Theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 11:15 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 11:15 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 11:15 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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Comedy, Stand-up
Aug 9-12: 14:00 (1h) £7.50
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Hoof Hoof
Jo Jingles Gets Fit for the Olympics!
FAPJ
U
Jo Jingles
Parker Rees Rubini
(0-5) Sing, shake along and boogie your way to a gold medal with Big Jo! Fun for the whole family in Jo’s latest musical extravaganza. Previous shows sold out so get your tickets quick!
(0+) A punk-folk opera for everyone, returning Euripides’ classic, The Bacchae, to the invigorating communal ridiculousness of ancient Athens. Featuring puppets, masks and dancing satyrs. Our ‘polished acting’ (Scotsman) ‘rivals the RSC’ (Stage). www.themovement.co.uk.
Music
Craiglockhart Parish Church • Craiglockhart Drive North, EH14 1HS B 0131 226 0000 V201GH2
Musical theatre, Clown
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6
Aug 8-12: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Aug 10: 09:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 11: 10:00 (1h) £7.00
Aug 10: 10:45 (1h) £7.00 Aug 11: 11:15 (1h) £7.00
Aug 11: 13:00 (1h) £7.00
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Huggers – Free Festival Family Fun
Joshua Seigal: We All Love Llamas!
U
(0+) More great comedy and cabaret for all the family to enjoy on the top deck of a bus at this delightful and fun afternoon show. ‘Great fun, go and see it’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman).
PU
Cabaret, Comedy
Poetry, Family
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B 0131 226 0000 V203GD5
Nik Coppin / Laughing Horse Comedy
Aug 3-26: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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The I Hate Children Children’s Show Unusual Productions
J
(0-95) Magic for teens, tweens, and hot soccer moms! Throw some whiskey in your sippy cup and bring the kids to a show that’s as much fun for parents as for kids. ‘Best Children’s Show’ (ThreeWeeks). Comedy, Magic
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 12:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Joshua Seigal / PBH’s Free Fringe
(5-11) Ever wanted to know where Johnny eats mango, or what yabbing is? If so, then this is the show for you! Joshua Seigal’s interactive and fun poetry is perfect for all the family.
Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 14:15 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Jumblies
Theatre Paradok
TFAPU
‘Far and few, far and few, are the lands where the Jumblies live.’ A musical adventure into Lear’s nonsensical world featuring the Owl, the Pussycat and their friends! A fun-filled voyage about friendship, home and growing up. Musical theatre
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 Aug 7-11: 11:15 (45m) £6.50 (£5.50)
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The Jabberwocky
The Jungle Book
TFU
U (0+) A delightful adaptation of the Kipling classic. Mowgli is brought up to be a wolf but when he learns he is a human, does he remain part of the wolf pack or return to his roots?
Pop-up Productions
(0-10) Jack doesn’t understand the Jabberwocky poem... until he starts to dream. A play about language, imagination, courage and dragons. The Jabberwocky ‘delivers the skill and creativity to keep an audience – young or old – completely captivated’ SSSSS (Broadwaybaby.com).
Family
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 09:45 (50m) £6.00 (£3.00)
Aug 6-18,20-25: 09:45 (50m) £8.00 (£4.00)
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Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
American High School Theatre Festival
Adaptation
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 12:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 19: 14:30 (1h10m) £5.00
Aug 18: 16:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 20: 20:30 (1h10m) £5.00
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Children’s Shows
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Just So Stories
Scamp Theatre & Watford Palace Theatre present:
Newbury Youth Theatre
TFAPU (7+)
Kipling’s best-loved tales told with magic, music and rambunctious storytelling. ‘An exceptional group who consistently produce terrific work’ (Scotsman). ‘Exciting and dynamic young company’ SSSSS (Herald). Critics’ Choice Independent 2010. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks, Editor’s Choice 2009).
Storytelling, Family
& other terrific tales from
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 6-11: 14:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
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Reviews for Stick Man - Live on Stage!
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‘Wonderfully exuberant & imaginative’
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Lapin Wants Ice Cream
Time Out Critics’ Choice
‘Zesty and delightful’ Independent
Le Petit Monde
HHHHH
Sunday Express
TFAU
(3-5) After a successful Fringe debut in 2011, Lapin returns in a summery adventure! Join the French rabbit in this fun puppet show, peppered with repeated French keywords. Lapin wants Breakfast: SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com), SSSS (Herald). www.lepetitmonde.co.uk.
Interactive, Puppetry
Institut français d’Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 10:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 4-11,13-18,20-25,27: 10:00 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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The Lost Child PPL
AU
(0-12) An interactive, fun, sad and creative experience. As the Tinker searches for his missing daughter he invites the audience to journey with him, meeting many different characters including Fire, Tree, Baby Bird and the mysterious wolves!
Multimedia
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
11.15AM (12.05PM)
Aug 13-17: 11:00 (1h) £7.00
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Lucia and Scot and the Big Flamenco Adventure!
2 - 27 AUG 2012 (not 9th) See page 30 for more information
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Alba Flamenca
AU
(3-10) Scot wishes for Flamenco rhythm like Lucia so they travel to Spain to find his flamenco heart! Come on their magical journey of dancing, music and song. Olé! ‘Delightful ... wonderful ... infectious’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
LIVE ON STAGE!
Family, Flamenco
Alba Flamenca • 74 East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ B V237GF6 Aug 9-22: 14:45 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Luminous Tales
Ripstop Theatre / Escalator East to Edinburgh
PU
(4+) This animated mix of shadow play and storytelling about a little old lady, a girl and some boxing hares takes you through the darkness of night, over the light of the moon and back in time for bed.
Puppetry
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 11:35 (45m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-18: 11:35 (45m) £8.00 (£7.50)
Aug 6,8-9,13,15-16: 11:35 (45m) £6.00 (£5.50)
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The Machine
Little Cauliflower
TU (2+) The Machine travels around the world planting all the trees, grass and flowers. This morning, it broke down! Two bumbling assistants have been left in charge and they need your help! ‘Packed with visual invention’ SSSS (Scotsman). Comedy, Clown
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 10:25 (50m) £5.00 Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-25: 10:25 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 10:25 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Children’s Shows
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Magic Porridge Pot
Spotlites Theatre Productions
AU
(2-5) 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! 2009/10/11 Fringe sell-out! ‘A great introduction to theatre’ SSSS (Herald). www.spotlites.co.uk.
Interactive, Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19: 16:10 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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The Man Who Planted Trees Puppet State Theatre Company
TFU
(7+) ‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific’ (Guardian). Multi awardwinning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale. SSSSS (Scotsman).
Puppetry, Storytelling
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6 Aug 1-14: 15:00 (1h5m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Many Mishaps of Mr Vinegar 2 Boards & A Passion
TFAPU (4+)
Ever had a day where everything goes wrong? Join the hilariously unlucky Mr Vinegar on his fun-filled adventures, full of infectiously catchy songs and comical puppets. An enchanting reworking of a British folktale. www.2baap.co.uk. Comedy, Theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 13:20 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-11: 13:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F) Aug 13-18,20-25: 11:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
See pages 22 and 20 for more information
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The Maroon Balloon Smash Productions
TPU
(6+) The heartwarming story of a small boy who befriends a red balloon in the streets of Paris. Together they meet happiness and run from danger in this adaptation of Albert Lamorisse’s film of 1956.
Physical theatre, Family
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12: 12:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-9: 12:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Marvellous Medicine Resonant Science
TFPU (5+) Medicine is marvellous! It fights disease, makes us feel better and makes us live longer, but how does medicine actually work? The debut show from award-winning science communicator Alistair Linsell features baseball bats, Mexican waves and dinosaurs! Puppetry, Science
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 4,6-11,13-18: 10:25 (45m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Merlin’s Dragon
Spotlites Theatre Productions
AU
(5-12) Vanquish evil knights with real battleaxes! Shoot fire bolts with the dragon! Joust with Sir Lancelot, the White Knight! Professional interactive theatre: kids come onstage throughout! SSSSS(BritishTheatreGuide.info). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com, Sleeping Beauty and the Time Lords, 2009/2010). www.spotlites.co.uk.
Interactive, Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Jul 31-Aug 19: 13:30 (1h45m) £7.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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Children’s Shows
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Mil’s Trills’ Music and Stories
Neverland
TU
FU
Mil’s Trills
Sunlight Productions
(0-5) Discover the world of instruments through interactive music experiences for families with young children. Original tunes by New Yorker, Amelia Robinson (Michael Nyman), on ukulele with musical guests. Suitable ages: 0-2 (10:30am) and 3-5 (11:45am).
(6+) An original production based on the timeless classic Peter Pan, brought straight from JM Barrie’s hometown of Dumfries. Join the creative adventure sprinkled with our own touch of fly-omite and enchanting characters, and let your imagination take over. www.sunlight-tae.co.uk.
Music, Family
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 10:30 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) XAug 1-3: 11:45 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 4-5,10-12: 11:45 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 4-5,10-12: 10:30 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 7-9: 11:45 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 7-9: 10:30 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Musical theatre, Theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 12:00 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C) Aug 15-17,22-24: 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Show
Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music
PU
U
Mr Snot Bottom
Nick Cope
(4-10) A deeeesssgusting kids’ comedian brimming with the topics kids love: boogers, bottoms and pop-offs! Expect gross gags, horrible stories and wrong routines in this rollercoaster of weirdness! ‘Kiddy stand-up at its best’ (Adelaide Advertiser).
(3+) Nick sings about things that really matter to kids – monkeys, fluffballs, jumping in mud, howling wolves, drums and goodnight kisses. ‘If only all music for under fives was made by indie-pop geniuses’ (Schofield family). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Stand-up, Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 11:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,23: 11:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Aug 13-16,20-23,27: 11:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 24-26: 11:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Once Upon A...
Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall
Pipe Up Productions and New Celts Productions
Monski Mouse Media
TFPU
(0-5) Retro-fabulous DJ Hostess, Monski Mouse, unleashes high-energy smiling in this disco for under fives. Bop along to lashings of swing, pop, soul and more! Adelaide Fringe sell-out, 2012!
Improv, Interactive
(3+) Enter a world where books come to life at the turn of every page. Once Upon A... is an interactive, storytelling children’s show which gives its audience the opportunity to get involved.
PJ
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Music, Family
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 3: 11:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 11:00 (40m) £7.50
Aug 8-10: 11:00 (40m) £6.00
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XAug 3: 10:30 (45m) £6.00 (£4.00) (£15.00 F)
Aug 4,6-11,13-18: 10:30 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Our Island
Kipper Tie Theatre and I Theatre (Singapore) with C theatre
Monsters Got Talent
TFAU
(0+) Three characters are washed up on an island... Can they overcome their fears to work together and share their new home? With physical theatre, comedy and music, this is an international collaboration about international collaboration! www.kippertietheatre.com. www.itheatre.org.
Toby Mitchell
PU
(5-9) Once upon a time a little monster enters a talent competition. The contestants include a singing dragon, a joke-telling dinosaur and a tap-dancing unicorn. Who will win? The audience decides, in this comical interactive puppet show... www.tobymitchell.com. Comedy, Puppetry
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 1-19,25-26: 13:00 (45m) £5.00
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Physical theatre, Puppetry
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:20 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:20 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20: 13:20 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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Paperbelle
Music Bugs Presents It’s Carnival Time...
Frozen Charlotte Productions with Made in Scotland
Music Bugs
AJ (2-5) Paperbelle’s world is blank. She’s heard of colour, but she likes her world the way it is. The colours, however, have another plan... ‘Beautifully engineered’ SSSS (Herald). For children aged 2-5. Part of Made in Scotland 2012. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com.
AU
(0-5) After 2011’s sell-out success, we return to the Fringe with a fun-filled, musical fiesta for under fives. Join us for lots of instrument bashing, puppets, fun props, singing, dancing and carnival capers.
Music, Family
Family
Dancemaster Studios • 40 Restalrig Drive, EH7 6JF B0131 226 0000 V228GC6
Aug 6-10: 10:00 (1h) £8.00 Children must be accompanied by an adult. Max two accompanying adults per child. Adults do not require a ticket.
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Assembly Royal Botanic Garden • Royal Botanic Garden. See ticket for correct gate entrance., EH3 5LR B 0131 623 3030 V140GA2 Aug 10-13,15-20,22-27: 10:30 (40m) £7.00 Aug 10-13,15-20,22-27: 11:45 (40m) £7.00 Aug 10-13,15-20,22-27: 13:30 (40m) £7.00
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Peter Pan on Dinosaur Island
Nessie the Loch Ness Monster
Spotlites Theatre Productions
Purves Puppets
AU
(5-12) Defeat the T-rex with Peter and real swords! Bombard Captain Hook with dinosaur droppings! Professional interactive theatre: kids come onstage throughout! 2011 Fringe sell-out! ‘Exactly what every show for kids should be like’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.spotlites.co.uk.
AU
(5+) Purves Puppets ultraviolet spectacular tells the story of Hughie McDhui and Mairi Glengarry, escaping from her wicked uncle, Naggie McCraggie. We also meet Nessie, the famous monster from the loch! Scottish toe-tapping music too!
Interactive, Theatre
Puppetry, Theatre
Fairmilehead Parish Church Hall • 1a Frogston Road West, EH10 7AA B 07896051826 V81GH2 Aug 4,6-11,13-14,18: 14:00 (1h30m) £8.00
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Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Jul 31-Aug 19: 10:45 (1h35m) £7.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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Children’s Shows
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Petya and the Wolf
The Remarkable Rocket
TPU
(4+) Musical fairytale for children aged 4-99. A dramatic story retelling by two clowns. A puppet theatre without puppets. A mute opera. A pocket circus.
TFAPU (2+) The story of a sensitive firework who ends up thrown in a ditch. Based on the famous tale by Oscar Wilde, this is a fun and colourful piece of interactive children’s theatre. Come join the fun.
Musical theatre, Clown
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 6-10: 09:30 (50m) £2.00 (£1.00)
Theatre La Pushkin / Russian Season 2012
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 10:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 10:30 (1h) £9.00
GHS Drama Academy
Interactive, Family
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Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 10:30 (1h) £8.00
The Road That Wasn’t There – Free
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Trick of the Light Theatre (NZ) / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Pips and Panda Meet the Three Bears
PJ
(8+) This is a story about a girl who followed a map off the edge of the world... A curious tale for intrepid children and adventurous adults. www.trickofthelighttheatre.tumblr.com.
Purves Puppets
AU
(1-6) Black Light performance for little ones! Pips and Panda meet the Three Bears. Panda flies through the air with Goldilocks’ kite! Songs, laughter and fun for everybody! Twenty-six years at the Fringe!
Puppetry, Theatre
Fairmilehead Parish Church Hall • 1a Frogston Road West, EH10 7AA B 07896051826 V81GH2 Aug 15-17: 14:00 (1h30m) £8.00 Aug 4,6-11,13-18: 11:00 (1h30m) £8.00
Puppetry, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-4: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ronnie Le Drew’s Brilliant Bag Show Pleasance Theatre Trust
AU (0-6) Ronnie’s show delights young and old first-time audiences to puppets! Each puppet performs a turn to inspire new audiences to the wonders of puppetry. 14:30 (six months – two years). 15:45 (two – six years). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Polly
The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova
FU
(5+) When an angel falls through the ceiling into Polly’s secret attic, she journeys on an adventure into the magical world she has longed to be a part of. A story about stories, built by the audience. @FlanCol #LittleFest. www.theflanagancollective.co.uk.
Storytelling, Theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 12,19: 16:15 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Aug 20-25: 14:30 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00)
Rumpelstiltskin’s Grimm Tales
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BG Touring Ltd
FAJ
(3+) Join the magically mischievous Rumpelstiltskin and rambunctious Little Red-Cap on the ever enchanting trail of the Golden Goose as this award-winning company weave the magic of the Grimm Tales. Fringe sell-out 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011. SSSS (EdFestMag.co.uk).
The Prince and the Pauper Newman Theatre Company
FPU
(5+) A lonely Prince, fed up of his cloistered life, uses a chance meeting with his apparent double to experience a whole new life beyond the castle gates. Fast-paced, energetic adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic.
Drama, Storytelling
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 8-9: 13:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Aug 20-25: 15:45 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Puppetry, Storytelling
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 21-24: 09:25 (50m) £7.00 (£4.00) (£20.00 F)
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Salvi and the Box of Dreams Hinge Productions
The Rabbit and the Rose
APU
(4-10) Join Salvi as he reveals a world of dreams hidden inside a special box... Inspired by Salvador Dali, Hinge explores the magic of imagination through varied forms of performance. Workshops available afterwards.
Flyaway Theatre
PJ
(7+) A strange band of friends have gathered to tell you a story. A story of love, pain, average musicians, fennel, small mammals and one very terrible flower. Trouble is, they’ve never agreed on the ending...
Physical theatre, Storytelling
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP
Theatre, Family
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 10:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 10:30 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£6.50 SC)
Aug 6-10,13,15-17,20-24: 10:30 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) (£5.50 SC)
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 12-17,19: 15:55 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Scotch Broth
Dennis Alexander
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
FPU
(4-11) An entertaining mixture of Scottish family songs at the Fringe for the first time. Come and join the best sing-along in Edinburgh! Scotch Broth is funny and engaging and gets everyone joining in. Not to be missed!
Red Bus
AU
(0-5) Charming entertainment for children under six aboard our 1962 red double-decker Routemaster bus in the Meadows. Puppet shows on the top deck from Celeste’s Circus and Free Range. Rides for all ages every day. www.theredbus.co.uk.
Comedy, Family
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD
Puppetry
The Red Bus • The Meadows (by the cricket pavillion), EH9 1JZ B 07599 912 687 V277GG4 Aug 6-10,12-15: 11:30 (35m) £5.00 Aug 6-10,12-15: 10:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 12-15: 15:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 6-10,12-15: 13:00 (35m) £5.00
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B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Aug 6-11: 13:10 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Children’s Shows
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Chunky Woollen Nits Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
FU
(7+) Stars of stage, screen, and Doctor Who DVDs present a show for kids aged seven upwards (and their pet grown-ups). Songs, sketches, socks and violence. ‘Filthy wee tykes’ SSSS (Scotsman).
Comedy, Puppetry
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 2-5: 11:00 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
Aug 9,16,23: 11:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Sesame Street Live – Elmo Makes Music Sesame Street Live
TFAPU (2-8) Monsters make music? Yes and in wonderful ways too! Your family’s favourite Sesame Street friends are coming to the Meadows Theatre Big Top to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live. Musical theatre, Family
B 0131 667 0202 V189GG5
Meadows Theatre Big Top • The Meadows, Melville Drive, EH9 1JY
Aug 5-12: 14:00 (1h15m) £11.00 (£40.00 F)
Aug 11-12: 11:00 (1h15m) £11.00 (£40.00 F)
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Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure... For Kids! Shlomo
U
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
This legendary beatboxer makes all kinds of music just using his mouth and a microphone. Join this sonic superhero in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music, whether you’re five or 105. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
Aug 13: 16:55 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50)
See page 20 for more information
Aug 15: 15:35 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50)
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The Snail and the Whale Tall Stories
TU
(4-10) Tall Stories (creators of the Gruffalo and Room on the Broom stage shows) present their latest Julia Donaldson adaptation. Follow the amazing journey of the tiny snail, through storytelling, laughter and live music. www.tallstories.org.uk.
Musical theatre, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:00 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 15:00 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Spook Circus
Peter Campbell-Wells
U
(3-10) Magician Peter Campbell-Wells presents his dazzling troupe of eerie entertainers! These are the most highly-trained and talented spooks working in entertainment today – although that, admittedly, isn’t saying much! Visit www.spookcircus.co.uk for more details and fun stuff!
Comedy, Magic
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 19-26: 12:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See pages 26 and 27 for more information
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Children’s Shows
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Superjohn
Firehouse Creative Productions
TPU
(6+) Superjohn loves to fly through outer space. But one day... crash! His superpowers are stolen and he has to travel to a dangerous world to get them back. Laugh, shout, cry and join this brand new family adventure.
Theatre, Family
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 11:25 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:25 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 11:25 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Ta Daaa!
Frehd Astarr and Tim Eee Presley
U
(3+) All the way from Eleventy 5 Jellybean Drive, Clown Town, best friends, Frehd and Tim Eee invite you to a packed hour of magic making, mirth giving, bubble blowing, song singing fun. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 3-5: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-12,18-19,25-26: 11:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales
Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre
TU
(3+) Adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-loved books including Tiddler, Smartest Giant in Town, A Squash and A Squeeze. Live music, songs, puppetry and delightful characters! From the team behind Stick Man. www.scamptheatre.com. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2-3: 11:15 (50m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8,13-16,20-23: 11:15 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 11:15 (50m) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Treasure Island Uncontained Arts
See page 296 for more information
TFU
(4+) Join honest Jim Hawkins as he sets sail on a frantically funny high seas adventure. Outsmarting Long John Silver in search of buried treasure with barrels of laughter and lots of joining-in for the whole family to enjoy!
Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 12:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 12:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Twelfth Night
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
TFAU
(4-14) An introduction to Shakespeare. Fools in love, cross-dressing and skiffle music… at the seaside! ‘The precision, nuance and comic brio was remarkable’ (John Retallack, Associate Director, Bristol Old Vic). A healthy dose of old-fashioned nonsense for all ages.
Theatre, Family
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 6-11,14-18,21-25: 11:35 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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The Ugly Duckling
Kipper Tie Theatre with C theatre
TFAU
(0+) Kipper Tie Theatre are back with the musical tale of an unhappy duckling who turns into a beautiful swan. Lashings of catchy tunes, magical storytelling and a heap of farmyard fun. It’s a quacking good time! www.kippertietheatre.com.
Musical theatre, Storytelling
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 10:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 10:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20: 10:00 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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See page 29 for more information
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Children’s Shows
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Velveteen Rabbit
Backhand Theatre with C theatre
TFU
(4+) 2011 hit returns. The enchanting story of how a toy was loved so much he became real. Puppetry, poetry and physical theatre bring this children’s classic to life. Laugh, shout, cry and join the adventure. SSSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com). www.backhandtheatre.com.
Drama, Puppetry
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-10,15-17,22-24: 10:45 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 10:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 10:45 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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The Very Scariesome Lollipop Lady Martha McBrier / PBH’s Free Fringe
PU (3-8) A tale told in rhyme. A story of bravery, busy roads, friendship, a magical lollipop stick, and a really, really, really scary road crossing patrol officer. ‘Unbelievably brilliant’ (Scotsman).
See page 27 for more information
Storytelling, New writing
Ryan’s Cellar Bar • 2 Hope Street, EH2 4DB B0131 226 0000 V6GD2 Aug 4-25: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be...
Springboard Theatre Company – University of Gloucestershire
TFAPU
(3-8) An energetic family-friendly piece, exploring the wonders of the imagination and where it takes an audience. Primarily a physical theatre performance that includes feel-good toe-tapping musical numbers.
presents
Acoustic, Physical theatre
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE
B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 09:50 (45m) £3.00 Aug 6-11: 09:50 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00) (£3.00 C) (£12.00 F)
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William
The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova
Rocket ride into space with TV scientist Dr Bunhead (Brainiac). The science of space travel unravelled. A pyrotechnic extravaganza (Daily Mail) exploring the “...silly, crazy, dirty, dangerous and magnificent side of science.” Scary science for kids.
FU
(5+) Back by popular demand. In a magical bookshop, William stumbles into an adventure which takes him to the end of the world... Interactive family theatre where the audience is right at the heart of the story. @FlanCol #LittleFest. www.theflanagancollective.co.uk.
George Square Theatre
1-11 Aug (not 6) 10:30 (11:30)
Storytelling, Theatre
B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX
Aug 11,18: 16:15 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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You, Me, the Witch Makes 3 Oli, Janet and Jayde
APU
(3-8) Kids! Help Jaydey and Fartypants stop the laughter-hating Wicked Witch turning their patch into a multi-storey car park. Whose side is Morty the Werewolf on? Come and find out!
Comedy, Puppetry
Louis Pearl’s brand new show is a mesmerising 45 minutes of bubble magic, art and science and bubblefuls of fun, which conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages!
George Square Theatre
1-27 Aug (not 14) 12:05 (13:00)
‘Just brilliant’ Guardian
See pages 22 and 20 for more information
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 12-18: 12:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free
AAA Stand-Up
Monster Comedy
TM
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Feast on four tasty new comedians including your awardwinning headliner Masai Graham. ‘Flashes of proper genius’ (Chortle.co.uk). With different flavours every night.
Total sell-out 2005-2011, returns with a brand new line-up. Tom Toal, ‘True talent’ (Hairline.org.uk). Rhys James, ‘Highly amusing’ (TheStage.co.uk). Joe Wells, ‘A star of the future’ (Guardian). Book early!
Compilation, Stand-up
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX
Aug 2-26: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Bound and Gagged Comedy
Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 19:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Greatest Show on Legs
AAA Stand-Up Late
Bound and Gagged Comedy
Martin Soan / Heroes of Alternative Fringe
TM
FAPN
Total sell-out 2010-2011, returns with a brand new line-up. Lloyd Griffith, ‘The next big thing’ (FHM). Tommy Rowson, winner So You Think You’re Funny?, 2011. Tom Webb, ThreeWeeks Editors’ Award winner 2011. Book early!
Famed naked balloon dancers, The Legs return to Edinburgh with extraordinarily eccentric comedy sketches and surprise guests. ‘Surreal and anarchic comedy’ (HuffingtonPost.co.uk). ‘Anarchic high point’ (Guardian). ‘Manic and riotous’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Stand-up
Cabaret, Absurdist
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5 Aug 22-26: 21:00 (1h) £5.00
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Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 23:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 23:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show with Miss Behave – and It’s Free!
Aaron Twitchen’s Quarter Life Crisis Aaron Twitchen / PBH’s Free Fringe
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John Fleming and The Laughing Horse Free Festival
Ever felt crazier than Mel Gibson in a synagogue? You may have had a Quarter Life Crisis! More than just interactive stand-up, help Aaron tackle his issues and diagnose yours.
PN
Outrageously bizarre free two hour show including Fringe Alternative Comedy Awards, hosted by Olivier award-winning La Clique’s, ‘fabulous courtesan of comedy’ (Times). Details – www.malcolmhardee.com/award. Cabaret, Absurdist
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 24: 23:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Stand-up, LGBT
Southsider • 3-7 West Richmond Street, EH8 9EF B0131 226 0000 V148GF6 Aug 4-25: 19:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Abandoman – Party in the Key of C Major
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Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised – Free
Bound and Gagged Comedy
TPM
Racing Minds / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Fresh from touring with Ed Sheeran, the award-winning Abandoman’s looking to score a chart-topping hit with your help. ‘Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile ... nothing short of genius’ (Chortle.co.uk).
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An improvised comic play based on audience suggestions, unique every day! No.1 Improv Pick of the Fringe (WhatsOnStage.com, 2011). ‘Genuinely reach the heights of early Python’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). For all ages. www.racingminds.co.uk. Improv
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 2-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Improv, Music
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:45 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-25: 21:45 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 21:45 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50)
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Aberdeen vs. Glasgow vs. The World II – Free
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless – Free
FGC Comedy / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Racing Minds / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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We’re bigger, better, and more insane than ever! Through the entire festival we will bring you stand-up comedians, ventriloquists, character acts, games, fun and general mayhem. SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
No wires – no script! A completely improvised 50s radio-play adventure, unique every day. Hold onto your trilbies, the radio just went live! ‘Genuinely reach the heights of early Python’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.racingminds.co.uk. Improv
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP
Aug 2-26: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Game show, Stand-up
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5
Aug 2-26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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AAA Batteries (Not Included) – Free
Abigoliah Schamaun: Girl Going to Hell
Adam Hess and David Elms / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Abigoliah Schamaun
PM
PJ
Abigoliah confesses sins and transgressions she’s made through her life. May you forgive her, and find her hilarious. ‘Her cheeky honesty is disarming and delightful’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Curiously disturbed’ SSSS (Skinny). SSSSS (TalkFringe. com). SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Sharp gags, intelligent observations and comic songs, featuring Chortle Student Comedian of the Year. ‘A great show’ SSSS (Skinny). ‘Intelligently comic and joyously silly’ SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Laughter here is guaranteed’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Family friendly.
Stand-up
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 XAug 2: 14:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 3-26: 14:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD
Aug 2-14,16-27: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
About Comedy – Stand-up Comedy Courses
Adam Strauss: Varieties of Religious Experience
TFL
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Learn the skill and art of stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy training course. Our tutors are comedians and writers. Course includes a performance in a Fringe show. Further information at www.aboutcomedy.co.uk.
Award-winning NYC stand-up Strauss takes you* on a journey through madness and redemption, with a side trip for Chinese. Guaranteed to change your life, albeit not necessarily for the better. *presuming you go, obviously.
Adam Strauss / PBH’s Free Fringe
Laughing Horse Comedy
Stand-up, Storytelling
Event, Workshop
Leith Walk, EH1 3AF
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place,
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6
Courses last two days, 4h30m per day Aug 4-5,7-8,11-12,14-15,18-19,21-22,25-26: 12:15 (4h30m) £99.00 (£89.00) (£79.00 S)
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The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 V159GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 18:10 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Absolute Improv!
After Hours Comedy
TFAU
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Pleasance Theatre Trust and Amused Moose Comedy
To Be Continued...
Scottish group create witty improvised sketches based on your suggestions. Come shout zany ideas, or bring unique items and see them transformed into fabulous scenes! Fringe 2011 smash hit returns! ‘Had me laughing uncontrollably’ SSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com). www.tbcimprov.co.uk.
Legendary and unmissable, After Hours celebrates its 10th birthday! Showcasing this year’s biggest stand-ups, some so hot we mightn’t be allowed to mention them beforehand. ‘The best late night show on the Fringe, brilliant’ (Jason Byrne). Compilation
Improv, Family
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:45 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:45 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 18:45 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 3: 00:40 (1h) £9.00
Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 00:40 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00) Aug 9,16,23: 00:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00)
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Absolute Stripping!
Afternoon Delight
TPN
TJ
To Be Continued...
Just the Tonic
A crazy hour of improvised comedy. Come shout out ideas and watch the comedy magic. But when performers make mistakes you get to yell ‘strip!’, and off comes an article of clothing. Grab your pint and get ready!
A sample show of different acts from within Just the Tonic venues, and maybe some guests. Spend an hour in the company of five to eight performers and see if you want to go to their full shows. Good idea!
Improv, Sketch show
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3: 23:05 (50m) £7.00 Aug 4,6-7,9-11,16-18,23-25: 23:05 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 8,13-15,20-22: 23:05 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Activism Is Fun
Chris Coltrane / PBH’s Free Fringe
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When the government makes you sad, fight back with love and mischief! Chris Coltrane presents an hour of political stand-up comedy that will leave you informed, inspired and ready to protest. (Directed by Josie Long). Comedy, Political
Globe • Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V161GE5 XAug 4-6: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-12,14-25: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Adam Hills: Mess Around
Off The Kerb Productions by arrangement with Lisa Richards Agency
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In 2010 Adam based his show around the audience, made a stuffed toy a hero, raised cash for Sick Kids. He’s back again. ‘Hills is astonishingly good at what he does’ (Chortle.co.uk). Sundays BSL interpreter. www.offthekerb.co.uk. Stand-up
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 19:40 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19: 19:40 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16: 19:40 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Compilation
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 13:15 (1h30m) £2.50
Aug 3-13,15-26: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Aidan Killian: Free to Obey – Free Free to Obey
FPK
Ignorance is bliss? Good news! Your government has your best interest at heart, the media focuses on truth, and your tax doesn’t support war. So keep calm and don’t go to this show. Stand-up, True-life
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V313GE5 Aug 3-20,22-23,25-27: 18:45 (50m) (Free Ticketed)
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Air Guitar Can Save the World Dan Crane / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Dan Crane, star of cult documentary Air Guitar Nation debuts his one-man show featuring original music, stand-up, spandex, booze ... and air guitar. ‘Bill Murray trapped in the body of Sid Vicious’ (NY Times). Music, Stand-up
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA B 0131 226 0000V307GC6 Aug 4-18: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Adam Larter: Happy New Year – A Free Comedy Show
Alan Anderson: Whisky Fir Dummies 2.0
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Six malt whiskies to be tasted, many laughs to be had. ‘Inventive, fun, light-hearted way to learn about whisky’ (Scotsman). ‘Warm and hilarious’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Very humorous ... good night out for anyone’ SSSS (Adelaide Advertiser).
Adam Larter / Laughing Horse Free Festival
An insane, musical, exploding, puppeting, dramatic comedy count-down to midnight with oddball stand-up Adam Larter. ‘The sheer volume of his daft ideas is stunning ... a very disorganised genius’ SSSS (Skinny, 2011). Stand-up, Absurdist
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 4-26: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ha Ha Comedy
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Stand-up, Tasting
Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,15-16,20-23: 21:00 (1h) £9.00
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h) £12.00
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Alfie Moore – I Predicted a Riot
Alan Davies – Life is Pain M
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with MIG Management
Alan Davies, one of the UK’s best-loved comedians and actors (star of Jonathan Creek and QI) returns to Edinburgh after a completely sold-out tour in Australia with his new show Life is Pain.
Serving cop Alfie’s thrilling insight into life on the frontline will alter your perspective on the boys in blue and reveal what it’s (really) like on the other side of the riot shield.
Fox In The Snow And Marnie Foulis
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Stand-up, True-life
Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 9-14: 19:40 (1h) £20.00 (£18.00)
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Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:50 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 21:50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Alan Francis Expands
Alistair Barrie: Urban Fogey
RBM
TFPL
CKP
After twenty years on the circuit eating pies from petrol stations there’s no doubt he has expanded. ‘Timing that could give Accurist a run for its money’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Delivery is pitch perfect’ SSSS (List).
TFPL The List called Alistair Barrie a ‘Comic Dandy’. He prefers ‘Urban Fogey’. The Independent went with ‘Excellent’. Come and see why. SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (Metro). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.alistairbarrie.com.
Stand-up
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23: 20:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Alan Hudson’s Not So Secret World of Magic
Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 18:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Alistair Green: Jack Spencer – Why Anything?
Alan Hudson
TK
Alistair Green
Quirky illusions and hilarious tales from Alan’s magical life, mainly about tricks going horribly wrong. From ITV’s Fool Us, ‘We loved your act’ (Penn & Teller). Warning: may contain LOLs. No refunds.
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Join controversial UK stand-up Jack Spencer as he talks about his devastating sex addiction, global politics, and performs extracts from his extraordinarily moving one-man play. Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5
Stand-up, Magic
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 16:55 (1h) £4.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 16:55 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 16:55 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 2-14,16-26: 22:45 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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All About the Craic
Alan Sharp: Careful What You Wish For
Close To The Bone Comedy Club
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Alan Sharp / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Alan Sharp spent the first half of his adult life as a model citizen and part of the corporate machine. But life had other plans. ‘Packed with quality material’ (One4Review.com). www.alansharpcomedy.com. Stand-up, Solo show
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-25: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Showcasing four of the brightest stand-up comedians Ireland has to offer! Including special guests every day. This free show has something for everyone so why not come along and see why, Irish comedy at its best! Improv, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-26: 20:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls
All My Friends
TFPK
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Danny O’ Brien
Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
A comedic collection of stories on the trials, tribulations, happiness, hangovers and horrors that are the friendships of an Irish man in his late 20s, who is trying to make sense of his friend choices to date. Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5
Winner: ThreeWeeks Editors’ Award – Top 10 Fringe Experiences. Selected travel tales. May include traces of UFOs, truckers, cockneys, the Nevada desert, bean festivals and the Dutch. ‘Brilliantly fascinating’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.alexisdubus.com. Storytelling
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 18:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Alfie Brown: Soul for Sale Something for the Weekend
TFPL
An observational comedian, Alfie observes (occasionally screaming) hypocritical standards of censorship in popular music, the unscrupulous homogenisation of comedy and a world where greed comes before truth. Alfie Brown is truly funny. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Solo show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 18:25 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:25 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Aug 3-26: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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All Star Stand-Up Showcase – Free Punch Comedy
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Resident host and festival regular Rick Molland introduces a selection of his favourite comedians from all over this year’s Festival. Come along to see three top comedians every night. Guaranteed, something for everyone. @MrPunchComedy. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6 Aug 2-26: 18:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay’s Bum Notes
All the Fun of the Unfair 2012
Pete Starr, Henry Perryment and Guests / PBH’s Free Fringe
Bound and Gagged Comedy / Mandy Ward Artist Management
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TPM
Pete Starr and Henry Perryment will be joined daily by some of the most exciting new acts on the circuit as they serve up 55 minutes of cracking free stand-up.
Smutty songs. Twenty million YouTube hits. Telegraph Pick of the Fringe 2011. ‘This is wonderfully funny. And yes, he does The London Underground song’ (Scotsman). ‘This made me very, very happy’ (Stephen Fry). www.amateurtransplants.com.
Stand-up
Siglo • 184-186 Cowgate, EH1 1JJ B0131 226 0000 V263GE5 Aug 4-25: 14:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Al Murray the Pub Landlord: The Guv’s Olympic Pub Quiz
Music
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
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Avalon Promotions
American Girlfriend: Laura Levites
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Laura Levites / Alternative Fringe
The ultimate Olympics pub quiz for three nights only. Don’t miss the gold medal standard of pub quizzes, all in aid of CamKids. Pub quiz questions, pub landlord rules!
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Being American is problematic. Is the pursuit of happiness really possible? Can Laura navigate the cultural differences in a transcontinental relationship? ‘Her infectious enthusiasm will make you glad she found her way to Edinburgh’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Interactive
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Stand-up, True-life
Aug 16-18: 23:45 (1h30m) £15.00
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Al Murray – The Pub Landlord: The Only Way is Epic (Special Previews)
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 2-13,15-26: 14:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Amused Moose Comedy Awards Final
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A.M. Entertainments in Association With 2entertain
Britain’s favourite pub philosopher will be polishing his brass neck banter in two weeks of special Edinburgh previews, ahead of his brand new 2012 stand-up tour. Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
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Vote alongside international comedy cognoscenti for breakthrough stars of tomorrow, who battle brilliantly for fame, fortune and shiny moose trophies in the prestigious finals of Amused Moose’s Laugh Off and Laughter Awards 2012. www.amusedmoose.com/laughoff.
Aug 13-16,20-23: 20:55 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 17-19,24-25: 20:55 (1h10m) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer – Free Flange Krammer / Free Festival
Compilation
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 19: 14:05 (2h55m) £12.00
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Amused Moose Comedy Awards Showcases
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Olympic skiing sensation and world class ladies’ man, Flange Krammer, brings his internationally renowned lecture on the importance of squat thrusts in ski training to Edinburgh. Character comedy.
A.M.Entertainments in Association With 2entertain
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Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-26: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Al Pitcher – Tiny Triumphs Gilded Balloon in Association With JBJ Management
TPJ
Grab your hot tickets to talent spot this year’s stellar crop of industry approved breakthrough comedians, plus some discovered before who are now rather famous! Every showcase is different, so keep coming back. www.amusedmoose.com/shows. Compilation
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 3: 20:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,10-11,17: 20:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 8-9,15-16: 20:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Amused Moose Laughter Awards Top Ten Semi-Final
Now living in Sweden, the Kiwi returns. With awards from Australia, the UK and Sweden, this ‘hysterical comedy force’ (Time Out) and ‘freewheeling genius’ (Sydney Morning Herald) brings his tall tales of tiny triumphs.
A.M.Entertainments in Association With 2entertain
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Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
Vote alongside international talent scouts for 2012’s Top Ten comedy shows, which outshone hundreds of other entries from undiscovered/unsigned performers, to select three finalists eager for fame and £5000. www.amusedmoose.com/laughoff.
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Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Always Be Comedy
James Gill, Ben Morgan
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Compilation
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 17: 14:05 (2h55m) £10.00
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And Now for a Nice Evening With Wallan
For two weeks only, Always Be Comedy is moving from its successful south London home to the Edinburgh Fringe. Expect to see rising stars of stand-up alongside TV comedians every night, for free.
Lou Sanders
TPL
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 12-26: 21:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Imagine your favourite thing, replace it with this show. Great highs, no real lows, all begins with a really nice walk. ‘She rips it, always ensures a memorable live performance’ (Sun). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
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XAug 1-3: 21:30 (50m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (50m) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23: 21:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.00)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Andrew Bird’s Global Village Fete
Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly
TFPL
TFPN
Andrew Bird returns to lift the gloom of the modern world with the delightful madness of the village. This time it’s global. Total sell-out 2011. ‘Comedy gold’ (Scotsman).There will be a raffle. www.andrewbirdcomedian.com.
Is life a board game? Is money moving us where we don’t want to go? Irishman Andrew Ryan wants to take back control of the game. ‘Utterly brilliant, going to be a huge star’ SSSS (Time Out).
CKP
CKP
Stand-up
Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 18:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-25: 18:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:40 (1h) £7.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Andrew Doyle: Whatever It Takes
And Still Rarely Rong
Talented Artists Ltd.
Gary Colman / PBH’s Free Fringe
TPM
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‘Britain’s hottest young comedian’ (GQ Magazine) returns to Edinburgh following his 2011 sell-out show. ‘One of the funniest, sharpest, cruellest comedians out there’ (Independent). ‘Excellent one-liners’ (Times). ‘Fierce stand-up comedy ... fantastic’ (Metro). Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 20:00 (1h) £6.50
All men are born equal ... then some have kids. A heartwarming show about the disembowelling horror of family life. ‘Fearlessly funny... Best deadpan act since Jack Dee’ (GQ). ‘Highly inventive and very funny’ (Frank Skinner). Stand-up
Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 557 5114 V158GE5 Aug 4-25: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Andy Wilkinson: ‘My Name is Not Smug Roberts’
Andrew Lawrence is Coming to Get You
Andy Wilkinson
Chambers Management
TN
TPL
I’m a comedian and for years I’ve been going around calling myself Smug Roberts. Then I realised it was absolutely ridiculous. What was I thinking? ‘An extraordinary comic’ (Manchester Evening News).
Star of BBC1’s Live at the Apollo, now a regular on Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week, one of the UK’s foremost comedians performs an hour of top-class stand-up.
Stand-up
Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:50 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 20:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 18:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-11,17-19,24-26: 18:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Angela Barnes and Matt Richardson
Andrew Maxwell: That’s the Spirit
Angela Barnes and Matt Richardson
Get Comedy by arrangement with United Agents
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Join two of the hottest rising stars of comedy – Angela Barnes (BBC New Comedy Award winner) and Matt Richardson (SYTYF? and Chortle Student finalist) for an hour of pure, no-nonsense and hilarious stand-up.
TPL
Maxwell returns after 2011’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination. You’ve seen him on Wall of Fame, Live At The Apollo and Celebrity Juice – now see him live. ‘Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating’ (Times).
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX
Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:05 (1h) £9.00 Aug 4,6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:05 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00)
Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 21:05 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 2-14,16-26: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Angus and Cameron: Village Idiots – Free
Andrew O’Neill and Marc Burrows Do Music and Comedy and Hideous Murders
Angus Leigh and Cameron Anderson / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Blamed For Nothing / PBH’s Free Fringe
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PN
Two men, tall men ... sorry, that’s two mental men, present a show filled with jokes, nerdiness, sketches and a pantomime cow. Described as ‘punbelievable’ by their friends and ‘up for adoption’ by their parents.
Comedy half of Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing present a right gruesome steampunk knees-up, with songs. SSSS (Independent). ‘Genius ... side-splitting’ SSSSS (Big Cheese). Music, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B0131 226 0000V78GD6 Aug 4-12,14-26: 19:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sketch show, Family
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5 Aug 3-14: 16:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Anne Edmonds in My Banjo’s Name is Steven
Andrew O’Neill is Easily Distracted
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Best Medicine Management
Anne Edmonds
TFN
TPM
Borderline ADD sufferer Andrew O’Neill tries to stop looking at Slayer videos on YouTube long enough to write another very funny, very odd show. ‘Absolutely hilarious’ (Neil Gaiman). ‘Comedic brilliance’ (Time Out). Sponsored by Withered Claws. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 22:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Named by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of Australia’s rising comedy stars, Anne Edmonds (Best Emerging Comedy nominee, Adelaide Fringe) makes her Fringe debut. ‘Still laughing the next day...’ SSSS½ (Age). Music, Stand-up
B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 12:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 1-3: 12:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Anthony King: Songs of Love and Death
The Aspidistras – Hi Noon!
Anthony King
FPK
TM
Experienced comedian Anthony King brings his dark, dead-pan songs and stand-up to the Festival for the first time in this new show. ‘Outstanding’ (Scotsman). ‘The gags get better and better.’ (Guardian).
For two weeks only, catch semi-musical comedy duo The Aspidistras on their annual Edinburgh holiday/business trip. Crisps provided. SSSS ‘Fantastically funny’ (Big Issue, Scotland). SSSS ‘Delightful’ (ThreeWeeks) ‘Leaves you feeling doused in sunshine’ (Stage).
Aspidistras
Sketch show, Stand-up
Music, Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £9.50 Aug 2-4: 13:00 (1h) £4.00 Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 13:00 (1h) £8.00
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Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 13,15-26: 12:00 (1h) £5.00
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Applause
Assembly Gala Press Launch
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Robin Grainger and Gregor Wappler
Assembly
Join storyteller Robin Grainger, ‘an impressive range of talents ... his versatility should take him far’ SSSS (Skinny), and slick, brilliant gag-merchant Gregor Wappler, as they endeavour to make you laugh for an hour. Includes special guest hosts every day.
Join us as we celebrate our 32nd year and rocket into another season of the Fringe’s best shows. The gala launch lets you take a sneak peek at the selection of shows from our 2012 programme.
Stand-up
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4
Cabaret, Circus
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR Aug 1: 20:00 (2h) £10.00
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4
Aug 15,17-26: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Arguments and Nosebleeds – Free
The Assembly Rooms The Very Best of the Fest
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Arguments and Nosebleeds
Assembly Rooms
Warning: excessive side-splitting may lead to blood loss. A craic squad of performance poets tackle life’s major issues (scary schoolteachers, body hair, missing teapots etc) pausing only for laughter and medical emergencies. www.argumentsandnosebleeds.com.
Three superb showcases featuring the very best comedy from across the Fringe. The biggest names, the hottest new acts, together in one stunning show. Five major acts for the price of one. Stand-up
Poetry, Spoken word
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 26: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Armageddapocalypse: Threat Level Dead Exploding Fist Productions
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Maverick agent Jack Lang has 24 hours to save the world – and 23 of them are already gone. Can he stop the Armageddapocalypse? Yes. ‘See this show’ SSSS (Chortle. co.uk). ‘Brilliantly executed ... Inspired’ SSSS (Skinny). Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 21:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Art of Procrastination UCLU Comedy Club
TFPJ
Welcome to Crackston University, where hoards of laser-vision equipped mice are almost certainly not on a manic rampage. Mad professors and fledgling students alike navigate the world of £9,000 fees in this blockbuster from UCL’s finest comedians. New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 6-12,14-19: 22:00 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Asher Treleaven: Troubadour
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR
Aug 11,18,25: 23:59 (1h15m) £15.00
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An Audience with the King Andre King
TPN
Andre King leads the audience on an uproarious journey, from the antipodes to the motherland, from which no traveller returns unchanged. Once a King, always a King ... but once a night is enough! Stand-up
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B0131 226 0000 V324GD3 XAug 1-2: 20:48 (57m) £5.00 Aug 3-9,12,14-16,19-23: 20:45 (1h) £9.00 Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:45 (1h) £10.00
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Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Milk Monitors / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PU
Come see a new, hilarious, improvised Jane Austen novel every day – it’s free! Starring 2011 Best Newcomer nominee Cariad Lloyd and Rachel Parris. ‘Rare wit and grace … masters of their craft’ (TheatreBubble.com). Improv, Family
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-13,15-26: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Austerity Pleasures
TPL
Alex Chapman, Ben Morgan
An autobiographical show that ponders the question, ‘is my life actually interesting enough to talk about for a whole hour?’ Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Best Newcomer Nominee 2010, SSSSS, (Mirror), (Age), (ThreeWeeks). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Fringe veteran Ben Morgan and virgin Alex Chapman team up for the free show Austerity Pleasures. Start your day with their distinct brand of political and social satire. Expect jokes about parliaments, policies and leader lampooning.
XAug 1-3: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 16:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake • 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 V101GE4 Aug 13-18,20-25: 12:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Bad Advice – Free
An Austrian and Someone from Slough
Lauren Shearing and Sarah Pearce / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Cecilia Delatori and Alice Frick
PN
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Cecilia Delatori, ‘Hugely talented’ (List) and Alice Frick, ‘Refreshingly streetwise humour’ (Austrian Times) present stand-up and songs about coasters, Slough, pleasure aids, uptight landladies and ‘fun’ musical house rules in German.
Lauren Shearing, Laughing Horse finalist 2011, and Sarah Pearce, SSSSS (ThreeWeeks), have been given horrible life advice, and they’re ready to share it. So run with scissors, smoke while you’re pregnant and enjoy these excellent standups.
Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 XAug 2-3: 16:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-13,15-20,22-26: 16:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Axis of Awesome: Cry Yourself A River
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2: 22:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-12,14-26: 22:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Axis of Awesome
Bad Bread: 2012 – The Survival Guide
A brand-new hour of musical comedy from those guys off of the internet. Sold out four years in a row, all new songs, Jordan, Lee, etc. ‘Fringe legends’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
TFL
Bad Bread
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2012 – the end of the world and there’s nothing you can do about it, or is there? Bad Bread know how you can save yourselves! ‘Wonderfully funny. Excellent comedians’ (Comedy. co.uk).
Music
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
Sketch show
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19: 18:00 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16: 18:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 17:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:20 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Baby Wants Candy and Assembly with Marshall Cordell
Bad Musical
The Trap – Festival Highlights
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TFL
Critics’ Pick, ‘Truly amazing’ (NY Times). SSSSS ‘An entertainment phenomenon ... I am in awe of their talent!’ (Scotsman). The multi award-winning Festival favourite returns having sold out six previous Edinburgh Fringes.
The worst musical ever written. The culmination of a decade creating theatrical cack, including multiple sell-out Fringes with Bad Play. Sing along to the ultimate in entertainment poison! ‘Superb comedic trio’ (Time Out). ‘Extremely funny’ (Guardian). www.thetrap.co.uk.
Improv, Musical theatre
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 19:30 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 8-9,13-16,20-22,27: 19:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00)
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Back and to the Left in the Turkish Prison
Musical theatre, Sketch show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-7: 17:00 (1h) £11.00
Bairns’ Night
Back and to the Left
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Barnardo’s / The Assembly Rooms
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Two fools sent to prison for a crime they probably did commit, rehearse a sketch show in which one gets sent to prison, a different prison, confused? So are they.
A gala comedy evening to raise funds for the UK’s leading children’s charity, Barnardo’s. A star-studded line-up, hosted by Jo Caulfield, with performances from Jimeoin, Daniel Sloss, Fred MacAulay and many more, in a bumper length show.
Sketch show, New writing
B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE
Stand-up, Variety
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 3-15: 23:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Back to School
Arty Kamikaze and Take 3 Management
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Relive your student days and return to the 80s in this sitespecific, interactive comedy. You’ll receive a top-notch education with life-drawing classes, school hamsters ready for dissection and school dinners that’d make Jamie Oliver weep. www.backtoschooledinburgh.com. Interactive, Site-specific
Pleasance at Braidwood Centre • 69 Dumbiedykes Road, EH8 9UT B 0131 556 6550 V162GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:00 (1h30m) £8.00
XAug 3: 13:30 (1h30m) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h30m) £15.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h30m) £15.00 Aug 7-9,14-16,21-23: 16:00 (1h30m) £10.00
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Back to School’s Disco
Arty Kamikaze and Take 3 Management
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Dance the night away at this rollickingly retro School Disco! Alongside a gloriously cheesy pop soundtrack, there’ll be prizegiving, prom king and queen election and a potent punch. DJs to be announced. www.backtoschooledinburgh.com. Pop, Site-specific
XAug 3: 22:00 (3h) £8.00
Pleasance at Braidwood Centre • 69 Dumbiedykes Road, EH8 9UT B 0131 556 6550 V162GE6 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 22:00 (3h) £10.00
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Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Aug 13: 20:00 (2h) £20.00
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Barbara Nice: Mrs Nice
Barbara Nice / The Assembly Rooms
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Barbara Nice. International fun smuggler and mother dealing in the naturally occurring comedic highs of daily life. ‘Warm and spontaneous ... brings out the hidden joy in us all’ SSSSS (Independent). Starring Phoenix Nights’ J anice Connolly. The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1: 16:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-25: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Barbershopera: The Three Musketeers Barbershopera
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Barbershopera are back! This time with swords, reinventing the classic adventure story with fresh four-part harmonies. Musical Theatre Matters award winners three years running (20082010). ‘A feast of frenetic ridiculousness and superb singing’ SSSSS (Scotsman). Musical theatre, A cappella
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 23:05 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:05 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 23:05 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
BattleActs! Presents...
Barely Legal: The 18-Year-Old Democracy
BattleActs! Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Assembly and Marshall Cordell
TPJ
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South Africa’s best comedians give their unique spin on the postapartheid years, from teething tears through teenage angst. Starring South African Comedy Award winner Loyiso Gola and ‘King of Improv Comedy’ Dave Levinsohn (ComedyCentralAfrica.com). Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 21:10 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:10 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 21:10 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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An ever-changing line-up of the most blistering comedy around, in a late-night revue hosted by Time Out Critics’ Choice improvisers BattleActs! SSSSS (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine). SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSS (EdFringeReview.com). ‘Top Ten Comedy Shows’ (Independent). Visit www.battleacts.co.uk. Improv, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-27: 00:30 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Barry Castagnola in Where’s Barry Barry Castagnola / EdCom Productions
TPL
Barry Castagnola (Cyderdelic, 11 O’Clock Show, The Swingers) is late for his gig... ‘Fantastically innovative and astonishingly funny’ SSSSS (List). ‘A hugely entertaining and intelligent piece of character comedy’ SSSS (Metro). ‘Hilarious’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-4: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 19:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Battle Ducks: Activate! The Lincoln Company
TFPL
Brand new stand-up showcase from four young comedians who are quickly rising on the comedy circuit. Exploring themes ranging from masculinity to parental tyranny, pop culture, sex and crushing loneliness, there’s something for everyone. www.lincolncompany.co.uk. Stand-up, Contemporary
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 23:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 23:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 23:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Going Gaga Gilded Balloon
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Unexpectedly available after failing to qualify for the Olympic synchronised slimming event (Barry refused to surrender his pie at the weigh-in). Songs of rioting, mobility scooters and Ronnie’s ongoing Cornetto hell. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 3-10: 17:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Barry Morgan’s World of Organs Strut & Fret and Liblab Music
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Australia’s ‘fast-becoming-a-celebrity’ organ salesman Barry Morgan is packing up his Toyota Crown and crossing the Pacific! He will delight and entertain you with the Golden Syrup sounds of his 1981 Hammond Aurora Classic. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:20 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 19:20 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:20 (1h) £13.50 (£12.50)
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Basic Training
Underbelly Productions and Kahlil Ashanti
TK
Hip hop, family secrets, the US Air Force and non-stop laughs come together in Kahlil Ashanti’s Fringe First-winning production. ‘Flawless, dynamic, utterly captivating, life affirming’ SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Hilarious ... engaging ... Ashanti delivers’ (New York Times Critics’ Pick). Theatre, Solo show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:10 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23,27: 18:10 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-18,24-26: 18:10 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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BBC: Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section BBC Radio 4
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Fringe favourites The Horne Section present a one-off Edinburgh special after their first series on Radio 4. Comedian Alex Horne marshals his talented band in a joyous, life-affirming combination of music and comedy. Music
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 19: 20:15 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets.
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BBC: Christopher Brookmyre’s Comedy Bookcase BBC Radio Scotland
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Much loved Scottish author Christopher Brookmyre is returning to the Edinburgh Festival for a second year with his Comedy Bookcase. Christopher will be chatting to some of the biggest comedy names at the festival. Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 6-9: 16:00 (1h) (Free) Aug 6-9: 14:30 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC Comedy Presents BBC Comedy
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Three weeks of live comedy including special themed shows, stand-up, musical laughs, sketch, improv and more. Featuring the biggest names and hottest new talent from the festival. Follow @bbccomedyprsnts or check facebook.com/bbccomedy for line-ups. Sketch show, Stand-up
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 3,5-12,18-20,22,24-26: 23:00 (1h30m) £12.00
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
BBC: John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme
BBC: Comic Fringes BBC Radio 4
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Laugh yourself silly as BBC Radio 4 invites you to be part of the audience for recordings of three short stories created by leading comedians. The stories will broadcast at the end of August.
John Finnemore records a special edition of his hit sketch show. ‘Sparklingly clever’ (Daily Telegraph). ‘One of the most consistently funny sketch shows for quite some time’ (Guardian).
Storytelling
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
Sketch show
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT
Aug 18: 14:15 (1h15m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 18: 18:30 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: Crossing the Media
BBC: Just a Minute
BBC Radio Drama and The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio Drama and the Traverse Theatre are major forces in developing new writing. Orla O’Loughlin, Artistic Director of the Traverse and David Ian Neville, Drama Producer lead a discussion on writing for theatre and radio.
Chaired by Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Discover why this show has been attracting the best comedians for 45 years. BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
Drama, Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
Aug 26: 15:00 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 14: 17:30 (1h) (Free) Aug 14: 16:00 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: Dilemma
BBC: Late Junction
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BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 3
Sue Perkins returns for a special episode of Dilemma, the show that puts moral quandaries to a panel until they admit that they’d behave appallingly. There are no right answers, but there are deeply damning ones.
Verity Sharp hosts a special show with interviews and live performances by musicians appearing at the Fringe and others for this night only. Expect an eclectic mix of styles encompassing world, folk, alternative, electronic, jazz and more. Music, Talk
Game show
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
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Aug 16: 17:15 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 21: 23:00 (1h30m) (Free) Aug 23: 23:00 (1h30m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Screening
BBC: Four Thought BBC Radio 4
BBC Comedy
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Live, unscripted, thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension. Hear our speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect us today. Music, Talk
Join BBC Comedy as we screen the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games live with special Fringe guests. Keep up with the Olympic action on our big screen on site.
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT
Aug 20: 15:30 (1h30m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: Front Row BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio 4’s daily arts show with the hits, misses, debates and talking points of the Festivals and Fringe so far, along with interviews with writers and performers, and live performance. Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 15: 15:15 (1h) (Free) Aug 22: 10:15 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 12: 19:30 (3h) (Free Ticketed) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: Loose Ends BBC Radio 4
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Clive Anderson ties up the Loose Ends with cool music, lots of comedy and, of course, scintillating conversation. Recorded for BBC Radio 4. Music
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 18: 11:00 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: In Tune
BBC: MacAulay and Co
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BBC Radio Scotland
Join Sean Rafferty for BBC Radio 3’s drivetime programme, live from the BBC’s Edinburgh venue. Live classical music, guests including Jonathan Mills, Director of the Festival, and the buzz around this year’s Festival and Fringe.
Broadcast simultaneously live on BBC Radio Scotland and sold out every year for the last decade, Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the very best comedy from the Fringe.
Music, World music
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 24: 16:30 (2h30m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 6-10,13-17: 10:30 (1h30m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
BBC: Off the Ball
BBC: The Radio 2 Arts Show
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Enjoy your Saturday lunchtime with Scotland’s brightest little rays of sunshine, Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove. The petty and ill-informed duo have been freed from their Glasgow confines and let loose on the Edinburgh public.
Live from Edinburgh, The Radio 2 Arts Show captures all the excitement from Europe’s most significant cultural event, Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe, with guests from the world of comedy, theatre, dance, literature and music.
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio Scotland
Talk
Music, Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
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Aug 4,11: 12:00 (2h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 4: 22:00 (2h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: The Richard Bacon Programme
BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret
BBC 5 live
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Scott Mills and Nick Grimshaw return to present their Fun and Filth Cabaret. Expect late-night outrageousness with a dangerous mix of celebs, comedy, music, dancing and the weirdest cabaret from the Fringe.
Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
Cabaret
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
Aug 13-16: 23:00 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
Aug 22-23: 13:15 (3h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: The Unbelievable Truth BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award
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David Mitchell hosts the acclaimed 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. BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
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The most prestigious new comedy talent search in the UK. See the best acts battle it out for a place in the semi-finals. Hosted and judged by the hottest talent at the festival. Stand-up
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 11: 21:00 (1h30m) £7.00
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Aug 13: 15:15 (1h30m) (Free) Aug 13: 17:00 (1h30m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: Tonight With Rory Bremner
BBC: The Festival Cafe
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BBC Radio Scotland
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Rory Bremner hosts BBC Radio 4’s topical satire show which includes a blend of stand-up and sketch from the Tonight team, investigative satire and incisive interviews with people who really know what they’re talking about.
The cream of the talent from all the Edinburgh festivals join Janice Forsyth and Clare English. Prepare to be entertained by the sharpest minds and the top performers in town. Witty, sharp and frequently funny.
Sketch show, Stand-up
Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 6-10,13-17: 13:15 (45m) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
Aug 22: 19:00 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: The Kitchen Cabinet
BBC: Vic Galloway
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio Scotland
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Jay Rayner hosts a special edition of BBC Radio 4’s new food and cookery panel show. Witty, irreverent, but full of information that will change the way you think about what you do in the kitchen.
Vic Galloway breaks out of the studio to bring his alternative new music show to the Fringe. He’ll be live on air from 8pm with two hours of live performances from the best new Scottish acts. Music
Talk
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 V25GF5 Aug 26: 17:45 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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Aug 6: 20:00 (2h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BBC: The Philosopher’s Arms
BBC: Wondermentalist Cabaret
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The Philosopher’s Arms is a special pub where moral dilemmas, philosophical ideas and the real world meet for a chat and a drink. Matthew Sweet relates real life to some of the trickiest philosophical problems conceived.
Poetry, comedy, bonhomie and music in the company of Matt Harvey and guests. This Festival edition of the slightly interactive, comedy-infused poetry cabaret includes one-man band Jerri Hart with guest poets Kate Fox and Elvis McGonagall.
Talk
Poetry
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT
BBC @ Potterrow • Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT
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Aug 21: 18:15 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
Aug 9: 20:15 (1h) (Free) This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
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BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) – Free
Becks Dugs and Rotten Hole
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Craig and James meander through stories from their childhood and education together in their solo stand-up shows. They then come together with sketches to bring a happy show to a conclusion.
Matthew Finlayson a comedian in his fifth year of comedy and he’s already fed up with the crushing realities of life... Debating whether to commit homicide or suicide. Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 Aug 14-18: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Craig Skerry and James Purdy / Free Festival
Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 XAug 3-4: 13:05 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-6,8-13,15-26: 13:05 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Matthew finlayson
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Believe – Starring Shane Dundas from the Umbilical Brothers
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Assembly and Marshall Cordell
Beard
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Joan of Laugh
A legend in the comedy world as one half of the hugely popular Umbilical Brothers, Shane Dundas is about to leap into the unknown, as he performs his own solo show, Believe.
TFK
If you like two-woman comedies called Beard, you’ll love this: a new two-hander from young upstarts Rosa Robson and Matilda Wnek, who have been variously described as ‘exquisite’ (BroadwayBaby.com) and ‘sickeningly talented’ SSSSS (Varsity). Sketch show
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Physical theatre
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:10 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 22:10 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 22:10 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Aug 8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Bellylicious the Sequel – Confessions of a Belly Dance Diva
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Galit Mersand
Beast of the East – Free Comedy Showcase
TFAPM Enter the delirious world of the belly dance diva. Watch her move in mysterious ways and laugh to tears as she shares her off the wall experiences and unexpected insights.
UEA Headlights Comedy Society / Free Festival
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Taming the lion of mundanity with the whip of giggles. Standup and sketch showcase. The ringmaster brings his comedy menagerie – bright new talent from the UEA Headlights – all the way from East Anglia. Sketch show, Stand-up
B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA
Cabaret, Dance
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 XAug 3-4: 20:25 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-11: 20:25 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Aug 13-17: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Ben Hustwayte & Jack Campbell: Get It On
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Ben Hustwayte & Jack Campbell / PBH’s Free Fringe
BEASTS
Gravel Comedy
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Enticed down from the mountains with the promise of raw meat, these savage creatures were washed, shaved and taught to use stairs. Now, dressed like gentlemen and schooled in the twin arts of humour and needlework, BEASTS are coming!
Stand-up
Growing up on the streets of rural Cambridgeshire, Ben Hustwayte and Jack Campbell only had their wit to survive, now they bring you an hour of hilarious comedy!
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Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 14:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Because I Felt Like It – Free
Arnie Pie / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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‘Immediately likeable, relaxed, sharp. Perhaps think an Asian Jim Carrey’ (Bruce Griffiths, winner, Australian Comic of the Year 1996, Writer for Good News Week [Australia’s Have I Got News For You]). Stand-up, International
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 11-17: 12:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Bec Hill is More Afraid of You Than You Are of Her! Bec Hill
TFPM YouTube star and one of Time Out’s Top 5 Funniest Comedians on Twitter, Bec is back with a brand new show about her biggest fear: you. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 14:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-9,13-14,16,20-23: 14:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Globe • Niddry Street, EH1 1LG
Aug 4-25: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Benny Boot: Def-Con 4 Get Comedy
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Considered as one of the best joke writers of his generation Boot delivers the perfect combination of one-liners, observations and non sequitur statements. ‘Brilliant gags’ (Guardian). ‘Charming, disarming and proper f*cking funny’ (Tim Minchin). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 17:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Ben Verth: Alsatian and Chips
Ben Verth / Scottish Comedy Festival
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Intelligence and observation, anecdotes and endearing silliness from The Beehive Comedy Club’s resident host and writer/star of the INWCDT podcast. ‘Sharp writing ... a real talent’ (Scotsman). ‘A rising star’ (Skinny). www.benverthcomedy.com. Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-8,10-15,17-26: 17:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Comedy
Best of Edinburgh – The Showcase Show EdCom Productions
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Whipping up a selection of the best comedy acts into a delicious lunchtime feast, The Showcase Show returns for its ninth triumphant year. ‘Perfect bite-size flavour of the Festival, a must see’ (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 3,6-9,13-16,20-23: 13:10 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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The Best of Irish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club
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Ireland’s finest under one roof. Excellent value Celtic showcase featuring three top comics for the price of one. Fringe institution since 1999. ‘Wonderful line-up truly justifies show’s title’ (Evening News). Great craic, different line-up nightly. www.thestand.co.uk. Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5
Aug 3-26: 18:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year Ha Ha Comedy
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Multi award-winning Scottish comedy. A selection of Scotland’s best. ‘Hilarious’ Alan Anderson (Chortle.co.uk) introduces previous SCOTY winners and finalists. ‘Genuinely prestigious affair... with a genuine sense of occasion’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Major talent’ (Skinny). Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 22:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:40 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
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The Best Of Scottish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club
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Fifteenth side-splitting year. Quality showcase with Caledonia’s finest. Old favourites and rising stars. Four great comics for 12 quid. Changes nightly. ‘Great value in a relaxed environment’ (Scotsman). ‘Best in the country’ (Evening News). www.thestand.co.uk. Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5
Aug 3-26: 21:45 (1h50m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Best of So You Think You’re Funny? Gilded Balloon / Sponsored by Fosters
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See the best of previous contestants and winners from the UK’s best comedy competition. A guaranteed big night of Fringe favourites spanning 24 years of So You Think You’re Funny? Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 3: 22:30 (1h30m) £6.00
Aug 4,8-11: 22:30 (1h30m) £10.50 (£9.00)
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Best of the Fest Assembly
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The biggest and best line-ups in Edinburgh! This Festival favourite returns and maintains its status as the place to be ‘round midnight. Stellar line-ups listed daily at www.assemblyfestival.com. Stand-up
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 3-4: 23:59 (1h15m) £10.00 (£10.00) Aug 9,12,16,19,23,26: 23:59 (1h15m) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 23:59 (1h15m) £15.00 (£14.00)
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Best of the Fest Daytime Assembly
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The perfect way to kick start your day sampling the very Best of the Fest! Join us for the best comedy, music and cabaret on offer. Suitable for all ages. Daily line-ups at www.assemblyfestival.com. Cabaret, Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 3: 14:15 (1h15m) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:15 (1h15m) £12.50 (£10.00) Aug 7-9,14-16,21-23: 14:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Best of Waterloo Comedy Club Waterloo Comedy Club
APM
Not sure who to see tonight? Showcasing a selection of top comedians who’ve appeared at our club, look out for TV regulars, award winners and Fringe favourites – all offering tasters of their show’s best bits. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 18-26: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Beta Males in... The Space Race Ditto Productions
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Chortle Award-nominated sketch storytellers return after two sell-out Fringes with the secret history of the British Space Programme. A sketch-comedy blasting off in T-minus... 1969. ‘Genius’ (Sunday Times). ‘Gloriously funny’ (Time Out). Sketch show, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) See page 173 for more information
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The Beta Males’ Midnight Movie Theatre Ditto Productions
PL
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Scream yourself hoarse with a galaxy of Fringe stars and critically acclaimed hosts The Beta Males at this thrill-tacular. Using patented Immerso-Vision they’ll transport you inside a late-nite horror movie! ‘Genius’ (Sunday Times). Film, Horror Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
Aug 10-11,17-18: 00:20 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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A Betrayal of Penguins – Harmed and Dangerous A Betrayal of Penguins
TFPK
Comedy’s sweatiest trio return with their most white-knuckle, frenetic hour yet, as they (consensually) take you places you’ve never been before. ‘The Perfect Sketch Show’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Unmissable’ (List). Comedy, Sketch show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9: 18:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-11: 18:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Big Comedy Gala in Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support The Big C
PL
Hosted by Roy Walker (ITV’s Catchphrase). Last year’s sold-out show featured Ed Byrne, Sarah Millican, Danny Bhoy, The Boy with Tape on his Face and more. Line-up TBC. @bigcomedygala. Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2
Aug 13: 21:30 (2h) £22.00
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Big In Dubai!
Johnson, Liccione, Addison, Al Sayed / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Stars of the Dubai comedy scene chance their arm in Edinburgh. We don’t pay tax so expect 40% more laughs! Join two Brits, an Arab and a Yank for an evening of international stand-up comedy! Stand-up
GHQ • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT
‘Can’t be long before he begins to break over here.’ - Chortle ‘Betnér is the best Swedish export since Bergman.’ -Festmag
B0131 226 0000 V275GC5
Aug 4-11: 19:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Big Value Comedy Show – Early Big Value Comedy Shows
TM
Our 18th year as the recognised launchpad for future legends, featuring four top comedians. Tomorrow’s stars are born here. Every year we strike gold. Come speculate. ‘Cabaret comedy at its best’ (Scotsman). Compilation, Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 18:00 (1h10m) £5.00
Aug 3-4: 18:00 (1h10m) £7.00 Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:00 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Big Value Comedy Show – Late Big Value Comedy
TM
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Four different comedians to the earlier shows. The most exciting of the new talent package shows on the Fringe. ‘Top comedy, top value’ (List). Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 3-4: 21:00 (1h10m) £7.00 Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 21:00 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
´ MAGNUS BETNER 3 - 27 Aug (not 13, 16), 8.45 pm
XAug 2: 21:00 (1h10m) £5.00
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Big Value Comedy Show – Middle Big Value Comedy
TM
Four acts for the price of one. The hottest acts on the first step to success. We audition all year for these shows. So much great new talent that we’ve created an extra show. Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 19:30 (1h10m) £5.00
Aug 3-4: 19:30 (1h10m) £7.00 Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:30 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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The Big Value Comedy’s Lunchtime Club Just the Tonic
TM
An early afternoon, discount show with another four of the hottest unknown acts on the first step of the ladder to success. Midday giggles at the future stars of comedy. Handpicked by experts! Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 12:30 (1h10m) £3.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:30 (1h10m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 12:30 (1h10m) £5.00 (£4.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Billy The Mime
Bonehead Productions
TFAPM
‘Politically incorrect! Uncomfortably funny! Twisted! Chilling!’ (New York Times). ‘A one-man variety show depicting the most taboo and controversial stories of our culture. It absolutely should not be missed!’ (NewYorkTheater.com). Not for children or the easily offended. Theatre, Satire
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 18:15 (1h) £4.00 Aug 5,8-9: 18:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 20-23: 18:15 (1h) £8.00 Aug 6-7,10-13,15-16: 18:15 (1h) £7.00 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Billy Watson – Sex, Drugs and Marriage – Free Billy Watson
PN
Join Billy on his journey from drugged-out loser in search of pussy through marriage to a psychotic Turkish woman and beyond. www.billywatson.tv. Stand-up, True-life
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Binge Thinking
Showdown Productions (Australia)
TFK
People no longer read books, still invest in the stock market and live on junk food. We’re getting dumber. Why? Sell-out Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe. Directed by Adam Richard. SSSS (Adelaide Magazine). www.xaviertoby.com. Stand-up, Contemporary
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
AD 211_Print_Comedy 5:37 pm See page27/4/12 123 for more information
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Something for the Weekend presents
HOW TO SUCCEED AT INTERNET DATING MARK RESTUCCIA
The Birmingham Footnotes Drop Their Trousers
The Birmingham Footnotes / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
The Birmingham Footnotes are the University of Birmingham’s sketch troupe. Expect absurd, dark and silly humour including a sombre reinterpretation of Grease and obscure mid-90s references from the Fringe debutantes. ‘Lovely dear’ SSSS (Mum). Sketch show
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B0131 226 0000 V56GE5 Aug 4-11: 14:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Birth Order
Rachel Anderson
PN
Oldest child of five and comedian Rachel Anderson – ‘Innate Geordie charm with increasingly assured writing’ (Chortle. co.uk) – explores whether your birth order really does impact the person you are. Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 4-26: 17:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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‘CORKING LINES’
Black Country Cider Lions – Free
Chortle Chortle
Leon Clifford, Rob Jackson and Rob Kemp / Free Festival
‘LIKE JIMMY CARR WHEN HE WAS FRESH’ ★★★★
PM
Leon Clifford, Rob Jackson and Rob Kemp take it in turns to assault your brain for an hour of focused comic meanderings jokes about the Black Country, cider and lions, guaranteed. Roar entertainment!
Three Three Weeks Weeks
1-27 AUG
21:30 (1hr)
Stand-up
Gilded Balloon at Third Door Box Office 0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk See page 122 for more information
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Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5 Aug 3-26: 18:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Black Monday – The Longest Laugh All Day Gong Show The Shack Comedy Club
FPN
Who beats the gong, you decide! Pop in and out or stay for the duration of this massive all-day show. Winner announced at midnight. All proceeds to charity. Stand-up
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B0131 226 0000 V324GD3
Aug 13: 12:00 (12h) £10.00
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The Blanks
CKP in association with Hyper Agency and Sloat Entertainment
TFAL
The Blanks (Ted’s Band from TV’s Scrubs) perform hilariously entertaining a cappella music and sketch comedy. An online phenomenon with over eight million YouTube views. For their Edinburgh debut expect skits, antics and talking toys. Book early! www.theblankswebsite.com. Music
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-22,27: 21:30 (1h) £12.00 (£9.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Bless You In Advance
Three Stand Ups And A Sit Down
PL
A show categorically not about nuns. Or sneezing. Forty-five minutes of silliness from the quartet who believe that sitting down is the new standing up, but couldn’t afford four chairs to prove their point. Sketch show, New writing
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 17-26: 13:10 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Blind Date Ruined My Life Taylor and Bird
a REGULAR MUSIC & MZA presentation
TFPL
How a popular 1980s TV show shattered the hopes and dreams of a future financial whizz kid, and ultimately led to the collapse of the banking system (probably). Sketch show, True-life
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 6-17,19-24,26: 17:05 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Bob and Jim – Go Bob and Jim
TFJ
‘I laughed like a loon. This offbeat duo’s updated take on vaudeville is a delight’ SSSS (FringeGuru.com). ‘An all-singing, all-dancing variety extravaganza with lashings of triumphant tomfoolery. Truly inspired’ SSSS (Comedy.co.uk). www.bobandjim.co.uk. Music, Variety
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 12:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Presents – Free Bob Blackman Appreciation Society / Laughing Horse Free Festival
N
Variety with the leading fans of Bob ‘The Tray’ Blackman – Sir Richard Swan and Johnny Sorrow, winner Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. ‘It’s great fun’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). Variety
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 2-12: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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WED 8TH • THU 9TH • FRI 10TH AUGUST
EDINBURGH QUEEN’S HALL
Show 7pm (8:30)
0131 226 0000
WWW.HENRYROLLINS.COM
WWW.EDFRINGE.COM
0131 668 2019
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Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage – Free Bobby Carroll / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Misanthrope stand-up Bobby Carroll’s debut hour, like Curb Your Enthusiasm but without the production values. ‘Brilliance and originality’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘A rare find ... fresh and funny’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). www.comedyknights.co.uk. Stand-up, Tragedy
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 V159GE5
Aug 4-25: 19:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Bob Doolally’s Euro Crisis
Bob Doolally / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Scotland may have failed to reach the Euros, but the alcoholic soccer pundit returns from Poland with some outrageous musings on the beautiful game. ‘Needle-sharp observations on the British psyche’ (Guardian). ‘Almost better than football’ (Independent). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 Aug 13: 19:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Aug 21: 21:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Bob Downe ... Smokin’
Phil McIntyre Entertainments
TPL
More classic hits! More great prizes! Same hair! Lighter in the loafers and funnier than ever, Australia’s Clown Prince of Polyester topped the Edinburgh pop chart in 2011 and he’s back by popular demand with more golden greats! Music, Solo show
See page 16 for more information
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-22: 20:00 (1h) £12.50 (£10.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
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Bob Graham Work Ethic
Bob Graham / Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Hard work never killed anyone. It didn’t kill Bob, though it did put him off hard work. Join him for his debut solo show. ‘Wonderfully anarchic’ (Skinny). ‘Too intelligent for Perth’ (some woman from Perth). Blues, Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4
Aug 1-5,8-12,14-18,21-26: 13:25 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Bob Slayer: He’s A Very Naughty Boy Master of Chaos / This is Gonzo Comedy
TFPN
So funny it was banned in Norway, Australia and beyond... What happened? Why? What next? Hilariously misunderstood award-winning idiot. ‘Good-natured bad behaviour from very funny man’ (Scotsman). ‘Shambolic genius’ SSSSS (ABC Adelaide). www.bobslayer.com. Storytelling, True-life
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V313GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:00 (52m) £3.00 (£2.00) Aug 4-13,15-20,22-26: 19:00 (52m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Bogan Bingo / Free Festival Bogan Bingo
PN
All the way from the suburban backwaters of Australia and direct from a string of sell-out shows in London, comes a full throttle, high octane game show with balls. www.freefestival.co.uk. Game show, Rock
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 9-12,14-19,21-26: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Boom Jennies: Mischief The Boom Jennies
TPK
Riotous sketch comedy from this critically acclaimed, feel-good fun confederacy. Stars of BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama, these girls radiate so much energy you’ll need sunglasses. SSSSS (Argus). SSSSS (Scotsgay). SSSS (List). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (NewCurrent.com). Sketch show
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Born to be Mild Andrew Watts
TFPN
Andrew Watts used to be single, and he used to tell jokes about being single. Now he isn’t, and he doesn’t. ‘Stand-up laced with a cerebral cutting edge’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). As seen on ITV’s Stand-Up Hero. Stand-up, Solo show
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B0131 226 0000 V324GD3 XAug 1-3: 17:00 (50m) £3.00 (£1.50) Aug 4-12,14-25: 17:00 (50m) £7.00 (£3.50)
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Bowling and Todd +1
Bekka Bowling and Shane Todd / PBH’s Free Fringe / DAA Management
T Ne The Th New ew Yorkk Ti TTimes mes ess
PN
Bekka Bowling and Shane Todd are hotly-tipped newcomers. See them here first and for free with a host of comedy names. Featuring a different star headliner every day (not Jim Davidson). Stand-up
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-25: 13:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Boy With Tape On His Face – More Tape Boy with Tape on his Face
TPM
Brand new show! As seen on The Royal Variety Performance, BBC2’s Comedy Prom and BBC3’s Live at the Fringe. ‘Spectacular! Hysterically funny – fight for a ticket!’ SSSSS (Time Out). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 2-3: 21:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:40 (1h) £13.50 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 21:40 (1h) £12.50 (£10.00)
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Brendon Burns, Home Stretch Baby Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TPM
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner 2007 and world-renowned cult comic returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show. Book early. Will sell out. SSSSS (Times). SSSSS (Guardian). SSSSS (Time Out). SSSSS (Telegraph). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 3-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:00 (1h) £14.50 (£12.50) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 22:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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Brides of Comedy
Williamson and Jones
TFPL
Williamson and Jones learnt some valuable lessons touring with Paddy McGuinness in 2011 – but failed to grasp ‘everything in moderation’! Sketch show with a difference! ‘They make me piss my sides, very very funny!’ (Paddy McGuinness). www.bridesofcomedy.com. Sketch show, Stand-up
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:45 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:45 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 19:45 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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PHIL and NIGEL McINTYRE Presents
I’VE JUST TURNED 50, THE KIDS HAVE LEFT HOME, AND MY CAT JUST DIED...
SUGGS MyLifeStory IN WORDS AND MUSIC
Written by Graham McPherson and Toby Follett Directed by Owen Lewis WITH MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT AND UNCALLED FOR INTERJECTION FROM DEANO HIS LOYAL MANSERVANT-CUM-PIANIST “VERY FUNNY, AND DELIVERED WITH A SENSE OF TIMING AND PHRASING THAT MANY COMMON-OR-GARDEN COMICS COULD LEARN MUCH FROM” Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE CHARMED BY THIS ONE MAN SHOW” Jessica Hayes, Time Out “FUNNY AND MOVING SUGGS HAS MADE HIS LIFE STORY INTO A GREAT NIGHT OUT” Simon Price, Sunday Independent
Tues 21st AUG at 7pm THE QUEENS HALL 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh EH8 9JG Weds 22nd AUG at 7pm Tickets £22.50 (subject to booking fees) Thur 23rd AUG at 7pm available from: The Queen’s Hall Box Office Fri 24th AUG at 7pm 0131 668 2019 Fri 24th AUG at 10pm www.thequeenshall.net JUST 5 PERFORMANCES www.suggslive.com See page 166 for more information 49
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Bridget Christie: War Donkey
Bridget Christie / The Assembly Rooms
TPL
How did Hitler choose soups in restaurants? What are Tory feminists? Why no Spielberg donkey blockbuster? Bridget Christie knows. ‘Avant-garde comedian of prodigious talent’ (Guardian). ‘Beautiful insanity’ (Sunday Times). ‘Excellent’ (Telegraph). Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1: 14:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Bristol Improv for Hire
Bristol Improv / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Graduates desperately looking for employment. Skills include: ability to improvise (comedy) under pressure, team-working, range of funny accents. Interview: completely improvised on the spot. References: SSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Blown away by the speed of it’ SSSS (IntermissionBristol.co.uk). Improv
Whynot? • 14 George Street, EH2 2PF B 0131 624 8633 V327GD4
Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Bristol Revunions: Destination Adventure Bristol Revunions
TPL
Hello friends! Us sketch comedy cub scouts have packed characters and Kendal mint cake, so come climb the comic foothills with us for one destination… adventure! SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Top notch comedy’ (London Theatre Guide). Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 14:00 (1h) £5.50 (£4.50) Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 14:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Britain’s Got F*ck All Talent! Flick Ma Beens
TFAPL Join Anthony the bouncer, Scorchka O’Finnegan, Kenny Boyle (SuBo’s cousin) and the world-famous JellyBeen Martinez as they take part in this latest talent show. Britain’s got talent? You be the judge! Interactive, Stand-up
“a masterpiece” Edinburgh Spotlight “utterly delicious entertainment” Edinburgh Evening News
“outstanding” FringeReview
2-28 Aug Performances 2pm and 8pm • The acclaimed international show, touring since 1997 • • 2-hour show includes 3-course meal •
B’est Restaurant, 16 Drummond Street, EH8 9TX Info and tickets: 0131 556 6040 or www.interactivetheatre.com.au See page 278 for more information 50
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B0131 226 0000 V324GD3 XAug 1-2: 17:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-12,14-25: 17:00 (1h) £7.00
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Bruce Hammers’ Bananapocalypse Mat Ewins
TPM
Mat Ewins presents a fun character / sketch show about actor Bruce Hammers and his 1982 blockbuster Bananapocalypse. Discover a movie star you never knew existed, but won’t be able to forget. ‘Never far from a solid punchline’ (Chortle.co.uk). Film, Sci-fi
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 15:35 (55m) £4.00 Aug 5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 15:35 (55m) £5.00
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:35 (55m) £6.00
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Bungo Menebla!
Bungo Menebla / Free Festival
APN
Idiocy, sketches and silliness from the combined talents of top stand-up Kevin Dewsbury, ‘a real treat’ (ThreeWeeks), ‘sheer talent’ (Time Out), and comedy actor Mark Sparkler (star of recent film Surprise and one-time writer for Steve Coogan). www.bungomenebla.com. Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 13-26: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Bus-ting to Laugh – Free
Diane Fitton and Joe Bains / Free Festival
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Joe, a London Sikh, so naturally pro-BNP, and Diane, having exasperated every dating agency in England, launch themselves upon an unsuspecting Edinburgh. Board this bus for a mystery tour of mirth. Improv, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-26: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Caimh McDonnell: The Art of Conversation Fluid Thinking
TFN
Join Caimh (Bafta nominee, writer on Sarah Millican Television Programme) on a whistle-stop tour of his own social ineptitudes. If small talk is your kryptonite, then this is the show for you! ‘Outstanding’ (Telegraph). Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW
B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-4: 18:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:20 (1h) £7.00
Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:20 (1h) £6.00
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California Beach Bungalow Smile and Nod (California)
TFK
Chicago-style improv, with a Californian flair! Audience suggestions will fuel the sketches and games. Watch as we perform a new show every night. Sit back, relax, and let that sweet California sun shine on it. www.smileandnod.org. Improv, Contemporary
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:30 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 14,20-21: 13:30 (50m) £6.50 (£4.50)
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The Cambridge Footlights: Perfect Strangers The Cambridge Footlights
TJ
Celebrating 50 years at the Fringe, the award-winning Cambridge Footlights are still a ‘must-have ticket’ (Times). Don’t miss 60 minutes of new material from the ‘most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent). Sketch show
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Cammy’s Teatime Cammy Sinclair
FAPJ
BBC Best of Red Raw comedian Cammy Sinclair is known for his high-energy stand-up performances featuring musical comedy, clowning and lighthearted audience interaction. Loveable, fresh and unique. ‘A comedian’s comedian’ (Scott Gibson). ‘Funny songs’ (Scotsman). Clown
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 22-26: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Can You Put This in the Bin for Me? – Free Bin for Me / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Three stand-ups: Michael Mooney (wandering ponderer) Anthony Ayton (himself but funnier) and Rue Barratt (tattoos in strange places). Will make you laugh so hard, you’ll keep the flyer! Compilation
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 14-26: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
ASSOCIATION WITH OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS INUNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS
Car Crash Comedy 2012
www.offthekerb.co.uk
Sarah May Philo and Gus Lymburn / Scottish Comedy Festival
Star of BBC1’s LIVE AT THE APOLLO, THE ROB BRYDON SHOW Channel 4’s STAND UP FOR THE WEEK and 8 OUT OF 10 CATS
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Seatbelts on. Join Sarah-May Philo and Gus Lymburn in watching a host of Fringe comedians try to avoid a car crash as they freewheel on any audience-chosen theme for five minutes. How bad can it get? Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-25: 22:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cardinal Burns
Pleasance Theatre Trust
‘This is one of the most individual, accomplished, hilarious and unforgettable hours I have had this year.’
U
Fresh from their E4 series, Cardinal Burns invite us into their surreal and offbeat world, and unleash a cast of uniquely funny characters along the way. ‘Endlessly creative and wonderfully funny’ (Time Out). Special guests: Worm Hotel. SSSS (Guardian). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
NOMINATED
BEST NEWCOMER
‘His talent for comedy is priceless.’
EVENING STANDARD
‘Excellent’ THE GUARDIAN
THE SCOTSMAN
Aug 20-23: 20:20 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 24-25: 20:20 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Card Ninja: ReDeal Javier Jarquin
TJ
Following the success of last year’s Festival Javier Jarquin returns with an all-new show for 2012. Combining killer wit and cards as weapons, Card Ninja: ReDeal brings more comedy, more Ninja and many more cards. Variety
7.00PM
MON 13 & THUR 23 AUG) 1-26 AUGUST (NOT
PLEASANCE BENEATH 0131 556 6550
www.pleasance.co.uk www.joshwiddicombe.co.uk
See page 106 for more information
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 11:20 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4-12,14-19,21-26: 11:20 (1h) £9.00
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Carey Marx in Sane Carey Marx
TN
Do you have a problem with me? I’m here to help. A maelstrom of sanity, by Carey Marx. ‘A real joy’ SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Hilarious’ SSSS (Skinny). ‘A solid cascade of laughs’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 22:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 22:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Cariad Lloyd – The Freewheelin’ Cariad Lloyd Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TPU
Foster’s Best Newcomer nominee Cariad returns with Andrew (the child stand-up), Mrs Lynch (David’s mum) and other bizarre delights, in her follow up to last year’s smash hit. ‘A comic pocket dynamo’ SSSS (Guardian). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Carl Donnelly: Different Gravy Avalon Promotions
TL
Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly (Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Good News) as he reads and discusses choice excerpts from his unpublished and hugely embellished autobiography. ‘Gripping unmissable stand-up ‘(Guardian). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 20:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) See page 175 for more information 52
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Carl-Einar Häckner: Handluggage Gilded Balloon
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Guaranteed to tickle you with more than just his Ikea props, marvel at this Swedish sorcerer as he performs underwhelming feats of magic, sings completely ridiculous songs and proves that foreign accents are almost always funny. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 19:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Carl Hutchinson: Acceptable? Carl Hutchinson
TFPM
No skinny jeans or fancy hair for this young rising star. World Series winner, SYTYF? Finalist, Mercury nominee and seen on ITV’s Stand-Up Hero. Join Carl as he attempts to comprehend the world he feels isolated from. Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 18:20 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 18:20 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 18:20 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Casual Violence: A Kick In The Teeth Casual Violence! Comedy
TFM
The award-winning ‘next stars of the genre’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks) return with new tales of tragicomedy sketch terror. Deadly board games, sinister poppymen and lazy detectives guaranteed... ‘A weird and wonderful show’ SSSS (Skinny). Sketch show, Absurdist
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-5: 22:00 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 6-13,15-20,22-26: 22:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
For tickets and information www.venue150.com 0844 847 1639 See page 361 for more information
Catch Comedy Presents: Edinburgh Fringe Showcase Catch Comedy
PM
Showcase of north-east England’s finest comedic talent. Individual acts but all with something in common – they’re bloody hilarious! Varied line-up every day – expect jokes, dodgy anecdotes, music, special guests and brilliant humour. Music
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 13-17: 16:30 (1h) £3.50
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Catie Wilkins: Joy Is My Middle Name Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
TFL
Did the name your parents gave you reflect their unrealistic expectations? Hope? Faith? Moon Unit? Catie Joy Wilkins hates smiling. Her middle name makes things worse. ‘Very funny’ (Jimmy Carr). Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Champagne Café Bar
at
The Signet Library 3rd – 27th August
Exclusive Offer: Glass of Pommery Brut Royal Champagne £5 normally £7
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Catriona Knox – Hellcat
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TPL
Critically acclaimed, red-blooded and acutely well-observed character comedy. ‘Hilariously executed with commitment, verve and a cracking script’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (FestMag.co.uk). ‘Near ridiculously pitch perfect’ SSSS (TheNewCurrent.com). ‘Deliciously entertaining’ SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). www.catrionaknox.com. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 17:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Find out about our Fringe Champagne Tasting Tutorials at thesignetlibrary.co.uk Show this advert to redeem your offer. Offer is subject to availability and valid for one glass, per person, per day.
The Signet Librar y, Parliament Square, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm Sun 12.30pm – 11pm Reservations: 0131 225 0652 www.thesignetlibrary.co.uk See edfringe.com 53
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Celia Pacquola – Delayed
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS Star of BBC 1’s
‘MICHAEL McINTYRE’S COMEDY ROADSHOW’ and BBC 2’s
‘MOCK THE WEEK’
‘Sizzlingly entertaining... devastatingly funny gags’
Something for the Weekend
TL
‘Sardonic wit, dripping disdain’
The smallest thing can change a life. In 2010, the award-winning Aussie comic moved to London and learned the word ‘bellend’. This and other stories. SSSS (Scotsman), SSSS (Guardian), SSSS (Time Out), SSSS (Telegraph), SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
CHORTLE CHORTLE
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 19:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Charlie Baker Freshly Baked
THE THE GUARDIAN GUARDIAN
Off The Kerb Productions in association with Debi Allen Associates
TL
Stand-up from award-winning comedian, singer, actor, writer and tap dancer. Also husband, father, son, runner, Devonian and overeater. A fresh comedy hour from ‘Devon’s answer to Frank Sinatra’ (Guardian). SSSS (Scotsman). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Charmian Hughes: Charmageddon! Charmian Hughes / PBH Free Fringe
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9.30PM www.offthekerb.co.uk
OLLO W 1-26 AUGUST (NOT MON 13 AUG) @TheSFim ON TW onEva IT T ER ns PLEASANCE BENEATH 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
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End of the world? Cheer up! Apocalyptic fashion tips, romantic advice, last wish fulfilment, plus forbidden performance of the Dance of the Seven Cardigans. ‘The best gags’ (Independent). ‘Obviously talented’ (Telegraph). 2012 Silver Stand-Up Award finalist. www.charmianhughes.co.uk. Stand-up, Absurdist
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5
Aug 4-13,15-20,22-25: 18:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cheap Laughs (Are Better Than No Laughs) – Free
Eric Gudmunsen / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Following the rip-roaring success of Ryanair Lost My Baby last year, Eric returns with another hour of the same old un-pc, critic-baiting sh*te jokes and songs. Not suitable for children or miners. Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 2-26: 22:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Checkley and Bush’s Comedy Riot! Checkley and Bush
TFL
These women are very funny and should be ringed in the Fringe programme with a note saying ‘book tickets ASAP’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Brilliantly boisterous sketch duo – dark wit, snappy banter and hilarious song parodies! Music
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 20:55 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00)
Aug 4: 20:55 (1h) £5.50 (£4.50) Aug 5,8-9,12,15-16,19-23,26: 20:55 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-7,10-11,13,17-18,24-25: 20:55 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) – Free Cheese-Badger / Free Festival
PK
Cheese-Badger returns with the dark tale of orphaned 13-yearold Midge and his mad uncle Clive... Spaceships, explosions and ferocious bears, brought to life by a guitar, a balalaika, and two bespectacled men. Music, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 XAug 2-5: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 7-12,14-19,21-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Chilly Gonzales Chilly Gonzales
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Underground prankster rapper, workaholic Grammy-nominated producer, melancholic piano virtuoso and Guinness World Record holder, the unspeakable, unmissable Chilly ‘Gonzo’ Gonzales returns to the UK with his piano talk show after two sold-out runs at London’s Soho Theatre. Music
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 XAug 3: 21:45 (1h15m) £10.00
Aug 26: 21:45 (1h15m) £14.00
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Chortle Presents: Fast Fringe Chortle
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Sample 12 top comedy / variety acts in one speedy showcase, selected by Britain’s leading comedy website. Different line-up every day, published on www.chortle.co.uk. 2011’s guests included Mark Watson, Richard Herring, Todd Barry, Tom Stade, Terry Alderton etc... Compilation, Variety
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 18:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23: 18:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Chortle Student Comedy Award Final Chortle
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Hundreds entered, only eight survive. Who will be crowned Britain’s funniest student comedian? Organised by top comedy website Chortle, previous finalists include Simon Bird (Inbetweeners) and Tom Deacon (Radio 1). Powered by The Sims 3. Compilation, Stand-up
‘Smart and properly funny’ Guardian
★★★★ ★★★★ Chortle
List
2-26 Aug
(not 13)
edfringe.com 0131 226 0000 in association with JBJ Management
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 13: 22:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Chris and Paul Show Just the Tonic
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Best Newcomer (Montreal Festival) nominees 2011 return with a new show. ‘Reminiscent of the best silent comedy stars ... one of the best single moments of the Fringe’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Work together like salt’n’sauce’ (Scotsman). Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 20:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Chris Brain: A Better Place Chris Brain
TFPN Winner NZ Billy T Award for Comedy 2009. The funny story of all the dumb things I have done whilst self-medicating myself normal. ‘Wry turns of ironic observation and rug-pulling oneliners’ (TheatreReview.org.nz). Stand-up, Solo show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 17:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Chris Corcoran and Elis James – The Committee Meeting Phil McIntyre Management
TPL
Chris Corcoran (Radio Wales, Rhod Gilbert Show) and Elis James (BBC2, 8 Out of 10 Cats) bring the best of their 21st-century take on working man’s clubs to Edinburgh. Stand-up, Theatre
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 13:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist Chris Dangerfield
PN
My name is Chris Dangerfield and I went to Thailand for a seven-week sex holiday. It didn’t go according to plan. Whores, drugs, guns, anal issues, ladyboys, occasional crying. This show is free. ‘Something special’ (FringeGuru.com). Solo show, True-life
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V313GE5 Aug 6-26: 17:45 (50m) (Free Ticketed)
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Chris Dugdale’s 2 Faced Deception Middleton Enterprises
TK
As seen on ITV’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Discover the cheek and charm of Dugdale’s devious deceptions. ‘More jaw-dropping in 20 minutes than two hours and 20 minutes of Derren Brown’s Svengali’ (BroadwayWorld.com). www.2faceddeception.com. Theatre, Magic
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 18:10 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 8-9,13-16,20-22,27: 18:10 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Chris Henry: We Need to Talk! Chris Henry
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‘He was good, he was very good, he was exceptional’ (Evening Express). Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2009. Sadly, he’s lost friends, jobs, relationships, family, religion and a little dignity, chasing ‘the dream’. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-23,25-26: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Chris Kent – Plugged In
Danger Overhead and Lisa Richards
TM
What do you get when you cross a burnt-out electrician with a stand-up comedian? You get the most high-voltage act on the Irish comedy circuit at the moment. ‘Compelling storyteller ... beautifully delivered’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 21:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Chris Martin – Spot the Difference
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management
TPL
After a debut sell-out show, Chris (as seen on Dave’s One Night Stand) explains how to wind up squirrels and shows techniques to confuse a pervert. ‘Destined for greatness’ (Sunday Times). ‘Hilarious’ (Metro). Stand-up, Solo show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Beyond Compere
TPM
Back for a fourth consecutive year, McCausland confronts the stereotype he’s worked hard to avoid, kicking it squarely in the... ‘Balls-Out Funny!’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘His language is a treat’ (Hairline.org.uk). ‘Fantastical words and imagery’ (ThreeWeeks). www.chrismccausland.com. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 16:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) See page 122 for more information 56
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky Avalon Promotions
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Following two consecutive sell-out Edinburgh shows and a sellout UK tour, Foster’s award nominee and panel show regular, Chris Ramsey, returns to the Fringe with his new stand-up show. ‘A brilliantly engaging natural storyteller’ (Evening Standard). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 19:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Chris Stokes: An Opera Written On Napkins Fluid Thinking
TM
Award-winning debut show (Best Show, Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2012) from Milton Jones Tour support Chris Stokes. ‘Hilarious’ (Scotsman). ‘Very smart material’ (Chortle. co.uk). ‘His playful and mischievous daring was intoxicating’ (Leicester Mercury). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £9.00 Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Christian Reilly: This Is Not A Love Song Christian Reilly / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Perrier / Chortle winner. Come, feel the noise. Not necessarily in that order. ‘Seriously cool, seriously funny’ (Richard Herring). ‘If you’re a fan of Bill Bailey / Rich Hall, you’re a Reilly fan already’ (Guardian). Music, Stand-up
Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 557 5114 V158GE5 Aug 4-18: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cirque du Charlie Chuck Charlie Chuck
FAPM
Vic and Bob’s sidekick, Fringe legend Charlie Chuck’s back with mixed magic, cabaret, organ-playing, drum-smashing, burlesque bits, French songs and lady assistant. ‘Masterpiece of oddity’ (Scotsman). More scary, more weird. Plus unexpected latex suit. Cabaret, Absurdist
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 Aug 13-25: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Claudia O’Doherty – The Telescope The Invisible Dot Ltd.
TPK
No more jokes. No more laughter. Please join Claudia for her first foray into confronting, upsetting theatre. This show will not be funny. ‘Refreshingly different - outlandishly funny’ (List). ‘Wickedly funny… stunning and bizarre’ (Guardian). Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,9-12,16-19,23-26: 19:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8,14-15,20-22: 19:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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A Coach Load of Lesley
Lesley Evans / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Climb aboard Lesley’s chemical toilet-equipped Megabus to London. Fellow passengers include ex-Eastenders star Sonia Jackson (with trumpet) and eccentric war hero Geoffrey Toot. SSSS ‘Excellent comic timing’ (Edinburghguide.com). ‘Hugely inventive’ (Alistair McGowan). ‘Wonderful’ (FringeGuru.com). Solo show
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The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA
Aug 4-12,14-25: 13:30 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Colin Mars: A Life Full of Lemons Colin Mars
TFPN He’s not trying to be big or clever, he’s just trying to be funny (and succeeding). His energy and guaranteed stage presence make Colin Mars a stand-up comedian to look out for. Stand-up, Solo show
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 21:50 (50m) £5.00
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 21:50 (50m) £7.50
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The Colour Ham Colour Ham
TPM
Eleven nights only – will sell out. Mind-blowing sketch show full of magic, mentalism and comedy wrapped up in a big ball of rock‘n’roll silliness. ‘Gobsmacked ... Blows the audience away’ SSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com). Sketch show, Magic
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 21:15 (1h) £5.00
Aug 5,8-9: 21:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 3-4: 21:15 (1h) £7.00 Aug 6-7,10-12: 21:15 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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The Comedian’s Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith
CKP in association with Red Comedy Comedy and DAA
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Goldsmith grills one headliner per show, in depth, on exactly how they create funny things. Warm, witty, educational – it’s like Inside the Actor’s Studio for comedians. But marginally less pompous. www.comedianscomedian.com. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
Aug 3-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:15 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00)
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Comedy Brass – Free
Adams and Neagle / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
No brass or knickers? Putcha purse away and come watch stand-up from Scott Adams and Anthea Neagle, plus a surprise act daily from the London circuit. You’ll leave like you’re made of funny. Kaboom. www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6
Aug 2-26: 15:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy Film Nights Universal Comedy
TFAPM
Watch classic and cult films, some with a modern comedy twist – live dubbing by improv expert comedians. Improv, Film
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Aug 2-26: 23:30 (1h30m) £8.00
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Comedy Gala 2012: In Aid of Waverley Care Off The Kerb Productions
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Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event featuring an all-star cast, hosted by Seann Walsh and Josh Widdicombe. Previous years have included, Kevin Bridges and Sean Lock among others. Book early. Recorded for television. www.offthekerb.co.uk. Stand-up
Festival Theatre Edinburgh • 13-29 Nicolson Street, EH8 9FT B 0131 529 6000 V244GE5 Aug 23: 19:30 (3h) £25.00
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The Comedy Manifesto PBH’s Free Fringe
PJ
The most popular live political panel show in Britain. Back at the Fringe for the fifth year. Hosted by Kate Smurthwaite with team captains David Mulholland and Rick Molland. SSSSS (Scotsgay). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Free, arrive early. Game show, Political
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5
Aug 4-13,15-25: 15:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Comedy Reserve Pleasance
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Catch four of the hottest new acts on the comedy circuit – Matt Rees, Suzy Benett, John Kearns and Chris Turner – in the eighth year of Pleasance’s Comedy Reserve, supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve. Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50)
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The Comedy Sandwich McKee and Tuck
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Lunchtime stand-up comedy from Reading New Act finalist Laurence Tuck, ‘Inventively offbeat’ (Chortle.co.uk), and Bath New Act runner-up Dan McKee, ‘had the crowds in riots of laughter’ (Concrete-online.co.uk). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake • 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 V101GE4 Aug 2-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Comedy Zone Avalon Promotions
See page 133 for more information
TM
The Fringe’s longest-running and most prestigious comedy showcase returns for its 22nd year. The electrifying rising stars of 2012 are Kieran Boyd, Hayley Ellis, Ahir Shah and Mark Smith. ‘Comedy’s finest new additions’ (Observer). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:45 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Comic Strip
Assembly and Marshall Cordell
TM
Fresh from the sell-out Adelaide run, Comic Strip returns featuring the hottest burlesque performers and funniest comedians from the Fringe. Previous guests include Jimeoin, Pajama Men, Zoe Lyons and Jason Byrne. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (Adelaide Now). Burlesque
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 22:40 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 22:40 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-22: 22:40 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Computer Programmer Extraordinaire Raph Shirley / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
So You Think You’re Funny? finalist Raph Shirley presents a comedy about a geek in denial. ‘Brimming with ambition and potential’ (Chortle.co.uk), ‘Hilarious’ (London Evening Standard). www.raphshirley.com. Globe • Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V161GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 16:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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COMX COMX
TPN COMX returns with more of the best acts on the Fringe and latenight shenanigans at the Caves. Last year’s performers included Richard Herring, Boy With Tape On His Face, Dr Brown, Joe Lycett and Piff The Magic Dragon. Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 23:20 (2h10m) £5.00 Aug 4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 23:20 (2h10m) £10.00
Aug 5-8,12-13,15,19-22,26: 23:20 (2h10m) £8.00
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Conor Drum – A Sense of Humour Conor Drum / Free Festival
PN
Conor Drum – A Sense of Humour. An exploration of the value of a sense of humour in surviving the modern world. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 XAug 3-4: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-14,16-27: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Constant Craving – Free Sarah Archer / Free Festival
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Are you satisfied? Do you want to be more than just another noodle in a big bowl of pasta? Join the club! ‘Insightful jagged barbs’ (List). ‘A surreal edge, terrific original ideas’ (Scotsgay). www.saraharcher.co.uk. Multimedia, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 3: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-10,12-17,19-24,26: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 119 for more information
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Control Alt Delete – The Funny Side of Computers Dan Willis
TL
The Funny Side of Computers – after 10 years in IT, Dan became a comedian. Two thousand gigs later he’s looking back and mining the data for laughs. ‘Wonderful hour’ (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (List). Stand-up
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Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 13:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Convicted
PBH’s Free Fringe / Pinder, Wight, Choyce and Davies
PN
Australians. Convicts. We know. We’ve heard your jokes about us, now you can hear ours about us, and a few about you thrown in. Four comedians from Australia give you a free show. Bring wallets at your own risk. Compilation
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B0131 226 0000 V338GE5
Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 14:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cracking Yolks – Free Range Comedy Jo Ogden / Nena Edwards / Ruth Bruce / Free Festival
PL
Free-range comedy from three spring chickens – Ruth Bruce, Nena Edwards and Jo Ogden. You’ll be cracking up as they scramble together disaster stories of love, life and breakfast foods. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 12-26: 13:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Craig Hill – Jock’s Trap!
MZA and CHiLL Productions
TPM
Indulge yourself in a deliciously wicked evening of gloriously camp no-holds-barred comedy and pure, unadulterated fun. ‘Funny as hell’ (Scotland on Sunday). ‘Wickedly subversive... Funny, charming and charismatic’ (Metro). ‘Absolutely hilarious’ (Evening News). Sell-out 2002-2011! www.mrcraighill.com. Improv, Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2: 19:30 (1h) £7.50 XAug 3: 19:30 (1h) £10.00
Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23,26-27: 19:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-25: 19:30 (1h) £14.50 (£13.00)
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Croft & Pearce Do It Like A Lady Vivienne Smith Management
TL
Alistair McGowan called them ‘excellent sketch comedians’. The Sunday Express hailed them as ‘promising’. By their own admission, they’re ‘worth getting out of bed for’. Don’t miss their midday show! www.croftandpearce.com. Sketch show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Crunch the News
Bright Green and Lampoon Apathy / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Get your daily helping of bite-size news packed full of wholegrain comedy nuggets. Politicians and commentators join the Fringe’s best comedy acts (Josie Long, Chris Coltrane plus many more) for political chat, show snippets and special features. Political, Variety
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-18: 12:20 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
See pages 172 and 126 for more information
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Cucu-rucu-cu in the French Alps
Marie Connolly / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Snow, ski and a little Julio Iglesias. Tales of Marie’s different jobs over five seasons in the beautiful French Alps. Five seasons? She must be a good skier? Well. Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 3-26: 12:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Damian Kingsley: Work in Progress – Free Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Work in progress stand-up from Bath Fringe Finalist, Newbury Fringe Finalist, Laughing Horse Finalist. ‘Considerable talent with strong anecdotal humour’ (ThreeWeeks, 2011). ‘Super Storyteller’ (Karen Koren, Gilded Balloon). Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 12-26: 18:30 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow Damien Crow / The Assembly Rooms
PL
Ever wondered what is going on inside the mind of a Goth? Join Damien Crow as he lays bare his soul with devastating, unexpected and hilarious consequences. ‘Gloriously miserable’ (List). Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1: 16:25 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Dana Alexander: Breaking Through Get Comedy
TPL
From media scandal to national riots, this is a funny, fresh and foreign perspective on British life, because if we don’t laugh we’ll cry. ‘A gift from the comedy gods’ SSSS (Herald). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 22:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:35 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Dancing About Architecture Mark Olver
TM
Mark Olver hosts a discussion show where the best performers at the Fringe talk about how they write and why they love comedy. For anyone who loves, or has an interest in, the art of being funny. Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 12:00 (1h) £4.00 Aug 4-6,11-12: 12:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-10: 12:00 (1h) £5.00
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Danielle Ward – Speakeasy / Playdead Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TPL
Take a lucky dip with Danielle Ward’s shows and you might get stand-up about politics, sex and Ryan Gosling or extremely silly tales of horror. See Pleasance.co.uk for details! SSSSS (List). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6,8-9,13-16,20-23,27: 20:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Daniel-Ryan Spaulding: How Dare You! Daniel-Ryan Spaulding
PN
Provocative, intelligent, with the right amount of sass, internationally touring Canadian stand-up comic DanielRyan Spaulding welcomes you to the world of a fearless, lovable, young gay man, who doesn’t take sh*t from anyone! SSSS (Scotsgay.co.uk).
by arrangement with Mandy Ward Artist Management presents
AMATEUR TRANSPLANTS Adam Kay’s Bum Notes
Stand-up, LGBT
The Hudson Hotel • 9-11 Hope St, EH2 4EL B 0131 247 7000 V184GD2
Aug 4-9,12-25: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Daniel Simonsen – Champions
“Wonderfully funny, a comedy classic”
The Mason Sisters @ PBJ
TL
SCOTSMAN
Fresh from Russell Howard’s Good News, the Simon Amstell tour and the benefits office in Bethnal Green. ‘You knew he was funny before he even opened his mouth’ (Scotsman). ‘Brilliantly offbeat’ (Guardian).
“Filthy at best, depraved at worst and great, guilty fun”
Stand-up, Solo show
TELEGRAPH
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 19:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
“This made me very, very happy”
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STEPHEN FRY
Daniel Sloss – Extra Shows!
MZA and Get Slossed Productions Ltd
PL
Later and probably ruder shows from comedy’s half-man-halfXbox star of Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, 8/10 Cats and his own BBC show. ‘Meteoric’ (Scotsman). ‘Genuinely funny’ (Time Out). ‘Nothing short of hysterical ... stunning!’ (Sunday Express). Sold-out 2008-2011! Stand-up
7PM
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE
AUG 1-27 Not 8, 14 Previews 1, 2, 3
Box office: 0131 556 6550 | www.pleasance.co.uk
Pick Of The Fringe 2011
TELEGRAPH
twitter @amateuradam www.amateurtransplants.com www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com
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B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2
Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:00 (1h) £15.50 (£13.00)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Comedy
Daniel Sloss – The Show
MZA and Get Slossed Productions Ltd
TPK
New show from comedy’s half-man-half-Xbox star of Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, 8/10 Cats and his own BBC show. ‘Meteoric’ (Scotsman). ‘Charming, self-deprecating and genuinely funny’ (Time Out). ‘Nothing short of hysterical … stunning!’ (Sunday Express). Sold-out 2008-2011! www.danielsloss.com. Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 XAug 2: 18:30 (1h) £8.50 XAug 3,5: 18:30 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00) Aug 4,8-9,13-16,20-21,23,26: 18:30 (1h) £13.50 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-25: 18:30 (1h) £15.50 (£13.00)
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Dan Mitchell – Free Egg
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with MIG Management
TPL
Trapped in his house, with nothing to entertain him, Dan Mitchell has no option but to free his mind. Once free, it wanders up and down, poking squirrels and visiting strange places. Fate. Destiny. Breakfast. Stand-up, Solo show
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 22:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 22:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
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Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a ½ Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale Dan Nightingale
TPM
AKA can’t pick one concept? Then attempt them all. AKA a fractured insight into the idiocy of a comedian. ‘Could be unstoppable’ (Independent). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:50 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 18:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Danny Bhoy: Dear Epson
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
PK
A few years back I campaigned successfully to reinstate roast beef Monster Munch. You’re welcome. I have since written some other letters aimed at slightly changing minor aspects of our lives for the better. Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2
Aug 3-8: 19:25 (1h15m) £16.50
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Dan and Tom: Two for the Price of None
Dan Schreiber and Tom Davis / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Tom Davis (Bo Selecta! / The Morgana Show) and Dan Schreiber (Former QI elf / co-creator BBC’s Museum of Curiosity) copresent an hour of characters, stand-up and factual nuggets of awesomeness. Stand-up
Southsider • 3-7 West Richmond Street, EH8 9EF B0131 226 0000 V148GF6 Aug 4-25: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Danny Buckler: The Phantom Best Medicine Management
TPM
Danny Buckler rises from his lair beneath the opera house for his debut show, an hour of killer theatrical comedy only he can deliver. ‘A Hancockian treasure’ (Russell Brand). ‘An endearing air of parodic grandeur’ (Metro). Stand-up, Storytelling
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18: 21:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-26: 21:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Danny McLoughlin – The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth Phil McIntyre Management
TPM
Join one of the brightest new stars of stand-up and see why he’s widely tipped as a name to look out for. ‘McLoughlin’s main weapon is his audacity’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Dan Willis: A Comedian’s Life Dan Willis
TPL
Willis presents his brand new show, an hour of no-nonsense stand-up comedy based around the Willis working week - a comedian’s attempt to perform his arse off ‘PMAO’. ‘Unpretentious, informal, belly-laughs-a-minute standup’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (List). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 19:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
See page 100 for more information
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Dan Wright: Michael Jackson Touched Me CKP by Arrangement With CHP Artist Management
TFPM
Dan’s (Big Cook Little Cook, Big Brother’s Big Mouth C4) hilarious story about how being an obsessive ambassador for Jacko affected his relationships with everyone around him. Best Show nomination, Leicester Comedy Festival 2012. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Darkness Rising
Heretical Productions
TFPM
The cult sketch comedy group returns with a bizarre tale of hilarity and horror. Hot Fuzz meets The Woman in Black with an original live score and fantastical characters. ‘Incredibly energetic … thoroughly entertaining (ThreeWeeks, Deemed Unsafe 2011). Sketch show, Horror
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 21:10 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Dave McNeill: Canoe Ride 3000 Feature Spot Productions Ltd
TPU
Come jeer at this feckless fool in his homemade canoe striving to answer questions he’s as yet unsure of … and to find the Chinese man who urinated through his letterbox at 1am two weeks ago. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:30 (50m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 15:30 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Dave Thornton – The Some of All the Parts Token Events
TL
Australian comedy’s star on the rise, Dave Thornton was invited to inspire a class of 12-year-olds, picking a stand-up comedian may have been a mistake. ‘Don’t miss this’ SSSSS (Scotsman). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 21:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:20 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Davey Connor, Lucy Beaumont and Ed Patrick – The Big Comedy Showcase Show Vivienne Smith Management
TL
Three shining young stars of the circuit join funny forces to give the best comedy deal in town! ‘Hits the nail on the head’ (Glasgow Herald). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 22:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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David Longley: My Favourite Things David Longley / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
A late-night show in the afternoon. Bring your immaturity. ‘A festival must-see’ (Steve Bennet, Chortle.co.uk). ‘Wonderfully satisfying, thinking man’s comedy’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). SSSS (Chortle.co.uk, Metro, ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 2: 15:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 16:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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David Mills is Smart Casual – Free David Mills
PM
Droll raconteur and 2011 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, known for sharp, hilarious banter, cutting commentary, stylish delivery. Ruthless and hysterical. ‘His talent for whip-cracking one-liners is audaciously thrilling’ (Time Out). Stand-up
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 2-27: 15:45 (50m) (Free Ticketed)
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David O’Doherty: Seize the David O’Doherty EdCom Productions
TPL
by arrangement with
presents
OLDER BETTER BITTER BACK IN SCOTTISHLAND “Cynical and fantastically self-satisfied” The Times
“ A bit of a lefty, elitist snob” Time Out Chicago
Winner, 2008 Edinburgh Comedy Award. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. But it is a sort of marathon that you really have to sprint. ‘A national treasure’ (Irish Times). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:20 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 19:20 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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David O’Doherty Presents 403 Second Masterworks Fine and Dandy Productions
L
Aug 14: 13:30 (1h) £11.50
David introduces very short presentations delivered by top comedy talent on specialised subjects they have chosen. Each one may be informative. It may be eye opening. It will definitely be over after 403 seconds. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 20: 17:15 (1h) £11.50
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AUG
16 -25 @ gregproops
6.15PM
@proopcast.com www.gregproops.com
www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
David Trent – Spontaneous Comedian Phil McIntyre Management
TPM
David Trent makes phenomenal comedy. This is his Edinburgh debut. It will blow your mind. He wrote this himself. ‘His use of video, animation and repetition is brilliant and unique’ (Chortle. co.uk). ‘Bold, category-defying comedy’ (Stage). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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David Whitney – Struggling to Evolve David Whitney
TM
Taking his first steps out of the primordial soup, Whitney provides a guide to sex, drink and violence, and not getting away with it. ‘Genuine spirit of fun’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Huge laughs ... silver-tongued warrior’ (Spectator). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 22:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 22:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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DeadBadgers Sketchy Bits
DeadBadger / Jimbo Dryden / Mathew Lloyd
PN
Funnier than a gerbil with a deerstalker, harder than Van Dam’s nips, more flesh than a gypsy wedding, sexier than a panda in a onesie, two nut-jobs, one badger. This Fringe… never leave a badger behind! Sketch show, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 13-26: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Dead Cat Bounce... Howl of the She-Leopard
Off The Kerb Productions by Arrangement With the Lisa Richards Agency
TL
Comedy-rock powerhouse return to rock Edinburgh’s knickers off. ‘One of the funniest damn acts on the planet.’ SSSSS (Time Out). Sydney Comedy Festival People’s Choice 2011 winners. Seen on Channel 4 and BBC3. Music
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 22:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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DeAnne Smith: Livin’ The Sweet Life DeAnne Smith
TPM
Life’s great when you’re rich(er than most people on the planet)! Nerdy-hot Canadian/American charms and disarms. Ukulele! Free candy! SSSS ‘Fearsome talent’ (FestMag). SSSS ‘Brilliant’ (Skinny). SSSS ‘Lively and original’ (Chortle.co.uk). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 19:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Dear Dan Brown...
Robert Finn / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
How do you turn a rubbish novel into literary gold? Who better to ask than someone who’s been there and done it? Robert Finn presents an open letter to the world’s best-selling bad author. Storytelling, New writing
Dragonfly • 52 West Port, EH1 2LD B0131 226 0000 V63GF4 Aug 5-24: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Death of Comedy Danger Overhead
TFM
Ireland’s top alternative comedy night takes a holiday to Edinburgh for the Fringe and a series of very special midnight shows. Expect the night to be fresh, experimental, a little weird, and very wonderful. Bring snacks! Compilation
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 00:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 00:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 00:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Deborah Frances-White: Cult Following Deborah Frances-White / SO Comedy
TPM
Atheist comedian Deborah Frances-White used to be a Jehovah’s Witness. This is the surprisingly hilarious story of what she learnt knocking on your door and how it prepared her for stand-up comedy. ‘Gloriously talented!‘ (Time Out). Stand-up
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 16:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 16:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 16:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Dec Munro’s Got Chutzpah Dec Munro
PN
Nobel Prize nominee Dec Munro brings his first 38 minute show to Edinburgh. ‘Brilliant’ (Noel Fielding). Come along! Stand-up
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 V159GE5 Aug 15-25: 15:50 (38m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See page 246 for more information
Demitris Deech: Stop, Collaborate and Listen – Free Demitris Deech / Free Festival
PN
Demitris was almost recruited as a spy for Her Majesty’s Government. Now a stand-up and BBC Radio panellist, he brings his hilarious show to Edinburgh. ‘Amusing … A gently nerdy voice ... Blessed...’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-25: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Denise Scott – Regrets Token Events
TL
This is multi award-winning Australian comedian Denise Scott’s Fringe debut. Scotty is Australian comedy’s next big thing and she’s been around for a while. ‘A fresh, funny and exquisitely delivered masterclass of frill-free stand-up’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 18:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 18:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Denis Krasnov’s Hour of Intellectual Filth Denis Krasnov
TN
So filthy it’s poetic. Some ideas simply can’t be expressed without swearing. Don’t come, if mentioning human body-parts makes you uncomfortable. Don’t expect simple d*ck jokes either, expect d*ck jokes about Large Hadron Supercollider. Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 23:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-9,13,15-16,19-23,26: 23:45 (1h) £7.00
Aug 10-12,17-18,24-25: 23:45 (1h) £9.00
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Derek Ryan: Time Lord – Free Derek Ryan
PL
Irish comedian Derek Ryan reveals how much time is needed before humiliation becomes funny, why the Irish are always late and the secret to time travel. Time flies. We’re going to crash and die. Meet the pilot. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 XAug 2: 20:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 20:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Des Bishop Likes to Bang
Off The Kerb Productions by Arrangement With Lisa Richards Agency
TL
Combining his love of hip hop, beatboxing, audience participation, and a newfound passion for drumming, the Queens native, bred in Dublin, has fun playing with words in this brand new show. SSSSS (Guardian). www.offthekerb.co.uk. Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:50 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23: 20:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Des Clarke: Final Destination
Bound and Gagged by Arrangement With Debi Allen Associates
TPM
Scotland’s star of stand-up and the Capital Breakfast Show takes us on a wild journey of enlightenment and jokes. Will we ever reach our Final Destination? Chortle Award Winner. SSSS (Metro). SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (List). Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH See page 104 for more information
B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:00 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
Aug 9,13,15-16,20-22,27: 20:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00)
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Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free Devvo / Donny Soldier
PN
Been on E4, C4, BBC3, massive on YouTube, massive in Yorkshire. Job quitters guide to becoming a Dole Queue Hero. Make millions. Bring yer drugs, buses are gay. ‘Vilest man in UK’ (Sun). www.devvo.tv. Stand-up
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B V313GE5 Aug 2-26: 20:45 (45m) (Free Ticketed)
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Diane Spencer: Exquisite Bad Taste Gag Reflex
TPM
Award-winning comedian Diane Spencer returns with her hilarious new show about perspective. Part autobiography, all comedy from a rising star compared to Joan Rivers and Sarah Millican. ‘Raucously entertaining’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Indiscreetly brilliant’ (Scotsman). Possibly offensive. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 17:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-12,14-26: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Dirty Thirties
Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel
PL
Growing down, looking up. Two friends from opposite sides of the globe get together at random intervals creating madness, mayhem! Rosie Rebel (USA) and Lady Melville (Australia) reluctantly say goodbye to their youth and enter adulthood! SSSS (Heraldsun.com.au). Cabaret, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 3-26: 18:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) See page 140 for more information 68
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Dirty Uncle Comedy Roadshow – Free
Tomas Ahlbeck, the Dirty Uncle of Comedy, and Friends
PN
The Dirty Uncle Comedy Roadshow presents fresh Swedish stand-up on the edge. Tomas Ahlbeck and friends share what is going on in dark and surreal Scandinavian comedy. British guest appearances. www.dirtyuncle.co.uk. Stand-up, International
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 14-17: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Discograffiti – Free Ashley Frieze
L
A comic look at the art of songwriting. An instrument wielding joker confesses all about writing that tricky second album. ‘Simply the best!’ (Tina Turner), ‘It’s a little bit funny’ (Elton John), ‘Why, why, why?’ (Tom Jones). Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 11-26: 15:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Discover Ben Target
Phil McIntyre Management
TPK
The words ‘genius’, ‘unique’ and ‘the best’ are often misused. Ben Target is a comedian. He will be with you for 53 minutes. ‘Hugely gifted ... delightful and unsettling’ (Guardian). ‘Impressively funny’ (Scotsman). Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 16:55 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,9-12,16-19,23-26: 16:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 8,14-15,20-22: 16:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Dissecting Comedy – Free
Mags Woodward and Adam Russell / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
EB White once wrote ‘humour can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.’ Get your hands dirty. www.tomorrowsstanduptoday.co.uk. Seminar, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 XAug 2-5: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-26: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Distract and Conquer Elleray, Ross and Foes
PN
Nick Elleray and Joshua Ross present offbeat wordplay and lo-fi storytelling with the chance for the audience to take them on in the daily test of mettle. For clips and details of special guest acts visit distractandconquer.co.uk. Stand-up
Amarone • 12-13 St Andrew Square, EH2 2AF B V290GD4 Aug 4-25: 18:30 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Dixon of Fogg Green – Free
Nick Dixon, Dave Green, Ben Fogg
APM
Like the title? Then you’ll love the 15,681 other words in our three-man stand-up show. It’s awesome. We’ve won awards and everything. Treat yourself. You deserve it. PS There may be bacon. @dixonoffogggreen. Event, Stand-up
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B V313GE5 Aug 19-26: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See pages 72, 152, 103 and 36 for more information 69
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Doctor Brown – Befrdfgth
Soho Theatre and the Mason Sisters @ PBJ
TPL
International comedy sensation Doctor Brown returns with a new hour of absurd visual humour. ‘The clowning, oddity and low-level menace constitute one of the funniest shows on the Fringe.’ SSSS (Guardian). ‘So visceral it’s addictive’ SSSS (Scotsman). Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:05 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23: 21:05 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:05 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Dodger’s Comedy Presents... – Free
Dodger’s Comedy / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
A jam-packed hour of stand-up from five up-and-coming comics, shortlisted for So You Think You’re Funny?, Laughing Horse, Chortle Student Comedian and Funny Women. ‘Exciting, unpredictable and rip-roaringly funny’ (Platform, Future Radio). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-11: 21:30 (1h) (£4.50) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Dog-Eared Collective: You’re Amazing, Now Look at Me Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
TFAL
Anarchic funnymongers The Dog-Eared Collective unleash more supercharged silliness. ABBA in a steam-room smackdown and Paddington Bear meets 8 Mile. ‘Hilarious’ (Sunday Times). ‘One to watch’ (Metro). ‘Simply Inspired’ (TheArtsDesk.com). www.dogearedcollective.co.uk. Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 15:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 15:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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See page 130 for more information
Dolly Mixture
Anna Morris / PBH’s Free Fringe
AN
Acclaimed character comic, Anna Morris, presents her debut solo show. A darkly sweet collection of comedy treats and delightful dolls. Batteries not included. Some may bite. ‘Comedy gold’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). ‘Fearless ... terrifying and hilarious’ (OnTheFringePaper.co.uk). ‘Breathtaking’ (CamdenPeople.co.uk). www.annamorris.co.uk. Solo show
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-14,16-25: 15:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Domestic Science
Helen Arney and Rob Wells / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Join Helen and Rob for a lunchtime hour of home-cooked science and comedy. They’ll be investigating cosmological conundrums, solving microscopic mysteries and trying to maintain their own domestic bliss. Fingers crossed then. New guests daily, see www.domesticsciencecomedy.com. @DomesticScience. Science, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B0131 226 0000 V78GD6 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 12:10 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Do Not Adjust Your Stage
Do Not Adjust Your Stage / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
Ever wanted to be the Director General of your own television network? Join us as we improvise a bespoke TV schedule based on your suggestions! A fast-paced comedy improv show that puts you in control! Improv
Whynot? • 14 George Street, EH2 2PF B 0131 624 8633 V327GD4 Aug 4-13,15-20,22-25: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Do Not Trust the Animals – Free
Paddy Magee / Laughing Horse Free Festival
APN
Aesop’s fables! Grimm’s fairytales! That time my Dad said that eels could chase me home! Paddy’s taking apart all the most beloved stories of childhood and putting them back together again. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2: 17:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-15,17-27: 17:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Don’t Like Each Other – Free Patrick Lappin, Angus Dunican and Tom Clutterbuck
PN
Three rival comedians take it in turns to air their differences on stage and show off for your approval. They want your love, because they’re sure not going to get each other’s. Stand-up, Tasting
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-14: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Do The Right Thing
Fuzz Productions Limited
L
The hit panel game podcast (nominated for Chortle and Sony Awards), hosted by Danielle Ward, Michael Legge and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Previous guests include Al Murray and Rich Fulcher. ‘Very funny’ (Guardian). For info/hear past podcasts, www.comedy.co.uk/pfs-dtrt. Game show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 8-9,13-14: 23:20 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.00)
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See page 101 for more information
Dr Ettrick-Hogg’s Manly Stand-Ups – Free Dr Ettrick-Hogg and Mags Woodward / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Don’t miss out on Dr Ettrick-Hogg’s nightly selections of standups let loose in this intimate venue. Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit. Anything could happen. Be there. www.ettrick-hogg.co.uk. Stand-up, Absurdist
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-3: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-26: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Durham Revue Durham Revue
TFK
Enjoy the Great British Summer with ‘sublime’ (ThreeWeeks) sketch comedy from the award-winning Durham Revue. No socks/sandals combos please. Remember to pack all the essentials, but mostly deckchairs. You’ll need to sit down amidst all the hilarity. Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,20-21: 18:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-11,19: 18:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 12,17-18,24-26: 11:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-14,16,22-23: 11:40 (1h) £9.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Dylan Moran: Yeah, Yeah
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
L
See page 145 for more information
Following his critically acclaimed 2011 sell-out tour, ’The Oscar Wilde of Comedy’, Dylan Moran returns to the Festival for two dates only. ‘In a class of its own’ (Independent). ‘Razor Sharp’ (Times). Edinburgh Playhouse • 18-22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA B 0844 871 3014 (Booking fees apply) V59GC6 Aug 15,23: 20:00 (2h) £24.00
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Phone tapping, bribery, extortion, libel and lies. Can the British press get any worse? Well, of course it can, and The Early Edition is back to flag up its faults. Their headlines are our punchlines. Book early! Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2-3: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 14:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-25: 14:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus – Free
‘COUNCIL
Richard Coughlan / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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The human race is doomed and this show proves it. ‘The man is a killer’ (Reginald D. Hunter). ‘Devastatingly funny and poignant’ (UKTheatre.net). ‘The King of Filth ... comedy genius’ (ThreeWeeks).
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Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-26: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Eddie Naessens: The Thing Is This... Eddie Naessens / PBH Free Fringe
PN
Please, please, please, don’t make me pander! ‘Talented, sexy, and funny’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Thoroughly enjoyable’ (Stage). ‘A brave comedian who finds comedy material in places most would be afraid to look’ (Irish Independent). Stand-up
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Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 Aug 4-25: 22:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See page 151 for more information
Eddie Pepitone’s Bloodbath Eddie Pepitone
PN
Eddie Pepitone is an apocalyptic American master of the dark art of stand-up. Hailed as Don Rickles meets Eckhart Tolle, the Bitter Buddha switches onstage between social rage and self-doubt. ‘Directly descended from Bill Hicks’ (AV Club). Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 23:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,6-7,10-11,17-18,24-25: 23:40 (1h) £10.00 Aug 5,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 23:40 (1h) £8.00
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Ed Eales-White: Champions Whitebone Productions
TL
Writer/performer in sketch group Clever Peter (BBC Radio 4) presents a collection of characters in his debut one-man character sketch show. ‘Suffering little in comparison to Peter Cook’ (Scotsman). ‘Have you thought about teaching?’ (Ed’s mum). Sketch show, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 17:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00)
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Edinburgh Comedy Tour
Walking Heads, Harry Gooch, Jamie MacDonald, Bruce Morton, Susan Morrison
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Download Harry’s attempts to help blind tour guide Jamie find Edinburgh’s comedy venues. Historical fact takes unexpected turns during this hilarious journey round the Fringe, spiced with anecdotes from comedians Bruce Morton and Susan Morrison. www.walkingheads.net. Sketch show, Walk
www.walkingheads.net • Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B0131 226 0000 V299GN/A Jul 30-Sep 2: (1h30m) £3.99 (app) £3.49 (MP3) to download (Non-ticketed) See page 162 for more information 72
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Edinburgh Revue Sketch Show PBH’S Free Fringe
AN
Some Edinburgh University alumni have been to space, some have won medals and some have run countries. Now five silly students will perform sketches for your enjoyment. ‘Laugh-outloud funny’ (FringeReport.com). SSSS (EdFringeReview.com). SSSS (Journal). Sketch show
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5
Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show Edinburgh Revue / Scottish Comedy Festival
AN
Some Edinburgh University alumni have been to space, some have won medals and some have run countries. Now five silly students will perform stand-up for your enjoyment. ‘Laugh-outloud funny’ (FringeReport.com). SSSS (EdFringeReview.com). SSSS (Journal). Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-15,17-26: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
PHILL JUPITUS IN ASSOCIATION WITH
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS www.offthekerb.co.uk
YOU’RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY I’VE ASKED YOU HERE... 3-12, 14-27 Aug
6.45pm
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E4 Udderbelly Podcalf 2012
Underbelly and Dabster Productions
U
Stand-up, sketches, music and conversation make this the best lunchtime show in town. Five new guests recorded daily and broadcast to millions. A brilliant chance to see who’s hot at the Fringe this year for only £6! ‘A must-see’ (Guardian). Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
PHILL JUPITUS
QUADROPHOBIA LIVE COMEDY GOLD EDITION DVD AVAILABLE NOW
Aug 3-5,8-12,15-19,22-26: 13:00 (1h) £6.00
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See page 144 for more information
Eggball
Douberful / Free Festival
PM
Come to the ugly bug ball where quirky characters such as Egghead, shark and weird creepy bird girl share stories, songs, silly dancing and much merriment. A high energy performance offbeat, surreal humour with a bit of edge. www.freefestival.co.uk. Absurdist, Clown
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 5: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-13,15-26: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Ejaculate Conception The Gubernaculum
FPL
Irreverent, satirical and occasionally surreal sketch show from The Gubernaculum, a group of Oxbridge doctors who are ditching their impeccable bedside manners for a week. Stars include an ovary clock, Jesus, and some terribly good chaps. www.gubernaculum.co.uk. Sketch show, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 19,24-27: 20:40 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 22-23: 20:40 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
Aug 20-21: 20:40 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Elaine Malcolmson: Relevant Experience
Elaine Malcolmson / The Stand Comedy Club
N
Why I’ll probably never be able to get a job. Stories about death, terrorism, disability, assault, racism, and fraud (as well as hopes, dreams and destiny). ‘Bone-dry and talented ... exquisite material’ (Edinburgh Evening News). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 Aug 20: 21:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Eleanor Conway’s Midnight Rumble
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH IAN FRANKLIN AT COMIC VOICE MANAGEMENT PRESENTS
“Hilarious” The Daily Telegraph
“Masterpiece” Three Weeks
“Genius” Fringe Review
“World-Class” USA Weekly
THE NOISE NEXT DOOR
Oxygen Entertainment / The Comedy Lounge
“Astonishing”
TFM
Edinburgh Evening News
Popstar stalker and BBC 5 live regular, Eleanor Conway hosts this unpredictable, knockout chatshow with a punch. Expect audience banter, top Fringe guests and raucous chit chat at this must-see late-night show.
“Sublime” Chortle
Talk
“Astounding” Broadway Baby
“Refreshing” The List
Bring The Noise
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 23:55 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 23:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Eleanor Tiernan – Rogue
Eleanor Tiernan / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
Stand-up comic / ex-civil servant talking on stage. A humorous hybrid of Sinead O’Connor and Carol Vorderman. Expect gags, diagrams and blistering logic. May contain useless information. ‘A touch of whimsy grounded in astute observation’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 1: 17:50 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 14:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Elis James: Speaking As a Mother... Phil McIntyre Management
TPM
AUG 1- 27
( 8NOT & 14 )
PREVIEWS 1, 2 and 3
5PM
0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
www.comicvoice.com | www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com | www.thenoisenextdoor.com
Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Dave’s One Night Stand, Russell Howard’s Good News and the Rob Brydon Show, returns to Edinburgh. ‘Excruciatingly funny’ (Scotsman). ‘Complete joy’ (Time Out). ‘Hugely appealing’ (Guardian). Stand-up, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
End of the World Show 2012 Mark Speed / PBH’s Free Fringe
AJ
How will the end of the world affect you? Is it nigh? Which religion gives you the best and most convenient experience? Join nice Mr Death for this engaging and insightful comedy exposition. www.endoftheworldshow.com. Absurdist, Solo show
Ryan’s Cellar Bar • 2 Hope Street, EH2 4DB B0131 226 0000 V6GD2 Aug 4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Eric Davidson – The Only Way is Eric’s Eric Davidson
FAPN
It’s not only the giant pandas that are the talk of Edinburgh. Eric returns for five shows only. This year’s sure to be another hit. Sit in comfort and enjoy! Cabaret, Solo show
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 Aug 7-11: 20:05 (50m) £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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Erich McElroy: The Brit Identity
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Beyond Compere
TPM
American Erich McElroy is more British than you. He revised for it, swore an oath and learned the national anthem. If you wish to complain ... join the queue. ‘Great gags’ (TheStage.co.uk). ‘Hilariously insightful’ (List). www.erichmcelroy.com. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Eric Hutton: Every Other Show in the Fringe Sucks – Free Eric Hutton
PN
This show may also suck. ‘My favourite up and coming comedian is Eric Hutton. He’s like a mix between Daniel Kitson and H.G. Nelson. Brilliant!’ (Sam Simmons). Comedy, Stand-up
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD
Aug 2-26: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn Eric
TFK Award-winning Fringe favourite (fifth consecutive year) insider’s view of life on a nuclear submarine. Unique, riveting, funny and poignant. ‘Mesmerising’ (Guardian). ‘Quietly wonderful show’ (Times). ‘One in a million show’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
See page 51 for more information
Storytelling
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 14:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-4: 14:20 (1h) £7.00 Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 14:20 (1h) £9.00 Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 14:20 (1h) £10.50 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
An Evening with Jay Sodagar
Jay Sodagar A & J Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Fringe veteran Jay Sodagar returns with a brand new show. ‘A country cannot be Conservative and Liberal at the same time no wonder we’re going into another recession!’ Brand new, sharp, edgy stand-up comedy. Free. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-13: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 127 for more information
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Expeditionary Force in The First Supper
Laughing Horse Free Festival / Ten in a Bed
M
‘Brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny and intelligent comedy’ (Frost Magazine). Ancient gods, modern foibles and the nature of infinity collide to create an hour of the slightly sinister and the very silly. Sketch show, Satire
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 6-12: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Failure and How to Achieve It Max Fletcher and Nick Davies / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
In this fast-paced comedy from Max Fletcher and Nick Davies of the Oxford Revue, two pastry chefs search for the perfect marriage of cake and frosting. ‘Pastry chefs ... nowhere to be found’ (Oxford Student). Sketch show
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5
Aug 15-25: 12:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Fairytale Forest
Kabaret Mimika / Lion Stage UK
APN
Gummi Bears forest, gym obsession, clubbing till 5am, Olympic Games, drunk doctors... Two Polish mimes, performing since 2004, have prepared, especially for their Fringe debut, a good portion of European humour – making the most serious faces laugh. Mime
Ukrainian Club • 14 Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B0131 266 0000 V238GC6
Aug 16-20: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Fark
Madeleine Culp / Free Festival
PM
Winner – Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival 2010! Madeleine Culp will show you the art that’s everywhere. Finally! A surreal multitude of characters, stand-up and sketches inspired by humanity. Come! ‘Funny but she’s a weirdo’ (Barbara and Ken Culp). Absurdist
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 3: 15:45 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-14,17-26: 15:45 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Fat Kitten Goes Speed Dating
Fat Kitten Improv / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Make-a-Wish Theatresports Cup 2011 winners Fat Kitten Improv bring their exciting new improv comedy speed dating show. Three minutes. Two actors. One suggestion. No escape. Improv, Theatre
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-7,9-14: 16:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Fat Kitten vs. the World
Fat Kitten Improv / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
Make-a-Wish Theatresports Cup 2011 winners Fat Kitten Improv take on guest groups in a furious improv comedy smackdown to the death. Actual death not guaranteed. Sold-out 2010, 2011. Improv
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 16-21,23-25: 16:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Fat Whore
Kristine Levine
See pages 170 and 158 for more information
PL
Thirteen years as a Portland, Oregon sex shop worker has taught mother of three Kristine Levine several things including: how to quickly dispose of a dead body, some sights can’t be unseen, it probably goes in your bum. Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 21:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 22:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma Get Comedy by arrangement with Buxstock Comedy Management
TL
What is it? Trying to wear tiny jackets over your spikes? Or every time you get close to somebody, you might get hurt? Sound familiar? 2012 nominee, Best Show: Melbourne Comedy Fest and Adelaide Fringe. Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:00 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 22:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Ferret’s Free Live Comedy Podcast Ferret / Free Festival
PL
TheFerret.co.uk hosts live recordings of their number one rated podcast, featuring chat, satire and stand-up from Ferret regulars Nicholas Barber, Charlie Murrell and Alex Worrall. Hosted by Paul Wogan. ‘Extremely funny’ SSSSS (David Cameron). Stand-up, Satire
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 3-11: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ferris Bueller’s Way of... Dan Willis
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Love the movie, live the life. Dan looks for life answers in a 1986 feel-good movie. ‘Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around every once in a while, you could miss it.’ Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 17:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Helen Arney, Matt Parker, Steve Mould with Phil McIntyre Entertainments
TL
Are you sci-curious? Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, geek songstress Helen Arney and experiments guy Steve Mould host a variety hour for the fearlessly inquisitive. Expect comedy, science, music, maths, and unashamed geekiness. www.festivalofthespokennerd.com. Science, Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 XAug 1-2: 20:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 3-7: 20:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00)
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Firenado! The Sketch Show
Firenado! The Sketch Show / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
What is a Firenado? Find out the answer to this and other questions you had never imagined would be worth asking. Prepare yourselves for the hilarious onslaught of entertainment that is... Firenado! www.firenado.com/thesketchshow. Sketch show
Buffs Club (RAOB) • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B0131 226 0000 V38GD5
Aug 4-13: 17:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 101 for more information
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The Fitzrovia Radio Hour
Fitzrovia Productions – Festival Highlights
TPJ
Recreates the unique spirit of 1940s’ radio plays, evoking a dinner-jacketed age of casual imperialism and stiff upper lips. New scripts, including Ava Carter – Girl Pilot! and Cycle of Violence. ‘Highly engaging, thoroughly enjoyable’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). Cabaret, Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Aug 1-3: 17:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 6-7: 17:45 (1h) £11.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 17:45 (1h) £10.00
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5-Step Guide to Being German 2.0 – Free Paco Erhard / Free Festival
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Funnier than ever, the German comedian’s hit show returns after its world tour. Hilariously honest. You will laugh. If you want. Zis is not an order. SSSSS ‘Genius’ (EdinburghGuide.com). SSSSS ‘Hysterical’ (BroadwayBaby.com). Stand-up, Satire
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 XAug 2-3: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Fliss Russell – Life is Fliss
Fliss Russell / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
Hilarious debut character comedy show, innovative writing with characters including a time travel expert, pirate Claire and a visit from Welsh cousin Beverley. Perfect post-lunch treat! ‘Engaging effervescence’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘One to watch’ (LondonIsFunny.com). Stand-up
Dragonfly • 52 West Port, EH1 2LD B 0131 226 0000 V63GF4
Aug 4-15,17-25: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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TOP COMICS are given outrageous topics the moment they walk onstage to create stand-up on the spot and p under pressure. setlist.com
J UST THE TONIC at The Caves
Preview Aug 2 Aug 3-4, 8-11, 15-18, 21-25 Aug 6-7 (2 for 1) Aug 3-4, 10-11,17-18,24-25
11:59 PM £7 11:59 PM £9 11:59PM £11 01:15AM £11
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OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS
FNT Live presents... The Jingling Lane Family Singers
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LISA RICHARDS AGENCY AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS
Star of BBC1’s MICHAEL McINTYRE’S COMEDY ROADSHOW and Comedy Central’s THE WORLD STANDS UP & THE COMEDY STORE
FNT Live
TFPK FNT = Friday Night Therapy = Belfast’s newest sketch comedy sensation, showcasing new stand-up comics, new writers and new directors. Don’t miss their first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe. Sketch show, Satire
‘If you’ve yet to see Delamere live, make this the year... A master’ ★★★★★
‘...the rising star of Irish comedy and a wryly brilliant live performer’ SUNDAY TIMES
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Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 20:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 20:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 20:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Foil Arms and Hog – Late Night Sketch Comedy Foil Arms and Hog
TFPM
★★★★★ THE HERALD
THE SCOTSMAN
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW
Irish sketch comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, pot of gold, potato. You racist. Sold-out Edinburgh shows ‘09, ‘10, ‘11. ‘Deliriously funny and at times unexpectedly dark’ (List). SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Sketch show, Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 22:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Folken Britain
Susan Harrison / PBH’s Free Fringe
9.00PM www.offthekerb.co.uk
PN
Winner of a 2010 ThreeWeeks Editors’ Choice Award, Susan is back with a new character show. ‘Smart ... original absurdist comedy’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘One of the most entertaining hours of the Festival ... really impressive indeed’ SSSS (Comedy.co.uk).
1-26 AUGUST (NOT MON 13 AUG) PLEASANCE ABOVE 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
See page 130 for more information
Cabaret
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF B0131 226 0000 V47aGD4
Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 17:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ford and Akram: Bamp! Live Nation and MHA
TPL
An adventure story told with panache and homemade props. Ford and Akram return with more sketches and bad impressions of people you don’t know (ie Yasmine’s mother). SSSS (List). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Forget Therapy – Just Drink – Free Pauline Curtin
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After 20 years of therapy and New Age trips to Greek islands, Pauline discovered that her inner child was not a goddess with healing abilities but a slut with a fondness for drink. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 15:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show
The 32nd Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards
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The winner and nominees on one bill for one show only from the UK’s first and premier award for live comedy. We bring you the stars of tomorrow. For breaking news follow @comedyawards. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 26: 15:30 (1h30m) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Four Screws Loose in #screwtheworld James Grant Comedy
TK
Last year’s big ‘word of mouth underground hit’ (Time Out) returns with their hotly anticipated new show. ‘Hilarious’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Fearless’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Simply brilliant’ SSSS (BritishComedyGuide.co.uk). ‘Go see!’SSSS (Skinny).
2011
Music, Sketch show
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 15:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10,12,17-19,24-26: 15:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 8-9,13-16,20-23,27: 15:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Join us for the best
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top names and upcoming talent
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Fragments of Monotony / An Audience With Sir Dickie Benson The Brethren of Levity / PBH’s Free Fringe
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The Brethren of Levity cordially invite you to two sumptuous discourses of character comedy with semi-amateur de-motivational speaker Johnny F Monotone and three-time Academy Award winner Sir Dickie Benson. Stand-up
B 0131 624 8633 V327GD4
Whynot? • 14 George Street, EH2 2PF
Aug 4-25: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Fran Moulds: Significant Human Error Avalon Promotions
TL
Debut solo show from Radio 4 comedian, featuring six original characters including a horndog theologian, a base-jumping legend and a teenage Muslim convert from Bolton. ‘Versatile and accomplished’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Talented and extremely funny’ (FringeReview.co.uk). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 14:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Tickets £12 Book now at edfringe.com
Follow
@bbcomedyprsnts or check facebook.com/bbccomedy for latest line-ups
Find us at Fringe Venue 25
at the corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street
See page 39 for more information
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Fred Cooke: Standing, tilted
Danger Overhead and Lisa Richards
TL
‘The Edinburgh Fringe creates many comedians in the same sea. If Jimmy Carr has a cruise ship, Fred Cooke has a canoe with a hole in it’ (Fred Cooke). ‘Stupidly enjoyable’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2
Fred MacAulay / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
After 2011’s sell-out Legally Bald there was no option but to return with Legally Bald 2. Longer, funnier, more topical and less hirsute. ‘This really is a terrific hour` SSSS (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5
Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 19:45 (1h) £10.00
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Free Footlights
Cambridge Footlights / PBH’s Free Fringe
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In addition to their main show, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs and monologues in association with the Free Fringe. Come see some of the brightest young comedians around for free! Stand-up
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF B 0131 226 0000 V47aGD4 Aug 4-14,16-25: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Free Improv Show – The Discount Comedy Checkout
Discount Comedy Checkout / PBH’s Free Fringe
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In their fifth year, the Yorkshire-based improvisers bring their first hour-long, fully improvised, free show to Edinburgh with old and new games. You suggest. We perform! For best results, bring ideas! Improv
B0131 226 0000 V56GE5
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW
Aug 4-18: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Frenemies
Daphna Baram and Peyvand Khorsandi
PM
Israeli Daphna (MissD) Baram and Iran-born Peyvand Khorsandi in a quest to make sense of their ever so slightly bonkers homelands, and of the nuclear conflict looming over them, and over all of us. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-11: 21:20 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe
Danny Worthington, Elise Harris and Others / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Elise and Danny present year six of the show that brings five or more of the newest comedy acts daily. Some measure their careers in months, others a little longer. Comedy in small chunks. Stand-up
Southsider • 3-7 West Richmond Street, EH8 9EF B0131 226 0000 V 148GF6 Aug 4-25: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Belushi’s • 9-13 Market Street, EH1 1DE
B 0131 226 1446 V245GD5
See page 45 for more information
Aug 4-25: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Frimston and Rowett: Huge Mistakes Taken for Granted Productions
TFPK
Frimston and Rowett return with a collection of new sketches the like of which no man has seen and lived. SSSS ‘A whirl of tight sketches ... brilliant (ThreeWeeks). ‘A storming hour of side-splitting sketches’ (Spoonfed.co.uk). Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 18:15 (55m) £5.00 (£4.00)
Aug 5-13,15-26: 18:15 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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The Fringe Comedy Academy: Class of 2012
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society / Virgin Money supported by Mike Westcott Fund
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Join the graduates of the Fringe Comedy Academy, a unique project supporting the development of emerging comedy talent. Hosted by Susan Morrison with a special headline guest. One night only. Workshop
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Aug 20: 20:00 (2h) £6.00
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Frisky & Mannish: Extra-Curricular Activities
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with United Agents
PL
School? College? Job? Yawn. Life isn’t about spreadsheets, it’s about joy, laughter and pop music. F&M, pop experts and ‘fully blown superstars’ SSSSS (Time Out), are back with their bestest bits, plus some brand new boomtings. Cabaret, Music
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 16-19,23-26: 19:30 (1h) £16.00 (£14.50) See pages 45 and 125 for more information 80
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Frisky & Mannish: 27 Club
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with United Agents
PL
Why did so many of the world’s most famous, talented musicians meet untimely deaths at 27? The fame was too much. Or not enough. As F&M hit 27 themselves, they analyse this macabre pop phenomenon. Cabaret, Music
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Aug 20-22: 23:45 (1h) £12.00
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The Full Irish
Gary White, Aamir Kajani, Christian Talbot, Greg Marks, Lisa Joyce
PN
The free Irish up-and-coming showcase. Six different Irish comics, two per week, take to the stage to showcase their talent. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake • 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 V101GE4 Aug 2-26: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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FunBags present Unusual Suspects FunBags
TFM A cocktail of twisted sketches, riotous comedy songs and jaw dropping dance sequences. Featuring So You Think You’re Funny?, Funny Women and Laughing Horse semi-finalists. ‘A laugh out loud collection of creations’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). www.funbags-comedy.co.uk. Cabaret, Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 3-4: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-13,15-25: 12:00 (1h) £5.00
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See page 165 for more information
The Funeral of Conor O’Toole Conor O’Toole
TFK
Conor O’Toole, 1991-2012, was/is a particular comedian. He is/was planning his post-demise festivities. Please attend the rehearsal. The procession begins at the Underbelly Box Office. ‘Nothing short of amazing’ SSSSS (TheNewCurrent. com). SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (Fest). Comedy, Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:30 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 19:30 (1h20m) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h20m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Funk Rocket 5000 Funk Rocket 5000
TFL
Funk Rocket 5000’s Dr Benoit has teamed up with his patient Rachel in an attempt to make her well. Feeling sad? This doctor prescribes rock and roll! Benoit sells happiness, he sells funk and he sells #EGSS. Cabaret, Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 12:55 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 5,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 12:55 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
Aug 6-7,10-11,17-18,24-25: 12:55 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Funny’s Funny: Fantastic Fringe Finale – Free Funny’s Funny
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Following our nationwide talent search for the finest female comics, we present the winners alongside some of our other favourites. A diverse mix of styles and personalities, proving funny is all that matters. Stand-up
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
Aug 2-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Funny Women at the Fringe Funny Women
J
Celebrating 10 years with a specially curated show featuring great comedy from the Funny Women Awards and beyond. Gifts and beauty advice from Benefit Cosmetics and their Benebus, plus two semi-finals of the Awards! www.funnywomen.com. Sketch show, Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 3: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17: 14:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,13-16: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Gadd and Winning: Well, This is Awkwarder
Gadd and Winning / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
An hour of surreal stand-up and anti-comedy from the UK’s most exciting, unique and annoying new comedians. Richard Gadd and Matt Winning (Chortle Student Comedy Awards finalists 2010, 2011). May cause irritation. Stand-up
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B0131 226 0000 V96GE5 Aug 11-25: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gagging for Attention DMU Footlights
TL
You want five comedians for just £3 you say? And a different line-up each day? Oh... go on then! Here are five hilarious, upand-coming comic talents for just £3. That’s less than a pint! Stand-up
XAug 2: 14:15 (1h) £2.00
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 3-13,15-26: 14:15 (1h) £3.00
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See page 9 for more information
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS
Star of Channel 4’s ‘STAND UP FOR THE WEEK’, BBC1’s ‘LIVE AT THE APOLLO’ and Dave’s ‘ARGUMENTAL’
Gareth Morinan Explains How Ricky Gervais is a ‘Mong’ for Cutting Gareth Morinan Out of Life’s Too Short (BBC/HBO) Gareth Morinan / PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
Spoken Word! Six nights only! This show will be underwritten and inconsistent, much like Life’s Too Short. Gareth is not bitter. Spoken word, True-life
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 XAug 6,9: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gareth Morinan Explains Why David Cameron Should Be Fired for Crimes Against Short People (Among Other Things) Gareth Morinan / PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
Spoken Word! Six nights only! Should only take 1/3 of the show. See above and below for details on the other 2/3. A=B=C. Spoken word, True-life
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 Aug 20,23: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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‘Hysterical, Walsh is well on his way to becoming a star attraction’
Gareth Morinan Pitches a Better Version of Life’s Too Short (Starring Gareth Morinan) to BBC, HBO, C4, ITV, Sky, etc.
THE INDEPENDENT
‘Sharp, creative observational comedy from a precocious newcomer. See him now, before the stadium tour.’
Gareth Morinan / PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
SUNDAY TIMES
7.50PM www.offthekerb.co.uk
1-26 AUGUST PLEASANCE BEYOND 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk (NOT 13 OR 23 AUG)
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Spoken Word! Six nights only! The pitch will be a shambles. Luckily no TV execs will witness it. A=B=C. Spoken word, True-life
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 Aug 13,16: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Gareth Morinan Presents A Wilmops Good Improv Show Gareth Morinan / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
Chicago-style improvised ‘Harold’ sketch show from one suggestion. The Wilmops include Sara Pascoe, Ben Target and Gareth Morinan. Directed by award-winning improv tsar David Shore (Monkey Toast). It will be good. Improv, Sketch show
B0131 226 0000 V338GE5
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Aug 4-25: 12:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gareth Morinan Presents the Saturday Debates (1+2) Gareth Morinan / PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
At last! Comedians debating serious topics. Gareth chairs proceedings, and will be awarding points for both wit and sensibility. Line-up includes Kate Smurthwaite, Nick Sun, Ian Smith, Nish Kumar and Joe Wells! Political, Talk
B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS
Aug 4,11: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gareth Morinan Presents the Saturday Debates (3+4) Gareth Morinan / PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
At last! Comedians debating serious topics. Gareth chairs proceedings, and will be awarding points for both wit and sensibility. Line-up includes Danielle Ward, Sh!t Theatre, Ian Smith, Ben Target and Joe Wells! Political, Talk
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS
B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 XAug 18,25: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gareth Morinan: Truth Doodler Gareth Morinan
TFL
Uniquely innovative debut solo hour featuring an array of characters, wit, doodles, animation, data-analysis, technocracy, heightism and free artwork poster with every ticket! ‘Clever, funny and original. Going places – see him now’ (Skinny). Multimedia, Visual art
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 13:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Gareth Richards: Introvert – Never Been To Disneyland Avalon Promotions
TL
Join Gareth Richards, 2010 Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, for his brand new show of jokes and songs about being an introvert in an extrovert’s world. ‘A delightful hour of comedy’ (Guardian). Music, Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 21:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Garrett Millerick: Sensible Answers to Stupid Questions Schadenfreude Productions Limited
TFPL
Question: should I go and see Garrett Millerick’s new show? Answer: yes, of course you should. Don’t ask stupid questions. PS Please don’t prepare your own questions, I have that covered. Stand-up, Storytelling
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 23:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 23:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Garrett Millerick: Which One’s Fergal?
Schadenfreude Productions / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
Mixes satire, physical comedy, storytelling and observational humour with a sprinkling of motivational rap to create something akin to a one-man version of Jamie’s Dream School but without the aspirational elements. Satire, Solo show
Southsider • 3-7 West Richmond Street, EH8 9EF B0131 226 0000 V148GF6
Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gavin Webster: Bill Hicks Wasn’t Very Good
Gavin Webster / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Bill Hicks? He didn’t do proper jokes, never mind funny walks or witty monologues about stuff and that. An hour of non awardwinning comic Gavin Webster not celebrating this celebrated dead comic. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 2: 17:00 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 17:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Gay Straight Alliance
Veronica Elizabeth and Kenny Neal
APN
Join New York City-based LGBT comedians Veronica and Kenny for stand-up musings on gender, sexuality, and identity. They may even feature a hetero comic! From the popular monthly show at the historic Stonewall Inn! www.gsashow.tumblr.com. Stand-up, LGBT
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5
See page 174 for more information
Aug 19-26: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gearoid Farrelly: Turbulence Lisa Richards
TFPM
Gearoid makes his Edinburgh debut with Turbulence, a stand-up show about life’s little bumps and major stresses. Turbulent events covered include break-ups, career choices, childhood addiction to Kinder Surprise eggs, school reunions and sibling rivalry. Fasten your seatbelt! Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,26: 20:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-25: 20:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Gemma Arrowsmith: Defender of Earth Gemma Arrowsmith / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
‘She is the greatest female comic actor of the 21st century’ (Vic Reeves). ‘Witty, geeky and engaging. You really couldn’t ask for more.’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Sketches and characters from half of Mould and Arrowsmith. www.gemmaarrowsmith.com. Sketch show
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF B0131 226 0000 V47aGD4
Aug 4-25: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Genevieve Swallow is Sharing
Genevieve Swallow / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Genevieve needs a new roomie. Could it be you? Hilarious characters about house-sharing from Funny Women Finalist and Stage Awards Nominee. SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com) ‘She has the audience hooting with glee’ (Scotsman) Storytelling, Theatre
Le Monde • 16 George Street, EH2 2PF B0131 226 0000 V47aGD4 Aug 4-14,16-25: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Gentlemen Bears
Nicholson, Cooke and Rowan / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Chortle finalist Nicholas Cooke, Laurie Rowan and Keiron Nicholson talk science, conspiracies and childhood dreams. A spin-off of the acclaimed cult comedy night. ‘Completely original ... hilarious and disturbing in equal measure’ SSSS (Latest 7). ‘A lyrical wit’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Storytelling
The Hudson Hotel • 9-11 Hope St, EH2 4EL B 0131 247 7000 V184GD2 Aug 4-25: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Geoff Norcott Avoids a Double Dip
Comic Voice Management / CHP Productions
FPL
You’ve recovered from a crisis, but you’re still vulnerable. How do you avoid a relapse? Counselling? Definitely. Meditation? 100%. Sunbeds? Possibly... or just get a dog. ‘Comedian with a big future’ (Daily Mirror). www.geoffnorcott.com. Stand-up, Storytelling
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B0131 226 0000 V324GD3
Aug 19-25: 17:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Geoff the Entertainer
Lee Fenwick / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Geoff and his dog have been entertaining people on the streets for over 20 years. Now they bring their joyful show indoors for the first time. Celebrate Geoff’s incredible life with singing, dancing and chess. ‘Geoff’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 1: 22:50 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 21:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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George Ryegold’s God-In-A-Bag George Ryegold
TFPL
Winner of Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2011, Dr Ryegold returns. Starring Toby Williams, Hattie Hayridge (Red Dwarf), Dan Mersh (Fresh Meat), Lindsay Sharman and Milo McCabe. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (Scotsman). SSSS (List). SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 13:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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George’s Marvellous Medics St George’s Medics Revue
PL
St George’s Medics Revue returns after a sell-out show in 2011 for their 13th year at the Fringe. This fast-paced sketch show presents a mix of medical, musical and madcap comedy. It ‘has to be witnessed’ (One4Review.com).
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theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 20-25: 18:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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German Comedian
Christian Schulte-Loh / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Christian Schulte-Loh is German Comedian. ‘One of the most subversive acts ever!’ (Spectator). ‘A funny German – the only one!’ (KKunst.com). The award-winning German stand-up comedian returns to Edinburgh. www.germancomedian.com. Stand-up
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B0131 226 0000 V56GE5
Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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8:00PM 1-26 AUGUST DEBATING HALL
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk www.edfringe.com www.facebook.com/bob.downe See page 48 for more information 85
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Gerry Howell: Glorious Invention Gerry Howell / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Welcome to the wonderful, befuddling world of award-winning comedian Gerry Howell. If you haven’t seen Gerry before, expect the unexpected, if you have – ditto. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Surreal rambling brilliance’ (Time Out). Best Comedy Show Buxton 2010. Stand-up, Absurdist
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge), EH1 1NQ B0131 226 0000 V357GE5
Aug 5-10,12-17,19-24: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Giacinto Palmieri: Pagliaccio
Giacinto Palmieri / Laughing Horse Free Festival
N
Giacinto Palmieri came to Edinburgh, felt the pains of unrequited love, but had to make people laugh... like in the opera Pagliacci! Jokes on Berlusconi are available upon request. ‘Giacinto has charm as Tuscany has wine’ (Scotsman). Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5
Aug 2-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Giant Talking Cat – Free Festival Chris Johnstone
PK
Stand-up show about a giant famous talking cat called Mr Nibbles and his life within show business. Unique observations of a man camping in his ex-wife’s garden, but he doesn’t like camping. www.freefestival.co.uk. Stand-up, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 17-26: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek – All New Show 2012 Just the Tonic in association with DAA Management
TPJ
Fresh from filming their BBC pilot, the biggest selling sketch show at the Fringe returns to bring you a brand new hour of silliness and surrealism. SSSSS (Herald). Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 16:45 (1h) £7.00 XAug 2-3: 19:45 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
GirlBand Improv – Free GirlBand
APN Fun and fearless improvised comedy from the UK’s hottest female group. Expect brilliant on the spot comedy all coming from your suggestions. No two nights will be the same! www.freefestival.co.uk. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Improv
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 XAug 4: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-12,14-19,21-26: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Glorified Disasters
Ashley Strand – PBH’s Free Fringe
N
Last year ThreeWeeks called Ashley Strand ‘commanding and invigorating’ and wrote ‘Strand needs to go solo, and fast!’ He’s done just that with Glorified Disasters. Strand’s unique mix of stand-up and storytelling touches, provokes and amuses. Stand-up, Storytelling
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-13,16-25: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
A Good Catholic Boy Massimo
PN
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Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA
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Good boy gone wrong! Find out how Canadian stand-up comedian Massimo went from good Catholic boy to whiskey drinking hardcore comedian. ‘A big loud Italian with a disarming soft side’ (Hour Magazine).
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The Good, the Bad and the Irish! Michael Porter / Free Festival
PN
A free show, showcasing four of the brightest stand-ups to come from the Emerald Isle that is Ireland! With something for everyone – stories, sketches, improv, observations and jokes, a lot of jokes! Sketch show, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-15,17-26: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Google / Complex
Geraint Evans and Phil Cooper
PN
Phil Cooper can’t get to grips with Google, and Geraint Evans has a complex. Two up-andcoming stand-ups team up to bring an hour of quality surrealist, self-deprecating comedy. ‘Fun, and very funny’ (Evening Post). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 22:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Gordon Southern’s A Brief History of History Gordon Southern
TFK
All history. One hour. With jokes. Lightning fast edu-tainment romp. Everything, ever in hardly any detail. Total sell-out Melbourne Comedy Festival 2012. ‘Poetic, clever and joyfully freewheeling’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,9-11: 12:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 12-26: 18:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Graham Rex Graham
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Graham invite you into a hot, dirty bath of sketches plucked from the groves of comedy, interwoven with the story of their journey to Edinburgh. Customers who bought this item also bought: own-brand lager and hair removal cream. Sketch show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 12:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Graham Whistler: Stand-Up, Fall Down – Free
Graham Whistler / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Stand-Up, Fall Down will provide thought provoking insights into Graham Whistler’s life, living with cerebral palsy. With comedy for everyone from anecdotal humour, to one-liners and maybe even something a little dark. Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 3-27: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Gráinne Maguire: Where Are All the Fun Places and Are Lots of People There Having Better Fun? Avalon Promotions
TM
It’s grand. We’ll find where they are, all go, and ruin it. ‘Incredibly funny’ (Times). ‘Mastery of a Father Ted script’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 16:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 1-3: 16:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Graters: Julian Ignores His Friend and Talks to a Pretty Girl Graters
TPK UCL’s Graters: flights of fancy as Julian desperately tries to maintain sagging conversation. The ‘ugly writers plus sexy actors’ formula works. ‘Very clever... well-written and shrewdly satirical’ (PI Newspaper). Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 11:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 11:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Gravity Boots
Gravity Boots / EdCom Productions
TPL
While the master’s away the cats will play with his fantastic thinker-tinkering story bulbs. Gravity Boots present a surreal hour of weird sketches, live music and absurdly believable characters. ‘Darkly intelligent, beautifully written, wonderfully performed’ SSSSS (TalkFringe.com). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 16:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 16:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
See page 171 for more information
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PASS YOUR COARSE WITH FLYING COLOURFUL LANGUAGE AT
SIMON DONALD’S SCHOOL OF SWEARING FEATURING
The Great Big Comedy Picnic – Free Ian Fox in Association With the Laughing Horse Free Festival
TN
For the 10th year, the picnic returns for more teatime titters. Critics’ Choice 2006 and 2007. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). A stand-up selection box of comedy quiche and sausage rolls in the aisles. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 2-26: 17:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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The Great Puppet Horn Great Puppet Horn
TJ
Cardboard stuck to a stick at its best! Comedy from Britain’s leading satirical shadow puppet duo. Delight as hundreds of characters animated at break-neck speed critique everything from global finance to polar bears. SSSSS ‘Scathingly funny’ (Sunday Times). Puppetry, Satire
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10.30pm 3-26 Aug Not 13
DRUGS TRADE
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Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 17:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Greg Proops
Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Talented Artists Ltd
PM
Greg Proops’ new stand-up show is an hour of vitriol and profanity, with breaks for pointed commentary. Greg supports Occupy and hates what you hate. ‘Sharp dressed and even sharper witted’ (LA Times). Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Aug 16,20-22: 18:15 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 17-19,23-25: 18:15 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00)
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Greg Proops Podcast: The Smartest Man in the World
Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Talented Artists Ltd
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It’s Proops and you. There’s no fanfare. Proops takes centre stage at a small table and chair. Then he’s off. Experience joy for once in your life. For free at www.proopcast.com. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Aug 16,19,22: 22:30 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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Guardian Reader
Baby Chimp Productions
TFL
The Guardian is a newspaper for pinkos, Marxists, tree-huggers, hippies, pacifists, proud-sluts, upper-middle class pseudointellectuals and me. This is a stand-up show about what we believe. SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘An all-round effortlessly entertaining and witty show’ (Spoonfed.co.uk). Stand-up, Satire
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 23:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 23:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
See page 157 for more information
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Guilt & Shame: Up All Night Guilt & Shame
TFL
Depraved comedy duo for every bad decision you’ve ever made. Including onstage DJ, dance numbers and talking penises, Guilt & Shame return with one unmissable late-night party. ‘Brilliant’ (Gay Times). SSSS (FringeBiscuit.blogspot.com). Sketch show, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 23:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23: 23:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Hal Cruttenden CKP
TPL Hal returns for his fourth Edinburgh debut. As seen on The Royal Variety Performance, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and The Rob Brydon Show. ‘Hugely talented’ (Times). SSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (Metro). Chortle Award nominee 2012. www.halcruttenden.com. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 21:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Half of Next Year’s Show – Free
Adam Belbin / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
If you’ll love next year’s show you’d like this. It is the same but less. With me, Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year 2011, going strong in 2012 but stock rapidly depreciating... Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 16:20 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Hanks and Conran – Pigs in Blankets Hanks and Conran
TPM
Mix two comedians, a classic double-act dilemma and a touch of variety. Add laughter, to taste. Serve with tongue firmly placed in cheek. ‘These two make me honk with laughter’ (Sarah Millican). Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-13,15-26: 17:20 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
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Hannah Gadsby – Hannah Wants a Wife Token Events
TL
This is a show about wives. It’s a surprisingly funny show given that dinner won’t cook itself. ‘Genuinely superb’ (Time Out, Sydney). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
XAug 1-3: 20:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-22,26: 20:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,23-25: 20:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Hannah Gadsby – Mary. Contrary. Token Events
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She had a famous son and has been paparazzied by painters for centuries. Comedian Hannah Gadsby takes you on an art tour of the many faces of everyone’s favourite virgin. SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 2-3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9,16,23: 14:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
See page 55 for more information
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Hannibal Buress: Still Saying Stuff Live Nation
TPK
Brand new, razor sharp stand-up from 2011 Foster’s Newcomer nominee, star of The Secret Policeman’s Ball and 30 Rock writer, Hannibal Buress. ‘A must-see’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Worth getting excited about’ SSSS (Guardian). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 21:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Harriet Dyer (Plus the Odd Pal) – What a Palaver! Harriet Dyer
PN
Recently rejiggled tales of palaversome girth! Come along for fun and frolics with at least one special comedy guest each night! ‘She’s got funny bones!’ (Kevin Bridges). Stand-up
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX
Aug 2-26: 00:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Harri-Parris – The Leaving Do Mai oh Mai Productions
TFL
Anni’s leaving the farm for London and you’re invited to the party. There’ll be hilarious songs and stories, cake and agricultural show rosettes in this warm, witty comedy set in rural Wales. Musical theatre, Theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 18:40 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 5-14,16-26: 18:40 (1h5m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Heath Franklin’s Chopper in A Hard Bastard’s Guide to Life Heath Franklin’s Chopper / Underbelly Productions
TL
Australia’s Most Wanted comedian, Chopper, is headbutting his way back to Edinburgh. From the Olympics to anal bleaching to mangoes, nothing’s safe from the International Ambassador of Hard. Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16: 20:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 1-3: 20:50 (1h) £7.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19: 20:50 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Heavy Petting Heavy Petting
PM
Sketch show. You will laugh your socks off (bring spares) at our sketches, jokes and faces. An hour of relentless hilarity – your sides will ache, then split, then catastrophically and irreversibly rupture. Sorry about that. Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5 Aug 16-26: 23:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
1-27 AUG 8:15PM (NOT 8 & 14) PREVIEWS: 1, 2 & 3
PLEASANCE COURTYARD
Fridays & Sa turdays
www.RobDeering.com Facebook.com/RobDeering | Twitter @DeeringRob www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com
Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone Gilded Balloon
TU
Songs about nature documentaries, pasty etiquette and the challenges of swimming in the sea, with extreme dance moves. They’ll have you dancing in the aisles to the directions of a sat-nav. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 00:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 00:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 00:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Helen Arney – Voice of an Angle MZA and HAP
TPL
Le Geek c’est chic...! Comedy songstress and Festival of the Spoken Nerd-ette returns to Fringe with her new show of science, songs and silliness. ‘Classy stuff’ (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS ‘Charming, witty... great one-liners’ (List). www.helenarney.com. Music, Science
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:15 (55m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 18:15 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:15 (55m) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Helen Keen: Robot Woman of Tomorrow Avalon Promotions
TM
Creator and star of BBC Radio 4’s It Is Rocket Science fuses stand-up, science fiction and shadow puppetry to transport you (at least an hour) into The Future... ‘Quirky, offbeat, original (Sunday Times). www.helenkeen.com. Stand-up, Sci-fi
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 15:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Helsinki
The Under Dogs
PM
Mad sketch including: an Australian soap where a false pregnancy and a Hadron Collider conflict with an important barbeque, a murder mystery on a sofa, and a 1940s’ love affair gone wrong due to a hefty sinus infection. Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 3-8,10-15,17-22,24-26: 14:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Hennessy & Friends: A History of Violence
Miranda Hennessy by arrangement with Dawn Sedgwick Management
TFL
Miranda Hennessy (E4’s PhoneShop, C4’s This Just In) performs her hilarious, surreal and often violent sketches with her ‘friends’, David Seymour (Law & Order) and Steven Shapland (Harry & Paul). Sketch show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 14:50 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Henning Wehn: Henning Knows Bestest IMWP and Henning Wehn
FM
There’s no shortcut to success, hard work will eventually pay off, life should mean life and scheduling the London Olympics to coincide with the Edinburgh Fringe is separatist nonsense. Deutschland über alles. Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 15-16,20: 21:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 21-23: 21:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 17-19,24-26: 21:15 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Henry Rollins
Regular Music and MZA
PL
New show from Black Flag frontman, author, actor, award winner and passionate stream-of-social-consciousness raconteur. Hard-hitting, side-splitting, always in your face. ‘Fabulous spoken word ... audience were in tears of laughter’ (Daily Record). ‘Compelling’ (List). ‘Sometimes truth hurts’ (H. Rollins). Sold-out 2008/10/11. www.henryrollins.com. Spoken word
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 8-10: 19:00 (1h30m) £15.00
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Heroes of Alternative Fringe Greatest Show On The Fringe...
TFPN
Pick of the Fringe. Genuine Alternative comedy legends alongside the most exciting Fringe freaks. Raw, exciting standup, variety, bizarre... Master of Chaos Bob Slayer hosts Phil Kay, Greatest-Show-on-Legs, Miss Behave etc. ‘The real Fringe’ (Metro). www.heroesof.com/fringe. Cabaret, Compilation
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V313GE5 XJul 31: 19:00 (3h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 2-21: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 27: 19:00 (3h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Hill and Weedon Hill and Weedon
PL
Are you a fan of musical comedy and/or sitting down? Then come and enjoy sitting down while Hill and Weedon rock the mic just hard enough! And who knows, maybe there will be free salmon or mints? Music
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-15,17-26: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Him and Me: Sketch Circus – Free Him and Me
PN
Sketches, music, videos, wigs, moobs, boobs, ladies’ clothing, inflatable genitalia, a guitar and a tambourine. Performed by the hit YouTube duo! ‘A more accessible Reeves and Mortimer...’ SSSS (Large Manchester).
needs
Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 2-25: 20:00 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The History Girls Present: A Summary of Things So Far The History Girls
TPK
Best Show Award nominees at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2012, The History Girls stick a wig on history and laugh at its bits. ‘A sort of Bronté Python... ‘ (Chortle.co.uk). Sketch show, Absurdist
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“...Gobsmacked...blows the audience away” Edinburgh Spotlight
9.15pm 2nd - 12th Aug
Warning - contains actual wizards
www.thecolourham.com Box Office: 0131 5565375
See page 58 for more information
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 19:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 19:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Holly Burn: The H Club
Bombshell Productions Ltd.
TFPK
Holly’s selling her private members club for the life membership fee of £10,176.38. Buy it now. ‘Geordie powerhouse’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). ‘The best of Edinburgh ... Uniquely bonkers, capturing the spirit of Fringe experimentalism’ (Independent). www.hollyburn.org.uk. Sketch show, Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 16:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-9,13,15-16,20-23: 16:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Horne and Key and... Alex Horne and Tim Key
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Alex Horne (We Need Answers, The Horne Section) and Tim Key (scamp) interview some celebs and other types of people on chairs. With music, PowerPoint, dry ice and microphones. ‘Fine’ (Guardian). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 14: 19:30 (1h30m) £12.00 (£11.90 S)
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The Horne Section – Live at the Grand! Avalon Promotions
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The potent comedy cocktail returns to Edinburgh, bigger, bolder and ballsier than ever! Ringmaster Alex Horne mixes the UK’s greatest musicians with the world’s finest comedians to create the ultimate festival mélange. Comedy, Music
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 9,13-16,20-22: 23:15 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-12,17-19: 23:15 (1h10m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Horse & Louis: The Curse of... Horse & Louis
TFM
Horse & Louis take on evil with the combined power of songs and gags in a spooky new escapade. Musical sketch japery. ‘Excellent’ SSSS (Comedy.co.uk). ‘Very silly’ (Chris Tarrant). Music, Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 12:55 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 12:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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How the World Wags Metal Monkey
FPK
The best thing to come out of Croydon since rioting. How not to hack a celebrity’s voicemail, the ultimate gathering of Scandinavian detectives, and many more... A plethora of sketches from three-time Empire 60s finalists. Sketch show, Satire
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 16,22-23: 22:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 20-21: 22:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
Aug 17-19,24-26: 22:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50)
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The Human Condition – Free Cameron The Comedian Davis
PM
Humanity. Who is it? Where did it come from? Why does it make that awful noise while it’s eating? This show is an in-depth and correct analysis of man and all his follies. www.cameronthecomediandavis.com. Seminar, Satire
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 3-4: 13:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:00 (55m) (Free
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Non-ticketed)
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Humans v Nature: Engineering FTW Matt Parker and Timandra Harkness
The best of the BBC under one roof
TFPJ
Gadgets and old-school mechanics celebrating the triumph of technology over pesky nature: darkness, disease, gravity... ‘Thought provoking’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Exponentially funny’ (ThreeWeeks on Your Days Are Numbered, 2011). S upported by RAEng. Science, Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 10:40 (50m) £8.00
Aug 8-9,13-14: 10:40 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 4-7,10-12: 10:40 (50m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Open daily from 9am, FREE entry Free workshops and activities for all the family Live music and café-bar open late Highlights from the Olympics on the big screen Plus limited tickets available on-site every day
FREE tickets to live BBC shows
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Find us at Fringe Venue 25
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at the corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street
See the Venue Guide page 340 for more information
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The Humble Quest for Universal Genius Mark Allen
TM
The comedy quiz show that pits top stand-ups against each other for your amusement. Rounds include poetry, science, languages, wit, etiquette and hunting. Yes, hunting. ‘The b*st*rd child of QI and Shooting Stars’ (Chortle.co.uk). Game show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Aug 4,10: 23:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 5-9: 23:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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The Humour League Presents – Free The Humour League / Free Festival
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The Humour League Presents: Laughter, by a new force. The Humour League presents their hilarious debut show. A cocktail of comedic flavours and quirky new talents ready to serve and entertain! www.humourleague.co.uk. Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5
Aug 2-4: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Humphrey Ker is... Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher! Feature Spot Productions Ltd
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Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner 2011 (Best Newcomer). The last chance to see this astonishing smash-hit show. Early booking recommended. SSSSS ‘A gag-a-line show from a star-in-the-making’ (Telegraph). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
Aug 7-9,13-14: 23:10 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 10-12: 23:10 (1h) £15.00 (£13.50)
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Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature – Free
Hurt and Anderson / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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There’ll be musical vignettes! Theatrical vignettes! Vignettes that look like vignettes but are not actually vignettes! Some vignettes may even be funny! ... We’re going to stop saying vignette now. Vignette! www.freefestival.co.uk. Music, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-4: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-6,8-15,17-20,22-26: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Hyde and Lyons
Elf Lyons and Patch Hyde / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Elf Lyons is a badass erotic writer ‘too talented for someone barely twenty’ (One4Review.com). Patch Hyde is a hardcore fudge maker with a ‘powerful talent for finding the funny’ (Scotsman). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (FringeGuru.com). Stand-up, Absurdist
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA B 0131 226 0000 V307GC6
Aug 4-14,16-25: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Phil McIntyre Entertainments present:
★★★★★ CHORTLE ★★★★ THE TIMES ★★★★ SCOTSMAN ★★★★ METRO 1 - 27 August 10pm Pleasance Courtyard In association with
Pleasance Box Office: 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk www.latenightgimpfight.com
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Iain Stirling: Happy to Be the Clown? Avalon Promotions
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Hotly anticipated debut stand-up show from Edinburgh’s very own Iain Stirling. Bafta and Chortle Best Newcomer nominee. Russell Kane tour support. As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3). ‘Exceptional talent’ (Herald). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 21:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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I Am Google
Craig Ricci Shaynak / Kingswell Productions
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Get search results from me in any language! Meet my exgirlfriend, Twitter, her new boyfriend, Facebook and our old pal, Yahoo. Bing is not invited. You must accept cookies! ‘A well-conceived delight.’ SSSS (FringeGuru.com). www.iamgoogle.co.uk. Interactive, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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I Am, I Am I Am, I Am
TFM
Two of Cambridge’s favourite Footlights storm the stage for an anarchic hour of late-night musical comedy. With the sharpest of wits and yards of comedic talent they are ‘a definite one to watch!’ (WhatsOnStage.com). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 23:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 23:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Ian D. Montfort – Unbelievable Tom Binns / EdCom Productions
TPK
Ian D Montfort B.Sc. (pseudo) will not only have jaw-dropping messages from beyond the grave but will use pseudoscientific methods too that prove ESP, homeopathy and past life regression aren’t rubbish. ‘Funny and baffling’ (Scotsman). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:35 (1h5m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:35 (1h5m) £14.00 (£12.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 18:35 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Ian Fox – Shutter Monkey (The Comedy Show With Pictures) – Free Ian Fox in Association With the Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Forget typewriters. What would happen if you give an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? ‘A wonderfully entertaining hour’ SSSS (Comedy.co.uk). ‘Funny, fascinating and engaging’ (Copstick, Scotsman). Photography, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-3: 14:30 (55m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 4-26: 14:30 (55m) (Free Ticketed)
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Ian Shaw – A Bit of a Mouthful
Ian Shaw / The Stand Comedy Club / Lakin McCarthy
PN
Award-winning singer / pianist and cheeky raconteur’s show overflows with tales of grumpy midlife woe, salacious witty memoir, heart-stopping songs and rude sing-a-longs. Perfect end to a festival day! ‘Superb’ (Guardian). Cabaret, Music
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 1: 21:00 (1h15m) £9.00
Aug 3-12,14-26: 22:35 (1h15m) £10.00
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Ian Smith and Tom Toal
Ian Smith and Tom Toal / PBH’s Free Fringe
AN
Ian Smith (beardy award winner, BBC2’s Popatron) and Tom Toal (the Double-T, runner-up, Loaded Laftas) are two of comedy’s most exciting young acts. Here they present a hilarious hour of free stand-up. SSSS (Scotsman, ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Storytelling
Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 557 5114 V158GE5
Aug 4-25: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Idiots of Ants ANThology Pleasance Theatre Trust
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The multi award winners return with a greatest hits compendium hatched from five years of sell-out shows. All your favourites are present for this ‘all killer, no filler’ hour of fastpaced sketch comedy. Book now! www.idiotsofants.com. Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 23: 22:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 24-25: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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The Imaginary Radio Programme: Drennon Davis Presented by The Pajama Men
The Intimate Strangers Intimate Strangers
TPU
Drennon Davis
From the silly to the surreal, feast on our tasty spread of comic delights ending in the spectacular Cult The Musical. There will be attempted dancing and up to one song. SSSS ‘Stark comic quality’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk).
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Innovative American comic combines live-looped songs, sketches, impressions, beatboxing and guests into a unique musical comedy experience.
Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
Music
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 22:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Aug 2-3: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-10,13,15-17,20-24: 15:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,11-12,18-19,25-26: 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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I’m High On Life: What Are You On?
Introducing Stu Introducing Will – Free
Bonnie Davies (Australia)
Stitches Comedy – Will Ainsworth and Stuart Hossack
TFL
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‘My upbringing was wonderful, but might not make sense to you...’ Trauma, addiction, love! Fringe World 2012 Best Local Comedy award-winner. ‘A rising talent ... one to keep watching’ (Sunday Times, Australia).
Stuart Hossack, SYTYF? finalist 2011, ‘sheer genius’ (Stage), introduces Will Ainsworth, 23/M/ Pembroke, ‘pathetic’ (Hossack).One is a multiple award-not-quite-winner, the other stinks of bleach and TCP and will make you physically sick. A cappella, Sci-fi
Stand-up, Storytelling
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:45 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:45 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 21:45 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 4-26: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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I’m Not Crying in the Bathroom: I’m Crying in the Supply Closet
In Vino Veritas – Free
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The grapes of mirth are unleashed to tell unguarded truths. Indiscretions, slurps, consummations. Former Fringe favourite Regina returns to examine the way we live now. ‘A very talented performer’ (Chris Hislop, FringeReview.co.uk).
Robert Inston
LadyBusiness
APJ
Have you ever found yourself crying in a bathroom? We have. A sketch comedy show by women, but for everyone. Come laugh with us ... mostly at us. www.LadyBusinessSketch.com.
Drama, Satire
Music, Sketch show
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 17-18,24-25: 22:05 (50m) £10.00
Aug 13-16,20-23: 22:05 (50m) £8.00
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Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 3: 14:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-10,12-17,19-24,26: 14:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Iszi Lawrence’s Wotnot
The Improverts
Iszi Lawrence / The Stand Comedy Club
Edinburgh University Theatre Company
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Nerdy, wordy and purdy. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘She’s good. Really good’ (Oxford Mail). ‘In a bracket alongside Sarah Millican’ (Oxford Times). ‘Invites comparisons to Stewart Lee whilst being less of an acquired taste’ (SnipeLondon.com). www.iszi.com.
Lightning-fast wit from the long-running improvisational comedy troupe local to Edinburgh. The Improverts play shortform improvised comedy games based entirely on audience suggestions creating an entirely unique but consistently hilarious performance every night.
Stand-up, Solo show
Improv
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 00:30 (1h) £6.50 (£5.00)
Aug 5-11,13-18,20-25: 00:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00)
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The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 2: 13:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Itch: A Scratch Event
An Indie Boy’s Guide to Sex and Girls Marc Burrows / PBH’s Free Fringe
Comedians Theatre Company / Pleasance Theatre Trust
Star of The 90s in Half an Hour returns with a show about pretty girls, awkward boys, bad sex and Britpop. SSSSS ‘Festival highlight’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). SSSS (TheNewKid.co.uk). Winner – Best Free Show, (DarkChat-edinburgh.tk).
Festival comedians perform their latest batch of brand new scripts – rehearsed and unrehearsed. Funny, moving... and sometimes entirely unpredictable! Itch performers include Hattie Hayridge, Fred Macaulay, Jo Caulfield, Jack Whitehall, Phil Nichol and Clovis van Darkhelm.
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Compilation, Theatre
Stand-up, Solo show
Chiquito • 31 Frederick Street, EH2 2ND B 0131 226 0000 V294GD4
Aug 4-25: 15:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 13: 19:00 (1h) £8.00
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ Aug 14: 16:30 (1h) £8.00
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Inspired – Life 101
It’s Grimm Up North
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TFPM
Dan Willis
Awake the laughter within, feel inspired without the seminar or sales pitch. Dan Willis brings straightforward feel-good comedy show to the Fringe. ‘A wonderful hour’ (Chortle.co.uk) ‘The best free show’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 18:15 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 3-12,14-26: 13:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Hardbody Productions
Unique ... a Fringe first ... animated comedy. Once upon a time there were only stand-ups and sketch shows ... but now we present cartoon humour and parody, inspired by fairytales and films. You’ll laugh happily ever after. theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 XAug 3-4: 15:10 (50m) £5.00 XAug 3-4: 22:10 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-8,20-22: 15:10 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-8,12-15,19-22: 22:10 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-11,23-25: 15:10 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 22:10 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
It’s Not Us, It’s You – Free Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Frolics and b*ll*cks from Larry Dean, James Alderson and friends. A lot of laughs, veiled in a desperate attempt to be accepted as normal. They aren’t. Surely it’s not their fault though? Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ivo Graham and Liam Williams Laughing Horse Free Festival
PL
Ivo Graham (So You Think You’re Funny? winner, 2009) and Liam Williams (SYTYF? runner up, 2010) do stand-up. A near hour of gags, stories and neurotic trifling. ‘Exquisite’ (Time Out). ‘Remarkable’ (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 4-12,14-26: 12:00 (59m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jack and Nikki: Killing Machines Tea Fuelled / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Jack Heal (Chortle Student Comedian 2008) and Nikki Blemings (a girl) request the pleasure of your company at their business seminar on contract killing. Bring cash for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Goggles optional. Sketch show, Theatre
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-14: 12:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jack Barry and Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends
See pages 174 and 165 for more information
Barry / Turpin / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Jack Barry and Patrick Turpin mount the tired old horse that is stand-up comedy. They’re riding bareback, so you’d be silly to miss it. ‘Instantly likeable ... surreal and hilarious’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Contemporary
B 0131 226 0000 V38GD5
Buffs Club (RAOB) • West Register Street, EH2 2AA
Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jack Jerome’s Journey of Life Actually Rather Good Ltd
TPN
Now what I’m about to say may shock you... I am an actual believer in life! Join Jack Jerome in his best show yet! This inspirational piece will very probably change your life... forever! Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:20 (50m) £5.00 Aug 4-13,15-26: 14:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Jackson Voorhaar’s One True Love(s) – Free Jackson Voorhaar / Free Festival
PM
Jackson brings his self-deprecating style to his loves (beer, metal, sex) and loathes (babies, yoga, Australia). ‘The b*st*rd offspring of Eddie Izzard and Noel Fielding’ (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-12,14-26: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
James Acaster – Prompt Phil McIntyre Management
TPL
James Acaster returns to Edinburgh with a show full of comedy. ‘Blisteringly funny and highly original’ (List). Seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, Show and Tell, Dave’s One Night Stand and Live at The Comedy Store. Stand-up, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 20:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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James and Amy: Dysfunctional Legends James Loveridge and Amy Howerska
PN
One a cheeky Essex chappy and the other a liberal feminist lush. These two young comics, although poles apart, are identical in their inability to succeed in life and love. Come and laugh at them! Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 3-11,13-25: 22:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane – Free YorkshireComedy.com / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Combining the titles of the two previous Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners, to create something considerably less successful. But still very funny. He’s willing to stake £295.20 on it. @jcbeermat. Stand-up, Solo show
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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James Dowdeswell: Urban Wurzel James Dowdeswell
TK
Get lush tales of chickens, marzipan and rap from ‘a real master of the comedian’s craft’ (Chortle.co.uk). From Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC), Ricky Gervais’ Extras (BBC), Celebrity Deal or No deal (C4) and Radio 4. Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:45 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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James Redmond and Ellie Taylor – Free Festival James Redmond and Ellie Taylor
PM
James Redmond (Never Mind The Buzzcocks, BBC2, Casualty, BBC1) and Ellie Taylor (host of Snog, Marry, Avoid, BBC3, 8 Out of 10 Cats, C4) join forces for some funnies over lunch break. www.freefestival.co.uk. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-5: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-12,14-26: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jamie Demetriou’s People Day (and Special Guests) Jamie Demetriou / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Character comedy from the character comedian who dares to say what everybody’s thinking/saying. And some lovely guests. ‘The absolute highlight in a show full of highlights’ SSSSS (Skinny). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSSS (FreshAir.org.uk). @mcmetriou. Solo show
Dragonfly • 52 West Port, EH1 2LD B 0131 226 0000 V63GF4 Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 15:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 47 for more information 100
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Japanese TerminatoL
Jeff Leach: Boyfriend Experience
PN
TPN
Japanese TerminatoL is a hilarious show featuring parody movie trailers, audience interactive orchestras, and Japanese Don Quixote slapstick. ‘The rare performance where the comedian can say anything and have the audience rolling in the aisles’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
The UK’s fearless new face of stand-up has had a busy year. He became a prostitute (Male Hookers Uncovered, Current TV), explored his sex addiction (Confessions of a Sex Addict, BBC3) and searched for true love. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Live Nation and MHA
Hiroshi Shimizu
Comedy, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6
Aug 2-14,16-26: 23:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 21:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Jarlath Regan: The Audacity of Hope and the Inspirational Stupidity of Perseverance
Jem Brookes: Thumbs Up – Free
Jem Brookes / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Jarlath Regan / The Assembly Rooms
Come and give a thumbs up, in a show full of silly gags. All with thumbs welcome, especially those pointing the correct way up. ‘A sharp and funny comedian with a keen eye’ (Skinny). www.freefestival.co.uk.
PL
Free-wheeling, uplifting, jokes and stories about being silly in the face of adversity from the award-winning author and guy off the telly. SSSSS (Independent). ‘Comedy genius’ (Irish Times).
Modern, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX
Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1: 17:50 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Jarred Christmas: Let’s Go MoFo
Jen Brister – Now and Then
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
Everything Productions
TM
TFN
Electric, arse-kicking comedy. Seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Buzzcocks, and Dave’s One Night Stand. (He’s the guy with sideburns and glasses.) ‘One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone’ (Time Out). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 21:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00)
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Jason Byrne: People’s Puppeteer
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management
Jen’s cup is half empty, will she ever fill it? A splendid hour of laughing ‘til your face hurts. SSSS (List). ‘Hilarious... This is as near perfect stand up as I have seen’ SSSSS (Scotsgay). Stand-up, Solo show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:35 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:35 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:35 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Jennifer Carnovale – Scraping the Barrel – Free
TPM
Jason Byrne is back with a brand new show where he effortlessly conjures up a night of hilarity. Featuring new stories, props and of course, the star of every show, The Audience. ‘A Comedy God’ (Mirror.co.uk).
Jen’s Food Money
PM
It’s stand-up with characters – you must see this! ‘Shambolic charm’ (Scotsman). ‘Highly entertaining’ (Pun).’Top 10 Next Big Things in Comedy 2011’ (Sydney Morning Herald, Age). Awarded Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival 2010.
Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 XAug 1-2: 21:20 (1h) £10.00
Aug 6-8: 21:20 (1h) £17.50 (£16.50) Aug 10-12: 21:20 (1h) £19.50 (£18.50)
Aug 3-5: 21:20 (1h) £19.50 (£18.50) Aug 9: 21:20 (1h) £19.00 (£18.00)
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Jayde Adams is Master of None
Aug 3-26: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Stand-up
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
Aug 2-3,5-10,12-17,19-24,26: 17:30 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jayde Adams
FAPN
Multi-faceted eccentric comedian Jayde Adams is ‘very funny ... highly accomplished’(Herald Sun, Melbourne Comedy Festival). ‘Barnstorming’ (Londonist.com). Her frenetic cabaret showcases her many talents as she skilfully shifts between opera, dance and stand-up. Cabaret
Jenny Fawcett
Live Nation and MHA
TPM
I’m doing a show at the Pleasance Cellar. Please come along and see it. SSSS (List). SSSS (Telegraph). ‘Bliss’ (Independent). Solo show
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 13-17,19-24: 21:50 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Jay Foreman’s Mixtape
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Ditto Productions
FK
Fresh from supporting Dave Gorman’s UK tour, Jay combines the best of his sell-out Edinburgh shows and some exciting new bits in an irresistible hour of multi award-winning musical comedy. ‘Sharp, sophisticated ... classy and funny’ SSSS (Chortle. co.uk). Music, Stand-up
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
Aug 19,24-26: 13:25 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 20-23: 13:25 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Jerry Bucham: Freelance Activist
Rob Gilroy / Laughing Horse Free Festival
APN
Star of BBC’s Jesting About and the Laughing Horse New Act Competition, misguided protest singer Jerry Bucham is aiming to save the world – one song at a time. ‘Really funny ... excellent’ (Josie Long). Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-11,13-15,17-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jerry Sadowitz: Adults Only
Jerry Sadowitz / The Assembly Rooms
PN
Very funny. Deeply offensive. And he hates your guts. What more do you want? ‘Often shocking, stand-up comedy’s only genius ... compelling, hilarious, unpredictable and unmissable ... the funniest comedian in the country’ (Guardian). Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 17-18: 22:25 (1h) £17.50
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presents
Jerry Sadowitz: Card Tricks and Close Up Magic
The CompleTely ImprovIsed Full Band musICal! A roller coaster ride of spontaneously choreographed dance numbers, rhyming verses and witty, jaw-dropping comedy.
HHHHH
Jerry Sadowitz / The Assembly Rooms
PM
A rare chance to see amazing sleight of hand from one of the world’s top close up magicians. ‘Genius ... astounds, appals and amuses in equal measure’ (Times). Not for children! Magic, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 14-18: 12:30 (1h) £15.50
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‘An entertainment phenomenon’
Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word
Scotsman
CKP
TFPL Gag-suffused show about etymology, brave words, new words and brave new words. Not just for nerds. ‘All about the jokes, winning delivery’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Sharp wit’ (List). ‘Tremendous charm’ (Scotsman). ‘Original, elegant and funny’ (FringeReport. com). www.jessicafostekew.com.
George Square One 1-27 Aug 19:30 (20:30)
Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Jessica Pidsley’s I Can Make You Thin(k)
Assembly Hall
Jessica Pidsley
Comedy:
TFL
Aug 3-4, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26 23:59 (01:00)
98% of people aren’t happy with their bodies. Jessica Pidsley is 98% convinced you need to see this show. Her unique self-help stand-up can’t change your body, but might just change your mind.
Teatro Spiegeltent
Multimedia, Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 13:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Daytime: Aug 3-26 (not 6, 13 or 20) 14:15 (15:30)
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Variety: Aug 2-5, 9-12, 16, 18-19, 23-26 23:59 (01:00)
Jessie Cave: Bookworm Live Nation
TPU
Welcome to Book Club. Twins, beavers, female elephants, sounds, a lion. They all feature heavily. Your host Jessie Cave managed to bamboozle her way into Harry Potter and promises a magical journey via the medium of books. Solo show
One half of the Umbilical Brothers, physical comedy legend Shane Dundas leaps into the unknown in his new solo show.
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Jigsaw: Gettin’ Jiggy Avalon Promotions
TL George Square Two 1-27 Aug (not 13) 22:10 (23:10)
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‘A super group’ (Fest) – Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema, meteoric stars of BBC3’s Live At The Electric and Radio 4’s Sketchorama, return after last year’s sell-out debut smash. ‘Makes the Fast Show look languid’ (Guardian). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man Ditto Productions
TFK
Can you become a functioning adult without growing up? In this highly anticipated debut Jim attempts to become a real person. So You Think You’re Funny? / Amused Moose Finalist ‘09. ‘Exquisite ... beautifully phrased jokes’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Storytelling
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 19:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Jimeoin – What?!
MZA and Geffer Notice Productions
TPK
Hilarious world-class stand-up from star of Live at Apollo, Royal Variety Performance and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. ‘Classic nonsense ... stand-up comedy at its best.’ (Scotsman). ‘Sublime quality ... Masterclass in delivery’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Inspired ... quiet genius!’ (Independent). ‘Awesome!’ (List) www.jimeoin.com Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 XAug 2: 18:00 (1h) £8.50 Aug 3,5: 18:00 (1h) £11.50 Aug 4,8-9,13-16,20: 18:00 (1h) £13.50 (£11.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,25-26: 18:00 (1h) £15.50 (£13.00)
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Jimeoin – What?! – Extra Shows! MZA and Geffer Notice Productions
PL
Yet more hilarious world-class stand-up from star of Live at Apollo, Royal Variety Performance and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. ‘Classic nonsense ... Stand-up comedy at its best.’ (Scotsman). ‘Masterclass in delivery’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Inspired’ (Independent). ‘Awesome!’ (List). www.jimeoin.com. Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2
See page 56 for more information
Aug 21,23: 20:00 (1h) £13.50 (£11.50)
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‘Best show I’ve seen in years’ ‘Hilarious from beginning to end’
Jimeoin – What?! (Whatever...) MZA and Geffer Notice Productions
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011 audience reviews
PL
Late night hilarious world-class stand-up from star of Live at Apollo, Royal Variety Performance and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. ‘Classic nonsense... stand-up comedy at its best.’ (Scotsman). ‘Masterclass in delivery’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Inspired’ (Independent). ‘Awesome!’ (List). www.jimeoin.com. Stand-up
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 24: 22:25 (1h) £15.50 (£13.00)
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Jo in Te d, d D ou ga l an y th e C ra gg ! Is la nd ga ng
Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional Get Comedy
TPM
Hailed by critics and adored by his legions of fans, Jefferies’ glorious roasting of society’s most sacred cows has made him a headlining sensation worldwide. ‘Better than Jesus’ (Scotsman). ‘Britain’s most offensive stand-up comedian’ (Q). Stand-up
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4,6-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 21:00 (1h) £17.50 (£16.00) Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-22: 21:00 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00)
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Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order Chambers Management
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Brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy. Packed with one-liners, stories and jokes – some clever, some rude and a few totally unacceptable. Leave your conscience at home and come on out for a laugh. Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 16-18,23-25: 21:20 (1h15m) £18.50
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4* Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor
Book now: 0131 226 0000 • www.edfringe.com Lunch shows 12.30pm • £39
2-course meal & interactive show Sat 4, 11 & 25 August
Dinner shows 7.30pm • £46
3-course meal & interactive show Fri/Sat 3/4, 10/11 & 24/25 August
Ted & Co is a parody tribute act, the performers are impersonators only, all script material is original and written by Michael Wilson-Green, Laughlines Ltd. There is no association between Laughlines Ltd and Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4. Under 14s to be accompanied by an adult. Contains adult humour.
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Jim Smallman: Let’s Be Friends
S OW Y SH L 2 ON
a REGULAR MUSIC presentation in association with WME
Best Medicine Management
TPM
Award-winning comedian Jim Smallman (BBC 5Live’s Fighting Talk) has dedicated his life to work, losing friends along the way. Now he wants new ones, and he’s looking at you. SSSSS (NewCurrent.com). ‘Wonderfully gritty’ (Guardian).
THE UNSPEAKABLE
Stand-up, Storytelling
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 16:30 (1h) £5.00
Aug 3-13,15-26: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
QUEEN’S HALL
FRI 3 AUG & SUN 26 AUG
0131 668 2019
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Jim Smallman’s Group Therapy Best Medicine Management
9:45PM
TN
Everyone’s got problems. Have yours solved by a group of entirely unqualified stand-up comics, corralled by tattooed idiot Jim Smallman. ‘Silver-tongued banter likely to charm most audiences’ (Chortle.co.uk). Improv, True-life
Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:00 (1h) £3.00
Aug 4-13,15-26: 13:00 (1h) £5.00
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Jo Caulfield – Thinking Bad Thoughts Jo Caulfield / The Stand Comedy Club
“Hugely entertaining” The Guardian “To put on a show like this takes balls.” The Independent 2 SOLD OUT RUNS – SOHO THEATRE, LONDON (2011/12)
PM
Award-winning comedian asks: Why are drunken girlfriends so much fun? Who watches hotel pornography? What constitutes an airtight alibi? Is friendliness overrated? ‘Feisty, funny and wonderfully bitchy’ (Observer). ‘Stand-up comedy at its best’ (Scotsman). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 XAug 1: 20:15 (1h) £7.00
Aug 3-12,14-26: 20:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Jocks and Geordies Dan Willis and Obie
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The finest Geordie and Scottish comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy. Presented by Newcastle’s Dan Willis and ‘Uber-Jock’ Obie. The finest comedy for free! ‘Unpretentious, informal, belly-laughs-a-minute stand-up’ SSSS(ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6
Aug 3-26: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich – Free Jody Kamali / Free Festival
PN
Do you wanna be rich? A silly, interactive, multi-character show that aims to get you filthy rich and spiritually enlightened. ‘A beautiful mickey take of this genre’ (One4Review.com). ‘Hilariously funny’ (Venue). www.jodykamali.com. Comedy, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 2-12,14-26: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Joel Dommett – Nunchuck Silver Medallist 2002
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
TPL
Joel Dommett – MTV News, Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3) – returns to Edinburgh with his hotly anticipated new show. Do you have what it takes to be a nunchuck silver medallist? Joel did. ‘Hilarious’ (Scotsman). Stand-up, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 20:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) See page 53 for more information 104
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot Chambers Management
TPL
Highly anticipated debut from ‘One of the strongest emerging comedy talents we’ve seen in a long time’ (Time Out). BBC New Comedy Award finalist 2011, Chortle Best Newcomer 2010. ‘Entertainingly mischievous ... intensely charming’ (Guardian). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 20:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Joe Munrow: One Big Joke – Free Joe Munrow / Free Festival
PN
South London’s Socrates, Joe Munrow, takes you on a hilariously surreal journey as the comedian searches for the meaning of life. ‘A vivacious performer with an infectious vigour and easy charm’ (Chortle.co.uk). www.freefestival.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 XAug 2-4: 23:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Amnesty International presents…
Stand Up For Freedom on 15 August No Pressure To Be Funny on 18 August A cornucopia of comedy from the producers of the legendary Secret Policeman’s Ball
Aug 5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 23:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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John Hastings: UnRelentless John Hastings
PJ
John Hastings: UnRelentless is a new hour of bizarre, hilarious anecdotes and jokes from award-winning Canadian comedian John Hastings, who has both argued with an 8-year-old and been yelled at by a drug dealer.
“I joined Amnesty International because they had a special offer; buy one, set one free” - Gary Delaney www.amnesty.org.uk/Edfest
@amnestyuk
Solo show
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 2-26: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See pages 164 and 134 for more information
John Robertson – The Dark Room – Free John Robertson / PIAS / It’s The Comedy You Deserve
PJ
Trapped in a dark room, you must escape. An unscripted, unhinged and live ‘choose your own adventure’, as seen on YouTube, in Variety magazine and all your best nightmares. ‘A revelation!’ (Scotsman).
DIANE SPENCER
Improv, Interactive
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5 Aug 3-27: 17:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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John Robertson: The Old Whore The Fear Corporation
TFJ
In 1950, John Robertson slept with Queen Elizabeth II. He is not sorry. Can a man sow his seed in the ashes of a dynasty? ‘Brilliant’ SSSS (Comedy.co.uk). SSSS (Chortle. co.uk). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Storytelling, True-life
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 2-26: 22:15 (1h) £5.00
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John Robins: Incredible Scenes! John Robins
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
SUNDAY EXPRESS
SCOTSGAY
THE SCOTSMAN
TAPM
BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE
Fresh from Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3) ‘Comedy’s best kept secret’ (Skinny) recounts childhood innocence and adult shenanigans. ‘One of the most naturally gifted comedians I’ve seen’ (Telegraph). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (Fest). SSSS (List). Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 19:20 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 19:20 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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John Scott – Totally Fed Up
John Scott / The Stand Comedy Club
TPN
In 2010 the government issued a questionnaire to measure how happy we were. I mean ... really? F*ck right off! ‘A stand out, stand-up ... hilarious’ (RipItUp.com, Adelaide 2012). ‘Nothing missed the mark ... superb’ (List). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2: 18:55 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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The Joke Circus – Free Funny Boilers
PN
Round up, round up for free stand-up of the likes you’ve never seen! Be amazed by one-liners, witness incredible feats of storytelling and experience death-defying self-deprecation. (Disclaimer: Not a real circus in any way). Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge), EH1 1NQ B0131 226 0000 V357GE5 Aug 4-11: 13:45 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jonny & the Baptists Jonny & the Baptists
TFPL
The world’s first comedy-blues band bring their acclaimed mix of surreal, satirical and occasionally sexy songs to Edinburgh. On frontman Jonny Donahoe (Roaring Boys) – SSSSS ‘Hilarious’ (Chortle.co.uk), ‘Laugh-a-minute’ (Sun), ‘Spot-on musical satire’ (Scotland on Sunday). www.jonnyandthebaptists. co.uk. Blues, Music
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 21:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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See pages 138 and 169 for more information
Josh Richards: Keith Looks Back in Anger – Free Josh Richards
PN
Ever watched a man-sized ginger koala scream about making napalm, playing ukulele? Meet Keith the Anger Management Koala. ‘Keith gave me chlamydia, but his double-koala-willy was worth it’ (Innocent Bystander). www.themightyginge.com. Absurdist, Solo show
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5 Aug 2-26: 13:45 (50m) (Free Ticketed)
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Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of... Off The Kerb Productions
TL
Hotly-anticipated follow up to last year’s Foster’s Newcomer nomination, Live at the Apollo and Stand Up for The Week. ‘One of the most hilarious and unforgettable hours I have had this year.’ (Scotsman). www.offthekerb.co.uk. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-22: 19:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Josie Long and Sam Schäfer’s Awkward Romance
Josie Long and Sam Schäfer / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Edinburgh award nominated Josie Long is joined by brilliant newcomer Sam Schäfer to share tales of loves lost, loves won and loves made-up. If you don’t come we’ll wreck your knees. Stand-up
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA B 0131 226 0000 V307GC6 Aug 13-17: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Josie Long: Romance and Adventure Just the Tonic
TPL
This is my sixth show. Just writing the title is making me excited. Come, it’ll be silly, fun and I’ll try to swear less this time. Twice Foster’s Comedy Award nominee. Best Newcomer Award winner. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £7.50 Aug 4-5,10-12,17,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
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The Joy of Sketch
Pleasance Theatre Trust and Time Out Live
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The crème de la crème of sketch comedy acts are coming together for a one-off sketch comedy extravaganza. Past lineups include – Idiots of Ants, The Penny Dreadfuls, Pajama Men, Pappy’s and Will and Greg. Compilation, Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 10,17: 22:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Joz Norris is Matt Fisher: Überperson – Free
Joz Norris / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Deluded aspiring rock star comedian Matt Fisher, alter ego of acclaimed comic Norris, brings to Edinburgh what he plans to be the ultimate one-man show. Dance. Song. Comedy. Flirtation. Boasting. www.joznorris.webs.com. Rock, Clown
B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA
Aug 3-12: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See page 88 for more information
Julie Jepson – Personal Triumph Julie Jepson
PN
‘Intelligent stand-up that is instantly engaging. Truly fabulous’ (BBC, Funny Women review). ‘Exceptional’ SSSSS (Latest 7) . ‘A rising star. Julie’s animated, watchable, likeable and very funny. See her now!’ (Chris Holliday, BBC Radio Manchester).www.juliejepson.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-6,8-12: 00:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Juliet Meyers: Raised By Fridge Magnets
Juliet Meyers / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
Like her favourite flour, Juliet is self-raised, but is she equipped for life’s dramas? ‘Devilish’ (Scotsman). ‘A laugh-out-loud show that resonates’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Smart and very funny’ (Sarah Millican). Twitter: @julietmeyers. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ
B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 1: 13:50 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Just the Tonic Comedy Club’s Midnight Show Just the Tonic
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‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and muck about and make you laugh at midnight. It’s only a tenner! Compilation, Stand-up
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
Aug 3-4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 00:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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, HEATH FRANKLIN S
Kaput
Strut & Fret and Tom Flanagan
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CHOPPER , AUSTRALIA S FUNNIEST COMEDY CHARACTER”
★★★★★ SUNDAY MAIL AS SEEN ON
A hilariously funny mix of chaos, comedy and acrobatics for all ages! Tom Flanagan, the larger-than-life, energetic star of Tom Tom Crew and Circus Oz presents ‘elegant buffoonery at its finest’ (ThreeWeeks) in a beautifully poignant silent movieesque debacle. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:05 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 15:05 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:05 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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THE RONNIE JOHNS HALF HOUR
Karma Comedian – Stella Graham – Free
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Stella Graham / Free Festival
BASTARD S
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British comedian Stella Graham unravels hilarious tales of good and bad karma with side-splitting one liners you’ll quote to friends. ‘Terrifically funny’ (TVNZ.co.nz). If you attend, good things will come your way. www.freefestival.co.uk, www.stellagraham.com.
GUIDE TO
LIFE (OR HOW TO BE LESS
Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-15,17-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Katherine Ryan: Nature’s Candy Live Nation & MHA
TPM
Star of Channel 4’s Campus, seen on BBC2’s Episodes. This award-winning comedian proves the things in life that make us bitter can actually be hilariously delicious. ‘Striking presence ... killer lines ... calm confidence’ (Scotsman).
more info: www.laughingstock.com.au
Stand-up
0844 545 8252 8.50PM (9.50PM) underbelly.co.uk
3-19 AUGUST 2012 See page 91 for more information
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Kelly Kingham: Goody Two-Shoes – Free Tank Productions / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
It isn’t easy being perfect but you could make a bit of an effort. Let Kelly show you how to become extremely great. And humble. ‘Deliciously dark – had people crying with laughter’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
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The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG
Aug 4-25: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kemsley and Callaghan: Keeping Their Cool
Harriet Kemsley and Sarah Callaghan
PN
Funny’s Funny winner Harriet Kemsley is trying to find her cool, whilst Funny Women finalist Sarah Callaghan is rapidly losing hers. It’s free, so you might as well come and find yours, innit. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5
Aug 2-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kerry Gilbert Triumphs Kerry Gilbert
TFPL
Comedian Kerry Gilbert (Jimmy Carr: Stand Up) will make you feel like a winner. Featuring multi-character stand-up, domestic surrealism, life-affirming acts of silliness and heart. ‘Colourful, compelling ... very funny ... highly innovative.’ SSSS (Scotsman). www.kerrygilbert.co.uk/triumphs. Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 18:40 (55m) £5.00 Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:40 (55m) £8.50 (£6.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:40 (55m) £7.00 (£5.00) See page 49 for more information 108
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Comedy
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Kevin Dewsbury: In...Sane – Free
Kevin Dewsbury / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PL
An autobiographical stand-up show about a nervous breakdown and a journey towards recovery. He’s alright now, probably. ‘A funny story that’s worth telling. A cleverly-structured tale, amazing, redemptive and powerful’ (FringeGuru.com). www.freefestival.co.uk @ComedyKevioni. Stand-up, Solo show
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Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP
Aug 13-26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev – Free Kevin Shepherd / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Kevin recently discovered Nietzsche. Join him as he explains why he believes Nietzsche was actually a comedian stuck in a philosopher’s body and how Nietzsche’s words and random Wikipedia aphorisms helped him rediscover himself. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 XAug 2: 21:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 3-26: 21:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kevin Tomlinson: Crazy Little Thing Called Love! Kepow Theatre Company
TFAM
A comic look at love. In all its many forms! Romantic. Platonic. The love of a hobby, pet, money or God. You name it, this show explores it! ‘Hilarious, heartwarming comedy!’ (Evening Standard). Improv, Theatre
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2,4: 15:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6,8,16,20,22: 15:20 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10,12,18,24,26: 15:20 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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See page 64 for more information
Kevin Tomlinson: Seven Ages! Kepow Theatre Company
TFU
A comic look at the seven stages of life! A truly life-affirming show that will make you laugh until you cry! ‘Tomlinson creates magical comedy theatre!’ (Evening Standard). ‘Wonderfully hilarious!’ (Paramount Comedy Channel). Improv, Theatre
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 3: 15:20 (1h) £5.00
Aug 5,11,17,19,25: 15:20 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) Aug 7,9,13,15,21,23: 15:20 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Kev Orkian in Concert – The World’s Favourite Foreigner Kev Orkian
FAU
An hysterical concoction of tear-jerking comedy and phenomenal piano playing makes Kev Orkian the world’s leading comic pianist and he’s back for a limited Edinburgh run this year. Stand-up
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6
Aug 13-25: 20:10 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Kids We Used To Be – Free Laughing Horse Free Festival
APL
Come and join four rising stars of the Scottish circuit for an hour of carefree laughter as they say goodbye to their childhood and dread their inevitable transition to adulthood. Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 Aug 2-14: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kieran and Joe: Friends of Steel Kieran and Joe
TL
Double act Kieran and Joe lead a crash course in extreme friendship training. ‘A relentlessly hilarious show, craftsmanlike in concept, writing and delivery’ SSSSS (Telegraph). ‘Hilarity’ SSSS (Metro) . ‘Very funny, very silly’ (Evening Standard). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 2-3: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 15:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Kieran Hodgson: Supervillain
Kieran Hodgson / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Brand new character comedy about crime, punishment and regional vigilantes. Starring Kieran Hodgson, of Fringe favourites Kieran and The Joes. ‘Relentlessly hilarious’ SSSSS (Daily Telegraph). ‘Intelligently written and skilfully acted’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Hilarity … delightfully misguided’ SSSS (Metro). The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5
Aug 4-25: 13:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kierkegaard Comedy Show Claus Damgaard
FPL
A Soren Kierkegaard comedy show? Yes! Well, it is Kierkegaard. Of course it’s a deadly-serious comedy show! About how Kierkegaard’s contradictory ideas can enrich us today ... in love, sex and romantic relationships. www.eitherOR.dk. International, Solo show
Danish Institute • 3 Doune Terrace, EH3 6DY B 0131 226 0000 V64GC2 Aug 8-19: 16:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Kumail Nanjiani
Assembly and Marshall Cordell
See page 91 for more information
TM
Fave of New York’s alternative comedy scene makes his Edinburgh debut. ‘Stand-up fans should remember the name Kumail Nanjiani, as you’ll be hearing a lot more of it in the future’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 20:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00)
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Künt and the Gang – Free
Künt and the Gang / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Award-winning* wrong’uns Künt and the Gang return with an hour of their usual lowbrow comedy songs, and some new ones. ‘Life-affirmingly puerile’ (Charlie Brooker, Guardian). www.kuntandthegang.co.uk. *Not an award for being funny or good. Music, True-life
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 3-4,6-10,12-26: 22:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Künt’s on Daytime TV – Free
Künt and the Gang / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Künt and the Gang take you on a f*cked-up journey through their daytime viewing schedule and call Noel Edmonds a c*nt. Libellous stories, songs and rhymes, and that picture of Lorraine Kelly’s minge. www.kuntandthegang.co.uk. Multimedia, True-life
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 3-4,6-10,12-26: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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KWAT: Greetings from KWAT
by arrangement with Craig Latto at Debi Allen Associates presents
KWAT
“Frighteningly talented”
“So funny it’s almost painful to watch him perform”
TFPM
CHORTLE
METRO
Welcome to the Democratic Republic of KWAT. Left off the world atlas after missing the application deadline. Journey with us as we explore the dirty under-carriage of our suburban dystopia. A sketch comedy act.
LIST
“Scotland’s next comedy superstar”
Chortle Award Winner
DAILY RECORD
Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 22:15 (1h) £10.00
Aug 6-8,13,15,20-22: 22:15 (1h) £8.00
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Ladies and Gentlemen – Free
Ladies and Gentlemen / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PJ
DES CLARKE FINAL DESTINATION
Four skilled improvisers have gone against their training and written stuff down. Not just any stuff, sketch stuff. See imaginative and unusual sketches both sophisticated and silly. Two ladies, two gentlemen, one sketch group. www.freefestival.co.uk. Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 XAug 2-4: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-26: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ladies Live Longer: Ladylike Ladies Live Longer
TFPL
AUGUST 1-27 Previews Aug 1, 2 & 3 · Not Aug 8 & 14 @des_clarke
www.desclarke.com
8PM
www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com
See page 68 for more information
Shortlisted for Laughing Horse New Act Comp 2012, Funny Women Variety winners 2011. You’ll love them – however they’re likely to offend the person sitting next to you! Warning: this comedy includes female, musical and sketch. www.ladieslivelonger.com. Cabaret, Sketch show
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 15:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 15:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 15:30 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Ladystache Ladystache
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Ladystache are a riotous sketch comedy duo who hail from Canada. Their energetic, absurdist humour brings a level of imagination that’s uniquely original. You can expect puppets, impressions, singing and yes, moustaches. Their sketches twist, turn, offend and delight. Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5
Aug 15-26: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Lara A King – People Pleaser Lara A King
TPU
Sharp humour, uplifting melodies, lyrical wordsmithery, clever silliness. Award-winning comedienne Lara A King will make you laugh until wee comes out. She has to. It’s comedy. She’s a People Pleaser. ‘Feckin’ brilliant’ (Dillie Keane). www.laraking.co.uk. Music, Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 6-7,18-26: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Late Night Gimp Fight
Phil McIntyre Management
TPM
The country’s most exciting sketch group is back with their biggest, boldest and best show yet. ‘A gloriously funny spunkstorm of bad taste’ SSSSS (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Quite brilliant’ (Times). Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees. Total sell-out 2010, 2011. www.latenightgimpfight.com. Multimedia, Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 22:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) See page 55 for more information
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Late Night Laughs
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
TPM
Rising stars of comedy, Angela Barnes, Patrick Morris, Romesh Ranganathan, Matt Richardson, Ellie Taylor, Paul Sweeney join forces. Acts seen on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and 8 Out Of 10 Cats (C4).
Ticket Collection Points There are three central Edinburgh locations where you can pick up all of your Fringe tickets and NEW for 2012 a Glasgow Box Office for ticket purchase and collection. The Fringe Box Office 180 High Street, EH1 1QS 31 May 12:00 – 18:00 01 – 03 June 10:00 – 18:00 04 June – 14 July 12:00 – 15:00 (Monday-Saturday) Sunday 15 July Closed 16 – 29 July 10:00 – 18:00 (Daily) 30 July – 27 August 09:00 – 21:00 (Daily) The University of Edinburgh Visitor Centre 2 Charles Street, EH8 9AD 31 May 12:00 – 17:30 01 June – 31 July 09:30 – 17:30 (Monday-Saturday) 01 – 27 August 09:30 – 21:00 (Monday-Saturday) 10:00 – 21:00 (Sunday)
Compilation, Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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The Late Night Shack Show The Shack Comedy Club
TFPN
A veritable feast of comics from around the world. Different line-up every night. Come and share the delights of witnessing quality stand-up in a proper comedy club. Listings revealed daily through twitter @theshackedinbur. Compilation
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B 0131 226 0000 V324GD3 Aug 1-2: 22:00 (2h) £5.00 Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 22:00 (2h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 5-9,12,14-16,19-23: 22:00 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Late ‘n’ Live
Gilded Balloon
TAN
The first and the best of late-night shows on the Fringe presents its 26th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem. Expect the unexpected and enjoy live music from our fabulous house bands. Now a BBC1 Scotland TV series! Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 3: 01:00 (4h) £10.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 01:00 (4h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 01:00 (4h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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The Late Show
Underbelly Productions / Neil Masters
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Underbelly’s very own late-night stand-up show, now in its 11th year, is moving to Bristo Square. Previous acts include McIntyre, Bailey, Noble, Howard, Byrne (both), O’Briain, Flight of the Conchords and many more. Full line-ups at www.underbelly.co.uk.
Virgin Money Half Price Hut Mound Precinct 08 – 27 August (Daily) 10:00 – 21:00
Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Glasgow Box Office ScotRail’s Queen Street Station, main concourse underneath departure boards next to left luggage 27 July – 27 August 08:00 – 20:00 (Daily)
For all ticket collections please bring the debit/credit card that was used to buy the tickets and allow yourself plenty of time to get to your show.
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Aug 3,5,9,12,16,19,23,26: 00:15 (2h) £12.50 (£11.50) Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 00:15 (2h) £14.50 (£13.50)
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Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
A selection of the best in new comedy at the Fringe, alongside some top headliners picked from Fringe shows, national competitions and around the world. And it’s free! Three times a night! Line-ups – www.freefestival.co.uk. Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5
Aug 2-26: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 2-26: 21:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse Free Festival
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The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe. Different line-ups at every show. Three shows daily! The best way to see great Fringe comedy and it’s free! Sell-out 20042011. www.freefestival.co.uk. Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 2-26: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 2-26: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 2-26: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Laughing Horse’s Funny Fillies
Laughing Horse Free Festival and Sajeela Kershi
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The stable doors open again, showcasing the funniest females on the Fringe. Different all-female line-ups every show. MC Sajeela Kershi. Sell-out 2011. ‘Enormously witty’ (Spectator). ‘Spirit of the Fringe’ (ThreeWeeks). SSSS ‘Laid-back atmosphere’ (One4Review.com). Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6
Aug 2-26: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Laurence Clark: Inspired
CKP in association with Beyond Compere
TFPL
Sceptical when told climb every mountain, reach for the skies and follow your dreams? Then this is definitely for you! Star of BBC1’s We Won’t Drop the Baby. ‘Dangerously funny’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Brilliant’ SSSSS (EdinburghGuide.com). www.laurenceclark.co.uk. Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 17:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:20 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Lead Pencil
Lead Pencil Comedy Group / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Lead Pencil. A stylish new comedy group who give you observational sketches with a colourful twist. They’ll draw you into a world peppered with reality and sprinkled with insanity, with cartoons, music and a patchwork of characters. Sketch show
The Fiddler’s Elbow • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B0131 226 0000 V71aGC5 Aug 13-25: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Leads & Stern Leads & Stern
TL
Two girls once decided they could stand each other enough to be a double act. They were 37% right. So they’ve made a show of their sketches. And themselves. ‘True comedic chameleons’ SSSS (Remotegoat.co.uk). Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 17:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Learning to Pray in Front of the Television Jake Martin
FPL
The hilarious true story of one man’s journey from comedian to priest, while somehow not losing his sense of humour along the way. Solo show, New writing
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Aug 13-20: 22:15 (55m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Leaves on the Line Ali Shahrukhi
PN
Ali Shahrukhi’s hilarious take on the things we’d never dream could bring life to a grinding standstill ... but do! Learn to laugh at those problems that blindside us as we pumice our feet in the bath. Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 2-12: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Leeds Tealights: Sexy Chubby Leeds Tealights
M
After sell-out shows last year, the Tealights are back with a brand new sketch comedy show! ‘Fine writing, tight performances’ (Russell Kane). ‘Utterly hilarious’ (BroadwayBaby. com). ‘Sketch after sketch hits the mark’ (ThreeWeeks). Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 17:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (1h) £9.00 Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 17:00 (1h) £7.00
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Leo and Stephen Go Down On You! Leo Kearse, Stephen Bailey
PN
Enjoy the sharp tongues of Leo Kearse, ‘Very funny, very shocking!’ SSSS (List, ThreeWeeks) and Stephen Bailey, ‘Very funny!’ (Matthew Wright), for a hilarious romp from monkey sex to masturbation!
Jody Kamali DIRTY FILTHY RICH
A multi-character show that aims to get you filthy rich & spiritually enlightened
‘Very funny’ Time Out
‘An accomplished character comedian’ One4Review ‘Ridiculously fun’ Three Weeks
4pm 2nd - 26th Aug (not 13th)
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 00:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! – Free Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous
VENUE 170 - 38 WEST NICHOLSON ST
www.jodykamali.com
See page 104 for more information
PN
Irrepressible New York comic keeps fighting back. ‘I would pay to see Lewis Schaffer’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘If you consciously choose not to see him don’t bother coming to the Fringe’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). www.lewisschaffer.co.uk. Political, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 20:15 (55m) (Free Ticketed)
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Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! – Free Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous
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Unstoppable New York comic. ‘I would pay to see Lewis Schaffer’ SSSS (Copstick, Scotsman). ‘If you consciously choose not to see him don’t bother coming to the Fringe’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). @lewisschaffer. www.lewisschaffer.co.uk. Stand-up
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-27: 16:45 (45m) (Free Ticketed)
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Liam and Owen – A Cracking One Off Show! Liam Withnail and Owen McGuire
PN
Liam and Owen do stand-up. Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-26: 22:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Liam Grahame Olsen: Half Pint – Live Liam Grahame Olsen
PN
A mix of observational stand-up comedy and acoustic comedy music, Liam Grahame Olsen brings his cheeky chappy comedy to his first Edinburgh Fringe in 2012. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 15-18: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Liam Mullone: A Land Fit For F*ckwits Liam Mullone / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
We are genetically inferior to stuffed toys. Here’s the proof. ‘An intellectual bruiser of a comedian ... intelligent, surreal, incisive’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Astonishing, a cult in the making’ (Time Out). SSSSS (Daily Mirror). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2: 14:25 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Lie. Cheat. Steal. Confessions of a Real Hustler Paul Wilson
TFAJ Paul Wilson is star of BBC3’s hit show The Real Hustle and the world’s foremost expert on cons and scams. Discover impossible feats of skill and learn the weapons of mass deception. Magic, Solo show
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 3-9,12-16,19-23,26-27: 20:00 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:00 (50m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Life’s Short. I’m Not! – Free See page 92 for more information
Bronston Jones / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
His motto means tall or small, live it up! But while looking for love, this 6’ 7" giant may have found rock bottom. Bronston revels in revealing his failings, because the awful truth is funny. Stand-up, True-life
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 2-26: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Life, the Universe, Whatever...
Genevieve Cytko, Gareth Mutch, Ray Fordyce
PL
As the world becomes more skewed and regular life becomes more complicated, these three comedians take on the challenge of living life in a normal fashion. Try as they may, things always happen. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-14,17-20,22-26: 13:05 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Light Relief
Geoff Cotton and Anna Brown
TFL
Fast-moving comedy show featuring songs, sketches, stand-up, news, sport, current affairs and special guests including James Bond, Sacha Distilled, Maria Shoutapova, footballer Terry Johnson, party political leaders ... and a caption competition! ‘Real originality ... highly entertaining’ (Stage). www. geoffcottonsongs.com. Cabaret, Music
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 19:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Lights! Camera! Improvise! The Scat Pack
TFJ
The award-winning improvised movie, live on stage. You choose the genre, location, title – we improvise the film. Sell-out 2009-2011. SSSSS (Edinburgh Reporter). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). SSSSS (BroadwayWorld.com). SSSSS (TheNewCurrent.com). SSSS (List). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Improv
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 16:50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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A Little Perspective with Imaan Strut ‘n’ Fret / Imaan Hadchiti
TM
A multimedia show exploring the reactions of the public towards his short-staturedness. Imaan would like you come to his show because he is fascinated by how impressively tall you all are. Seriously, like totally wow! Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 00:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 00:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 00:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Live At The Electric: Live At The Fringe Avalon Promotions
L
Russell Kane hosts a live special of the new BBC Three late-night comedy series, featuring a different line-up of stand-up, sketch and musical comedy from the show’s stars each night. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 17-19: 23:50 (1h) £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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Lloyd Langford: One Day in the Life of Lloyd Owen Langford
See page 63 for more information
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live / The Assembly Rooms
Just the tonIc at the caVes 6 – 26 aug 7pm preVIew 6 august
(except 14th)
(60mIns)
PL
A sort of picaresque shaggy dog story. Contains jokes about bread and circumcision. As seen on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1). ‘Smart and properly funny’ (Guardian) SSSS (Chortle. co.uk). SSSS (List). Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 19:35 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 19:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Logic for a 5 Year Old Wood & Wagstaffe Show
t presen
II Volume Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award BEST NEwCOMER NOMINEE 2011 Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival BEST INTERNATIONAL NEwCOMER wINNER 2011 “… a genuine new discovery was thrust unexpectedly into the Edinburgh Comedy Awards limelight… to call them sketches would seem to demean their unquestionable artistry… Their performance skills are beyond doubt and their comic timing for individual gags impeccable” CHORTLE **** “friendly, silly, knockabout stuff” SCOTSMAN “…A brilliantly thought out and expertly performed little gem. A must-see and one of the greatest sketch shows I've ever seen” THE SKINNY
Two hilariously energetic observational comedians joining forces for a comedy show of stand-up, sketch and musical comedy! Sketch show, Stand-up
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-4,6-11: 21:20 (50m) £3.00 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
LOLd on a Minute! Crazy Legs Theatre
FAPL
Following 2010’s SSSSS (LoveFringe.com) tour, Crazy Legs Theatre is back with its brand spanking new show combining sizzling-hot sketches, chortling comedy and a mad magician. Prepare to have your mind bent and your sides split. Painfully. Sketch show, Magic
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 12-17,19-24,26: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
LOL-ocaust
Ant Craven and Tom Goble
PM
Join rising stars Ant Craven, ‘Wonderfully funny’ (BritishComedyGuide.co.uk), and Tom Goble, ‘Rising national star’ (RibticklersComedyClub.com), as they turn on the laughing gas and battle for supremacy as dictator of the (third) mic in this unmissable stand-up comedy! www.badbread.co.uk. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 2-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 23:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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LOLympics Live – Free
Bronston Jones / Marcus Ryan and Free Festival presents
PM
From the producers of Preview Show comes an event not to be missed! Get into the games spirit, decide who takes home the medals as each day a variety of hilarious guests compete for comedy gold! Event, Variety
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-4: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-26: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Look at This Massive Picture of My Face Nick Doody / PBH Free Fringe
PN
Read these words I’ve written about how awesome my show is! Look at how great other people have said I am! ‘Simply the best unadulterated, gimmick-free hour of stand-up’ SSSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
B 0131 226 0000 V78GD6
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ
Aug 4-12,14-19,21-26: 20:25 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LISA RICHARDS AGENCY AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS
Adam Hills
MESS AROUND NO SCRIPT NO PLAN NO IDEA
‘Hills never fails to impress... He is astonishingly good at what he does.’
★★★★★ CHORTLE
‘Hills is comedy sunshine and it’s rather nice to bask in his glow.’
★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN
‘This man is awe-inspiring.’
★★★★★ THREE WEEKS
7.40PM www.offthekerb.co.uk
WITH 2-19 AUGUST SUNDAYS BSL INTERPRETER ASSEMBLY HALL RAINY HALL 0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com
See page 33 for more information
The Look of an Angel on the Devil Himself Vinny McHale
TFPM
The Look of an Angel on the Devil Himself. Ireland’s comedic pied piper speaks about life’s fork in the road when change comes knocking on your door. Stand-up, Theatre
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
Aug 2-17,19-24,26-27: 13:25 (1h) £7.00
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Lord Nelson Presents...
The Graduates / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
A repressed Englishman, a bitter Irishman and a delusional organist. Back from sea, Nelson presents a rum cocktail of talent currently sweeping the comedy streets of London (literally). These rising stars offer stand-up, music and character comedy. Compilation, Stand-up
GHQ • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 226 0000 V275GC5 Aug 17-25: 20:50 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Loretta Maine: Bipolar Chambers Management
TPL
Country’s grungiest singer returns to explore the two sides of her personality: angry and really f*cking angry. ‘The finest female character comic around’ (Time Out). ‘Brilliantly observed’ (Guardian). ‘Murderously funny’ (Evening Standard). www.lorettamaine.com. Cabaret, Music
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:00 (1h) £9.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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Lost Voice Guy and Jeff Lantern – Not Afraid of Tablets Alistair Greaves and Lee Ridley
PN
MC’d by Patrick Monahan. Lost Voice Guy is disabled but not silent. Jeff Lantern is a mentalist. A conspiracy factist who is going to save the world (again). www.jefflantern.com. Dance, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5
Aug 8,15: 17:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Loughborough Players: Athletes of Comedy
Loughborough Players / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
What do you think when you hear Loughborough? Achievement, sports, good health? Think again. Five young drama students will change your opinion of this university town, and your life, with hilarious sketches. ‘Who?’ (Sebastian Coe). Sketch show
GHQ • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 226 0000V275GC5 Aug 4-12,14-25: 15:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Lucy Cox: Attractive Audience Required – Free Lucy Cox / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Are you attractive? Are you easily impressed? Do you enjoy listening to comedy songs for free? Then I like you. Winky face. ‘Pitch perfect black comedy and oxytocin-levels of joy’ (Irish Times). Music, Stand-up
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
Aug 3-26: 12:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 64 for more information
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Lucy Porter – People Person
Lucy Porter / The Stand Comedy Club
PM
The Fringe favourite, Radio 4 regular and TV panel show luminary returns with her all-new stand-up show. ‘Great gags and superbly worked material’ (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Charmingly twisted, articulate and witty’ (Sunday Times). Book early. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 XAug 2: 18:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 17:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Luke and Harry’s Dot Dot Dot Luke and Harry
TFK
Fifteen nearly realistic sketches detailing an unhealthy home life. Luke finds love at Toby Carvery, Harry has a bath with his granddad. ‘One to look out for...’ (Camden New Journal). ‘Amiable ... macabre’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-10,13,15-17,20-24: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Luke Benson – Backseat Hero RBM
TPL Two-time Comedian of the Year nominee’s much anticipated debut show. Ever been stalked? The Geordie Giant brings you a joke-filled hour about petty acts of heroism ‘He looks the part, he’s got the talent’ (Sunday Times). Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 20:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) See page 116 for more information 118
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Luke Milford Things I Like
Laughing Horse Free Festival Presents Luke Milford Things I Like
PL
Luke Milford Things I Like – a show about one man’s love (and hate) of life. Come with him and you will see into a world of pure imagination. Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 15:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Luke Toulson – Luke Who’s Talking Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
TPL
Perrier nominee and ‘gifted comic’ (Sunday Times), presents a ‘gimmick-free hour of rock-solid comedy’ (Chortle.co.uk), about the two women in his life. He’s never won an argument with either of them. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
3.05PM (4.05PM) 1-27 AUGUST 2012 (not 13 & 20)
XAug 2-3: 21:05 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 21:05 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:05 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Mace and Burton: Heartbreak Hotel Mace and Burton / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
Ever been-broken hearted and needed somewhere to go? Mace and Burton welcome guests from across the Fringe in this cathartic comedy chatshow exploring heartbreak, heartache and those heartwarming moments that make it all worthwhile. Stand-up, Variety
Buffs Club (RAOB) • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B V38GD5 XAug 4-6: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 8-13,15-20,22-25: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Mace and Burton: Rom Com Con
7.20PM (8.20PM) 1-27 AUGUST 2012 (not 13 & 20)
See pages 39 and 108 for more information
Mace and Burton / PBH’s Free Fringe
AN
Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton went looking for a real-life romantic comedy. Did they find love? Or just one big con? The 2011 ‘Feel-good hit of the summer’ SSSS (Skinny) lovingly updated! www.romcomcon.com. Storytelling, True-life
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B 0131 226 0000 V78GD6 Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Mae Day
Mae Martin
TFN
Canadian Mae Martin mines her neurotic visions of the impending apocalypse – but this show is not a downer. She promises. SSSS ‘Full of the confidence of a veteran comedian’ (Scotsgay). ‘Superb’ (Stage). Music, Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 16:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 3-4: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 16:00 (1h) £7.00
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Maff Brown’s Parade of This Maff Brown / EdCom Productions
TFPL
Oooohh, a sketch show from award-winning comedian and writer of Mock the Week. Directed by Marek Larwood (We Are Klang). Quickfire gags coming thick and fast! ‘Clearly prolific writing with skilled delivery’ (Chortle.co.uk). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,9,14-16,20-23: 17:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Magical Adventures of Pete Heat Pete Hathway
TL
Surreal, irreverent and downright amazing hour of comedy magic from lanky charmer Pete Heat. May contain eloquence, delight and posh weasels. ‘Pete scares me. And then there’s his magic...’ (Rich Fulcher, The Mighty Boosh). Magic
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-2: 17:45 (1h) £8.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,13-16,20-23,27: 17:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Magnus Betnér Live
Magnus Betnér / The Assembly Rooms
PL
Following 2010’s successful run at The Stand – Magnus Betnér returns with a brand new hour of no-holds-barred comedy. His iconoclastic, taboo-busting style sees him confronting topics as varied and contentious as paedophilia, celebrity culture, parenthood and bisexuality. Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-15,17-26: 20:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Magpie and Stump in Lolitary Confinement Magpie and Stump
M
Some say we’ve successfully toppled Ugandan warlords just by posting on Facebook and that Bono introduced us to coriander. All we know is that we’re Magpie and Stump, Cambridge’s oldest and funniest comedy society. Stand-up
B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
Aug 20-25: 21:05 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00)
See page 36 for more information
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Making Life Taste Funnier
Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent proudly presents
Graham Oakes and Sean Turner / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Get a taste of how funny life can be with north-east comedians Graham Oakes and Sean Turner. Their second year at the Fringe, they bring you stand-up comedy ranging from observational to surreal. www.makinglifetastefunnier.co.uk. Stand-up
YOU’RE AMAZING (NOW LOOK AT ME)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 4-26: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Man 1, Bank 0 Patrick Combs
J
Amazing true story: a man deposits a fake $95,093.35 junk mail cheque into his bank account as a joke. It clears. Outrageously funny David and Goliath adventure tale of Man vs Bank. ‘Priceless’ (Time Out, NY). Storytelling, Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 12,17-19,24-26: 17:15 (1h15m) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 13-16,20-23: 17:15 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.00)
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Man Feelings
What’s On Stage Arts Desk
Broadway Baby
Chortle
New Current Hairline
Laughing Horse Free Festival / Mechanical Tiger Productions
‘This critic’s choice of the weekend? The superlative Dog-Eared Collective... A hilarious hour of fast paced comedy’
PL
Come. There is space on the bed. Let’s cosy up, cut the small talk and discuss our Man Feelings. This daring sketch show fuses ridiculous scenarios with some startlingly candid expressions of male naivety.
Sunday Times dogearedcollective.co.uk
Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4
Aug 2-10,18-26: 12:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 70 for more information 120
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Manners Costs Nothing
Guy Manners / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
This show will probably be a barrage of filth strung together with the most tenuous of themes. But my surname is Manners and the show is free! So you have to admit, that’s a bloody good title! Stand-up
Globe • Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V161GE5 Aug 4-18: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol
Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
TFM
Top 25 Best Rated Comedy Shows, Fringe 2011. Witty, acerbic, magniloquent Frenchman seeks willing, intelligent audience for one hour only for fun, adventure, maybe something more. ‘Hilarious’ (Guardian). ‘Consistently brilliant ... An essential Fringe show’ SSSSS (Skinny). www.marcellucont.com. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:25 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:25 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Marcus Brigstocke: The Brig Society Off The Kerb Productions in association with Corduroy Productions
PL
No less than the total restructuring of every aspect of life in Britain organised through the medium of jokes. See this show and Win! a free hospital or school! Second prize: a major High Street bank. Stand-up
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 21:10 (1h) £10.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19: 21:10 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 21:10 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 24-25: 21:10 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Marcus Ryan: Home and Away – Free
See pages 98 and 173 for more information Avalon Promotions Ltd present
Mr Comedy / Free Festival
APN
He loves home, but prefers going away. 35 countries. Several arrests. Join this Aussie comic adventurer with hilarious tales from the globe. All true. All funny. Special surprise guests. ‘Effortlessly funny’ (ThreeWeeks). www.itsmarcusryan.com.
NOMINEE 2011
Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-4: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-26: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Marek Larwood – Typecast Big Potato Productions
PM
Marek Larwood, (We are Klang, Fast and Loose BBC2), believer and understander of mankind, performs a show where he battles the stigma of being typecast. Watching this show simultaneously cures all sexually transmitted diseases and also racism.
As seen on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2); Celebrity Juice (ITV2); 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4).
Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:20 (1h) £12.00
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:20 (1h) £10.00
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Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher – Free
Mark Cooper-Jones / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
The tall one from WitTank performs stand-up whilst emphatically reinforcing geography teacher stereotypes. No chewing. Chortle Best Newcomer nominee 2012. Runner-up, Loaded Laftas 2011. Star of BBC3’s Live at the Electric with WitTank. SSSSS (List). Stand-up
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-13,15-19,21-24: 15:50 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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“Frighteningly talented… tearing up every stage he lands on” GQ magazine
Pleasance Courtyard
7.40pm 1st - 26th August 0131 556 6550
FOSTER’S EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE 2011 www.pleasance.co.uk | www.chrisramseycomedy.com | Twitter: @IAmChrisRamsey See page 57 for more information 121
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Mark Little: THEbullsh*tARTIST
Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Glorious Management
TPM
As the @wikileaks/@twitter culture continues to confuse truth and bullsh*t, Mark Little tap dances his way through the chaos of modernity with his funny dog in this black and white, silent comedy romp... or not? #truth? Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:20 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 22:20 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00)
Aug 9,13,15-16,20-22,27: 22:20 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00)
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Mark Nelson – Under the Radar MZA and Amity Productions
TPM Barry AD1/8 aw:Layout 1
22/4/12
14:11
See Venue Guide page 349 for more information
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Uncompromisingly hilarious new show from 2011’s Daily Telegraph, Critics’ Choice. ‘Blistering material which pushes dangerously near the boundaries of good taste’ (Sunday Times). ‘Talent that’s simply obscene’ (List). ‘Powerful punchlines ... devastatingly effective’ (Chortle.co.uk). Sell-out 2010/11! Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 18:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:40 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating Something for the Weekend
TFPL
Mark’s a world-expert internet dater. Now he’s sharing his secrets with you. They might prove too powerful to guarantee an actual relationship but they’ll certainly up your click-thru rate. ‘Corking lines’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB
B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 21:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
See page 39 for more information
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Markus Birdman – Love, Life and Death Markus Birdman / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
This son of a preacher man ponders, where’s God when you actually need him? ‘A soul bearing joy. Such weighty material, handled with the utmost respect. Beautifully captivating, genuinely charming, hilarious’ SSSS (Skinny). www.markusbirdman.com. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 1: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 21:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics Mark Watson Productions Ltd
L
International teams of comedians (including David O’Doherty, Adam Hills and Mark Watson) compete in a variety of disciplines not recognised by the so called ‘real’ Olympics. Different, mostly stupid events each night. Full schedule at www.markwatsonthecomedian.com. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 15-16,18-21: 23:00 (1h) £8.00
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Mark Watson: The Information
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management
TL
Seen on numerous TV shows and fresh from a sell-out Australian tour, considers the internet’s effect on humanity. Tells jokes in the process. Email markwatsonspreview2012@gmail.com for pre-show briefing. SS S S S (Chortle.com, Festmag.co.uk, List, Metro). Stand-up, Solo show
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH
B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:40 (1h) £7.50 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-27: 19:40 (1h) £15.00
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Marlon Davis: Enter the Davism Off The Kerb Productions
TL
An anticipated debut show from one of comedy’s rising stars and winner of FHM Stand Up Hero. ‘Bursts onto the stage like a breath of fresh air’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Charming observationalist’ (Time Out). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Martin Mor: A Man You Don’t Meet Everyday Martin Mor / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
After his success in 2011, the Irishman returns with more original thoughts, jokes and stories. ‘Mor’s banter is world class’ (Scotsman). ‘Terrifically funny’ (Skinny). Presented by Rexcorp Comedy division. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ
B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 2: 18:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 20:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Mary Bourke: Hail Mary!
Mary Bourke / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
When you write these things you have to boast about yourself in the third person. Mary is amazingly, brilliant, award-winning Irish comic who hates doing that. ‘One of the best female comics in the country’ (GQ). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 1: 19:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 16:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Matt and Ian’s Improv Show Matt and Ian
TFJ
Matt and Ian are back at the Fringe with their quick wit and fast-paced humour. A brand new performance every day! ‘Expect the show to be a hit in Edinburgh’ (Metro). Twitter @mattandian. Improv
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 2-3: 18:15 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4-17,19-24,26-27: 18:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Matt Forde: Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left Avalon Promotions
TL
Either a ‘shameless sycophantic sell-out with a jelly spine and a mush mind’ (a talkSPORT listener) or ‘a first-class comic’ (Guardian). You decide. Political fandom like no other. Political, Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:05 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 16:05 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:05 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Matthew Crosby is Matthew Crosby in Matthew Crosby (The Show) Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
TPL
Four and five star reviews! Appearances on Buzzcocks and 8 out of 10 Cats! From sketch favourites Pappy’s, it’s Crozzers! ‘Groucho Marx trapped in the body of Woody Allen’ (Evening Standard). Stand-up, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Matthew Highton’s End of the Road PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
I have 40 words to coax you into my show. I have just wasted 10. What to expect: abstract, stand-up storytelling like no other! SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Wonderful Surrealism’ (Guardian). Stand-up, Absurdist
Siglo • 184-186 Cowgate, EH1 1JJ B0131 226 0000 V263GE5 XAug 4-5: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-26: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Matt Price: Fugly.
Matt Price / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
True stories about why you should never judge someone just by their appearance. A show that celebrates differences between people and that features an ill-advised finale with a skateboard and a skipping rope. ‘Superb’ (Chortle.co.uk). Free. Storytelling
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-25: 20:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Max and Ivan Are... Con Artists
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Dawn Sedgwick Management
TPL
Six ex-cons, one final job. If we told you any more, we’d have to kill you. Epic narrative sketch-comedy from Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winners. Total sell-out 2011. Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 15:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Max Dickins: This Will Only Take A Moment...
See page 153 for more information
Max Dickins / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
What’s the secret of happiness? Max Dickins has the answer and loads of jokes too. Watch the highly anticipated debut solo stand-up show from one of the Sun newspaper’s 2011 Comedy Picks. Stand-up
B0131 226 0000 V338GE5
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Aug 5-25: 20:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Max Fletcher: Delicious
Max Fletcher / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Max Fletcher ... in a convenient location SSSS (IntermissionBristol.co.uk). ‘Max Fletcher ... kind of works’ SSS (OxfordTheatreReview.co.uk). ‘Max Fletcher ...’ SS (Cherwell.org). Solo show
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B V96GE5 Aug 4-25: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The McLough-Hess Monster Adam Hess and Sean McLoughlin
PM
An hour of free stand-up with Adam Hess, Chortle Student Comedian of the Year 2011, ‘virtually batters the audience into laughter’ (Chortle.co.uk), and Sean Mcloughlin, ‘a painful genius ... he’s brilliant’ (BroadwayBaby.com). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-15,17-26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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McNeil and Pamphilon
Ditto Productions by Arrangement With Debi Allen Associates
TPL
The award-winning double act return after sell-out shows in 2010/11. Come see why they’ve been compared to Morecambe and Wise and The Mighty Boosh! As seen on BBC and MTV. SSSSS ‘Face-achingly funny’ (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:30 (55m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (55m) £11.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:30 (55m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Me My Selfish Self Colm McGlinchey
APM
In his debut solo show Irish comedian and resident MC of Dublin’s Comedy Crunch Colm McGlinchey explores his selfish side and the troubles that have resulted from paying too much attention to it. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 19-24: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Men of Character – Free
Confused Moose / Free Festival
PN
Michael Blomquist and Matt Payton don’t like each other enough to do a two-man show. So they decided to do two interlinked one-man sketch shows instead. They’re American, but smart-ish. www.theconfusedmoose.com. Sketch show, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 XAug 2: 15:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-26: 15:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 21st Year
See page 90 for more information
TM
See live extracts from eight top shows and then go and see the ones you like. Simple! Brilliant! Comedy, music, theatre, dance, the lot. ‘A stimulating showcase of talent’ (Scotsman). Copied but never equalled. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20,22-23: 13:00 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Michael Downey – Standing Up Again Michael Downey / EdCom Productions
TPM
Michael Downey took an odd route to get here. Comedy Award Finalist alongside Alan Carr and John Bishop. Then a car crash, hospital and the supermarket. He is back, but he took the bus. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 19:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,9,14-16,21-23: 19:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Michael Legge: What a Shame
Michael Legge / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
Can you imagine being caught by your mum with your trousers down kissing a statue of Kim Jong Il made out of ladies’ underwear you stole from Poundland? Then come to this show. Thanks. www.facebook.com/michael.legge. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 1: 17:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Michael Mittermeier: A German on Safari
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live and Eddie Izzard
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Germany’s best-selling, smash-hit stand-up makes his hilarious Edinburgh debut. A colossal excursion into the home of the wild and the wilderness of the home. ‘Very very very funny’ (Bono, U2). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Michael Pope is Gay for Pay – Free Venus is the New Black / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Pope tells the stranger than fiction tale of applying for a mystery job in the Empire State Building and discovering himself to be the world’s greatest phone sex operator. www.Gay-for-Pay.com. Sexual content. Absurdist, True-life
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 XAug 2-4: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Michael Redmond: Mannequins, Fishmongers, Guacamole and Me ... and Other Things Michael Redmond
TPM
Is Redmond the only person in the world with a female mannequin and a fishmonger as flatmates and why is guacamole in the title? Brand new stand-up show. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-9,14-16,21-23,27: 17:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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See page 113 for more information
Michael Winslow – Noizeyman
Underbelly Productions and Brett Vincent for GetComedy.com
TM
A hilarious whirlwind of staggering special effects, astounding sounds and extraordinary noises, from the star of Police Academy, Family Guy and The Simpsons. A brand new show from 2011’s total sell-out. SSSSS ‘Truly incredible’ (Edinburgh Evening News). Stand-up, Solo show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 Aug 1-3: 21:40 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4,6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:40 (1h) £14.50 (£13.50) Aug 5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 21:40 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50)
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Michael Workman – Mercy Token
TM
Winner – Best Comedy, Adelaide Fringe 2012. In 1960s Cuba a man is exiled for criticising Castro. Pushed out to sea with a pile of cabbages, Augustus must return home. A comedy about family, love and strength. Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 12:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Michelle de Swarte
Michelle de Swarte / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
‘Bisexual, biracial and bilingual cos am from Brixton...’ A daring breath of fresh air to the female comic circuit - this hilarious woman will shock you with her frank honesty on everything from lesbian sex to Parisian catwalks. Stand-up
Belushi’s • 9-13 Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 226 1446 V245GD5 Aug 4-14,16-25: 16:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Michelle Wormleighton – Bewildered Michelle Wormleighton / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Failed playwright and actress Michelle Wormleighton portrays discarded characters from her ill-fated gangster epic, Crimefellows. Burritos available. ‘Michelle Wormleighton was great’ (Hairline.org.uk). Storytelling, Theatre
Chiquito • 31 Frederick Street, EH2 2ND B0131 226 0000 V294GD4 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 18:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Mick Foley: Prisoner of Raw Mick Foley / The Assembly Rooms
PL
With five New York Times best-sellers to his credit, pro-wrestler, turned author, turned comic explains why lessons learned in 27 years of sports entertainment provide a unique insight into politics, pornography and world peace. Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 8-11: 22:25 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Mick Miller and Jimmy Cricket
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management
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Two comedy legends together. One night only. With nearly 70 years experience between them, they are showing today’s comics how it’s done. TV credits include The Royal Variety, IDEAL, Comedy Rocks, Comic Relief and more… Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 18: 20:20 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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See page 211 for more information
Midnight Hour
Soho Comedy Club
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The best comedians in the smallest hour, brought to you by London’s famous Soho Comedy Club. Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B 0131 226 0000 V78GD6 Aug 4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Mike Sheer in Undergod – Free Mike Sheer
N
Afternoon stand-up comedy from Mike Sheer. Jokes and rants about death, God, genitals etc. with an experienced, beloved compere and act from Toronto. ‘Has the crowd in stitches’ SSSS (Adelaide Advertiser). www.mikesheer.com. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 2-26: 13:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Milo McCabe: Kenny Moon This Is Your Life IMWP
TFPM What’s it like being a comedian’s son? Fascinating, funny show from multi-character award-nominated Milo with his father Mike, a New Faces finalist. Chris Henry hosts. ‘Undeniably funny’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Genius’ SSSS (Scotsgay). True-life
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 17:35 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 17:35 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:35 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Mind Reading for Breakfast
‘Psychic’ Psychologist – Rob Bailey
FPK
Weaving magic and comedy with his life story, Rob explores his childhood love of supernatural mysteries, working in secure psychiatric wards, and Fringe shows. Told with sensitivity, humour and baffling psychological illusions. SSSS (Big Issue). www.psychicpsychologist.co.uk. Interactive, Magic
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 11-17,19-24,26-27: 11:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Mitch Benn: Reduced Circumstances Mitch Benn / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
The world is shrinking, the economy’s shrinking and last year Mitch Benn, ‘The country’s leading musical satirist’ (Times), shrank by 10 stone. So what will he (and we) do now? Music. Mirth. Morbid obesity. Music, Solo show
XAug 2: 19:30 (1h) £9.00
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Aug 3-12,14-26: 15:00 (1h) £10.00
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Monkey Poet – Potty Mouth
Monkey Poet / makin projects / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Multi award winner Monkey Poet’s new show is sure to be viciously funny, poetically provocative and irredeemably savage with tender bits. ‘This audience was in stitches!’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Hilarious!’ (CityLife.co.uk). Poetry
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 17:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See pages 36 and 102 for more information
Monkey Toast: The Improvised Chat Show Ditto Productions
TK
Six-time Canadian Comedy Award-winning show hits Edinburgh! An all-star UK cast including Humphrey Ker, Sara Pascoe, Cariad Lloyd, Phil Whelans and Rob Broderick will create hilarious improvised scenes from onstage interviews with real celebrity guests. Improv, Talk
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 23:05 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:05 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 23:05 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Monumental Information’s Product of the Year 2017 Alex Voakes & Janlin Macrae / Free Festival
PM
Monumental Information presents Product of the Year 2017, as voted for by consumers of the future. Come and bear witness to an audio visual stand-up, sketch spectacular. Attendance is free and mandatory. Stand-up, Absurdist
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 16-26: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Morgan & West: Clockwork Miracles Morgan & West
TPU
Enter the workshop of Victorian magical duo Morgan & West. Delve deep into the conjuring clutter and discover a multitude of magical marvels hidden within. Sell out show 2009 – 2011. ‘Simply spiffing!’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Theatre, Magic
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 1-4: 16:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 5-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) See page 66 for more information 128
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Morgan & West: Lying, Cheating Scoundrels Morgan & West
PL
Morgan & West invite you to join them at the card table for an intimate evening of swindles, scams and good old fashioned cheating. Strictly limited capacity. Theatre, Magic
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 00:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 5,8-12,15-19,22-26: 00:00 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00)
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Mr Susan’s ‘Cheeky Flippin’ Nice’ – Free Mark Davison / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PU
Mark Davison (BBC3’s Feed My Funny, C4’s The Dr Brown Show) returns as Mr Susan. Character stand-up that weaves a story, and a quiz, into the comedy. ‘A very talented performer’ (FringeReport.com). Game show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 2-11,13-26: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Mugging Chickens Mugging Chickens
PL
Egads boys and girls, it’s the Mugging Chickens! Back for another clandestine leap into sketch, dance and ribald joke-ology! So hold on to your sides and your loved ones because these boys really cut the funny mustard! Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Munfred Bernstein’s Cabinet of Wonder Jamie Bowen
P L E A S A N C E C O U RT YA R D 9 : 4 5 P M 1 S T- 2 7 T H AU G W W W. G A R E T H R I C H A R D S . N E T W W W. AVA L O N U K . C O M W W W. P L E A S A N C E . C O. U K 0 1 3 1 5 5 6 6 5 5 0
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TFPL
Witness a cabaret of wild stories collected from around the globe in this hilarious musical misadventure from a man unhinged. Step inside the Cabinet of Wonder! You’ve nothing to lose, except your wallet and keys. Cabaret, Music
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 15:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Musical Comedy Awards Showcase Avin a Larf Ltd
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The MCAs return to the Cowbarn for two exclusive showcases of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedy acts. Time Out London Critics’ Choice, Guardian Pick of the Week and sell-out final 2009/10/11. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 Aug 10-11: 20:55 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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My Damage is My Gift! – Free
Jonathan Prager – The Serious Comic
APM
Damage is the gift bequeathed to us by our families. We have been unwitting recipients. NY Times / BBC-featured comedian Jonathan Prager celebrates this truth with humour, stories and original songs. Come liberate yourself! www.TheSeriousComic.com. Cabaret, Musical theatre
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 XAug 2: 21:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 3-12,15-25: 21:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver
Toby Hadoke – Festival Highlights
TFPK
Sequel to Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf (Sony Gold Award nominated for BBC Radio version). ‘Toby Hadoke’s heartfelt rites of passage memoir does for Daleks what Fever Pitch did for football’ (Guardian). Stand-up, Storytelling
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:10 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 15:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm Clovis Van Darkhelm / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
The Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm. The man in black investigates mysteries from around the world. Egyptian gods, curses and a real account of vampires. Come to mock and stay to wonder! Storytelling
B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Aug 4-25: 19:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Nathan Cassidy: Free Pound
Nathan Cassidy / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
‘Gloriously entertaining’ (Chortle.co.uk) stand-up gives you £1 during his groundbreaking new show. From the creator of I am Orig (at a cinema near you!). ‘Amongst the most astonishing, tear-inducing sights at the Fringe’ (Festmag.co.uk, 2011). www.nathancassidy.com. Stand-up
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 V159GE5 XAug 4: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-14,16-25: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Naz Osmanoglu: Ottoman Without an Empire Avalon Promotions
TL
Turkish Prince. Stand-up comic. Tragically exiled. With appearances on BBC3’s Live at The Electric and Russell Howard’s Good News, the hairy one from sketch trio WitTank returns with another sweat-fuelled, energy-packed show. www.nazosmanoglu.com. Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 20:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal
Off The Kerb Productions by arrangement with Lisa Richards Agency
TL
Newspapers said by now Neil’d be mature. Why don’t he, his biker nemesis or the chicken-killing people in his flat agree? ‘If you’ve yet to see Delamere live, make this the year ... a master.’ SSSSS (Scotsman). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH’s Free Fringe Alan Fletcher, Marc Smethurst, Jonny Pelham, Charlie Rowley
PN
Newcastle University Comedy Society showcase the four finest student comics the north east has to offer. Surprise guests to feature throughout the run. Stand-up, Storytelling
B 0131 226 0000 V38GD5
Buffs Club (RAOB) • West Register Street, EH2 2AA
Aug 4-25: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The New Conway Dimension John Conway and Michael Burke
FM
It’s like if Michael has organised a space party and Conway has turned up with a variety of lizards and the lizards are mad DJs. Best Newcomer nominee 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival SSSS (List). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 11-12,17-19,24-26: 23:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-16,20-23,27: 23:55 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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The News at Kate 2012
Kate Smurthwaite / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Kate Smurthwaite presents a new hour of left-wing satirical comedy about the news, being in the news, and being on the news. Also known as ‘that atheist b*tchslap woman’ from YouTube. Free! www.thenewsatkate.blogspot.com. @Cruella1. Political, Stand-up
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 20:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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NewsRevue
Canal Cafe Theatre
TPL
The Guinness World Record-breaking Fringe favourites return with their unique whirlwind tour of last year’s current affairs. Forty songs, gags and sketches roasting everything from Murdoch to mammaries. ‘Miss this show at your peril.’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Sketch show, Satire
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:20 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4,11,18,25: 18:20 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 5,10,12,17,19,24,26: 18:20 (1h) £13.50 (£12.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:20 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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News Smash
C presents... with Showdown Productions (Australia)
TFPM
Late night with a sharp edge. Rotating line-up of the world’s best comedians dissecting current events, getting political and putting society right. With media guests. Hosted by Xavier Toby. ‘Belly-laugh packed’ SSSSS (Adelaide Magazine). www.news-smash.com. Political, Contemporary
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 22:00 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 22:00 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 22:00 (1h30m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Niall McCamley: Lemon Jousting and Other Shenanigans
Niall McCamley / Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Hey Niall, how are you? I’m ‘brilliant and bizarre’ according to InterculturalArts and ‘a natural clown’ says Mr Skinny. Want lemon jousting, human gazebos and mermaids in sleeping bags? Then come on in! Interactive, Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4
Aug 1-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 15:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Nice People Have Ruined My Life
Asli Akbay and Simon Lilley / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Two quite different, brilliant stand-ups ponder life’s complexities. Sweet and tender hooligan Asli Akbay and this charming man Simon Lilley are feisty, laid-back and offbeat. You’re human and you need to be loved. www.nicepeoplehaveruinedmylife.com. Stand-up
Dragonfly • 52 West Port, EH1 2LD B 0131 226 0000 V63GF4 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-25: 19:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour Nicholas Parsons / The Pleasance
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Celebrating 12 years of this stage, screen and Fringe legend, Nicholas Parsons brings you his most flamboyant show ever! Parsons’ sell-out comedy chatshow features a myriad of special guests. Not to be missed. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 9,13,15-16,20,22-23: 17:10 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:10 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others Nick Beaton
TPN
With blunt raw honesty that’s unparalleled, Beaton’s hilarious thoughts transcend everyday life and find their way to the bigger picture. He takes on all topics with the same poignant comedic rage. Stand-up
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT
B 0131 226 0000 V324GD3 XAug 1-2: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-9,12,14-16,19-23: 18:15 (1h) £7.00
Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 18:15 (1h) £8.00
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Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! – Free
Nick Hayman / Laughing Horse Free Festival
APU
One-man comedy show bringing together stand-up comedy, satirical songs, comic instrumental performance, musical slapstick and clowning. A surreal combination in the tradition of Norman Wisdom, Les Dawson, and Tommy Cooper. Music, Stand-up
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
Aug 3,5-10,12-17,19-24,26: 12:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Nick Helm: This Means War!
Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Glorious Management
TPM
Prepare to enlist as Nick Helm takes you on a blood-spattered tour of duty through the carnage-filled battlefields of his love life in his new romantic epic. ‘Genuinely exciting. ‘ SSSSS (Telegraph). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:30 (1h) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: 2012 The Invisible Dot Ltd.
TPU
Oh Lord, look who’s back?! From the critically acclaimed star of Radio 4, BBC2’s Life’s Too Short and Channel 4’s 10 O’Clock Live. ‘An absolute master character comic ... Genuinely astounding.’ (TimeOut). www.nickmohammed.com. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 18:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) See pages 62 and 103 for more information 132
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Nick Page: My Glorious Hypothetical Life As a Eunuch Nick Page
FPM
Some people grab life by the balls, some would have achieved more without them. ‘Tales about life, love, and brushes with the law’ (Guardian Pick of the Week). Stand-up, Solo show
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B 0131 226 0000 V324GD3 Aug 14-25: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Nick Sun: Potty Time! Nick Sun
PN
New-wave punk stand-up for people sick of bland stand-up. Weird, dark, stupid, smart, tasteless. Funny. Not for stupid idiots. Winner of So You Think You’re Funny? and Director’s Choice festival award (Melbourne). ‘Unorthodox genius’ (Guardian). Free! Spoken word, Mime
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 2-12,14-19,21-26: 19:45 (45m) (Free Ticketed)
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Nik Coppin’s Caricatures – Free Festival Nik Coppin / Free Festival
PM
A hilarious and colourful show which combines Coppin’s unique style of stand-up comedy and banter with cartoons and caricatures penned by his own hand. ‘Awesome... Go see him!’ SSSSS (Hollywood Fringe Festival, LA, 2010). Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-27: 17:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TPL
Groundbreaking ventriloquist Nina Conti and her new entourage mediate on love, life and the edge of existence in a show that refuses to go as rehearsed. ‘Uproariously hilarious’ (Scotsman). ‘A formidable talent’ (Observer). Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 20:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50)
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Avalon Promotions Ltd. Present
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Nish Kumar – Who Is Nish Kumar? Phil McIntyre Management
SPECIAL PREVIEWS
TPL
Stand-up comedian? British Asian? Idiot? The answer is all three. A show about being proud of your roots and ashamed about everything else. SSSSS (Scotsman). ‘A comic force not to be ignored’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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No Country for Old Men
Old Pamphleteers / Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Rod Hunter, John Purves and Les Sinclair, three of Scotland’s more mature stand-ups, share their observations on life. All welcome and at a time that allows the performers to get to bed early.
Britain’s most irrepressible innkeeper will be polishing his brass neck banter in two weeks of special Edinburgh previews, ahead of his brand new 2012 stand-up tour.
“A national treasure”
*****
Daily Telegraph
8.55pm 13–25 August
Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU
THEPUBLANDLORD.COM
B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4
Aug 11-18: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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THE GUV’S OLYMPIC PUB QUIZ
16,17,18 August at 11.45pm
0131 623 3030 All tickets sold in aid of CamKids
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The Noise Next Door: Bring The Noise Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Comic Voice Management
TPL
The UK’s premier improv comedy troupe are back with their mind-blowing new show. Razor-sharp, lightning-fast and funnier than ever before. Let’s get loud! ‘Hilarious’ SSSS (Daily Telegraph). ‘Sublime’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Improv
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:00 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50)
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No Pants Thursday: Til Death Do Us Party No Pants Thursday
FL
NPT are a late-night Irish sketch group. The show contains little death, and less partying.’NPT are fantastic any day of the week and even if you are wearing pants’ SSSS(ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 21:00 (1h) £5.00
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
Aug 3,5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 21:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 21:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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No Poofs No Piano HyHo Productions
TFM
Following their hugely successful global tour of Ruislip, the City of Edinburgh cautiously welcomes sketch show mavericks No Poofs No Piano to our humble Fringe. An hour of rakish tomfoolery awaits. www.hyhoproductions.co.uk. Sketch show
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 14:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) (£12.00 F) Aug 6-11,13-18: 14:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) (£12.00 F)
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See page 78 for more information OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH DAA MANAGEMENT AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS
No Pressure to Be Funny Amnesty International
www.offthekerb.co.uk
FPM
Star of Channel 4’s The IT Crowd, A ShorT hISTory of everyThIng elSe, BBC1’s dr who and BBC2’s never MInd The BUZZCoCKS
The topical comedy panel show presented by LBC’s James O’Brien takes a no-holds-barred look at the news. Previous guests include Alexei Sayle, Mark Thomas and Andi Osho. www.amnesty.org.uk/edfest. Satire
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 18: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Norwegians of Comedy
Martin Beyer Olsen, Lars Berrum, Adam T / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Original and inventive stand-up comedy from Norway. Multi award-winning comedians Martin, Lars and Adam bring their critically acclaimed stand-up to the Fringe. It’s free, and funnier than the last time Norwegians invaded Scotland. Stand-up, Absurdist
GHQ • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 226 0000 V275GC5
Aug 4-19: 18:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Not Gavin and Stacey – Free
Frankie Williams, Geraint Evans and Guests
PN
‘A superior take on the modern showman’
‘Baker turns out to be not just a terrific writer and an endlessly, likeably watchable actor, but also to have a great singing voice.’
★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN
THE GUARDIAN
7.15PM 1-26 AUG
(NOT MON 13 AUG)
PLEASANCE BELOW 0131 556 6550
www.pleasance.co.uk
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Stand-up comedy from Frankie Williams, Geraint Evans and guests. The Welsh comedians have managed to escape Swansea and will be bringing their tales of life’s little struggles to Edinburgh with hilarious consequences. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 4-18,20-26: 13:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Nothing to Show
Watch This Improv Troupe
TFL
Watch This are back to create an entire 50 minute play on the spot, based on just one word from the audience. ‘Spectacularly original ... especially brilliant’ (ThreeWeeks, 2011). Anything can happen with Nothing to Show! Improv
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 20:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 20:05 (50m) £7.50
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The Not Quite Quartet Not Quite Quartet
TFM
Take a musical maestro, blend with spontaneous comedy, inject wit and intelligence and you get The Not Quite Quartet, a duo of unforgettable, unforgivable talent! ‘Brilliant’ (GetComedy. com). ‘The Laughs – and awe – just kept coming!’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Music, Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 19:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:40 (1h) £7.50 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:40 (1h) £8.50 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Not the Adventures of Moleman NTAOM
PN
‘They’ve created something like comedy jazz, I might have been watching something that goes onto greatness’ (SnipeLondon. com). Come see if you agree as Not the Adventures of Moleman do some entertainment for you. Sketch show, New writing
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 7-26: 01:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Not Treasure Island Sleeping Trees
TFL
Sleeping Trees are on a treasure hunt! But they’ve misplaced the map. Join the intrepid trio as they tackle mermen, squids and scurvy in the hope of remembering at least some of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel. Storytelling, Theatre
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 16:45 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 3-4,6-10,13,15-17,20-26: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
Aug 5,11-12,18-19: 16:45 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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No Turn Unstoned
Beth Vyse / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
One woman, two balls, eight characters. Take a walk on the dark side with Beth Vyse’s first solo performance. Formally of Morris & Vyse, Beth’s one to watch! ‘Marvellous, imperious, ambitious’ (Times). Tremendous comic effect’ (Evening Standard). Multimedia, Sketch show
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-25: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Nutters of the British Isles: The Complete Field Guide – Free
Royal Society for the Promotion of Nutters / Free Festival
PK
Learn about the different species of nutter indigenous to the British Isles and share your sightings. With George Cassavetti and Chris Gau. Interactive, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 2-13,15-26: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Obsession – A Life With Magic Ian Kendall
TFAK What happens when you show an Asperger’s kid something cool? Ian’s 21st Fringe year is an update of last year’s five-star complete sell-out show. Get inside the head of a world-class magician. Magic, Solo show
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 3-18: 21:05 (50m) £10.00
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Occupied
Amy Wright
APM
Amy took a year off which three years later she’s still on, having occupied herself and her home with poetry, stories, songs and props. Now coming to a living room near you. Expect cardboard. No tents. Poetry, Stand-up
53 Frederick St Guest House • 53 Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B0131 226 0000 V295GD3 Aug 10-12,14-19,21-25: 16:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Oliver Dean and His Fantastic Ego! Live Oliver Dean
TFPM There was Abraham, Jesus and then Mohammed... Now there is Oliver Dean. Well at least in his head. One of the hottest young talents of stand-up has arrived! A must-see. Stand-up
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 18:05 (50m) £3.00 (£2.00)
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Once Upon A Time... ShellShock!
See page 179 for more information
PJ
...but what time was that? Update your favourite tales and send the characters on a trip through time as we show you the story of the Three Little Tudor Pigs or Cinderella in the 80s. Improv
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 4-5: 19:40 (45m) £5.00
Aug 6-12,14-19: 14:25 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50)
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The One-Eyed Men’s Friendship Formula – Free The One-Eyed Men / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PL
Alex, Sam and Ben eat friendship for breakfast, live in a friendship house and drive a car that runs on liquid friendship. Let them teach you their patented friendship formula. www.theoneeyedmen.co.uk. www.facebook.com/theoneeyedmen. Seminar, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-10,12-17,19-26: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The One Hour Plays The Matey Institute
TU
Improvised comedy from guerrilla artisans... With help from the audience, our ten-minute plays are conceived, devised, costumed, scripted, musically scored, and staged in only one hour. Anneka Rice meets Art Attack at a gypsy knees-up! Improv, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 14:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
101 Comedy Club – Free
101 Comedy Club / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Each night see four exciting new acts performing ten-minute sets. All our comedians have been hand-picked from a super ethical fair trade farm, where they have been grown in only the finest organic dog poo. Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 2-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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One in a Million – Free
Morven Smith / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PJ
We expect to be in a certain place but somehow end up somewhere completely different. This show is about lost loves, missed opportunities, realised dreams and one particularly bad love affair. www.morvenjanetsmith.com. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5
Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 12:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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One Rogue Reporter
Rich Peppiatt / Something for the Weekend
TPL
Rich Peppiatt’s Leveson evidence ‘reduced the gallery to hysterics’ (Guardian). Now the ex-hack, ‘a petulant scoundrel’ (Telegraph), pursues redemption by hilariously turning the tables on the tabloid chiefs. ‘I believe everything Peppiatt said was true’ (Tom Stoppard). Political
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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1000 Years of Scotland’s Dark Past The Edinburgh Dungeon
FAJ
Exciting, scary and fun... Delve into Scotland’s bloody history. Experience live actors, dark history, thrilling rides and special effects. For an extra special Fringe experience visit between 6pm and 7pm. Are you brave enough? Theatre, Historical
The Edinburgh Dungeon • 31 Market Street, EH1 1DF B 0871 423 2250 V52GD5 Jul 30-Sep 2: Tours run every 10 Minutes from 10:00 – 19:00 (1h 20m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£6.50 C)
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One Track Minds – Free
Robert Coyle and Andrew Gilmore / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
We are the ‘meat in our heads’. The human animal may not be divine, but that does not make it any less marvellous or comical. Robert and Andrew each do a 20-25 minute set. Stand-up
Amarone • 12-13 St Andrew Square, EH2 2AF B 0131 226 0000 V290GD4 Aug 4-25: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Opinions Are Free
Jay Sodagar A and J Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival
N
A completely different show every night. Three random topics discussed, let the speakeasy begin. Amazing shows in 2010. Previous shows included kidnapping, marriage break-up, Angry Birds live. All genuine and hilarious, anything could happen! Also free! Improv
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 2-13: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Otto Kuhnle: Ich Bin Ein Berliner IMWP and Otto Kuhnle
TFPJ
Yodelmeister, Malcolm Hardee Award winner and Henning Wehn’s partner in German humour makes his solo debut at the Fringe in an hour of Teutonic mirth, music and gnome juggling. ‘Bloody brilliant’ (ThreeWeeks). Cabaret, Music
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 16:40 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 16:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Overexposed: A Slightly Awkward Peep Show
Jamison Foreman, Jennifer MacMillan and Daniel Student / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Straight from a sold-out run in the City of Brotherly Love, three performers standing at a crossroads of sexuality come together to perform extremely funny and remarkably revealing storytelling. More info - www.slightlyawkwardpeepshow.com. Storytelling, LGBT
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B 0131 226 0000 V221GD3 Aug 4-5,7-12,15-18: 18:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Owen and Bettesworth: Sung and Unsung
Oli Bettesworth and Laurence Owen
PM
Singer/storyteller Laurence and comedian Oli each present their own brand of deadpan absurdism and playful confessions in music and stand-up. ‘A gem’ (Dan Antopolski). Hosted by Lindsay Sharman (Funny Women finalist). Music, Stand-up
See page 159 for more information
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 4-17,19-24,26: 21:15 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Owen Niblock: Codemaker
Owen Niblock / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Life through a lens. A Google-shaped lens. A tale of love, life and computer programming. Join Owen as he looks back on his life so far. ‘Ground-breaking’ (Scotsman). ‘Inspired and offbeat’ (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Solo show
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-12,14-25: 15:40 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Owen O’Neill: Struck By Lightning Owen O’Neill / The Assembly Rooms
PM
Owen O’Neill will tell you how he survived being struck by lightning, escaping with minor burns. The apples down his wellingtons were stewed, his school uniform destroyed. It shaped the rest of his life. Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1,3: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 XAug 2: 14:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 4-12,14-26: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Oxford Imps Oxford Imps
TL
Acclaimed Fringe veterans The Oxford Imps bring you inspired comedy magic based on audience suggestions. Prepare for riotous comic adventure with spontaneous games and sketches, Whose Line is it Anyway? style. A must-see. Suitable for families. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 2-4: 15:15 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 5-9,13-16,20-23,27: 15:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:15 (1h) £12.00 (£9.50)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Oxford Revue – Prattle Royale Oxford Revue
TPJ
The world-famous, critically acclaimed Revue returns, providing a cheaper, considerably slower alternative to the 2012 Olympics. ‘Brilliantly executed’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘An hour of comic genius’ (Oxford Info). ‘The best student sketch group by far’ (TheNewCurrent.com). Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Oyster Eyes Presents: Some Rice Oyster Eyes
TFPL Oyster Eyes are doing it again and this time they’re really doing it. Come on down, wash your hands and enjoy some rice for God’s sake. SSSSS ‘Hilarious’ (Skinny). SSSS ‘Genius’ (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (FringeBiscuit.blogspot.com). Sketch show, Performance art
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:25 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:25 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Pajama Men’s Improv Show Assembly
TL
The Pajama Men do a completely improvised set in their street clothes. Seeing them raw and unscripted like this is like seeing a snow leopard mate with an eagle. Improv, Variety
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 21:00 (1h) £7.00
Aug 4-7,10-12: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 8-9: 21:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
See page 77 for more information
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Pam Ford Salon Secrets – Free Pam Ford Comedian
AN
Before becoming a stand-up comedian, Pam Ford was a hairdresser. In her show Salon Secrets, Pam will share with you her true, yes true, heart-warming, shocking and funny stories from her days in the salon. Stand-up, True-life
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 3-5: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 6-26: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown Fuzz Productions Limited
L
The hilarious and anarchic award-winning panel game podcast (2012 Loaded Lafta Funniest Podcast) hosted by Pappy’s with great comedian guests. ‘Like Basil Brush meets the Young Ones’ (Evening Standard). For info and to hear past podcasts, www.comedy.co.uk/pfs-dtrt. Game show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 5-7,12: 23:20 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Pappy’s: Last Show Ever!
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management
TPK
Brand new show! Sketches! Songs! Silliness! But is this really the end for ‘the funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe’? (Scotsman). Edinburgh Award nominees, Chortle Award winners, Loaded LAFTA winners. ‘Masterful comic invention’ (Guardian). Sketch show, Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-2: 20:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:20 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:20 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Parris and Dowler Know What They’re Doing Parris and Dowler
PL
Multi-talented comics Rachel Parris (Top 10 Comics to Watch 2012) and Max Dowler (Leicester Square New Comedian finalist) do stand-up, impressions, sketch and song. ‘Definitely recommend them to anyone’ (ThreeWeeks). www.parrisanddowler.com. Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-13,15-20,22-26: 15:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Passion, Pints and Potatoes – An Irish Guide to Life
Christiane O’ Mahony, Steve Bennett
N
Two Irish country bumpkins from the land of priests and potatoes talk life, love and everything between. Jokes while standing, sung words and fun moments. Music, Stand-up
Dropkick Murphy’s • 7 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 226 0000 V80GE5
Aug 4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pat Burtscher’s Patopotamoose
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Glorious Management
TPM
What’s a Patopotamoose? It’s a title. You don’t like it? You do a show and call it whatever you want. Pat will address any further issues you may have at the actual show. He is Canadian. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) See page 118 for more information
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Patrick Monahan – Shooting From The Lip!
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Vivienne Smith Management
TPL
Brilliant new material from the fastest rising comedy star! 2012 Loaded Lafta’s Best Newcomer and Forth Radio’s Best Stand-Up People’s Choice! Seen on ITV’s Comedy Annual. ‘Born to be a stand-up’ (Metro). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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Patterson and Ranganathan
Patternathan / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PL
Two of the circuit’s most exciting newcomers each deliver half an hour of comedy for your delectation. Enjoy the razor-sharp wit of Jason and the acerbic observations of Romesh in an hour of top quality stand-up. Spoken word
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6 Aug 2-26: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pattie Brewster’s Friendship Venture (for Some Friends) Amy Hoggart as Pattie Brewster
PN
Hi guys! Just a normal girl (not creepy!) called... Pattie! It’s 2012 these days, so I’m trying to make friends, because at the moment I mainly know cats. Anyway, enough about cats! www. pattiebrewster.co.uk Stand-up
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-19,21-25: 19:50 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 33 for more information 140
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Paul Chowdhry – What’s Happening White People Off The Kerb Productions
TM
Star of C4’s Stand Up for the Week returns with his new show. Strap yourself in for this hard-hitting, unique take on modern Britain. Good clean fun for all the family. No under 16s. www.offthekerb.co.uk. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:50 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 21:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Paul Dennis’s Inappropriate Bits – Free Paul Dennis / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
‘Fantastic material ... slick delivery’ (Creative-cows.com). SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2011). An often gritty and bizarre hour of stand-up covering disease, sex, profanity and other dinner party favourites. http://comedyox.tumblr.com. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-5: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-14,16-26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Paul Foot – Kenny Larch Is Dead IMWP
TPL Deep within the sinking sands of the Perspex jungle of youth, in the forgotten nebula of nothingness, comes an objet du desir – a trombone fruit. Needless to say, it’s another warm year. ‘Masterful’ (Scotsman). Performance art
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 19:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Paul McCaffrey: Pills’n’Thrills and Belly Laughs Avalon Promotions
TL
You can take the boy out of Glastonbury... Paul reunites his mates at a festival. What could possibly go wrong? ‘Charisma and success written all over him’ (Evening Standard). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 21:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Paul Merton’s Impro Chums
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
U
Impro Chums are wonders of nature, taking audience suggestions and creating cascades of laughter. ‘You could see this every night and never tire of it, they continue to be the finest exponents of improv art’ (Mirror). Improv
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 16,20-23: 16:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50) Aug 17-19,24-25: 16:00 (1h) £14.50 (£13.00)
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Paul Ricketts – Ironic Infinity Paul Ricketts
TFPL
Funny isn’t enough? Okay, try this hilarious stand-up show instead. ‘Material is smart as well as funny. I don’t think that even Simon Munnery has toyed with the concept of Ironic Infinity’ (Scotsman). Spoken word
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:20 (1h) £4.00 Aug 5,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-22,26: 22:20 (1h) £6.50 Aug 6-7,10-11,17-18,24-25: 22:20 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
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Paul T Eyres: T.Eyres of a Clown / Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe – Free Paul T Eyres / Free Festival
APN
Come and see this brilliant free comedy show in which Paul tries to find out who he really is, and indeed who we all are! Stand-up, Clown
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-4: 22:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-27: 22:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Pauly Show – Episode One Paul F Taylor
TFAN
Paul brings his ramshackle sitcom pilot to the stage, convinced it is going to be picked up for TV. Watch his plans collapse spectacularly. ‘Brilliant’ (Snipelondon.com), ‘Beautifully crafted one liners ... astute observational comedy’ (GQ). Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 17:00 (1h) £7.00
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Peacock & Gamble Don’t Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway Avalon Promotions
TM
Chortle Comedy Award nominees 2011 and 2012. From Radio 4 Extra and Russell Howard’s Good News. ‘Moments of stupendous invention’ SSSS (List). ‘A gloriously silly hour’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). www.peacockandgamble.com. Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 21:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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People Person
Martha McBrier / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
McBrier has evolved from pathological people-pleaser to mildmannered misanthrope. She’ll show you how it’s done. If you’re easily offended, please sit where she can see you. ‘I genuinely kept forgetting I was watching a woman’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V96GE5 Aug 4-25: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Perfectly Bananas Wes Zaharuk
PN
The Prop Man, Wes Zaharuk, combines routines with power tools, bananas and film noir. ‘Twin Peaks meets Cirque du Soleil’ (Toronto Sun). ‘Tommy Cooper on acid. A rip-roaring jump into the surreal’ (Channel4.com). Cabaret, Physical theatre
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 3-27: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pete Firman – Hoodwinker
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Objective Talent Management
TPL
Don’t miss Pete Firman (BBC1’s The Magicians) as he returns to Edinburgh with an all-new box of tricks. ‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic’ (Telegraph). ‘The best magic tricks in the universe’ (Independent). Stand-up, Magic
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:10 (1h) £15.00 (£13.50)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 21:10 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
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Pete Johansson – Utopian Crack Pipe Get Comedy
TPM
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Johansson is back in Edinburgh this year to chronicle his self addiction of trying to make the world what he thinks is a better place. Book early! ‘Supremely entertaining’ (Independent). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 Aug 1-3: 20:40 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 20:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:40 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50)
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Peter Antoniou’s Psychic Circus
Peter Antoniou / Red24 Management
TFPK
Join award-winning ‘psychic’ comedian Peter Antoniou who acts as ringmaster and guides you through his Psychic Circus. This is PT Barnum for the 21st century, but this time, you are the show. SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Circus, Magic
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 2-3: 15:35 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-17,19-24,26: 15:35 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI
Peter Buckley Hill / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
The show that started the Free Fringe. Four different comedians every night. Guest compere Wednesdays. I have 18 words left. One for each syllable of a haiku. Plus one. Which is this. Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B 0131 226 0000 V78GD6 Aug 4-25: 21:35 (1h55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Peter Edwards: Love Everyone Peter Edwards
PK
Penises, nausea and carrots combine to form jealousy and music. Confront your feelings and learn real love with Pete, supported by Sketch Friends. ‘Brilliant’ (News of the World). Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3,5-10,12-17,19-24,26: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Phil Buckley – Simple Things – Free Grin & Bear / Free Festival
PM
Award-nominated comedian Phil Buckley is 31, engaged, owns a house and has a good career, but he still wonders what happened. ‘Top class’ (Time Out). ‘All round funny’ (List). www.philbuckleycomedy.com. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Aug 2-26: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Phill Jupitus Is Porky the Poet in 27 Years On
Off The Kerb Productions / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
In 1985 Phill Jupitus left the white-hot cauldron of the civil service for life as a performance poet. He has finally managed to get an hour together. Just about. www.offthekerb.co.uk. Poetry
The Jam House • 5 Queen Street, EH2 1JE B 0131 226 4380 V44GC4
Aug 4-12,14-25: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Phill Jupitus – You’re Probably Wondering Why I’ve Asked You Here... Phill Jupitus / Off The Kerb Productions
PN
U-boat Captain, Welsh pornstar, Dutch roadie or noted broadcaster and comedian? Like Camberwick Green, you’re never sure who’s coming out of the box. Adult content delivered childishly. www.offthekerb.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 XAug 1: 22:00 (1h) £11.00 XAug 2: 19:40 (1h) £11.00 Aug 3-12,14-27: 18:45 (1h) £12.00
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Phil Mann’s Full Mind Phil Mann
PK
Incredible acts of short-order investigation in a new improvised show. ‘A brilliantly comedic creation’ (Scotsman). ‘Enviable flair for comic timing’ (Fest). ‘Hilarious... Quite endearing’ (Stage). ‘Very funny, delivered with delight and scruffy charm’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Eccentric. Breathtaking’ (FringeReview.co.uk). Improv, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-26: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Phil Nichol Rants!
Phil Nichol / The Assembly Rooms
PL
A delightfully comical collection of silly rants on every ludicrous topic imaginable takes you on a riotous exploration of our laughable existence, from the mind-numbingly tedious to the charmingly absurd. Comedy with passion. ‘Hypnotic’ SSSSS (Sunday Herald). Stand-up, Solo show
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The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Phil O’Shea
Phil O’Shea / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Phil O’Shea is silly. He likes talking about things he likes, such as The Beach Boys and cake. Also trumpets and the length of horses. If you like hearing about things like that then that’s lucky. Stand-up, Absurdist
Belushi’s • 9-13 Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 226 1446 V245GD5 Aug 4-25: 15:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Phil Walker: Is This It?
Phil Walker / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Phil Walker: Is This It? The City Life Comedian of the Year examines his life and the world around him. ‘As up to date as tonight’s news!’ (Stage). ‘One to watch!’ (BBC Leeds). www.freefestival.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6 Aug 2-5,7-12,14-26: 20:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Pick of the Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Award-winning stand-up from some of the finest Scottish acts on the UK circuit. A double headline show featuring two half hour sets. Highlights from two Fringe shows in one hour. Different line-up each night. ‘Hilarious!’ (#Fringepix). Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 2-12,14-19,21-26: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 167 for more information 144
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The Pin
Pleasance Theatre Trust
TPU
The ocean. Dark. Mysterious. Forbidding. Elsewhere, The Pin are an exciting new sketch trio making their hotly tipped Fringe debut. ‘Brought the house down’ (Independent). ‘A flawless show, one polished to perfection’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Genius’ (WhatsOnStage.com). ‘Particularly inspired’ (Telegraph). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Playing Politics Playing Politics
U
Wicked topical musical comedy from Scotland’s political parody specialists. Lyrically savage, musically adroit and totally unbroadcastable! ‘Peerless lampooners ... like HIGNFY set to music’ SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk, 2011). ‘Politically astute and ruthlessly funny’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Cabaret, Satire
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 17,23: 20:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Plenty More Fish (But I Don’t Have a Fish Fetish) Accident and Emergency / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Would you date a dictator? Would more people study mathematics if they knew Pythagoras was a hottie? Irish girls, big questions, big answers. www.facebook.com/accidentandemergencycomedy. ‘So funny ... cured my constipation’ (Graffiti). Sketch show, Stand-up
The Fiddler’s Elbow • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 556 9933 V71GC5 Aug 4-25: 15:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Politics Now. Politics Wow! Sir Reginald Tweedy-Duffer / Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Sir Reginald Tweedy-Duffer Bt MP, Secretary of State for Youth Affairs, presents the government’s Engagement and Action Target Plan for the Youth of Britain 2012. Get jiggy wid the coolest politician on the block! Satire
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-12,14-26: 12:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Povs and Hefter Uncensored
Catherine Povinelli and Naomi Hefter
PN
Povs and Hefter Uncensored is about two misunderstood misfit comedians from opposite sides of the pond who have joined forces to have their voices heard and understood through the power of stand-up comedy. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 7-16: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pretending Things Are a C*ck 2hoots Productions
TPL
Australian Jon Bennett brings his Just for Laughs, Best Comedy Award nominated show of over 200 pretend c*cks to the Fringe! SSSS (Edmonton Journal). ‘Will have you completely engrossed’ (Montreal Mirror). Storytelling, Visual art
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 21:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Priceless
Teddy / Scottish Comedy Fesitval
PN
Teddy’s (@ComedyTeddy) free stand-up show. Best Comedian, Scottish Variety Awards 2010. Runner-up, Scottish Comedian of the Year 2008 and 2009. ‘Brilliant Scottish comic’ (Kate Copstick, Scotland on Sunday). ‘A class act’ (Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk). ’Has flourished’ (Jay Richardson, Scotsman). Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-3,5-12,14-25: 14:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pun Run
Bec Hill and Little Red Noise
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Britain’s only pun-based comedy club hits the Fringe! A one night only, pun-orama of special guests including The Axis of Awesome, Phil Nichol and Sara Pascoe. Sold-out London run. Time Out Critics’ Choice. Book early to avoid disappointment! Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 15: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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The Quadrantines
Jack Campbell, David Murphy, Dan Nicholas / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Three up-and-coming comedians each sat on different chairs of the stand-up comedy spectrum, ranging from the adorably innocent David Murphy to the borderline psychotic Daniel Nicholas via the charmingly intense Jack Campbell. For free! Stand-up
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V96GE5
Aug 4-25: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Quiz in My Pants
Nicola Bolsover / PBH’s Free Fringe
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The Fringe’s silliest panel show returns! With special guests every day. Previous guests include Miles Jupp, Tom Green and Noise Next Door. Features the ever-popular Muffin Diving round and the world’s longest quick-fire round! Game show, Stand-up
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 15:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rachel Stubbings Is Stubbing Out Problems Something for the Weekend
TFPL
Bad breath? Scared of clowns? Worried your ex is over you? I’m an online agony aunt phenomenon – I can help! I’ll probably help you with issues you didn’t even know you had... SSSS (List). Stand-up, Solo show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 15:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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RadioHead Redux 2012 Dan Willis
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A journey into feel good music. Be it the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Lady GaGa or the Wurzles, Willis grabs the music and builds the laughter around the songs. ‘Wonderful hour’ (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (List) SSSSS (TalkFringe.com). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5
Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Raymond Mearns – Rock’n’Roll Comedian – The Therapy Sessions Raymond Mearns / Scottish Comedy Festival
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Supporting Pete Doherty on Tour in 2011 was a blast, though everything we do in life has consequences. Some of these are hilarious, some not so! Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 XAug 1-2: 19:40 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 3-12,14-26: 19:40 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Reginald D. Hunter – Work in Progress... and Niggas, with support John Gordillo Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
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‘Simply exhilarating ... this is comedy of rare scope’ SSSSS (Times). ‘One of the most skilled, powerful, charismatic comic performers around’ (Scotsman). www.mickperrin.com. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 1-12,14-27: 21:20 (1h) £13.00
See page 64 for more information
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Reshape While Damp Naomi Paul / Free Festival
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Surreal, truthful and topical. Comedy to make you laugh, smile and think. With original songs. Jewish stories. And a lemon. ‘Comic timing here is sublime’ (FringeReview.co.uk, 2011). ‘Articulate, dry sense of humour’ (Leicester Comedy Festival). www.reshapewhiledamp.com. Cabaret, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 XAug 2: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-12: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 17-26: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Return of the Lumberjacks (Back By Poplar Demand)
Craig Campbell / Glenn Wool / Stewart Francis / The Assembly Rooms
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Stewart Francis from Mock the Week, Craig Campbell from Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Glenn Wool from British Columbia are the funniest thing to hit Edinburgh since the tram. Feature length show. Stand-up
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 20:10 (1h30m) £14.00 (£11.00) Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 20:10 (1h30m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Revill’s Selection – Free
Paul Revill / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Get set for some irreverent fun as Paul Revill invites you to sample his comic selection. With a different line-up each day, all tastes are catered for! ‘Likability and charm’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Risqué and funny’ (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Variety
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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RH: Live
The RH Experience
The best of the BBC under one roof
FK
Hilarious improvised comedy using suggestions from audience and internet. Fast-paced humour and traditional improv games brought up to speed for the internet generation! ‘These pioneers of tomfoolery make us laugh to the point of exhaustion!’ (theFourOhFive.com). www.therhexperience.co.uk. Improv, Contemporary
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 15:30 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 15:30 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 15-17,22-24: 15:30 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Rhod Gilbert: The Man With the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo Rhod Gilbert
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Scott Mills David Mitchell Fred MacAulay Richard Bacon Paul Merton Sue Perkins Nick Grimshaw Nicholas Parsons Susan Calman Rory Bremner and more
From Live At The Apollo and Ask Rhod Gilbert. Following several sell-out UK tours and best-selling stand-up DVDs, the Welsh wonder is back with a brand new live show. ‘Tour-de-force’ (Time Out). Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 15-19,22-26: 19:40 (1h) £20.00
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Rhys Darby – This Way to Spaceship Bound and Gagged Comedy
FREE tickets to live BBC shows from bbc.co.uk/tickets
Find us at Fringe Venue 25
Follow
at the corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street
@bbccomedy for more details
TPM
If the world is ending in 2012, Rhys has a plan. He’s fairly sure the superpowers each have a spaceship ready to launch on the eve of Armageddon. The trick is ... get onboard! Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:00 (1h) £11.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £18.50 (£17.50)
Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:00 (1h) £17.50 (£16.00)
See the Venue Guide page 340 for more information
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Richard Herring’s Edinburgh Fringe Podcast Richard Herring / The Stand Comedy Club
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The ‘King of Edinburgh’ (List) returns for his 25th anniversary Fringe to chat with more Edinburgh stars and showcase the best new comedians. Gossip, prizes, surprises. Different show every day, yet reassuringly exactly the same. Improv, Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 XAug 2: 16:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-27: 14:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Richard Herring: Talking C*ck – The Second Coming Avalon Promotions
TL
Knob, d*ck, schmuck, the yoghurt-spitting sausage, the honourable member for F*ckinghamshire, the pink lighthouse that wants you on its rocks, Spurt Reynolds, Jack the Dripper, Rumpleforeskin... ‘Man’s answer to the Vagina Monologues’ (Guardian). Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:15 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 20:15 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00)
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Richard Wiseman: Psychobabble Richard Wiseman / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Six shows only! Best-selling author, psychologist and magician Richard Wiseman rummages around in your mind. Discover how to tell lies, read thoughts and transform a tea towel into a chicken. Several laughs. Some swearing. No powerpoint. Science, Magic
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The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B 0131 226 0000 V78GD6 Aug 8,15,22: 12:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 8,15,22: 18:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Rick Shapiro: Rebirth
Assembly and Marshall Cordell
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Crash. Boom. Silence. Following an amnesia-causing accident, the American comedy legend returns – revitalized, regenerated and reborn – with his jazz-styled lyricism and more ‘of the most inventive filth you’ve ever heard’ (London Evening Standard). Stand-up, Solo show
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 18:10 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 18:10 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00)
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Rob Auton: The Yellow Show Rob Auton / PBH’s Free Fringe
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This show is about the colour yellow. This show is suitable for people who know of the colour yellow. ‘Poetry’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘A very funny man’ (Paddy Considine). Poetry, Stand-up
See page 94 for more information
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rob Beckett’s Summer Holiday
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
TPL
Multi award-winning comedian and rising star Rob Beckett presents his debut stand-up show. He’s from south east London, was in Fresh Meat (C4) and has nice teeth. ‘ A revelation’ SS SS (Scotsman). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Rob Deb – The Dork Knight Triumphant – Free Robin Deb / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Free show. Rob Deb, Sci-Fi London host and regular convention specialist, returns to Edinburgh for an hour of comic book standup. Follow @RobDeb. Great comedy hour of power. Stand-up, Sci-fi
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4
Aug 2-15,17-26: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rob Deering’s Beat This Bound and Gagged Comedy
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‘Employing live music mash-ups, megamixes (not enough of them nowadays) and music trivia, the nimble-fingered Deering pits comedians and the audience against each other’ (Comedy Central). New show and top-notch guests every night. Listings: twitter@DeeringRob. Game show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 3: 23:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Rob Deering – The One
Bound and Gagged Comedy
TPM
There have been other Rob Deering shows, but this is The One – a one-man supergroup live-music stand-up comedy event about the best-ever everything. ‘An evening in his company is nothing less than a joy’ (Independent). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Ro Campbell: Midnight Meltdown Ro Campbell / The Stand Comedy Club
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Relentlessly entertaining and award-winning Aussie Ro Campbell in a late-night stand-up show big on laughs. ‘Effortlessly brilliant’ (List). ‘Great stand-up and exceptional storyteller’ (Skinny). ‘Mad and bad, peddling savage lines’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 1: 22:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 23:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Politics Steve Richards
TL
Award-winning columnist and broadcaster, Steve Richards, takes you behind the scenes of politics, bringing characters and great dramas to life. Laugh, ask questions, take part in this topical show when politics is all shook up. Political, Talk
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:30 (1h) £12.50 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20,22-23: 12:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Roisin Conaty: Lifehunter Avalon Promotions
TL
Foster’s Comedy Award 2010 Best Newcomer Roisin Conaty presents her new show. Everyone is looking for something in life: to belong, to love, to forget and also keys. ‘A seriously talented rising star’ (Time Out). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 20:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Roland Rides The Rail’s! (again) – Free Gregarious Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Roland returns! ‘What a joy from Grangemouth’s greatest export. Sometimes laugh-out-loud, sometimes bizarrely surreal, always entertaining. Don’t go because it’s free, go because it’ll brighten your afternoon’. ‘Absolutely bonkers’ (Audience reviews, 2011). www.rolandridestherails.co.uk. Seminar, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake • 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 V101GE4 Aug 3,5-10,12-17,19-24,26-27: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rookie Mistakes
Ethan Addie / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Meet Ethan Addie: a young and gay Australian hot mess that identifies with Beyoncé, but not the gay community. This anticamp rising star has made a lot of rookie mistakes in his time, like lying to his ex… Stand-up, LGBT
The Street • 2B Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 226 0000 V239GC5 Aug 15-25: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Room Assembly
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Bring your plastic spoons and enjoy a Sunday night screening of the cult phenomenon that is The Room. ‘The awful movie everyone wants to see’ (Time) . ‘This has truly been the highlight of my Fringe’ SSSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 6,13,20,27: 00:25 (1h30m) £8.00
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Rory & Tim: Good for Nothing Rory & Tim / PBH’s Free Fringe
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After a year of failed job interviews and rummaging through bins for food, confusingly-named trio Rory & Tim have realised their future lies in making people laugh for no money. ‘Unmissable sketch comedy’ (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-12,14-25: 17:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rory Scovel: Illuminati Only Assembly and Marshall Cordell
TM
Rory Scovel performs stand-up for all members of the prestigious Illuminati. Do not be afraid to visit your Secret Brother of the Secret Brotherhood as he dissects the thoughts of his own mind and external experiences. Stand-up
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 21:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:15 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 21:15 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00)
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Rosie Thorn and The Patsy Cornish Saga Red Dress Productions
FPL
With the assistance of Mr Gardener, the accordion-playing man servant, Rosie Thorn’s darkly irreverent and hilarious tale marking the demise of Miss Patsy Cornish comes to life with music and song. Cabaret, Theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 21-25: 17:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Rubberbandits
See page 79 for more information
Rubberbandits
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Ten million YouTube hit sensation with the riotous Horse Outside, these Irish chart-topping, Chortle Award-winning bag-heads make their Fringe debut with the funniest, filthiest comedy rave in Fringe memory. ‘Funny, groovy, a little bit scary’ (Hotpress). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 8-9,14-16: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 10-12,18-19,25-26: 22:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery
Avalon Promotions Ltd / The Assembly Rooms
PL
What if I’m one of the guys who never has a baby? Why is this not a male subject? I plan to give birth, live on stage, then raise it – in front of you. Come along! Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 13-24: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Ryan Withers – One Woman Showe – Free Mrs. Funberries / Free Festival
APL
Best Newcomer nominee (Melbourne Comedy Festival) in his/her Edinburgh debut. Number one ‘Top 10 Comic Stars of Tomorrow’ (Sydney Morning Herald, 2011). ‘One of the most fun hours of the festival’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Theatre
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR
Aug 3-26: 17:35 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sad Faces Remember It Differently Sad Faces
TFK
Journey into the minds of BBC Radio’s ‘side-splittingly funny’ (BroadwayBaby.com) Sad Faces! Witness the destruction of their friendship in one fateful day! Ascertain that they remember that day differently! Enjoy those gratuitous exclamation marks! Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 13:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Sajeela Kershi: Regret-Me-Nots
Sajeela Kershi / Comic Angels / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Regrets, Sajeela’s had few, who hasn’t? Life-affirming, hilarious romp through mistakes. For the shoulda, woulda, coulda generation. Hackney finalist, 2011. Starred in if.comedy award-winning show, 2007. ‘Extremely funny’ (Time Out). ‘Provoking stand-up’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Stunning!’ S SSS (One4Review.com). Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2-4: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sally-Anne Hayward: The Inbetweeny Lady
Sally-Anne Hayward / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (Skinny). Can I eat sweets forever? Why ruin a cake by cooking it? Just two of the questions this award-winning comedian asks. ‘Exceptionally funny’ (Independent). ‘Warm and very funny’ (Sarah Millican). www.sallyannehayward.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 1: 16:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
See page 102 for more information
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Sam Fisher and Friends – Free Sam Fisher – Free Festival
PN
Sam Fisher is a female comedian who can find humour in the strangest of places, she has invited friends Sean Thorpe and Mike Farmer who can share the lighter side of life! Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-8: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sam Fletcher – Good on Paper Sam Fletcher / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Right – so here’s my first proper thing on the Fringe. Expect jokes, drawings, conjuring, a song about shoes etc. ‘The Maradona of comedy – short, magical and Argentinean (I think)’ (Alex Horne). Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge), EH1 1NQ B 0131 226 0000 V357GE5 Aug 4-25: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sammy J and Randy – The Inheritance Get Comedy
TPM
A brand new adventure from everyone’s favourite multi award-winning, toe-tapping, song-singing, Hep-C-riddled duo! Creators of 2011 Fringe hit Ricketts Lane. SSSSS ‘One of the funniest shows you’re likely to see this year’ (Edinburgh Evening News). Musical theatre, Puppetry
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:05 (1h) £7.50 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 18:05 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:05 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
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Sam Simmons – About the Weather Token Events
TJ
Nominee – Best Comedy, Edinburgh Fringe 2011. Two men with nothing in common and nothing to speak of, perhaps they can talk about the weather. ‘Breathlessly inventive psycho-comedy’ SSSSS (Independent). SSSSS (Telegraph). SSSSS (Herald). SSSSS (Scotsman). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 21:15 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:15 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Sandi Toksvig Live: My Valentine Sandi Toksvig
PU
Sandi Toksvig – comedian, novelist, actor, broadcaster, showoff and international treasure – is celebrating publication of her new novel, Valentine Grey, with this brand-new, hilarious afternoon of stand-up, stories and fascinating facts. Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 17: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 18-23: 14:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Sanity Valve Present Straight Out of Competent: The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of MC Rapper and DJ Wicked – A Hiphopera – Free Sanity Valve
APL
Comedy rap from 2011’s smash hit duo. ‘Better than Timmy Mallet and Jay-Z combined’ (Beardyman). Hip hop/breakin’, Music
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 00:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Santa’s Dead and We Have Killed Him Owen Hughes / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. Ditto Santa Claus, whose arrogance and deceit have ruined my life. Stand-up comedy without the jokes. Stand-up, Theatre
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V96GE5 Aug 4-11: 14:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sarah Jones: Does Not Play Well With Others
Sarah Jones – Ventriloquist Comedian (Australia)
FK
Ventriloquist Sarah Jones presents a show full of puppets, puns and unashamed dorkiness. ‘Her characters are great, as is she ... you will leave the venue smiling. Couldn’t stop laughing’ SSSS (ArtsHub.com.au). Puppetry, Storytelling
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 19,25-27: 14:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 22-24: 14:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50)
Aug 20-21: 14:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Sarah Kendall – Get Up, Stand-Up Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live
TPU
Perrier and Time Out London Comedy Award nominee Sarah Kendall returns with a blistering new hour of stand-up. ‘Brilliant observational comedy’ (Sunday Times). ‘A truly brilliant show. Got to be seen’ SSSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 20:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Sara Pascoe – The Musical!
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Dawn Sedgwick Management
TPL
The tale of Sara who lived from the 1980s to 2012. Sara’s life includes being on TV in Stand Up For the Week and Campus (C4), The Thick of It and Twenty Twelve (BBC). Stand-up
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 21:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 21:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50)
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Sarfraz Manzoor: The Boss Rules
Sarfraz Manzoor / The Assembly Rooms
PL
Bruce Springsteen’s songs contain the secrets of life, love and happiness. The Guardian journalist tackles race, religion and rock’n’roll, and how ‘the Boss’ saved his life – and why he can change yours. www.sarfrazmanzoor.co.uk. Interactive, Storytelling
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 17:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 15:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Saskia’s Surprise Party
Saskia’s Surprise Productions / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Saskia’s Surprise Party is the only comedy show in the whole of Edinburgh, the others have unfortunately been cancelled due to illness. But you’ve come all the way here, so do see our show before you leave. Sketch show, Stand-up
Amarone • 12-13 St Andrew Square, EH2 2AF B 0131 226 0000V290GD4 Aug 12-25: 19:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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School Night
Actually Rather Good Ltd
M
Brilliant school-based night, featuring the comedy circuit’s greatest tackling their chosen subject. Previous School Nights included award winners Humphrey Ker, Matthew Crosby, Danielle Ward, Jessica Ransom, Richard Sandling and all three Festival of Spoken Nerd stalwarts. Tuck shop! Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Aug 6-8,13,15,20-22: 00:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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School of Comedy School of Comedy
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The club behind the E4 show introduces its new cast! Aged between 9 and 16. Bugsy Malone on speed. ‘Silly and brilliant’ SSSSS (Times). SSSSS (List). SSSSS (Stage). ‘A masterclass in comic timing’ SSSSS (Metro). Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 20-26: 19:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee Best of the Sydney Fringe
TL
A creative blend of stand-up comedy and science. Lee is a comedian with a PhD who’s become an internet sensation with more than 4m YouTube views and has featured in the New York Times. Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 17:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 17:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna Scott Agnew / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
‘Electrifying’ (Guardian). A look into the little known world of the gay man’s sauna – a tradition going back centuries – and for the straights a glimpse of what goes on there. Filth guaranteed. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2: 20:25 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 23:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Scottish Comedian of the Year 2011 – Jamie Dalgleish Ha Ha Comedy
TM
‘A deserving winner ... the assured Dalgleish charmed the crowd ... merciless’ (Scotsman). ‘Comic timing of Jack Milroy and Hector Nicol, with a big dollop of Kevin Bridges thrown in for good measure.’ (Glaswegian). Stand-up, Solo show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:40 (45m) £4.00 Aug 4-5: 22:40 (45m) £8.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:40 (45m) £9.00 Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:40 (45m) £7.00 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Boo Lingerie Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
TFPK
Brand new Socky Horror Show from the stars of stage, screen, YouTube and Doctor Who DVDs with songs, sketches, socks and violence. And maybe zombies. SSSS (Scotsman, 2008, 2009, 2010). Puppetry, Sketch show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-9,13-16,20-23: 22:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Sean Hegarty and Tom O’Mahoney Live – Free Sean Hegarty and Tom O’Mahoney
PM
Sean Hegarty and Tom O’Mahoney (two of Ireland’s biggest stand-up acts) bring you their amazing comedy show. Sean, dubbed the king of one-liners, and Tom with his superb witty stories. A must-see! Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 2-26: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sean Hughes – Life Becomes Noises
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Old Man Management
TPM
Dealing with his dad’s death the only way Sean can, this hilarious yet poignant tale looks at the lighter side of dying, how ridiculous life is and how quickly it can be taken away. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:30 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50)
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Sean Hughes Stands Up
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement with Old Man Management
TPM
Sean is back tackling topics such as religion, economics, society and the realisation that, although he’s now sober, he’s still an arseh*le. Catch him before he’s dead. ‘One of the best stand-ups of his generation’ (Telegraph). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:15 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:15 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 20:15 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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Seann Walsh: Seann to be Wild Off The Kerb Productions
TL
Star of TV’s Live at the Apollo, Stand Up For The Week and Argumental with an all-new hour of ‘Sharp, creative observational comedy. See him now, before the stadium tour’ (Sunday Times). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:50 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-22: 19:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band / Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Dickens updated, reinterpreted and spat out through the medium of song. Scottish song. With jokes. A one-man musical by Tommy Mackay of Throbbing Thistle and Daily Reckless fame. www.dailyreckless.com. Music
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-6,8-20,22-26: 20:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
Susquehanna Hats and Rational Entertainment
TN
Whose Line? type challenge for stand-ups. Comedy stars get a never before seen ‘set list’ of topics as they walk onstage to create spontaneous stand-up! SSSSS ‘The must see show of the festival!’ (Scotsman). Improv, Stand-up
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG See page 112 for more information
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2: 23:59 (1h) £5.00
Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 01:00 (1h15m) £11.00 Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 23:59 (1h) £11.00 Aug 6-7: 23:59 (1h) £11.00 Aug 8-9,15-16,21-23: 23:59 (1h) £9.00
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The 7:15pm Stand-Up Show – Free
Various stand-ups / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Start your evening’s comedy off with a bang. An exciting mixed comedy showcase – a classic, no frills set-up: microphone, compere, and a rotating mix of comedic talent. www.tomorrowsstanduptoday.co.uk. Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6 Aug 2-26: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sex Ed: The Musical! Out Write Productions
TPL
It’s coming! Ever wondered what a prostatic utricle was? A urethral sponge? A scrotum? Forging paths through a jungle of sexual ignorance, this team of titillating teachers explain everything you never wanted to know about sex. Musical theatre, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 18:30 (1h15m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 18:30 (1h15m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 18:30 (1h15m) £9.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Sex Money Death Stuart Black
TFN
This is a love letter. This is an eight-year-old child’s heart pleading across time, to the other end of a restless life. Sex, Money, Death. ‘Warm, engaging and dangerously funny’ (Rip It Up Magazine, Adelaide). Political, Stand-up
The Shack Comedy Club & Nightclub • 119 Rose Street, EH2 2DT B 0131 226 0000 V324GD3 XAug 1-2: 20:45 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 3-12,14-25: 20:45 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) See page 59 for more information 156
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Sexytime!
Tessa Waters and Kai Smythe
TFPM
A very physical comedy exploring what it means to be sexy. Hosts Woman and Man ‘will have the audience in fits’ (Chortle. co.uk) as they combine characters, dance, clown and outrageous costumes. ‘Funny as Hell’ SSSS1/2 (Age). Physical theatre, Clown
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 21:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Seymour Mace: Squeg!
Seymour Mace / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Square! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Peg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Square Peg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! ‘Relentless originality’ (Guardian). seymourmace.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 1: 18:50 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Shaggers – Free Festival
Nik Coppin / Laughing Horse Comedy
N
The worldwide festival cult-hit show returns with more of the best comedians doing anecdotes, jokes and songs based around sex. ‘The perfect way to close a night at the fest’ SSSSS (Melbourne Comedy Festival, 2010). Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-25: 23:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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The Shambles
Dead Duck Productions
TFK
The Shambles create never-before-seen scenes based entirely on audience suggestions. Without you, we are nothing. Come join our energetic and eclectic cast for a completely unique, unrepeatable show. Fringe favourite! www.dead-duck.co.uk. Improv, Contemporary
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2,8-10,15-17: 22:50 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,11-12,18: 22:50 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14: 22:50 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Shappi Khorsandi: Dirty Looks and Hopscotch Off The Kerb Productions
TL
As a girl, Shappi dreamed impossibly romantic dreams. She still does. But a love affair with a rock star? What on earth was she doing, thinking, in heaven’s name wearing? ‘Absolute success’ (Evening Standard). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 20:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Sharron Matthews Superstar: Gold CliMar Productions
TM
Best of Fest (Scotsman, 2011). After two years of sell-out shows and numerous five-star reviews Matthews returns, mixing her singular brand of comedy with mash-ups from Queen, Gaga, and more. Result? Comedy Cabaret Gold! Cabaret
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 7-9,14-16,21-23,27: 15:40 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS
Sheeps – Dancing with Lisa
IN ASSOCIATION WITH LISA RICHARDS AGENCY AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS
CKP
TPL Skits and sketches. ‘Something quite different and very exciting indeed’ (Independent). ‘A winning combination’ (Guardian). ‘One of the strongest new acts around’ (Times). ‘One of the most exciting sketch acts to emerge in years’ (Time Out). www.sheepscomedy.com.
‘Funny, erudite and effortlessly delivered’
Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:10 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 17:10 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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THE SCOTSMAN
‘Charismatic, sincere, eloquent and always seeking the angle.’
Ship of Fools: Children of Twelchford Ship of Fools / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Straight from the imaginary streets of Twelchford comes a show featuring squid, Shakespearean job centres, speed-dating hoovers and snotty hotties. Sea state: moderate to sexy. Come and see us do a thing why not. Sketch show
CHORTLE
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge), EH1 1NQ B 0131 226 0000 V357GE5 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 15:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
★★★★★ THE GUARDIAN
DES BISHOP
★LIKES TO BANG★ VENUE 2 8.50PM
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Shirley and Shirley Unleashed
Joanna Carolan, Pascale Wilson and Michael Pearce / SO Comedy
TPM
Shirley and Shirley are back with their brand new sketch and character comedy show. ‘Two of the freshest and most energetic performers in Edinburgh’ SSSSS (James Corden). ‘These girls are going all the way’ SSSS (Herald).
• • • • • • • • • • www.desbishop.com • • • • • • • • • •
www.offthekerb.co.uk
1-26 AUGUST (NOT MONS 13 & 20 AUG) ASSEMBLY 0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com
See page 68 for more information
Sketch show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 16:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:10 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Sh*t-faced Shakespeare
Tax Deductible Theatre Company
TFL
An entirely serious Shakespeare play... with an entirely sh*tfaced actor. The legendary Tax Deductible Theatre stagger back to the Fringe with the most raucous Shakespearean performance you’ll ever witness! ‘Genuinely hilarious’ (Guardian). ‘Very rock’n’roll’ (Times). www.taxdeductible.co.uk. Classical, Interactive
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 22:20 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 22:20 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,20-21: 22:20 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Short & Curly: A Captive Audience Short & Curly / PBH’s Free Fringe
PL
Prepare to be dazzled as the most miraculous transformations happen before your very eyes! Are you on a ride, or at the zoo? No, you’re watching a show. Mind bending! Interactive, Sketch show
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 Aug 4-12,14-25: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Silky: Nut Allegory
Silky / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
Against 7,840 other comedians, some Olympics, weather, and entropy, you need something special in your bag. I found mine while showering. Here’s what happened next. ‘Very, very funny‘ (John Bishop). ‘Funny and clever’ (Tim Minchin). ‘Brilliant’ (Metro). Music, Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 1: 15:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 14:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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The Silky Pair: Happy to Help (Plus Special Guests)
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS CORDUROY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
www.offthekerb.co.uk
Silky Pair
TFPL Female duo sells sketches and songs in their comedy shop. ‘Slick, sexy and stunningly original. Damn funny too’ (BBC Radio Scotland, Jeff Zycinski). ‘Jokes are consistent winners and songs well-crafted little gems’ (EdinburghGuide.com). Music, Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 15:25 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 5-13,15-26: 15:25 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Simon Amstell: Numb
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
L
‘The real deal’ (Guardian). Stand-up
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 20-26: 20:30 (1h) £16.50 (£15.00)
‘Rare is the stand-up show that makes you laugh, think and then fight back the tears. This is it.’
‘One of the cleverest and most engaging stand-ups you’ll see.’
★★★★★ THE MIRROR
★★★★
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DAILY TELEGRAPH
Simon Donald’s School of Swearing Simon Donald / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Pass your ‘coarse’ with flying colourful language. An investigative journey to the four corners of the four-letter word. Featuring Celebrity Swears with all your favourite stars of film, television and the international drug trade! www.simondonald.com. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 V5bGC5 XAug 2: 20:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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AUGUST 9.10PM 2-25 0131 623 3030
(NOT MON 13 AUGUST)
ASSEMBLY HALL RAINY HALL
www.assemblyfestival.com www.marcusbrigstocke.com
See page 121 for more information
Simon Evans: Friendly Fire Off The Kerb Productions
TL
AVALON PROMOTIONS LTD PRESENT
BRAND NEW SHOW FROM
Featured on Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, Mock the Week and Radio 4. ‘Sizzlingly entertaining ... Beautifully crafted devastatingly funny gags ... Deliciously haughty contempt’ (Guardian). ‘Sardonic wit dripping disdain from every perfectly pronounced word’ (Chortle.co.uk).
MATT THE HOST OF talkSPORT'S 'EXTRA TIME'
Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 21:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker
Simon Munnery / The Stand Comedy Club / Show And Tell
PL
Experimenting with a tiny camera and big screen, Simon Munnery presents a new show. Stand-up, monologues, sketches and fylms. ‘He’s nothing less than a genius’ (Guardian). ‘A true original’ SSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News).
EYES TO THE RIGHT,
Spoken word, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 XAug 1: 18:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-27: 15:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
NOSE TO THE LEFT
XAug 2: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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FORDE
“ FORDE IS A FIRST CLASS COMIC”
AS HEARD ON
THE NOW SHOW BBC RADIO 4
THE GUARDIAN
AND THE NEWS QUIZ
“ WHO THE F**K IS MATT FORDE?”
BBC RADIO 4
NOEL GALLAGHER
WWW.MATTFORDE.COM
4.05PM
1-26 AUGUST 2012
See page 123 for more information 159
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Simon Munnery’s La Concepta Show And Tell
TPK
All the rigmarole of haute cuisine without the shame of eating. An exclusive non-dining restaurant experience. Chortle Innovation Award winner. ‘The fringiest Fringe experience of 2011’ (Guardian). Seen on BBC2’s The Culture Show. ‘Delicious’ SSSS (Independent). Interactive, Visual art
La Concepta @ Whitespace • 11 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT B 0131 226 0000 V250GB5 XAug 4-5: 12:10 (40m) £7.00
XAug 4-5: 13:10 (40m) £7.00 Aug 6-7,11-12,18-19,24-25: 12:10 (40m) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 6-7,11-12,18-19,24-25: 13:10 (40m) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 8-10,13,15-17,20-23: 12:10 (40m) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 8-10,13,15-17,20-23: 13:10 (40m) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Simply the Jest presents Middle Class Tripe
Simply the Jest / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Following a packed-out run at last year’s Fringe, the ‘exceptionally witty’ (NewKid.co.uk) sketch troupe are back with a brand new show dissecting the habits, rituals and downright absurdities of middle class life. Sketch show, Satire
Chiquito • 31 Frederick Street, EH2 2ND B 0131 226 0000 V294GD4 Aug 10-25: 16:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Sitcom Double Bill One Big Mop
TPK
House Group – radical Christians out to change the world (Paignton) with church at home, ‘God’s casa su casa.’ The Deborah – she’s in a mid-life crisis taking early retirement and is learning it’s hard work doing nothing... Sketch show, Theatre
See page 141 for more information
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,21-23,27: 22:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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6 Foot Silly – Free
Darren Walsh, Mark Diamond / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
If you’ve ‘bean stalking’ Mark Diamond (6’ 6”) and Darren Walsh (6’ 8”), then you’ll know how determined they are to produce a stand-up show where the only thing taken seriously is idiocy. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 3,5-10,12-17: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Six O’Clock Club
Six O’Clock Club / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Four comics every night – hand-picked from the very best upand-coming acts on the circuit. Start your evening with some free stand-up comedy at the friendliest little club at the Fringe. Stand-up
Kilderkin • 65 Canongate, EH8 8BT B 0131 226 0000 V227GD6 Aug 4-12,14-25: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Slap and Giggle: Retrial
Slap and Giggle / Sid Wick, James Bennison / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
You are the jury in the trial of award-winning musical comedy double act Sid and James, packed with false alibis, guest witnesses, objectionable songs and big laughs (time permitting). Innocent or guilty – you decide! Acoustic, Sketch show
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V96GE5
Aug 12-25: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 133 for more information 160
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Soap Box – The Comedy Debate Slam
Avalon Promotions Ltd present
Soap Box Debate
From...
Join your hosts Rick Molland and Gus Lymburn in an anarchic battle of wits as they debate topics, suggested by you the audience. Who wins? Who’s funniest? You decide! No-holds-barred unscripted verbal warfare.
Chortle Comedy Award Nominees 2011 & 2012
TFPN
Peacock&Gamble podcast
Game show
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 Aug 1-26: 13:15 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The SomeNews Live Show – Free SomeNews / Free Festival
N
Would you shoot a burglar? Which of Jedward would you eat first in a celebrity version of the film Alive? Find out the answers at the SomeNews Live Show. See www.somenews.co.uk. Multimedia, Satire
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 4-26: 17:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Someone, Somewhere
Mark Stephenson / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Second (Hackney Empire) NATYS 2012, second Leicester Square New Comedian 2011, second Laughing Horse New Act 2011, Chortle Best Newcomer nominee 2012 has the best show on the Fringe and is fit. ‘True to his boastful word’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Solo show
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 V159GE5 Aug 4-25: 14:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
a gloriously silly hour Chortle incredibly enjoyable pure gold moments of stupendous invention
Absolute Radio
The Guardian
1st - 26th August
www.peacockandgamble.com
The List
9:40pm
www.pleasance.co.uk 0131 556 6550
See page 142 for more information
Songs in a Flat Dave Cohen
N
‘Funny, purposeful and passionate ... jaunty tunes and playful use of language appeal to a childish love of a stupid joke’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘We laughed. A lot’ (HuffingtonPost.co.uk). Great new show from Horrible Histories songwriter. www.davecohen.squarespace.com. Music, Satire
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 4-5: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Songs, Stories and Downright Lies Dennis Alexander (Crooked Jack)
FPJ
Was Culloden a holiday from hell for Bonnie Prince Charlie? Was the massacre at Glencoe a fast food dispute? Dennis Alexander will explain all in this offbeat musical journey through Scotland’s past and present. Folk
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 21-27: 19:25 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Sound & Fury’s Doc Faustus Sound & Fury
TL
Hits Cyranose (2008) and Sherlock (2009) assured their triumphant return! Now, a parody mash-up play of Faust and every Western movie ever made. ‘This is a delightful hour!’ SSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (Fest). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Theatre, Satire
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 20:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 20:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
So You Think You’re Funny?
Gilded Balloon / Sponsored by Fosters
TM
Twenty-five years of the best stand-up comedy competition in the UK, we have whittled it down to the best from hundreds of entries. Previous winners include Dylan Moran, Peter Kay and Lee Mack. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 5-7,12-15: 22:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 23: 20:00 (2h30m) £15.00 (£14.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Spank!
James Wren, Leon Fleury / Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent Management
FAN
Back again! Sexy hosts, awesome comedians, controlled anarchy and booze. ‘This is what the festival should be about’ (List). ‘Comedy and legendary party night ... get down there right away!’ (Time Out). ‘Best Wild Night Out’ (Scotland on Sunday). Cabaret, Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 3: 00:00 (3h) £10.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 00:00 (3h) £15.50 (£14.50) Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23,26: 00:00 (3h) £13.50 (£12.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Spanktacular!
James Wren, Leon Fleury / Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent Management
FAN
The late night show of the Fringe returns to Udderbelly for three Spanktacular nights! Awesome comedy, cabaret and controlled anarchy. Sell-out 2011. ‘Best Wild Night Out’ (Scotland on Sunday). ‘What the festival should be about’ (List). Cabaret, Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Aug 11,18,25: 00:50 (2h) £15.50 (£14.50)
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See page 132 for more information
The Special Reserve Comedy Benefit
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS www.offthekerb.co.uk
Pleasance Theatre Trust
STAR OF CHANNEL 4’s
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stanD Up FOr thE wEEK
Some of the best comedians at the 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. Compilation
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 22: 22:45 (1h15m) £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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
‘Dangerous comic genius.’ EastErn EyE
‘naturally funny. Chowdhry has the balance of humour and honesty just right.’
Splitting the Bill – Michael Workman & Tommy Little Gilded Balloon / Token
TM
They’re a long way from home so two of Australia’s funniest are splitting the bill. Michael Workman, ‘absolute genius … don’t miss this’ (Time Out, Sydney). Tommy Little, ‘hilarious … buoyantly fun, slightly twisted’ (Beat Magazine). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Sploshy: A Sketch Show
MEtrO
Sploshy / PBH’s Free Fringe
PK
9.50pM
Legendary comedians Sploshy (Hohenschönhausen Comedy Expo ‘86 runners-up) reunite, looking fondly back at their greatest hits and lost youth, pending investigation from the UK Border Agency. ‘Intense energy, unique delivery, great writing’ SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
1-26 AUGUST
PAUL’S DEBUT DVD what’s happEning whitE pEOplE? RELEASED MON 19 NOV PRE-ORDER nOw!
(NOT MON 13TH AUGUST)
PLEASANCE TWO
www.paulchowdhry.com
See page 141 for more information 162
0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
Sketch show
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5
Aug 11-14,16-21,23-25: 19:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch – Free
Spring Day / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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THREE WEEKS (UK)
THE AGE
THE HERALD (UK)
THE SCOTSMAN (UK)
ABOUT THE WEATHER
Stand-up, International
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
THE TELEGRAPH (UK)
SAM SIMMONS
Balls to the wall bare-knuckled comedy straight from the heart that hits below the belt. This impish barnburner will leave you slap happy! ‘A definite must see’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.springdaycomedy.com.
“BREATHLESSLY INVENTIVE PSYCHO-COMEDY”
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
THE INDEPENDENT (UK)
Aug 2-26: 18:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
21:15
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1st-26th Aug
Square Eye Pair Square Eye Pair
Gilded Balloon, Wine Bar
TFPK
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Winner, best comedy Auckland Fringe Festival 2011. What happens when bromance gets in the way of romance? For anyone who owns boxsets of Friends, Seinfeld or has been poked on Facebook. ‘Genuinely funny and unpretentious’ (Rhys Darby). Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 14:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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The Stand Late Show The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Late night Fringe comedy at its best. Eight 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). Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 23:59 (2h1m) £15.00 (£13.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
St Andrews Presents – Blind Mirth Improv Comedy Blind Mirth
AL
“don’t miss this” - The Scotsman
21:20 1st-26th Aug Gilded Balloon, Billiard Room
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk
WINNE EST COME Y A ELAI E F INGE 2012
St Andrews’ award-winning improv comedy troupe returns to the Fringe with short and long form games. Watch us take suggestions from your iPods, wallets, cringeworthy stories, and more. SSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info). Improv
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 21:05 (50m) £5.00
Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 21:05 (50m) £7.00
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 21:05 (50m) £5.00
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The St Andrews Revue
12:45 1st-26th Aug Gilded Balloon at Third Door
St Andrews Revue
PL
The St Andrews Revue presents their debut Fringe sketch comedy show. Surrealism, pop culture, somewhat macabre. Like the Royal Wedding! But this time, you’re invited. ‘Laugh-aminute ... Brilliantly crafted.’ SSSS (Saint). ‘Top-notch stuff’ SSSS (Stand-News.co.uk).
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-10,13,15-17: 12:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 11-12,18-19: 12:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stand-Up at the Jekyll & Hyde – Free Multiple Performers / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
Looking for an afternoon selection of fresh and exciting standups? Look no further. Get to sample a broad range of styles in a classic, no frills stand-up format. www.tomorrowsstanduptoday.co.uk. Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4
Aug 2-15,17-26: 15:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Back by popular demand…
CARL-EINAR HACKNER The delightfully shambolic comedy, magic & music show “Han är mycket rolig (he’s very funny).” Chortle “Left me wondering whether he’d lost his meatballs.” Herald Sun
19:30 1st-27th Aug Gilded Balloon, Nightclub
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk See pages 153, 65, 126 and 53 for more information 163
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Stand Up for Freedom
THE PLEASANCE PRESENTS
Amnesty International
FM
The finest stand-up in town, brought to you by the producers of the legendary Secret Policeman’s Ball. Hosted by Fred MacAulay and Susan Calman. If you see just one show, make it this one! www.amnesty.org.uk/edfest. Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 15: 22:00 (1h30m) £18.00 (£16.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stay at Home Dad – Free
Eden Rivers / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PK
THE GREATEST HITS...
ANTHOLOGY
Hazard! Stay at home Dad! Ex white-van man takes on the responsibility of two baby girls. An uplifting show about failing, joy, untidiness and perspective. Tales of ineptitude and buffoonery on a gargantuan scale. Stand-up, True-life
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-15: 13:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stephanie Laing and Martin Croser: Greens! Stephanie Laing / Martin Croser / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Stephanie – slim, beautiful, ‘disgusting and delightful in equal measure’ (ThreeWeeks) and Martin – rotund, also beautiful, ‘Croser’s writing is first rate’ (Scotsman), do comedy at you for as long as is palatable / socially acceptable.
Best Show Nominee
TIME OUT
THE TIMES
Sell-out show
Best Sketch Act Winner 2010/12
08/09/10/11
SCOTSMAN
EDINBURGH GUIDE
CHORTLE
DAILY TELEGRAPH
THE INDEPENDENT
FEST
Stand-up
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-17: 17:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
2|entertain
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UNITED AGENTS
See page 97 for more information
Stephen Bailey and Zoe Iqbal – Subject to Change – Free Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Manchester-bred comics Stephen Bailey and Zoe Iqbal are reunited in Subject to Change. Two stand-up sets flipping the most current topics on their head. Burlesque, LGBT
B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE
Aug 3-12: 20:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Stephen Carlin: Pandas vs Penguins
Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Glorious Management
TPM
Why must there be all this tension? Why can’t we all get along? Like cats and dogs or English and Scots? Stephen hopes he can redefine gross oversimplifications to a simple, universal principal. SSSSS (Herald). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stephen K Amos – Work in Progress
Stephen K Amos / Bound and Gagged Comedy
TPN
From the maestro of feel-good comedy. ‘The warmest comic around, able to riff off a crowd and make them feel good about themselves’ (Sunday Times). ‘Uplifting stand-up from a charming performer’ (Time Out). www.gloriousmanagement.com. www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5
Aug 2-7,9-12,15-19,22-25: 21:15 (1h) £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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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See page 148 for more information
Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Steve Gribbin: Viva Gribbostania! Steve Gribbin / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Steve Gribbin in Viva Gribbostania! Satirical songbird Steve Gribbin takes a leaf out of Alex Salmond’s book and declares unilateral independence. A scathing look at the trappings of nationhood: flags, anthems, currency and even Eurovision. Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2: 17:25 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 20:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Steven Davidson: Gamesmaster Steven Davidson
FPN
Stand-up comedy and gameshow clash like two drunken tigers, with joyous laughter and prizes on offer that have cost more than a pound. ‘Uproarious laughter and applause’ (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Utter absurdity provokes many laughs’ (EdinburghGuide.com). Game show, Stand-up
The Constitution • 48 Constitution Street, EH6 6RS B 0131 226 0000 V171GLEITH B3
Aug 8-12: 21:30 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Steve Shanyaski’s Life-Survival Bible Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management
TPN
Everyone’s life better than yours on Twitter? Accidentally said, ‘amazeballs’ in’t pub? What’s TOWIE? Surviving modern life requires assistance... Steve Shanyaski’s Life-Survival Bible is here to help. As seen on ITV1’s Comedy Rocks. ‘Uproariously funny’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 23:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 23:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) See page 105 for more information
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stewart Lee – Carpet Remnant World Stewart Lee / The Assembly Rooms
PL
What can a sexless middle aged married man, whose life now consists mainly of watching Scooby Doo cartoons with a four year old boy, possibly find to write comedy about? ‘Superlative’ SSSSS (Metro). www.stewartlee.co.uk. Stand-up, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 18:05 (1h15m) £14.00 (£11.00) Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 18:05 (1h15m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stinky Show
Hitch and Mitch / PBH Free Fringe
PN
Critics’ favourite Hitch and Mitch, ‘slight, amateurish and anticlimactic’ SSSS (Skinny), ‘belabouring punch lines’ (List), ‘Arse’ (ThreeWeeks) return with another silly afflatus which guarantees conniption. What’s that name again? That’s right, it’s the Stinky Show. #stinkyshow. Sketch show, Stand-up
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5
Aug 4-13,15-25: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stories from the Middle Luke Capasso
PN
American storyteller/comedian Luke Capasso brings his particularly Midwestern style to Edinburgh. The show is a mix of surreal yet pointless monologues, a brief musical interlude, and delightfully inappropriate humour. Strictly over 18’s. Blues, Poetry
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 2-14: 18:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
See page 171 for more information 165
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Storytellers’ Club Storytellers’ Club
L
Comedians gather round the campfire to tell witching hour tales. Different special guests, nightly. You show. We tell. ‘Just go and see it’ (Time Out). ‘Shows like Storytellers’ are what make the Festival so special’ (Australian Comedy Review). Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 2-4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 22:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stu and Garry in The Lunchtime Show Stuart Murphy and Garry Dobson / The Assembly Rooms
L See page 128 for more information
ThreeWeeks Editor’s Choice Award 2010. ‘Their improvisation set goes down a storm’ (Scotsman). ‘Achingly funny’ (Evening News). ‘Anarchic, quick-witted improv at its fast-paced best’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Pure, inspired genius’ (Skinny). Improv, Stand-up
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 14:35 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 12:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stuart Goldsmith: Pr!ck
CKP by arrangement with Red Comedy and DAA Management
TPN
‘Expert stand-up’ (Sunday Times) for anyone who used to have principles. Selfishness, narcissism, violence and a winning smile. This show will make you a worse person. ‘Utterly funny’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Brilliant’ (Johnny Vegas). www.stuartgoldsmith.co.uk. Stand-up
See page 53 for more information
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Stuart Mitchell Presents ‘It’s Just a Phrase I Am Going Through’ Stuart Mitchell / Scottish Comedy Festival
PN
Hailed as Scotland’s fastest rising comedy star, award-winning comedian Stuart Mitchell brings his first solo show to Edinburgh. ‘Remarkable’ (Daily Record). Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4 XAug 1-2: 18:25 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-26: 18:25 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Suggestibles Suggestibles
TFM
Geordie improv legends hit Edinburgh for a one night only, two-act comedy joyride. Your suggestions spark instant sketches, scenes and even a musical. ‘One of the hottest comedy tickets in the North East’ (Guardian). Live clips at www.thesuggestibles.com. Improv, Musical theatre
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 Aug 7: 21:15 (2h) £14.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music Suggs
M
‘I’ve just turned 50, the kids have left home, and my cat just died.’ The Madness front-man in a hilarious, yet moving, one man tour de force playing to rave reviews. The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 21-24: 19:00 (1h45m) £22.50
See pages 34 and 63 for more information 166
Aug 24: 22:00 (1h45m) £22.50
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) – Free
Adam Belbin and Padraig Ryan / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PL
What you did for this bit last year worked alright Padraig, just do that again. Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 2-6: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Super Serious Show CleftClips
TL
A mash-up comedy show with the headliner hosting a mix of stand-up comedy, comedic shorts, sketch comedy and character bits. Originally hailing from Los Angeles, the show combines the best of live comedy. Stand-up, Variety
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 20:55 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:55 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 20:55 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Survivor – A Broad Irish Idiot Jon Brennan
N
Irish comic shows that a bald idiot can survive: birth, growing up, differences between men, woman and kids, the trouble with fridges, dodgy hips and always wear a wet suit! ‘Brennan has funny bones’ (Skinny). Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake • 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 V101GE4 Aug 2-4,6-11: 12:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Susan Calman: This Lady’s Not for Turning Either Underbelly Productions
TAPM
Susan (News Quiz and HIGNFY) knows her own mind and she wants to share it with you. Shooting from the hip in her most personal and political show yet. Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Suzi Ruffell: Let’s Get Ready to Ruffell Off The Kerb Productions
TL
Tales of social ineptitude, overbearing parents and desperately trying to fit in. ‘Completely won over, thoroughly enjoyable’ (Comedy.co.uk). ‘Owns the stage so convincingly she could take out a mortgage on it’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Swedenborg, the Devil and Me Gregory Akerman
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Gregory Akerman is not the devil. Last year Gregory was accused of being the devil. Thanks to Gregory’s small-minded, petty, nature, he was unable to let this comment slide and attempts to prove his innocence. Stand-up, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 12-18,20-26: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Tales from the Unaccepted
10 Films With My Dad
Ed Caruana, Elaine Mason, Richard Todd, Sunil Patel
Aidan Goatley / PBH Free Fringe
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How do fathers and sons communicate? Sports? Cars? Tattoos? From John Wayne to 3D, see how two men found each other through cinema. ‘Charmingly funny’ (Scotsman). ‘Heartwarming’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Delightful’ SSSS (Latest7).
Join four multi award-winning and losing comedians as they tell tales from life in the bus lane. On a bus. With no driver. Or wheels. So get on board. You’ll be left exactly where you started. Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-12: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Tania Edwards – Killer Instinct Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
Film, Solo show
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5
Aug 4-13,15-25: 14:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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TPL
Tennyson Hanbury’s Condensed Cabaret
A Faustian epic of middle-class proportions from ‘hilarious’ (ThreeWeeks) stand-up Tania Edwards as she examines just how far we should go to get ahead. ‘Born to perform’ (Times). ‘Very talented’ (Time Out). ‘Urban sharpster’ (Stage). Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Tennyson Hanbury’s Condensed Cabaret / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
Mad magician Tennyson Hanbury, in liege with the devil and follower of the left hand path, the conjurer of cruelty and sorcerer of sin, will leave you aghast with his freakish feats of illusion.
XAug 1-3: 22:50 (1h) £6.00
Cabaret, Magic
Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:50 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit
The Pleasance in association with Waverley Care
Belushi’s • 9-13 Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 226 1446 V245GD5
Aug 4-25: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Terry Alderton
A top night of comedy with proceeds going to Waverley Care. Previous line-ups – Michael McIntyre, Stephen K Amos, Russell Howard, Jason Byrne and many more. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket, it’s sure to sell out!
Tim Payne Presents
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Winner: ThreeWeeks Critics’ Award. Two-time winner: Best International Comedian NZ Comedy Guild. SSSS (Times), SSSS (Sunday Times), SSSS (Guardian). Sun’s Comedian of the Year 2011. Terry returns to the Fringe for seven nights only, book early. www.terrryalderton.com.
Aug 14: 20:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.50)
Stand-up
Compilation
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
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Taylor Glenn – Reverse Psycomedy Ines Wurth Presents
TFPM
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Aug 17-18,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 20-21: 22:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00)
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Ever feel like you’re the craziest person in the room? That’s not a good sign when you’re a psychotherapist. Award-winning comic’s frank, revealing and utterly hilarious journey from one delightfully insane profession to another. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Test Tube Comedy
Test Tube Comedy / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
This very friendly comedy night transfers from the Canal Cafe Theatre in London. MC’d by Dec Munro. ‘Moments of real brilliance’ (Chortle.co.uk). Acts drawn from the best on the circuit. www.testtubecomedy.co.uk. #decmunro for line-ups.
XAug 1-4: 23:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 23:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Ted & Co The Dinner Show Laughlines Ltd
Compilation
Ciao Roma • 64 South Bridge, EH1 1LS B 0131 557 3777 V283GE5 Aug 4-25: 17:50 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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This comical interactive dining experience brings the audience face to face with the Craggy Island priests. Meal included. Sell-out shows 2011. ‘Best show I’ve seen in years. Hilarious ... beginning to end’ (Audience Members, 2011).
Thatcher’s Death Party Scottish Comedy Festival / Thatcher’s Death Party
PN
Interactive
Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor • 5-21 Grosvenor Street, EH12 5EF B 0131 226 0000 V84GE1 Aug 4,11,25: 12:30 (2h) £39.00 Aug 3-4,10-11,24-25: 19:30 (2h) £46.00
Morbid show title to upset the Daily Mail or an excuse to dance on the grave of pure evil? Come and see two of the Fringe’s finest comedians, Chris Conroy and Gareth Waugh and decide for yourself!
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The Temps
Storytellers’ Club presents
TPL
A new show by Sarah Bennetto, starring her comedian friends. Any office temp knows every day’s your first day, as you metamorphose into the person you replaced. You can get away with murder – just get that timesheet signed. Sketch show, Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 13:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Event, Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 V178aGE4
Aug 6-26: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Thea-Skot’s Miss Adventures Alison Thea-Skot
TFPM
2011’s Funny’s Funny and 2010 Funny Women Finalist returns with another ‘delightfully batty’ (List) character comedy show. From the team behind The Human Tuning Fork, the Telegraph’s Best of the Fringe 2011. ‘Comedy Genius’ S S S S (BroadwayBaby.com). www.alisontheaskot.com. Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-4: 15:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 15:40 (1h) £7.00 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
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A Theory of Everything – Free
The Thinking Drinkers Guide to Alcohol
Danny McChrystal / Free Festival
Tom Sandham and Ben McFarland / The Assembly Rooms
PN
TN
Join Danny as he returns after seven years abroad and attempts to explain everything. He mightn’t have all the answers but does have jokes to make up for it. ‘Scornfully funny’ (TVNZ.co.nz). www.danielmcchrystal.co.nz.
Enjoy six free sublime spirits as the history of the world is distilled into an intoxicating hour of laughter, learning and lifeimproving libations. The ideal aperitif to an Edinburgh evening. ‘Brilliant’ SSSS (Skinny). www.dwink.com.
Multimedia, Stand-up
Interactive, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6
Aug 2-15: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 17:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
The Pigeon Hole Presents: Stand-Up Comedy – PBH’s Free Fringe
This Arthur’s Seat Belongs to Lionel Richie
Pigeon Hole Comedy Club
This Belongs to Lionel Richie
PN
PU
Five hand-picked unconventionally attractive comedians from the Pigeon Hole Comedy Club, will tell jokes for spare change. So come into the Pigeon Hole for an afternoon’s entertainment – seating provided.
This is a show on top of Arthur’s seat, every day at 1pm. Come and see this unique, original and funny show, at the most spectacular venue in Edinburgh. Spoken word
Stand-up
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Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA
Aug 4-25: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Summit of Arthur’s Seat • Walk from Holyrood Park by the Scottish Parliament, EH8 8ED
Aug 3-27: 13:00 (15m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Quiz Show That Has Nothing to Do With Horses
This Arthur’s Seat Gala Belongs to Lionel Richie
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Horses
This Belongs to Lionel Richie
Horses bring their frenetic quiz show to the Fringe for the first time. Join them for a mad hour of interactive silliness and win prizes!
One of the most memorable shows in Edinburgh! Since 2007 Josie Long, Simon Munnery and Rich Fulcher have played this fun, friendly, spectacular, one of a kind gig. Don’t miss it! Spoken word
Game show
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Aug 3-12,14-26: 17:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
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Summit of Arthur’s Seat • Walk from Holyrood Park by the Scottish Parliament, EH8 8ED
Aug 18: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 17: 19:50 (1h) £5.00
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This Audio Tour Belongs to Lionel Richie
They Came With Outer Script – Free
*Asterisk Theatre & Exploding Fish / Free Festival
This Belongs to Lionel Richie
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APU
Love a B-movie? So do we! Join seven talented improvisers and create a new B-movie based on your suggestions. The most unpredictable free show in Edinburgh! ‘Steven Spielberg should take notes’ (ThreeWeeks).
Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose. Tour begins at Hunter Square. Go to www.thisbelongstolionelrichie.co.uk to download.
Improv, Family
Spoken word
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 3-11: 13:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Outside the Tron Kirk (Hunter Square) • Hunter Square, EH1 1QW
B 0131 557 4700 V252GE5 XAug 3: 15:00 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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This Barry Ferns Belongs to Lionel Richie
They’re Gonna Crucify Me
The High Priest / PBH’s Free Fringe
This Belongs to Lionel Richie
PN
PK
Political, pornographic, angry, offensive comedy with original satirical songs by the routinely banned innovator of Violent Comedy, all delivered with a spirited loving sermon. ‘The bastard son of Bob Dylan, Bills Hicks and Eminem’ (Mojo).
A new show from the innovator who brought you Dial-a-sketch, Comedy Flash-Mob, and the first show on Arthur’s Seat. ‘Surreal genius’ SSSS (Metro). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Bold, original and fresh’ SSSSS (Scotsman). Spoken word
Music, Political
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 11-25: 13:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5
Aug 2-14,16-27: 16:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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This Comedy Mob Belongs to Lionel Richie
Things We Did Before Reality Will Franken
This Belongs to Lionel Richie
TU
Armed with a ‘highly developed sense of the absurd’ (New York Times), Will Franken deluges his audiences with a kaleidoscopic tsunami of manic, mind blowing solo sketch comedy. ‘Stone cold funny’ (San Francisco Weekly). Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:35 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:35 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:35 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Come and be part of a mass guerrilla comedy sketch – a comedy mob. Meet in Princes Street Gardens by the Scott Monument (the gothic spire) and await instructions at 2.30pm. Performance art
The Scott Monument • East Princes Street Gardens, EH2 2EJ B 0131 226 0000 V255GD4
Aug 25: 14:30 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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This Is Soap
The Three Englishmen: Squares
TFPU
TPK
Live Nation and MHA
C theatre
The Englishmen return with a joyously silly and heart-warming hour of sketches and music to put a smile on every face. ‘Side-splittingly funny’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Brilliant’ (Times). ‘Beautifully Python-like’ (Comedy.co.uk). Sell-out 2010/11. BBC2, BBC3, BBC Radio4.
We’ll fantasise, dramatise and improvise your very own soap opera. Olympic storylines inspired by your suggestions will unfold before your eyes. Different every day. Who needs TV? This is live. This is improvised. This Is Soap. www.ctheatre.com. Improv, Family
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:15 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 13:15 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C)
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Sketch show
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10,12,17-19,24-26: 17:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 17:40 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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This Time It’s Personal
Three for Free
Dave Baucutt
Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
PN
A comedian who started stand-up in 2010 and has since had 300 hits on YouTube and is currently topping 135 followers on Twitter. If you don’t come and see his show he will take it personally.
Alex Kealy (finalist, So You Think You’re Funny? 2011) + Patrick Morris (runner-up, Reading Comedy Festival, New Act, 2011) + guest = three comics for free. ‘Misleadingly positive excerpt from otherwise lukewarm review’ (All of the Newspapers).
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 4-12,14-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Thomas Hardie Presents: Where’s Thomas, Hardie?
Thomas Hardie / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
‘Talented and versatile sketch duo’ SSSS (RemoteGoat. co.uk), Thomas Hardie, are back with a show full of mystery and suspense for Hardie, and a joyous rollercoaster of characters and sketches for the audience! Cabaret, Sketch show
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The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA
Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 19:30 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits Ditto Productions by Arrangement With JBJ Management
TPK
A barnstorming debut solo show from a man who has quite literally been on television. This riotous one-man music festival is a euphoric mix of character comedy and songs. ‘Hilarious’ (Sun). ‘Gleefully vicious’ (NME). Music, Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:30 (55m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (55m) £11.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:30 (55m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Thom Tuck Flips Out
Thom Tuck / SO Comedy
TPL
2011 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Thom Tuck returns to the Fringe with a show about animal instincts, gender... and gymnastics. ‘Fruity, befuddled and increasingly melancholy’ (Guardian). ‘Shades of Stewart Lee’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘A watchable, charming performer’ (Independent). Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-11,17-19,24-26: 20:10 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 20:10 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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3 Days Off Jesus – Free
David Burke / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Born on 22nd December, David Burke is only three days off Jesus. Join this non-drinking Irishman for a cup of tea and a night of comedy/stories about childhood in old Ireland, religion and women. www.freefestival.co.uk. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-7,9-14,16-21,23-26: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Belushi’s • 9-13 Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 226 1446 V245GD5
Aug 4-25: 13:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Three Half Pints
Three Half Pints / Free Festival
PJ
Come for 55 minutes of sketches with various characters. Watch them slip, trip and tumble in a fast-paced foray into timeless comedy with three short men in a world too big for them. Sketch show, Family
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 2-7,9-21,23-26: 13:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Through the Looking Screen Anne Chmelewsky
TPL
A brand new one-woman comedy opera by Anne Chmelewsky about a single girl’s pursuit for love on social networks. Starring Clare Presland. ‘Mesmerising, has an intensity that almost sears the flesh’ (Times). Classical, Light opera
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 15:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,9,13-14,16,20-21,23: 15:35 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:35 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Tiffany Stevenson: Uncomfortably Numb
Tiffany Stevenson / SO Comedy
TPL
Ageing is more than skin deep. Tiffany goes beneath the epidermis to uncover class hatred, racism and sexism. Maybe it’s time to give a sh*t... ‘Stroke of genius’ SSSS(Telegraph). ‘A rising star’ (Evening Standard). Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 19:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 19:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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The Tim and Pat Show
Tim Shishodia and Pat Cahill / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Absurdist stand-up and sketches from 2011/12 Chortle nominees Tim Shishodia (winner, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2010) and Pat Cahill (winner, Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2012). A Free Fringe highlight. Stand-up, Absurdist
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Tim FitzHigham: Stop the Pigeon
Tom Cottle’s These Twisted Folk
TPU
TPL
Get Comedy
Future-Future Productions
Multi award-winning comedian FitzHigham is back with a new show and his greatest gamble yet. In 2011 he broke bones and almost lost his house…now he’s after a pigeon! SSSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 19:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Tim Honnef – Life
Michael Twist was born with baby girl’s hands. Sad! Has this affected his life? Yes! Come to Iron Belly as Tom Cottle ‘Comedy Gold’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com) hosts an evening of macabre tales with funny goings-on. Puppetry, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Tim Honnef
Tom Deacon: Deaconator
TFPL
Avalon Promotions
‘Poetic, funny, sweet, unique and wonderful’ (Tim Honnef’s lego), ’an unguided missile, you never know what happens next’ (Tim Honnef’s playmobil), ‘raw’ (Dinosaur Rex), ‘clean up your room, you tw*t!’ (Tim Honnef’s dad). www.timhonnef.com.
TL
BBC Radio 1 DJ and award-winning stand-up comedian Tom Deacon (Rob Brydon Show, Dave’s One Night Stand) returns to Edinburgh. Tom talks gap ‘yahs’ and stag dos, bank robbery and potentially causing Greece’s economic crash (oops).
Stand-up, Storytelling
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 15:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 6-10,13-17: 15:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 11,18: 15:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.50)
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Tim Key – Masterslut
Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 19:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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The Invisible Dot Ltd.
Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time
L
Tom Goodliffe
Key (Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, 2009) is doing poetry and getting sodden in the same manner as last year. ‘Sublime, busy and evocative work from a man who keeps getting better and better’ SSSSS (List).
TFN
The big, friendly nerd’s brand new show all about time. Hope, fear, love, ambition, innocence, wisdom and cleaning out the fridge. Fifty minutes about the stuff life is made of. ‘Charming intelligent wit’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Poetry
Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 16-21: 23:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 23-25: 23:15 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-4: 15:40 (50m) £4.00 Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 15:40 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Tom Lauri: Good With His Fingers
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Tom Lauri
FPK
Tim Roast’s Animals – Free
All the way from Switzerland! Gasp! at magic greater than English lovemaking. Chortle! at comedy funnier than a German. Swoon! at a magician cooler than Swiss yodelling. Deadpan humour meets breathtaking magic. www.tomlauri.ch.
Tim Roast / Free Festival
PJ
Tim Roast and his cuddly animals present an hour of hilarious off-the-wall comedy. www.timroast.blogspot.com. Stand-up, Family
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 2-14,16-26: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Cabaret, Magic
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 11-17,19-24,26-27: 14:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Tommy Talks
The Tim Vine Chat Show
Tommy Holgate
L
Bound and Gagged Comedy
TK
Sun comedy columnist Tommy Holgate’s multimedia bash with stand-up, improv, music and dance. ‘Clever and funny’ (Al Murray). ‘I find his questions genuinely invigorating’ (Rob Brydon). ‘I wish every interviewer was like this’ (Jason Byrne).
The audience are the stars of the show! Tim Vine brings his 2011 sell-out show back to the Fringe. With new guests, new jokes and new nonsense, expect the pun-expected. SSSSS (Scotsman). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Compilation, Variety
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 2-12: 11:45 (1h) £5.00
XAug 1-3: 15:45 (1h) £8.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:45 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 6-7,9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 15:45 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
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Tom Stade Totally Rocks!
CKP by Arrangement With Comedy Store Management and 4DVD
TPM
Star of BBC1’s Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and C4’s Stand Up for the Week. Direct from a sell-out UK tour. ‘Gloriously funny’ SSSSS (Scotsman). ‘Stand-up elite’ SSS S (Chortle.co.uk) ‘Sublime’ (Rhod Gilbert). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 20:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00)
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171
Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Tony Jameson and Katie Mulgrew Tell Tales Tony Jameson / Katie Mulgrew / The Stand Comedy Club
PL
We bloody love a good yarn. Join two of the comedy circuit’s brightest new comics for a bit of Northern storytelling. ‘Engaging’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Cannot help but watch in awe...’ (ComedyCentral.com). Stand-up, Storytelling
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2: 12:55 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 13:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Danger Overhead
TPL
Trevor Browne – the greatest folk-rock singer of all time takes a break from international fame to go on a spiritual journey of self-discovery. ‘Brilliantly funny and perfect ... hilarious.’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Music, Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 19:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Tony Law Maximum Nonsense
Trevor Lock’s Amateur Sex Tape Theory
Tony Law / The Stand Comedy Club
Trevor Lock
PL
TFPL
Mrtonylaw is a way of doing comedy but is it proper? No. Award-winning! Loads of stars! ‘A gloriously virtuoso display of absurdism... Law is a master of the deconstructionist style of comedy’ (Scotsman). Ludicrous.
In September 2011 Trevor Lock took off his clothes and lay down on a beach in the south of France. What happened next was really awkward but also quite funny. Stand-up
Improv, Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5 XAug 1: 16:50 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-27: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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The Top Secret Comedy Club
Top Secret Comedy Club / PBH’s Free Fringe
N
‘One of the best comedy clubs in the West End’ (LondonIsFunny. com) returns to Edinburgh. Pete Dobbing, ‘brilliant’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks), hosts showcase of professional acts. Regular guests include Stuart Goldsmith, ‘expert stand-up’ (Sunday Times). @TTSCCEd. www.thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk. Stand-up
Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 557 5114 V158GE5
Aug 5-10,12-17,19-24: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Totally Tom
The Mason Sisters @ PBJ in Association With Underbelly Productions
TFL
After a total sell-out last year, the Foster’s Edinburgh Newcomer Award nominees (2011) return with a brand new sketch show. ‘Refreshingly original’ SSSSS (Telegraph). ‘Warped, clever, funny and well acted’ SSSS (Times). Sketch show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 18:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:40 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Totally Wired! Reunion Farewell (Welfare) Tour – A Sperm’s Tail and Other Tales – Free Totally Wired! Totally Free!
APN
Totally Wired! Totally free! Ireland’s oldest and least successful boy band’s reunion farewell (welfare) tour! They perform their greatest misses album, A Sperm’s Tail and Other Tales. Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 19-26: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Tourists – A Free Festival Sketch Show Tourists
N
The Tourists are back for seconds with an all-new free show. More satire, cheap shots and shenanigans than you can shake a stick at. ‘Inventive, original ... joyfully funny’ (ThreeWeeks, 2011). Sketch show, Satire
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 19-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Trevor Browne – I Think ... I Am
Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V313GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (50m) £3.00 (£2.00)
Aug 4-26: 18:00 (50m) £5.00
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Trevor Noah: The Racist
Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live and Eddie Izzard
TM
Well, not really. South African comedian Trevor Noah is making his Edinburgh debut, presented by Eddie Izzard. Coming-of-age in post-apartheid South Africa, Noah shares his story with this exploration of race and place. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 19:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Truth
Slow Clap
TFPM From the multi award-winning creators of Angus, Ecstatic comes this odd collection of dancing characters all bound together by a true story. ‘Delightfully weird, effervescent and deep, this highvoltage performance will entertain at every level’ SSSSS (Adelaide Advertiser). Theatre, Clown
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 21:25 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:25 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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2 Facedbook 3
Jools Constant / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Leave your phone on and then you decide the content and direction of the show using Facebook. Suggest videos, heckle the comedians, ask the guests questions. Absolutely anything goes because you decide and you are in control. Multimedia, Stand-up
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-25: 18:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Two for None
Danny Ward and Mark Simmons
N
Up-and-coming circuit regulars Danny Ward and Mark Simmons present an hour of undiluted stand-up comedy. Come and see them for free before they’ve upped and comed. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 12-26: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Two O’Clock Show
Vikki Stone: Hot Mess
N
TFAL
Freyberg, Hannant and Boyd / PBH’s Free Fringe
Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent
A perfect appetiser for your day at the Fringe with three instalments of stand-up comedy from Anna Freyberg – ‘impeccable comedy writing and bundles of charm’ (ComedyKnights.co.uk), David Hannant – ‘intelligent humour’ (TheNewKid.co.uk), and Chris Boyd – ‘Glorious’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Award-winning musical comedy and stand-up from ‘hilarious and brilliant’ (Heat) Vikki Stone (MTV’s Flashprank, BBC3’s Britain in Bed). Top 5 Edinburgh Acts 2011 (Observer). ‘Bette Midler for the Adele generation’ (Sunday Herald). ‘Terrific’ (Scotsman).
Stand-up
Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-12,14-25: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 20:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 20:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:10 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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2012: An Improv Odyssey
Vinegar Knickers: On The Edge
PN
TFL
Vinegar Knickers
Cambridge Impronauts / PBH Free Fringe
Imagine it’s 2012. Jews have ASBOs. English aristocracy blog. White trash sing opera. Who are Vinegar Knickers? Dunno. But this sh*t just got edgy. ‘A female powerhouse’ (Stylist Magazine). ‘What’s not to like here?’ (LeCool.com).
Wanted – hardworking audience of spacefarers to fuel improvised frivolity with anarchic suggestion. Also to clean mysterious monolith defaced with depiction of banana god by mischievous monkey. Apply within, no psychotic computers bent on destruction please.
Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
Improv
Rush Bar • 3 Robertsons Close, Cowgate, EH1 1LY B 0131 226 0000 V100GE5
Aug 19-25: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Aug 2-3: 14:40 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 4-5,10-12,18-19,24-26: 14:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-9,13,15,20-23: 14:40 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Under Your Feet
Visual Aids
PN
PN
Join Elise Harris, and occasional special guests, on an adventure in urban and suburban archaeology, from back garden digs to exploring your town. You too can find joy in stuff you see every day. Six million YouTube hits.
Two comics duke it out using slides, props, videos and even words in a heroic battle to win comedy! ‘Completely bizarre – deadpan, yet totally off the wall ... a real highlight’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Pick of the acts’ (LondonIsFunny.com).
Ali Brice and David Bussell / PBH’s Free Fringe
Elise Harris / PBH Free Fringe
Multimedia
Seminar, Stand-up
Southsider • 3-7 West Richmond Street, EH8 9EF B 0131 226 0000 V148GF6 Aug 4-25: 14:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Rush Bar • 3 Robertsons Close, Cowgate, EH1 1LY B 0131 226 0000V100GE5 Aug 4-18: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Scotland
Unknowable Tantrum Wind
Lewis Charlesworth and Pete Phillipson
Vladimir McTavish / Keir McAllister / The Stand Comedy Club
PN
Come on a magical journey of expressive and high energy standup from two newcomers from north-west England’s comedy circuit. With their debut show, this pair of new comedy talents combine their weirdly wonderful storytelling.
PN
Two of Scotland’s finest comedians take a satirical look at independence, the referendum, health, bigotry and pandas. ‘Immensely high punchline ratio’ (Scotsman). ‘For intelligence and showmanship, compulsory viewing’ (List).
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 4-13: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 1: 21:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Unstable Fables
Voices in Your Head
Student Improv Nottingham
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Deborah Frances-White / SO Comedy
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Get ready for this totally wacky, outrageously hilarious venture into the world of improvised fables! With the audience changing the course of the plot at every turn, this is sure to be a rocky ride into the unknown!
Okay, so we’re going to take the Festival’s best stand-up and sketch comics and freak them out with the voice of God, who’ll get them improvising like you’ve never seen them before. Uncensored, hilarious and out of control.
Improv, Storytelling
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 13-18: 20:45 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Improv, Stand-up
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2-3: 23:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 23:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies – Free
Ward and Bartlett’s Double Impact
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Ruaidhrí Ward and Micky Bartlett / PBH’s Free Fringe
Ged & Jamie / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Ever wanted to be an actor? Don’t bother, you’re no good! The ‘world’s best actors’, Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg are here to show you how it’s done!
‘Two of the most gifted stand-ups on the scene, naturally engaging, great material, killer delivery’ (Joe Lindsay, BBC Radio Ulster). The two best up-and-coming comedians Northern Ireland has produced in years come to Edinburgh.
Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Globe • Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000 V161GE5
Aug 4-18: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Well Done You – Free
Will Marsh’s Ruination
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Ruth Bratt and Lucy Trodd deviate from Showstoppers to present their debut character sketch show. ‘Deliciously dark and very funny’ (Rob Brydon). ‘Blissfully comic’ (WhatsOnStage.com). ‘Clever comic mind’ (Independent). ‘A wonderfully silly show’ (Londonist.com).
Britain has broken down and it needs a jump start. Will Marsh has discovered the real causes and salvation comes with shocks. This debut show delivers inventive ways to recover a ruined nation. Stand-up, Solo show
Sketch show
Just the Tonic at The Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG
Will Marsh
Trodd en Bratt / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-12,14-26: 17:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 13:20 (1h) £5.00
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We Love Comedy
WitTank
Jools Constant / Sean Brightman Ltd / PBH’s Free Fringe
Avalon Promotions
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We Love Comedy comes back to Edinburgh. A different showcase of the very best stand-up every day and entry is free! You can donate what you think it’s worth at the end! We love comedy. Do you?
Like a battering ram to the funny-bone, stars of BBC3’s Live at The Electric rocket back to the Fringe with a lavish parade of inventive characters and sketch magnificence. ‘Hilarious’ (Independent). SSSSS (List). SSSSS (Comedy. co.uk). www.wittank.com.
Compilation, Stand-up
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW
Sketch show
B 0131 226 0000 V56GE5
Aug 4-25: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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What a Weird and Wonderful Festival!
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 18:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Kate Smurthwaite / PBH’s Free Fringe
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The Wonderful World of Wilfredo
A Fringe tradition. Kate Smurthwaite invites performers and participants from across the Fringe to tell the unbelievable, but true, stories of their experiences at this year’s Fringe. Free. Arrive early. Line-up on Twitter: @Cruella1.
Matt Roper
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Lock up your pets: he’s back! Big teeth, tight pants and a vibrato to die for. ‘Weird, intimate and wonderful late-night character comedy that really makes you feel you’re at the Fringe’ (Guardian). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Spoken word, Storytelling
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 25: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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What Would Beyoncé Do? – Free Luisa Omielan
Cabaret
Just the Tonic at The Tron • 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 V51GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:20 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Single Ladies! Debut solo show from Luisa Omielan. Freewheeling jokes, improv and a power ballad to tackle the big question – WWBD? ‘If you only see one show, I advise this be it’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Word:Play
Stand-up
Bristol’s foremost improv troupe, Only Humour, present an hour of comedic story theatre. The only twist? There’s no script! Come and enjoy them turn audience suggestions into original tales of dramatic imagination. ‘On the cutting edge’ (Epigram). SSSS (IntermissionBristol.co.uk).
Only Humour
FPJ
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 2-12,14-26: 22:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Where Once Was Wonder by Daniel Kitson
Daniel Kitson / The Stand Comedy Club
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Improv, Theatre
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 14-18: 21:30 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00)
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A new stand-up comedy show about cutting the head off a pig, and something a Spanish footballer once said. Please note: other topics also discussed.
Working Men’s Club
Luke Benson and David Hardcastle
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Spoken word, Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place, EH1 3EB
Comedy, variety and music. Darts, bingo and a meat raffle. Luke Benson and David Hardcastle host an hour of booze, games and top turns to ease you into the afternoon. Ladies and whippets welcome. Southerners tolerated.
B 0131 558 7272 V5aGC5
Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23,26: 23:59 (1h41m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX
Wil Hodgson: Kidnapped By Catwoman
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
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Wil Hodgson / The Stand Comedy Club
The childhood crushes and fantasies and current quirky kinks of a cult storyteller explored in a confessional new show. ‘An inspired storyteller and his words are full of fire and beauty’ (Scotsman). ‘Genius’ (Russell Howard). Stand-up, Solo show
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2: 15:55 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 17:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Aug 2-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Would Like to Meet – Free Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Would Like to Meet presents an eclectic mix of up-and-coming acts from the London circuit. With a different line-up being presented every day, there is something for everyone. www.freefestival.co.uk. Stand-up, Variety
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 15-26: 18:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Would You Let Your Daughter Marry A Weegie? Robin Cairns / PBH Free Fringe
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Malcolm lives in Morningside. Imagine his horror when his darling daughter announces that she is marrying a Glaswegian! A Glaswegian ned! It gets worse – a Glaswegian ned nudist poet! Solo show
The Hudson Hotel • 9-11 Hope St, EH2 4EL B 0131 247 7000 V184GD2 Aug 4-25: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Yianni: Numb and Number – Free Yianni / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Hyperlogical comedian obsessed by numbers gets diagnosed mildly autistic aged 33.3 (recurring) and finally understands why! An irreverent hour of number-based, logic-fuelled absurdity. Don’t panic. No maths knowledge required! SSSS ‘Wonderfully funny’ (Time Out). Science, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ B 0131 226 0000 V78GD6 Aug 4-13,15-25: 16:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred – Free
YorkshireComedy.com / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Big laughs, big venue, big guests, primetime! Comedy plus magic and burlesque to tickle your Yorkshire puddings. Glee by gum! ‘Ow much? Nowt! Oh aye! Cabaret, Stand-up
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V56GE5 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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You Are Being Lied To 2012
David Mulholland / PBH’s Free Fringe
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PBH Free Fringe. Believe the news? Comedian and former hard news journalist David Mulholland fact checks tabloids and finds that when they get it right, it’s an accident. Completely new 2012 show. Warning – contains facts. Political, Stand-up
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V56GE5 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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You Have Nothing to Fear... Ed O’Meara / PBH’s Free Fringe
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We’re all afraid most of the time. Frustrated with this predicament, comedian Ed O’Meara has quit his day job. But is fear there to hold us back or keep us safe? ‘Mercurial wit’ (BBC, Writersroom). Stand-up, Storytelling
Opium • 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B 0131 226 0000 V96GE5 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Box Office
The Fringe Box Office opens Thursday 31 May at 12 noon
Your one stop shop for tickets for every show on the Fringe. There are four easy ways to book your tickets:
Book in person at the Fringe Box Office, 180 High Street: 31 May 12:00 – 18:00 01 – 03 June 10:00 – 18:00 04 June – 14 July 12:00 – 15:00 (Monday-Saturday) Sunday 15 July Closed 16 – 29 July 10:00 – 18:00 (Daily) 30 July – 27 August 10:00 – 21:00 (Daily)
New for 2012
Book in person at the Glasgow Box Office: The Glasgow Box Office is located at ScotRail’s Queen Street Station on the main concourse underneath the departure boards next to left luggage. 27 July – 27 August 08:00 – 20:00 (Daily)
Book over the phone on 0131 226 0000: 31 May 12:00 – 18:00 01 – 03 June 10:00 – 18:00 04 June – 14 July 10:00 – 18:00 (Monday-Saturday) Sunday 15 July Closed 16 – 29 July 10:00 – 18:00 (Daily) 30 July – 27 August 09:00 – 21:00 (Daily)
Book online at edfringe.com
Book online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Full programme on sale from 12 noon, Thursday 31 May.
Book direct from your iPhone or Android mobile phone See page 2 for details.
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Dance and Physical Theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Abanico Flamenco
The Better Half
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Abanico, ‘fan’ in English, is symbolic of the way in which this show spreads out and transmits the varying emotions characterised by flamenco music/dance, bringing together the purest flamenco with unique interpretation. SSS (Scotsman/Skinny). www.myspace.com/dondeduendes.
Moving in, moving out and moving on? Dismissing reality to entertain, eight souls hide the truth behind their theatrical escapism. Visual comedy and physical blunders ensue in this bittersweet tale of their better half.
Dondeduendes / PBH’s Free Fringe
Dance, Flamenco
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA B0131 226 0000 V307GC6
Aug 4-25: 18:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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fromthegreyhouse:company
Devised, Theatre
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-5: 20:50 (50m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 6-11: 20:50 (50m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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Absolutely Legless
Booking Dance Festival – Festival Showcase
FAU
FAPU
Absolutely Legless
Seven Dance Companies from the USA
Bringing Irish traditional music, song and dance alive, this high energy show of Irish rhythms, reels and song, guarantees to entertain audiences of all ages, promising to have you clapping and toe-tapping the whole way through. www.absolutelylegless.co.uk.
A five-star dance festival-within-a-festival! Enticing, groundbreaking, exhilarating dance performed by awe-inspiring companies from the USA. From rapid-fire tap to innovative, multi-media choreography. Be moved! Bite-sized festival format. ‘Perfect for the Fringe lover!’ (ThreeWeeks). www.bookingdance.com.
Dance, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 24-25: 18:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 25: 15:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Dance, Contemporary
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 15-19: 14:15 (1h30m) £12.00 (£9.00) (£5.00 C)
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Africa Calling!
Booking Dance Festival – Split Bill
TFAPU
FAPU
Two American Dancers
Grassroots Theatre Company, Zimbabwe
Exquisite, extraordinary, captivating dance from two top USA companies. Hammerstep taps out an extravaganza of monumental proportions, accompanied by live music while Dallas Black Dance Theatre portrays Nina Simone in an engaging narrative. www.bookingdance.com.
Traditional Zimbabwean dance, music, rhythm and song – greetings reaffirming friendship and warmth of community. Following sell-out shows in 2011, Grassroots brings a vibrant fusion of irresistible movement and beautiful melodies to invigorate the spirit. www.grassrootstheatre.com.
Dance, Contemporary
Traditional, World music
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 17:55 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£30.00 F)
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Aug 18-19: 16:15 (1h) £12.00 (£9.00) (£5.00 C)
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Alba Flamenca
Cadillac
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FAPU
Alba Flamenca
Mouth to Mouth Republic
Thirty-two sell-out dates three years running, this celebrated flamenco ensemble returns to delight us all! ‘Breathtakingly creative and technically excellent ... stunning the audience into open-mouthed wonder’ (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘To be honest, this is astounding! Impeccable musicianship and dancing...’ (ThreeWeeks).
The performance is a lottery show, similar to Wheel of Fortune. The rules are simple – everyone who buys a ticket and takes part in the lottery has a chance to win the Cadillac. Is this a fair game?
Music, Flamenco
Alba Flamenca • 74 East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ B0131 226 0000 V237GF6 Aug 3-26: 20:15 (1h15m) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:30 (1h15m) £14.00 (£12.00)
Physical theatre, Contemporary
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 16-23: 21:30 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Castle Rocks Breakdance Championships
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Anybody Waitin’?
Moving In Circles / Random Aspekts
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Scotland’s biggest breakdance event returns! Witness some of the world’s best crews battle for the title. ‘An exhilarating celebration of hip hop and breakdance... A sure-fire sell-out, book your tickets early next time!’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
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ponydance
Leonie’s waiting for Paula, Paula’s waiting for a man, Bryan’s waiting to be included. We’re all waiting for something. If you love dancing and good times, you’ve come to the right place. Adelaide Fringe 2012, Best Dance Show. Comedy, Dance
Dance Base @ Silk Nightclub • 28a Kingstables Road, EH1 2JY B0131 226 0000 V302GE3 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-16: 20:00 (45m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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bANGER TL
Heavy music, headbanging and a smidgen of angst-ridden poetry shed light on a young man trying to find his place in the world. In this hybrid of dance / theatre, Friedenberg reconciles the differences between the audience and the social misfit. Dance, Physical theatre
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 4,12: 19:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 14:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 16:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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City Edinburgh • 1a Market Street, EH1 1DE
Aug 11: 16:00 (3h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall Edinburgh Ceilidhs
Tara Cheyenne Performance
Aug 3,11: 18:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5: 20:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8: 15:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 17:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Hip hop/breakin’, Music
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With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh bands HLI, MacAlba, Scott Leslie, Willie Fraser and piper. All dances walked through and called. Hall has air conditioning! Soft drinks £1, alcohol £3. www.edinburghceilidhs.co.uk. Interactive, Traditional
Lauriston Halls • 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 V163GF3 Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 21:00 (2h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Dance and Physical Theatre
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A Corpo Libero / The Woman Who Wanted to be Funny
China Red
Beijing Students Golden Sail Art Troupe
FAPU
Curious Seed and Silvia Gribaudi
TAU
Edinburgh debut for an award-winning young Chinese company. A packed and spectacularly varied programme combining the finest traditional Chinese dance with a diverse array of international styles, delivered with passion and exuberance by Beijing’s rising dance talents.
Gribaudi’s ironic look at the female condition through the body’s joyful fluidity with Curious Seed’s stand-up dance performance where ‘if we can’t laugh, we might not stop crying’ (Herald). Comedy, Theatre
Folk, Traditional
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6
Aug 3-5: 11:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-4: 22:45 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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City Dance Edinburgh
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3,11: 20:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5: 15:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8: 17:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 19:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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City Dance Edinburgh / Audicia Lynne Morley / Taira Restar
The Council of the Ordinary
AU
Bad Taste Cru
Explore. Create. Perform the iconic work of Anna Halprin, America’s leading postmodern dance pioneer. Site-specific performance project, open to all using Edinburgh City as our stage. For performance details see website. www.citydance-edinburgh.org. www.statetheta.com.
FAJ
Mind-blowing hip hop theatre featuring three performances by world renowned Bad Taste Cru. Fusing virtuosic breaking with physical theatre and dark, emotional narratives, BTC deliver an original, emotive and explosive experience.
Dance, Interactive
Calton Hill • Calton Hill B0131 226 0000 V92G C6 Aug 11: 11:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 4,12: 14:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 16:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 18:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Hip hop/breakin’, Physical theatre
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 14-15: 14:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 16-27: 14:40 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Collision
Criminals, Lunatics, Women and Idiots
Lite Fantastic
TFAU
American High School Theatre Festival
The Fringe’s must-see journey through dance and music from street to ballet, to Nirvana and the Beatles. An unashamedly chaotic treat, exploring what happens when dance styles collide, and proving that you can dance disco to Beethoven.
It wasn’t easy to kick political butt in a corset and petticoat. Is it any easier now? A quirky and refreshing look at the Suffragettes and feminism through the eyes of the plugged-in generation.
PK
Devised, Physical theatre
Compilation, Dance
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:40 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 14:40 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 14:40 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 18:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 20: 16:20 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 18: 14:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 21: 20:20 (1h15m) £5.00
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A Compas Flamenco
Cycles of Time
FAPU
TAPU
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Ampersandance
Flamenco for all! Join the fiesta for an exciting experience exploring the origins and stories of this Andalucian art. Try out the rhythms, the clapping, some steps! Meet the artists! Critics’/ audience choice! Five stars worldwide! Ace! www.flamencoflow.com.
With lightning-quick moves requiring rock-solid technique, these young dancers will thrill and excite in equal measure. The UK’s brightest graduate company brings a triple bill of modern ballet works from Jamie Thomson and Benoit Egloff. Ballet, Dance
Workshop, World music
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6
Aug 20,22-25: 17:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) (£7.00 C) (£25.00 F)
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Contains Spoilers
TrashDollys Dance Company
TFAPJ
An obsessed photographer, an unhinged widow – a twisted love story. TrashDollys, an untypical duo, weave a layered retelling of desire through an intriguing mix of image and dance. They reveal the nature of that exquisite void. www.chamostrashdollys.com. Hip hop/breakin’, Contemporary
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 14:30 (50m) £6.00
Aug 5-11: 14:30 (50m) £10.00
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Conversations With Love Vintage Star Productions
FAPJ
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 4,12: 20:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 3,11: 19:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5,16,21,25: 14:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7,17,22: 15:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9,19,24: 17:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8,18,23: 16:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 18:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Danceforms’ 60th International Choreographers’ Showcase Danceforms Productions (USA)
TFAU
Award-winning US and international choreographers present a high-energy blend of avant-garde works. Dancers enjoy the beauty of Susana B Williams’s brilliant choreography with superb musical composition by Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors. www.danceformsproductions.com. Dance, Contemporary
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-7,11: 11:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 8-10: 11:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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This award-winning show is Ann Akin’s debut as a writer/ director/choreographer. It’s a monologue piece about the many different kinds of conversations that one can have with love, incorporating music, movement and sign language. Performance art, New writing
Whitespace • 11 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT B0131 226 0000 V116GB5 Aug 10-13,15-20,22-23: 20:20 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Dance Interrogations Hipsync / Dianne Reid
APK
Dance Interrogations is a real-time performance experience, bringing the audience into forensic range of the dancing body. Her surfaces animated by fable and fiasco, projected image and prophetic gibberish, an awkward adagio between things real and imagined. Improv
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 13-17,19: 15:00 (30m) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Dance Pad Flash Mob
The Dance Pad / The Dance Pad Flash Mob / Emma Dawson
FAPU
Ever wanted to be involved in a flash mob? Well here’s your chance. Learn the moves online and attend the pre-rehearsal. The secret location will be revealed via email, so be sure to provide yours. Everyone welcome! Dance, Event
www.thedancepad.com.au • Around Edinburgh, EH2 2EL B 0131 226 0000 V279
Aug 25: 16:00 (4h) £12.00
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Dante
LSU Theatre
TFAPU Dante is a contemporary adaption of Dante’s Inferno. Guided by Virgil, Dante travels through hell in search of his love Beatrice with unexpected results. The show fuses elements of theatre, dance, film, aerial arts and original musical composition. Circus, Multimedia
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 3-11: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£20.00 F)
See page 180 for more information
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Deserving?
Metart Morphose
FAPM
Inspired by Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty and media coverage of rape. In an Amnesty International survey, one in four claimed a woman is partly to blame for being raped if she dresses provocatively, drinks too much or is flirtatious. Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 20-27: 21:50 (45m) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Dream or Not? Visual Virus
AN
Visual Virus present a storytelling performance of sexuality within adult relationships. A fun, flirty and highly-charged play delivered by male and female sign language users who cleverly show both perspectives of this adult theme. Physical theatre, Storytelling
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6
Aug 10-11: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Drop It lagom
TFAPM Drop It. A memory duet for one character, drawn from the telling of the memories of two performers in the first person. One character narrative that slips into non-linear poetics, exploring echoes of relationships past in rich detail. Dance, Devised
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-5: 22:50 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 6-11: 22:50 (1h) £10.00 (£7.50) (£5.00 U)
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50 Acts
Duality
Wendy Houstoun
Pair Dance / Colchester Arts Centre / Escalator East to Edinburgh
L
FAPU
Wendy Houstoun launches a spirited one-woman retaliation against ageism and other modern rubbish. This intimate and affecting solo involves manifestos, apologies and errors, random acts, small dances and big ideas, ghostly appearances, serious stupidity and more.
A fast-paced world of technological illusion created through 3D and 2D digital media. Dance and technology co-exist and interact in SSSS company (Herald, Skinny) Pair Dance’s Duality, recognising how technology shapes ways we communicate, think, move, play and act.
Dance, Theatre
Dance, Multimedia
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 21-27: 18:40 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 17-19: 21:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Duplica
Flamenco Flow Global
TAU
FAU
A stunning and stylish performance that plays with the harmonies between light, body and shadow. A mysterious mute dialogue emerges between the body and its image. Bianchi’s lonely body is monstrously reflected, perpetually seeking something other than the self.
Fringe favourite Ricardo Garcia’s music has travelled to four continents in recent years, demonstrating the art of Flamenco music, rhythm and dance. Just returned from Ethiopia, creating and performing a collaboration sponsored by the Spanish Embassy. www.flamencoflow.com.
Dance
Dance, Flamenco
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Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow (Spain)
Paola Bianchi
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 3-5,7-12: 21:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 13: 17:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 14: 19:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Echo and Narcissus
Flamenco Roots
TAPJ
TFAPU
Rag and Bone Productions A dark and innovative take on a classic Greek myth. This spectacular performance combines physical theatre, drama and dance. Discover the disastrous consequences of pride and vanity when a man falls in love with his own reflection. Drama, Physical theatre
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 6-11,13-18: 17:40 (45m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£24.00 F)
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e-Station
Beijing Young Dramatist Association
FAPK
e-Station explores the complex modern relationship between the human body and electronic products. Theatre is transformed through physical theatre, with the aid of experimental sounds and videos, breaking down its walls and connecting it to the reality outside. Multimedia, International
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 8-17: 10:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Fall to the Top Entita Theatre
APJ
A normal day at the office – don’t bank on it! A banker corrupted by money, power and his secretary climbs the corporate ladder in Entita’s physical adaption of Macbeth. Will his greed be his downfall? Adaptation, Devised
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 13-17: 16:00 (45m) £5.00
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Fast Portraits
Liz Roche Company
TAPU
Inspired by the realistic observations of the true human condition by artists Bill Viola and Caravaggio, Liz Roche Company explore the layers of emotion and memory that infuse captured images and transfer them into movement. Dance, Theatre
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3,11: 17:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5: 19:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8: 14:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 16:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 4,12: 18:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 20:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 15:00 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow Flamenco in its most essential, evocative form. Travelling globally, Ricardo Garcia’s company share their five-star music and rhythms with passion, grace and fire! Prime-time Flamenco Roots, late-night cabarets, kids’ shows and workshops – don’t miss this! World music, Flamenco
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 XAug 3-4: 21:05 (55m) £5.00 Aug 5-13,15-20,22-25: 21:05 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00) (£8.00 C)
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Flash Mob
Corrie McGuire, Objective Talent by arrangement with World Dance Management
TFAPJ
A dance fan’s paradise! The nation’s favourite dance reality stars from shows like Got To Dance and So You Think You Can Dance. Watch dance worlds collide in this explosive show that will get everyone on their feet. Dance, Hip hop/breakin’
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £17.50 (£15.50)
Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £14.50 (£12.00)
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Fragment
A Mused Collective
FAPU
A light-hearted, athletic and quirky exploration of what pulls us apart and brings us together. Through graceful modern dance punctuated by energetic partnering, Fragment will be a feast for your senses with original live sultry jazz and folk music. Music, Contemporary
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 8-11,13-18: 16:05 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Fruitful Ties and Bone Dust
Steinvor Palsson / Matthew Hawkins and Lucy Suggate The BodyFarm
AJ
Their first encounter was in the 1980s. Now Palsson and Hawkins reunite, conjuring an elegance that feels just ripe. Billed with Lucy Suggate’s Danse Macabre, a surprising exploration of what happens beyond bodily decay. Dance, Modern
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 17,22: 17:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 16,21,25: 16:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19,24: 15:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 18,23: 14:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Gambler
Hi-Kick
TAU
TFAPU
Enthralling visual tale combining movement, live music and new writing, The Gambler is the story of Edgar, an old man trapped in his past. As he confronts his addiction, he wonders if his decisions were truly his own.
This fiercely funny physical spectacular features stunning dance... and football! Follow the fortunes of a rag-tag team of unlikely heroes!
Seol and Company
Theatre Re
Physical theatre, Mime
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:45 (50m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:45 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 14:45 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Comedy, Physical theatre
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 16:05 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:05 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 7-9,14-16,21-23,27: 16:05 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00)
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I Am Son
GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers) and A Beautiful Hell
Sanpapié
APU
Citymoves Productions and Edge FWD
A dreamy mix of dance, music and words, this is a voyage through images of the contemporary Italian world. Flipping between irony, physical intensity and lightness, three performers wonder who we are and where we come from.
TAJ
A wild and grumpy duet for an odd couple of choreographers, finally old enough to be GOD. Contrasted with an 11-strong male graduate company performing daring physical theatre choreographed by Gary Clarke.
Dance, Physical theatre
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU
Dance, Physical theatre
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 4,12: 17:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 3,11: 16:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 19:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5: 18:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 14:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8: 20:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 15:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 16,21,25: 15:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 18,23: 17:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Indiaflamenco
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Alba Flamenca
APU
Ancient beauty and grace of Odissi Indian classical dance embraces the seductions and passion of Andalucian Flamenco! Be captivated by these two magical dance forms in the visual narrative that weaves its story across the continents!
Golden Gloves Box Teatar
FAK
Golden Gloves is a story of a boxer on his way to success. Inspired by some great boxers of our time. Physical theatre
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 4-12: 19:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00)
World music, Flamenco
Alba Flamenca • 74 East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ B0131 226 0000 V237GF6 Aug 3-10: 18:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Into the Fog
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CalArts Festival Theater
TFAPU
Hangman
A small community reunites once every millennium for a story. They don’t know what the story will be. They will illuminate the words on the page as best they know how.
Do-Theatre / Russian Season 2012
TAK
The legendary Russian Do-Theatre returns with the must-see Fringe First winner from 2007. It’s a game and the personage in one, a dance macabre of crime and punishment where the roles of victim and executioner are constantly swapped. Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Music, Physical theatre
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-18: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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In Transit
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INdependDANCE Youth Dance Theatre
FAU
Follow the journeys of child migrants past and present, who share experiences of loss, isolation and courage, ultimately finding hope in the kindness of others. Innovative, emotive dance theatre, interwoven with elements of promenade, projected image and text.
Heads Up
Dance Base, National Centre for Dance
AU
The Fringe spirit distilled into 45 minutes of spanking new dance – a mixtastic line-up of brilliant ideas, freshly made work and random moments of pure madness or joy. You decide. The programme changes every day. Compilation, Dance
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 22-24: 12:00 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 22-24: 13:00 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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High North Movement
Haugen Productions (Norway)
FPK
‘After 20 years abroad, I returned to Norway to discover that oil had turned my homeland into a region of political opportunism’. A contemporary dancer takes direct action. ‘A fantastic concept ... surprising, thought-provoking and funny.’ (iTromsø). Political, Performance art
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 20-21: 18:15 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 19,24-27: 18:15 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 22-23: 18:15 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Aug 17,22: 16:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19,24: 14:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Contemporary, Family
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5
Aug 20-25: 14:30 (50m) £5.00 (£15.00 F)
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Jishin
LAN-T003
TFAPU The hottest Japanese choreography, straight off the streets. Four dancers challenge physical possibility. The 2011 Japanese earthquake was a reminder that nothing stays the same. What’s important when nothing lasts forever? Moving dance to make you cry and laugh. Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 3-7,9-13,15-20,22-27: 20:35 (1h) £11.50 (£8.00)
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Dance and Physical Theatre
Joseph
Alessandro Sciarroni
TAL
Poetic image manipulation and Chatroulette live in every show, Sciarroni’s solo performance seeks his image in everything he sees. Appearing to move in and out of infinity, mysterious images generate like white rabbits from a magician’s hat. Interactive, Multimedia
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 7-12: 14:30 (30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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JSAC Presents: A Lot of Seoul Dance Ensembles of Seoul Korea
APU
A Lot of Seoul showcases five dance companies from Seoul, South Korea. Dance styling that features hip hop and modern contemporary dance, with a blend of traditional Korean movement. Dance
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 Aug 13-18: 12:35 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Kalari – Movement Art of the Warriors CVN Kalari Sangham, India
TAPU
Introducing an ancient Indian martial art. Witness the Kalarippayat warriors’ mastery of flying movements and clashing swords, perfected by a traditional martial training and the physical culture of ancient India. Classical, Dance
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3-5,7-12: 13:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Knee Deep
Casus and Assembly
TAK
Australia’s hottest new circus company, created by the stars of 2009’s C!RCA, present the gem of the Adelaide Fringe. Walking on eggs, flying from the sky and breathtaking physical magic. ‘The crowd was in awe’ (Adelaide Now). Acrobatics, Circus
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 19:35 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 19:35 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-22,27: 19:35 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Leaving Limbo Landing Caroline Bowditch
AU
Dancers and aerialists perform in air, water and on land in Caroline Bowditch’s ambitious new outdoor production. Exploring 12 individual’s stories of journey and settling, this is a must-see Fringe experience, and it’s free! www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com. Circus, Dance
St Andrew Square Garden • St. Andrew’s Square, EH2 2AD B 0131 226 0000 V305GD4
Aug 16-20: 13:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 16-20: 18:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 16-20: 15:30 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Leo
Circle of Eleven
TAU
Winner of the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award 2011 returns! ‘Leo is an eye-teasing, grin-inducing, deeply impressive work of sustained absurdist magic’ (Time Out New York). ‘A gravity-defying spectacle’ (New York Times). ‘Absolutely brilliant!’ (ThreeWeeks). Acrobatics, Theatre
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 13:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00)
Aug 9,13-14,16,20-21,23,27: 13:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Life As We Know It AD1 Dance Company
TFAPU
AD1 Dance Company return to the Fringe after their successful run of Forgery of the Pandemic in 2010. The dance company have previously performed at Sadlers Wells and Laban. Not to be missed. Dance, Physical theatre
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 6-10: 10:35 (40m) £3.50 (£3.00) (£8.00F)
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Lost in Details
Aleksandra Borys
TAU
THE VIDEO THAT WENT VIRAL!
THE SHOW THAT STUNNED THE WORLD!
Delicate, mysterious Polish dancer Aleksandra Borys weaves threads of movement inspired by Alice in Wonderland. ‘I don’t know what you mean by glory’ Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously, ‘Of course you don’t till I tell you.’ Dance
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3-5,7-12: 16:30 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Macbeth
Song of the Goat Theatre
3rd - 26th AUGUST VENUE 105 OCEAN TERMINAL BIG TOP
FAPM
Born out of the ongoing research of Song of the Goat Theatre. Macbeth explores the musicality of Shakespeare’s poetry, colours and sounds. Blending text, movement and polyphonic song, the award-winning international ensemble investigates the roots of drama. www.culture.pl/edinburgh.
BOOK NOW!
0871 705 8888 BT 10p/min
BOX OFFICE OPEN ON SITE DAILY FROM 1ST AUG, 9.30am - 9:30pm
www.warriorsofgoja.co.uk
Devised, Physical theatre
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 9-11: 19:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Machines for Living Let Slip
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TFAK Two architects design a tower block intended to be an urban utopia but become trapped in their own design. Dark humour with a tragic scope, from Lecoq-trained Let Slip. ‘Overflowing with bravura and promise’ (FringeReview.co.uk). Drama, Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 15:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-13,15-20,22-27: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Medicine Show Mr and Mrs Clark
TFU
Mr and Mrs Clark want to cure your everyday ailments and add a little colour to a bleak-looking world. ‘Unpredictable. Full on. Hilarious’ (South Wales Argus). ‘The Clarks make unique and astonishing performances’ (Volcano Theatre Company). www.mrandmrsclark.co.uk. Comedy, Theatre
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6
Aug 3-12,14-25: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Meitheal and Worse Case Scenario max.IMEALLdance Company and Taciturn Dance Company
AU
Fast physicality and complex razor-sharp choreography. Meitheal questions past, present and our sense of community. Taciturn’s survival guide to dealing with your worst fears – hope for the best, expect the worst, take the punch? Dance
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 17,22: 14:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 16,21,25: 17:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19,24: 16:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 18,23: 15:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Mephisto Waltz
Natyam
TAPK
APU
This compelling new work by the award-winning troupe is a gospel of dance, a personal journey and a declaration of love. Don’t seek inspiration from what surrounds you. You will find it deep within your heart.
Award-winning, spellbinding classical Indian Bharatnatyam dance performed to live music. Natyam evokes the fire energy of the sun, depicts a range of emotions through abhinaya (facial expressions), and closes with a vibrantly rhythmic finale. Beautiful, exciting and unmissable.
Mythili Prakash and Ensemble
Derevo / Russian Season 2012
Physical theatre
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 20:00 (1h20m) £9.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h20m) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 20:00 (1h20m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Dance, World music
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 16-19,21-25: 19:00 (45m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Metamorphosis: A Return to Presence
Our Soldier
FAPK
TFAPJ
Ridade the Free Dancer
Fools Play Collective
A journey of change. By gaining keys of self-development, Ridade portrays some moments of her past and present lives as she faces her ego, alters it, and celebrates her strengths through live performance art.
A war correspondent’s unbelievable story of violence and corruption in an absurd world. A dynamic blend of comedy and movement; tragicomic clowns tell the tragic tale of a soldier named Macbeth. Awarded Redbridge Drama Centre’s Apprentice Company 2012.
Performance art, Solo show
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 23-27: 16:00 (1h) £8.00
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Devised, Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 15:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 5-12,14-19,21-25: 15:00 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Milk and Mucus
Percurso – Course
Catwalk Performance Fashion (New Zealand)
Grupo Contemporâneo de Dança Livre
TFAJ
APU
Site-specific show which pushes the fashion industry’s catwalk show into performance. Milk bottles line the runway as mucus-covered models limp over uneven ground. Professional models and photographers. Gender, disability, spatial techtonics explored. Mainstream fashion subverted.
Course approaches human relations and relates their untimely cycles to the course of a river. The river is the metaphor for life and man’s link to the perennial flow of things. Contemporary
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Contemporary, Performance art
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF
Aug 3-4,6-7: 10:20 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 4-9: 21:15 (20m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Pinocchio: Adventures in the Metropolis
Minu1s
ReShape Theatre
JMUpstart Dance Company
FPL
FPU
A blend of captivating dance works that portray an infectious energy and an unfussy style. Diverse and innovative, drawing upon the performers’ individuality, physicality and raw vitality. ‘JMUpstart have attitude, daring and promise’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Entertaining and inspiring’ (BroadwayBaby.com). Dance, Multimedia
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6
Aug 8-12: 13:15 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Mother Africa Mother Africa
TFAPU An ensemble of acrobats, dancers and musicians from across Africa come together to present a colourful and extravagant display of breathtaking circus acts, infectious live music and fantastic dancing. ‘Cirque du Soleil with abundant African flavour’ (Australian Stage). Acrobatics, Dance
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 14:20 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:20 (1h) £17.50 (£15.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 14:20 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
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My Plaice / The Lake The Lincoln Company
TFAPK
An escape. A fight for survival. A struggle for freedom. The lifecycle of fish and fowl is explored in a dance double bill inspired by life under and above water, and by Swan Lake. www.lincolncompany.co.uk. Dance, Physical theatre
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17: 12:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18: 12:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14: 12:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
A modern adaptation of the much-loved Italian classic, set in a buzzing 21st-century metropolis. Carlo Collodi’s coming-of-age tale is retold through stunning lifelike puppetry, moving urban sets and engrossing digital soundscapes. Physical theatre, Puppetry
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH
Aug 13-18: 13:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Power Shuffle
Voice Box Physical Theatre Company
FAPU
This is an adventure like no other. Filled with daring circus and fresh performers, this dynamic production fuses acrobatics with poetic dialogue and dance. Join us and be transported to a world where all things are possible. Acrobatics, Circus
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 21-25: 11:00 (50m) £8.00 (£4.00)
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Prodigious
Lite Fantastic
TFAPJ A breathtaking dance-only musical following the turbulent life of a teenager in the drug-fuelled 90s. An explosive fusion of thrilling street and contemporary performance, with a powerful soundtrack of songs from The Prodigy. Pure ecstasy! Hip hop/breakin’, Contemporary
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:50 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:50 (50m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 19:50 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Puppet. Book of Splendor
Roma
TFAPK
FU
2011 Herald Angel and Total Theatre Award winners, neTTheatre come back with a Tadeusz Kantor-inspired project. A vibrant world of effigies, golems and mannequins viewed through cabalism. Welcome to the Clinic of Dreams!
Roma charts the influence of choreographer Anthony LoGiudice’s Italian heritage and his journey through childhood to adulthood, exploring love, loss and deep-rooted traditions of family honour. Roma will transport you to a physical, emotional world of expectation and disappointment.
Lo-Giudice Dance in association with Dance City
neTTheatre
Physical theatre, Theatre
Dance, Contemporary
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB
XAug 3: 21:00 (1h20m) £7.00
B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3
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Aug 4-13: 21:00 (1h20m) £11.00 (£9.00)
Aug 4-5: 18:40 (1h) £7.00
Salome
Rambling in an Empty Room
Godot Art Association
Chien Tzu-Ting, Huang Ching-Yu / The Key Physical Theatre
APM
FAPU
Salome is a famous play written by Oscar Wilde. The performance is presented by the organic combination of traditional Chinese dance and Korean percussion elements to bring out the desire of humans.
2012 new project, Rambling in an Empty Room. Dreams are mysterious. They’re real while they last, but an illusion once you wake. Website: www.facebook.com/TheKeyPhysicalTheatre. Improv, Physical theatre
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 19-24: 17:05 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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Dance, Drama
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-4: 13:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 5-11: 13:45 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Say Something
h2dance / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Reel Perspectives
TFAPL
avoiDance
h2dance / Escalator East to Edinburgh presents Say Something. An exhilarating mix of contemporary dance and live vocal/ electronic score, putting audience and performers centre stage. This unique show explores group behaviour, conformism and freedom of expression. www.h2dance.com.
FAU
An intimate, engaging journey through contemporary dance and film. Reel Perspectives combines two contrasting new works, exposing audiences to abstract, emotive movement to create an intense dance-theatre experience.
Vocal, Contemporary
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH
Contemporary, Film
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 13-17: 14:00 (45m) £7.00 (£12.00 F)
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Relevancy with Kemari – Traversing 5000 Years of China Zhangwei and Yugao Art Studio
APU
Relevancy with Kemari – traversing 5000 years of China. Modern, International
Gillis Centre • 100 Strathearn Road, EH9 1BB B0131 226 0000 V190GH4 Aug 7-8: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Rhythmic Circus – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! Rhythmic Circus
TAPU
Broadway-bound Rhythmic Circus has quickly risen from an underground percussive dance phenomenon to an innovative live performance company, known for transforming their tap shoes into instruments of rhythm. Music, Tap
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:40 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h) £17.00 (£15.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 15:40 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00)
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Rime
Square Peg Contemporary Circus
TFU
A circus, theatre and dance show based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. ‘Effortless precision... intriguingly explored’ (ThisIsCabaret.com) Associate artists: Roundhouse and Jacksons Lane; co-commissioned by the National Theatre. Adaptation, Circus
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 3: 17:30 (1h) £10.00
Aug 9-12: 17:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 13-15: 17:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
Aug 4-8: 17:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-12: 12:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 7: 19:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 8-9,14-15,21-23: 19:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 11-12,25-26: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 11-12,25-26: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Set It Off Street Dance Championships Moving In Circles / Random Aspekts
FAU
Hip hop dance crews compete for the title as they attempt to wow the judges and win over the crowd with jaw-dropping routines. Expect popping, locking, hip hop, flips, tricks and killer choreography. Hip hop/breakin’, Music
City Edinburgh • 1a Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 226 9560 V90GD5 Aug 18: 15:00 (3h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Shaman’s Dream Stella Polaris
FAPU
Inspired by Nordic mythology, this is a ritual celebrating life, nature and history. Figurines on stilts, animal masks, large balls of fire and deep base drums stretch your imagination in all directions and create magical ritual settings. Circus, Theatre
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art • Belford Road, EH4 3DR B 0131 226 0000 V66GD1 Aug 24-25: 20:30 (1h) £16.00 (£12.50) (£7.50 UC)
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Soldier
Pineapple Performing Arts
FAPU
Pineapple Arts present Soldier – a moving family show exploring love, sacrifice and redemption. Twenty five dancers from Pineapple Studios bring this saga alive through contemporary street dance and original music. An emotional journey not to be missed. SSSSS (BrithishTheatreGuide.info). www.pineapplearts.com/soldier. Hip hop/breakin’, Theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18: 16:20 (1h20m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Dance and Physical Theatre
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Springboard
Time / Dropper and Driftwood
AU
TAU
PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland)
Jose Agudo and Luke Murphy
Springboard is a triple bill of original dance works providing young dancers, students and graduates a platform to perform at Performing Arts Studio Scotland. PASS creates lifelong dance participants plus the next generation of dance artists, choreographers and performers.
Jose Agudo travels through memories vividly represented in powerful physicality and intimate moments. Doubled with Luke Murphy’s intimate visceral male solo, Driftwood contrasts contemporary lifestyle with natural disaster.
Dance
Dance, Theatre
PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland) • 350 Granton Road, EH5 1QE B 0131 559 4485 V274GA1 Aug 20-21: 14:00 (1h15m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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A Strange Wild Song
Rhum and Clay Theatre Company
TFAPK
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3,11: 14:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5: 16:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8: 18:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 20:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 4,12: 15:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 17:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 19:00 (40m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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A half-remembered war invades a photographer’s presentday calm. Combining dynamic physical movement with a live musical score, this Lecoq-trained company presents a playfully inventive tale of childhood, memory and imagination. ‘A topnotch ensemble’ (Stage). Physical theatre
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 21:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 5-12,14-19,21-25: 21:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Suite-Hope
Compagnia Chiara Frigo
TAPU
Direct from Italy, this profound show opens with two dancers, thoughts of hope and a community of paper people. In a world of movement, individuals can evolve or change, improve, fall or recreate. Dance, Theatre
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Aug 4,12: 16:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 3,11: 15:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 18:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 5: 17:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 20:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8: 19:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10: 14:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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See the Venue Guide page 339 for more information
Sulle Labbra Tue Dolcissime (On Your Honey Lips)
Francesca Selva’s Dance Company / Florence for Fringe
TFAPJ
Evocative dance/video collaboration about human frailty, revealing the daily grind veiled by an outward happiness. Contest winners, Florence for Fringe, debut in the UK after success in Italy, Japan, China and New York. Contemporary, International
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 16:40 (55m) £8.00 Aug 5-7,9,12-16,19,21-23,26-27: 16:40 (55m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 16:40 (55m) £14.00 (£12.00) Italian Cultural Institute • 82 Nicolson Street, EH8 9EW
B0131 226 0000 V341GF6
Aug 7: 12:00 (55m) £8.00 (Ticket price includes a selection of Tuscan food and drink which will be offered to the audience)
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Tap This
See page 216 for more information
Rhythmic Souls
TFPM
Our rhythm tap show will blow your feeble minds with astounding dance and musical performance… unless the backstage backstabbery and compulsive drinking destroys everyone first. It’s a buddy comedy gone horribly right. Plus, there’s a game show! Comedy, Tap
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 6-10: 15:35 (50m) £10.00 (£6.00)
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Dance and Physical Theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Time for Fun
Hand Made Theatre / Russian Season 2012
TAPU
This unique troupe from St Petersburg create an exceptionally beautiful and upbeat show using only their hands. Stories to make you laugh. Unforgettable visual imagery. You’ll enjoy life all over again. We’ll make your day! Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 14:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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To Become One Flesh Preheat Dance Company
FAPK
A new dance company, a collaboration by two recent graduates, Rebecca Hovord and Melissa Flynn. To Become One Flesh is a physically demanding contemporary dance piece, exploring human relationships and its challenges through its high-energy choreography. Dance, Contemporary
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Aug 6-7: 15:00 (30m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Undercovered
RHUL Drama Society
TFPK
Explore the story of undercover cop Mark Kennedy through a montage of gripping physicality. Questioning identity misrepresentation, Undercovered merges visual media, dynamic movement and non-fiction to create a thought-provoking and captivating piece. Devised, Theatre
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 3-4,6-11: 16:40 (45m) £5.00
See page 176 for more information
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Up & Over It – Back on our Feet Up & Over It
TFAU
Riverdance refugees and YouTube superstars, Up & Over It are back with their electro-pop, nouveau folk deconstruction of the Irish dance blockbuster. ‘Phenomenal dancers and masters of rhythm’ (List). ‘Stunning’ (Times). Cabaret, Tap
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 2-3: 18:05 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,25-26: 18:05 (1h) £12.50 Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20,22-24: 18:05 (1h) £10.50
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Warriors of Goja Warriors of Goja
TAPJ
For the first time out of India, 20 sensational Sikh martial arts masters in the show that stunned the world. Watch the show that went viral – www.warriorsofgoja.co.uk. Now fight for a ticket! Acrobatics
Ocean Terminal Big Top • Ocean Terminal Site, Leith, EH6 6JJ B 0871 705 8888 V105GLEITH A2 Aug 3-12,14-19,21-26: 19:30 (1h15m) VIP – £17.50 / Tiered seats – £15.00 (£12.00) Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-26: 21:15 (1h15m) VIP – £17.50 / Tiered seats – £15.00 (£12.00)
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Watch It!
Room 2 Manoeuvre
TFAU
A multi-media dance odyssey fusing hip hop, contemporary dance, theatre, interactive film and animation about one man’s love/hate relationship with his TV. ‘Essential viewing ... not only for lovers of dance but for theatre enthusiasts. SSSSS (Skinny). www.r-2-m.net. Hip hop/breakin’, Multimedia
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3: 13:00 (50m) £8.00 Aug 4-13,15-20,22-27: 13:00 (50m) £12.50 (£10.00)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
We Think Not
Karl Jay-Lewin and Anushiye Yarnell
TAPU
Deborah Hay is one of the world’s leading experimental dance icons. Her uncompromising approach continues to radically drive dance forward. Here are two brilliant artists in their adaptations of her wonderful score I Think Not. Dance, Theatre
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3-5,7-12: 13:30 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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What the Folk!
National Folk Theatre of Ireland
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Intimate and revealing, this impromptu knees-up for the culturally curious looks beyond the clichés of Irish dance to the passion and pain of a lifetime’s graft and dedication. Served with tea, cake and plenty of good humour. Site-specific, Traditional
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19: 15:00 (50m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19: 18:00 (50m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Smallpetitklein Dance Company
AL
‘So beautiful I had tears pouring down my face’ SSSS (Scotsman). Three dance works interwoven with film and sound explore Richard Drew’s Falling Man photographs of 9/11. Return of Smallpetitklein’s 2011 Fringe sell-out. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com. Dance, Political
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 XAug 7: 18:30 (1h20m) £8.00 Aug 8-12,14-19: 18:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Photo: Matt Beard Costume: Philippe Guillotel © 2011 Cirque du Soleil
Within This Dust
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See page 188 for more information
Work Songs
Dangerologists / Broderick Chow and Tom Wells
FAPL
Tom and Brody, trapped in the mindless drudgery and hopeless alienation of a corporate office. They work, lunch and wrestle for the company’s love. Then one day the good chair is taken away... Dance, theatre, pro-wrestling. www.dangerologists.co.uk. Physical theatre, Contemporary
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 13: 13:15 (45m) £6.00
Aug 14-26: 13:15 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Young China Shines Beijing
Beijing Number 4 High School Student Art Troupe
FAPU
Young China Shines Beijing, a song and dance spectacular featuring martial arts, music, dance and Beijing opera from China’s most talented young performers. Dance, Musical theatre
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 5: 19:30 (2h) £5.00
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Young China Shines Shanghai
Shanghai Jinshan Student Art Troupe
TFAPU
Young China Shines Shanghai, a song and dance spectacular featuring martial arts, music, dance and drama from China’s most talented young performers. Dance, Musical theatre
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 7: 19:30 (2h) £5.00
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Events
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Adelaide Fringe Info Session
Beyond the Fringe of Reason
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PN
Artists from across the globe converge on Adelaide Fringe for this leading open access festival. Meet staff, venue operators and past performers, and find out how you can take part in Australia’s largest arts event. www.adelaidefringe.com.au.
We present four special Fringe events: Alt Med challenger Prof Edzard Ernst, philosopher Prof AC Grayling, the real Belle de Jour, Dr Brooke Magnanti and magician Paul Zenon. For full event listings please visit: www.skepticsonthefringe.co.uk.
Edinburgh Skeptics / PBH’s Free Fringe
Adelaide Fringe
Science, Sci-fi
Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 15: 14:15 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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The Jam House • 5 Queen Street, EH2 1JE B 0131 226 4380 V44GC4 Aug 10: 19:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6,14: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 25: 18:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ascension 2012
Inspirational Events Scotland
Buddhist Meditation
FAPU
Triratna Buddhist Community
Ignite your senses at this dynamic celebration of new age approaches to spirituality and wellbeing. Fascinating workshops ranging from dance to arrow breaking, mediumship to past life regression. Spend a day here. It will expand your world. www.ascension2012.com.
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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.
Interactive, Workshop
Workshop
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE
Edinburgh Buddhist Centre • 30 Melville Terrace, Marchmont, EH9 1LP
B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 3-4: 10:00 (8h) £6.00 (£4.00) (£12.00 F) Admission may depend on capacity.
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At the Fringe of Reason
B 0131 662 6699 V215GG5
Aug 8-12,15-19,22-26: 11:00 (1h30m) £9.00 (£6.00)
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Edinburgh Skeptics / PBH’s Free Fringe
Café Voices
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Scottish Storytelling Centre
Edinburgh Skeptics in association with the Humanist Society of Scotland return to the Edinburgh Fringe with three weeks of shows celebrating science, reason and critical thinking. See www.skepticsonthefringe.co.uk for details.
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Enjoy oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song in the relaxed ambience of the Storytelling Café. Come prepared with a piece to perform or just to enjoy the evening. Featuring a special guest host and many friends.
Political, Science
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-5,7-9,11-13,15-24: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
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Hundreds of aspiring actors audition for an exclusive place in the Conservatory’s comprehensive and demanding training programmes. Auditions are for both admission and scholarship consideration. Please prepare two one-minute monologues. Seminar
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE
Aug 11: 10:00 (6h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Baby Wants Candy Workshop Baby Wants Candy
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Learn musical improv from the best! Internationally renowned US ensemble Baby Wants Candy invite you to learn to improvise songs and play in a more free, fast and fun style. Suitable for musical and non-musical improvisers. Improv, Music
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 6,17,24: 10:00 (1h30m) £15.00
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Being a Physical Actor / Clown at Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil
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Come meet talent scout Marc-André Roy to learn more about life at Cirque du Soleil from a physical actor and clown’s perspective. An insight from the audition process to on-stage experience. Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 23: 13:30 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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Music, Storytelling
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6
Aug 15,22: 19:00 (2h) £5.00
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CineFringe Film Festival Fringe Film Festival
FPJ
CineFringe is the film festival of the Edinburgh Fringe. Join us for screenings of short films programmed especially for Fringe lovers. Visit CineFringe.com for full programme details. ‘Who needs the EIFF when there’s CineFringe?’ (Edinburgh Evening News). Film, International
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 19-24,26-27: 14:15 (1h) £5.50 (£4.50)
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City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour Black Hart Entertainment
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History, horror and a terrifying journey into the lair of the world-famous Mackenzie Poltergeist, the best documented supernatural case in history. ‘Terrifying’ (Most Haunted). ‘The best of Edinburgh’s ghost tours’ (Lonely Planet). www.blackhart.uk.com. Walk, Horror
Large Black Sign Outside St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 225 9044 V213GE5 Jul 30-Sep 2: 21:00 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£5.00 C)
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CMU: Making it in Music UnLimited Media
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Music industry experts CMU provide a practical guide for aspiring musicians. Whether you want to make yourself label ready or go it alone as a DIY artist, find out how to make it happen. www.theCMUwebsite.com/insights. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 5: 13:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Comedy at the Fringe
C venues vibrant vivacious variety
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FAJ
The Fringe is world famous for what it can do for the career of an emerging comedian. In partnership with the BBC, receive key insider advice on getting ahead in this extremely competitive industry.
Comedy! Music! Cabaret! A festival feast of live performance. Bands, bars, stars. Art, activities, workshops. Film, theatre, dance. Fantastic free events. Eclectic electric entertainment. The ultimate Edinburgh experience, all day, everyday, at C venues. www.CtheFestival.com.
C presents...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 10: 14:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Comedy at the Fringe: Improvisation Symposium
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and the Maydays
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The Fringe is a training ground for some of the leading talents in improvisation. Join this discussion on the role that improvisation plays within the UK entertainment industry and the challenges that practitioners face. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 10: 17:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Cabaret, Circus
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Jul 30-Aug 31: 09:00 (20h) (Free Non-ticketed) C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Jul 30-31: 09:00 (20h) (Free Non-ticketed) C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Jul 30-Aug 31: 09:00 (20h) (Free Non-ticketed) C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX
B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Jul 30-Aug 31: 09:00 (20h) (Free Non-ticketed) C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, EH1 2PW
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Aug 2-31: 09:00 (20h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Digital Audience Development
The Creative and Commercial Worth of Children’s Theatre
Inner Ear
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Do people think children’s work is of lesser quality than work for adults? Is it more difficult to get reviewed? What is the motivation to make children’s work?
To help you engage with audiences, raise awareness and sell more tickets, creative content communications specialists Inner Ear offer a digital audience development seminar on how to enhance your marketing activities using readily available social media tools.
Seminar, Talk
Seminar
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Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 6: 15:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Creative Exchange Scotland
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Creative Scotland and FST
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An event for the performing arts sector of Scotland to come together with the rest of the world by taking advantage of the international assembly of artists and performing arts professionals created during the Edinburgh Fringe. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 12: 15:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 7: 13:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Edinburgh – A Tale of Two Towns Saints & Sinners Walking Tours
TU
Accompany us to discover the organic medieval Old Town and the planned Georgian New Town. In other words a fantastic introduction to the city, bringing the past and its people vividly to life. Walk, Historical
Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar • 34 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QE B 07803 475688 V217GE5 Jul 30-Aug 2,4,6-11,13-18,20-25,27-Sep 1: 11:00 (2h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Edinburgh Book Fringe Word Power Books
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Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop. Free daily events. A veritable flea market of books and ideas! Full programme on our website, www.word-power.co.uk. Political, New writing
Word Power Books • 43 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB B 0131 662 9112 V154GF6 Aug 10-24: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Annual General Meeting Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
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This is the formal meeting where the accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. Formal business is followed by an open discussion. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 18: 10:00 (2h) (Free Non-Ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide: Live!
Film Fringe Tour
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A touring compilation of film screenings showcasing up-andcoming filmmakers from around the world, and presenting their films to international audiences. Stopping at Fringe festivals in Hollywood, Edinburgh and Philadelphia. Specific film schedule at: www.filmfringetour.com.
Film Fringe Tour
APU
Mark Fisher in association with Pleasance Top performers share secrets about staging a successful Edinburgh Fringe show with the author of Methuen Drama’s celebrated guide. ‘A wonderfully practical but also inspirational book full of good advice’ (Guardian). www.edinburghfringesurvivalguide.com.
Film
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF
Comedy, Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 9-10,16-17,23-24: 11:30 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00)
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B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Aug 12: 12:00 (9h) £15.00 (£9.00)
First Time at the Fringe
Edinburgh Interactive Public Events
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
PU
Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience. Also, find out about all the services provided at Fringe Central.
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Edinburgh Interactive
Interested in video games? Want to know more or how to make a game? Edinburgh Interactive has a variety of free workshops available for children and adults. To find out more, please visit the website, www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk. Interactive, Multimedia
Radisson Blu Hotel • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0131 226 0000 V39aGE5 Aug 11: 10:00 (6h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 3: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 3: 10:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Foodies Festival Foodies Festival
Empower 2012
FAU
Inspirational Events Scotland
Foodies Festival moves to Inverleith Park this year, opposite the Botanical Gardens, bringing you the best in fine food and drink. Sample tasty treats from artisan producers and watch Michelinstarred chefs cook live. A fabulous, fun day out.
FAPU
This event could change your life. Meet inspirational complementary therapists, experts and organisations. Workshops from life coaching to hypnotherapy, laughter yoga to massage. Dare you face your fears and walk over broken glass? It‘s all about you. www.empower2012.co.uk. Interactive, Workshop
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 10-11: 10:00 (8h) £6.00 (£4.00) (£12.00 F) Admission may depend on capacity.
Family
Inverleith Park • Aboretum Place , EH3 5NZ B0131 226 0000 V270GA2 Aug 10: 11:00 (8h) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C) Aug 11: 10:00 (9h) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C) Aug 12: 11:00 (8h) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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Free Daily Walks Down the Royal Mile Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association
An Evening with Richard Demarco, CBE Fringe University and Demarco European Art Foundation
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Experienced local guides show you historic places, from the Castle to Holyrood Palace, including narrow closes and secret gardens, and relate stories of famous people who lived and died there. SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
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Enjoy an evening with Richard Demarco, CBE – involved with every Fringe since its inception in 1947, co-founded the Traverse Theatre in 1963 and was associated with artists such as Joseph Beuys and Tadeusz Kantor. Talk
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 5,7,9: 17:30 (1h30m) £7.00 (£3.00)
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Faces of the Fringe
Carol Tambor, Portrait Artist
APU
These portraits exhibit the creativity, intelligence and incredible talents of the subjects – actors, playwrights, directors and critics. Please share my joy in celebrating some of the people who have entered my life through the Edinburgh Fringe. Edinburgh College of Art • Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF B 0131 651 4200 V186GF4 Aug 6-25: 09:00 (8h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Walk, Historical
Cannonball House • Castlehill, Royal Mile, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V165GE4
Jul 31-Aug 27: Starts between 10:00 and 10:30 (2h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Jul 31-Aug 27: Starts between 14:00 and 14:30 (2h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Fresh Fringe’s 24-Hour Challenge – Free Fresh Fringe
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Can two presenters survive a gruelling 24-hour radio show? Listen live on www.freshair.org.uk as Fresh Fringe presents an interactive event starring special guests, live music and city-wide features where you can get involved! Interactive, Talk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 22: 10:00 (24h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Festival Club
The Fringe Fair
APU
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Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
We bring you the best Polish alternative culture. During August the Adam Mickiewicz Institute invites you to the Festival Club in Summerhall – each evening there will be meetings, discussions, workshops, live music and movies. www.culture.pl.
An opportunity to interact with key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies. Taking the format of a career fair, you can browse from table to table gathering the knowledge or advice you need.
Event, Interactive
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3-26: 23:00 (4h) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 13: 18:30 (3h) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 14: 16:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 13: 10:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Events
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Fringe Festivals Around the World
Grant’s True Tales Whisky Tasting
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World Festival Network and World Fringe
Grant’s True Tales
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe directors from around the world. Join the discussion and get the global insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. A great networking opportunity.
Taste the award-winning range of Grant’s whiskies and learn about their history, with opportunities to explore a selection of Scotland’s oldest family blend with one of our specialist whisky experts. www.facebook.com/grantswhisky.
Seminar, Talk
Spoken word, Tasting
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 20: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Riddle’s Court • 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG B0131 226 0000 V16GE4 Aug 4-14: 19:00 (45m) £8.00 Aug 4-14: 16:45 (45m) £8.00
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Fringe Guide to Running a Venue Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Graveyard, Murder and Mystery Tour
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Saints & Sinners Walking Tours
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking. This discussion will guide you through the A-Z of venue operation before, during and after the festival.
TM
Join us as we journey through the darker side of Edinburgh’s most haunted and historical graveyards and venture through the Old Town. Stories told in a humorous and entertaining way. Storytelling at its best.
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 24: 11:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Getting Started as a Playwright
Storytelling, Walk
Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar • 34 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QE B 07803 475688 V217GE5
Jul 30-Aug 2,4,6-11,13-18,20-25,27-Sep 1: 19:00 (1h45m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland in Association With Creative Scotland
Hear a Pin Drop Here
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Holly Rumble / Escalator East To Edinburgh
Scotland’s playwrights are among the most produced and translated around the globe. Learn some tricks of the trade, as well as some tools and skills for success, from one of Scotland’s leading playwright, Douglas Maxwell.
PU
Holly Rumble doesn’t like crowds. In retrospect, visiting Edinburgh in August wasn’t such a good idea. To remedy this, she has spent a week GPS-tagging the quietest Edinburgh locations. Daily updates online 3rd-9th August. www.hearapindrophere.com.
Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Talk, Visual art
Aug 12: 12:30 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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Getting to Grips With Producing
Lauriston Halls • 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 V163GF3
Aug 10: 16:30 (30m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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IdeasTap
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Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile
A panel of experts discuss the process of producing for stage and offer invaluable advice and tips on funding, marketing and project development. To book, go to www.ideastop.com/edinburgh.
Greenyonder Tours
TU
Discover unexpected gardens and green nooks and crannies behind the historic buildings of Edinburgh’s Old Town, all with a story to tell. Popular walking tour, one mile easy pavement walking, some cobbled surfaces. www.greenyondertours.com.
Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE
Walk
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 15: 16:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-Ticketed)
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Ghost and Torture Tour
Outside John Knox House • 45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 444 1725 V30bGD6 Aug 3,6-10,13-17,20-24,27: 10:30 (1h45m) £8.00 Aug 5,12,19,26: 14:30 (1h45m) £8.00
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Auld Reekie Tours
TFU
House
View up close our collection of torture instruments and hear all their gory details before entering the notoriously haunted South Bridge Vaults. Free whisky and shortbread at tour end. Whisky over 18s only.
Escalator East To Edinburgh / House
PU
This session offers an opportunity for artists, venues and companies to learn more about House – a new ACE-funded initiative designed to tour contemporary theatre across south and south east England – and how to get involved. www.housetheatre.org.uk.
Drama, Horror
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: every half hour from 18:30 to 21:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Grant’s True Tales 24 Hour Storytelling Marathon Grant’s True Tales
Talk, Workshop
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 22: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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How To Do a Show at the Fringe
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Join us to celebrate the finale of our Festival of Storytelling with a never-been-tried-before 24 hours of true stories shared by professional and amateur storytellers from around the world. www.facebook.com/grantswhisky.
The Fringe is the largest open access festival in the world. Meet Society and venue staff, producers and performers for expert advice on how to bring your own show to Edinburgh.
Storytelling
Riddle’s Court • 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG B0131 226 0000 V16GE4 Aug 15: 12:00 (24h) £8.00 (Admission: any time during 24h period, may depend on capacity)
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Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 21: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Events
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
How to Make It in Hollywood
The Institute
FJ
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Craig Ricci Shaynak / Kingswell Productions
Institute
Learn how to break into Hollywood from Craig Ricci Shaynak, who has worked with the likes of Matt Damon and Christian Bale in his TV, film and voice-over career. www.craigshaynak. com.
The Institute presents an intimate, multi-sensual programme of international contemporary photography, film, live electronic music and performance. Only 40 places available per night. Visit www.theinstitutegallery.com to view the full event programme.
Craft, Workshop
Multimedia, Music
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF
The Institute • 14 Roseneath Street, EH9 1JH B 0131 226 0000 V340GH5
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6
Aug 13,20: 12:30 (2h) £20.00 (£10.00) (£40.00 F)
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Aug 3-Sep 1: 21:00 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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How to Sell Your Show
Introduction to Forum Theatre
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Edgeeradica
Meet PR and media insiders: tips on everything from social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers. Led by the Fringe Media Office, this discussion is for both 2012 and prospective 2013 participants.
An introduction to forum theatre using skills and techniques to help devise and question issues of conflict and oppression. These workshops aim to provide a broad understanding of forum theatre and its application across theatre.
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 1: 11:30 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 8: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 6,13,20: 13:00 (3h) (Free Ticketed)
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Is Copyright Past Its Sell-By Date?
How to Tour Your Show Internationally
bto solicitors
U
Recent reports have concluded that British copyright law isn’t fit for purpose in the digital age. Solicitor advocate Paul Motion considers this from a theatrical perspective and suggests where things could be improved.
U
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and The British Council
An event for participants interested in touring their shows at an international level. We look at the key issues surrounding international touring such as programming around the world, being ‘business ready’ and building networks. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 22: 15:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 16: 14:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
Landing the Role
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
How to Tour Your Show in the UK
U
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
This workshop explores the keys to landing the role in auditions. Taught by a professional actor who has worked in theatre, TV and film in NY and LA, see what it really takes to land the role!
U
Develop your show after the Fringe with focus on touring in the UK. A panel of experts will discuss the benefits, complexities and logistics of touring theatre in the UK.
Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 13: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 8: 11:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
MagFest – Design Workshop MagFest
Igniting the Play
APN
Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland in collaboration with the Dramaturg’s Network
Get creative in a hands-on design master class led by MagCulture’s Jeremy Lesley (London) and Andrew Losowsky (New York) plus a team of world-class magazine designers. Be inspired by our specially curated MagCulture exhibition of 50 international titles.
U
Explore the different roles of writer, director and dramaturg in the script development process. This workshop will be led by an experienced team of experts in this fascinating area of theatre.
Workshop, Exhibition
Our Dynamic Earth • 112 Holyrood Road, EH8 8AS
Workshop
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B 0131 226 0000 V315GE6
Aug 26: 13:00 (2h) £50.00
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Improv and the Working Actor
MagFest – Publishing Workshop
U
APN
MagFest
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
How to write for magazines, what are the opportunities and pitfalls, how do articles get published? Editors from Country Living, Good Times, Dumfries & Galloway Life, Peoples’ Friend and New York’s www.HuffingtonPost.com will inspire and guide you.
Exploring the growing demand for improvisation in film, television and theatre. Learn the tools necessary to think on your feet and book that commercial or role in a film, or simply to hone your skills. Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 9: 14:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 8: 14:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 19: 15:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 21: 10:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Workshop, Exhibition
Our Dynamic Earth • 112 Holyrood Road, EH8 8AS B 0131 226 0000 V315GE6
Aug 26: 16:00 (2h) £50.00
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Events
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Making of NVA’s Speed of Light
Meet the Casting Directors
U
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NVA discuss the ideas behind the work and lessons learned along the way. A highlight of the Edinburgh International Festival, NVA’s Speed of Light programme extends across seven of Edinburgh’s Festivals throughout 2012.
Spotlight will host a Q&A session with leading casting directors – Kelly Valentine Hendry and Victor Jenkins who will discuss the casting process of TV and film (Keith Lemon, The Film, Elfie Hopkins, Killing Bono). www.vhjcasting.com.
Spotlight
NVA
Seminar
Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 22: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 16: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Meet the Media
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Making Theatre For (and with) The Very Young
U
An event unlike any other, this is a chance to meet media representatives and promote your show. Strictly two representatives from each show and bring hard copies of news releases, flyers etc. Be prepared to queue!
Playwrights’ Studio
U
Explore the joys and challenges of creating theatrical experiences for very young audiences. A practical workshop delivered by some of Scotland’s leading practitioners in this growing aspect of theatre. Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 11: 16:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 4: 14:00 (4h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Meet the Producers
Independent Theatre Council
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Want to know how to build and develop a successful show? A panel of experienced producers will explain the secrets of their trade and answer your questions.
Malones Beer Festival Malones Irish Bar
Seminar
FAN
Edinburgh’s biggest Irish bar hosts a tutored sampling of beers, ales, stouts and ciders from around the world. This event really is a beer drinker’s paradise. The perfect way to start your festival evening! Visit www.malonesedinburgh.com. Tasting
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 17: 13:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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Malones Irish Bar • 14 Forrest Road, EH1 2QN
Midnight Paranormal Haunted Underground Experience
B0131 226 0000 V280aGF5
Auld Reekie Tours
Aug 3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:00 (2h) £5.00 (£3.00)
TFPN
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Experience Edinburgh’s Old Town paranormal underground. Rated internationally as the most paranormally active and scariest place on earth, used by hellfire clubs, witches, bodysnatchers, prostitutes, criminals, plague victims and a resident misogynistic poltergeist.
Managing Your Online Persona IdeasTap
U
Does your online persona reflect the professional image you’re trying to project? Nell Frizzell, journalist and blogger, presents advice and tips on improving your online presence and maximising your exposure. To book go to www.ideastap.com/edinburgh. Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 17: 15:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Media at the Fringe Festival Media Network
U
The Festival Media Network invites performers, publicists, producers and ticket buyers to discuss the role of reviewers and the media at the Edinburgh Fringe. Representatives from FMNaffiliated publications will provide a media perspective. www.festivalmedianetwork.com. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 22: 14:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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Meet and Greet for University Students from the United States Fringe University
U
Are you a university student from the US doing something at the Fringe? Come meet other US university students at this meet and greet sponsored by Fringe University. Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Storytelling, Historical
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: 00:00 (1h30m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Neal’s Yard Remedies Chillout Zone Neal’s Yard Remedies Edinburgh
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A place to relax and revive in the heart of the city. Pop in for a free cup of herbal tea. Wide range of therapies including aromatherapy, facials, sports massage, reflexology and Indian head massage. Neal’s Yard Remedies • 102 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 226 3223 V176GC4 Aug 1-28: 09:00 (12h) Admission free. Treatments may cost. (Free Non-ticketed)
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Niddry’s Wynd Haunted Underground Tour Auld Reekie Tours
TFU
Walk through Edinburgh’s infamous haunted South Bridge Vaults. Explore the gloomy rooms where Edinburgh’s poor once lived alongside the criminal underworld. Be afraid! Free whisky and shortbread at tour end (whisky over 18s only). Storytelling, Historical
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: every half hour from 10:30 to 15:30 and from 17:00 to 17:30 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Aug 9: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Events
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Nuts and Bolts: The Essentials of Running a Performing Arts Company
The Potter Trail
U
Grab a wand and join us on the walking tour designed for Potter-lovers! You’ll discover magical locations that inspired characters and scenes, visit places where Rowling wrote the books and learn about real-life magic in medieval Edinburgh.
The Potter Trail
U
Independent Theatre Council
For absolute beginners (or a refresher course), ITC’s legal expert, Jackie Elliman, will provide an overview of some fundamental topics, including company formation, planning, contracts and intellectual property law.
Storytelling, Walk
Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 15: 14:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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On the Move With Escalator, Shifting Disability Debates on Access to the Festival
By the Statue of Greyfriar’s Bobby • 30-34 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QE B 0131 226 0000 V196GE5 Aug 1-Sep 2: 18:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£3.00 C) Aug 2-28: 21:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£3.00 C) Aug 5,12,19,26: 15:00 (1h) £6.00 (£4.50) (£3.00 C)
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Professional Ballet and Contemporary Classes
Escalator East To Edinburgh
Dance Base, National Centre for Dance
PU
AN
A forum that puts issues surrounding the practice and presentation of artists with disabilities at the Edinburgh Festivals centre stage. An invited panel responds to the challenge.
Daily ballet and contemporary classes with inspirational teachers, suitable for dancers with extensive technical training. For daily teacher listings see www.dancebase.co.uk.
Talk, Workshop
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 21: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Overnight Ghost Hunt
Paranormal Investigation Scotland
Dance, Workshop
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Jul 31-Aug 4,7-11,14-18,21-25: 09:30 (1h30m) £6.50 Jul 31-Aug 4,7-11,14-18,21-25: 11:15 (1h30m) £6.50
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Queen Street Flavour Burst: Juicy Whisky and Food Combination
Embark on an evening of ghost hunting and spiritual contact in one of Scotland’s most notoriously haunted locations! Uncover Gilmerton Cove’s darkest secrets with our medium and scientific investigator, ouija boards, table tipping and much more. Scary!
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
N
Drama, Site-specific
Savour the flavour of two exclusive Society single cask malts perfectly paired with a refreshing Scottish beer and mouthwatering food suggestion. This informal drop-in event includes a member-for-a-day pass, visit www.smws.co.uk/FestivalFlavourBursts.
Gilmerton Cove • 16 Drum Street, EH17 8QH B 0131 226 0000 V89GH6 Aug 4,11,18,25: 21:00 (5h) £40.00 (£35.00)
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Permits and Prejudice
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
U
Street performers contend with a growing number of restrictions. Coping with regional rules, regulatory systems, permits and public prejudice, from bad weather to bad attitudes – this dialogue explores positive ways forward in an increasingly privatised urban environment.
Talk, Tasting
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – 28 Queen Street • 28 Queen Street, EH2 1JX B 0131 226 0000 V182GC4 Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25,27-Sep 1: 12:00 (9h) £15.00
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Radio Forth On the Fringe Radio Forth Ltd
AM
Seminar, Talk
The largest showcase of Fringe entertainment at this year’s festival! Featuring a selection of some of the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment. Complete sell-out in 2008, 2009 and 2010! Don’t miss out!
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 14: 11:30 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
Comedy, Music
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Pick of the Fringe MatchPoint
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Edinburgh Playhouse • 18-22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA B 0844 871 3014 (Booking fees apply) V59GC6 Aug 3-4: 19:30 (3h) £16.00
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A selection of premier Fringe acts (including comedy, cabaret and accomplished compere) accompany a delicious three course dinner at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Hotel. Tables available in tens, smaller parties may be asked to share. Don’t miss out!
Rebus – Hidden Edinburgh
Comedy, Compilation
Explore the dark, hidden side of best-selling author Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh. Discover the real locations which are examined in the books and feel the history and mystery of this unique European capital city. Readings included. See www.rebustours.com.
Rebustours
TFK
Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa • 1 Festival Square, EH3 9SR B0131 226 0000 V240GE2 Aug 9: 19:00 (4h) £131.00
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Storytelling, Walk
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge, EH1 1LT
Poorboy Playrooms
B 0131 557 2976 V309aGE5
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Poorboy / The Bell Rock Co A unique opportunity connecting established arts practitioners of all disciplines. Scotland’s collaboration specialists create artworks in three hours using the Poorboy / The Bell Rock Co unique methodology. Email info@poorboy.co.uk prior to booking.
Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 12:00 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Rebus – Secret Edinburgh Rebustours
TFK
Workshop
Examine best-selling crime writer Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh and experience Scotland’s mysterious history. Politics, corruption, power and murder in the real Rebus locations. Unusual Edinburgh stories and stunning Old Town views. Readings from the books included. See www.rebustours.com.
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 17,24: 10:00 (7h) (Free Ticketed)
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Storytelling, Walk
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge, EH1 1LT B 0131 557 2976 V309aGE5
Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 15:00 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Events
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Robert Burns Experience in Association With Talisker
Seven Secrets of the Working Actor
TFU
U
Enjoy a traditional three course Burns feast washed down with songs and stories from acclaimed Scots actor Jock Ferguson. Sample a complimentary Talisker whisky and the skirl of the pipes at Monteiths.
This workshop answers the biggest questions in the business, discussing the balance between art and biz, handling the ups and downs of everyday living as an actor. Designed for the professional.
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
Compass Productions
Folk, Historical
Monteiths • 61 High Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 557 0330 V97GD6 XJul 30-Aug 2: 12:30 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00) XJul 30-Aug 2: 15:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 3,6-10,13-17,20-24,27-31: 12:30 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00) Aug 3,6-10,13-17,20-24,27-31: 15:00 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00)
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Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 9: 11:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 10: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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So You Want to Be an Actor
Rocky Horror Night!
Spotlight
Rocky Horror Night!
U
AN
Spotlight’s PR manager Emma Dyson will provide you with practical help on how to realise your dream and become an actor. Looking at choosing a drama school, understanding the industry, and approaching auditions.
Rocky Horror Night! It’s astounding... time is fleeting... Join Dr Frank N Furter and the gang once again to celebrate our 10th year of Rocky Horror madness at Frankenstein’s Pub! Don’t dream it, be there! Dance, Horror
Frankenstein Pub • 26 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EN B 0131 622 1818 V304GE5 Aug 8,15,22: 20:00 (5h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 15: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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The Sporting Ladies of Edinburgh Saints & Sinners Walking Tours
Royal Mile Historical Myths and Legends Tour
PM
The Olympics are over, but this is your opportunity to hear about a different sport. Join Miss Mary Paterson for stories of the sporting ladies, revealing a naughtier side to respectable Edinburgh.
Auld Reekie Tours
TFPU
Stroll through the wynds and closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town and infamous Royal Mile, hearing about city’s history. With every ticket purchased, vouchers worth over £50 to use locally will be issued on the tour. Storytelling, Historical
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: 14:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Rural Touring Introduction and Meet the Rural Touring Schemes NRTF (National Rural Touring Forum)
U
An opportunity to hear about how rural touring works followed by a speed dating session with rural touring scheme staff from up to 30 schemes in England, Scotland and Wales. Seminar
Storytelling, Solo show
Cafe Renroc • 91 Montgomery Street, EH7 5HZ B0131 226 0000 V118GB6 Aug 10-11,15,17-18: 18:30 (1h) £8.00
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Stagetime: The Art of Live Music Performance
Presented by BandWagon in Association With CMU and SpaceUK
PN
Live performance is critical for bands and artists who want to connect effectively with audiences and create sustainable careers. Stagetime brings experts from across the industry to show you how to do it. Music, Workshop
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 12: 10:00 (11h) £10.00
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Stronger Together
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE
Northern Stage in association with Pilot Theatre
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
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Aug 23: 11:00 (2h15m) (Free Ticketed)
A national conversation about collaboration. Join theatremakers, visual artists, curators, choreographers, musicians, strategists and producers for a day of creative, practical dialogue. Can we work smarter, more generously together to ensure the arts flourish in interesting times?
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Sell Yourself: Self-Marketing for Actors Spotlight
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Spotlight’s PR manager Emma Dyson and social media manager Gary Andrews will be offering essential career advice for actors. Topics include networking, CVs, showreels, headshots, online presence and how to approach agents and casting directors.
Talk
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3
Aug 13: 11:00 (5h) (Free Ticketed)
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Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 14: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Seriously, WTF? Where’s the Funding in Tighter Times? Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Cultural Enterprise Office
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As arts policies change and public funding gets squeezed, how do we continue to create and present work? More than ever it’s important to be thinking collaboratively about new practices in fundraising.
Take Part in Brighton Fringe Brighton Fringe
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Come and find out about participating in England’s largest arts festival. Every May, Britain’s favourite seaside resort is transformed with every conceivable type of performance in all manner of locations across the city. www.brightonfringe.org. Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 19: 14:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 23: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Talkfest One 2012
University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event
Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland, Made in Scotland, Traverse Theatre
Fringe University
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Lively and fascinating discussions, expertly chaired by Scotland’s leading playwrights. Home Is Where the Heart Is – why does where we come from provide such powerful inspiration? True Stories – what drives writers to focus on real-life? Theatre
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
Aug 6: 13:00 (1h30m) £6.50 (£4.50)
Aug 6: 17:00 (1h30m) £6.50 (£4.50)
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Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom. Come meet and network with other university professors from around the world planning to, or already using, the Fringe for educational purposes. Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 Aug 8: 10:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Vaults Flavour Burst: Juicy Whisky and Food Combination
Talkfest Two 2012
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland, Made in Scotland, Traverse Theatre
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Savour the flavour of two exclusive Society single cask malts perfectly paired with a refreshing Scottish beer and mouthwatering food suggestion. This informal drop-in event includes a member-for-a-day pass, visit www.smws.co.uk/FestivalFlavourBursts.
PK
Lively and fascinating discussions, expertly chaired by Scotland’s leading playwrights. Dramatising Catastrophe – What goes into transferring dramatic live events to the stage? The Theatre of Technology – Is technology changing the way we create theatre? Theatre
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
Aug 20: 13:00 (1h30m) £6.50 (£4.50)
Aug 20: 17:00 (1h30m) £6.50 (£4.50)
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Talk, Tasting
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – The Vaults • 87 Giles Street, Leith, EH6 6BZ B 0131 226 0000 V197GLEITH B2 Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25,27-Sep 1: 12:00 (9h) £15.00
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Vaults Tour
Terror Tour
Auld Reekie Tours
Auld Reekie Tours
TPU
TFN
Our best historical stories condensed into a 30 minute tour and set in surroundings dating back to the 1700s. Ideal for those with limited time. A tour not to be missed!
Explore one of the scariest places in the world. Visit Edinburgh’s 1700s legendary underground haunted vaults, witchcraft temple and medieval torture exhibition, ending in Banshee Labyrinth, Scotland’s most haunted pub. Be afraid, be very afraid!
Storytelling, Historical
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5
Drama, Horror
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: every half hour from 21:30 to 23:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 3-Sep 1: 10:00 (30m) £5.00 Aug 3-Sep 1: 16:00 (30m) £5.00
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Virgin Money Fringe on the Mound Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society / Virgin Money Street Events
Tony Benn: Will and Testament
AU
Tony Benn / Fair Pley / Praslin Pictures / The Assembly Rooms
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland. Pick up a bargain for the current day’s Fringe shows at the Virgin Money Half-Price Hut. Daily schedule available at www.edfringe.com/streetevents.
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‘I got a death threat last week. I haven’t had one in ages, so I was chuffed’ (Tony Benn, 86). A preview of his forthcoming documentary film, followed by a Q&A with Tony. Political, Film
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 21-22: 12:00 (1h35m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Training – Is It Worth the Money? East 15 Acting School
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Aimed at those considering Conservatoire Drama School training. Industry professionals and university representatives explore this increasingly relevant question, arming prospective students with the kinds of questions they should ask when applying for courses.
Aug 3-Sep 1: 12:00 (30m) £5.00 Aug 3-Sep 1: 18:00 (30m) £5.00
Circus, Theatre
The Mound Precinct • Princes Street, EH1 1YZ B0131 226 0000 V55GD4
Aug 3-27: 11:00 (10h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society / Virgin Money Street Events
AU
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows. See worldclass street performers, buskers and entertainers of every talent imaginable perform daily on Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile. Daily schedule available at www.edfringe.com/streetevents. Circus, Site-specific
Seminar
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 16: 13:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Underground History Tour Auld Reekie Tours
TFU
Discover the colourful, violent history that makes Edinburgh’s Old Town’s infamous underground city a huge worldwide attraction, for visitors to experience the slum conditions and the stories that brings to life both bygone characters and events. Storytelling, Historical
High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge • Royal Mile, EH1 1QS T B0131 226 0000 V10GE5 Aug 3-27: 11:00 (10h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Visita de Fantasmas y Torturas (Visita en Español) Auld Reekie Tours
TFAPU
Bienvenido al Edinburgo más oscuro! Entra en las criptas y deja que nuestro guía te lleve de viaje hacia la época de las brujas, los criminales y los ladrones de cadáveres. Storytelling, Historical
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5
Aug 3-Sep 1: 14:30 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Aug 3-Sep 1: 16:30 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 3-Sep 1: 18:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Events
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
What Fringe Next?
Yoga for Performers
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World Festival Network and World Fringe
Theatro Transcendental
Where to go next? Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? How was it for them?
A relaxing physical programme, aiming to equip the performer with a routine that can be used for stress-relief and energyfocusing in the crucial moments before stepping on stage. Run by professional actress and yoga teacher. www.theatrotranscendental.com.
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 20: 16:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Whisky – An Enthusiasm for Scotch
Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Aug 5: 11:00 (2h15m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 12: 13:00 (2h15m) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 9: 15:00 (2h15m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 16: 16:00 (2h15m) (Free Ticketed)
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Scotch Whisky Experience
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Put your senses to the test and immerse yourself in an afternoon of Scotch whisky appreciation. Enjoy a guided tour, a tutored tasting of four single malt Scotch whiskies and sample delicious Scottish tapas. Talk, Tasting
The Scotch Whisky Experience • 354 Castlehill, EH1 2NE B0131 226 0000 V323GE4 Aug 5,12,19,26: 14:00 (3h45m) £50.00
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Whisky Tastings WHISKI Rooms
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Every day throughout the Festival we have a different whisky tasting subject, from distillery tastings, whisky and cheese to the history of Scotch whisky. See our website for full details and take your pick. www.whiskirooms.co.uk/whiskytastings. Tasting
WHISKI Rooms • 4-7 North Bank Street, EH1 2LP B0131 226 0000 V214GE4 Aug 3,6-8,10,14,17,20-21,27: 18:00 (1h) £15.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:00 (1h) £17.50 Aug 11: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 9: 15:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 13,15-16,22-24: 18:00 (1h) £10.00
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Whisky With the Distillers Scotch Whisky Distillers
APN
Enjoy a whisky tasting with one of Scotland’s very own experts. Each day a different distiller with their very own whisky will let you into some of their secrets. Daily distiller details at www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/fringe. Talk, Tasting
The Scotch Whisky Experience • 354 Castlehill, EH1 2NE B0131 226 0000 V323GE4 Aug 3,10-11,15-20,23-25: 14:00 (1h) £15.00
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Wine School at the Fringe Case Studies Wine School
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Wine School at the Fringe presents Mastering the Wine List – an exposé of strategies to select wine in restaurants. Learn the secrets of the sommelier in 60 minutes! Tasting, Workshop
Bon Vivant’s Companion • 51 Thistle Street, EH2 1DY B 0131 226 0000 V173GD4 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 12:30 (1h) £19.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 15:30 (1h) £19.00 Aug 4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 18:30 (1h) £19.00
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The World Fringe Fair
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, World Fringe and World Festival Network
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Meet Fringes from across the globe to find out how you can take part in their festivals and get your work seen in the UK and internationally. Browse their tables and meet the organisers in person. Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, EH8 9LE B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 18: 11:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM Come and have your say about the future of the Fringe! This is your opportunity to voice opinions, give suggestions and make comments. So if you’re passionate about the Fringe and have something to say, come and be heard. Join us on Saturday 18 August, from 10:00 at Fringe Central (Venue 2). Anyone can attend, but only members can vote in Board elections – go to edfringe.com/about-us for details of how to join.
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Exhibitions
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Cheer Up! It’s Not the End of the World…
Antique Patchwork Carpets Persian Rug Village
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Edinburgh Printmakers
Spend quality time viewing our beautiful carpets made from fragments of antique rugs and our selection of Persian handicrafts, inside our nomadic tent and tearoom. We offer Persian mint and honey tea, rug workshops and gift ideas.
APU
Craft, International
Visual art
Persian Rug Village • 34 Morningside Road, EH10 4DA B0131 226 0000 V177GH2 Mon-Sat: 11:30-17:30, Sun: 12:00-16:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Images of apocalypse, 2012, the end of the world? Including original prints by Jake and Dinos Chapman, Gordon Cheung, Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol. Edinburgh Printmakers • 23 Union Street, EH1 3LR B0131 226 0000 V144GC5
Tue-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Art Assemblage – Cities and Other Topics
City of Words: Writers, Readers and Critics in Edinburgh
Jim Malcolm and Christophe Philibert
Edinburgh University Library
AU
PU
A fascinating tribute to cities and related topics seen through the eyes of a Scottish photographer and a French painter, both world-travellers. Affordable art for sale.
From signed first editions to memorabilia of prize-winning authors, this landmark exhibition uncovers pivotal events and characters in the literary life of Edinburgh and its university over the past 250 years. Edinburgh University Library • George Square, EH8 9LJ
Painting, Photography
Leith Library • 28-30 Ferry Road, EH6 4AE B0131 226 0000 V234GLEITH B1 Mon-Thu: 10:00-20:00, Fri: 10:00-17:00, Sat: 09:00-13:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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B0131 226 0000 V126GF5
Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Arts and Crafts of Burma
Clay 2012
Galerie Mirages
Adam Pottery
APU
AU
Myanmar, formerly Burma, is a land of great beauty and produces an extensive range of magnificent crafts. This selling exhibition presents stunning Ikat silks, lacquerware, jade jewellery, Chin textiles, puppets, brass artefacts, parasols and gold leaf.
This vibrant show of contemporary and traditional ceramics by the resident makers celebrates our 22nd Fringe appearance. The selling exhibition covers an imaginative spectrum of concepts and working methods. Visitors welcome to look round our studios. www.adampottery.co.uk.
Craft
Galerie Mirages • 46a Raeburn Place, EH4 1HL B0131 226 0000 V149GB2 Mon-Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun: 11:30-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Craft, Visual art
The Adam Pottery • 76 Henderson Row, EH3 5BJ B0131 226 0000 V135GB3
Mon-Sat: 11:00-18:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry 1745
Commedia dell’Arte comes to Edinburgh!
Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry 1745
AU
Charioteer Theatre
Back for a second year, by popular demand! The Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry is a tribute to the Jacobite rising of 1745, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie, and to its 200 volunteer embroiderers.
TFAPU
Mask exhibition with interactive performances. A unique journey of discovery into this traditional Italian craft led by Harlequin himself! Funny, historical, the forerunner of pantomime! Authentic leather masks by Renzo Antonello, Dario Fo’s mask maker.
Craft, Historical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Mon-Sat: 09:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00, Wed 15th: 09:00-13:00 Sun: 12:00-15:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress
Comedy, Historical
Italian Cultural Institute • 82 Nicolson Street, EH8 9EW B0131 226 0000V341GF6 XAug 6: 12:00 (30m) £3.00 XAug 6: 14:00 (30m) £3.00 Aug 13-18,20-25: 12:00 (30m) £6.00 (£5.00) (Free Ticketed C) Aug 13-18,20-25: 13:00 (30m) £6.00 (£5.00) (Free Ticketed C) Aug 13-18,20-25: 14:00 (30m) £6.00 (£5.00) (Free Ticketed C) Aug 13-18,20-25: 15:00 (30m) £6.00 (£5.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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National Museum of Scotland
Dazzle@Dovecot
TFAPU
Explore magnificent collections of one of Russia’s most successful rulers. This UK exclusive exhibition, presented in partnership with the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, features hundreds of works collected and commissioned by the Empress.
Dazzle Exhibitions
AU
Dazzle@Dovecot: 54 contemporary jewellers at exciting new venue following success at the National Theatre, London. Thirtieth year. Exhibitors include Jessica Turrell, Jacqueline Cullen and Mariko Sumioka. For more information see website www.dazzle-exhibitions.co.uk.
Historical, International
National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street, EH1 1JF B 0300 123 6789 V179GE5 Mon-Sun: 10:00-17:00 £9.00 (£7.50) (£26.00 F)
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Celebrating 450 Years of the Trades of Edinburgh Convenery of Trades of Edinburgh
APU
An exhibition showing the origins and histories of the City’s Incorporated Trades. Many archives and artefacts including the famous Blue Blanket carried by the tradesmen at the Battle of Flodden (1513). www.edinburgh-trades.org. Historical
Craft, Contemporary
Dovecot • 10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 226 0000 V198GE6
Mon-Sun: 10:30-20:00 (except Aug 16-22 and Aug 27 10:30-18:00) (Free Non-ticketed)
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East Neuk Paradise Hatti Pattison
APU
Scottish artist Hatti Pattison exhibits recent work inspired by Fife and the surrounding landscape. Pattison’s work varies from loose, painterly land and seascapes to floral and abstract paintings. www.roslarts.org.uk. Contemporary
The Trades Maiden Hospital • Ashfield, 61 Melville Street, EH3 7HL B0131 226 0000 V192GE1 Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Exhibitions
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Edvard Munch – Graphic Works from the Gundersen Collection
A Glimpse of Paradise: Garden Carpets Reviewed
APU
APU
Munch’s graphic works are amongst his most arresting and poignant and are celebrated worldwide for their technical mastery and visual intensity. Featuring rare, hand-coloured versions of iconic images such as The Scream.
We explore the origins and historical context of a group of remarkable 17th and 18th-century Persian Garden Carpets and we present a contemporary Garden Carpet and kilims inspired by Scotland’s own natural heritage.
Nomads Tent
National Galleries of Scotland
Craft, Visual art
Visual art
B 0131 226 0000 V66GD1
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art • Belford Road, EH4 3DR
Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 £7.00 (£5.00)
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Exhibition of Contemporary Scottish Painting The Vine Trust
The Nomads Tent • 21 St Leonard’s Lane, EH8 9SH
Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 12:00-16:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Interactive Hands-On Fun
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
AU
APU
A collection of contemporary Scottish paintings and prints by some of Scotland’s most renowned living artists including Peter Howson, John Bellany, Karen Willis and Frank McFadden. All proceeds from sales go directly to Vine Trust. Painting, Visual art
The Vine Trust Barge • Prince of Wales Dock off Ocean Drive, EH6 7DX B0131 226 0000 V261GLEITH Mon-Sat: 10:00-16:00, Sun: 13:00-16:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Where seeing is not believing! A great day out for all ages – tickets valid all day. Can you manage to stay on your feet in the Vortex Tunnel? Will you shrink and grow like Alice? Multimedia, Visual art
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions • Castlehill, Royal Mile, EH1 2ND B 0131 226 3709 V160GE4 Mon-Sun: 09:30-20:30 £11.00 (£9.00) (£8.00 C)
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Expanding Horizons
Jennifer Thomson Exhibition
APU
APU
National Galleries of Scotland
Bonkers Original Gifts
Giovanni Battista Lusieri and the panoramic landscape. The first exhibition devoted to the work of this artist. Lusieri was considered by many of his contemporaries to be the most skilful topographical artist of his day.
Exhibition of limited edition prints and cards. Jennifer paints detailed and humorous pictures of the places she visits and the people she sees there. Colourful scenes of Edinburgh including the Castle, Grassmarket and Royal Mile.
Visual art
Scottish National Gallery • The Mound, EH2 2EL
Painting
Bonkers • 54 Hanover Street, EH2 2DX B0131 226 0000 V157GD4 Mon-Sat: 10:00-19:00, Sun: 11:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 226 0000 V222GD4
Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Thu until 19:00) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Free Photo Exhibition – Wildlife, Landscapes and Townscapes Ed Fielding
AU
Returning to the Fringe with an exciting display of photographs of Scotland’s capital as well as landscapes and townscapes, and wildlife images. We look forward to welcoming you to this friendly exhibition. Photography
B0131 226 0000 V168GE4
B 0131 662 1612 V142GF6
Gladstones Land • 477b Lawnmarket, EH1 2NT
Tue-Sat: 10:00-19:00, Sun: 10:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Fringe Film Festival C film
APJ Returning for its eighth season, critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. Features work from UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, worldwide. The destination for discerning film folk. ‘Spectacular’ (Scotsman). www.CtheFilm.com. Multimedia, Film
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Daily: 10:00-22:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jewellery of the World Galerie Mirages
APU
Galerie Mirages presents a stunning selling exhibition showcasing exclusive jade jewellery, Roman glass, Polish designer, trade beads, tribal collection, pearls, lapis lazuli, turquoise, amber and the launch of Seed of Hope, Kushuka designer jewellery from Kenya. Craft
Galerie Mirages • 46a Raeburn Place, EH4 1HL B0131 226 0000 V149GB2 Mon-Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun: 11:30-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Kate Knight Kate Knight
AU
An exhibition of contemporary digital design by the awardwinning artist Kate Knight. Products containing Kate’s designs have been sold in Ikea, John Lewis, Next, New Look and Jenners. View the exhibition online at www.digitaldesignservices.co.uk. Visual art
Digital Design Services • 61 Bread Street, EH3 9AH B0131 226 0000V331GF3 Mon-Fri: 10:00-16:00, Sat: 12:00-16:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Leith Rules Golf Georgian Antiques
AU Fringe Schools Poster Competition The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in Association With Virgin Money
U
View the shortlisted entries in this year’s Schools Poster Competition, including the winning design by Marc Robb, 8, of Bainsford Primary School, Falkirk. Enjoy the fantastic display of colourful and imaginative poster designs created by school children from across Scotland.
Leith Rules Golf exhibition is less than 50 yards from the original Leith Links. A fantastic collection of over 300 golfing items from around 1790 to the 1930s, which was the most exciting period in golf development. Georgian Antiques • 10 Pattison Street, Leith, EH6 7HF B0131 226 0000 V306GLEITH B3 Mon-Fri: 08:30-17:30, Sat: 10:00-14:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Event, Visual art
The Museum of Childhood • 42 High Street, EH1 1TG B0131 226 0000 V76GE6 Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 12:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Exhibitions
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Leslie Hunter: A Life in Colour
Panta Rhei
PU
APU
One of the most influential Scottish artists of the 20th century. This new major exhibition comprises more than 70 works from collections throughout the UK. A bold and vibrant display from an artistic master.
Photography to Panta Rhei. Inspired by the quotation from Heraclitus of Ephesus, a Greek philosopher fl.c. 500 BC or CA. Preview 03 August, 12:00-12:30 at the reading area of the library. Book on sale.
Y Rollert
City Art Centre
Photography, Visual art
Painting, Visual art
City Art Centre • 2 Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 529 3993 V229GD5 Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 12:00-17:00 £5.00 (£3.50)
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Made in Scotland
Stockbridge Library • 11 Hamilton Place, EH3 5BA B0131 226 0000 V320GB2
Mon, Wed: 13:00-20:00, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 10:00-17:00, Sat: 09:00-13:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Georgian Antiques
Paradise Restored
AU
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh / Centre for Middle Eastern Plants
A fantastic opportunity to view and purchase fine antiques which have been made in Scotland. The exhibition covers antiques through the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods, right up to furniture of the 20th century. Georgian Antiques • 10 Pattison Street, Leith, EH6 7HF B0131 226 0000 V306GLEITH B3
PU
An exhibition exploring the fragile relationship between people and plants in the mountains, marshes and deserts of south-west Asia, from Turkey to Afghanistan. The focus is on projects that provide positive hope and inspiration for a greener future. Science, International
Mon-Fri: 08:30-17:30, Sat: 10:00-14:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Nature of Iraq
Presented in Partnership With Nature Iraq
AU
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway • Entrance on Arboretum Place, EH3 5NZ B 0131 226 0000 V28GA2 Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Philip Guston – The Late Paintings
This photography exhibition conveys the other side of the news-reported life in Iraq – that of scenery, wildlife and traditional culture. Images were taken by Nature Iraq biologists / photographers whilst documenting Iraq’s key biodiversity areas. www.natureiraq.org. www.rbge.org.uk.
Inverleith House / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
APU
First exhibition by the great American painter to be held in Scotland – featuring major works from 1969 to 1978 on loan from the artist’s estate and shown in natural light overlooking the Royal Botanic Garden.
Photography, International
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway • Entrance on Arboretum Place, EH3 5NZ B 0131 226 0000 V28GA2 Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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150th International Photographic Exhibition Edinburgh Photographic Society
Painting
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Inverleith House • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway), EH3 5LR B 0131 248 2971 V369GA2 Tue-Sun: 10:00-17:30 (Free Non-ticketed)
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AU
Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals
The 150th anniversary of one of the world’s longest-running photographic exhibitions. Two hundred outstanding images are selected from a worldwide entry of several thousand and displayed for four weeks. See the best of modern photography.
Friends of the Mansfield Traquair Centre
AU
Come and see ‘Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel’. Beautiful, scintillating mural scheme by celebrated Arts and Crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair, now restored to former glory. Take a free guided tour or enjoy exploring at your leisure.
Photography
The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre • 68 Great King Street, EH3 6QU B0131 226 0000 V130GC3 Mon-Fri: 10:00-19:00, Sat: 11:00-18:00, Sun: 13:00-17:00 £4.00 (£3.00)
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One Thousand Points of Light Melvin Moti
APU
Painting, Visual art
Mansfield Traquair Centre • 15 Mansfield Place, EH3 6BB B0131 226 0000 V262GB5
Sun-Fri: 11:00-13:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Dutch artist Melvin Moti has been invited by National Museums Scotland to make new work in response to the National Collection. Part of the Year of Creative Scotland and Edinburgh Art Festival. National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street, EH1 1JF B 0300 123 6789 V179GE5
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals
AU
Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera. Showing the Pre-Raphaelite influence, they are a moving expression of faith. Tours meet at the Cathedral entrance (Palmerston Place).
Mon-Sun: 10:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Pain Thing
Robert Kusmirowski
APM
This powerful yet playful installation relates directly to the existing fabric of the former veterinary hospital at Summerhall. Witness an unsuccessful experiment, as it starts to live its own life. ‘One of Europe’s leading installation artists’ (BBC). www.culture.pl/edinburgh.
Painting, Visual art
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1
Mon-Sat: 11:00 and 12:00 (45 mins) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Picasso and Modern British Art National Galleries of Scotland
AU
Installation, Contemporary
This landmark exhibition, the first to explore Pablo Picasso’s connections with Britain, features over 120 works, including over 50 paintings by Picasso. Other highlights include works by Henry Moore, David Hockney and Francis Bacon.
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Mon-Sun: 10:00-22:00 (Free Ticketed)
Visual art
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art • Belford Road, EH4 3DR B 0131 226 0000 V66GD1
Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 £10.00 (£7.00)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Russian Icons
Zimbabwe Sculptures
APU
U
A peaceful, thoughtful space to contemplate and enjoy a comprehensive range of 18th, 19th and 20th-century Russian icons. Although these icons are for sale, you are welcome to visit just to learn more about them. www.rufusreade.co.uk.
Vhukutiwa Gallery returns for its 10th exhibition of sculpture, presenting a haunting range of work, all with a remarkable tactile quality evoking a world part natural, part spirit-oriented, from some of the finest sculptors in the world.
RR Art
Painting
Rufus Reade Art • 40 Pilrig Street, EH6 5AL B 0131 554 1078 V32GLEITH D1 Mon-Sun: 11:00-16:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Select Cuts: The Relief Prints of Robert Crozier
Assembly
Installation, Sculpture
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Mon-Sun: 11:00-23:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Robert Crozier
APU
A selling exhibition of original prints reflecting Scottish life and landscape in multi-coloured images. The show includes the artist’s blocks, tracing his development and techniques. Visual art
McNaughtan’s Bookshop • 3A & 4A Haddington Place, EH7 4AE B 0131 226 0000 V102GB6 Tue-Sat: 11:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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A Sense of Place
National Museum of Scotland
APU
The exhibition will showcase new work by a group of emerging and established jewellery artists from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Scotland. It will explore the inspiration behind striking works made especially for this exhibition. Craft
National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street, EH1 1JF B 0300 123 6789 V179GE5 Mon-Sun: 10:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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7x7th Street
Jean Pierre Muller
APU
Seven of the world’s greatest musicians, Robert Wyatt, Nile Rodgers, Terry Riley, Kassin, Archie Shepp, Sean O’Hagan and Mulatu Astatke, have created original compositions performed through interactive sound sculptures, which create the unique installation that is 7x7. Music, Contemporary
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Mon-Sun: 11:00-21:00 £1.00
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Become a member of the Fringe Society and play a part in shaping the largest arts festival in the world. The Fringe Society organises the infrastructure that supports the festival and provides support and encouragement to everyone taking part. We are a membership organisation – anyone can join and have their say. Members have the responsibility of electing the Board of Directors, adopting the accounts and appointing the auditors each year.
Van Gogh to Kandinsky
National Galleries of Scotland
AU
Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-1910. The first exhibition dedicated to this subject, the movement that took art from the naturalism of Impressionism to Expressionism. Focusing on avant-garde artists such as Gauguin, Van Gogh and Munch.
For more information visit edfringe.com/about-us.
Visual art
Scottish National Gallery • The Mound, EH2 2EL B 0131 226 0000 V222GD4 Mon-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (Thu until 19:00) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Word Alive Bible Exhibition – Free Charlotte Chapel
APU
Word Alive is an interactive exhibition, cafe and bookshop about a global bestseller, the Bible. Events: children’s storytelling, lectures, Bible readings, dramatic performances of Mark’s Gospel, visual arts and live music. Events information: www.wordalive.org.uk. Event, Multimedia
Charlotte Chapel • 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ B0131 226 0000 V251GD3
Mon-Sat: 10:00-22:00 Sun: 14:00-17:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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Music
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Absolutely Free Live Music
Ali McGregor’s Alchemy
AN
TAL
Ali McGregor and Assembly
Whistlebinkies and Royal Mile Tavern
Cabaret favourite Ali McGregor’s brand new show. Unique mash-ups and genre-defying versions of Madonna, Salt-n-Pepa and Kiss, sung by a 1940s style siren with live band in a Las Vegas club. SSSS ‘Cabaret Gold’ (Adelaide Advertiser).
Edinburgh’s largest free entry live music venue, open seven days from 12pm – 5am. Just off the historic Royal Mile. Music includes rock, indie, blues, folk, funk and soul. Visit www.whistlebinkies.com. Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 557 5114 V158GE5 Jul 30-Aug 2,5-9,12-16,19-23,26-30,Sep 2: 21:00 (8h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3,10,17,24,31: 21:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4,11,18,25,Sep 1: 18:00 (6h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cabaret, Jazz
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 21:10 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 21:10 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
Aug 9,14-16,21-22: 21:10 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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Absolutely Free Live Music
The Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella
Whistlebinkies and Royal Mile Tavern
AN
The Alleycats
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day. Presenting free comedy from 1pm and live music from 9:30pm including acoustic rock, indie, blues and folk. Food served until 9pm. www.royalmiletavern.com. The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 V159GE5
FAU
Young, mischievous and singing everything from Motown to hip hop – a cheeky something for everyone. With appearances on BBC One’s Last Choir Standing and numerous awards, this is energetic a cappella with attitude! www.thealleycats.co.uk. A cappella, Family
Jul 30-Sep 2: 21:30 (5h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Absolutely Romantic Adrian Sims
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 12,17-19,24-27: 17:30 (50m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 17:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 15-16,22-23: 17:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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AU
All the King’s Men – It’s Reigning Men!
Adrian Sims (piano) returns to Edinburgh to perform virtuoso favourites by Rachmaninov, Liszt, Strauss and Mendlessohn.
All the King’s Men
Classical
FAU
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 24: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Crowned Voice Festival UK 2012 champions, these men are officially the UK’s best collegiate a cappella group. Don’t miss this regal performance fit for a king! ‘I love you!’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.all-the-kings-men.com/fringe.
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Alba Brass
Vocal, A cappella
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR
Alba Brass
B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6
An exciting Glasgow brass quintet adding a 21st-century twist to traditional brass music. They will premiere commissions by award-winning musicians Martin Green (LAU) and Ryan Quigley (Brassjaw / SNJO) alongside brass classics, jazz, tango and traditional songs. www.albabrass.com.
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AU
Aug 13-14: 15:10 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
All the King’s Men present... All the King’s Men
Folk, Jazz
FAPU
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
Voice Festival UK 2012 champions, All the King’s Men, present an evening of stunning singing with the very best of the collegiate a cappella scene. Don’t miss this regal performance fit for a king! www.all-the-kings-men.com/fringe.
B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 25: 17:00 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Alex Hodgson Presents Sunday Nicht Live at Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Alex Hodgson
AU
Following last year’s sell-out success, Alex brings another show bursting at the seams with Scottish songs, humour and heartfelt songwriting. Experience the true depth of variety entertainment. Folk, Variety
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 26: 19:30 (2h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet
FAU
This modern day Grappelli, on violin, with virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet, and double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform intoxicating Hot Club jazz. Laced with Latin rhythms and Celtic gypsy flair! Outstanding! www.alexyellowleesband.com. Acoustic, Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 10: 20:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Aug 15-18: 15:10 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Vocal, A cappella
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 Aug 13-14: 23:05 (55m) £6.00
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Alternotive A Cappella Oxford Alternotives
TFAU
Oxford’s longest established, award-winning a cappella group return for their third successive run. Combining stunning vocals and outrageous choreography with breathtaking arrangements of pop, funk, R&B, jazz, and everything in between, this is not to be missed! Vocal, A cappella
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 XAug 5: 14:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-18: 14:05 (50m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Anda Union – The Wind Horse Anda Union
TAU
Anda Union’s haunting harmonies and vibrant strings evoke the endless beauty of the Mongolian grasslands, combining throat singing and longsong with horse head fiddles; they bring this powerful ancient music to life as never before. World music, International
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (1h) £13.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,13-16,20-23,27: 15:30 (1h) £12.00 (£8.00)
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Antonio Forcione – Sketches of Africa
The Andi Neate Band
Assembly by Arrangement With Antonio Forcione
Andi Neate
AN
TAU
Quirky, well-travelled singer/songwriter returns home to perform songs from her beautifully crafted sixth album Flying Full Circle. Touching humour, solitude, love and loss. A wonderfully natural talent shining through. ‘Pick of the Fringe’ (Praguefringe.com).
The Fringe’s favourite guitarist returns with music from his latest album. A beautiful concoction of world music. Joined by internationally renowned guests, this is an hour packed with stunning melodies and toe-tapping beats.
Acoustic, Folk
World music
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 9,24: 20:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Andy and the Prostitutes – The Musical
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 19:40 (1h) £10.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 19:40 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-22,27: 19:40 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Andy and the Prostitutes
Ari Hoenig Trio (NYC) with Euan Burton and Tom Gibbs
PN
Playing love songs for porn stars, lullabies for chavs and concertos for convicts, Andy and his prostitutes are back by little demand. Don’t miss them at their all-time filthiest.
Ari Hoenig Trio
FAPN
World-renowned drummer Hoenig leads this trio, showcasing why he is one of the most celebrated jazz musicians in the world today. ‘A disconcerting phenomenon of the drums’ (Jazzman Magazine).
Comedy, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5
Jazz, International
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 19:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Angels and Demons
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 24-26: 00:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Wendy Carle Taylor in Concert
Art for Lunch – Free Concerts at St Giles’
FAPU
Sell-out 2010 and 2011! Spellbinding new show. Stunning interpretations of Scots, Irish, French and American songs. Dramatic tales of murder, mayhem, love and passion. ‘Wonderful voice’ (Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2). ‘True feast for the soul’ (List). www.wendycarletaylor.com.
Various artists
AU
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of the Royal Mile. Classical, folk, jazz and more! Details – www.stgilescathedral.co.uk.
Acoustic, International
Bruntsfield Evangelical Church • 70 Leamington Terrace, EH10 4JU B0131 226 0000 V37GH2
Historical, International
Aug 17: 20:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Animal Songs: Bestiaries in English, French, and German
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 Aug 1-4,6-11,13-18,20-25,27-30: 12:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Stephen Swanson, baritone and David Gompper, piano
Auld Alliance
The Consort of Voices
FAU
FAPU
Stephen Swanson, baritone and David Gompper, piano. Two professors from Iowa (USA) present a classical recital – songs by Ravel, Reger, Flanders and Swann, and Gompper. Charming, whimsical, witty and compelling. www.stephenswansonbaritone.com.
The Consort of Voices, one of Scotland’s foremost vocal ensembles, directed by Stuart Hope, return to Canongate. With a programme of Scottish and French music across the centuries, they celebrate the Auld Alliance. A cappella
Classical, Vocal
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 10-14: 17:15 (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Anne Renshaw Sings! Anne Renshaw
FAU
A delightful, clear voice, singing mostly self-penned songs, just full of lovely melodies and evocative lyrics from her debut CD, Awakening. Joined by Ian Main and Andrew Lyons, two wellrespected names on the Edinburgh folk scene. Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 11: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Another Night in with The Silver Darlings Silver Darlings
AU
‘Spine-tingling, carefully crafted arrangements, intriguing harmonies, voices that breathe together’ (Scott Murray). A mustsee show of good song and craic from a cappella Scottish folk trio, the Silver Darlings. www.myspace.com/silverdarlings. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 24: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 18: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6
Aug 11: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£8.00)
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Austen George Austen George
AU
Edinburgh singer/songwriter returns to AMC @ St Brides flexing his songwriting talents further with his usual musically ambitious folk-rock set. Vigorous, inventive and fresh. Homegrown talent who regularly contributes to the local scene. www.austengeorgemusic.com. Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 6-7: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Bach: B Minor Mass Ludus Baroque
AU
Ludus Baroque present their unmissable annual performance of Bach’s B Minor Mass on period instruments. Featuring soloists Sophie Bevan, Mary Bevan, Tim Mead, Ed Lyon and William Berger. ‘A matter of riveting ritual’ (Herald). Classical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 9: 19:00 (2h) £17.00 (£12.00)
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Bach Cello Suites
Bar at Buena Vista Presents – El Rey
AU
TU
Acoustic, Classical
Dance, Musical theatre
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4
World Stage Productions and Assembly
Anne-Isabel Meyer
An all-star band, sizzling dancers, living legends and the grandfather of Cuban music, 94-year-old Reynaldo Creagh – The King. ‘In this show lies the secret to eternal life’ (Herald Sun).
The accomplished cellist Anne-Isabel Meyer returns to the Fringe with Bach’s great masterworks for solo violoncello. Take this rare opportunity to hear the whole cycle over three days.
Aug 14-16: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Bach for Breakfast
XAug 2-3: 22:30 (1h) £10.00
Aug 4-5,7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 22:30 (1h) £18.00 (£16.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 22:30 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00)
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ROSL ARTS
AU
Barb Jungr: Best of
Thirteenth sell-out series! International prize-winners including cellists Brian O’Kane, Jun Sasaki, pianist Ashley Fripp and flautist Matthew Featherstone perform works by Bach and contemporaries. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee and pastries afterwards. www.roslarts.org.uk.
Barb Jungr
APJ
Barb presents favourites by Jaques Brel, Nina Simone, Jimmy Webb and Leonard Cohen plus songs from her hugely acclaimed Bob Dylan show. ‘One of the very best nightclub singers in the world’ (Time Out, NYC). The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6
Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 14,16,21,23: 09:30 (1h) £12.00
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Bach for Solo Violin
Aug 10: 22:00 (1h30m) £16.00
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Tamas Fejes
Barra and Beyond: Songs of the Western Isles – Maggie MacInnes
FAU
Acclaimed Hungarian violinist Tamas Fejes performs a selection of sonatas and partitas by JS Bach, written for unaccompanied violin, including the mighty Chaconne.
Maggie MacInnes
Classical
FAU
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 5,19: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
Songs from Maggie’s family’s treasured rich tradition. Renowned award-winning singer and clàrsach player in a relaxed, enormously enjoyable, intimate performance. ‘Nothing short of captivating’ (Hi-Arts Magazine). With Brian McAlpine (keyboards/accordion).
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Bach: Magnificat and Handel: Coronation Anthems Sospiro Baroque
AU
Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 16: 18:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Bach’s thrilling Magnificat and Handel’s ever-glorious Coronation Anthems with the spine-tingling Zadok the Priest for the Diamond Jubilee year. Edinburgh’s sparkling baroque ensemble continues to thrill audiences with music by our favourite composers.
Battlefield Band Battlefield Band
AU
Classical
Inspired, authentic music – fiddles, bagpipes, whistles, guitars, keyboards – by the MG Alba Scotland’s Folk Band 2011, by public vote. ‘Knitting Scottish tradition into a fresh, alert and relevant sound - no tricks, no gimmicks, just great music’ (MOJO). www.battlefieldband.co.uk.
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 4: 19:30 (2h) £12.00 (£9.00)
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Band on the Run Sandy Brechin Band
FAU
Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, plays fast and funky sets from his albums Out of his Box and Out of his Tree, accompanied by bass, guitar and percussion. www.brechin-all-records.com.
Folk
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 18: 19:00 (2h) £16.00
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Beauties and Heroes: Dong Yi’s Special Programme for Chinese Lovers’ Day
Folk, Traditional
Yi Dong
AU
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 20: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Classical zheng performer, Yi Dong, playing the zheng (zither), gives a concert of music of the many love stories of China. Glamour of Jasmine Chinese Arts Festival.
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The Bank Festival
World music
AJ
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 23: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Traditional
Beethoven and Schubert
The Bank Festival
Join us for our first official Bank Festival where we will be showcasing some of Scotland’s best talent in the Bank Bar throughout August. Great entertainment on the Mile by a mile. Bank Hotel • 1 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B0131 226 0000 V167GE5 Jul 30-Sep 2: 10:00 (14h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Clare Jones
AU
Clare Jones (piano) plays Beethoven’s Sonata Op 14 No 1, Schubert’s Impromptus, and song and dance inspired works by Mozart, Liszt, Debussy and Granados. ‘A stunning combination of beautiful music and flawless piano skills’ (EdFringe.com). Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 7: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Beethoven for Breakfast
The Big Fat Electric Ceilidh
AJ
APL
Big Fat Electric Ceilidh / The Assembly Rooms
ROSL ARTS
Prepare yourself for the most amazing ceilidh experience of your life with the explosive Big Fat Electric Ceilidh. Mixing club and ceilidh culture, it is truly a phenomenal event that has to be experienced.
Beethoven and contemporaries performed by international award-winning musicians including The Busch Ensemble, Cavaleri, Castalian and Brodowski String Quartets. Different artists and programmes for each concert. Tea/coffee and pastries included afterwards. www.roslarts.org.uk. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 13,15,17,20,22,24: 09:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Folk, Modern
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 19-23: 22:45 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50)
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Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse Bil&Cyn / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas
N
Lawrence Dunn and Gilmour MacLeod
Songs and sonnets echo the past - Blues, swing, bossa and ballads. Riffs and verses, fly to the future - Swans, horses, bees in the wind. Lammermuir Hills, purple border - Jazz and reels, islands north.
AU
For the third concert in the cycle, violinist Lawrence Dunn is joined by pianist Gilmour Macleod in performances of the composer’s 6th and 7th sonatas of 1802, both dedicated to Czar Alexander I of Russia.
Music, Poetry
Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 11: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Belles Amies! Oxford Belles
TFAU
The Oxford Belles are Oxford University’s original all-female a cappella group bringing back their unique blend of classics and chart hits, choreography and beatboxing to the Fringe! BroadwayBaby.com (2011) gave SSSS for their ‘vivacity, fun, professionalism’. Vocal, A cappella
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 1-3,6-10,13-17: 17:25 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.00 C) Aug 4-5,11-12,18: 17:25 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5
Aug 13-26: 20:35 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Blazin’ Fiddles Blazin’ Fiddles
AU
Blazin’ Fiddles delight audiences with their Highlands and Islands fiddle music and tales. Fiddles and bows blaze away with guitar and piano for one of the most exciting fiddle ensembles ever to take to the stage. www.blazin-fiddles.co.uk. Folk, Traditional
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 16-17: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Blossom Street: A Capella @ the Kirk Blossom Street
Best of Bach
APU
David Hamilton A selection of Bach’s greatest organ works played in the superb setting of Edinburgh’s historic Canongate Kirk. David Hamilton’s recent Bach CD was made on this church’s Frobenius organ (one of the finest in the country).
Internationally acclaimed a capella vocal ensemble Blossom Street present a varied programme of well-known music from a range of genres in the beautiful Canongate Kirk. Limited run. Book early to avoid disappointment. www.blossomstreetsingers.com.
Classical
Vocal, A cappella
APU
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 25: 12:00 (1h15m) £5.00
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Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona
Rise Kagona and the Jit Jive Band
AN
Driving Afrobeat rhythms from legendary Zimbabwean Bhundu Boys guitarist Rise Kagona’s Jit Jive band! Catch his ‘sunny, intricate, agile yet rock-steady guitar’ and ‘incantatory call-andresponse vocals, shifting between mellow, expansive warmth and deeper gravitas’ (Scotsman). World music
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 12: 22:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 16: 00:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Big Band Swing
That Swing Sensation
FAU
Big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing. Classic instrumentals from the big band era and laid back vocals so hot they’re cool. Sell-out show 2011. If swing’s your thing, don’t miss it! www.swingsensation.co.uk. Jazz, Swing
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 14-17: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 18: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Blueflint Blueflint
FAU
Defined by sublime harmonies interweaving ballads and songs of eerie melancholy and heartfelt charm, this five-piece band intertwine banjos, fiddle, double bass and drums to accompany beautifully-crafted songs that swoop from folk’s dark underbelly to buoyant Americana-tinged ballads. www.blueflint.org.uk. Folk, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 6: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Blues!
The Blueswater Collective
TFAJ
90 years of blues, 60 minutes to play it. From Delta blues to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blues! is a gig covering the history of the genre that is sure to get your mojo working. www.theblueswater.com. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Blues
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 18: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 Aug 3-25: 20:55 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Blues
Burly Ceilidh Club
FAN
AN
Blues, Rock
Interactive
Ghillie Dhu
The Dana Dixon Blues Band
Burly Ceilidh Club: get your ceilidh on and experience a true taste of Scotland at Ghillie Dhu! Enjoy a delicious two course meal followed by a traditional ceilidh from Scotland’s finest musicians. Comfortable shoes are recommended! www.ghillie-dhu.co.uk.
One of the finest female blues vocalists, combined with her stunning harmonica playing, brings a performance not to be missed. Featuring outstanding blues/slide guitarist Dave Dixon and a dynamic band, Dana will transport you to Texas, Chicago and beyond.
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 10,18: 22:00 (1h30m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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The Blues Brothers – Live
Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place, EH1 2AD B 0131 222 9930 V236aGE2 Aug 2,9,16,23,30: 19:30 (7h30m) £25.00 Aug 4,11,18,25: 18:30 (10h30m) £25.00
Aug 3,10,17,24,31: 19:00 (10h) £25.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22: 12:00 (2h) £12.00
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Hartshorn – Hook Productions
Cadenza at the Fringe
TFU
Cadenza
Hit show from West End producers Hartshorn and Hook rolls back into Edinburgh: suited, booted, ready for a night of rhythm and blues to remember. Hold on to your shades! ‘Unmissable’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
APU
Mozart Solemn Vespers and Haydn Little Organ Mass, performed by one of Scotland’s most exciting and versatile choirs. Conductor Jenny Sumerling with Wilma MacDougall, Beth Mackay, Andrew Nunn and Brian McBride (soloists) and Morley Whitehead (organ).
Blues, Comedy
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF
Classical
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:45 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:45 (1h) £12.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 21:45 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 25: 20:00 (2h) £15.00 (£13.00) (£4.00 C)
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Bossa Novas and More
Caledonian Folk and Blues at the Guildford
Rozina Pátkai – Mátyás Tóth Duo
TFAK
Yard Of Ale and Guests
Budapest Fringe Festival Award, sell-out show Laurel in Edinburgh! Maverick vocal and guitar duo plays authentic bossa nova. Jazz lovers are invited to an adventurous journey to explore the spirit of the South American coasts. www.rozinamusic.com.
AN
Festival’s best free pub music event, sponsored by Caledonian Brewery. Scotland’s favourite folk ‘n’ fun band Yard Of Ale and guests Sandy Tweeddale, Bedford Falls, FC Ukulele, Eddie Walker and On The Wagon.
Jazz, Vocal
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 5: 17:30 (1h) £5.50 (£5.00)
Blues, Folk
Aug 6-8: 17:30 (1h) £4.50 (£4.00)
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Guildford Arms • 1 West Register Street (off East End of Princes Street), EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V107GD5 Aug 16-25: 20:00 (4h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Brahms at Teatime
Camille O’Sullivan: Changeling
ROSL ARTS
AJ
Camille O’Sullivan / The Assembly Rooms
Classical
‘Exceptional voice’ SSSSS (Time Out). Chameleonlike singer, each song is a different story. As seen on Jools Holland. Last year’s five-star success Feel, with songs from new album Changeling – Cave, Radiohead, Brel, Waits. ‘Ravishing’ SSSS (Guardian).
AL
Works by Brahms and other 19th-century masters performed by award-winning musicians including cellist Brian O’Kane, pianists Timothy End and Ashley Fripp and The Busch Ensemble. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee and shortbread afterwards. www.roslarts.org.uk.
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 16,23: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Breabach
Breabach / The Assembly Rooms
APL
Nominated simultaneously in the BBC Radio 2 and Scottish Traditional Music awards as Best Group, Breabach’s originality on double bagpipes, fiddle, vocals and bass have earned them an international reputation as one of Scotland’s foremost acts. Folk, Contemporary
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 5-6: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Brian Kellock Trio Jazz Bar
AN
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 4-7: 22:25 (1h30m) £16.00
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Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
Wake up to music from Bach’s Preludes and Fugues in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral, followed by coffee and croissants. John Bryden plays the Cathedral’s Steinway piano. Retiring collection / donations for refreshments. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 13-17: 08:05 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free St Mary’s Cathedral
Awarded UK Jazz Musician of the Year 2011, pianist Kellock is renowned for his full-on Oscar Peterson/Monty Alexander style – with a mischievous hint of Cecil Taylor! He’s with long-term colleagues Kenny Ellis (bass) and John Rae (drums).
AU
Jazz
Classical
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 7-8: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s marvellous Father Willis organ. Free. Full details at www.cathedral.net. St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 12,19,26: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Music
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Cathedral Choir Concert: Beyond the Stars
Cathedral Pandora’s Box
AU
AU
St Mary’s Cathedral
St Mary’s Cathedral
A musical celebration of the 50th birthday of composer Gabriel Jackson, launching the latest St Mary’s Cathedral Choir recording. Come and meet the composer at the CD signing and drinks reception afterwards.
A tapestry of words and music, of love and intrigue from the courts, pilgrim routes and cloisters of Old Europe to modern sounds. Lift the lid and watch what flies out! Sackbuts, trombones, fiddle, recorders and voices.
Classical
Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 24: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 16-17: 21:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
The UK’s youngest choral foundation – already attracting rave reviews – comes to St Mary’s to perform a varied programme including works by JS Bach, Herbert Howells and David Briggs. Conducted by Benjamin Nicholas. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 13: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Cathedral Festival Eucharists
Cathedral Wilde Plays Liszt St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
International concert and recording artist David Wilde returns to St Mary’s in a programme of music by Franz Liszt on the Cathedral Steinway. CD signing afterwards. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 28: 22:00 (40m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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St Mary’s Cathedral
Cat Stevens Reconstructed
AU
Jess Abrams Quartet
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation to celebrate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the finest cathedral music. Featuring mass settings by Schubert, Langlais and Vaughan Williams. Details of all music on www.cathedral.net. St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 12,19,26: 10:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 16,23,30: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
FAPN
New York jazz vocalist Jess Abrams, ‘a stone delight’ (Jazzwise), joins ‘rewardingly creative’ (Herald) LA pianist Louis Durra for fresh interpretations of beloved 70s songwriter Cat Stevens. Join us, it’s a wild world... Jazz
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Cathedral Festival Evensongs St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 20-21: 20:30 (1h) £7.00
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Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. Evensong on Wednesday 15th August is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Details of music at www.cathedral.net. St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 12,15,19,26: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 13-14,17,20-22,24: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Celebrity Organ Recitals 2012
Giampaolo di Rosa and Peter Backhouse
AU
Experience the majestic power and glory of the Rieger organ in the historic St Giles’ Cathedral in a series of inspiring and uplifting concerts. Full details – www.stgilescathedral.org.uk.
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Classical
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5
Cathedral Gordon Stewart Celebrity Organ Recital St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
World-renowned concert organist, Gordon Stewart, performs a programme of popular works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ. Join us for what promises to be a memorable evening. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 21: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
A former Times Critics’ Choice. A whole month of free concerts with leading performers from some of the world’s top conservatories and universities. Full details at www.cathedral.net. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 1-4,6-11,13-14,16-18,20-25,27-31: 13:10 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 1,8: 20:00 (1h15m) £8.00
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Celestial Banquet
Wordsworth Singers, Mark Hindley
AU
This Cumbrian chamber choir has been thrilling audiences with its rich sound, committed performances and daring, imaginative programming. Director Mark Hindley is best known in Scotland for his work as chorus master of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. www.wordsworthsingers.org.uk. Classical, A cappella
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 11: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Cello and Piano Recital
Lindsay Martindale and Simon Coverdale
AU Cathedral Marian Consort St Mary’s Cathedral
AU
The acclaimed young vocal ensemble returns to the candlelit beauty of St Mary’s Cathedral in a programme of 16th-century music for the close of the day.
Virtuoso musicians Lindsay Martindale (cello) and Simon Coverdale (piano) play the wonderfully lush romantic sonata by Cesar Frank and uplifting music by Beethoven and flamencoinspired Turina in one of Edinburgh’s best acoustic venues for chamber music. Classical
Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 29: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 26: 17:15 (1h) £10.00 (£6.00)
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Chansons Françaises
Choral Celebration
APU
AU
St Giles’ Cathedral Choir
Zahida Chante Piaf
St Giles’ Choir, directed by Michael Harris, with Peter Backhouse (organ) in a concert including Handel’s coronation anthems and music by Walton and Parry. Vibrant music and the spectacular Rieger organ fill the ancient splendour of St Giles’.
Zahida will sing Piaf, Brel and many others. A beautiful hour of chansons françaises! You will not regret having attended the show as it closes with the all-time classic, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien! World music, Variety
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 Aug 20-25: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Classical
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5
Aug 17: 20:00 (1h30m) £12.00
The Charlatans
DF Concerts and Events
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Choral Evensong
APL
For more than two decades now, The Charlatans have been an inspirational force in British rock. HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road, EH1 2DJ B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3
Robin Chapel Choir
APU
The professional chapel choir sings at the weekly interdenominational evensong in this extraordinary late Arts and Crafts building, which is truly one of Edinburgh’s hidden gems. Tours take place after the service. Music list and further details: www.robinchapel.org.uk.
Aug 25: 19:00 (3h15m) £25.00
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The Chilli Dogs – On a Roll The Chilli Dogs
Classical
The Robin Chapel • Niddrie Mains Road, EH16 4EA B 0131 226 0000 V321GG6 Aug 5,12,19,26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Chosen Melody – The Shine
AU
The Shine
This group of nine Edinburgh-based musicians play blues, Americana and country with some western swing, featuring great harmonies, fine ensemble singing and songs from their critically acclaimed debut album, On a Roll. www.myspace.com/chillidogsuk.
AU
Emerging Scottish Highland indie folk five-piece, showcase chosen self-penned melodies from their shiny new album, interspersed with select popular standard covers from 60s to 00s. Find/hear/like/follow The Shine on Facebook. www.facebook.com/theshine101.
Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 9: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Chinese Music Traditional and New
Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 26: 21:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Chris Difford and Norman Lovett: It’s All About Me!
Harmony Ensemble
FAU
Enjoy the sounds of traditional Chinese instruments played by this Scottish-based group, featuring Fong Liu’s entrancing voice, and including Hooi Ling Eng’s percussion and zheng, Eddie McGuire’s bamboo flute and Xian Shan’s classical accordion.
ShowBooker Ltd
TM
Squeeze lyricist and legend Chris Difford joins forces with Red Dwarf star and stand-up comedian Norman Lovett for an evening of great songs, tall tales and big laughs.
Traditional, World music
Comedy
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 25: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-5: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50)
Aug 8-9,13-16,20-23,27: 21:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Chloe Matharu
Christine Bovill
Chloe Matharu
Christine Bovill
FAU
Edinburgh-based singer with cultural roots in Scotland, Wales and India, inspired by traditional music and the 1960s folk revival. A voice unique and mesmerising, ‘the purity of a folk classic’ (Bella Hardy). Accompanied by Siannie Moodie (clàrsach). www.chloematharu.com.
AU
Acoustic, Traditional
Jazz, World music
Christine Bovill returns to Edinburgh after a sell-out 2011 for one night only! Stirring in the tangle of jazz, blues and Cajun sounds, her voice will ‘send shivers down your spine’ (Sunday Times). SSSSS (Scotsman). The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 19-20: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 26: 20:30 (1h) £11.50 (£9.00)
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Classical Guitar – Jonathan Prag
Chopin After Lunch
Jonathan Prag
ROSL ARTS
TFAU
AJ
Legendary performer returns to Edinburgh with his sensual, articulate guitar playing. Villa-Lobos, Bach, Piazzola, Bartok – even Cole Porter and a Celtic hornpipe ring out. ‘Beautiful playing and an exquisite treat’ (ThreeWeeks). www.jonathanpragclassicalguitar.blogspot.com.
Music by Chopin and other romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians including cellist Jun Sasaki, pianists Omri Epstein, Ashley Fripp and James Sherlock. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee and shortbread included afterwards. www.roslarts.org.uk.
Classical, World music
Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 13,15,17,20,22,24: 14:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 13:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Music
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CloseUp Classics Starring Robert Wells
Dean Friedman – In Concert
U
FAK
Robert Wells
Dean Friedman
Robert Wells presents his wonderful classic-crossover family entertainment in the spirit of famous pianist Victor Borge. Robert blends classical themes with modern music. A mash-up of tunes from different epoques with lots of fun.
This legendary songwriter performs hits Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia and more. ‘Utterly brilliant’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Troubadour of choice!’ (Scotsman). ‘Every song a classic!’ (LondonTheatreGuide.co.uk). Powerful, poignant, hilarious songs from a master songsmith.
Classical, Pop
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 13-19: 14:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Colin Steele / Brian Kellock Colin Steele and Brian Kellock
APM
Intricate interplay, melodic dynamism and harmonic surprises from two of Scotland’s top jazz gurus! Sparks fly as trumpeter Steele, famed for his Chet Baker/Miles Davis shows, teams with the Oscar Peterson/Cecil Taylor range of pianist Kellock. Jazz
Acoustic, Rock
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 8-12: 21:00 (1h30m) £18.00 (£16.00) Malmaison Hotel – Edinburgh • 1 Tower Place, Leith Docks, EH6 7DB
B 0131 226 0000 V333GLEITH A2
Aug 15-19: 21:00 (1h30m) £18.00 (£16.00) The Voodoo Rooms • 19a West Register Street, EH2 2AA
B 0131 226 0000 V68aGD5
Aug 20: 21:00 (1h30m) £18.00 (£16.00)
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The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
The Deep Red Sky – Live (Acoustic) The Deep Red Sky
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
FAU
Aug 6-8,10-11: 20:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Edinburgh’s most exciting alternative rock band in a strippedback acoustic show. With over 25,000 YouTube views and a European tour under their belt, The Deep Red Sky are not to be missed. www.thedeepredsky.com.
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Colours of Tango
Acoustic, Rock
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
TanGo On!
TFAPU
Travel back to the Buenos Aires of a century ago... Experience the passion of Tango, its music and dance, with singer Oscar Ovejero and an international group of artistes honoured by the Argentinian National Academy of Tango. Dance, World music
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE
B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 16-17: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Dick Gaughan Band (feat The Bevvy Sisters) Dick Gaughan
B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4
Aug 6-11,13-18: 15:00 (1h) £12.00 (£9.00)
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Dave Stewart Dave Stewart
FAU
The must-see show for lovers of acoustic guitar playing! Dave offers a mix of different styles which include modern classical and Celtic folk. Influences include Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi and Canadian guitar ace Andy McKee. www.youtube.com/davestewartuk. Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
AU
The only UK performer to receive dual honours from Radio 2 Folk Awards (Lifetime Achievement) and induction into Scots Trad Music Hall of Fame, Gaughan steps out here with some musical pals. Contemporary
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 24: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Dick Gaughan Solo Dick Gaughan
FAU
B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 8,10: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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David Heavenor David Heavenor
FAU
Edinburgh-based singer/songwriter showcasing new songs and old favourites. ‘Jenny and The Cold Caller ... one of the best songs ever written’ (Ricky Ross). ‘I’m Watching Rosanna ... gorgeous. I just love this song’ (Cherrie McIlwaine, BBC Radio Ulster). www.davidheavenor.bandcamp.com. Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
The only performer to hold the honours – a Lifetime Achievement award from Radio 2 Folk Awards and induction into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Gaughan returns for his annual hometown solo Fringe appearance. www.stoneyport.co.uk. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 13: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Dinner with Cole Porter
Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band
AU
B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 18-19: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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David Vernon and Dick Lee David Vernon, Dick Lee
FAU
This brilliant accordion and clarinet duo perform an eclectic mix of music with infectious enjoyment – French, jazz, Jewish, traditional, Balkan, Tango etc. ‘They combine wonderfully superb musicianship – a great double act’ (Scotsman).
Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band’s sell-out show, The Music of Cole Porter. Enjoy a three course dinner in critically acclaimed Valvona & Crolla VinCaffe. Three course dinner followed by show, £32.50 (drinks extra). Jazz
Vincaffe • 11 Multrees Walk, EH1 3DQ B 0131 557 0088 V334GC5 Aug 12,19,26: 19:00 (3h30m) £32.50
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World music
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Aug 10: 20:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 17:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 16: 22:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 13,26: 13:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 20,27: 15:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Doris Day at the Movies – A Celebration in Song
Elsa Jean McTaggart
FPU
‘A beautiful voice and highly accomplished fiddling ... lovely show’ SSSSS (One4Review.wordpress.com, 2011). ‘A mean fiddler, all-round folk musician with a voice to match her looks, McTaggart gives a sweet and upbeat autobiographical set’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2011). www.mctaggart.info.
Elsa Jean McTaggart
FAU
Pam Lawson
It’s Magic. Take a sentimental journey with Pam Lawson, as she celebrates her not-so-Secret Love for Doris Day on voice, bass and piano. You’ll be Shakin’ the Blues Away! Jazz
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
Aug 10-16: 14:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Dougie MacLean Trio in Concert
Acoustic, Folk
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 XAug 3: 15:30 (45m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 4-25: 15:30 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Euan Burton’s Round Midnight Quartet
Dougie MacLean Trio
Euan Burton
AU
FAPN
Scotland’s finest singer/songwriter, internationally renowned for his inspired performances and anthem Caledonia. Inducted into Scottish Music Hall of Fame, awarded two prestigious Tartan Clefs and an OBE. ‘A musical hero’ (Wall Street Journal).
Leading Scottish jazz double bassist Euan Burton leads an allstar quartet of piano, sax and drums, performing classics from the jazz repertoire till the early hours. ‘An unbelievable creative force’ (BBC Radio Scotland).
Acoustic, Folk
Jazz
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 17: 19:00 (2h30m) £22.50
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Aug 20,23: 00:00 (1h30m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Drop Me Off in Harlem – James Lambeth Sings Duke Ellington!
An Evening with David Hasselhoff Live
APN
An intimate, hilarious evening of song, dance and audience interaction. Knight Rider to Baywatch, Broadway and the Berlin Wall. Hoff-crazy? You bet it is! Come party, Hoffstyle! You’ll like him, he’s nice! Tall, but nice! Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
James Lambeth
American-born Lambeth, whose vocal influences range from Morrissey to Sinatra, creates a cool, sophisticated tribute to America’s greatest songwriter, backed by Edinburgh’s top jazz musicians. Not to be missed! Jazz, Swing
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 20-22,25-26: 19:00 (1h) £6.00
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Dustbowl Blues with a Glasgow Kick John Alexander
FAU
A soul-grasping musical road trip from this Glasgow roots and blues man. Tales of lonesome desert highways to the Mississippi Delta, calling in at Glasgow shipyards and Scottish hills along the way. www.johnalexander.info.
Neil O’Brien Entertainment
U
Aug 21-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £17.50
Aug 24-26: 18:00 (1h) £20.00
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The Explorers Jazz Quartet
FAPK
Jazz/rock for the 21st century. Tim Rose and Steve Richardson’s eclectic compositions are inspired by bands such as Weather Report, Gentle Giant, Frank Zappa, Pat Metheny and The Brecker Brothers. Expect catchy grooves, colourful harmonies and dynamic solos. Jazz
Acoustic, Blues
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 24: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 15: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase Brian McNeill and Wendy Weatherby
AU
Battlefield Band founder, multi-instrumentalist and powerful songwriter Brian McNeill and brilliant cellist and singer Wendy Weatherby in a double bill showcasing Edinburgh Folk Club. www.edinburghfolkclub.co.uk. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 15: 20:00 (2h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Treasure Chest
Edinburgh Renaissance Band
FAU
Gems from our rich collection of music, song and dance. Four centuries of exotic estampies, boisterous bransles, courtly canzonas, lively lyrics and the grandeur of Gabrieli. A highlight of the Fringe for 40 years! www.edinburgrenaissanceband.com. Dance
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 9-11: 19:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C) Aug 10,12: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 20: 14:30 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00)
Aug 20: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00)
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A Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Dinner Show
Prestonfield’s Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Dinner Show Troupe
AU
An unmissable feast of traditional Scottish music, song, dance, food and culture. Lavish dinner show in Prestonfield House’s historic setting, moments from the Royal Mile. Four course dinner, wine and show £57. Cabaret, Musical theatre
The Stables at Prestonfield • Prestonfield House, Priestfield Road, EH16 5UT B 0131 225 7800 V223GG6 Jul 30-Aug 3,5-9,12-17,19-24,26-31,Sep 2: 19:00 (3h) £57.00
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Far, Far From Ypres
Ian McCalman, Dick Gaughan, Iain Anderson and Very Special Guests
AJ
WW1 songs and poems from Scottish perspectives. Celtic Connections sell-out, standing ovation hit. Twenty-seven folk stars, including Gaughan, McCalman, Sangsters, Bruce, Miller, Keir, Quigg and Palmer. Narration, Iain Anderson. ‘Powerful solos, beautiful harmonies ... fitting memorial’ (STV.tv). Folk, Historical
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 16: 19:30 (2h) £16.00 (£14.00)
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Music
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Faure Requiem By Candlelight
Fitkin Late
APU
AJ
Classical
Classical
ROSL ARTS
St Andrew Camerata
Four pianists, two pianos. New Zealand’s Estrella Quartet perform Fitkin’s Untitled 11 and Sciosophy, plus virtuoso works written for them by David Hamilton and Gareth Farr. Prepare to be amazed and beguiled. Includes complimentary glass of wine.
After six sell-out years, the St Andrew Camerata returns with this late-night performance of Faure’s much-loved Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, with orchestra, in the hauntingly beautiful setting of Old St Paul’s. Book early! Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5 Aug 11,18: 22:00 (1h15m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3
Aug 21: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Fèis Rois and Cèol Mèr Fèis Rois and Cèol Mòr
Flanders and Swann
Currently on their Year of Creative Scotland Trad Trail tour, this exceptional group of Fèis Rois musicians collaborate with young musicians from the Aberdeen International Youth Festival. Scottish traditional music at its very best! www.tradtrails.org.uk.
TU
Tim FitzHigham and Pleasance in association with Jeremy Meadow
TFAU
The most important anniversary of 2012 must not go unmarked! Not the Diamond Jubilee but the 90th anniversary of the birth of Michael Flanders! ‘Muddy marvellous’ (Evening Standard). ‘Outstanding show’ (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Comedy
Aug 7-8: 19:00 (2h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Fejes at the Fringe Fejes Quartet
FAU
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 3-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Come and enjoy some of the greatest and most popular pieces of the string quartet repertoire with the Fejes Quartet.
Flowers for the Living – Free Rosi Lalor
Classical
PU
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6
Spanish/Scouse singer/songwriter Rosi Lalor performs original songs from her debut album. These heartfelt, hard-won songs explore what it means to live, love and blossom. Close your eyes and go to where the roses bloom.
Aug 12: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
Folk, Poetry
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Festival CD and Record Fair Allander Record Fairs
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 2-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 15:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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AU
The renaissance of vinyl continues! This year’s event contains an even greater selection of collectible LPs and singles. Fifties to nineties, blues, jazz, rock, classical, punk. Interesting selection of CDs and DVDs. Don’t miss it!
Folk at the Pleasance
Event, Exhibition
Critically acclaimed Scottish songstress Sophie Ramsay hosts a show of contemporary and traditional folk music featuring eclectic, brilliant guest musicians including east London troubadour Robin Grey, supremely talented Gwendolen Chatfield and leading Scottish fiddler Pete Clark.
modifythevan
TU
MacDonald Roxburghe Hotel • 38 Charlotte Square, EH2 4HG B 0131 226 0000 V211GD3 Aug 26: 10:00 (7h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 25: 10:00 (9h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Festival Folk at the Oak The Wee Colk Club
Folk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 5-8,12-15,19-22,26-27: 22:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music
Edinburgh’s famous hub for folk music presents 35 nights of acoustic folk and traditional music, featuring a different singer, musician or group every night, including some of the most wellknown names in Scottish folk. www.royal-oak-folk.com.
Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music
Acoustic, Folk
AN
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge, EH1 1LT B 0131 557 2976 V309aGE5 Jul 30-Sep 2: 20:30 (2h30m) £6.00
Join us for a footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the WHISKI Bar during August. Toes will be tapping to our vibrant mix of instruments playing live traditional Scottish music.
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Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner Sandy Brechin
APN
A truly Scottish experience with all the fun of the festival! Enjoy three delicious courses crafted from only the best Scottish ingredients, accompanied by Sandy Brechin’s live band playing traditional ceilidh music – guid night guaranteed!
Folk, Traditional
WHISKI • 119 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 556 3095 V246GE5 Jul 30-Aug 21,23-Sep 2: 22:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Fork – Electro Vocal Circus
Dance, Folk
FORK
TK
The talk of 2011’s Fringe returns with a revamped, strippeddown production. Twisting a cappella into a late-night groove, Fork mix ingenious arrangements and electrifying vocals with glitzy glamour and downright sauciness.
The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant • The Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, EH2 2EL B 0131 226 6524 V337GD4 Aug 9-10,14-17,21-24: 19:30 (4h) £25.00
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Comedy, Pop
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 22:25 (1h) £10.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:25 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00) Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 22:25 (1h) £14.00 (£11.00)
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Four Corners: Mr McFall’s Chamber with Special Guests
From Broadway to Hollywood – A Tribute to George and Ira Gershwin
APU
TFPN
Pam Lawson
Mr McFall’s Chamber with Special Guests
Nice Work If You Can Get It. Join a Little Jazz Bird and her four-piece band for an evening of timeless songs from the glorious Gershwins. ‘S Wonderful!
Four Corners celebrates the tradition and diversity at the heart of Scotland’s musical culture, with new commissions from Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle), Fraser Fifield (pipes/whistles/sax), Corrina Hewat (harp) and James Ross (piano).
Jazz
Classical, Folk
The Outhouse • 12a Broughton Street Lane, EH1 3LY B 0131 226 0000 V99GC5
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 5: 19:30 (1h45m) £15.00 (£7.00 C)
Aug 3-9: 19:00 (1h) £10.00
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The Four Seasons Sorros Guitar Duo
FAPU
The Sorros Guitar Duo, Phillip Thorne and Selina Madeley present a new take on the Four Seasons theme with works by Piazzolla and Edward McGuire including world premiere. Also music by Maxwell Geddes and Thomas Wilson. Classical
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From Mozart to Muse essens:1
FAU
By wiring a violin and a clarinet up to shiny laptops and stomping on chunky pedals, this duo loops together a thousand unexpected sounds from a breathtakingly eclectic range of genres for audiences of all ages. The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP Aug 21-25: 14:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3
Aug 12,14: 20:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – A Celebration in Song Pam Lawson
TFU
Pick Yourself Up, Slap That Bass and Let’s Face the Music and Dance. Pam Lawson returns with her 2011 sell-out show. So Let Yourself Go. Tap dancing is optional! Jazz
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
Aug 3-9: 14:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Free Fringe Music
National Museum of Scotland
AU
Take time out in the museum’s magnificent Grand Gallery and enjoy a daily programme of traditional and contemporary music from Scotland and around the world, featuring Russian-themed performances to celebrate our Catherine the Great exhibition. www.nms.ac.uk/fringe. National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street, EH1 1JF
Gecko 3
AN
Fresh grooves based on a mix of funk, hip hop, latin, jazz and reggae. Gecko 3 are a quirky trio (vox/guitar, double bass and drums) with irrepressibly danceable tunes. ‘Sumptuous’ (Evening News). ‘Seriously catchy’ (IndieLaunchPad.com). SSSSS (EdinburghGuide.com). www.gecko3.com. www.facebook.com/gecko3music. Hip hop/breakin’, Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 8,10,15,17,22: 00:00 (1h30m) £5.00
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Ghillie Gigs Ghillie Dhu
AN
Get a taste of local Scottish talent with house bands playing live on the Ghillie Dhu stage! Enjoy a delicious two course dinner followed by traditional favourites, upbeat classics and a bit of rock and roll. www.ghillie-dhu.co.uk. Interactive, Rock
Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place, EH1 2AD B 0131 222 9930 V236aGE2 Aug 4,11,18,25,Sep 1: 21:00 (8h) £25.00
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B 0300 123 6789 V179GE5
Aug 4-26: 12:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue Rae Macintosh Musicroom and Tricity Vogue
APU
Let cabaret diva Tricity Vogue lead you from basic ukulele skills into a Saturday afternoon jam session. Then get your instrument Fringe-ready with sequins, glitter and paint. All ages welcome! Interactive, Workshop
Rae Macintosh Musicroom • 6 Queensferry St, EH2 4PA B0131 226 0000 V206GD2 Aug 4,11,18,25: 13:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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From Bach to Piazzolla Luca Villani
FAPU
Italian international guitarist Luca Villani plays a wonderful selection of guitar masterpieces crossing three centuries of styles and feelings – Bach Lute Suite 995, Sor Grand Solo, Granados Tonadilla, Albeniz Torre Bermeja and Sevilla, Piazzolla Cinco Piezas. Acoustic, Classical
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6
Aug 17,25: 20:30 (1h20m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 19,21: 13:00 (1h20m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Aug 18: 17:45 (1h20m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Gecko 3
Give Me a Tune Chris Clark
TFPN
Chris Clark, on a journey through the great American songbook (Sinatra, Bennett, all your favourites) with captivating vocals, a classy piano trio and humorous anecdotes. Who said what and to whom? And what’s a dummy lyric? Jazz, Vocal
The Outhouse • 12a Broughton Street Lane, EH1 3LY B 0131 226 0000 V99GC5 Aug 3-9: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Glory of the Mainstream Chacapella
APU
We are an all-girl a capella choir, with a varied repertoire from pop to show tunes. We will show you the true glory of the mainstream – that all songs can be sung simultaneously (ish). A cappella
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 12: 19:00 (1h) £2.00 (Free Ticketed C) Aug 13-14: 17:30 (1h) £2.00 (Free Ticketed C)
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Music
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The GO-GO (Club Night)
The Halton Quartet
FAN
FAU
Rock
Acoustic, Contemporary
The GO-GO
The legendary sixties club goes fortnightly with two of Scotland’s most authentic retro-bands: French garage-rockers Les BOF! and beat-stompers The New Piccadillys. One band each night. Fab 60s sounds from DJs Tall Paul and Big Gus. Studio 24 • 24-26 Calton Road, EH8 8DP B 0131 226 0000 V253GD6 Aug 4,18: 23:00 (6h) £7.00
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Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself Sergeant Buzfuz / PBH’s Free Fringe
PL
The shocking history of the medieval papacy. Fourteen centuries of scandal chronicled in a series of experimental folk/pop songs by London-based Sheffielder Joe Murphy, AKA Sergeant Buzfuz. www.sergeantbuzfuz.com. Historical
Ryan’s Cellar Bar • 2 Hope Street, EH2 4DB B0131 226 0000 V6GD2 Aug 4-19: 22:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Great American Songbook Richard Michael and Family
FAU
Halton Quartet
Comprising the collective talents within two of Scotland’s most innovative and captivating duos (Angus Lyon and Ruaridh Campbell, and Wingin’ It), The Halton Quartet make music which is both rich in tradition and boldly forward-looking. Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 23: 19:30 (2h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s 1 John Kitchen
APU
Critically acclaimed John Kitchen plays Couperin, Rameau, Forqueray and Duphly on the world-famous 1769 Taskin harpsichord, celebrating the launch of his new Delphian recording. ‘Kitchen’s recordings have drawn universal praise’ (Early Music Review). www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk. Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 8: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s 2
Arborea Musica: Masters of the Hautboy
APU
This unique group share their individual takes on well-known classics. Comprising four members of one family who not only get along famously, but also enjoy playing together, the Michaels promise to delight, challenge and entertain.
Gerard McDonald and John Kitchen contrast works by virtuoso Italian oboists Sammartini, Besozzi and their countrymen with bravura keyboard works by Scarlatti and Marcello, featuring the 1769 Kirckman harpsichord. ‘Acclaimed period instrument group’ (Guardian).
Acoustic, Jazz
Classical
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 10:00-17:00 on 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 21-23: 19:30 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 DC) (£24.00 F)
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Guitars at St Cecilia’s 1
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 15: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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Gordon Ferries: La Royalle
Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s 3
Highlighting his new disc, Gordon Ferries performs French courtly music by De Visee, Hurel, Corbetta and Le Roy on lute, theorbo, and renaissance/baroque guitars, alongside music by Ponce on a historic Ramirez. www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk.
AU
AU
Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 11: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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Guitars at St Cecilia’s 2 Eden Ensemble
APU
The Eden Ensemble’s odyssey explores partnerships between 19th-century guitar (Stephen Morrison), viola (April Randall) and keyboard (Susan MacLeod). An absorbing array of baroque/ classical duos and trios by Giuliani, Carulli, Marcello, Straube and Telemann. www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk. Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 18: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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Guitar of the 19th Century Stephen Morrison
AU
Music from the golden age of the guitar. A programme of late classic and early romantic masterworks beautifully performed on a period instrument – a rare guitar of intricate beauty and clarity of sound. Acoustic, Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 9,11: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Nathaniel Mander
This recital features Broadwood Solo Competition winner Nathaniel Mander, who will present a varied and personal programme of 17th and 18th-century French music played on the 1755 double-manual harpsichord by Luigi Baillon. www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk. Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 22: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s 4 Pawel Siwczak
AU
Former winner of the Broadwood Harpsichord Competition and the Musica Britannica Prize, international performer Pawel Siwczak presents a programme exploring works by Scarlatti, Froberger and early Polish composers on a historic keyboard instrument. www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk. Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 25: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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HEAD2HEAD HEAD2HEAD
AN
Bassist Graham Robb and drummer Bill Kyle were core members of famous ground breaking 80s jazz/rock group HEAD. Their new six-piece ensemble has a trumpet/saxes three-horn section, playing a programme of Graham Robb’s original, dynamic fusion/Latin and rock/jazz compositions. www.grahamrobb.com. Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 13-17: 22:00 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Music
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Here’s to the Heroes
Indie Classical
AU
FAPU
Inspiration
Zodiac Trio
This massed voice choir sings from the heart, with songs conveying the power of heroism and the Olympic spirit. Including Wherever You Are, made famous by the Military Wives Choir, their concerts support Help for Heroes.
Hear their ‘truly exceptional and sublime talent’ (Nice Matin) in works by American, Australian and Scottish composers, Larry Bell, Graham Hair (world premiere), Andrew List, Margaret McAllister, Edward McGuire and Francis Trester. Sponsors: Berklee College of Music, Boston.
Vocal
Contemporary, International
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Aug 24: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 19: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Aug 23: 19:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
In the Pink – Fantastic Female a Cappella!
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In the Pink
The History of Jazz Piano
FAU
Richard Michael and Family
Oxford’s singing sensations return for an astounding eighth year with their blend of harmonious arrangements and entertaining choreography, all polished with their signature charm! www.inthepinkacappella.co.uk.
FAU
BBC’s Jazz Jargon Buster Richard Michael pays homage to the great jazz pianists. This acknowledged master of improvisation and inspirational educator must be heard to be believed! ‘You name it, Michael can play it’ (Scotsman). Acoustic, Jazz
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3
Aug 11,18,25: 19:30 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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A cappella, Family
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 14:00 (50m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 14:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 15-17,22-24: 14:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Hot Chocolate at 10
Isolated Isle
FAU
TFPU
Old Saint Paul’s Music
Capelles Fringe Players
Finish your day relaxing to music by candlelight in this historic and aesthetically sensuous church. Programme of vocal and instrumental music varies nightly. Hot chocolate served from 21:30. Programme details from www.osp.org.uk/hotchocolate, or venue leaflet.
This production is based on the occupation of Guernsey. The story is told through physical and signed theatre. It shows the experience through the eyes of a child and the adults close to them.
Classical
Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5 Aug 7-10,14-17,21-24: 22:00 (55m) £8.50 (£5.00)
Musical theatre, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 XAug 4: 15:10 (40m) £8.00 (£6.50) (£26.00 F) Aug 6-11: 15:10 (40m) £8.00 (£6.50) (£26.00 F)
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It’s Clarsach Jim, But Not As We Know It!
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Pauline Vallance
Hot Dub Time Machine
FAU
DJ Tom Loud
Take a lovely traditional instrument, add some quirky wellcrafted songs, some beautiful playing, the voice of an angel, mix with some lively patter... and there you have this show. www.myspace.com/paulinevallance.
PJ
Step aboard the Hot Dub Time Machine, the world’s first timetravelling dance party! We’ll travel back in time to 1956 where, powered by your boogie, we’ll party our way through music history, back to 2012! Multimedia
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Aug 3-5,9,16,23: 00:00 (2h30m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 00:00 (2h30m) £12.00 (£11.00)
Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 19-20: 15:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Jack Foster and Carolyn Anona Scott
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Jack Foster and Carolyn Anona Scott
FAU
Hye-Kyung Lee Piano Recital
A light-hearted mix of traditional and contemporary Scots songs, and a few originals. Carefully sourced and passionately performed folk music from this duo who are no strangers to the Edinburgh folk scene. www.jackfostermusic.com. www.carolynanonascott.co.uk.
Hye-Kyung Lee
AU
Celebrated pianist Hye-Kyung Lee in lunchtime concert. This world-renowned musician, with her wide repertoire from baroque to contemporary, offers you a great chance to hear her beautiful touching tunes of Schumann, Debussy and Ravel. Classical, International
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 Aug 14-15: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 11,17: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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James Grant
Hypesound v Beat Box
James Grant / The Assembly Rooms
Leith on the Fringe / edgeeradica
APL
TFPJ
Widely regarded as one of the finest singer/songwriters and performers around, Love And Money frontman James Grant plays material from all his acclaimed solo albums and a smattering of some Love and Money favourites in an acoustic setting.
Created in workshops lead by Tigerstyle and Bigg Taj, this mix of styles has been workshopped and devised by local youths – their ideas, their work – to show what can be achieved. Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall • 30-36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG B 0131 226 0000 V195GLEITH H2
Acoustic, Pop
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 6-8: 16:00 (1h) £5.00
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Aug 25-26: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Music
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Jane Bom-Bane – Free
J S Bach: C minor
APN
FAPU
George Wilson
Jane Bom-Bane / Laughing Horse Free Fesival
George Wilson returns to the Canongate with three of the great organ works in C minor. Prelude and Fugue, Sonata II and Passacaglia and Fugue.
Multi award-winning JB-B returns with her self-penned songs of ‘charm and gentle wit’ (Scotsman), a harmonium, and a mechanical hat or two. ‘Utterly refreshing – unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before’ (Dave Gorman). www.bom-banes.co.uk.
Classical, Historical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6
Acoustic, Cabaret
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake • 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 V101GE4
Aug 2-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 11: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed UDC)
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Jazz Bar Music
Jubilo Sing Sacred and Secular
Jazz Bar
Jubilo
AN
AU
Edinburgh’s famous, multiple award-winning atmospheric music venue hosts all kinds of shows all day from 1pm, and stages its own fantastic programme of high-quality modern jazz, latenight funk/soul and electric bands, open to 5am! Programme: www.thejazzbar.co.uk. Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 3-5: 21:00 (3h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 3-4: 00:00 (5h) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 5-6: 19:00 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 5-6: 00:00 (5h) £3.00 (£2.00) Aug 6,8: 22:00 (1h30m) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 7,9,11-12,18-19: 00:00 (1h30m) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 7-9,12-16,19-23,26: 02:00 (3h) £3.00 (£2.00) Aug 9: 13:00 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 02:00 (3h) £5.00 (£3.00)
The Edinburgh choir Jubilo celebrates its 30th season in an evening of sacred anthems and secular pieces by Bruckner, Parry, Britten and others. Conductor, Walter Thomson. Organist, John Willmett. Classical, Vocal
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 11: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Jumping Jesse Jones
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Jesse Jones
AN
Jazz Lunchtime, Jazz Dinnertime
Solo acoustic performer JJJ’s guitar playing treads a thin red line between the funk bass of Bootsy Collins and fingerlickin’ pickin’ of John Renbourne. His voice veers between Tom Waits and Bryan Ferry. www.reverbnation.com/jumpingjessej.
Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer
TFAU
Sell-out shows 2007-2011. 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. Eat or just listen! Jazz
Radisson Blu Hotel • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0131 226 0000 V39aGE5 Aug 3-27: 12:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 3-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 19:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Jimmie MacGregor – A Gathering of Songs, Stories and Famous Folk Jimmie MacGregor / The Assembly Rooms
APL
Half of Jimmie MacGregor and Robin Hall, they toured the world, appeared weekly on the Tonight Show and hosted the White Heather Club. Jimmie’s stories with humour, songs and images. Folk, Traditional
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 12: 21:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Folk, Rock
Laughing Horse @ Room at 34 • 32-34 Potterrow, EH8 9BT B 0131 662 9788 V110GF5 Aug 2-5,8-12,15-19,22-26: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree • 36 West Nicholson Street, EH8 9DD
B 0131 667 7533 V257GF6
Aug 2-26: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Jupiter Ensemble of Edinburgh Jupiter Ensemble of Edinburgh
FU
Schubert’s Trout quintet and various violin and piano works including Beethoven’s Spring Sonata. Lovely music performed by members of the Jupiter Ensemble. Highly recommended for their beautiful and captivating performances. Classical
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 9-10: 12:45 (1h) £8.00
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John Hunt Four O’Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing
Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson / The Assembly Rooms
John Hunt / 21st Century Blues Legends
AL
FAJ
Renowned as the spine tingling voice of Capercaillie, Karen Matheson has increasingly performed as a solo artist, accompanied by James Grant, Donald Shaw and Ewen Vernal. ‘Has the ability to inject pure emotion into a song... (Sunday Times).
‘Boogie-woogie. Hunt is a master of slide-guitar’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Blues legend Hunt builds cannibalised guitars’ SSSS (Herald). ‘Ingenious’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Like Seasick Steve in a science lab’ (Ian Rankin). ‘Fantastic’ (Jools Holland).
Folk, Contemporary
Blues, Vocal
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 3-4: 21:00 (1h) £16.00
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John McNamara Acoustic Soul/Blues Singer – Free
Kate Daisy Grant with Nick Pynn
APU
Kate Daisy Grant brings her enchanting toy-folk-pop to the Fringe, joined by multi-instrumentalist Nick Pynn. ‘Fresh, engaging and gorgeous’ (Tom Robinson, 6 Music). ‘Mesmerising, with fearless creativity’ (Clash). ‘Bombastic and beautiful music’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
John McNamara / Free Festival
Taking cues from soul greats such as Otis Redding and Sam Cooke mixed with fiery blues, pop sensibilities and slick guitar playing. Debut album in 2012. www.freefestival.co.uk. Acoustic, Blues
Grant and Pynn
TFAU
Folk, Pop
Inlingua Edinburgh • 40 Shandwick Place, EH2 4RT Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-4: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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B 0131 220 5119 V258GE2 XAug 2: 20:15 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 20:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Kelly Kellner
Last Tango in Edinburgh
FAU
APJ
Orquesta Atípica de Edimburgo
Kelly Kellner
Kellner returns to AMC as a soloist promoting her new charity album Little Bird. The show will include new material, originals and covers, inspired by artists such as Amy Macdonald, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan and Joni Mitchell. www.kellykellner.moonfruit.com. www.facebook.com/kellymkellner. Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 25: 15:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Scotland’s leading Tango band invite you to embrace the intoxicating passion of Buenos Aires’ dance halls for an evening of authentic Tango music and dancing in our candlelit café with internationally renowned dancers and musicians. Dance, Workshop
St John’s Church • Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 12,19: 19:15 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£5.00 C) Aug 14,17: 20:15 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£5.00 C)
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The Late Jake Thackray
Key 89
Tony Cima
Sebastian Thirlway
AU
FAU
Classical piano works interleaved with jazz free improvisation in the intimate acoustic atmosphere of St Marks. Baroque, Classical and Romantic pieces including Schubert’s Impromtus. Third year at the Fringe for professional classical and jazz pianist Sebastian Thirlway. Classical, Jazz
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3
Aug 8,15: 17:15 (1h25m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Jake Thackray was one of Britain’s best-loved songwriters, and died 10 years ago. His songs are humorous, touching and expertly crafted. Tony Cima skilfully reinterprets them and celebrates the legacy of a lost national treasure. Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 9-15: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Late Night Chill Out Song Recital!
Kim Edgar
Songmakers of Eidyn
APU
Kim Edgar
Rachel Wheatley and Ingrid Sawers, both professional musicians from Edinburgh, present a recital to sooth your day’s end with some of the most tender and beautiful music written for soprano.
FPJ
Intimate solo performance at the grand piano – courageous honesty from the critically acclaimed Edinburgh singer/ songwriter. ‘Heart stopping ... our very own Tori Amos’ (Sunday Herald). ‘An artist clearly at the top of her game’ SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). www.kimedgar.com. Folk, Pop
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3
Aug 24: 20:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3
Aug 27: 22:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Kin
Late Night Widor
FAU
AU
David Hamilton
Duncan Chisholm Perfectly blending live contemporary folk music, film, photographs and words into a beautifully-crafted journey into the past – illuminating, evocative, moving, unforgettable. Duncan Chisholm delivers a profound understanding of place and people. A multimedia production incorporating music, film and dialogue. Acoustic, Multimedia
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 19: 18:45 (1h15m) £12.00
The great French composer Widor composed 10 symphonies for organ. The final two (Gothique and Romane) are rarely performed but represent his most personal utterances. Hear these beautiful works in the late-night splendour of St Peter’s. Classical
St Peter’s • Lutton Place, EH8 9PE B 0131 226 0000 V17GG6 Aug 19: 21:00 (1h15m) (Free Ticketed)
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Laura-Beth Salter and Rachel Newton Double Bill
King Creosote
Laura-Beth Salter and Rachel Newton
King Creosote
FAU
AU
Returning to the Fringe with a full Fence Collective band to showcase the release of new recordings on the Domino label. A collectable set of three 12" vinyl EPs, recorded at Chem19 with Paul Savage at the helm. The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6
Founding members of The Shee, Laura-Beth and Rachel showcase material from new solo projects. Laura-Beth performs songs from her Celtic Connections New Voices, Rachel from her forthcoming solo album, The Shadow Side. www.theshee.com. Acoustic, Folk
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Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
Aug 21-22: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 23: 22:00 (1h30m) £14.00
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Lach: Up the Anti!
Leith Folk Club at the Fringe
FPN
Kris Drever, Eamonn Coyne and Megan Henderson with Ailie Robertson
Comedy, Storytelling
Lau’s singer/guitarist Kris, banjo player Eamonn Coyne and vocalist Megan Henderson. Kris’ solo AMC show (2009) sold out! Plus harpist and composer Ailie Robertson. Brilliant, world-class, young Scottish talent in abundance! www.leithfolkclub.org.
Lach (Pronounced Latch). Lach is to Antifolk what Kerouac was to Beat. Brilliant songs and comedy! ‘NYC’s living legend’ (Time Out). SSSSS (Herald). ‘Dangerously fun!’ (Uncut). ‘Splendid! Best of its kind!’ (Mojo). ‘Face-ache funny, beat-punk-unplugged joy!’ (Guardian). ‘Manhattan institution!’ (NY Times). Alternative Fringe @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG
B0131 226 0000 V313GE5 XAug 2-3: 20:00 (50m) £3.00 (£2.00)
Aug 4,8-11,15-18,22-25: 20:00 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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FAU
Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 21: 20:00 (2h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Leith Folk Club at the Fringe
Ross Couper and Tom Oakes with Kongero
FAU
SSSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2011). Ross (fiddle) and Tom (guitar) are deeply rooted in Celtic music. Plus Scandinavian supergroup Kongero, with members of Fribo, on their first UK tour, Colours of Midnight. Evocative, haunting music. www.leithfolkclub.org. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 14: 20:00 (2h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Les Clöchards: Dirty But Nice The Les Clochards
TFAPU
Five part-time hobos performing songs you thought you knew; shameless rock star habits, high energy acoustic instrumental acrobatics, shabby suits. This slugfest of music comedy and rock’n’roll attacks eyes, ears and abdominals. www.cloechards.de. Comedy
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 19:30 (1h) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Lianne La Havas
DF Concerts and Events
APN
Velvet-voiced Londoner Lianne La Havas has emerged as one of the UK’s most exciting new talents, after the release of her two critically acclaimed EPs Lost & Found and Forget. The Liquid Room • 9c Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 2564 V166GE4 Aug 4: 19:00 (3h15m) £12.00
See pages 228 for more information
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Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz
Liebe, Lust and the Lost Lederhosen
Lisa Scott / Sweet Venues
Antonius Players
FAU
FAPL
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.
Brand new, interactive, musical mystery tour, with virtuoso jazz pianist Matt Platt, operatic tenor Martin Quinn and Germanic flautist Ilone Antonius. Join our quest: love, lust and a missing pair of trousers. Unbelievable! Unpredictable! Unmissable!
Blues, Jazz
Jazz, Storytelling
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Aug 20,25: 10:45 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19: 17:45 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 21,24: 15:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 20: 20:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Lillian Boutté – Sweet and Hot! Lillian Boutté
AN
Lillian is a jazz legend who, with Louis Armstrong, is named Musical Ambassador of her native New Orleans! Lillian stirs some fine musical gumbo at the Outhouse’s Big Easy-style loft. Mardis Gras? You bet! Jazz
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 12: 19:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Little Jazz Bird Victoria Bennett
FAPN
Jazz vocalist Victoria Bennett has a singular talent for interpretation and a whimsical approach to melody. Tender ballads and sultry swingers (Gershwin/Porter), delivered with shades of Billie Holiday and Blossom Dearie, backed by top trio. www.littlejazzbird.co.uk. Jazz
The Outhouse • 12a Broughton Street Lane, EH1 3LY B 0131 226 0000 V99GC5
Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:00 (1h15m) £15.00 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h15m) £15.00 Aug 13,15-16,20,22-23: 20:00 (1h15m) £15.00
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Linlithgow RFC Male Voice Choir in Concert 25
AU
Kickstart your evening with songs from Scotland’s premier rugby club male voice choir. Join us for traditional Scottish, classical favourites and pop greats. Top quality entertainment from start to the final whistle. Classical, Contemporary
Bruntsfield Evangelical Church • 70 Leamington Terrace, EH10 4JU B 0131 226 0000 V37GH2 Aug 24-25: 19:30 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 9,13: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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A Little Night Music Alasdair Cameron
AU
Pianist Alasdair Cameron returns with a kaleidoscope of nocturnal pieces by Debussy, Grieg, Granados, Chopin and Beethoven. Favourites will include Clair de Lune, Nocturnes, Moonlight Sonata etc. ‘A masterpiece’ (EdinburghGuide.com). Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 22: 20:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Lost in the 80s The Lost Fingers
AJ
Witty, jazzed-up renditions of classic 80s hits. Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, George Michael, AC/DC, Culture Club and more get a gypsy swing makeover from this platinum-selling Canadian trio. Awe-inspiring musicianship delivered with thoroughly charming humour. Jazz, Pop
The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4
Aug 15-26: 18:30 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Loud and Proud Loud and Proud
AU
Loud and Proud, Scotland’s LGBT a cappella singing sensation, combines Scottish songs, international repertoire, stirring anthems and pop classics. A Fringe hot ticket – book early! Supporting Waverley Care.
See page 226 for more information
A cappella, LGBT
Stockbridge Parish Church • 7b Saxe-Coburg Street, EH3 5BN B 0131 226 0000 V317GB3
Aug 25: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£9.00)
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Louis Durra Trio Louis Durra
TFAU
Electronica played on acoustic instruments! The acclaimed Los Angeles jazz pianist’s adventuresome piano/bass/drums trio delivers stimulating and enjoyable deconstructions of jazz, pop, even Mexican corridos! ‘Magnificent elegance’ SSSSS (Herald). ‘Rewardingly creative’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Uplifting’ (LAJazz.com). www.louisdurra.com. Jazz, Pop
See page 234 for more information
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 XAug 4-5: 13:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) XAug 4-5: 14:30 (1h) £2.00 Aug 6-9,13-16,21-23: 14:30 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,21-23: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00)
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The Loveboat Big Band Album Launch Extravaganza Loveboat Big Band
PJ
Swing spectacular, featuring members of Orkestra del Sol, The Bevvy Sisters and Mr McFall’s Chamber. Plus cameos from the best of the fest and free cocktails. ‘Simply brilliant! Must-see’ SSSSS (Forth FM). Cabaret, Jazz
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The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG
Aug 11: 22:30 (3h30m) £16.00
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MacFloyd MacFloyd
AL
MacFloyd perform over two hours of Pink Floyd classics, featuring a selection of the best tracks from the albums Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and Meddle, up to the more recent Division Bell. Pop, Rock
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 10: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Madge Wildfire Madge Wildfire
FAU
Patsy Seddon, Gerda Stevenson and Kathy Stewart combine their considerable talents – three voices, harp, piano, guitar, ukelele – creating new songs and luscious harmony. Widely eclectic – everything from blues to ballads. Be fired by their imadginative, madgical, madgeness. www.madgewildfire.com. Vocal, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 22: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Medieval and Spanish Blues: Guitar and Song
Magdalena Reising – Blue Cafe Jazz Magdalena Reising
FAU
Claude Bourbon
FAU
Acclaimed singer/songwriter/harpist Magdalena Reising returns with her first-class jazz musicians and haunting vocals and harp. SSSSS ‘A musical spirit lifter’ (Latest 7). SSSSS ‘Timeless and magical’ (ThreeWeeks). SSSSS ‘Glorious, subtle, magic, power’ (NewYorkReview.org).
Unique, don’t miss it! ‘From haunting Spanish moods to lyrical, romantic jazz, Claude Bourbon provides a rich evening of music for lovers and a real treat for music lovers...’ (BBC Radio 3). www.claudebourbon.org.
Jazz
Acoustic
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 10-18: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Aug 18: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Magicians of Edinburgh
Mendelssohn at Teatime
FPL
AJ
Dick Lee, Anne Evans, Ron Butlin
ROSL ARTS
Following on from last year’s Fringe success, Ron Butlin (Edinburgh’s Makar, 2008) teams up with acclaimed musicians Dick Lee and Anne Evans for a completely new show to celebrate the city. Witty, satirical, entertaining.
Music by Mendelssohn and other romantic composers performed by award-winning musicians including The Busch Ensemble, Cavaleri, Castalian and Brodowski String Quartets, and Estrella Piano Quartet. Tea/coffee and delicious shortbread included afterwards. www.roslarts.org.uk.
Storytelling
Classical
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 XAug 7: 17:45 (1h10m) £7.00
Aug 8,14-15,23: 17:45 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 22: 20:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 12: 13:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 14,17,21,24: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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The Magnets: Homegrown
Metropolitan Cathedral Compline By Candlelight
TAU
AU
The Magnets and Assembly
St Margaret’s Schola
Festival favourites premiere ‘best of British’ show. ‘A cappella maestros’ (Telegraph). ‘Sonic phenomenon you have to hear to believe’ (Guardian). ‘Singing straight from the gods’ (Evening News). ‘Guaranteed to put a smile on your face’ (Herald).
Compline, the last of the seven Offices of the daylight hours. A serene and contemplative end to the bustle of the day in psalmody and hymnody, concluding with the timeless Salve Regina.
Pop, A cappella
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12: 19:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
Aug 8-9,13-15: 19:30 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
Classical
B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5
Aug 5,12,19,26: 21:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Metropolitan Cathedral Couperin: Messe pour les Couvents
Main Street Blues
Simon Nieminski / St Margaret Schola
Main Street Blues
AU
AL
François Couperin’s masterly Mass for the Convents (plainchant settings for organ) receives a rare liturgical performance here on the organ, alternating with chants sung as part of the Mass by the Schola. www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk.
One of Scotland’s top blues bands playing powerful electric blues material. The band, which is well known around blues festivals for putting on a very energetic live show, will be playing numbers from their latest CD.
Classical
Blues, Rock
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR
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St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR
Aug 14: 19:30 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 9,23: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Malones Live Music
Malone’s Irish Bar / PBH’s Free Fringe
AN
In the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, Malones presents seven days of live music absolutely free. Showcasing artists from across the musical spectrum with over 150 acts featuring local and national talent. For full listings visit www.malonesedinburgh.com. Folk, Rock
Malones Irish Bar • 14 Forrest Road, EH1 2QN B 0131 226 0000 V280bGF5
Jul 30-Sep 2: 22:30 (2h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-27: 12:00 (10h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Mary Coughlan Mary Coughlan
AJ
One of Ireland’s most distinctive voices since overnight success in 1984. Singing songs of joy, sadness, mischief and melancholy. Songs by Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith and Peggy Lee, her voice effortlessly straddling jazz, blues, chanson and pop. www.marycoughlanmusic.com. Jazz
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6
Aug 25: 19:00 (2h) £16.00
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
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Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral
AU
The traditional evening service, with plainsong and choral polyphony, exquisite renaissance and baroque settings, as well as a rare full liturgical performance of Dupré’s Vêpres de la Vierge (11th August). Full music lists: www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. Classical
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Aug 4,18: 16:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 11: 15:45 (1h5m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
AU
Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the RCS, Scotland’s national conservatoire. A different combination of instruments or voices each day with varied classical programmes, or sets from students from the Scottish music department. Full programmes – www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. Classical, Traditional
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Aug 6-10,13-17,20-24: 13:20 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts
Rich Batsford
TFAU
Duncan Ferguson / Michael Harris / Calum Robertson and Tom Poulson
A rewarding and engaging performance of beautiful, meditative solo piano music and inspiring songs. Reflections on the early stages of a journey, exploring how to live a spiritually fulfilling life in a rational world. ‘Utterly spellbinding’ (Birmingham Post).
AU
The Cathedral’s organ has nearly 4000 pipes, up to 32 feet long. See and hear it in two solo concerts, plus trumpet and organ on 18th August. Full programmes at www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. Classical
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Aug 4,11,18: 17:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Acoustic, Contemporary
St John’s Church • Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 7,10: 18:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Mini-Mahler at the Fringe
Michael Marra
Auricle Ensemble
AU
Michael Marra
Soprano Alexa Mason (ENO) joins 15 Auricle players in exquisite reductions of Mahler’s Songs of a Travelling Wayfarer, Fourth Symphony and Debussy’s tranquil masterpiece Prélude à L’après midi d’un faune. ‘Revelatory, gorgeous, characterful, ravishing’ SSSS (Herald).
FAU
Herald Angel winner, Fringe 2010. The troubadour wordsmith who fashions his hometown Dundee’s rhythms and accents into a songbook so comprehensive it should be required listening for anyone venturing over the Tay Bridge. One night only! www.musical1.com/michael_marra.
Classical
Stockbridge Parish Church • 7b Saxe-Coburg Street, EH3 5BN
Acoustic, Contemporary
B 0131 226 0000 V317GB3
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 26: 20:30 (1h15m) £13.00 (£11.00)
Aug 20: 19:30 (2h) £12.00 (£10.00) (£8.00 C)
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Moishe’s Bagel Moishe’s Bagel
Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker
AU
Genre-defying original acoustic music from one of Scotland’s most admired bands. A cutting-edge, triple distilled brew of eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. ‘Exhilarating ... breathtakingly intricate, with the momentum of an express train’ (Herald). www.moishesbagel.com.
Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker
AU
Three members of the BBC acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions. Mike and John McCusker have just toured with Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler. A chance to see three of the world’s finest musicians perform. Acoustic, Folk
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 7: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Acoustic, World music
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 19: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Moon
Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Trio
Australian Voices
TFAU
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle / The Assembly Rooms
What happens when the moon falls in love with a dying boy? This uplifting story features the sublime sounds of The Australian Voices ... an a cappella choral-theatre work for 20 singers including movement, costumes, lighting and projections. www.theaustralianvoices.com.
APL
Three members of the BBC acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions. Mike and John McCusker have just toured with Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler. A chance to see three of the world’s finest musicians perform. Acoustic, Folk
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 8: 21:00 (1h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells For Two places+spaces and Assembly
TAJ
One album. Two men. Too many instruments. A witty and theatrical event that enthralled Sydney Festival audiences. Mike Oldfield’s masterpiece live in all its multi-layered madness. ‘A tour de force ... mesmerising’ (Sydney Morning Herald). Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 21:00 (1h) £10.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-22,27: 21:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Mike Whellans Mike Whellans
FAU
AMC sell-out 2011! Scotland’s one-man rhythm’n’blues band. Crisp, fast, accurate flat-picking on acoustic and electric guitars, fabulously wild mouth-harp underpinned with drum kit and Mike’s own highly idiosyncratic speciality – mouth percussion. And he sings. Wow! www.mikewhellans.com. Acoustic, Blues
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 8: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6
Aug 3-25: 19:00 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Moonlight Serenade Octet Singing and Swinging MSO Productions Ltd
AU
MSO promises an evening of swing and nostalgia. We invite you to be transported back to when music had a tune, songs had words you could sing to and feet tapped to every number. Swing
Lauriston Halls • 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 V163GF3
Aug 26: 19:15 (2h15m) £8.50
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Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK Live and Swinging
Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK / MSO Productions Ltd
AU
The MSO UK invites you to join us for an evening of nostalgia, swinging music and sheer fun. Smooth vocals and classy tunes – MSO UK celebrating three years at the Fringe. Swing
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA
Aug 25: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Mosaico Flamenco Alba Flamenca
AU
Acclaimed flamenco guitarist Andrew Robinson returns. Guitar, double bass, cajon and song stitching seamlessly together traditional flamenco flirting with seductive flavours of jazz! ‘A performance of passion, fantastic technical ability and moving flamenco music’ SSSS (InformedEdinburgh.co.uk, 2011). Jazz, Flamenco
Alba Flamenca • 74 East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ B 0131 226 0000 V237GF6
Aug 11-26: 18:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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The Mother of All Burns Picts Music Company
FAPU
One of Scotland’s leading folk-rock bands link with well-known Scottish actress Annie Raitt in this musical drama depicting the life of Robert Burns through the eyes of his mother, Agnes Broun. Musical theatre, Historical
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 19: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Mozart at Teatime ROSL ARTS
AJ
Thirteenth year of ROSL ARTS’ sell-out series – international award-winning musicians including Matthew Featherstone (flute), Ashley Fripp (piano), Cavaleri and Brodowski String Quartets and Estrella Piano Quartet. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee and shortbread afterwards included. www.roslarts.org.uk. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 13,15,20,22: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Mozart Requiem Coroedina
FAU
Scotland’s most exciting chamber choir Coroedina return to the Fringe with a performance of Mozart’s legendary Requiem in the beautiful setting of Greyfriars Kirk, accompanied by chamber orchestra. Programme also includes a performance of the Solemn Vespers. Classical
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 9: 19:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Musical Gems for Violin and Piano Wolfgang David and David Gompper
AU
This world-renowned Viennese violinist and award-winning American composer/pianist team up for a delightful programme of music by Grieg, Kreisler and Saint-Saëns, including an original composition of the Irish tune, Star of the County Down. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3
Aug 7-8: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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presents
A Musical Journey with Euna Park: Springtime in Korea
Mike Oldfield’s
Tubular bells
Euna Park
FAPU
Acclaimed classical flute player Euna Park reintroduces enchanting Korean traditional folk music with commentary by Jiwoo Kim. You are invited to this unique opportunity to discover the beauty of Korean culture.
‘fOr TwO’
One albuM. TwO Men. TOO Many insTruMenTs.
Classical, World music
St John’s Church • Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 13: 18:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
‘a musical tour de force. Mesmerising’
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Musical Malta
Christine Barbara and Kayleigh Vella
Sydney Morning Herald
George Square One 2-27 Aug (not 13 or 20) 21:00 (22:00)
AU
Come and enjoy an afternoon recital hosted by an exciting new duo from musical Malta! Featuring a variety of music ranging from baroque to 20th-century with soprano and accompanying pianist also performing solo pieces. Classical, Vocal
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 18: 16:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Music at Palmerston Place Free Concerts
Home Grown Razor-sharp singing and jaw-dropping beatboxing.
AU
Free evening classical concerts in beautiful West End church, featuring chamber orchestra, choir, piano and organ. Full details and programmes available at www.palmerstonplacechurch.com/ activities/music. Classical
Palmerston Place Church • 12 Palmerston Place, EH12 5AA B 0131 226 0000 V254GE1 Aug 7-9,14-16: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Assembly Hall 2-15 Aug 19:30 (20:30)
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Music at St Michael and All Saints
Scotsman
Music at St Michael and All Saints
AU
Liturgical, instrumental and vocal performances in this glorious Victorian church. Music for choir, flute, violin, saxophone, voice, piano and organ by Bach, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Stockhausen, Jake Spence, Yui Kakinuma and many others. www.stmichaelandallsaints.org. Classical
One of Europe’s best kept secrets - unmissable! Scotsman
St Michael and All Saints Church • 26 Brougham Street, EH3 9JH B0131 226 0000 V95GF3 Aug 5,12,19,26: 11:00 (1h20m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 8,12,15,19,22,26,29: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Music for All Spirit of Love
APU
Music for All – Juliet Nisbet and Bruce Birrell form the singing/ songwriting duo Spirit of Love. Their repertoire includes Scottish, folk, country and spiritual. Spirit of Love offer a wide and diverse range of songs to suit all tastes.
Salon Elegance 2-27 Aug (not 13 or 20) 19:40 (20:40)
Cabaret
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5
Aug 6-11: 12:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Music of Friends
National Youth Orchestra of Iraq
FAU
APU
National Youth Orchestra of Iraq
Waverley String Quartet and Friends
National Youth Orchestra of Iraq make their first ever visit to the UK to perform with Julian Lloyd Webber, Khyam Allami and players from the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, conducted by Paul MacAlindin. More at www.nyoiraq.com.
The Music of Friends present two concerts of three contrasting works for cello, piano and violin by JS Bach and Quartets by Martinu and Dvorak. Classical
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 24,31: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Classical, World music
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 26: 19:30 (1h45m) £12.00 (£8.00)
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Music of Two Nations
Yi Dong and Eddie McGuire
Neapolitan Songs
AU
Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band
Eddie McGuire and Dong Yi give a presentation with bamboo flutes, classical flutes and Chinese zheng (zither) of music of two nations in comparative perspective. Part of the Glamour of Jasmine Chinese Arts Festival.
FAK
Torna a Sorrento – a journey with Philip Contini back to his roots with songs and stories beloved by his Neapolitan father, Carlo. ‘Contini is loveable ... entertaining ... gave his enthralled audience an evening to remember’ (ThreeWeeks).
Acoustic, World music
Storytelling
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 11: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
XAug 4: 20:30 (1h10m) £8.00
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 13: 20:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Music @ St Cuthbert’s
Fettes College Music Scholars
AU
Join music scholars from Fettes College, Edinburgh, for two lunchtime recitals in St Cuthbert’s Church. Part One – solo recital by James Goodenough. Part Two – various scholars perform a recital of vocal and instrumental music.
Aug 7,9,11,14,18,23,27: 20:30 (1h10m) £12.00 Aug 20,25: 13:00 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 17: 17:45 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Never Too Late to Learn
Jennifer Logan and Stuart Hope
AU
Songs inspired by classes on offer this autumn – from computing for the terrified to criminology, Tango (how to embrace your partner) to Christmas snowglobes, posh nosh and detox, mobile phone apps, and Bach for pets. Compilation
Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 8,29: 13:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Music @ St Cuthbert’s Scottish Vienna Horns
AU
Horns aloud! A feast of music for French horn featuring solo and large ensemble items performed by the fantastic players of Scottish Vienna Horns. Come and hear the unmistakable and beautiful sound that Vienna Horns produce. Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 22: 13:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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My Journey Throughout China Yi Dong
AU
This classical zheng performer, 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. Acoustic, World music
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 8: 14:30 (1h) £10.00
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New Gondoliers Play Mediterranean Homesick Blues New Gondoliers
FAN
Gentleman pop from Split, Croatia. Singer/songwriter Alen Celi’c, actor of Box Theatre. www.myspace/newgondoliers. Folk, Pop
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 14-15: 22:15 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.00)
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New Rope String Band
New Rope String Band / The Famous Spiegeltent
APJ
‘Stuffed full of sheer whoopee, it’s the kind of show you hope you might encounter at Edinburgh Fringe but rarely do’ (Maverick Magazine). Combining superb musicianship with side-splitting comic genius, New Rope String Band – truly unique entertainers. Circus, Comedy
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 6-7,11: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-10: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 8: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 13,18: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4 Aug 6-12: 17:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) (£30.00 F)
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Nick Keir Nick Keir
AU
Former McCalman, Nick Keir, in an intimate concert showcasing his latest CD, The Edge of Night. Sold-out Fringe 2011! ‘Skilfully wrought song-craft, appealing melodies, intelligent lyrics and flavoursome delivery’. (Sue Wilson, Sunday Herald). Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 19: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£6.00)
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Nick Keir: An Edinburgh Songwriter
Organ Recital – A Grand Tour of Europe
FAK
AU
Edward Dewhirst
Nick Keir
The organ scholar of Canongate Kirk performs on the fine Frobenius instrument works by Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Zipoli, Bruna and Reger, including pieces from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Well-known for his work with The McCalmans and Tolkien Ensemble, Nick’s a songwriter of rare insight and a compelling performer. ‘Skilfully wrought song-craft, appealing melodies, intelligent lyrics, flavoursome delivery’ (Sue Wilson, Sunday Herald). Folk, Contemporary
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6
Aug 5,10,12-13: 15:00 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 11: 17:45 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Classical, Historical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 18: 13:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert’s David Goodenough
Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant
AU
Nick Pynn
International Organ Recitalist David Goodenough plays a series of six concerts on the renowned Walker Organ, including JS Bach, English Romantics, Great Parisians, Baroque Masterpieces, Herbert Howells and Organ Fireworks. See website for programme details – www.st-cuthberts.net.
TFAU
Multi award winner Nick Pynn is a maverick electro-acoustic player/tunewriter who performs on various self-made string instruments and found items, whilst live-looping and basspedalling with his feet. ‘A magical find in the night’ (Scotsman).
Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP
Acoustic, Folk
Inlingua Edinburgh • 40 Shandwick Place, EH2 4RT B 0131 220 5119 V258GE2 XAug 2: 21:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3
Aug 13,15,17,20,22,24: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 21:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Orkney Jazz at The Guildford
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Ken Ramage and Friends 9th Annual Jazz Jamboree
Nkomba – Malawian Folk and African Roots Night
AN
New Orleans to dixie to swing. Ken Ramage Trio and Dixie 6, Diplomats of Jazz. Top guests including the great Roy Williams (trombone, London), Freddie King (jazz vocalist, Edinburgh), Mike Daly (trumpet, Ayrshire).
Nkomba
APN
From the award-winning Lake of Stars Festival, WOMAD and Trinderfest, Nkomba showcase their exciting live four-piece band to celebrate the launch of their new EP – Tsonya. www.nkomba.net. World music
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Aug 13-14: 00:00 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Jazz
Guildford Arms • 1 West Register Street (off East End of Princes Street), EH2 2AA B0131 226 0000 V107GD5 Aug 3-15: 21:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Out of Abingdon Out of Abingdon
North Sea Gas: In Concert
FAN
North Sea Gas
From Brisbane, Australia, Out of Abingdon and their sublime jazz grooves travel 10,000 miles to make their much anticipated return to Edinburgh. Check out their very aptly titled debut CD, Journeys, and festival dates at www.outofabingdon.com.au now.
FAU
Back again with more great 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.
Blues, Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 18: 20:30 (1h15m) £13.00 (£11.00)
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B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 10-12,14-15,17-18: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 19: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 13,16: 20:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Out of the Blue
Old Saint Paul’s Festival Evensongs
Out of the Blue
AU
Oxford’s all-male, all-vocal sensation and stars of Britain’s Got Talent return with their incredible blend of stunning singing, comical choreography and boyish charm. ‘True, simple entertainment’ (WhatsOnStage.com). ‘An absolutely unforgettable musical experience’ (ThreeWeeks). @ootboxford. www.ootb.org.uk.
TAU
Old Saint Paul’s Music
Traditional Choral Evensong and Benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church. Music includes service settings and anthems from the Anglican choral repertoire. Full programme details from www.osp.org.uk and venue leaflet.
A cappella
Classical
Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5
Aug 12,19,26: 18:30 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (50m) £5.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 14:00 (50m) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Old Saint Paul’s Festival Masses
The Outside Track
AU
FAU
Old Saint Paul’s Music
Outside Track
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. Music includes Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lassus), Missa brevis (Raymond Monelle) and Messe solennelle (Vierne). Further details: www.osp.org.uk or venue leaflet.
Searing tunes, haunting harmonies, breathtaking dance, boundless drive, winning joie de vivre – phew! Rapturously received everywhere. `Best Group’ (Live Ireland Awards, 2012). `Amongst the top groups in the world. Traditional, creative, brilliant!’ (Live Ireland). www.theoutsidetrack.com.
Classical
Acoustic, Traditional
Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5
Aug 12,19,26: 10:30 (1h45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 26: 18:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£6.00 C)
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Music
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The Oxford Gargoyles – Jazz a Cappella! The Oxford Gargoyles
FAU
The beautifully black-tied Gargoyles return with an unmissable show, performing an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and Disney! ‘Stand-out a cappella group of the Fringe’ SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Charm personified’ (Times). www.theoxfordgargoyles.co.uk. A cappella, Family
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 15:00 (50m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 15:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 15-17,22-24: 15:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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The Pain of Desire Temper Temper
FAPU
Temper Temper’s epic original sound fuses jazz and blues with a richly textured visual landscape. Led by Wendy Bevan’s hauntingly beautiful voice, The Pain of Desire echoes her otherworldly performance as a ghostly femme fatale.
See pages 206 and 212 for more information
Theatre, Performance art
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 3: 21:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-18: 21:45 (1h) £10.00
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Palmstar Poppy: Songs in Search of Love Lost at Sea David Paul Jones
TFAN
Magical song collection by David Paul Jones, winner of the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award for Music. SSSS ‘A pianist, singer and composer of immense lyrical talent and depth’ (Scotsman). Cabaret, Theatre
Barony Bar • 81-85 Broughton Street, EH1 3RJ
B 0131 226 0000 V153GC5 XAug 2: 15:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 3-9,12-16,19-23,26-27: 15:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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See edfringe.com for more information
Panning for Gold
Goldrush Bluegrass Band
FAU
Goldrush are a crucible of passion and fire. A five-piece blistering fusion of white-hot original and traditional bluegrass with explosive vocals and tight harmonies, blended with searing guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and double bass. www.scottishbluegrass.com/goldrush. Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 11: 20:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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PassionFlower Becc Sanderson
FAJ
Seductive songs of the New Torch delivered with a ‘voice to fry green tomatoes’ (Western Australian). From Radiohead to Waits and Piaf to original Sanderson, they explore the dark and the light of love. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.beccsanderson.com.
See page 210 for more information
Cabaret, Theatre
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6
Aug 21-23: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 24-25: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Paul Gilbody Paul Gilbody
APM
From pin-drop delicacy to infectious acoustic grooves that leave you smiling. Described as a dirty Jamiroquai / John Martyn crossbreed, this renowned singer/songwriter’s quartet present songs of love and seafood from his debut album. www.paulgilbody.com. Acoustic
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 12,19: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Paul Kelly Paul Kelly
AJ
One of the world’s finest singer/songwriters, Australian Paul Kelly has recorded 18 studio albums in an influential career spanning over 30 years. ‘There is no evening long enough to cover the best of Kelly’ (Rolling Stone). Contemporary, International
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6
Aug 26: 19:00 (1h45m) £14.00
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Paul Kirby Trio
Paul Kirby Trio (Jazz)
FAPU
Jazz from around the world, from the brilliant Scottish pianist and his superb piano/bass/drums trio, with influences from his recent residencies in New York, Seoul and Europe. Originals and reworked standards, with shades of Monk, Jarrett and Evans. Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 16,23: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Peatbog Faeries Peatbog Faeries
See page 243 for more information
AU
Nominated for Best Live Act, BBC Folk Awards 2012. This legendary Isle of Skye band have been described as the future of Celtic dance music as their jigs and reels blend with jazz, hip hop, reggae and more! Folk, World music
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 17: 23:00 (2h) £16.00
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Peter Bream, Piano: Schoenberg, Mozart, Brahms and Feldman Peter Bream
presents
APU
Schoenberg: Klavierstück Op 33a, Mozart: Fantasie in C minor K475, Brahms: 3 Intermezzi Op 117, Mozart: Sonata in C minor K457, Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke op 19, Feldman: palais de mari. www.peterbream.com. Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 16,26-27: 16:00 (1h50m) £10.00 (£5.00)
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Peter Straker’s Brel MKG Productions
TFPU
Award-winning legend Peter Straker pays homage to the brilliant songwriter Jacques Brel. Many great artists sing Brel but none match Straker, whose passionate interpretations are simply outstanding. The definitive tribute to Brel from the ultimate showman Straker. Theatre
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23: 18:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
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Relive the magic of 1950s Havana with remaining legends of the SOCIAL CLUB era, sizzling dancers and all-star band.
Assembly Hall 2-27 Aug (not 6,13) 22:30 (23:30)
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The Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir
Piaf
Christine Bovill / The Famous Spiegeltent
AL
Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir
APU
Christine Bovill’s homage to Edith Piaf earned her a sold-out run and five stars last year! (Scotsman). Piaf focuses on her music, giving a generous insight into Piaf, the performer. ‘Bovill’s voice is remarkable, note-perfect’ (Belfast Telegraph). www.performingpiaf.co.uk.
The UK’s finest all-female outfit make a welcome return to the Queen’s Hall, presenting an inspired collaboration with two of the most compelling musicians on the musical spectrum. Joyous and euphoric.
Cabaret, World music
Acoustic, Folk
The Famous Spiegeltent • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V87GD4
Aug 20-25: 20:00 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00)
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The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 21: 22:00 (1h45m) £16.00
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Piano and Flute Recital
Preston Reed
Maya Irgalina and Kristina Healy
Preston Reed
AU
FAU
Maya, a Belarusian pianist, has delighted Edinburgh audiences on previous occasions. Joined by Kristina, an Australian flautist, these much-lauded recent graduates of RNCM will present solo and duo works by Schubert, Schumann, Stravinsky and Piazzolla.
To say Preston Reed plays the acoustic guitar is like saying Michelangelo ‘did art’. Reed’s two-handed percussive virtuosity mesmerises audiences without recourse to anything but steel strings and a box (plus his own musical imagination, of course). www.prestonreed.com.
Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 21,23: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Piano Duo
Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale
Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 25: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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AU
Enjoy an evening of scintillating masterworks for piano (four hands) including Schubert’s Lebenssturme Allegro, Onslow Sonata Op 22, Szelenyi Colorit and Barber Souvenirs performed in the beautiful acoustic of centrally located St Mark’s.
Propaganda
Classical
Propaganda is the UK’s biggest indie night, attracting over 25,000 people a week to its 21 club nights across five countries! HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road, EH1 2DJ B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3
Propaganda
AN
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 17: 19:30 (1h50m) £10.00 (£5.00)
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Piano Favourites William Alexander
FAU
Aug 4,18,25,Sep 1: 23:00 (4h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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William Alexander (piano) plays music by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Faure, Paulenc, Liszt and others. A firm Fringe favourite.
Rab Noakes
Classical
FAU
Rab Noakes
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3
‘One of Scotland’s great songsmiths’ (Herald), makes a rare appearance at the Fringe. With 40+ years in the business, ‘a Noakes show is a decidedly non-fusty lesson in the history of popular music’ (Herald).
Aug 25: 14:30 (2h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Acoustic, Contemporary
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Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
Piazzolla Late
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AJ
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ROSL ARTS
Scottish classical guitar star Sean Shibe with cellist Jun Sasaki present an intoxicating late-night South American musical cocktail featuring the music of Tango-king Piazzolla. Complimentary glass of wine served beforehand. www.roslarts.org.uk. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 23: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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The Picts in Concert Picts Music Company
APJ
One of Scotland’s leading folk-rock bands, they are never far from the limelight. They’ve headlined the Hogmanay bash in Glasgow in front of 40,000 people and performed at Scotland’s biggest music festival T in the Park.
Aug 12: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Rachel Wheatley (Soprano) Jan Waterfield (Piano) Song Recital Songmakers of Eidyn
APU
This established professional duo present a lunchtime recital including works by Schubert, Debussy, Mozart, Wolf, Brahms and Strauss. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 26: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Folk, Traditional
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 12: 19:30 (2h) £15.50 (£13.50)
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Ragged Glory
Richard Thompson in Concert
FAU
U
Richard Thompson
Ragged Glory
Critically acclaimed prolific songwriter (Ivor Novello Award winner), recipient of BBC’s Lifetime Achievement Award and named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 20 Guitarists of All Time for his acoustic and electric virtuosity. The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6
They were delighted with the sell-out response to their 2011 shows and are back again with their eclectic mix of original, traditional, and contemporary songs. The craic is still as good, and the jokes are still as bad! Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 18,25: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Aug 14: 22:00 (1h30m) £22.50
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The Rat Pack – Live
Robert Burns: A Life in Words and Song
Hartshorn – Hook Productions
Robert Burns: A Life in Words and Song
TFAU
FAPN
West End producers Hartshorn and Hook swing back into Edinburgh with their celebrated Rat Pack. Expect sharp suits and smooth vocals as Frank, Sammy and Dean hit the stage with their 12-piece jazz orchestra. SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
A celebration of Scotland’s national poet. Writer/raconteur Allan Foster brings to life the immortal Bard’s story, joined in Captain’s Bar by folk legend Andy Chung or the delightful singer Elizabeth Merritt.
Blues, Jazz
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:00 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:00 (1h) £12.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 19:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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The Really Terrible Orchestra The Really Terrible Orchestra
AU
Their unique musical abilities conquered Europe in Utrecht in 2011. The musically challenged in sparkling form, present astonishing musical interpretations. A world premiere plus familiar music will prove challenging for all, including the players. Classical, Comedy
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • 61 York Place, EH1 3JR B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5
Aug 25: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Folk
Captain’s Bar • 4 South College Street, EH8 9AA B 0131 226 0000 V62GE5 XAug 1: 11:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 3-4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 11:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Robert Louis Stevenson – Songs and Music
Robin Laing, Wendy Weatherby, Tom Clelland, Fiona Cuthill, Norman Chalmers
AU
A performance of the critically acclaimed From a Garden of Songs. RLS’s own songs, superb arrangements of poems from the Child’s Garden of Verses plus a performance of Stevenson’s own composition, Aberlady Links. Poetry
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 16: 19:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Red Hot Chilli Pipers Red Hot Chilli Pipers
AU
Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent – a blazing rock band. A show so hot it should carry its own health warning! ‘They skirled, marched and most importantly, they rocked’ (Edinburgh Evening News). www.redhotchillipipers.co.uk. Folk, Rock
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 14: 19:00 (1h30m) £20.00
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Revival!
Mairi Campbell and David Francis (The Cast)
FPU
Compassionate and moving, Revival! explores in words and music the tensions between art and religion in Scotland through the story of Duncan Campbell, Mairi Campbell’s grandfather, a powerful Highland preacher who was a leader of the Lewis Revival. Acoustic, Traditional
Robin’s Ukulele Extravaganza Modify the Van
AK
Be whisked away to a world of ukulele fun with Robin and friends. Learn your first chords and play along to classics such as Stand By Me, Yellow Submarine and maybe even something by Jessie J! Children’s
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 14-19: 15:45 (45m) £5.00 Aug 20-24: 13:00 (45m) £5.00
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Rock and Pop on the Fringe Trinity College London
PJ
Hear music from Trinity’s groundbreaking new rock and pop exams and songbooks performed live by talented aspiring musicians. This fantastic concert will include songs from the classics to recent releases. Free goodie bags! www.trinityrock.com. Pop, Rock
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 19-23: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Blackwell’s Bookshop • 53-62 South Bridge, EH1 1YS B 0131 622 8222 V133GE5 Aug 9-11: 14:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Roddy Woomble Roddy Woomble
FAU
Familiar to thousands of music fans from Scottish rock band Idlewild, Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter/ performer. Tonight he performs songs from his two recent solo albums. ‘One of Britain’s most distinct and talented voices’ (Kerrang!). www.roddywoomble.com. Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 24: 20:30 (1h15m) £16.00
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Romantic Inspired Improvisation Arash Bazrafshan
FAPU
Edinburgh-based pianist, Arash Bazrafshan, debuts at the Festival Fringe this year with a solo, improvised performance. The show comprises four improvisations, each inspired by an original piece of artwork. Classical, Improv
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 9,26: 20:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Rose Room Rose Room
AU
Rose Room have been delighting UK jazz audiences with their live performances, and their gypsy swing has enjoyed airplay on Jazz FM, Radio Scotland and Free FM Germany. ‘Vigorous and vivacious...’ (Radio Scotland). www.myspace.com/roseroomuk. Acoustic, Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 8-10: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Rosie Nimmo Rosie Nimmo
FAU
‘Like it a lot. Great voice’ (Ian Rankin). ‘Utterly enchanting...’ (BluesMatters.com). ‘Delicious collection of songs’ (FateaMagazine.co.uk). ‘Blue velvet of her voice...’ (Sunday Herald). ‘An exquisite disc’ (NetRhythms.co.uk). ‘Deeply moving’ (Piers Ford). ‘Hugely enjoyable’ (Iain Anderson, BBC). www.rosienimmo.com. Acoustic, Blues
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 23: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) See page 202 for more information
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Rua Macmillan Trio Rua Macmillan Trio
FAU
BBC award-winning traditional folk line-up led by the highenergy Highland fiddle playing of Rua Macmillan, accompanied on bodhran by Adam Brown and on guitar by Tia Files. A taste of contemporary Scotland at its best. www.ruamacmillan.com. Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 18: 18:45 (1h15m) £10.00
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Russell Swallow and the Wolf Russell Swallow and the Wolf
FAU
A powerful trio of picked guitar, soaring violin, dynamic piano and layered vocal harmonies. ‘An acoustic evangelist ... clearly a man with poetry in his soul’ (Tom Robinson, 6 Music). ‘Simply beautiful’ (London’s Globe Theatre). www.russellswallowandthewolf.co.uk. Folk, Pop
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 25: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 26: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Safehouse: Rock, Blues, Psych... and Beyond! Safehouse / The Assembly Rooms
APL
Edinburgh’s fave blues/rock combo play the Allmans, Heat, Feat and more! Featuring original Blues ‘n’ Trouble members ‘Jiving’ John Bruce and Sean ‘Thumper’ Scott. With special guests, including hotshot young guitarist Eilidh McKellar. Blues, Rock
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 15-16: 22:25 (1h35m) £15.00 (£12.00) See page 238 for more information
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Samba Sene and Diwan: African Dreams
“Now’s the time to bow down at the altar of four-strong a cappella group FORK”
Samba Sene and Diwan
TFAN
METRO
Diverse international collection of musicians, led by charismatic Senegalese singer Samba Sene. Exuberant fusion of Afrobeat/ mbalax grooves, with undercurrents of ska and Senegalese soul. SSSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com). SSSS (Scotsman). SSSS (List). World music
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 7,9,11,19: 22:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£5.00)
Aug 21: 00:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£5.00)
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Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson
FAU
Reflective songs, driving tune sets and caustic wit. Accordionist Sandy and singer/guitarist Ewan return to the Acoustic Music Centre to play tracks from their much anticipated new album, Hard Times Come and Go. www.brechin-all-records.com. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 13: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 7: 21:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Sax Appeal 2012
The Hume Saxophone Quartet
FAU
2-26 AUG (NO SHOW 14) AT 22.25 (1 HR) ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE -TEATRO ONE4REVIEW BROADWAYBABY
VOCAL AUSTRALIA WWW.FORK.FI
With music from Mozart to Mancini and Bach to the Beatles, in a programme that includes the classics, jazz and easy listening favourites, you’re bound to enjoy an hour with the Hume Saxophone Quartet. www.thehume.co.uk. Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 9: 16:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Scotland in Song
See page 211 for more information
Alastair McDonald
FU
Enjoy an evening of songs, music and anecdotes from legendary Scottish folk singer and entertainer Alastair McDonald, one of Scotland’s favourite showbiz personalities. Performed in the magnificent setting of St Cuthbert’s Church. Ticket price includes interval refreshments. Folk, Vocal
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3
Aug 4: 19:30 (2h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Scotland in Song
Carolyn Anona Scott and Jack Foster
TFPN
An authentic telling of Scotland’s eventful, and oft-times illfated history, told through the traditional music, stories, ballads and songs of the Scottish people. Featuring Edinburgh’s own Carolyn Anona Scott and Jack Foster. www.scotlandinsong.com. Folk, Traditional
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge, EH1 1LT B 0131 557 2976 V309aGE5 XAug 1-3: 16:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-27: 16:15 (1h) £6.50 (£5.50)
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Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration Clarsach Society
AU
Hear haunting Gaelic and Scottish airs and sparkling dance tunes presented in an informal ceilidh atmosphere by Na Clàrsairean (the Scottish Harp Orchestra), Lothian Gaelic Choir and guests. Folk, Traditional
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 20: 20:00 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration 2
Scottish Sinfonia Play Haydn and Shostakovich
AU
AU
Traditional, Contemporary
Classical
Columcille Centre • 2 Newbattle Terrace, EH10 4RT B 0131 226 0000 V336GH2
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 26: 19:45 (1h45m) £12.00 (£10.00) (Free Ticketed C)
Clarsach Society
Ellie Evans and Calum MacLeod return with young friends to present an entertaining programme of traditional and modern music.
Aug 22: 19:30 (2h) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Scottish Sinfonia
Haydn Symphony No 102 in Bb, Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eb, Iain Mundy, Shostakovich Symphony No 10 in E minor. Conductor Neil Mantle. Hear Sinfonia live in concert, there is no substitute!
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The Scottish Fiddle
Scottish Songwriters in the Round
FAU
APU
Alastair Savage
A Scots fiddle journey exploring the instrument’s diversity and its expansive repertoire, both old and new. Alastair first presents a solo performance, followed a few days later by a contrasting programme featuring his trio. Acoustic, Folk
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 20,26: 20:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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A Scottish Journey and Beyond Coreen Scott with Laverock
FAU
Singer Coreen Scott performs with Laverock. Beautiful musical arrangements of Celtic ballads, favourite Scottish folk songs and the haunting French melodies of Edith Piaf. ‘Beautiful renditions of traditional and modern songs’ (Scotsman). www.coreenscott.co.uk. Acoustic
St John’s Church • Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 12,18: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Scottish Music Traditional and New The Whistlebinkies
FAU
This annual concert has built a loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty and power of the blend of pipes, fiddle, harp, concertina, flute, bass and drum. Recordings on Greentrax attest to their prowess. Traditional
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 24: 18:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£7.00)
Simon Kempston, Tom Fairnie, Mark Barnett Witness the very best of Scottish songwriters in an intimate, personal setting. Each night a different guest joins the three critically acclaimed host songwriters for a captivating journey through the finest of contemporary Scottish song. Acoustic, Folk
St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 3-7: 20:30 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Scott’s Songs Scott Murray
AU
Deeply rooted in tradition, yet with a profound sense of... Och, enough of this rubbish. I’ll be singing my own songs – there’ll be some pathos, some humour and there’s a story behind each song. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1
Aug 17: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Secret Opera Society Secret Opera Singers
APN
It’s magnifico! It’s deliziosissima! Shhh, it’s a secret! Enjoy three courses of Italian flavours, served up to the sweet serenades of the Secret Opera Society. A surprise worth dining for. Fine food and top-secret entertainment guaranteed! Bravissimo! Event, Opera
Centotre • 103 George Street, EH2 3ES B 0131 225 1550 V226GD3 Aug 13-15,20-22: 21:30 (2h) £37.50
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The 70s Songbook
Scottish Piping
FAK
Royal Scottish Pipers Society
FAU
Members of the Royal Scottish Pipers Society perform traditional bagpipe music, both on the Great Highland Pipes and on the small pipes. A variety of music is promised including the Ceol Mhor or Big Music of the Piobaireachd.
Tim Rose and Andy Philip Drawing on elements of jazz, classical and folk music, renowned session guitarists Tim Rose and Andy Philip instrumentally reinterpret the works of artists such as James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan. Acoustic, Jazz
Traditional
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 20,27: 20:00 (1h45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 16: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Sharon King Solo
Sid Samberg Plays
FAU
AU
Sid Samberg
Sharon King
Sid Samberg’s original piano music has captivated both seasoned classical audiences and those who have never delved into the genre. He is thrilled to be returning to the Fringe for two exciting concerts.
Edinburgh’s Scottish singer/songwriter showcases her brand new album Nothing = Everything. Award-winning songs delivered wrapped in witty banter and funny stories. ‘Exquisitely melodious ... rare depth ... a charmingly bewitching, timeless approach’ (Musician Magazine). www.sharonkingmusic.co.uk.
Classical, Contemporary
Acoustic, Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 24-25: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 U)
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Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 9: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 8: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Singin’ Drums
Shlomo: Ministry of Mouth
Newman Taylor Baker – Percussion, Andrea Baker – Mezzo-soprano, Richard Lewis – Piano
Shlomo and Underbelly Productions
AU
After last year’s sell-out debut, World Loopstation Champion and internationally acclaimed beatboxer Shlomo returns with his latest solo show, taking vocal music to new heights in a dazzling combination of intricately crafted beats, loops and basslines. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 13: 20:50 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
Aug 14: 22:15 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
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AU
Join these extraordinary artists joyfully celebrating the AfricanAmerican musical experience. Using voice and drum, they create a musical tapestry connecting the historical drum set to the many female voices that shaped jazz, opera, gospel and blues. Subtly breathtaking! Classical, Jazz
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 18: 14:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,20: 12:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Shooglenifty
Singing a Different Song
AJ
FAU
Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic, Contemporary
Shooglenifty
Jonathan Wood and Friends
Originators of techno-ceilidh and acid-croft – a fiery, infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves. Their sound may be difficult to put into words, but audiences around the world have fallen under their musical spell.
Two evenings with seasoned singer/songwriters who put their individual slant on songs that evoke aspects of our psychological, emotional and political lives. On the first night, expect to join in. On the second night, don’t.
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 18: 22:30 (2h) £16.00
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Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 22-23: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Skerryvore Skerryvore
Short, Glasses, Works in a Sweet Shop
AU
Rachel Donnelly
STMA Live Act of the Year 2011 Skerryvore bring their unique sound to the Fringe. Their 2012 performances will showcase their progression from their traditional roots to the eclectic sounds of their recently released World of Chances album.
PU
Unique guitar playing, singing, storytelling female plus mandolin and bass-infused band seeks lovely, kind, musically-minded audience to share songs and stories from the sweet shop. Trilby hats and NeverEnding Story tattoos most welcome.
Folk, Rock
Acoustic
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 19-23: 21:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Shostakovich Late
Smetana’s Ma Vlast
AJ
APU
ROSL ARTS
Shostakovich’s searing String Quartet No 11, plus Webern’s lush late romantic Langsamer Satz performed by the Castalian Quartet. Perfect musical nightcap for Fringe diehards. Includes a complimentary glass of wine beforehand. www.roslarts.org.uk. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB
B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3
Aug 14: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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The Showhawk Duo Showhawk Duo
APU
Showhawk are a furious instrumental acoustic blend of a classical connoisseur with a rock specialist, entertaining you with an eclectic selection. Spanning a wide stylistic spectrum – 70s pop hits to operatic overtures – they truly defy classification. Acoustic, Variety
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 XAug 3-5: 16:45 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) (£28.00 F)
Aug 5,12,19: 20:10 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£28.00 F) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 16:45 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) (£28.00 F) Aug 9,11,16-18,23-25: 16:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) (£28.00 F)
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The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 9: 22:00 (1h30m) £16.00
Orchestra of the Canongait A rare opportunity to hear a complete performance of Smetana’s epic orchestral cycle, including the ever-popular Vltava, played by the critically acclaimed Orchestra of the Canongait under the direction of its conductor Robert Dick. A must-see event. Classical
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 18: 19:30 (1h40m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Soaring Leap: Eric Whitacre Coroedina
FAU
Scotland’s most exciting chamber choir Coroedina present an exciting programme of the music of sublime contemporary American composer Eric Whitacre. An a capella performance in the rich acoustic of Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral. A cappella
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 Aug 23: 20:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Song Recital
Natasha Day (soprano) and Colin Kingsley (piano)
AU
After her successful programme of Polish songs in 2010/11, Edinburgh-born Natasha Day returns to sing songs and arias by Massenet, Debussy, Hahn, Schubert, Strauss and Dvorak. Accompanist Colin Kingsley will also play solos by Chabrier and Brahms. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 11: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Songs of Struggle The Assembly Rooms
APL
Scotland’s finest singers mark Woody Guthrie’s centenary. With selections from the Guthrie songbook and other classics celebrating popular song in the ordinary peoples’ struggles. Featuring Alastair McDonald, Arthur Johnstone, Sheena Wellington and Dave Anderson. Political, World music
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 Aug 10-11: 21:00 (1h10m) £14.50 (£12.50)
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Songs of the Hebrides – Irish and Scottish Music Transcribed for the Piano Mary McCarthy
AU
Music of the Hebrides. Irish and Scottish traditional music transcribed for the piano by Mary McCarthy. Traditional
Danish Institute • 3 Doune Terrace, EH3 6DY B0131 226 000 V64GC2 Aug 16-18: 19:30 (1h) £7.50 (£5.00) (£10.00 F)
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Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne
FAU
Dynamic and intimate interpretations of jazz songs with a wonderful telepathy between voice/guitar and double bass. ‘Hip, cool and simply beautiful’ (Big Issue). ‘Their performance, imbued with warmth and humour, was delightful’ (Herald). www.sophiebancroft.co.uk. Acoustic, Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 12-14: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Sophie Ramsay
Lapwing Productions
FAU
Fresh from recording her new album and touring the Hebrides, critically acclaimed Scottish singer/songwriter Sophie Ramsay performs contemporary and traditional folk songs with guitar and piano and maybe guests. ’Beautiful person, beautiful songs, beautiful show’ SSSS (Scotsman). Folk
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 19: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Sorries Sorries
TAU
Inspired by a love of the Corries, the kilted duo return with selections from the Scottish songbook. www.thesorries.co.uk. ‘Lovely hour’s entertainment ... heartwarming ... genuinely funny’ (FringeReport.com). ‘Anyone would struggle not to have a good time ... authentically Scottish, 4/5 (ThreeWeeks). Folk, Traditional
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 16:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) (£25.00 F) Aug 23-25: 20:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) (£25.00 F)
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Sound of Seventeen
Sound of Seventeen Big Band
AU
The Sound of Seventeen is an Edinburgh-based big band, which will be playing a selection of music from the big band era. This year we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary with a wide range of music. Jazz, Swing
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3
Aug 12: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Soweto Entsha
Isovuka Production and Promotions
TFAU
An irresistible performance expressing the spirit of Africa through the rhythmic beauty of the human voice. During this feel-good experience, you’ll be dazzled, moved, and end up dancing in the aisles. Discover the sound of African a cappella. World music, A cappella
St John’s Church • Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 XAug 3-4: 20:00 (1h15m) £8.00 (£24.00 F) Aug 6-8,10-15,17-20,27: 20:00 (1h15m) £14.50 (£12.00) Aug 9,16,21-25: 16:00 (1h15m) £14.50 (£12.00)
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‘Dean Friedman is entirely unique and - ThreeWeeks utterly brilliant!’
DEAN FRIEDMAN Sweet - Grassmarketttttttttttttttttttttt Malmaison (Leith Docks))))))))))))))))))))))) The Voodoo Roomsssssssssssssssssssssss ‘Every Sons a Classic!’ - London Theatre Guide 8th Year Fringe Sellout - Order Tickets Early! See page 209 for more information
Stefan Warzycki – Bach and After Stefan Warzycki
AU
A dazzling programme of virtuoso piano works for left hand that Stefan Warzycki will also perform in Russia and Japan, including his own arrangement of Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Saint-Saëns’s charming Six Studies. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 10: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Step Into My Parlour
Michelle Burke and James Ross (Piano)
APJ
Ballads, tales of pneumonia and cows. This warm, colourful Irish folk songstress, former lead vocalist with Cherish the Ladies, will charm and beguile you at Edinburgh’s most iconic folk venue. www.michelleburkemusic.com. Folk, Traditional
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge, EH1 1LT B 0131 557 2976 V309aGE5
Aug 3-4,6-26: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Steve Reich Late ROSL ARTS
AJ
Steve Reich’s Grammy award-winning Different Trains for string quartet and tape, plus another American classic, Barber’s luscious String Quartet, of Adagio fame, performed by the Cavaleri Quartet. Includes a complimentary glass of wine beforehand. www.roslarts.org.uk. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 16: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Stripped Back Blues Guitar Duo
Tom Thum – Beating the Habit
APU
TU
Hot Tin Roof
Hot Tin Roof is a blues guitar duo featuring Andy McKay-Challen and Gavin Jack, celebrating stripped-back blues recreating the experience of an intimate bar in the Deep South. Originals and covers. Blues, Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 13:00 (1h) £8.00
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Summer Concert
Edinburgh Incidental Orchestra, Calum Zuckert, Siobhan Parker
AU
Edinburgh Incidental Orchestra’s pleased to present its fourth annual summer concert, comprising entirely of aspiring young musicians. Soloist – Siobhan Parker, conductor – Calum Zuckert. Ravel – Tombeau de Couperin, Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Oboe and Strings, Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 5.
Underbelly Productions and Strut & Fret Beatbox addict and star of Tom Tom Crew. Take a sonic journey into the mind and overworked vocal chords of Australia’s most prolific multi-vocalist pushing the limits of the human voice to create mind-blowing soundscapes. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
XAug 2-3: 18:45 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,15-16,21-23,27: 18:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:45 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Treacherous Orchestra Treacherous Orchestra
AU
Hot melodies, chunky grooves, a mighty wall of acoustic driven sound that’ll leave your chest bone throbbing. This band have the sonic ammunition to finish off any festival. You have been warned, miss them at your peril. www.treacherousorchestra.com. Folk
Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 25: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£5.00)
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Sweethearts of the 40s – Free Blitz Sisters / Free Festival
AU
Bringing wartime nostalgia to Edinburgh, The Blitz Sisters will be dressed to impress, singing 40s and 50s songs. Step back in time with music that lifted spirits and enjoy a slice of vintage entertainment! www.theblitzsisters.co.uk. Jazz, Swing
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 25: 23:00 (1h30m) £16.00
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TrioSono
Jean E Johnson – clarinet, Andrea Baker – mezzo-soprano, Klaus Sallmann – piano
AU
Three dynamic internationally acclaimed performers form the unique TrioSono, presenting a new programme highlighting the extraordinary diversity in American music. Hear Negro Spirituals and works by Ives, Bernstein, Laitman and Sargon that are sure to uplift, surprise and delight. Classical, Traditional
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 10-11: 14:30 (1h5m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Tam Lin
The Triumph of Time and Truth
FAU
AU
James Ross, Dick Lee, John Kenny ‘An unpredictable delight ... chamber-ish music, but reflecting the otherworldly atmosphere and narrative drive of the original ... magic, as they say’ SSSS (Jim Gilchrist, Scotsman). Storytelling, Contemporary
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA
B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6
Aug 17-18,21-23: 10:45 (55m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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A Taste o’ Scotland Tackety Boot
APK
A Taste o’ Scotland, sponsored by Nairns Oatcakes, Quaker Oats and Walkers Shortbread. A warm welcome to bonnie Scotland. Come along and get a bit of Scottish vocal heritage with the odd cover Tackety Boot style! Comedy, Folk
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 2-10: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ludus Baroque
Renowned for their insightful interpretations of Handel’s works, Ludus Baroque present his overlooked masterpiece, The Triumph of Time and Truth. With soloists Sophie Bevan, Mary Bevan, Tim Mead, Ed Lyon and William Berger. Classical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 8: 19:30 (2h) £17.00 (£12.00)
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TUKUO in Concert – The UK Ukulele Orchestra
TUKUO – The UK Ukulele Orchestra
AU
Much music in a mini instrument. From film noir to Freddy Mercury, Shostakovitch to The Clash. Plenty of familiar songs in new clothes. A unique mixture of ukuleles and vocal harmonies. www.ukulele-orchestra.co.uk. Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 18: 18:45 (1h15m) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Tenor and Soprano Duet Recital Songmakers of Eidyn
APU
A teatime recital given by Erik Bekker-Hansen (tenor), Rachel Wheatley (soprano) and Ingrid Sawers (piano), featuring solo songs and duets by Schumann, Faure, Strauss, Delius, Schubert and Nielsen. Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street, EH2 3AB B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3
Aug 25: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The 27 Club
Viktor Bijelovic at St Cecilia’s
FAU
FAPU
Viktor Bijelovic
Jack Lukeman
The award-winning young pianist, who has performed in Buckingham Palace, Sadler’s Wells and worldwide, received a standing ovation on his 2010 Edinburgh debut. This concert includes Chopin, Liszt, Despić, and his own arrangement of Handel.
SSSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (Guardian). SSSSS (Telegraph). Winner – Spotlight Best Fringe Music Award. Joplin, Doors, Stones, Winehouse, Hendrix, Nirvana reinterpreted by Irish multi-platinum selling vocalist Lukeman. Jack’s legendary band, audio/visuals explode into rip-roaring life-affirming celebration. www.jacklukeman.com.
Classical
Contemporary
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 9-10,12-13: 18:45 (1h15m) £13.00 (£10.00) Aug 14-15: 18:15 (1h15m) £13.00 (£10.00)
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St Cecilia’s Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 Aug 23-24: 13:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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The 27 Club
A Vintage Evening of Song
Forever 27 Productions
Ensemble
PU
AU
Greatest myth of rock’n’roll. Curse, coincidence or phenomenon? A breathtaking night of music with legends of rock who lived fast, burned bright and died young. Amy, Kurt, Jim, Janis, Jimi, Brian, master bluesman Robert Johnson.
From the turn-of-the-century elegance of the Edwardian era, covering the advent of recorded music, the strife of the Suffragettes, the tragedy of the Titanic and life-changing events of the Great War.
Devised, Rock
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (55m) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (55m) £15.00 Aug 8-9,13-16,21-23,27: 18:00 (55m) £15.00
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Compilation, Variety
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 19: 20:00 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons #Unravel Live: The Only Gig You Can Control With Your Phone FOUND and Aidan Moffat
APJ
FOUND and Aidan will perform live versions of #Unravel, their groundbreaking, interactive sound installation. The audience can influence the performance in real-time by tweeting their opinions during the concert. The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 15: 20:00 (3h30m) £10.00
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Valery Ponomarev Quintet Jazz Bar
AN
In from New York via Moscow, the famous Russian trumpeter toured and recorded with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers for four years. Catch his fabulous, sparkling Clifford Brown trumpet style here, with a driving five-piece of top players. Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 20-26: 22:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Vanessa Knight Vanessa Knight
FAM
Five-star Fringe sell-out in 2010/2011, the world-travelling singer/songwriter is a master of the loop-pedal, developing intricate song structures before your ears. Lose yourself in Vanessa’s touching lyrics and beautiful, uplifting melodies, accompanied by her delicate piano touch. www.vanessaknight.co.uk. Acoustic, Vocal
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 XAug 14-15: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
FAU
Vivaldi’s baroque masterpiece The Four Seasons performed by four violinists: Robert Dick, Simon Graham, Sheena Jardine and Kate Miguda, with the newly-formed Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, in the historic setting of Canongate Kirk. Classical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 23: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Vocal is Lekka
Baxter Theatre Centre and Assembly
TAU
Six of Cape Town’s most talented and award-winning stars present an a capella-style mash-up of pop classics and traditional folk tunes featuring slick choreography, exceptional harmonies and improvised instruments. ‘Inspired, exuberant and beautiful’ (Cape Times). Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 16:55 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:55 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 16:55 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
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The Vocal Orchestra Underbelly Productions
TU
A spine-tingling hour of incredible musical entertainment celebrating everyone’s favourite tunes using seven mouths, seven mics and no instruments. You’ll be whooping, clapping and dancing all the way home. ‘Effervescent, energetic, audience-grabbing’ SSSS (Times). Theatre, A cappella
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2-3: 17:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 17:15 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:15 (1h) £16.00 (£14.50) Aug 17-18: 20:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh
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Music
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Volts: Scotland’s No.1 AC/DC Tribute Act Volts: Scotland’s No.1 AC/DC Tribute Act
FAPJ
Volts: Scotland’s No.1 AC/DC Tribute Act, as voted by listeners of Rock Radio. An exhilarating, full-throttle trip on the Highway to Hell, taking in all the smashes, crashes and hits! Buckle up... Rock
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 18: 19:30 (2h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Wake Up and Sing! Edwin Coppard
APN
Wake Up and Sing! This is a full audience participation event! Have fun, be surprised, be moved! Free the voice you were born with. Internationally acclaimed voice-meister Edwin Coppard takes you on an amazing journey. Free! Interactive, Workshop
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree • 36 West Nicholson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V257GF6 Aug 18-26: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Whatever Gets You Through the Night Arches
FAPL
Part of Cora Bisset’s project of the same name, this live music and film event, shot in inspirational Scottish locations at night, features Withered Hand, Eugene Kelly, Wounded Knee, Conquering Animal Sound and more. Multimedia, Film
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH
B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 23: 22:25 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Withered Hand
Withered Hand and Very Special Guests
AJ
Outstanding trash-folk bard Dan Willson, lauded by Rolling Stone, MOJO and Jarvis Cocker and member of King Creosote’s Fence Collective returns to QH with full band and friends including indie godhead Darren Hayman and compere, live-wire Josie Long. The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 4: 20:00 (3h30m) £10.00
Fringe Mobile Apps The official Edinburgh Festival Fringe iPhone and Android Apps offer you the most up-to-date and comprehensive show listings direct to your phone and let you buy tickets for collection. • Full Fringe show listings • Exclusive daily Half Price Hut listings in August • Easy to use search functionality • Find out what’s on tomorrow, today or right now • Available FREE from the iPhone App Store and Android Marketplace* • Purchase Fringe tickets for collection**
Search for Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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The Wrigley Sisters
in association with
The Wrigley Sisters
FAU
‘...play from the heart about their Orkney Islands homeland’ (Canberra Times). ‘Put their own spin on traditional jigs and reels’ (Denver Post). ‘Bending traditional tunes to jazzy, tonal surprises, keeping crowds guessing’ (Santa Cruz Metro). www.wrigleysisters.com. Acoustic, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 16: 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Zombie Prom
Latymer Theatre Company
U
When high school teenager Toffee ditches rebel sweetheart Jonnie – without an ‘H’ – he drives his motorcycle into a nuclear power plant. Everyone is horrified when he comes back – as a zombie! Latymer Theatre Company return with another cult musical. Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 24-26: 11:30 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 20-23: 11:30 (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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*The 2012 Fringe Apps will be available to download from mid-June onwards. Please visit edfringe.com for launch dates. **You can purchase Fringe tickets through the Fringe iPhone and Android Apps and collect from a choice of three central ticket collection points in Edinburgh, as well as from the Glasgow Box Office at ScotRail’s Queen Street Station in August. Friends 2for1 tickets are not available to purchase through the apps. Half Price Hut tickets can only be purchased in person at the Mound Precinct in August. See page 2 of the Fringe Programme and edfringe.com for all box office opening dates and times. • The Fringe Box Office – 180 High Street, EH1 1QS, (tickets purchased through the Fringe Apps can be collected here from mid-June onwards) • The University of Edinburgh Visitor Centre – 2 Charles Street, EH8 9AD (tickets purchased through the Fringe Apps can be collected here from mid-June onwards) • Virgin Money Half Price Hut – Mound Precinct (8 – 27 August) • Glasgow Box Office – ScotRail’s Queen Street Station main concourse underneath the station departure boards next to left luggage (27 July – 27 August)
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Assassins
Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It – Free
TwoSquared Productions in Association With Debbie Hicks
Diamond Wave Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival
K
PU
The most controversial musical of its time, Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals and their motives for assassinating the US presidents. Captivating, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Sondheim's masterpiece journeys to the dark side of the American Dream.
Olivia the singing acupuncturist returns to find It. What is It? Join her journey to find out. With storytelling and songs, Olivia will explore and reveal the matters of the heart. www.freefestival.co.uk.
Musical theatre, Historical
Musical theatre, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 XAug 2: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 6-12: 18:20 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Active Virgin
Assassins
One Academy Productions (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Princeton University Players
FK
TFPK
Who would try to kill the President of the United States? This dark and witty musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman examines the assassins who have made history. An unconventional story that’s guaranteed to have audiences humming!
From the creators of Wasted Love. Beauty's not a myth – perfection is... unless you're a 247GYM member, where physical perfection is spiralling out of control. Beauty's in the eye – but the eye can lie... 'Touching, outrageous, hilarious' SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
Musical theatre, Historical
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Musical theatre, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1,3,9,15,17,23: 12:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 5,7,11,19,25,27: 12:00 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 21: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Aug 20-25: 13:05 (1h50m) £8.00
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Bat Boy
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Durham University Light Opera Group
TFJ
Aida the Musical
Don't miss out on this year's mocky-horror extravaganza! A half-boy half-bat is discovered in a small American town. Will he ever fit in? DULOG returns to the Fringe after last year's hit. 'Outstanding' SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). www.dulog.org.uk.
Spotlites Theatre Company Presents Spotlites Youth Theatre
FJ
Elton John and Tim Rice's rock musical: a love story. Three people are forced to make difficult choices that will alter history forever. Live band. 'Simply amazing' SSSSS (BroadwayBaby. com). 'Stark, haunting' SSSSS (EdinburghGuide.com), on Tommy. www.spotlites.co.uk. Musical theatre, Rock
Spotlites @ The Merchants' Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 12-14: 19:55 (1h40m) £5.50 (£4.50) (£3.50 C)
Jazz, Family
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:05 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:05 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,20-21: 21:05 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Battle at Little Creek
American High School Theatre Festival
And They Played Shang-A-Lang
K
Craft Theatre Company / The Stand Comedy Club
Fifteen minutes to live? Soldier William Brooks reflects on his friends, family and fiancé (with help from empathetic angels). Cherry Creek High School from Colorado presents this funny, very unique, world premiere musical. Hysterical! Original! Touching!
J
Set in 70s Edinburgh, this heart-warming foot-tapping story follows Jim's life from his school days’ school disco to punk rock, encountering death to first love, told with tears, laughter and memories. A fantastic family show.
Comedy, Musical theatre
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
Comedy, Drama
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP
Aug 6: 19:15 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 7: 15:15 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 9: 11:15 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 11: 13:15 (1h25m) £5.00
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5
Aug 5-12,14-26: 12:50 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Be Fruitful and Multiply
Anthony Rapp – Without You
1945 Productions
TFJ
A struggle between two leaders from opposite sides of town. This debut work offers a whimsical take on life's big questions. Pacy dialogue and powerful underlying themes of trust and control, love and collaboration. www.1945productions.com.
FPK
Menier Chocolate Factory
A memoir of the early days of musical Rent – including the untimely passing of Jonathan Larson. A stunning show about grief, hope, and triumph combining original music and songs from Rent with a five-piece rock band.
Comedy, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Rock, Theatre
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:30 (1h15m) £8.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 22:30 (1h15m) £15.00 (£14.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h15m) £16.00 (£15.00)
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Armada
Old Hall Theatre / YMTC
TFJ
A new musical's untold love story of the Spanish Armada. Dr John Dee, Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake foil the invasion aided by an angel. 'Great fun ... immediately engaging ... comic and musical timing is brilliant' (York Press). Comedy, Historical
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 6-11: 13:10 (1h25m) £9.50 (£6.00) (£26.00 F)
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B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 19,25-27: 15:45 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 20-21: 15:45 (1h30m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 22-24: 15:45 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Musicals and Opera
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Bugsy Malone
Bereavement: The Musical
Portobello Youth Theatre
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society with Pembroke Players and CUADC
TFU
TFAK
Portobello Youth Theatre splurge to the stage with their new grand slam production. Packed with hoodlums, showgirls, and dreamers: this show‘s a sure bet for the whole family. Don't be a knucklehead, book your tickets now! SSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com).
Bittersweet musical revealing the big secret about grief: nobody knows what to do. Curtain up on six characters blundering through bereavement's 'funny little cabaret' of tasteless funerals, needless guilt and useless clichés. Hilarious, poignant, utterly original. www.bereavementhemusical.co.uk.
Musical theatre, Family
Musical theatre, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:40 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:40 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,20-21: 18:40 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Aug 2-3,8-10: 11:45 (1h15m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11: 11:45 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Candide
American High School Theatre Festival
Berlin Cabaret
U
Threesome Theatre
Featuring a legendary score by Leonard Bernstein. Part sophisticated operetta, part wacky screwball comedy with shades of Monty Python, this funny irreverent satire is a musical expression of Voltaire's tongue in cheek send-up of optimistic philosophies.
FPM
As our emcee takes you on a journey of decadence and ignorance, let the cabaret girls entertain you in our slice of 1930s Berlin. Featuring a live band, dancing girls, original and popular songs straight from Weimar Germany.
Classical, Satire
Cabaret, Historical
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 20: 22:10 (40m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 21-25: 22:10 (40m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 6: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 10: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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'Beth
CappellaJuice: Beyond the Wardrobe
Violet Shock
Fiato Facile Productions
TFAPJ
FAU
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is given a new, powerful voice in 90 minutes of sword swinging, blood drenched ambition as Violet Shock’s trademark dark originality is set to a soundtrack of powerful, original rock songs. Visceral, raw and delightfully twisted.
Musical sketch show highlighting the side-splitting situations that surround our clothing choices. This is a revue of physical, comic and harmonic delight for all. Complete with stunning a cappella medleys of popular hits. www.fiatofacile.co.uk.
Rock, Tragedy
Comedy, A cappella
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5
Aug 6-11: 22:15 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Beulah
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 17:05 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 17:05 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 15-17,22-24: 17:05 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova
Cinderella: The Musical
TFPJ
American High School Theatre Festival
From last year's MTM award-nominated life changing theatre, FlanCol dally in time, space, dreams, reality, William Blake, and what happens after life. A beautiful, delicate tale stuck between this world and the next. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). @FlanCol #LittleFest. www.theflanagancollective.co.uk.
U
This new musical take on the traditional tale has a bookish and nearsighted heroine who finds and captures the heart of a studious prince. Full of wit, warmth and charm. Enjoyment for adults and children alike.
Folk, Storytelling
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX
Musical theatre, Family
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH
B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 17:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 17:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 17:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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B 0131 226 0000 V103GLEITH D1
Aug 6: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 7: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8-9: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Bohemians on the Fringe
Clinton The Musical
AU
TPM
Bohemian Lyric Opera Company
Egdoh Theatre
Returning after last year's sell-out concerts, the Bohemians present a variety of songs from musicals, film, television, past, popular, present and not so well known. Accompany them in the historic setting of St Cuthbert’s church.
It's hard enough being the President by yourself. Bill Clinton's problem is that there are two of him. A musical comedy about Bill Clinton and Bill Clinton on their quest to save their presidency and change America.
Musical theatre
Comedy, New writing
St Cuthbert's Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 16-17: 20:00 (2h) £10.00
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The Boy Friend
The St Marylebone CE School Nomadic Theatre Company
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:00 (1h) £6.00
Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 13:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Cluedo
TFAPU
Poot Productions
How thrilling! Come and Charleston with 'Perfect Young Ladies' on the French Riveria. Sandy Wilson’s 1920s musical comedy is exuberantly staged with extravagant showstoppers and cheeky characters who delight in the discovery of true love and marriage!
FJ
Who did it? Where were they? What was the murder weapon? Back at the Fringe following a sell-out run last year, this is an original musical based on the popular board game.
Comedy, Family
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-4,6-11: 16:10 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Musical theatre
Aug 20-22: 20:20 (1h25m) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 21-25: 14:20 (1h25m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Musicals and Opera
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Company
One Academy Productions (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
TFJ
Bobby is turning 35 – time to settle down? His girlfriends and friends think so. But for a New York bachelor can there ever be too much Company? 'Deserves more stars than I can hand out' (BroadwayBaby.com). SSSSS (Scotsman). www.companyatthefringe.com. Comedy, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:20 (2h30m) £13.50 (£11.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:20 (2h30m) £14.50 (£12.50) Aug 14,21: 16:20 (2h30m) £12.50 (£10.50)
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Departure Lounge InSTEP Theatre
FM
See page 247 for more information
Four teenagers, one delayed plane, a holiday they'll never forget. A high-energy comedy musical, commended by the Scottish Daily Mail Edinburgh Festival Fringe Drama Award 2012. SSSS 'Hugely entertaining' (Liverpool Echo). SSSS 'Wonderfully funny, heartbreaking, euphoric' (LSMedia). www.insteptheatre.co.uk. Comedy, Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 XAug 7: 22:30 (1h10m) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8-9,12,14-16,19: 22:30 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 10-11,17-18: 22:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Dido and Aeneas: Love and Betrayal Eboracum Baroque
FAU
An exciting new take on Purcell's classic opera. It recounts the story of Dido and her love for the Trojan warrior, Aeneas. With evil at work, despair and destruction are not far away... Musical theatre, Opera
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 See page 248 for more information
Aug 13-18: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) (£20.00 F)
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Dr Quimpugh’s Compendium of Peculiar Afflications Petersham Playhouse
TFAPK
tion Revolu sents Arts pre
A brilliantly witty new chamber opera by Martin Ward (Royal Opera) and Phil Porter (RSC) performed by first-class cast. The celebrated doctor revisits the bizarre cases on which his mighty reputation was built... Comedy, New writing
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 17:00 (1h10m) £12.00 (£40.00 F)
WORLD
RE
PREMIE
“It’s vibrant.. brillliant in fact” Wiltshire Gazette & Herald
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The Drowsy Chaperone
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group
J
Watch as a die-hard musical theatre fan’s favourite show comes to life, blending imagination with the real world before your eyes. Edinburgh Fringe veterans, EUSOG, are back following five star, sell-out productions from the last six years. Comedy, Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 6-12,14-19: 22:15 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Eye of a Needle IndigoCo
TFAJ The brilliant IndigoCo return to the Fringe, breathing life into one family’s dramatic story. A fascinating, emotional, thoughtprovoking musical set in a Midlands village whose needlemakers conquered the world. History with a modern twist. www.eyeofaneedle.co.uk. Musical theatre, Historical
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 6-11: 19:45 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£25.00 F)
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LOVE HOPE FrEEDOM An epic adventure in a crumbling regime Paradise in Augustine’s 0131 510 0022 Previews 4 & 5 Aug 5.20pm 6-27 Aug (not 13 & 20 Aug)
8.25pm www.revolutionthemusical.co.uk See page 245 for more information
Musicals and Opera
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Fabulous Chopin Boys
Godspell
FPU
FAJ
Fringe favourites, Abracadabarets, return witty as ever, with their fun-filled take on Chopin’s 1848 Edinburgh visit. Joining them in Scotland’s oldest and most beautiful concert hall are gorgeous singer Sophie Stoddart and virtuoso pianist Viktor Bijelovic.
No sugar stick musical this – a second coming in the midst of the London riots. In a world of torment, dissatisfaction and unrest, even in this chaos there is a ray of humanity and hope.
Cabaret, Music
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Glenalmond College
Abracadabarets
Musical theatre
St Cecilia's Hall • Corner of Niddry Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ
Aug 20-25: 14:00 (1h20m) £9.00 (£7.00)
B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5
Aug 20-21,23-24: 18:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Godspell
Stage by Stage
Facehunters
FAU
The Hungry B*tches
The award-winning drama school returns with the explosion of energy that is Stephen Schwartz's legendary rock musical! ‘Easily the best amateur show I have seen in a very long time’ (Herald Express, for The King and I).
TFAK
New musical set in the ultra-cool streets of east London, home of the hipster. An in-your-face, satirical, moving story inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray. A tale of love, loss and the beauty of youth. www.hungrybitchesproductions.com.
Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL
Comedy, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 21-25: 10:45 (1h5m) £8.00 (£5.00)
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 20:50 (1h15m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 20:50 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 20:50 (1h15m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Good Grief
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Gone Rogue Productions
FPK
42nd Street
Chaos ensues as three siblings come together at the wake of their estranged father's funeral. Years of suppressed tensions bubble to the surface with explosive consequences. Lovers' tiffs, hash cookies, and a horny cougar: fast-paced musical comedy.
KD Theatre Productions
FAU
Come and meet those dancing feet... The glitz and glamour of Broadway will be tapping its way into Edinburgh as KD’s fresh energetic cast and live musicians present the most spectacular, visually lavish toe-tapping musical of all time. Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL
Comedy, Musical theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 12:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,21: 12:15 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 15-17,22-24: 12:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 14-18: 14:45 (1h45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Hamlet! the Musical Wellington College
The Francis Bacon Opera
TFAJ
The Crowe Ensemble
Shakespeare becomes funny, accessible and memorable in this fresh musical take on the doomed Danish prince. With young cast and live band, it's Hamlet like you've never seen it before – shorter, funnier and with show tunes!
FAK
New opera based on Melvyn Bragg's infamous interview with Francis Bacon for the South Bank Show in 1985. Wine flows freely as they discuss everything from the misery of addiction to pleasures of the flesh... www.francisbaconopera.com. Opera, Contemporary
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Aug 19,24-27: 18:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 22-23: 18:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
Aug 20-21: 18:00 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50)
Comedy, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 6-7,11: 14:15 (1h15m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 8-10: 14:15 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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The Happy Prince
English Cabaret with C theatre
Freaks at the Movies – Free
TFAU
Cabaret Freaks / Thrice Three Muses / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Sue Casson's enchanting adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic tale features a cast of four and a piano. Original score, witty lyrics and soaring melodies. Both children and adults will be entranced by this show. www.englishcabaret.co.uk.
APN
Cabaret Freaks pay tribute to the songs of the big screen, including Sweeney Todd, Rocky Horror Show, Chicago, Cabaret and more! SSSS (WhatsHotInBristol.com). SSSS (Skiddle.com). Cabaret, Musical theatre
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR
Aug 14-15,17-20,22-26: 00:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Glasvegas – The Original 1977 Musical 3Bugs Fringe Theatre
TFAK
Fast-paced late-night revival, set in 1950s Glasgow, joining Mick and the gang on their rise to rock stardom. Dazzling and comedic, expect dastardly tricks, beautiful girls and a lot of rock‘n’roll.
Musical theatre, Family
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:15 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 14:15 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 14:15 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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Have a Nice Life
Red Brick Productions
FK
Revelations and dark secrets are forced to the fore when members of a group therapy session (now meeting for the 23rd time) are shaken by the arrival of a mysterious newcomer. www.theatre.redbrick-productions.co.uk. Musical theatre, Theatre
Comedy, Theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 21:45 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 5-11,13-19: 21:45 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-11: 18:35 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Musicals and Opera Hey, Piano Bar Lady! Linn Lorkin
TFU
A Kiwi's wondrous adventures in 80s Manhattan. 'Fabulous style ... a cross between Victoria Wood and Edith Piaf' (MusicTheatreMatters.org.uk). 'Exquisite storytelling' (BroadwayBaby.com). SSSS 'Adorable, classy, charming, fun ... a definite treasure' (ThreeWeeks). 'Altogether inviting' SSSS (Skinny). www.linnlorkin.com. Jazz, True-life
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 Aug 3-12,14-19,21-25: 14:00 (1h15m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Hi-de-Homo!
London Gay Men's Chorus Ensemble
FAPJ
Following last year's sell-out success, the London Gay Men's Chorus Ensemble are back. Set in a holiday camp of yesteryear, with magical music and homo humour. Let the boys put the camp in your holiday! www.lgmc.org.uk/ensemble. Comedy, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Julius Caesar – Losing Your Head in Egypt
Philhomoniker (Munich Gay Men's Choir)
FAJ
Baroque music and ancient history, seen through the pink eyes of a gay choir. Egyptian pop meets Handel in this newly adapted opera. Think Cleopatra in drag, and much more... 'Dynamisch' (Suddeutsche Zeitung). Musical theatre, LGBT
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 15-17: 15:45 (1h15m) £9.50 (£7.50)
Aug 18: 15:45 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Kiss of the Red Menace: A Tribute to Kander and Ebb
Kerry Hodgkin and Ladyblue Music / PBH's Free Fringe
AN
Cabaret, Chicago and more... Kander and Ebb wrote them all, diva chanteuse Melody La Rouge sings them all in this exhilarating tribute to Broadway's best! ‘A charismatic performer’ (Fest). Cabaret, Musical theatre
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 12,17-18: 19:35 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14: 19:35 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 15-16: 19:35 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Honk Jr
Springboard Theatre Company – University of Gloucestershire
TFAPU
An odd looking young duck called Ugly and his search for his mother. Enchanting score, sparkling wit and tap dancing frogs! A world-wide stage sensation. Olivier Award for best musical. You'd be quackers to miss it! Musical theatre, Children's
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 3-4,6-11: 11:00 (1h10m) £5.00
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GHQ • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B0131 226 0000 V275GC5 Aug 19-23: 19:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Last Five Years Green Room
FJ
Jason Robert Brown's award-winning musical about two New Yorkers falling in and out of love, an intimate and emotionally powerful portrayal of love fought for and ultimately lost. 'Elegantly staged' (Annals of the Edinburgh Stage, thomdibdin.co.uk). Musical theatre, Contemporary
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 Aug 13-18: 22:15 (1h25m) £10.00 (£7.50)
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I Got It – An Actor's Tale
The Last Five Years
PJ
FK
SMILE-N Productions
Red Brick Productions
Guy wants to be an actor. Sounds easy, right? You audition, you succeed and you become famous. Simple! On his journey to stardom, Guy realises that it's not as easy as it seems.
Exploring a five-year relationship between Jamie, a rising novelist, and Cathy, a struggling actress, this emotionally powerful and intimate musical takes the conventions of musical theatre and sends them spinning into the 21st century. www.theatre.redbrick-productions.co.uk.
Contemporary
Stockbridge Parish Church • 7b Saxe-Coburg Street, EH3 5BN B 0131 226 0000 V317GB3
Aug 9-11: 19:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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The Improvised Musical No Shoes Theatre
Musical theatre
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-11: 20:30 (1h18m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Le Nozze di Figaro
TFU
Aria Alba Opera for All
Six actors. A live band. Your suggestions. Unique theatrical experience, improvised before your eyes. Anything can happen, and everything will, in this high-energy show you can enjoy again and again. 'Something special' SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.noshoestheatre.co.uk.
Aria Alba are back with a fantastic production set against the rising fascism and looming war of 1930s Italy. Our 2011 audiences said, 'enchanting ... seriously good singing!' Unmissable!
Comedy, Improv
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:20 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:20 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 18:20 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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In Musical Company
Edinburgh Music Theatre
AU
Lose those recession blues and be uplifted by songs from this dynamic company’s catalogue of smash-hit musicals including Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, A Chorus Line and Rent. If you love musicals you’ll love this! www.edinburghtheatre.co.uk. Musical theatre
St Cuthbert's Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 6-10: 20:40 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-10: 19:10 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Musical theatre, Opera
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 XAug 2: 19:00 (3h) £5.00 Aug 3-4: 19:00 (3h) £15.00 (£10.00)
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Bruntsfield Evangelical Church • 70 Leamington Terrace, EH10 4JU B0131 226 0000 V37GH2 XAug 9: 19:00 (3h) £5.00 Aug 10-11: 19:00 (3h) £12.00 (£8.00)
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Musicals and Opera
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Youth Performance
The Macbeth Project
Aria Alba Opera for All
TFJ
FAPU
Youth adaptation – a fantastic introduction to opera and a tale of ruthlessness which ultimately loses out to love! Our production is set in 1930s Italy. Bargain ticket prices!
Finding their teacher lost and confused, a group of reluctant Shakespeare scholars are left alone with only ambition, murder, magic and a discarded lesson plan for company. New tragi-comic musical performed by young ensemble. www.themacbethproject.com.
Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools
Musical theatre, Opera
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, , EH1 2QQ B0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 4: 12:00 (3h) £8.00 (£20.00 F)
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Musical theatre, New writing
The Tom Fleming Centre • Queensferry Road, EH4 3EZ B 0131 226 0000 V128GC1 Aug 6-12: 18:00 (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£22.00 F)
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Les Misérables (School Edition)
Madame Butterfly
TU
AU
Bringing her back! ‘This evening I went to what I feared would be a typical amateur production. What I saw was a superbly acted and sung production. Show of the festival for me!’ (CaptivateDrama.com, 2011).
Following critically acclaimed performances of La Boheme and Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Bohemia makes its third appearance at the Fringe with Puccini's opera. ‘A wealth of extraordinary fresh talent’ (List). ‘A spectacular performance' (Herald).
Opera Bohemia
Captivate Drama
Opera
Musical theatre
St Cuthbert's Parish Church • 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 21: 20:00 (2h) £12.00 (£10.00)
The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 Aug 3,5,7,9,11-12: 19:30 (2h30m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 4,6,10,12: 14:30 (2h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Mary – A Musical Play
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Lochaber High School
ShaoXing City Performance Co. Ltd
TFU
FAPU
Laugh and cry as the tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots is sympathetically portrayed in this innovative and original production. Experience a talented young cast igniting interest in one of Scotland's most enigmatic monarchs.
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is one of the traditional Chinese folk tales – it is the story of the oriental Romeo and Juliet. Opera, International
Musical theatre, New writing
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road, EH1 2DJ
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 6-11: 16:00 (1h30m) £10.00
B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3
Aug 4: 19:30 (2h) £15.00 (£10.00) (£40.00 F)
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Measures to Measures
A Little Night Music
American High School Theatre Festival
The Norfolk YMT
PK
TFJ
Loosely based on Shakespeare's Measure For Measure, this darkly comic world premiere musical, filled with self-serving characters driven by desire and passion for the truth, asks the question… What price would you pay?
Broadway's neglected masterpiece – Sondheim's achingly beautiful A Little Night Music – deals with love in all its wondrous, humorous and ironic permutations. Performed by senior cast and orchestra of the multi award-winning Norfolk YMT.
Modern
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
Drama, Music
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 5-7,10-11: 18:00 (1h20m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 8-9: 18:00 (1h20m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
Aug 6: 10:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 7: 22:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 8: 12:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 9: 16:20 (1h20m) £5.00
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The Mikado
Happy Go Lucky G and S
Little Shop of Horrors
U
ArtsOne
Happy Go Lucky return with another sensational G and S show. Join us in the town of Titipu for three little maids, two lovers, one executioner and absolutely no flirting. A family feel-good show! Tickets – £10. Innocent merriment – priceless.
TFAJ ArtsOne return to the Edinburgh Fringe after their success with Return to the Forbidden Planet and Rent. This classic musical is not to be missed. Prepare to be eaten alive. Bring your weed killer!
Comedy, Opera
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
Musical theatre, Family
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 6-10: 11:40 (1h35m) £4.00 (£3.00) (£10.00 F)
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 19: 15:40 (2h10m) £8.00
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Aug 20-25: 15:40 (2h10m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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The Loves I Haven't Known
Mod
TFPL
TFU
Bush and McCluskey
Infinity Repertory Theatre (New York)
'No, love's a b*tch', I said, 'love, not you'. But the damage was done... Uproarious tales of romantic misadventure from the creators of Tony! The Blair Musical. 'Genius' SSSS (Scotsman). 'Spot-on' SSSS (Evening Standard). www.bushmccluskey.co.uk.
Fab! Irreverent! Totally groovy! Original musical rocks the Fringe. Inspired by the British pop of the early 1960s. Teen angst set against the backdrop of the Beatles' invasion of America. 'Rock'n'roll has never been so funny' (ThreeWeeks). www.modthemusical.com.
Comedy, Storytelling
Musical theatre, Family
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16: 20:40 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-18: 20:40 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50)
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 13-14: 20:40 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19: 20:15 (1h5m) £12.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 8-9,15-16: 20:15 (1h5m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14: 20:15 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Molly Wobbly’s Tit Factory
Oh! What a Lovely War
PN
U
A musical comedy heavily laden with big laughs, catchy songs, and leaky implants. Take a titillating trip down Mammary Lane as the town gets an unholy makeover and the locals get everything off their chests.
A powerful reminder of the atrocities of World War One told through sketches, popular songs and images of the period. Satirical, funny and extremely moving. It will bring a tear to your eye.
Captivate Drama
Lyric Theatre Belfast / The Stand Comedy Club
Musical theatre
Comedy, Theatre
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1-2: 16:45 (1h30m) £14.00 (£11.00)
Aug 3-13,15-20,22-26: 16:45 (1h30m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Mozart: The Impresario Melos Opera
TAPU
Mozart's fast-paced comedy tracking the highs and lows of a struggling opera house. With a cast of rising operatic talent and a new, English libretto written by the Cambridge Footlights' president, this one-off collaboration cannot be missed. Comedy, Opera
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 XAug 5: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 (£3.50)
Aug 6-12: 19:15 (1h) £8.50 (£5.50)
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The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 Aug 9,11: 14:30 (2h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 8,10: 19:30 (2h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Once On This Island
Forth Children's Theatre
AU
This critically acclaimed company (ENDA winners 2008, 2009, 2010) present a vibrant and stunning musical set in the Caribbean Sea in a story of life, pain, love, grief, faith and hope, echoing Romeo and Juliet. Musical theatre, Theatre
Inverleith Church Hall • Inverleith Gardens, Ferry Road, EH3 5PR B 07794 144 372 V120GA3 Aug 4: 14:30 (1h45m) £8.00 Aug 3-4,6-11: 19:30 (1h45m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 11: 14:30 (1h45m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Music of Les Misérables and West End Musicals
1,000 Suns
TFAU
1,000 Suns. This folk-rock musical is set in an alternate future where the survivors of a nuclear war shelter in a huge crater from the fallout that remains in the world above. A story of pioneers.
VF Theatre
PK
Dysart Productions
SSSSS 'Beautiful voices from talented performers' (SGFringe.com). Relive Britain’s longest running musical in concert. I Dreamed a Dream, Bring Him Home, On My Own plus a celebration of West End musicals.
Musical theatre, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE
Musical theatre
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 Aug 3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25: 16:15 (1h) £11.50 (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 16:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 6-11: 19:35 (1h15m) £10.00
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Opera Scenes
Edinburgh Studio Opera
My Little Songbook
AU
Emily Rose / PBH’s Free Fringe
Following sell-out shows, ESO returns with a daring performance of opera's best-loved arias and scenes. Opera newcomers and connoisseurs alike will enjoy this year's portrayal of operatic scenes. 'A wealth of outstanding young singing talent' (Scotsman). www.edinburghstudioopera.com.
PN
Let Emily Rose take you through the windowpane into her life through song and spoken word. Her voice will move you and she will reveal the little stories behind her personal songbook. www.songsofemilyrose.co.uk for more info.
Theatre, Vocal
Music, True-life
Mood Nightclub • 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA B0131 226 0000 V307GC6
Aug 16-25: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 13-18: 11:15 (50m) £10.00 (£6.00)
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Naked Dictators
Part A
TFAPL
FPK
Bottle Top Theatre Company
The Unknown Theatre Company
Take a house party. Add a series of awkward situations. Then relay them in song. From alcohol fuelled tête-à-têtes to overzealous dance moves, Part A offers a comical and honest depiction of young people living in today’s world.
1913. Vienna. Mistaken identities, naked ambition, fascists, communists and love combine in this joyful coming-of-age musical where Life of Brian meets All About Eve. Guaranteed to have you goose-stepping all the way down the Royal Mile!
Musical theatre, Contemporary
Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
B 07074 201313 V13GD6
Aug 3-10: 20:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Newland
M&T Productions
TFPJ
A professional cast premiere an electrifying new musical, where treachery and love prevail during the Californian Gold Rush. An original, contemporary and jazz-infused score underpins drama, comedy and colourful characters in an era both vibrant and deadly. Musical theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
Aug 13-18,20-25: 20:50 (50m) £7.50 (£5.00)
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Party Worth Crashing Theatre In Heights
TAPL
Combining songs and tales from the bad years of twentysomething-hood, Theatre In Heights stages those years when you’re waiting for something big to happen but it never does. The bad years make the best stories. Musical theatre, New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3: 20:15 (1h35m) £7.50 (£6.00)
B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4,6: 15:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Musicals and Opera
The Picture House Play Pen Productions
FPU
The Picture House is an innovative celebration of the golden musical theatre era of the 1940s. We've combined a tribute to the patriotism shown by the home front with a heartwarming love story about strength and hope. Musical theatre, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 18:20 (1h5m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-11: 18:20 (1h5m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-18: 18:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Princess Pyunggang Bibimbab Theatre
FAJ
Seoul, Korea. An award-winning, multi-talented troupe presents a beautiful adaption of an ancient Korean folktale, inspiring endless love and peaceful transformation. The fervent show unifies live traditional instrumentation, martial arts, dance, modern opera and tap dancing to dazzle audiences.
See page 241 for more information
Musical theatre, International
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 14-19,21-27: 17:20 (1h) £9.00 (£26.00 F)
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The Reduced Savoy Company Happy Go Lucky
PU
Join us for a hilarious take on classic Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. Whether you're a devoted follower, hater or completely oblivious we promise to deliver a show you'll never forget! Cabaret, Comedy
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 21-25: 22:15 (1h) £8.00
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Retail Therapy
MAdD Theatre Company
See page 242 for more information
FPJ
Filled with romance, deceit, technological challenges and musical numbers that will make you want to indulge again and again. Join the staff of Denny’s striving to offer the very best service. After all, the customer is always right? Comedy, Family
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 13: 15:00 (50m) £6.50 Aug 14-18: 15:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Revolution! The Musical Revolution Arts
TFAPJ
Britain’s next big musical is a captivating story of love, hope and freedom in a crumbling Communist regime. Join the revolution for an epic and unforgettable rollercoaster journey of laughter and tears, mesmerising music and catchy lyrics. Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 XAug 4-5: 17:20 (1h20m) £6.50 Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 20:25 (1h20m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Ring of Stones
Salford Charter Players
FU
Inspiring and powerfully dramatic! The heart-rending, epic and heroic true events in a 17th-century English village returns. A 20-strong cast with full orchestral backing – this full-blown musical will blow you away! SSSS (FringeGuru.com / BroadwayBaby.com / EdinburghGuide.com). Storytelling, Historical
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18: 14:10 (1h40m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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Musicals and Opera
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Riot! The Musical
About Turn Theatre Company
FAPL
Summer 2011 – the London riots. Critically acclaimed About Turn present a powerful tale of youth culture gang violence told through music and physical theatre. The rock opera of 2012 not to be missed. Music, Political
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18,20-25: 15:20 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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A Romance of Asian and Western Classical Voice Khor Ai Ming
FAPU
East meets west in the powerful, lilting voice of versatile soprano Khor Ai Ming. In this folk-inspired programme, she combines western classical training and Asian life experience to bring you an intimate selection.
See page 243 for more information
Classical, Folk
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-5: 20:10 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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The Secrets Hidden in the Beatles RockBand
New Celts Productions with Dedwest Productions
TFPK
Scottish new musical about two childhood friends who meet again, in the basement where they once played and shared secrets. Now they are back with new stories and a hidden truth. Theatre, New writing
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 2,8,10,16,22: 15:50 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4,6,12,18,24,26: 15:50 (45m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20: 15:50 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Seussical
I've always felt like there were two of me...
Caught in the Web Productions
FAU
Seussical – a family musical with dazzling costumes and exciting music. Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters are brought together in one magical adventure. Performed by the cast of our awardwinning London production, Seussical is not to be missed. www.seussical2012.moonfruit.com. Musical theatre, Family
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18: 12:40 (1h15m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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The Showstoppers
Showstopper Productions – Festival Highlights
TN
Fifth Edinburgh Fringe season for this unmissable troupe, who make up a new musical comedy every night based on audience suggestions. 'Achingly funny. Top-class. Worth seeing again and again' SSSSS (Time Out). 'Awe-inspiring' SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). www.theshowstoppers.org. Comedy, Improv
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 3: 23:00 (1h10m) £7.50 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h10m) £12.50 Aug 6-7: 23:00 (1h10m) £12.50 Aug 8-9,13-16,20-22: 23:00 (1h10m) £11.50 (£10.50)
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The Showstoppers' Family Matinees
Showstopper Productions – Festival Highlights
TFPU
1-27 Aug
(Except 14 Previews 1,2,3)
1 pm www.c l into nt he mu s ical. co . u k See page 239 for more information
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Special new family-friendly shows from these brilliant musical comedy improvisers, as heard on BBC Radio 4. 'A blast. Makes your jaw drop in impressed amazement and your ribs ache with laughter' SSSSS (Mail on Sunday). Improv, Children's
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 7: 13:30 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 12,21: 18:30 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 13: 17:15 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 20: 13:30 (1h10m) £10.00
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Musicals and Opera
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Spring Awakening
Side by Side by Sondheim
Act Up Theatre Company USA
MCG Theatre in Association With Highly Strung Productions
TFM
FAJ
Against the backdrop of repressive 19th-century Germany, Spring Awakening tells the story of teenage self-discovery. Act Up Theatre showcases the talents of theatre artists studying and performing at top conservatories across the United States. Live band. www.actuptheatre.org.
A musical celebration like no other, featuring some of Sondheim's best loved songs – Send in the Clowns, Being Alive and Broadway Baby. Young, edgy and vibrant – Sondheim's musical masterpiece like you've never seen it before.
Musical theatre
Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants' Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 20-25: 12:05 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 C)
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B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 7-17: 22:05 (1h25m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Spring Awakening (A New Musical)
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Captivate Drama
Tempo
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FAU
Captivate Drama presents the controversial story of a group of teenagers troubled by their sexual awakening. This rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's play is an electrifying fusion of rock music, morality and sexuality.
Mix cool and classy with a splash of sparkle and fizz. Shake, rattle and roll! Sit back and enjoy a musical cocktail of wonderful Leiber and Stoller songs (On Broadway, Jailhouse Rock, Stand By Me). Delicious! www.tempo.org.uk.
Musical theatre
The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL
Cabaret, Revue
B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3
The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 Aug 22-25: 21:10 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 20-21: 21:10 (1h10m) £8.00 Aug 25: 19:10 (1h10m) £10.00
Aug 3,5,7: 14:30 (2h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Street Cries
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Between the Lines Theatre
TFAPJ
Some Small Love Story
Brand new cabaret show, loosely inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, with original songs performed by Moveable Feast. A surreal day, in a semi-mythical metropolis with a poetry all of its own. 'Exhilarating' (Stage). www.betweenthelinestheatre.co.uk.
Hartshorn – Hook Productions #LittleFest at C nova
TFK
Intimate and honest, two tales of passion and heartbreak woven together. Spellbinding music. Directed by Noreen Kershaw (Coronation Street, River City, Shameless). 'Deeply dynamic … packs real emotional punch' SSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). 'Beautiful' (Lyn Gardner, Guardian). #LittleFest. www.hartshornhook.com. Storytelling, Theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:45 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:45 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,20-21: 19:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
Cabaret, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 20:25 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 20:25 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 20:25 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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Streets the Musical
New Musical from Young Scottish Writer/ Composer Finn Anderson
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TFPL
From young Scottish writer/composer Finn Anderson. Gritty, fast-paced and hard-hitting, Streets follows a group of young people and their descent into the dangerous world of street crime. Features an original score and cast of emerging Scottish performers.
Somewhere Under the Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story
Biscuits for Breakfast Theatre Company
TFAJ
Join 'Liza', beyond the footlights, sharing stories and secrets from a legendary career, while belting out the hits like you have never heard them before, in this award-winning, musical rollercoaster. Cabaret, Theatre
Musical theatre, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 14:40 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 6-11: 14:40 (1h15m) £10.00 (£7.00 SC)
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theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 XAug 3-4: 17:45 (55m) £6.00 Aug 6-11,13-18: 17:45 (55m) £8.00
Sweeney Todd
The Lincoln Company
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TFK
Stephen Sondheim's epic musical thriller. Dark and comic, wonderfully macabre and gruesome story of betrayal, love and bloody revenge. www.lincolncompany.co.uk.
Songs for a New World Straight Line Theatre
Drama, Musical theatre
TFJ
Gritty, fast-paced and very human account of people hitting a wall and deciding between separation, reconciliation or defenestration. A powerful and poignant song cycle from the Broadway genius, Jason Robert Brown. Cabaret, Theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 20:00 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 20:00 (1h30m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13,20-21: 20:00 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Aug 4,6: 19:30 (2h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:50 (1h20m) £12.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:50 (1h20m) £13.50 (£11.50) (£9.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 19:50 (1h20m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C)
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Sweet Talking Guy Meleddy Productions
FAPU
It’s the swinging sixties. With their sweet talking manager, two US pop groups seek fame in the UK. This engaging love story features songs by The Walker Brothers, The Four Seasons, Phil Spector and Dusty Springfield. www.meleddy.com. Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 21-27: 22:15 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Musicals and Opera
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Towards the Moon
Swing A Midsummer Night's Dream TFPU
One Academy Productions (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Join us for an exciting journey as our characters indulge in escapism from the toils of WWII and find themselves in an enchanted forest with dancing fairies, magical mayhem and some Cole Porter classics. www.courageperformers.com.
Bobby has had enough. He's lost his job, his girl, his best friend, and he's stuck in Greenock. After a near death experience an angel offers him a deal to transform his life, but at what price?
Courage Performers
Cabaret, Family
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 5-7,10-11: 19:35 (1h15m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 8-9: 19:35 (1h15m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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TFPK
Musical theatre, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 2,8,10,16,22,24: 12:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 4,6,12,18,26: 12:00 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 14: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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12th Night: Serenade
A Tapestry of Many Threads
American High School Theatre Festival
Dovecot Studios / Alexander McCall Smith / Tom Cunningham
U
TFPU
Love triangles, mistaken identity, disguises, pranks and... pop songs? Combining classical language and contemporary music, 12th Night: Serenade is an enchanting, mix tape tribute to Shakespeare's most musical comedy.
Alexander McCall Smith and composer Tom Cunningham celebrate a century of vibrant and colourful Dovecot tapestries in the world premiere of this dramatised production, featuring some of Scotland’s most exciting young singers and musicians. Site-specific, Theatre
B0131 226 0000 V198GE6
Dovecot • 10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT
Aug 4,11: 19:30 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00) Aug 5-7,10,12-15: 18:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
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Adaptation, Theatre
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 6: 18:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 7: 16:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 9: 10:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 11: 12:20 (1h25m) £5.00
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Terror On Presley Beach
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
dottyb / Robot Parrot Productions
FAPJ
Patch of Blue Theatre
One doomed planet. One missing scientist. Two surfing aliens. Four crazy kids. A rampaging gorilla. A hunky bodybuilding academic. Elvis Presley! A brace of boppin' tunes. This summer, everyone should dance on Presley Beach!
TFK
Dust off your dictionary for the spelling challenge of a lifetime at the Putnam County Bee! Tony Award-winning comedy, 2011 sell-out company. 'Beautiful, intimate, interactive' SSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
Musical theatre, Sci-fi
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 14-18: 12:05 (45m) £5.00
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Therapy
No Shoes Theatre #LittleFest at C nova
TFAPL
From the team behind The Improvised Musical SSSSS (Broadway World), SSSS (Edinburgh Evening News) comes a groundbreaking scripted musical debut. A tormented story of two people discovering their place in a fractured world. Brutal, beautiful, unmissable. @noshoestheatre. #LittleFest. www.noshoestheatre.co.uk. Musical theatre, Theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 21:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Comedy, Interactive
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:45 (1h20m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:45 (1h20m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 18:45 (1h20m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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Urinetown: The Musical
American High School Theatre Festival
J
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is a hilarious, satirical tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Comedy, Satire
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 7: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 6,10: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Vocal Associates Presents: Faybulous!
13
Vocal Associates
Stafford Gatehouse Youth Theatre
FAPU
FAJ
Come listen to your favourite fables as Vocal Associates (Singapore) lead you through an exciting triptych of children’s stories. Join Tortoise as she outsmarts Hare, and other characters on this delightful musical journey.
A grown-up story about growing up! 13 is a hilarious, highenergy musical for all ages, containing an unforgettable rock score from Tony award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown. Brought to Edinburgh by young people from Staffordshire.
Musical theatre, Children's
Musical theatre, Family
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 20-21: 13:00 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 22-24: 13:00 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 25-26: 13:00 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6
Aug 3-5: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 (£16.00 F)
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Musicals and Opera
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Whistle Down the Wind Norfolk YMT
TU
The innocence and suspense of Britain’s favourite film on stage. An unforgettable musical miracle. Performed by the cast and orchestra of the award-winning Norfolk YMT. ‘A work of immense grace and power’ (Scotsman). Theatre, Children's
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 XAug 6: 14:10 (1h20m) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 7-11: 14:10 (1h20m) £7.50 (£6.50)
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Wild West End
Paulden Hall Productions
TAPM
The company behind national sell-out success Fresher the Musical, present this deliciously dark comedy revue. Witness the West End's greatest hits stripped bare by our scandalous parodies. This is musical theatre alchemy, no song is safe. Comedy
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 18:50 (1h) £6.50 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:50 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 18:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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The Wolves Descend Little Room Productions
FPK
A darkly comic modern opera satirising today’s obsession with the supernatural. A village becomes a tourist destination for lovers of the macabre. Losing its lure, staff of a guesthouse take extreme measures to keep their blood money flowing... Absurdist, New writing
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 14-16,21-23: 13:25 (50m) £6.00 (£4.50) Aug 17-18,24-25: 13:25 (50m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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Spoken Word
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Clooney, Cowell, Pitt and Me: Amusing Encounters with the A-List
Age of the Geek Hayden Cohen
TFPJ
Sandro Monetti
FPL
Dictators have fallen. Empires have been won and lost. Now geeks rule the world. Combining spoken word, music and comedy Hayden shows how the geeks have inherited the earth. www.haydencohen.co.uk.
A rollicking one-man show, direct from LA and New York, where leading showbiz reporter Sandro Monetti reveals what Hollywood stars are really like. ‘The perfect storyteller’ (Daily Express).
Comedy, Music
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 15:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 15:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Anthropoetry
Comedy, Storytelling
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 18: 21:35 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Ben Mellor / PBH’s Free Fringe
Content
PN
Mixy / PBH’s Free Fringe
BBC R4 Slam Champion Ben Mellor takes you on a stand-up poetry and music-fuelled tour around the body, attempting to get the measure of modern life through anatomical analogy. With sounds, beats, beeps and whistles by Dan Steele.
PN
Content. Mixy, one half of duo Dead Poets, returns to Edinburgh with a new solo show. Are you happy with what you have? What would it take to make you content? Mixy explores the levels of this vast question.
Comedy, Music
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B0131 226 0000 V221GD3
Hip hop/breakin’, Poetry
Aug 5,7-12,14-17: 19:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe Blackwell’s Bookshop
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B 0131 226 0000V309bGE5 Aug 6-9,13-16: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG
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Blackwell’s Bookshop presents an evening filled with the best of Scotland’s literary scene. Get ready to experience everything from Scottish poetry to cutting-edge drama, from folk music to contemporary fiction.
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Aug 17-25: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Cradle to Grave
Talk, New writing
The GameCat and Friends / PBH’s Free Fringe
Blackwell’s Bookshop • 53-62 South Bridge, EH1 1YS B 0131 622 8222 V133GE5
PN
Relentless. From lullabies for babies on nooses, to love poetry for the dead. Come and be ashamed to laugh, while you still can – somebody will put a stop to this sort of thing soon.
Aug 2,9,16,23,30: 18:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
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Comedy, Poetry
A Brief History of Timelessness
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 226 0000 V309bGE5
Matt Welcome / Free Festival
PL
Why it’s always ‘now’, everywhere. Matt Welcome turns his mind from stand-up comedy to popular science and proves beyond any doubt at all that ‘time’ does not exist!
Aug 13,18: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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D’You Hear About Todd?
Science
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5
Will Pickvance and Jonny Hartley / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Aug 13-26: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
A talk on modern death: the etiquette of how did it happen? The death-o-meter reading – tragic or just sad? Last wishes, pimping your own funeral, silent tributes, public outpourings, juicy obituaries, and Todd. ‘Brilliant’ (Scotsman).
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Charlie Dupré Presents: The Stories of Shakey P Charlie Dupré / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Charlie is a pulsing concoction of literary influences and kinetic verbal onslaughts. Join him for this spoken word exploration of the works of Shakespeare, and one or two stories of his own. Hip hop/breakin’, Poetry
Music
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B0131 226 0000 V221GD3 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 16:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-12,14-20,22-25: 12:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Edinburgh: The Medical City Sibbald Library Productions
FPU
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From herbals to bodysnatchers and beyond. Professor David Purdie and Sibbald librarian Iain Milne use the Royal College of Physician’s spectacular collection and surroundings to tell the story of medicine in Edinburgh in 60 minutes.
Ciaran O’Driscoll Launching His Novel: A Year’s Midnight Ciaran O’Driscoll
Science, Historical
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Celebrated poet, ex-monk and member of Aosdána, Ciaran O’Driscoll discusses and reads extracts from his new novel – a witty evocation of a man’s quest to centre himself, set in rural Italy. Contemporary, New writing
Word Power Books • 43 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB B 0131 662 9112 V154GF6 Aug 11: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Royal College of Physicians • 9 Queen Street, EH2 1JQ B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4
Aug 13-18: 11:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Enlightenment Titans – Their Biography, Legacy and Statuary Prof David Purdie and Alexander Stoddart
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Prof David Purdie and Alexander Stoddart, HM Sculptor in Ordinary, Scotland, present the Life and Statuary of David Hume, Adam Smith and RL Stevenson and project Wm Playfair, Burns and Robert Adam. Sculpture, Historical
The Royal College of Physicians • 9 Queen Street, EH2 1JQ B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4 Aug 21-23: 18:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Spoken Word
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Evie and the Perfect Cupcake
Jack Heal’s Murderthon
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In Evie’s world, the state regulates calorific intake. Thin guarantees success. Can Evie really have her cake and eat it? www.tinasederholm.com.
Jack Heal (Chortle Student Comedian 2008) is a man with an axe to grind. A literal axe. Join him in his debut show, Murderthon: a tale of vengeance, death threats and unexpected sentence endings. ‘Endearingly funny’ (Scotsman).
Tea Fuelled / PBH’s Free Fringe
Tina Sederholm / PBH’s Free Fringe
Satire, Solo show
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 226 0000 V309bGE5 Aug 6-9: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy, Storytelling
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-14: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Josh Neicho and Friends
Flea Circus Open Slam
Gwyneth Glyn, Maya Levy, Marie Naffah, Sophie Ramsay
Tea Fuelled / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Top talent from across the Edinburgh Festival Fringe meet to compete in battle. The prize? Glory, and a chance to make a video with Tea Fuelled. Past acts include Penny Dreadfuls, Mark Grist, Tom Rosenthal and Pappy’s.
Delight your ears with inventive and esoteric spoken word from journalist Josh, plus acoustic sets from guest Scottish, Welsh, Anglo-Lebanese and American singer/songwriters, and more. The free and friendly frontier of the Fringe.
Cabaret, Compilation
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B 0131 226 0000V156GE5 Aug 14: 19:30 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-13: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Foreigner Go Home (With Me) Stephanie Chan / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Join Stephanie Chan in a strange, phenomenal, poetical journey called Moving to London from the Far East, exploring why the hell everyone from everywhere feels the need to go away to find themselves. Poetry
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 226 0000 V309bGE5 Aug 20-25: 13:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Music, Poetry
The Fiddler’s Elbow • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 556 9933 V71GC5
Aug 21-25: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Life or Something Like It – Free Alex Keelan and Claire Mooney
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Two for one. Keelan, described as the female John Cooper Clarke by her mate Pauline. Mooney, political, satirical, singer/songwriter goes from feisty radical to Caprice in a fleece in 60 seconds. Comedy, Folk
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor’s Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 2-3: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Liz Lochhead: Making Nothing Happen
Grant’s True Tales Presents Spark London Storytelling
Liz Lochhead / The Assembly Rooms
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Grant’s True Tales
Lunchtime poetry and monologues, and a wee bit of song or music from different chums in town today. From Scotland’s makar, or national poet. ‘A superb natural performer’ (Joyce McMillan, Scotsman).
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‘Spark London is Britain’s first true storytelling club night’ (Guardian). This is your chance to hear some of the funniest, and most moving true stories you’ll ever hear. www.facebook.com/grantswhisky.
Music, Poetry
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR
Storytelling
Riddle’s Court • 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG B0131 226 0000 V16GE4 Aug 4-14: 17:30 (1h30m) £7.00
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B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
The Long and the Short of It
Richard Purnell and Gary from Leeds / PBH’s Free Fringe
Grant’s True Tales Presents The Liar Show Grant’s True Tales
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A short man from Essex and a lanky Yorkshireman embark on a poetic journey covering every vital topic on Earth, including food, death and fonts. ‘Contempt and joy’ (Londonist.com).
Four storytellers. Three true stories. One pack of lies. Pit your interrogation skills against our cast’s powers of deception. Someone is making it all up. But who? ‘A winner’ SSSS (Scotsman). www.facebook.com/grantswhisky.
Comedy, Satire
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG
Game show, Storytelling
Riddle’s Court • 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG B0131 226 0000 V16GE4 Aug 4-14: 20:00 (1h30m) £8.00
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B0131 226 0000 V156GE5
Aug 4-12,15-19,21-25: 13:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Love in the Key of Britpop
Harry Baker: Proper Pop-up Purple Paper People
Emily Andersen / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Anglophile Aussie girl meets English boy in a Melbourne indie disco. A blur of love, gin, and passionate Britpop debate ensues. Emily Andersen performs bittersweet poetry for anyone who wishes it was still 1995.
Harry Baker / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Current UK Poetry Slam champion is back with poems, puns and pole dancing, German raps and gangsta maths, even representing his country in the Poetry World Cup. ‘Fringe at its best’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com, 2011). Comedy, Poetry
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 226 0000 V309bGE5 Aug 6-11,13-18,20-24: 12:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 13:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Poetry, New writing
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH B0131 226 0000 V221GD3
Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-25: 15:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Luath Book Banter at Henderson’s
Occupied With What?
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Debate, poetry, fiction and politics from Luath authors. Including the nation’s favourite Burns, John Cairney, David Purdie (who brings Ivanhoe back to the people), acclaimed new talent Catriona Child and much more... Details at www.luath.co.uk.
Occupied With What? Why now? What for? Clara Lilly hitched from Edinburgh to camp with Occupy London. True accounts of events and people she met. Appeals, evictions, protests and snow. In verse. With soundtrack. www.claralilly.com/occupiedwithwhat. @occupiedwithwhat.
Clara Lilly
Luath Press
Event, Talk
Storytelling, True-life
Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue • 94 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR
The Fiddler’s Elbow • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 556 9933 V71GC5
B0131 226 0000 V269GD4
Aug 20-24: 10:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Aug 8-26: 19:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Lucy Ayrton: Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry
Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word Cabaret
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Tea Fuelled / PBH’s Free Fringe
Other Voices / PBH’s Free Fringe
Women in fairytales are rubbish. But they never used to be. What happened? Poet/songstress Lucy Ayrton unravels the dark, beautiful fairytales of our past, and spins some of her own. Music, Poetry
Other Voices brings you open-hearted open mic, fabulous female stars, and special guests every day, with a sumptuous cabaret vibe. You’ll laugh, sigh, groan, and dance with delight. We’ve something for everyone. www.bit.ly/othervoicespbh.
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG
Cabaret, Poetry
B0131 226 0000 V156GE5
Aug 4-14: 18:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Luke Wright – Your New Favourite Poet
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-7,9-14,16-21,23-25: 14:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Protest Moans and Megaphones
CKP in association with Escalator East to Edinburgh
Henry Raby / PBH’s Free Fringe
FPL
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The Fringe favourite and BBC Radio 4 poet returns. Expect thigh-slapping acerbic wordplay and bawdy bar room ballads. ‘Timely, patriotic, touching and consistently funny’ SSSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (List). SSSSS (Herald). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Can a poem change the world? A (very) brief history of political poetry, with the past two years of activism against the ConDem coalition government summed up in subversive spoken word. Rise like lions! Poetry, Political
Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 24-26: 18:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 22-23: 18:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 16: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 14: 17:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Mark Grist – Rogue Teacher
Reclamation
Mark Grist / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Joe Hakim, Mike Watts, Ruth E Dixon / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Mark Grist – Rogue Teacher. Millions watched an ex-English teacher defeat a teenage grime artist in a rap battle. But it’s a lot more complicated than that. Warning – Mark’s journey contains poetry. ‘Internet sensation’ (Sun). Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 17:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Mixing poetry, comedy and live theatre, Joe Hakim, Mike Watts and Ruth E Dixon attempt to find a sense of identity in a world that is growing ever more fragmented and chaotic. For more details see www.ruthedixon.co.uk. Comedy, Poetry
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-13,15-20,22-25: 20:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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MOJO Scotland
Richard Tyrone Jones’s Big Heart
MOJO Scotland
Utter! Spoken Word / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Miscarriages of Justice Organisation is a human rights organisation set up by Paddy Hill and John McManus. Supporting victims of miscarriages of justice, the wrongfully imprisoned and those lucky enough to have won freedom but still fighting for justice.
How do you fight back when your own heart tries to kill you? ‘Impeccable wordsmith’ SSSS (FringeGuru.com). @rtjpoet explains his near-fatal heart failure using cardiomyopoetry and anecdosage. ‘Fascinating, sobering, hilarious and ultimately uplifting’ (New Scientist).
Event, Talk
Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall • 30-36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG B 0131 226 0000 V195GLEITH Aug 19: 17:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Needles and Pins – Excerpts from a Punk Novel Tom Read / PBH’s Free Fringe
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It’s 1975. Kevin Snopes, a bored teenager from Milton Keynes, wangles an art college placement in London, where he encounters safety pins, swastikas, hate, heroin and punk rock. www.needlesandpinspunknovel.co.uk. Music, New writing
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 14: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 13: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 V156GE5 Aug 4-12,14-18,20-25: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ
B0131 226 0000 V203GD5
Aug 12,18,25: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Spoken Word
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Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism – Free Gary Stark / Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism. Prize-winning poet Gary Stark takes a comic poetic look at the idiosyncrasies of sex, getting older and how ridiculous and funny modern life can be. www.freefestival.co.uk. Comedy, Poetry
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 XAug 2: 23:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-26: 23:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Shane Koyczan – Talk Rocker Shane Koyczan
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Canadian spoken word virtuoso Shane Koyczan has earned standing ovations around the world with his emotionallycharged talent. Winner of the US Slam Poetry Championship and Canadian Spoken Word Olympics, he’ll leave you laughing through your tears. Poetry, Solo show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 Aug 13-16,20-23,27: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17-19,24-26: 19:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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The Shed Show
Shedman (AKA John Davies)
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Love sheds? You’ll love Shedman and his moving and interactive exploration of life in and out of sheds. ‘What Wordsworth did for daffodils, John Davies does for sheds’ (Mark Lawson, Front Row, BBC Radio 4). www.shedman.net. Poetry, True-life
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 9-10: 12:05 (55m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£14.00 F)
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Superbard Starts to Save the World Tea Fuelled
TFPL Join fantastical storyteller Superbard (BBC Radio 4, Newsnight) in an uplifting, multimedia adventure through time, love, beauty and spreadsheets. Kafka meets YouTube. Douglas Adams meets Sigur Ros. ‘Funny, intelligent, clever and inspiring. Highly recommended’ (FringeReview.co.uk). Comedy, Storytelling
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 XAug 2-4: 21:10 (50m) £5.00 Aug 5-9,12-16,19: 21:10 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18: 21:10 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Tesco Chainstore Massacre Stan Skinny / PBH’s Free Fringe
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Humorous British satire with poems, songs, frantic desperation and Zumba dancing. About one man’s struggle against the tyrant of Tesco and finding a decent pair of jeans shorts. ‘Glorious’ (Stanskinny.co.uk). Comedy, Theatre
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 226 0000 V309bGE5
Shop Take home a piece of the world’s largest arts festival. Come in and check out our selection of t-shirts, posters, mugs, bags and lots more.
Aug 6,23: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Andrew Cox recounts amusing, dramatic and true travel stories from his adventures in seven continents. Learn from his biggest mistakes so the next time you travel, you won’t need to wear yesterday’s underpants – again. www.andrewcox.co. Comedy, Storytelling
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 5-11: 18:50 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Acts of Contrition
After the Accident by Julian Armitstead
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What exactly constitutes an apology? Join Slippery Rock Theatre’s return engagement for this vibrant, actor-driven examination of the mechanisms of folly and forgiveness. Provocateur Laura Smiley directs this American festival winning play by Patricia Montley.
Armitstead’s new thought-provoking drama explores the highlycharged process of restorative justice, through the confrontation between joyrider Leon, guilt-ridden father Jimmy and vengeful mother Petra, who lost six-year-old daughter Charley four years earlier.
Brylights
Slippery Rock Theatre
Contemporary, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 13:15 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-11: 13:15 (45m) £10.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Drama, Contemporary
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 20,23: 17:15 (35m) £6.00 (£4.00)
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The Adding Machine
American High School Theatre Festival
After the Rainfall
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curious directive / Watford Palace Theatre / Escalator East to Edinburgh
When Mr. Zero, an allegorical character that represents what happens when you become another cog in the universal machine, is fired and replaced by an adding machine, he snaps and faces problems bigger than his nagging wife.
TPU
Navigating the arid Egyptian desert, continental Europe, the British Museum and a quiet village green, Fringe First winners 2011 excavate the aftermath of Empire. Multimedia and movement unravel artefacts, mining and our connection to ants. www.curiousdirective.com. @c_directive.
Absurdist, Satire
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 6: 14:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 8: 10:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 9: 20:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 11: 16:30 (1h15m) £5.00
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Adele’s Heart
Sunflower Theater / Gloriababbi
Devised, Multimedia
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:40 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h15m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:40 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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TFAPU
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey
Two strangers are forced to hide together during a no name war. They care for one another, they bicker and fight, they make love. Will they survive? New writing by one of the greatest talents of Italian theatre.
Gilded Balloon
TFK
Contemporary, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3: 22:30 (1h15m) £6.50 (£5.00) Aug 4,9-11: 22:30 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-8: 22:30 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.00)
Hilarious and harrowing tale where we meet Steve Jobs and Chinese workers toiling to make our beloved iPhones. ‘The best original American play so far this year’ (Washington Post). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
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XAug 1-3: 14:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 14:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
Adolf
Pip Utton / The Assembly Rooms
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Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass
‘Terrifying, searing, transfixing... It is quite impossible to be anything other than totally absorbed by Utton’s performance. Adolf reaffirms the need and worth of political theatre.’ (Scotsman). One of the most exciting solo shows of the past decade.
Alan Bissett and Sacha Kyle
FPM
Glenfiddich Scottish Writer of the Year and ‘Scotland’s newest stage superstar’ (List) performs his first new work since the hit Moira Monologues. Bissett plays five species, in a dazzling, witty and erotic tour de force.
Historical, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4
Aug 13: 14:30 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Comedy, Drama
Aug 14: 16:50 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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National Library of Scotland • George IV Bridge, EH1 1EW B 0131 226 0000 V147GE5
Aug 15-16,18-25: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
The Adult History of Great Britain Part 1 – Free
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Market Theatre Company / Laughing Horse Free Festival
All About Dickens
PM
The Mercators
TFPU
Farcical rewriting of the history of Great Britain, told through the eyes of the Brontë sisters. A fast-moving adult comedy revue, full of facts, irrelevancies and bits made up! www.markettheatre.co.uk.
Celebrate Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday with our costumed dramatised reading highlighting his extraordinary life and sampling his prodigious output. Guests include Mr Pickwick, Estella, Nicholas Nickleby, Fagin, Mrs Gamp, Miss Havisham, Doctor Marigold, Betsy Trotwood and Scrooge.
Comedy, Revue
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3-14: 14:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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After Orpheus
Centre College – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
PJ
Death, the chained beast, waiting for us – we must all face it, but by choice? Love makes the world go round. Love is in the air. Love is all you need. But would you die for Love? Devised, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
Aug 6: 11:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9: 13:45 (1h) £5.00
Aug 7,10: 09:45 (1h) £5.00
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Compilation, Devised
Mayfield Salisbury Church • 1a Mayfield Road, EH9 2NG B 0131 226 0000 V11GH6
Aug 6-10: 18:30 (1h15m) £9.00
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All an Act
Alll an Act / Depot Theatre
TFPL
Petunia and Merkin grew up together, went to school together, and became circus clowns together. One drunken evening of sexual indiscretion could very well do permanent damage to their friendship. Clown, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3: 22:30 (40m) £3.50 (£2.00) Aug 4,6-11,13-18: 22:30 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Theatre
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
All in the Timing
Almost, Maine
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The New York Times describes it as sketches for some hilarious, celestially conceived revue. These comedies combine wit, intellect, satire and fun, exploring many absurdities of existence, focusing on unusual interpretations of life, love and language.
All is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in this delightful often comic midwinter night’s dream.
American High School Theatre Festival
Sketch show
Aug 17: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 19: 17:15 (1h) £5.00
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 18: 13:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 20: 11:15 (1h) £5.00
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’Allo ‘Allo
Practical Magic Theatre Company
TFJ
Unmissable! Croft and Lloyd’s outrageously funny adaptation of the hit BBC comedy. From the producers of Fringe smashes Jean Brodie, SSSSS (ThreeWeeks), Trainspotting, SSSSS (EdinburghGuide.com), Sex, Lies and Eurovision, SSSSS (ThreeWeeks), and The Steamie, SSSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info). www.practical-magic.org. Adaptation, Comedy
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 4-11: 19:45 (1h50m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Allotment Nutshell
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Scotsman Fringe First 2011 winner returns to the Fringe for one week only! A moving tale of sibling rivalry played out in the earth of a real Edinburgh allotment. SSSS ‘Superb’ (Scotsman). SSSS ‘Witty and sympathetic’ (List). Site-specific
Assembly Inverleith Allotments • West Gate, East Fettes Avenue, EH4 1DN B 0131 623 3030 V94GA1
Aug 10-12,17-19: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 10-12,17-19: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 10-12,17-19: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 14-16: 11:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 14-16: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 14-16: 12:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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All That is Wrong
Ontroerend Goed, Lika, Richard Jordan Productions, Drum Theatre, Plymouth
TPL
In Once and For All ... she burned Barbies. In Teenage Riot she saw adults as caged animals. Koba Ryckewaert’s now 18 and knows things are wrong in the world. She needs to get a grip on them. International, Performance art
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 2: 20:00 (1h5m) £12.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3: 10:30 (1h5m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 5: 15:15 (1h5m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 4,10: 12:45 (1h5m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 7: 17:45 (1h5m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8: 20:15 (1h5m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9: 10:30 (1h5m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11: 15:15 (1h5m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 12: 17:30 (1h5m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U)
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All the Things I Never Said Z Theatre Company
PK
As strangers wait on a train platform, talk turns to the passengers’ pasts and the words they wished they had said. Should those words be spoken or are some things better left unsaid? Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13-16: 11:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-11: 15:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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All Turn! – Free
Doorstep Theatre / Emily Summers / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PJ
Doorstep Theatre invite you to take a trip down the memory lane of Mr Albert North – born 1926, Oldham, Greater Manchester. A theatrical preservation of the vanishing past, humour, heart and one man’s all-conquering optimism. Storytelling, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 13-26: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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American High School Theatre Festival
Comedy
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 16:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 18: 12:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 19: 20:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 20: 14:15 (1h10m) £5.00
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American Gothic: The Poetry of Edgar Lee Masters
Northern Essex Community College – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
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Masters’ characters speak from the grave about their lives in the fictional town of Spoon River, Illinois in the nineteenth century. The stories, songs and dances express universal joys and sorrows. Adaptation
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 7: 13:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 8,10: 11:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 9: 09:15 (1h15m) £5.00
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Custom/Practice, Assembly, TEG Productions in association with the Almeida Theatre
TU
Shakespeare’s great comedy retold in a thrilling and slickly edited production which moves from an inner city school detention room to the fantastical world of princes, lovers, forests and fairies, all set in a magical Spiegeltent. Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h25m) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 16:00 (1h25m) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 8-9,13-16,21-22,27: 16:00 (1h25m) £14.00 (£13.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Am I Good Friend?
Yve Blake / PBH’s Free Fringe
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For anyone who’s ever met another person. In a live scientific experiment Yve will do anything to measure her friendability with max accuracy. A pie chart-filled adventure about who you wish you were/weren’t. Sell-out, Adelaide Fringe 2012. Comedy, Performance art
The Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 226 0000 V338GE5 Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 14:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Amusements
Sleepwalk Collective
FAPL
Returning from their acclaimed sell-out show at Fringe 2011, Total Theatre Award nominees Sleepwalk Collective present their new work Amusements, an intensely sensorial and unsettlingly voyeuristic one-woman headphone-theatre spectacular, backroom carnival ride, lo-fi sci-fi pleasure machine. www.sleepwalkcollective.com. Multimedia, International
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 11-26: 17:45 (1h) £8.00 (£24.00 F)
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And No More Shall We Part Hampstead Theatre
TPL
Tom Holloway’s beautiful new play is an uplifting testament to the power of love and the indomitability of the human spirit. Directed by James Macdonald with Dearbhla Molloy and Bill Paterson. Drama
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XJul 30: 19:00 (1h20m) £13.00 (£6.00) XAug 4: 20:00 (1h20m) £13.00 (£6.00) Aug 5,21: 20:15 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 7,14,22,26: 10:00 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,12: 12:15 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9: 18:00 () £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 10,17: 20:30 (1h20m) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 11,18: 10:00 (1h20m) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 15,19,23: 12:30 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 16: 18:15 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 24: 18:00 (1h20m) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 25: 20:15 (1h20m) £20.00 (£15.00)
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Theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses
Antigone
TFL
TFL
This hugely entertaining production stars two of South Africa’s most acclaimed comediennes as a well-educated prostitute and a fiery domestic worker who develop an unlikely friendship – ‘both amusing and relevant’ (Sunday Independent, SA).
Atmospheric reworking of the Sophocles classic. In the air raid shelter in 1943 the nightly residents gather to hear the tale of Antigone, a self-willed little beast, who would defy Creon and will die for it. Tense, energetic tragedy.
Emanuel Theatre Company
The Market Theatre and Assembly
Tragedy
Comedy
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 13:30 (1h10m) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 13:30 (1h10m) £14.00 (£12.00)
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 3-4,6-11: 13:45 (1h) £4.50 (£3.50)
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Anything But (A One-Woman Play)
Angels
KCHG Productions
Blindhorse
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TAPL
Agnes is always trying to help, but never herself. A funny, wistful story about the messiness of living. Winner of the prestigious Harry Porter comedy prize, judged by Tim Key. ‘Hilarious and moving’ SSSSS (Varsity).
A yarn-spinning loner rides a murder rap in a grotty Leith cop shop. Guilty? Detective has no doubts. Scarlett Johansson has. This uproarious, riveting Kafkaesque whodunnit reworks the hardboiled crime thriller. ‘Poetic genius’ SSSS (Scotsman). Storytelling
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 2: 13:00 (1h) £12.00 (£6.00) Aug 3: 15:15 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 5: 20:00 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 4,10: 17:30 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 7,12,14,19: 10:30 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,15,21,26: 13:00 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9: 15:15 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11,18,24: 20:15 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 16,22: 15:30 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 17: 17:45 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 23: 17:45 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 25: 10:30 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00)
Comedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Apocalypse or Bust!
American High School Theatre Festival
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Angels in Heels
What happens when the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse aren’t quite ready for doomsday? This just in time for 2012 original comedy has all the answers and many laughs along the way! Presented by Bishop Hendricken HS.
PJ
Comedy
Last Night’s Eyeliner Meet Last Night’s Eyeliner, Manchester’s most adorable, controversial and up-for-it individuals since Emmeline Pankhurst and Ryan Giggs. Angels in Heels exposes the immediacy of today’s politics, combining university cuts, sex, scandal and coming-of-age in this heartwarming production. Comedy, New writing
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 2-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Angus: Weaver of Grass Horse + Bamboo
FAJ
Angus MacPhee’s life is a tale of Scottish islands, illness, and magical hats made of grass, stunning like sunbursts. Featuring Gaelic singer Mairi Morrison. ‘Physical, emotional and aural beauty ... their collective artistry is awesome’ (Stage). Multimedia, Puppetry
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6 XAug 16: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 17-26: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Anna.
work. Theatre
FPM
‘She’s gone’... Anna is missing. Set in a dingy inner city flat, Anna. presents the climax of a love triangle heading towards disastrous consequences – within one solitary day. ‘It’s amazing how much can change in 24 hours’. Drama, New writing
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 13-18: 16:05 (50m) £6.50 (£5.00)
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B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 6: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9: 19:30 (1h) £5.00
Aug 8: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 10: 15:30 (1h) £5.00
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Appointment With The Wicker Man National Theatre of Scotland / The Assembly Rooms
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Written by Greg Hemphill and Donald McLeary. @LochParryPlayer rehearse their version of classic cult film – sadly, more Glee than Christopher Lee. ‘It was brilliant, really just laugh laugh laugh all the way through’ (@FrankieBoyle). Comedy, Musical theatre
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1-2: 15:10 (1h40m) £10.00
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 15:10 (1h40m) £16.00 (£12.00)
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The Ash Girl PULSE
FAPL Sin. Passion. Fire. Can a young girl’s rage ignite the flame that will lift her from despair? PULSE presents this shockingly dark and visceral twist on the Cinderella fable – not to be missed. theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
Aug 13-16: 11:45 (1h30m) £8.00 (£16.00 F)
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As of 1.52pm GMT on Friday April 27th 2012, This Show Has No Title.
Anon(ymous)
Daniel Kitson
TFK
Change to – A new show by Daniel Kitson.
Pepperdine University (Malibu) UK premiere of a modern retelling of Homer’s Odyssey. With a goddess as his guide, a young refugee must use his instincts to survive a harsh journey to be reunited with his mother and his home. www.pepperdinedrama.com. Political, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10: 11:05 (1h30m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11: 11:05 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
TPK Comedy
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Aug 7-8: 15:00 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 9: 15:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 10,16-17: 15:45 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 11-12,14-15,18-19,23: 15:00 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 21,24-25: 15:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 22,26: 14:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Theatre
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As Ye Sow
Theatre of the Damned and Bare Bawds Theatre
TPK
As an old man’s mind fragments, a fear he thought long buried drags itself from the earth. Hitchcockian psychodrama meets the supernatural tradition of MR James in a terrifying modern haunting from the masters of theatrical horror. Drama, Horror
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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As You Like It
Sedos (The Stock Exchange Drama and Opera Society)
FU
Roll up! See the bearded lady, the clowns and all the fun of the fair in the enchanting Forest of Arden, where magic is merely smoke and mirrors (or in our case, a moustache and trousers). Comedy, Drama
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 19: 12:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 20-27: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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As You Like It
As Told By in Association With Greenwich Theatre
TJ
In the decade of decadence following the Great War, Rosalind and Celia flee to an illicit, underground speakeasy. The intoxicating jazz and liquor induce games of disguise, trickery and love. ‘A fulcrum of exciting talent’ (Venue). Classical, Drama
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 13:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
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As You Like It
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club
bunk puppets & scamp theatre present
TFJ
Inventive, playful, all-male production that starts with Rosalind and Celia in corrupt, modern-day Paris. Crossdressing, heartbreak and time-travel combine in this hilarious Shakespeare adaptation featuring Cambridge University’s hottest theatrical talent. www.asyoulikeit2012.co.uk. Comedy, Drama
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17: 15:30 (1h20m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18: 15:30 (1h20m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14: 15:30 (1h20m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
H AS
W PU AD O
PPET
MENAGERIE WITH A JAW-DROPPIN
G 3D
‘one of the greatest innovations in shadow puppetry’
FIN
ALE
the scotsman
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2011
Attempts on Her Life – Free
UWE Drama Society / Free Festival
PN
UWE Drama Society presents Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp. We pursue the illusive Anne as we explore scenes depicting her life. Join us on the Attempt on Her Life, to discover who Anne is? Drama, Contemporary
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 21-24: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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An Audience With the Duke of Windsor – Bob Kingdom Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
TFPK
Who was the real Edward, Duke of Windsor and who ‘chaperoned’ Wallis in New York? Bob Kingdom’s explosive and revealing new play explores one man’s choice between love and money. Drama, Historical
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 12:00 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 12:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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HHHHH
HHHHH
‘gripping and technically marvellous’
‘simply has to be seen to be believed’
three weeks
whatsonstage.com
www.bunkpuppets.com
bunk puppets
4:30PM (5:25PM) 14-27 AUG 2012
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The Awesome Show Wish
TFAM Need we say more? Wish is exploring rainbows, the Grand Canyon, cupcakes and pants! With optional participation, booze and beauty, the Awesome Show will create home-grown awesomeness with you. Earn your degree today! Devised, Interactive
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 22:05 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 22:05 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 22:05 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Awkward!
Peppered Wit Productions
FPN
Secrets and illicit relationships spill out when writer Greg and girlfriend Matilda arrive at their grotty second home, abetted by friends. Tempers flare, a disturbing truth is uncovered, and the course of the friends’ lives is revised forever. Drama, New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 20-23: 20:40 (1h15m) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 24-25: 20:40 (1h15m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Baby With the Bathwater Orion’s Belt
FAPM Baby With the Bathwater is a bitingly satirical black comedy. If you think you’re a bad parent... you’re not even close. theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 20-25: 14:00 (1h15m) £10.00
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Back to the Future – The Pantomime Two Shades of Blue
FJ
‘1.21 gigawatts? But Marty ... the only thing that can generate that power is ... pantomime!’ Eighties hairstyles, terrible puns, hoverboarding, time-travelling chicks, and futuristic sweeties! Great Scot! Sell-out 2008, SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk. Comedy, Sci-fi
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 21-27: 18:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Bane 1, 2 & 3
Whitebone Productions / Joe Bone
TU
Joe Bone brings the multi award-winning Bane trilogy back to Edinburgh, with an extended run of Bane 3. One man, no set, no props with a live soundtrack from Ben Roe. See www.pleasance. co.uk for performance information. Comedy, Storytelling
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:20 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 17:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Barwell Prophecy Slippery Rock Theatre
TPL
Terror and paranoia erupt in a United States Homeland Security office as something malignant begins to stir behind the walls. Another five star fright-fest from the creators of Deepchurch Hollow, Dark North, and The Margins! Political, Horror
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 XAug 3-4: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-11: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Beast
Be My Baby
TFPM
PJ
Award-winning Australian theatre maker Stuart Bowden, ‘narrative ingenuity and boundless charm’ SSSS (Metro), returns with a poignant and playful tale. The Beast will touch your heart and then tickle it (in a non life-threatening way).
Follow the fortunes of Mary, 19 and pregnant. Sent to a mother and baby home, she has to cope with the shame of her pregnancy and the dawning realisation she must give up her baby for adoption.
Stagecraft Productions
Stuart Bowden
Storytelling, Solo show
Drama
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 6-12: 14:55 (1h) £6.50 (£5.00)
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 20:10 (50m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 20:10 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:10 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50)
XAug 5: 17:15 (1h) £5.00
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Ben Okri’s The Comic Destiny Lazzi
Beatle Mal’s Legendary Band
APK
BeatleMAL Productions
Lazzi director David WW Johnstone’s new adaptation finds a storytelling doorway into Ben Okri’s surreal fable. A world of patriarchs, skeletons and imps, asylum escapees and a young couple seeking more loving arguments.
TFPL
He was the shadow that appeared behind the act you’ve known for all these years. Beatles roadie and friend Mal Evans remembers, with a pinch of Pepper! Late-night entertainment with original music.
Adaptation, Storytelling
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR
Music, Solo show
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 5: 22:00 (1h) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 22:15 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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B 0131 556 9579 V30aGD6
Aug 14-26: 19:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Besides the Obvious
Becoming Conocido CalArts Festival Theater
New Celts Productions with 41st 92nd Theatre Company
Confronted by choices on the ethnicity portion of her school application, Jennifer searches childhood memories and photographs for answers and realizes identifying herself may not be as easy as she thought. Winner, Best of Fest, Frontera Fest 2006.
New Scottish play exploring the fragility of family ties between brothers, and the fog which binds memory and imagination together. As discoveries and revelations emerge, the illusion of reality becomes increasingly diluted until the shocking conclusion.
TFPK
TFPK
Drama, New writing
Performance art, Solo show
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6
Aug 4-5,7-12,14-18: 14:30 (45m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1,3,9,15,17,23: 14:50 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 5,7,11,19,25,27: 14:50 (45m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 21: 14:50 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Belt Up Theatre’s A Little Princess
Bessie and Me
Belt Up Theatre and Jethro Compton Ltd
Richard Burton Company
TFPU
FAPL
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel. Princess to pauper: listen to Sara’s tales, join her in play, relish in the magic and the tragic beauty of her story. ‘Edinburgh Fringe royalty’ (Time Out). www.beltuptheatre.com.
A woman slips on a curious pair of shoes and imagines what the inside of a blues song feels like. A witty, poignant and poetic exploration of a lonely woman’s friendship with 1920s blues singer, Bessie Smith.
Drama, Interactive
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:30 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:30 (1h) £12.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 18:30 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Music, Solo show
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 19-25: 12:30 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Best in the World
Unfolding Theatre in association with Northern Stage
Belt Up Theatre’s Outland
Belt Up Theatre and Jethro Compton Ltd
TFJ
TFU
One man, three darts, no second chances. Join our quest discovering what being best really means. Featuring champions’ insights, live darts and emergency bananas. Are you the best audience in the world? ‘Thrillingly talented people’ (Guardian).
A host of Carroll’s weird and wonderful characters guide you deeper into the imagined worlds you have forgotten. Where will your dreams take you? SSSS½ (Adelaide Advertiser). ‘Edinburgh Fringe royalty’ (Time Out). Sell-out 2011. www.beltuptheatre.com. Drama, Interactive
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:05 (1h15m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:05 (1h15m) £12.50 (£10.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 21:05 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Belt Up Theatre’s The Boy James
Belt Up Theatre and Jethro Compton Ltd
Devised, Contemporary
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 XAug 3-5: 12:45 (1h) £10.00
Aug 7-12,14-19,21-25: 12:45 (1h) £14.00 (£10.00)
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Best Served Cold
Room 55 Productions
PU
TFK
Thirteen young women put on a fast-paced, original and witty drama. Written by one of the cast and directed and produced by the whole team, this show is full of fresh new talent.
Returning after sell-out and critically acclaimed runs in Edinburgh, London and Australia, a dark, beautiful tale of one boy’s awakening to the harsh realities of adulthood. ‘Still drying my eyes’ (Stephen Fry). www.beltuptheatre.com.
Comedy, Drama
Drama, Interactive
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 13-18: 16:45 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 22:45 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 22:45 (1h) £12.50 (£10.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 22:45 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Beyond Hillsborough
Biloxi Blues
TFPK
TFL
Twenty three years on, lives lost, families torn apart and brought together by the same tragedy, Hillsborough. Using original interviews with survivors, bereaved family members, politicians, police and journalists, we ask is there hope after Hillsborough?
Biloxi, Mississippi, 1943. Freshly drafted Eugene Morris Jerome enters basic army training. He lives with a variety of rancorous recruits from all walks of life whilst enduring a sadistic drill sergeant, a cunning prostitute, and his first love.
Bishops Diocesan College
Zipped Up Theatre Company
Adaptation, Drama
Drama, Verbatim
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4
Aug 6-11: 11:40 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-10: 14:35 (1h35m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show
Birds on a Wire
White Room Theatre
Hardin-Simmons University – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
TK
Three brilliant breakfast feasts of playlets. New international / UK writers. Coffee, croissant and strawberries. ‘One of the most important shows you’ll see at the Fringe’ SSSSS (Daily Record, FringeReview.co.uk, WhatsOnStage.com, Carol Tambor – shortlist, Sky Arts).
U
A family living in Dust Bowl days in Texas display unbelievable resilience to stay and save their family farm from the ravages of dust, drought, grasshoppers and death. From disaster comes redemption and forgiveness.
Comedy, Drama
Drama, New writing
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 10:30 (1h) £7.50 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 10:30 (1h) £11.50
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
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Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20,22-23: 10:30 (1h) £10.50
Aug 6,11: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00
Bigmouth
B*tch Boxer
FAPM
TPL
SKaGeN / Valentijn Dhaenens
Snuff Box Theatre
Valentijn Dhaenens pays tribute to 2,500 years of oration. Using fragments of well-known speeches, he shows that the tricks of the trade hardly changed. He who picks his words well can turn the weakest argument into the strongest.
London. 2012. The Olympics. For the first time in history women can compete in the sport of boxing. But in a man’s world, can one woman prove she’s worth the title? Winner – Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
Political, Solo show
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 19: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 20-26: 12:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Big Sean, Mikey and Me
Bitesize Chekhov
TPM
TFJ
d’Animate
Ruaraidh Murray
Three short plays (The Proposal, The Bear and Swan Song) performed by three actors inside an hour. Music, farce and physical theatre performed in a unique style. ‘What a range of emotion inside this breast!’ (Chekhov, Swan Song).
Join Big Sean Connery, Hibs Boys, sadomasochistic Irish girls, American randoms, London metrosexual weirdos and wee radge Edinburgh wideos on this dark comedy journey with a heart. ‘A slice of true Edinburgh class’ (Irvine Welsh). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-27: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.50)
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Billie! Backstage with Lady Day Ines Wurth Presents / Synthia L. Hardy
TPK
An exciting evening about one of America’s greatest jazz/blues legends. This story of Billie Holiday takes you back to an era where the joints were jumping and times were hopping, happy, sad and unpredictable. Jazz, Music
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23: 22:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Billy Liar
St Leonards
FJ
Billy Fisher, a creative and compulsive liar, is a young clerk in a gloomy undertaker’s office who invents the alternative fantasy world of Ambrosia to break up the monotony of his humdrum existence, thus alienating family and friends. Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
Aug 13-18: 20:05 (1h50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 2-15: 17:40 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Blackbird
Et Al Theatre
FK
Fifteen years ago Ray and Una had a relationship. They haven’t set eyes on each other since. Witness Una turning up to Ray’s Edinburgh office. A site-specific ‘modern tragedy’ (Sunday Telegraph). Drama
Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue • 16 Saint Mary’s Street, EH1 1SU B0131 226 0000 V205GE6 Aug 17-24: 18:00 (1h30m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Black Comedy
Edward’s Theatre Company
TFAU
Peter Shaffer’s ingenious upside-down comedy where all is not as it seems. Brin is expecting a millionaire to inspect his work and Carol’s mother to inspect him, but it’s certainly not what happens – a night of chaos. Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 6-11: 18:30 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Theatre
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Blake’s Doors
Revolving Shed: LSE SU’s Theatre Company
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This provocative new play shows a snapshot of time in which the lives of four intriguing characters overlap in a hospital ward. A stylistic exposition of the dialogue between strangers puts audience interpretation first, and challenges narrative-led theatre.
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Drama, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 14:05 (55m) £4.00 Aug 6-11,13-18: 14:05 (55m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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The Blind
The KTO Theatre 2
FAPL
Spectacular outdoor performance inspired by the best-selling novel Blindness by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. Evokes the memory of paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. Physical theatre
Old College Quad • South Bridge, EH8 9YL B 0131 226 0000 V311GE5 XAug 3: 21:00 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-9,13-15: 21:00 (1h) £13.00 (£10.00) Aug 16,20-23,27: 22:30 (1h) £13.00 (£10.00) Aug 17-19,24-26: 22:30 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00)
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Blink
Soho Theatre / nabakov / Escalator East to Edinburgh
TPK
This is the tale of Jonah, Sophie and a fox called Scruffilitis. It’s a love story. A dysfunctional, voyeuristic and darkly funny love story, but a love story all the same. Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 2: 17:45 (1h) £12.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3: 20:00 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 5: 13:00 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 4,10,17: 10:30 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 7,12,14: 15:15 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,15,21,26: 17:45 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9: 20:00 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11,18,24: 13:00 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 16,22: 20:15 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 19: 15:30 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 23: 10:30 (1h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 25: 15:15 (1h) £19.00 (£14.00)
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Blithe Spirit
Edinburgh Makars
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In Nöel Coward’s witty comedy Blithe Spirit, author Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth host a séance, accidentally invoking the spirit of Charles’ first wife, Elvira, who is intent on Charles joining her in the spirit world! www.edinburghmakars.com. Comedy, Drama
Murrayfield Parish Church Centre • Ormidale Terrace, EH12 6EQ B 0131 440 2136 V104GE1
Aug 8-11,13-18: 19:30 (2h) £10.50 (£9.00)
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The Bloody Chamber 3Bugs
TFK Angela Carter’s salacious interpretation of Bluebeard follows a young girl entering into the bonds of marriage, but this fairytale has a sobering reality. Beautifully represented through physical theatre. ‘Completely engrossing’ (ThePublicReviews.com). Physical theatre, Horror
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:35 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:35 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 21:35 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Boris & Sergey’s Vaudevillian Adventure
The Boat Factory
Happenstance Theatre Company
Flabbergast Theatre
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PM
Belfast, 1947 – a 16-year-old boy starts life as an apprentice at Harland and Wolff’s Titanic shipyard. This is history. This is his story. A ‘brilliant two-man play’ (Belfast Telegraph). Funny, poignant, thought-provoking and skilfully crafted.
‘Hilariously filthy but strangely full of pathos. Unadulterated genius’ (WeLikeThisToo.Blogspot.com). Join puppetry’s Balkan bad boys, the greatest double act ever conceived for the small stage. Expect riotous exploits, malarkey, molestation and mirth!
Drama, New writing
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 18:30 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:30 (1h20m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:30 (1h20m) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Comedy, Puppetry
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 23:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20,22-23,27: 23:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Born to Run
Òran Mór Supported by the National Theatre of Scotland
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How far would you go to make the right decision? A critically acclaimed production about running, determination, science and love. Inspired by a true story. By Gary McNair. Drama
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 21: 10:00 (45m) £13.00 (£6.00) Aug 22,26: 12:30 (45m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 23: 17:30 (45m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 24: 20:30 (45m) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 25: 10:00 (45m) £20.00 (£15.00)
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Botallack O’Clock Third Man Theatre
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A new black comedy inspired by the life and death of the artist Roger Hilton CBE. ‘Botallack O’Clock is a stunning miniature; surprising, profound and very very funny...’ (Time Out). SSSSS Critics’ Choice: nominated Best Fringe Show 2011. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
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XAug 1-4: 13:40 (1h10m) £7.00
Aug 5-13,15-20,22-27: 13:40 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Bottleneck
HighTide Festival Theatre / Escalator East to Edinburgh
TPK
Steven Atkinson directs Luke Barnes’ fizzing Liverpudlian coming-of-age drama. From the new writing powerhouse HighTide Festival Theatre, ‘a stunningly good production’ SSSSS (Scotsman, for Fringe First Award-winning Lidless). www.hightide.org.uk. Comedy, Contemporary
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Bound
Noosfeer (Belgium)
TFK
International collaboration, with Antwerpian New Wave direction and an unmistakably American script, based on the author’s time riding freight trains. Two modern-day hobos help a teenage runaway, but when their boxcar door locks, they discover true freedom. www.noosfeer.org. Drama, New writing
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 13:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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A Brief History of Scotland – We Done Loads!
BOX
NineSidedBox (Boston, Massachusetts)
TFU
DBS Productions
Two women, terrified of the outside world, never leave their apartment. When mysterious boxes begin appearing, they must make the ultimate decision. New devised drama from Harvard, with company members from Boston, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Canada. www.ninesidedbox.com.
TFM
Improv, Physical theatre
Comedy, Historical
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.
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 12:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-26: 12:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 12:00 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 2-17,19-24: 17:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Bring the Happy
A Boy Growing Up – Starring Rodney Bewes as Dylan Thomas
Invisible Flock in association with Hope & Social
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Elsewhere Theatre Productions G.B
In 2010 Invisible Flock investigated the happiness of the people of Leeds. Beautiful, tragic, glorious stories become an extravagant musical portrait of happiness in contemporary Britain. Somewhere between a wedding and a wake – don’t miss this party!
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Rodney Bewes, star of the Likely Lads, plays Dylan Thomas in this beautiful one-man show based on a collection of the author’s celebrated short stories. ‘Flawless’ (Fest Magazine). Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 15:25 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:25 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:25 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Event, Music
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3
Aug 21: 21:00 (2h30m) £14.00 (£10.00)
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Boy in a Dress
Broken
Critical Mass / The Stand Comedy Club
Subtext Theatre
TFPL
TFPL
Transdrogynous fallen Catholic, council estate queen and former catwalk model La JohnJoseph’s raucously political and accidentally profound retrospectacle combines autobiography, vaudeville, song, striptease and postmodern philosophy in an exhilarating collage exploring gender, class, religion and identity.
In a time and place different from ours, yet very recognisable, a group of teenagers journey to adulthood, controlled by rules, driven by desire and soaked in guilt. A soul searching, passionate production with beautiful new music. www.subtexttheatre.co.uk.
New writing, LGBT
Devised
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place, EH1 3EP B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 2-5: 16:20 (1h5m) £5.00
Aug 6-12,14-26: 16:20 (1h5m) £10.00
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The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart Jimmy Grimes
TPU
On the coldest night Edinburgh has ever seen, a frozen child is fitted with a cuckoo clock heart. But it’s no fairytale for little Jack, his makeshift heart means he can never ever fall in love... Puppetry, Family
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 6-7: 22:25 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00)
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The Browning Version
HOGHEAD Theatre Company
TFU
HOGHEAD are an innovative theatre company who bring a fresh and dynamic approach to Rattigan’s classic text through bold directorial interpretation. Watch as Andrew Crocker-Harris attempts a final stand against those who would see him humiliated. theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 10:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-11: 10:15 (1h) £8.00 (£25.00 F)
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The Bravery of Miss Anne and Other Tales of Splendorous Adventure
Built for Two
PN
Woah, hang on a minute. Have you never heard of privacy? You can’t just barge on in here, I haven’t even had a chance to flush yet. Get out Andrew!
Somebody’s Theatre
The Damsels Most Daring / PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
Hitch up your petticoat and join this plucky pair as they scamper through rib-tickling, ivory-tinkling, mind-twiddling tales of boggy swamps, cadavers and emotionally mature cowboys. Don’t dare miss it!
True-life, New writing
Comedy, Storytelling
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 21-25: 12:20 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 11:50 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00)
Aug 20-25: 18:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18: 11:50 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade Exeter University Theatre Company
TFAL
The discovery of a body interlinks seven lives, culminating in their separate relationships breaking down, with catastrophic consequences. When’s life not worth living? What’s better – being dead, or a breathing corpse? ‘Impeccable acting’ SSSSS (EdFringeReview.co.uk). Drama, Contemporary
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 17:00 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 5-12,14-20,22-27: 17:00 (1h5m) £8.00 (£6.50)
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Bullet Catch
Caesarean Section – Essays on Suicide
TAM
FAPJ
The high-risk Bullet Catch has claimed many lives since its conception in 1613. Modern-day marvel William Wonder presents a theatre show with magic, mindreading, levitation and the most notorious stunt of them all. ‘Profound’ SSSS (Herald). SSSS (Scotsman).
A performance about suicidal compulsion and the involuntary force that pulls us back. The musical structure was developed from polyphonic Corsican songs, into which diverse traditional songs have been woven. ‘Remarkably elemental’ (Chicago Tribune).
Teatr Zar
The Arches presents Rob Drummond
Drama, Magic
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 2: 10:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£6.00)
Aug 4,10: 15:00 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 7: 20:00 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 5: 17:30 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,15,21,26: 10:30 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11,18,24: 17:45 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 9: 12:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 12: 19:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 14,19: 20:15 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 16,22: 13:00 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 23: 15:15 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 17: 15:15 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 25: 20:00 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00)
Physical theatre, Vocal
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 9-13,15-20: 19:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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The Cagebirds
New Celts Productions with 41st 92nd Theatre Company
TFK
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Six birds locked in a cage, each trapped in their own world with their own problems. The Wild One tries to shake them out of their stupor to stand up against the tyrannical Mistress... David Campton’s absurdist classic.
Burns: Rough Cut Gavin Paul
Drama, Contemporary
TFL
Meet the real Bard. In crisis and contradiction. Rough Cut recreates Burns lost (or unwritten) diaries for the stage, during his pivotal stay in Edinburgh. ‘Raw, punchy and a universe away from shortbread tins’ SSSS (List). Drama
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 3: 17:05 (55m) £6.00 (£4.00)
Aug 2,8,10,16,22,24: 14:50 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4,6,12,18,26: 14:50 (45m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20: 14:50 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Call Me! Aug 4,6-18,20-25: 17:05 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Buzzcut
//BUZZCUT//
By The Slice Theatre Company
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Come rejoice with us at the ridiculousness of love! Gorge on therapist Sandy’s speciality tartlets as you witness cringe-worthy tales of dating woe and relationship calamities. ‘Hugely funny’ (BritishTheatreGuide.info). ‘Perfection’ (ManchesterSalon.org). ‘Hilarious’ (WhatsOnStage.com). Comedy
FAPJ After Glasgow was rocked by //BUZZCUT// 2012, Edinburgh came calling! Bringing incredible, cutting edge performance from across Britain, on a DIY punk ethic… the times they are a-changing! See you there! Love //BUZZCUT//. Devised, Performance art
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 4-5: 17:15 (3h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Bye Bye World
Gehring & Ketelaars | Frijling
FAJ
It is possible. You could just disappear. Close the door, never to return again. Escape. Reinvent yourself. Start anew. Best of the Amsterdam Fringe 2011, nominated for the Theatre Award at the Fringe World Festival, Perth 2012. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 15-16,20-23: 11:35 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 17-19,24-26: 11:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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The Cactus Gulch Opry House
American High School Theatre Festival
U
A rollicking romp across America, this original comedy set in the Wild West is full of vaudeville antics that will have you rolling in the aisles. This hilarious treat is perfect for the whole family. Family
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 6,11: 17:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 7: 11:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 9: 15:15 (1h15m) £5.00
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 2-5,7-12,14-17,19-24,26: 22:10 (1h10m) £7.50
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Camille Claudel
Gael Le Cornec/ Footprint Project
TPL
Young French sculptress’ passionate affair with her mentor Rodin gives birth to world-famous works of art but might cost her more than she expects. A touching, humorous and captivating story of art and love. SSSSS (Scotsman, previous show). Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 13:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Cancer Time
Instant Reaction
TFK
A dark comedy following two work colleagues at a south Wales call centre. Initially strangers, they get to know each other during their fag breaks, where they bond through witty conversation until interrupted by a very real tragedy. Comedy, Drama
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 3-12,14-18: 13:15 (55m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 19-25: 14:30 (55m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Candida
White Heron Theatre Company
TFK
‘Smart and funny’ says the Inquirer and Mirror. A 19th-century comedy as contemporary as any today. A hilarious, fast-paced and entertaining look at Victorian feminism. Laugh, cry and enjoy 75 delightful minutes of Shaw at his best. Classical, Comedy
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 11:40 (1h15m) £8.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:40 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 11:40 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Canterville Ghost Machinist Theatre
presents
TFAPK
Bringing Oscar Wilde’s farcical tale to the stage, come and see what happens when the Otis family move into Canterville Chase, haunted by a ghost that none of them believe exists. Will he succeed in scaring them? Devised
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 3-10: 13:30 (55m) £5.50 (£4.50)
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TOM THUM Underbelly Productions and Strut & Fret Production House present
Beatbox addict and star of Tom Tom Crew in
Captain Ferguson’s School for Balloon Warfare Oracle Theatre, Inc.
TK
Enlist with the Captain! WWI changed everything and Thomas Ferguson got carried away by it. Find out what it takes to spy on the Kaiser at 1,500 metres. Sound crazy? It is. Historical, Solo show
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU
B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 11:15 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 11:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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“Thum is truly phenomenal” The Independent
Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice
Dancing Brick / Escalator East to Edinburgh
TAPU
Multi award-winning theatre company blend humour and pathos with their innovative visual style to present a beautiful and poetic triptych about time, memory loss and science fiction. ‘Brilliant’ (Guardian). ‘Sublime’ SSSS (Scotsman). www.dancingbrick.net.
“Tom Thum appears to have swallowed an entire orchestra and several backing singers” The Guardian
Physical theatre, Contemporary
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 20:00 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 20:00 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50)
6.45PM (7.45PM)
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Carmen Funebre Teatr Biuro Podrozy
AU
Charity performance. Fringe First Award-winning. ‘An unforgettable dramatisation of war’ (Observer). ‘Terrifying and highly recommended’ (Guardian). ‘A contemporary performance created with theatrical skill and sensitivity of an open nerve, a poetic piece devoid of euphemism’ (Espectador). Physical theatre, Political
Old College Quad • South Bridge, EH8 9YL B 0131 226 0000 V311GE5
Aug 14: 22:30 (50m) £10.00
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Carnival of Crows
2-27 AUGUST 2012 (not 13, 14 or 20) Underbelly Productions in association with Tumble Circus present
TUMBLE
CIRCUS THIS IS WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING
HHHH
VERY IMPRESSIVE
Little Friday Theatre / Free Festival
ADELAIDE ADVERTISER
Mystery! Horror! Intrigue! Through charming, poetic tales of the dark Victorian underworld of carnival sideshows, Poppy leads us on a spiralling journey of horror and suspense. A remarkable one-woman show melding puppetry and macabre cabaret.
HHHH
PM
Storytelling, Horror
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 3,5-10,12-17,19-24: 13:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut Gilded Balloon / Tron Theatre
TFU
PITCH PERFECT PERFORMANCES WEST AUSTRALIAN
WINNER!
BEST CIRCUS SHOW ADELAIDE FRINGE 2012
A lovingly disrespectful homage to one of the classic films of all time. Casablanca has some of the most iconic scenes and best lines ever written, so why not play it again? Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 3: 17:15 (1h) £8.00
Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 17:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:15 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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3.40PM (4.40PM)
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The Celebrity
PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland)
U
‘People need heroes’ (a leading psychologist). ‘More fool them’ (a celebrity). ‘From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs’ (Karl Marx). ‘I celebrate myself...’ (Walt Whitman). ‘Aaaaaaeeeeooooh’ (a fan). Drama
PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland) • 350 Granton Road, EH5 1QE B 0131 559 4485 V274GA1 Aug 22-25: 14:00 (1h15m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Centralia
Superbolt Theatre
TFAJ
A 1960s underground coal fire meant everyone evacuated the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Using dance, cabaret and comedy, this Lecoq-trained company sees the three final inhabitants of this forgotten town come to Edinburgh to tell their story. Comedy, Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3: 22:20 (50m) £5.00
Aug 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,23,25,27: 22:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Cerberus
The Requiem Project
TFPK
The mystery of a lost airman. Love torn asunder. Through poetic language, robust physicality and a tapestry of sound and spectacle, 825 Swordfish Squadron’s story during the Channel Dash, 1942, is brought to vivid life. (Image, FAA Museum.) Drama, Historical
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 18:10 (40m) £6.00 Aug 6-8,13-15: 18:10 (40m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 9-11,16-18: 18:10 (40m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 20-22: 19:10 (40m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 23-25: 19:10 (40m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Chapel Street
See page 320 for more information
Presented by SCRAWL
TL
Hilarious, heartbreaking, and compelling throughout, Chapel Street provides a crackling mix of poetry and profanity that takes on a deep resonance in Cameron’s Broken Britain. Winner – Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Award. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 14:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story Searchlight Theatre Company
FK
A new dramatisation brings to life, on stage, the inspiring life story of the great Olympic hero, Eric Liddell. Made famous by the award-winning film Chariots of Fire. Run for a ticket. A winner. Drama
Edinburgh Elim • 18 Morningside Road, EH10 4DB B 0131 447 5086 V132GH2 Aug 15-18,21-24: 19:15 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 17-18,24-25: 14:15 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Chatroom GYTC
TFAK Cyberspace: six teenagers type and chat. Their trivial conversations take a sinister turn as they begin to manipulate one another. Enda Walsh explores the path from child to adulthood in a way that is warm, funny and deeply moving. Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 6-11: 17:20 (50m) £8.00
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Chicken Bones for the Teenage Soup
Comedian Dies in the Middle of Joke
L
TPL
Unlike the book series it parodies, this is a comic ode to pessimism. In a series of scenes, characters illustrate various moments from everyday life, only to be crushed by twists of cruel fate.
November 1983, comedian Joe Pooley is onstage and no-one’s laughing. August 2012: together his murder is reconstructed. Can you die with some dignity? Devised by Ross Sutherland. ‘A real star’ SSSS (Independent).
American High School Theatre Festival
Comedy
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 6,8: 15:20 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7: 19:20 (55m) £5.00
Aug 10: 11:20 (55m) £5.00
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Show And Tell / Escalator East To Edinburgh
Comedy, Interactive
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 14:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Churchill
Comedy Playhouse – Balloon – Free
PL
PJ
Pip Utton / The Assembly Rooms Big Ben chimes and strikes 13! In Parliament Square, Winston Churchill’s statue wakes for one hour. Descending from his pedestal the great man looks back, looks forward and entertains. ‘Utton’s words touch you deep in your heart’ (TheaterParadijs.nl). Historical, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 11: 12:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 12,14-26: 12:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Cleansed
Rummage Theatre / A LEAP Theatre Project
FL
1998. The last Magdalene laundry has closed. Mother Brigid, a lonely old lady sits in a retirement home with her brusque carer. It soon becomes clear their relationship is not what it seems. A poignant, thought-provoking debut play. Drama, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 20-25: 15:30 (1h5m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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A Clockwork Orange Action To The Word
TL
Award-winning, electrifying all-male celebration of gorgeousness and gorgeousity returns to Edinburgh after 2011 sell-out season. Burgess’ infamous literary masterpiece of ultraviolence reworked for a new generation. SSSS S ‘Astonishing’ (WhatsOnStage.com). SSSS S ‘Breathtaking’ (ThreeWeeks). SSSS S ‘Triumphant’ (BroadwayBaby.com). Drama, Physical theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:40 (1h20m) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h20m) £14.50 (£13.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 15:40 (1h20m) £13.50 (£12.00)
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Closer
Rush Theatre Company
FM
Rush’s high-octane style breathes raw physicality into Marber’s brutal portrayal of modern sexual politics. A quartet of strangers meet, fall in love and self destruct. As their lives collide, it becomes clear – nothing’s fair in love or war. Drama, Physical theatre
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 12-17,19-25: 18:25 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Coalition
Spontaneity Shop / Pleasance Theatre Trust
TPL
It’s 2014 and Britain’s coalition government has fractured. Can Lib Dem leader Matt Cooper save his party from destruction? A fast-moving comedy starring Thom Tuck, Phill Jupitus, Jo Caulfield and Simon Evans. www.coalition-play.co.uk. By Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky. Comedy, Political
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h30m) £7.50
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h30m) £14.50 (£13.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 14:00 (1h30m) £13.50 (£12.50)
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Workshed Productions / Michael J Buchanan-Dunne
Inventive new comedy about a man who befriends a balloon by playwright, comedian and BBC Comedy sketch-writer Michael J Buchanan-Dunne. ‘Exceptionally clever writing ... very enjoyable’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Comedy, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 2-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Comedy Playhouse – Shopping for Bacon – Free
Workshed Productions / Michael J BuchananDunne
PJ
Hilarious new comedy about sex, diets and bacon sandwiches by playwright, comedian and BBC Comedy sketch-writer Michael J Buchanan-Dunne. ‘Very very funny’ (Perrier nominee Dan Antopolski). ‘Highly original’ SS S S (ThreeWeeks). Comedy, New writing
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 2-26: 14:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Company of Wolves 3Bugs
TFK An extraordinary twist on the beloved fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood. Exploring temptation and forbidden sexuality, this interactive performance employs stunning use of mask, live music and physical theatre. ‘Beautifully crafted’ (ThreeWeeks). Interactive, Physical theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 20:35 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 20:35 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 20:35 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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The Complete History of the BBC in 60 Minutes Five Rounds Rapid
TFPK
Terence and Ingrid present a concise history of the greatest public broadcasting institution known to man. And beyond. Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation, and they will speak BBC unto you! New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 2: 17:05 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 3-17,19: 17:05 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare – Abridged Tread the Boards Theatre Company
TFPJ
Thirty-seven plays, three actors, ninety-seven minutes. Join these madcap men in tights weaving their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s tragedies, histories and comedies, leaving you breathless and helpless with laughter. Comedy
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 3,7,9,11: 20:05 (1h50m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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The Complex: Electra
Cover
TFPL
TFPK
Electra’s daddy’s been killed. Her mummy’s f*cking the murderer. At night she dreams of blades and flesh, but come dawn she’s a little girl. Until something inside starts to change. Sometimes revenge is a sexual awakening...
Award-winning DugOut Theatre return to the Fringe with a dark comedy directed by ISDF-nominated Harry Williams. ‘The group bristles with talent ... all of them will make a mark in theatre’ (Stage). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSS (Guardian). www.dugouttheatre.com.
DugOut Theatre
Terrible Edgar
Adaptation, Tragedy
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 4: 18:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 7,9,14,16: 18:05 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 11,18: 18:05 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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The Complex: Oedipus Terrible Edgar
Comedy, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 15:20 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 15:20 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 14,20-21: 15:20 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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TFPL
The Crucible
It’s the 2504th performance of Oedipus Rex and Chorus 6 wants to call it quits. But the tragic hero isn’t ready to let go. If you thought you knew Oedipus, think again. ‘Indisputably excellent’ (Varsity, Cambridge).
FJ
Close Up Theatre Arthur Miller’s famous Tony Award-winning retelling of the 1692 Salem witch trial hysteria, a powerful modern tragedy of one man’s search for self. Sell-out shows 2004 to 2011.
Adaptation, Tragedy
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3: 18:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6,8,13,15: 18:05 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 10,17: 18:05 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Drama, Tragedy
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 20-25: 10:30 (2h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£22.00 F)
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Confessions of a Grindr Addict
Crypted
Best of the Sydney Fringe
Negative Capability
TL
TFPK
Felix has a date! So why is he freaking out? Join Felix on his comically awkward adventure through Grindr land, as he ponders, ‘what does one actually do on a date that doesn’t involve sex?’
Interactive tragedy based on the life of Alan Turing, the Bletchley Park codebreaker chemically castrated by the government. Part of Negative Capability’s double bill by RSC prizewinner Freddy Syborn, co-writer of forthcoming BBC3 sitcom, Bad Education. ‘A triumph’ (Scotsman). www.freddysyborn.com.
Comedy
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 21:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22: 21:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Continuous Growth
Drama, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:00 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-26: 14:00 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 14:00 (1h5m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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The Group Theatre of Helsinki Co-ordinated by Ace-Production
A Cry Too Far From Heaven
TPL
Invers Theatre
TFPK
A comedy about productivity. Scottish family man Andy loses his job, starts a business, and brings down the entire world economy. Sharp, funny satire from the team behind 2011’s The Overcoat SSSSS (Scotsman).
Tomorrow they die for their crimes. Minnie Dean killed babies, Victor Spencer betrayed his country. Should they die at the hands of the state? Two New Zealanders seek redemption. But is it too late?
Adaptation, Satire
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:10 (1h25m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:10 (1h25m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:10 (1h25m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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International
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-4,6-11: 16:05 (50m) £8.50
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Country Air – A Contemporary Ghost Story
Cubicle Four
FPU
A touching and often hilarious insight into the unique and deeply personal human stories witnessed only by the four walls of a cubicle in a busy A&E department in this award-winning new play.
Between The Bars
TFPU
Mere Anarchy
A young city couple’s relocation to the country takes an unexpected turn with the mysterious arrival of a young boy. Mere Anarchy’s debut promises quirky social observation laced with plenty of black humour. Drama, Horror
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD
Aug 6-11: 13:35 (50m) £5.50 (£4.50)
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Drama, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 4-5: 20:05 (50m) £10.00 Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 16:15 (50m) £10.00
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
CountryBoy’s Struggle
Contact and Maxwell Golden
TK
Big Spirit Theatre
A fast, funny and honest story of one man’s search for a sense of belonging. Mixing hip hop, comedy and physical theatre, this solo show from Maxwell Golden features over 40 characters, delivered in a tour-de-force performance.
Christopher has Asperger’s and he is also the lead character in a very unusual detective story. Big Spirit bring their unique physical theatre skills to Edinburgh for their 18th year.
FAPJ Drama
Comedy, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:35 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:35 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 14:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 21-25: 15:50 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Cut!
Hyena Theatre Company
PK
New and original student writing from Durham’s Hyena Theatre Company. Portraying the auditions, rehearsals and final 10 minutes leading up to the first performance, Cut! is a play about a play. With a twist. New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18,20-25: 14:05 (1h5m) £7.50 (£6.50)
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Dad Doesn’t Dance
Written and Performed by Nora Brown
TFPN
Dad Doesn’t Dance is a woman’s quest to find her biological father, BioDad. She lived without a past. Clues from five mysterious men help her reach BioDad’s door in Hollywood. Does she have the courage to knock? Solo show, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 17:20 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-11,13-18: 17:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Dancing at Lughnasa Theatre Alba
FU
Our award-winning company’s main production. Not simply an introspective study of sisters trapped in poverty but an exploration of the emotionally charged landscape, Christian and pagan, of which they constitute an integral part. Live music. Drama
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village, EH15 3PX B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6
Aug 8-12,15-19,22-26: 19:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Dare I Say It? See page 288 for more information
Prohibited Jargon
FPK
Prohibited Jargon give a new flavour to verbatim theatre. Through words of others, a female cast tackle the taboo yet remarkably relatable topic: First Times. If you leave without thinking ‘that’s me!’ – you’re in denial. Verbatim, New writing
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 14-18: 20:00 (30m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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The Darkroom Witness Theatre
TFPU
Don your bobble hat and come exploring in a world where memory is everything and it’s about to be lost. A shed, an old man, piles of notes. This is the evidence, but what is the story? www.witness-theatre.co.uk. Multimedia, Physical theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 15:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 15:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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A Dastardly Fiction
Haystacks Theatre Company
TFPM
An author makes a deal with a lecherous demon. A group of fictional characters come to life, with murder on their minds. Welcome to the strange world in which realities collide and nothing is what it seems. Drama, New writing
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 3-11,20-25: 19:35 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-18: 23:05 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Dating George Orwell – Free
Kelly Jones / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PM
Set at the birthday party of loner Pauline Duffy we hear her quest for love and how she’s plagued by her addiction to books and how they have helped in her journey of sexual awakening. Comedy
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse • 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 V296GD6 Aug 2-18: 16:45 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Daughters of Lot
Brain Melt Consortium
FM
A sexy and silly retelling of an ancient story, until the performers do a trick that requires more than flexibility. Arousing and agitating in biblical proportions, this is not your daddy’s burlesque club... or maybe it is. Burlesque, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 13-15: 23:00 (1h15m) £5.50 Aug 16-18,20-25: 23:00 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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The Day the Sky Turned Black
Best of Sydney Fringe / Ali Kennedy Scott / Direction-Adrian Barnes
TJ
Multi award-winning drama returns. Inspired by interviews with survivors of Australia’s Black Saturday Bushfires. Stories of courage, humour amidst adversity and hope. Winner: People’s Choice (Sydney Fringe), Solo Performance (Fringe NYC). ‘Enthralling’ (NY Times). Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 15:00 (50m) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 15:00 (50m) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22: 15:00 (50m) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Deadly Medley
American High School Theatre Festival
K
Don’t miss Deadly Medley, a gleeful 50 minute romp through four of Shakespeare’s great tragedies. Living the Bard’s immortal words, ‘Never excuse, for when the players are all dead, there needs none to be blamed.’ Comedy, Satire
Aug 6: 20:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 8: 14:30 (50m) £5.00
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH B 0131 226 0000 V103GLEITH D1 Aug 7: 12:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 9: 16:30 (50m) £5.00
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Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Red Chair Players (Connecticut)
TFK
A dead man! His ringing cell phone! UK premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone takes up our modern, miraculous, and mundane capacity to connect in a world a-twitter with technology. Comedy, Drama
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-7,11: 15:45 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 1-3,8-10: 15:45 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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The Dead Memory House Theatre Corsair
TFAPK
Bea, Anne and Sylvia are your sisters, girlfriends, aunties, mothers and wives. They are your friends, and perhaps even your enemies. The Dead Memory House is a collision of their lives and your experiences. Devised, Walk
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3-26: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£32.00 F) Aug 3-26: 15:00 (1h) £10.00 (£32.00 F)
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Dearly Departed
Detention
U
TFPU
Dearly Departed highlights the colourful antics of an extremely dysfunctional Southern family as they struggle to get their patriarch, Bud Turpin, buried. In hilarious redneck tradition each family member deals with life, death and their own mortality.
A Hong Kong non-verbal comedy combining acrobatics, clowning and percussion, shows three naughty school boys chasing a beautiful female classmate around in detention. Director Tang Shu-wing leads a brilliant cast helmed by the Champion of World Women Model Physique.
Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio
American High School Theatre Festival
Comedy
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 6: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8: 22:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 10:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Acrobatics, Physical theatre
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:00 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00 F)
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Death Boogie
Dirty Barbie
DDMcG Productions
Whole Theatre
TL
TFPK
A multimedia hip hop poetry musical following the fictional story of Victor Spartan, a blue collar worker who lives a comatose lifestyle by day and at night hears the poetic sounds of revolution.
In 1978, her mother, newly widowed, moved the family from Wyoming to North Carolina. From scarlet fever, scotch over ice and girls gone wild, DeeDee puts ‘fun’ back in dysfunctional. ‘Brilliantly written and performed ‘ (Cville Weekly).
Music, Poetry
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 19:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:50 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 19:50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Comedy, Physical theatre
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h) £9.00 Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 13:30 (1h) £7.00
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The Death of Chatterton
Dirty Blood
Young Pleasance
Last Draft Theatre Company
TPU
TFPL
Desire, deception, fame and notoriety... Pleasance’s own ‘breathtaking’ company (Scotsman) present a thrilling new comedy that reveals the truth behind England’s most notorious and misunderstood Romantic poet. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
‘So Joe – if I bashed your head in, Mum could have your heart. She could take your kidneys, liver, pancreas, even your bones. But alive today, she can’t have your blood.’ New Writing. Scottish Playwright. www.dirtybloodplay.co.uk. Drama, LGBT
XAug 3: 14:00 (1h30m) £5.00
Aug 6-9,13-16: 12:25 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 4-5: 14:00 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-12,17-18: 12:25 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 18:35 (50m) £6.00 Aug 6-11,13-18: 18:35 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Dirty Great Love Story
Richard Marsh and Katie Bonna
Defunct Pig – Free
Justyna Mytnik / PBH’s Free Fringe
PL
A political comedy that examines the line between absurdity and fear. Are you more scared of a brownie or a pig? Will the SAS team save your life? Warning – strangers may cause paranoia. Oink oink. Absurdist, New writing
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ
TPL
Can a one-night stand last a lifetime? Two hopeful, hapless romantics can barely get breakfast – let alone get together. Previous plays – SSSS ‘Dazzling love-gone-wrong show Skittles (Telegraph). SSSS ‘Pure pleasure ... comedy gold’ (Scotsman). Comedy, Poetry
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:20 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:20 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 13:20 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
B0131 226 0000 V203GD5
Aug 12-25: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Deirdre and Me SJC Productions
TFK
Susan White is an average human being in every way – except not only is she best friends with Deirdre Barlow, she is in fact the number one superfan of the TV soap star from Coronation Street! www.sjcproductions.com.
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Dirty Hands
DBS Productions
FAPL
Young and idealistic, Hugo Barine prepares to prove himself by assassinating his apparently traitorous revolutionary leader. However, his life and beliefs are upturned when he meets the man himself in this classic Sartre thriller with a modern twist. Adaptation
Comedy, Storytelling
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:45 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:45 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13,20-21: 18:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Desperately Seeking the Exit – Free Peter Michael Marino / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
American playwright Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the film Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring Blondie’s music. It opened on London’s West End... and shuttered a month later. Whoops! Here’s how it happened. Comedy
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 19-24,26: 15:40 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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A Dirty Martini
TrailBlaze Theatre Company
FAPM
Be a darling and fix me a martini? Join the 1920s’ Bright Young Things for a raucous party driven by audience choice. This plottwisting tale is yours to decide but can you leave your morals behind? Interactive
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 12-27: 16:30 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-12,14-26: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Dirty Paki Lingerie
Doll
TM
PL
Sex, religion, and politics collide as six Pakistani-American Muslim females air their dirty lingerie... ‘Breaks down stereotypes of Muslim women in America’ (Wall Street Journal).
Ethan is a married man. His wife, Monica, is a $600 doll. He decides to become plastic like her, and meets the enigmatic Doctor Whiteman, who agrees to help him. But the doctor is not all he seems.
Inverness Satellite Towns Drama Society
Aizzah Fatima
Comedy, Political
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 17:15 (1h) £9.00 Aug 8-9,14-16,20-22,27: 17:15 (1h) £8.00
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Contemporary
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 16:20 (50m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 6-11: 16:20 (50m) £4.00 (£2.50) (£2.00 SDOC)
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Don Juan
Dirty Pretty Money
Jackinabox Productions
Limly Dit Theatre Company
TFL
FPK
Locked in a battle of wits with the Devil, Don Juan recounts tales of decadence, deceit and damnation. Witness his sensual escapades in this modern, darkly comical retelling of a timeless legend. ‘Thrilling ride’ (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (LoveFringe.com). www.jackinaboxproductions.com.
An enchanting piece of new theatre that explores our special relationship with money and the associated power that comes with it. ‘For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil’ (Timothy, 6:10). Drama, Physical theatre
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 7-8: 22:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Drama, Physical theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF Aug 9-11: 22:05 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Disintegration Loops Dark Hills Productions
K
Can a commedia troupe create a tragedy? Well... Stand centre stage, toes on spotlight’s edge, eyes wide and await your lover’s triumphant return. Move the people, make them believe... Or else I’ll get Agnes to do it! Devised, Mime
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 13,15,17,20,22,24: 18:05 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Divine Words Fourth Monkey
TFAL
SSSSS ’Definitely people to watch’ (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS ‘Electric, seat-gripping, eye flinching theatre’ (FringeReport.com). Valle-Inclan’s classic peasant play is given a fresh reworking by the Fourth Monkey ensemble. A grotesque and darkly comic masterpiece.
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:45 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 18:45 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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A Donkey and a Parrot Sarah Hamilton
TFU
An epic tale of escape and survival passed down in Sarah’s family for over 300 years. One woman plays 16 characters. ‘Jaw-dropping theatre ... captivating’ SSSSS (Adelaide Magazine). ‘Quirky, witty, and charismatic’ SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). Storytelling, Solo show
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5 XAug 1-4: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Don Quixote! Don Quixote! Panta Rei Theatre Collective, Pleasance Theatre Trust
Drama, Absurdist
PJ
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH
A surreal journey through the restless mind of Don Quixote de la Mancha. An unconventional physical theatre piece where the grotesque becomes poetic and the boundaries between fantasy and reality blur...
B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 XAug 4: 16:00 (1h20m) £6.00 Aug 6,16,22: 19:15 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Aug 8,14,20,24: 17:45 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 10,12,18: 16:00 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Doctor Faustus EGTG
PL Sex, money, power, love – we all want what we don’t have. What wouldn’t you trade for all that and more? Sell your soul! Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, performed by EGTG. Sky Arts’ Nation’s Best AmDram quarter-finalists 2012.
Physical theatre
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:25 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:25 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 17:25 (1h5m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Double Edge’s Almost Nothing to Do with Frogs Double Edge Drama
Classical
PU
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE
Two struggling writers search the underworld for inspiration. An irreverent adaptation of Aristophanes’ Frogs with a diverse range of original music. Part of Double Edge’s 21st Anniversary Season. ‘Exuberant Fringe favourites’ (Guardian).
B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4
Aug 6-11: 18:15 (1h30m) £10.00
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Dog Woman Cat Man
MW Advertising (Malaysia / China)
TFAK
Cats long for freedom, dogs are loyal. Why are humans so complicated? A refreshing comedy about modern couples around the world, their pets, and house prices. New writing from Malaysia, in English and some Chinese. International, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-7,11: 17:10 (1h15m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 3,8-10: 17:10 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Comedy, Musical theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 17-18: 14:50 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 12-16: 14:50 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Double Edge’s Apples Double Edge Drama
PU
Testosterone-fuelled teenagers explore what it is to be young in this explosive piece of original dance-theatre, by turns comic, tragic, beautiful and daft. Part of Double Edge’s 21st Anniversary Season. SSSSS for Bent. SSSSS for Journey’s End (Scotsman). Dance, Physical theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 17-18: 12:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 12-16: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Double Edge’s Flames Over New Jersey Double Edge Drama
PU
A sensational new play about Prohibition in the jazz age booze, gangsters, romance and an eight piece live jazz band. Part of Double Edge’s 21st Anniversary Season. ‘Pick of the Fringe’ for Cabaret (Scotsman). Drama, Jazz
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
Aug 12-16: 18:20 (1h10m) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 17-18: 18:20 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Double Edge’s Spring Awakening Double Edge Drama
K
A children’s tragedy. Wedekind’s savage, beautiful masterpiece – adolescence, education, sex in a stripped-down, physical, agespecific staging with searing new choral music. Part of Double Edge’s 21st Anniversary Season. ‘The acting is ... extraordinary’ (Scotsman, on Kassandra). Modern, Tragedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 Aug 17-18: 12:55 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 12-16: 12:55 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Do You Still Throw Spears at Each Other? – Free George Telfer – Free Festival
K
The art of opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it, dontopedalogy, is quite a talent and when you’re the Duke of Edinburgh it does not go unnoticed. Comedy
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX
Aug 2-11: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Dracula
Conserve
J
When Jonathon, a real estate agent, must visit his client Dracula he unknowingly unleashes terror and heartbreak on all those he loves. Will Jonathon and his friends be able to stop Count Dracula before it’s too late? Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 17-18: 22:15 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-16: 22:15 (1h30m) £7.50 (£6.50)
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Dracula
Think Outside the Box Theatre
FAPM
After quarantine, you will be admitted into Dr Seward’s asylum for the mentally insane. A blood thirsty and innovative retelling of the classic tale. This will be an experience you may not enjoy but one you will never forget. Interactive, Horror
PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland) • 350 Granton Road, EH5 1QE B 0131 559 4485 V274GA1 Aug 21-25: 18:00 (2h30m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom Last Chance Saloon
TFAK
Irresistible revamp of Stoker’s classic with liberal interpretations of pop songs, outrageous humour and a Lloyd Webber-loving Count, staged with Last Chance Saloon’s unique brand of absurd theatre comedy. ‘Positively drips in knowing humour’ (WhatsOnStage.com). Comedy
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 4-5: 21:20 (50m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 20:40 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 20:40 (50m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Dragged Up
Queen Mary Theatre Company
APL
Can Carla get some backbone? What will Alice have for dinner? She’s killed Pete with the beef casserole! Will anyone listen to Georgie? Whack on your skirt and lippy, get ready for some serious cross-dressing fun. Contemporary, New writing
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
Aug 14,16,18,21,23,25: 19:05 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Dream/Life Kudos
TFAPL Sigs wakes from a dream to find he is lord of all he surveys. Sigs wakes from a dream imprisoned in a cave. Sigs wishes people would stop f*cking with his head. Stage Award-nominated ensemble Kudos return. Adaptation, Absurdist
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-18: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Dream On
Side By Side Theatre Company Stourbridge
FAPU
Lost on a ‘psychedelic’ reclamation site, confused lovers and rehearsing am drams are drugged by funky fairies with purple potions. As part of the RSC Open Stages project, this multi award-winning company magically reinterprets Shakespeare’s famous play. www.sidebysidetheatrecompanystourbridge.co.uk. Family
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 14-18: 11:20 (1h20m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£6.00 DC)
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Dream Plays (Scenes From a Play I’ll Never Write) Traverse Theatre Company
PK
Dive into the dream world of leading UK playwrights in a series of specially commissioned staged readings. Curated by Orla O’Loughlin and David Greig. Ticket includes coffee and a breakfast roll. Drama
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Aug 14-19,21-26: 09:00 (45m) £12.00
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Dubrovski
Headlock Theatre
TPK
A physical adaptation of Pushkin’s unfinished novel – devastation born from classism and corruption within power struggles are explored in this Russian tale both comic and tragic. Whilst violent protest against the power-gorged elite may be romantic, is it right? Adaptation, Physical theatre
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-11: 12:45 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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DugOut Theatre’s Inheritance Blues DugOut Theatre
TPJ
DugOut returns with NSDF12-ISDF selected Inheritance Blues, directed by George Chilcott (Director’s Guild Award, NSDF11). This devised comedy features live music and choreography from the company that produced Bouncers, SSSSS (EdFringe. com, ThreeWeeks) and Othello, SSSS (Guardian). Comedy, New writing
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 5-25: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Educating Rita
Dylan Thomas: Return Journey – Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins
Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney
TFJ
Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney star in Willy Russell’s classic comedy. Rita, a brash, unschooled hairdresser, enrols with the Open University, where her ideas challenge the established views of her lecturer Frank. ‘A truly great play’ (Telegraph). www.menierchocolatefactory.com.
Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
TFK
The electrifying presence of Thomas’ lecture tour enroute to the White Horse Tavern returns to the Fringe. SSSSS ‘Thrilling lyrical journey’ (Guardian).
Comedy, Drama
Drama, Poetry
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 14:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Aug 1-3: 17:40 (1h30m) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:40 (1h30m) £16.00 (£15.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 17:40 (1h30m) £15.00 (£14.00)
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Educating Ronnie
Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World
macrobert / Utter / HighTide
TPL
The POOP Project with WTE Theatre (New York)
‘Brother, I need £20 to stay in school. Help?’ Compelling true story of Joe meeting Ronnie in Uganda and a decade of giving. A provocative exploration of charity, friendship and how good intentions can become guilty burdens. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com.
TFPJ
Step aside Al Gore, the environment has a new champion! The PURU – his honest potty humour tackles the global sanitation crisis. He’s changing the world, one flush at a time! www.thePOOPproject.org. Comedy, Contemporary
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:00 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 14,20-21: 13:00 (50m) £6.50 (£4.50)
Drama, Solo show
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 13:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:15 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23: 13:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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An Eggcellent Adventure
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East Cowes Acting Troupe
TFPU
The Economist
An imaginative glimpse into the thoughts of a carton of eggs awaiting their culinary fates at the hands of an unimaginative chef.
MKA: Theatre of New Writing (Australia)
TFL
The first play written in response to the Anders Breivik massacre on Utøya Island. From Australia’s controversial and acclaimed theatrical wild children MKA. ‘Brilliant’ (Age). ‘Extraordinary’ (Herald Sun). ‘Disarmingly imaginative ... superbly acted’ (Australian). ‘Mindf*ck’ (AussieTheatre.com). www.mka.org.au. Political, New writing
Comedy, Musical theatre
Lauriston Halls • 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 V163GF3 Aug 7-9: 16:15 (45m) £5.00 (£3.00) (£12.00 F)
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C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:30 (1h5m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:30 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 13:30 (1h5m) £7.50 (£5.50)
The Eighth Day
Last Tape Productions
FPK
What’s it like to lose everything? Hero to zero overnight. Everything gone, Sam has only the family dog. Yet she stands between him and a warm bed! Darkly comic, deeply moving, laugh-out-loud funny.
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Drama, Solo show
Edinburgh
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL
Theatre of the Impossible / RJ Thomson
FAPU
B 07074 201313 V13GD6
A meditation on drama and place, on cities, on what we think of as home and on Edinburgh. Some jokes, some ritualistic carry-on, lots of ideas. ‘A playwright of a quite fearless and magnificent originality’ (Playwrights’ Studio Scotland).
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Talk, New writing
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH
Aug 19-25: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 (£4.00) (£1.00 U)
The Election: A Silent Comedy Awkward Cough Theatre Company
TFAU
B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 9,16: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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The Edinburgh International Circus Festival
The Edinburgh International Circus Festival
TAPU
World-class circus artistes gather in Edinburgh to compete in a star-studded circus spectacular, to thrill family audiences. Aerialists, acrobats, illusionists and of course clowns, in a once in a lifetime circus extravaganza! Circus, Children’s
Ocean Terminal Big Top • Ocean Terminal Site, Leith, EH6 6JJ B 0871 705 5507 V105GLEITH A2 Aug 3-14,18-19,25-26: 14:00 (2h) Ringside £24.00 (£18.00) Grandstand £22.00 (£16.00) Side Tier £14.00 (£10.00) Rear Tear £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 3-14,16-19,21-26: 17:00 (2h) Ringside £24.00 (£18.00) Grandstand £22.00 (£16.00) Side Tier £14.00 (£10.00) Rear Tear £8.00 (£7.00)
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Charting the final hours of a hopeless campaign, The Election mixes the unpredictability of election night with slapstick hilarity. This is politics with an edge – a silly edge. ‘Too good to miss’ (ThreeWeeks). Comedy, Physical theatre
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 18:30 (1h) £3.50 (£10.00 F)
Aug 5-18: 18:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Elephant Man Fourth Monkey
TFPJ
SSSSS ’A wonderful company’ (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS ‘Electric, seat-gripping, eye-flinching’ (FringeReport. com). Joseph Merrick – an oddity, a freak show and scientific marvel ... a human being. Elephant Man is an original telling of this iconic life. The man behind the mask. Adaptation, Drama
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 XAug 4: 17:45 (1h20m) £6.00 Aug 6,14,20,22: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 8,10,18,24: 19:15 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 12,16: 17:45 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Elephant Man
‘Beautifully performed...packs a real emotional punch’
Compagnie du Fomenteur / Benoit Hattet, Isabelle Bouvrain
- THE GUARDIAN
TFPK
Benoit Hattet – Two Johnnies Live Upstairs, SSSS (Scotsman) – returns as Joseph C Merrick, the world’s biggest monster. Meet the creature and his nurse. Joseph is impatient to see you. But he’s a sensitive man so control your emotions... Interactive, New writing
Institut français d’Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 20:00 (50m) £5.00 Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24: 20:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
★★★★★
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Ellipsis
Ellipsis Theatre
FPL
FEST MAGAZINE |FRINGE GURU EDINBURGH GUIDE .COM | BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE | FRINGE REVIEW
Embark on a totally absurd and unique journey of three women and their perpetual search for the man without a face. Inspired by absurdist theatre it’s packed with comedy and endless hidden messages. Challenge yourself to unlock the mystery!
★★★★
Devised, Absurdist
THE TIMES | THE LIST | EXEUNT MAGAZINE WHAT’S ON STAGE .COM | EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE | THREE WEEKS
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 3-4: 16:10 (35m) £5.00 (£4.00 SDOC) Aug 6-11: 16:10 (35m) £5.00 (£4.00 SDOC)
Aug 13-18,20-25: 13:55 (35m) £5.00 (£4.00 SDOC)
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End to End
The Gramophones Theatre Company / PBH’s Free Fringe
‘An extraordinary performance’ - THE OBSERVER
PN
KING DOME @ 17.25PM (18.40) 1-27 AUG (EXCEPT 14 & 21)
In April 2012 three women made a daring journey from one end of Great Britain to the other. In this playful show they share moments from their adventure and encounters with a host of unusual characters.
‘...I really cannot recommend this highly enough’ - THE STAGE 7 AWARDS INCLUDING THE FRINGE REVIEW 'OUTSTANDING THEATRE AWARD’ AND THE OBSERVER ‘ALTERNATIVE AWARD’ | NOMINATED FOR THE STAGE ‘BEST ENSEMBLE’ AWARD AND TOTAL THEATRE AWARD 2011 www.theatreadinfinitum.co.uk
Devised
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge), EH1 1NQ B 0131 226 0000 V357GE5 Aug 12-25: 13:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Endure: A Run Woman Show Collision Productions
PROUDLY PRESENTS
FM
Fresh from its London Olympics run, Endure presents one runner’s marathon as a metaphor for life’s losses and triumphs. Immersive, gorgeous, raw, poetic, hilarious and honest. 2011 Most Memorable Theatre Moment, SSSS (Calgary Herald). Interactive, Site-specific
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 9-12,15-19: 14:00 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Enter the Woods
‘Moving and inspiring... as gripping as any performance you will see.’
Flying High Theatre Company
APK
If you go down to the woods today ... what might you find? A physical and musical experience focusing on the darker side of stories and real life happenings. Enter if you dare! SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2010).
THE GUARDIAN
Music, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5
Aug 13-18: 22:15 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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The Erpingham Camp Fourth Monkey
‘nothing short of astounding. this was a ride that left the audience drained in the best possible way, having come through an amazing tale. Absolutely superlative stuff.’
TFJ
SSSSS ’Definitely people to watch’ (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS ‘A tour de force on the Fringe’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). Erpingham Camp, Britain’s number one holiday camp, fun for all the family. From singing and dancing to bloodshed and destruction. Comedy, Drama
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH
Chortle.co.uk
3-26 AUGUST TRAVERSE THEATRE 0131 228 1404 www.traverse.co.uk www.markthomasinfo.com See page 296 for more information 276
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Aug 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Eurydice
Executive Stress / Corporate Retreat
TFK
TFJ
Critically acclaimed creators of God and King Ubu return to Edinburgh with a haunting and lyrical reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. With physical theatre, puppetry and dance. SSSS (Scotsman). SSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info). ‘A visionary masterpiece’ SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). www.runaground.co.uk.
Today you are a loser. Tomorrow you could be a winner. Delve into a jungle of competition. Undergo stress management workshops, meditation and team building. Sydney’s performance collective Applespiel will help you fire the first shot. www.applespiel.com.
Applespiel (Australia)
UCLU Runaground
Devised, Interactive
Drama, Physical theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 15:20 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 15:20 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 15:20 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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An Evening With Dementia Trevor T Smith
TK
An Evening With Dementia, Fringe sell-out, 2010. SSSSS ‘One of the most essential pieces of theatre to come out of the Fringe’ (BritishTheatreGuide.info). Poignant yet humorous – enlightens, inspires – a love letter to a well-lived life. www.aneveningwithdementia.co.uk. Interactive, True-life
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 16:05 (50m) £5.00
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:50 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:50 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13,20-21: 13:50 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Exit Stage Left
Ecco Theatre Company
TFPK
Greg Thompson shines! Or rather, he did. Until tragedy struck. After years in the shadows and desperate for the limelight once again, Greg is making a comeback directing his powerful new play, but at what cost? www.exitstageleft.org.uk. Drama, New writing
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-4: 17:20 (1h25m) £3.00 (£2.00) (£8.00 F)
Aug 6-11,13-18: 17:20 (1h25m) £5.00 (£3.50) (£14.00 F)
Aug 6-25: 16:05 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Everything Else Happened Dream Epic
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The Exonerated
American High School Theatre Festival
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Inhabiting a world somewhere between Woody Allen and Samuel Beckett, this hilarious and heartbreaking new piece based on the stories of Jonathan Safran Foer is about the gap between what could have happened and what actually did. Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Evil
Mittiprickteatern / Jesper Arin
FU
Expelled and sent off to boarding school, Eric resolves to put violence and his abusive father behind him. There he finds a friend, but institutionalised bullying puts their friendship to an excruciating test. Based on the award-winning novel. Drama
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6
Aug 21-25: 13:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Excess
Negative Capability
TFPK
Joe tells his sister he’s getting a sex change. She overreacts. A comedy about sexual identity. Part of Negative Capability’s double bill by RSC prizewinner Freddy Syborn, co-writer of forthcoming BBC3 sitcom, Bad Education. ‘A triumph’ (Scotsman). www.freddysyborn.com. Comedy, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
A riveting American play based on tales of death row inmates whose wrongful convictions were overturned. These extraordinary stories are about people accused of crimes they did not commit and who paid a price too horrible to imagine. Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH B 0131 226 0000 V103GLEITH D1 Aug 6: 16:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 7: 20:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 8: 12:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 9: 14:20 (1h25m) £5.00
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Exterminating Angel – An Improvisation Future Ruins
TM
Hot from a sold-out tour comes this hilarious and terrifying new play about a dinner party that never ends. Improvised afresh for each showing, no two performances are ever the same. ‘A gem ... wonderfully funny’ (WhatsOnStage.com). Devised, Improv
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 14:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Fabled
Lois of the Lane / Miss L Lane-eous Productions
TFPJ
Lois Tucker’s wordless alter ego returns, finding herself as part of an unlikely storytelling set up with only her wits and a bottomless suitcase to hand. ‘Her on-stage presence is captivating’ (ThreeWeeks, for 2009’s Super Situation). www.loistucker.net. Comedy
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 17:25 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:25 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 17:25 (1h5m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Excuse Me, I’m Trying to Please You Fiona Paul
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Fables Here and Then
American High School Theatre Festival
TFPL Let Fiona, the ultimate people-pleaser take you to audience pleasure level 10. Inspired by the late, great Joyce Grenfell. ‘A fantastic, one-woman, monologue-performing, spoof song-singing masterpiece. Pure pleasure’ SSSSS (LargeManchester.com). Comedy
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 15:20 (55m) £5.00
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 XAug 3: 16:00 (1h) £3.50 Aug 4-16,18,20-25: 16:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 5-12,14-27: 15:20 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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U
A versatile company of young actors and musicians presents a collection of stories from around the world, ranging from the comic to the tragic, told through movement, music and the spoken word. Storytelling, Family
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 7: 10:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 8: 18:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 10: 16:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 11: 14:30 (1h5m) £5.00
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The Fantasist
Female Gothic
TFAK
TPU
A seductive strangers opens a fantastical world to a tormented woman. But everything comes at a price... Puppetry and physical theatre collide in this stunning exploration of bipolar illness. ‘Astonishingly powerful’ SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Raw genius’ SSSSS (ThePublicReviews.com).
In the darkness between life and death, a lone, haunted woman tells forgotten tales from the female writers of the Victorian Gothic tradition... Written and performed by Rebecca Vaughan (Austen’s Women, I, Elizabeth). Directed by Guy Masterson (Morecambe). Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Dyad Productions
Theatre Témoin
Physical theatre, Puppetry
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 12:25 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:25 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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XAug 2: 11:45 (1h15m) £8.00
Aug 3-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-22,27: 11:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 11:45 (1h15m) £13.00 (£12.00)
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The Fastest Train to Anywhere
Festen
TFJ
FL
The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova
Centre Stage Theatre Company
A story about dislocation, adventures and where the winds might take us. This train can take you many places, but can never take you home. The man is lost, here, with you. @FlanCol #LittleFest. www.theflanagancollective.co.uk. Storytelling, New writing
A father’s 60th birthday. Glasses are poised, awaiting the first toast. Watch a family pushed to breaking point by the dark revelations that follow, shattering the veneer of middle-class respectability. David Eldridge’s adaption of the award-winning Dogme 95 film.
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX
Drama
B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
Aug 2-3,8-10: 15:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
Aug 4-7,11-12: 15:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 20-25: 18:15 (1h35m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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FAT
A Few Good Men
Pete Edwards
Redfern Productions
J
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Follow a queer wheelie’s surreal journey along the River Thames in a quest to find a fat man, eat some spaghetti and live happily ever after. Edwards uses distinctive movement, projections and spoken text to explore desire and sexuality.
Up-and-coming Broadway star, Boris Redfern, leads a highly regarded performance of A Few Good Men. Court room drama about the trial of two marines for complicity in the death of a fellow marine at Guantanamo Bay.
Contemporary, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 2-3: 12:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,9-12,16-19,23-26: 12:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Drama, Political
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 13-14: 12:00 (1h30m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 12,18: 12:00 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 15-17: 12:00 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Fat Joe’s Chicken Shack
Firebird
Noonday Demons
ikou!
TFPL
FPU
The revolution will be merchandised ... in a WC1 ad agency, four creatives wrestle with their art ... near Jakarta, Benny is soldering football boots ... worlds apart, but about to collide in this dark comedy...
Lost, alone and afraid, a solitary firebird searches for companionship. ikou!’s imaginative storytelling uses beautiful puppets and original music in an intimate tale with an interactive twist, as the audience’s choices determine his journey across this mysterious landscape.
Drama, Political
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 4: 16:05 (50m) £3.00 (£2.00)
Puppetry, Storytelling
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH Aug 6-11: 16:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6
Aug 13-18,20-25: 20:10 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
Firing Blanks
Interactive Theatre International
U
Fine Chisel
Back for its fifth Fringe, the internationally acclaimed sell-out show featuring Basil, Sybil and Manuel as your warring waiters, serving madcap mayhem and a three course meal. ‘A masterpiece’ (EdinburghSpotlight.com). ‘Cleese would be delighted’ (PublicReviews.com).
FL
Richard’s infertile. Kate, a fierce-witted teenage girl he meets on a park bench, is an unlikely therapist. Tom Spencer’s funny, thoughtful play about donor conception (and ducks) is, ‘a little gem’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com), with original live music.
Comedy, Interactive
B’est Restaurant • 16 Drummond Street (off South Bridge), EH8 9TX
Music, New writing
B 0131 556 6040 V243GE6
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR
Aug 2,6-9,13-16,20-23,27-28: 14:00 (2h) £43.00 Aug 2,5-9,12-16,19-23,26-28: 20:00 (2h) £49.00 Aug 3,5,10,12,17,19,24,26: 14:00 (2h) £46.50
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Faust/us
DBS Productions
TFAM
The tragic history of Doctor Faustus, notorious magician and necromancer. World premier of innovative new solo version of the classic tale of a man who sold his soul. Fusing animation, mixed media, and physical theatre. Join us. www.dbs-productions.co.uk. Multimedia, Physical theatre
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6
Aug 19,24-26: 12:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 20-23,27: 12:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Flâneurs
Jenna Watt
TFPM Flâneurs explores violence in public spaces, using psychogeography, accounts of violent acts and Harry Belafonte, in an attempt to deconstruct the ‘bystander effect’. The larger the crowd, the less likely anyone will intervene. www.jennawatt.co.uk. Performance art, New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 2-12: 19:50 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 3-4: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£24.00 F)
Aug 5-16,19-26: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£24.00 F)
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Theatre
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Food For Thought
Queen Mary Theatre Company
APU
Figs In Wigs have been working for peanuts to bring you the fruits of their labour. This is not your usual kettle of fish, join us in the limelight. Contains all of your five a day. Physical theatre, Absurdist
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 13,15,17,20,22,24: 19:05 (2h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Forever Young
Red Cloak Productions
FPU
An uplifting collection of heart warming and nostalgic tales exploring love and happiness against the backdrop of the 60s brought to you through the mediums of theatre, live music and dance. Devised, Storytelling
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6
Aug 13-18,20-24: 11:15 (1h30m) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Forgotten Heroes
Light in the Dark Storytellers (Ireland)
FPK
Emmett was never like other children – he always wanted to be a hero. His chance has come, but it’s not all he hoped. See him come to grips with reality just as he is about to lose it... Devised, Tragedy
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 19,25-27: 14:00 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 22-24: 14:00 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50)
Aug 20-21: 14:00 (45m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Formby
Salida Productions
TFU
Written and performed by Ewan Wardrop. Directed by Ed Hughes. George Formby’s rise from awkward stable boy to one of Britain’s biggest stars. A funny, touching look at the life of an essentially ordinary man with an extraordinary talent. Compilation
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Aug 2-3: 16:45 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20,22-23,27: 16:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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For the Love of Willie
City of London Freemen’s School
FPK
This adaptation of Agnes Owens’ novel tells the tragic and touching story of Peggy, an ordinary girl in extraordinary times. One day delivering newspapers, the next, her life spiralling out of control. www.theatredreams.co.uk. Drama
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4
Aug 13-18: 11:30 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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4.48 Psychosis Fourth Monkey
TFAL
SSSSS ’Definitely people to watch’ (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS ‘Tour de force on the Fringe’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). SSSS ‘A hit’ (List). Fourth Monkey return to the Fringe with their Off-West End nominated version of Sarah Kane’s iconic and poetic contemporary classic. Drama, Physical theatre
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 XAug 3: 19:20 (1h5m) £6.00
Aug 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25: 19:20 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Frank and Ferdinand
Best Rest Theatre Company
‘EFFERVESCENT, ENERGETIC AUDIENCE-GRABBING’
‘SLICK THEATRICS, VOCAL GYMNASTICS, BRILLIANT’
THE TIMES
EVENING STANDARD
FPJ
A new show, only performed as part of The National Theatre’s New Connections Festival. Discover how myths and legends are formed and how everyone has a debt to society. Laughing and crying optional. Drama, Contemporary
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 2-5: 22:05 (50m) £5.50 (£4.50)
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Frontline
Z Theatre Company
PK
A colourful piece bursting with energy and dance that goes behind the mask worn on the frontline. Exploring the strengths and strains of a soldier, you’ll be taken on a journey of love, death and war. Dance, Physical theatre
THE
VOCAL
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13-16: 10:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-11: 13:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Fukushima – A Silent Prayer of Poetry Drama Education Company
FPK
ORCHESTRA CREATED BY SHLOMO
Composed of a Fukushima poet’s words, and poetry on Twitter started soon after the Tohoku natural disaster in March 2011. Fukushima has not only been suffering from earthquakes and tsunamis but radioactive contamination. International, True-life
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 15-19: 19:45 (1h20m) £9.00 (£7.50)
5.15PM (6.15PM)
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A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum
2-27 AUGUST 2012 (not 14) See page 236 for more information
Shed Theatre
FJ
Husbands are lost and found, hearts are broken and mended, virgins are bought and sold... Frenzy and frolics, strictly shambolic! You’ll laugh out loud, leave laughing and laugh later. Comedy, Musical theatre
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 12,18: 12:30 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14: 12:30 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 15-17: 12:30 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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Future Tales (Sierakowski) komuna//warszawa
FAPM
A fictitious future biography of Sławomir Sierakowski, the influential Polish left-wing intellectualist and activist. A debate about the attitude of the New Left’s leaders, their methods of activity and choices of presenting ideology in art. www.culture.pl/edinburgh. Devised, Political
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 15-26: 20:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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A Geisha Samurai
Shoko Ito / ITO-GUMI
FAPU
A story partly based on Shoko’s personal experience mixed with a well-known historical samurai. Comedy and tragedy, with an emotional rollercoaster that truly will touch your heart. ‘ A refreshing and original show’ (Stage). Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 6-12: 19:35 (50m) £12.00 (£9.50)
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Ghetto
Gob Shop
The Theatre School
Cathartic Connections Theatre
K
FAPN
Set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania, 1942, and based on diaries from the darkest days of the Holocaust. Ghetto tells of the unlikely flourishing of a theatre as the Nazis began their policy of mass extermination.
Liina works in a strip club. Whether the rest are taken by curiosity or peer pressure they find themselves in Sapphire’s. This sitespecific venture invites you to explore the real and the imaginary world of the club. www.catharticconnectionstheatre.co.uk.
Drama
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 20-25: 19:30 (50m) £6.00 (£4.50)
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Gilbert and Sullivan in Brief(s)
Ingenious Paradox / Nick Brooke Productions / Pleasance Theatre Trust
TJ
A madcap race through all 14 operettas. Prepare for pirates, sailors, major generals and gondoliers in this topsy-turvy musical romp! Direct from New York. ‘The very model of a modern major hit!’ (Washington Post). Comedy, Light opera
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 2-3: 16:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20,22-23,27: 16:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Site-specific, Contemporary
Sapphire Rooms • 81-83 Lothian Road, EH3 9AW B 0131 226 0000 V77GE3
Aug 8-12,15-19,22-26: 16:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Gods
CalArts Festival Theater
TFPK
The exquisite short story by Vladimir Nabokov is brought to life with movement and video in a poignant and personal retelling. A couple copes with the death of their infant son by delving into the beauty of the world. Multimedia, Physical theatre
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-18: 16:00 (45m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Going Green the Wong Way
CalArts Festival Theater / Kristina Wong
The Girl With No Heart
Sparkle and Dark’s Travelling Players
TFJ
A stark, yet beautiful fable about the power of a child’s heart in a fragile paper world ravaged by war. This award-winning company present another brilliantly realised slice of storytelling, puppetry and music. www.sparkleanddark.com. Puppetry, New writing
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 17:00 (55m) £5.00 Aug 5-12,14-25: 17:00 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Githa
The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova
FPJ
London, 1912. K G Sowerby’s play Rutherford and Son – a sell-out success at the Royal Court. Women don’t write plays, but this one does. A one-woman show, about one woman’s remarkable impact on a man’s world. @FlanCol #LittleFest. www.theflanagancollective.co.uk. Solo show, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 15-17,22-24: 15:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 14,20-21: 15:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-19,25-27: 15:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Give and Take
American High School Theatre Festival
U
Exciting folktales from around the world are simply and beautifully dramatized with traditional music. Tales from Africa, Ireland, Japan, England and Native America deal with greed and generosity, creating fun for all ages. Come and enjoy. Storytelling
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
‘One of America’s funniest eco-comedians’ (mnn.com). ‘A hoot!’(Miami Herald). Kristina Wong’s hilarious tour de force comedy about the triumphs and pitfalls of sustainable living. Director Paul Tei (TV’s Burn Notice). Free breakfast at morning shows! Comedy, LGBT
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-18: 10:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 19-25: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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The Good Person of Szechwan Chinese International School
FAU
Drama students from Hong Kong present a brilliant interpretation of Brecht’s famous modern parable. The company’s South-East Asian cultural heritage is central to this story in the Epic Theatre tradition combining music, politics and comedy. Musical theatre, Political
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 Aug 20-25: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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The Good, the Bad and the Extraterrestrials Young Actors Company
APK
A damsel in distress. A rookie gunslinger. Six of the meanest badasses the Wild West has ever seen. And some aliens... An interactive sci-fi/western comedy. Without you, our heroes don’t stand a chance! Comedy, Interactive
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 2: 14:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-26: 14:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 6: 09:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 9: 21:30 (45m) £5.00
TFPL
Aug 7: 17:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 10: 13:30 (45m) £5.00
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Glory Dazed
Second Shot Productions
TL
Ray’s been f*cked up since Afghanistan. Tonight he’s going to win his ex-wife back. A darkly comic, acerbic look at the impact of war upon returning soldiers, developed with ex-servicemen prisoners. Winner – Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Gotcha!
Suspect Moustache Theatre
FL
This new one-man play presents Ernie, a prickly Glaswegian traffic warden, and seven other intertwined characters. Tragedy strikes, but Ernie’s indomitable Scottish spirit triumphs over adversity with humour and courage. Laugh, cry, and be enriched by this experience! Solo show, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-16,20-23: 20:15 (1h35m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 17-18,24-25: 20:15 (1h35m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Grace!
The Guild of Cheesemakers
FAPU
FAPM
Surprising, Irresistible, Radical. Grace! is a fresh, moving and often funny take on the redemption story from creation to present day. Narrated by the superhero Grace and his sidekick Gabriel. With live original music. Suitable for all. www.mandetheatre.co.uk. www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk.
A fine wine and artisan cheese tasting with a supernatural twist. With real experts, discover a cheese that may lead you to question the essence of life and alter humanity forever. If you want to...
Stand + Stare with Emma Callander
M+E Theatre
New writing
St John’s Church • Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 8-18: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 C)
Interactive, Sci-fi
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 14-18: 22:00 (1h30m) £20.00
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The Half
A Grave Reunion
Guy Masterson – TTI
Stage Write Productions
TK
A ‘poetrical’ – a play containing poetry. Four university graduates unexpectedly reunite at the wake of a disreputable former acquaintance who took a disturbing secret to his grave. This dark revelation was dead and buried until now!
Guy Masterson’s hysterical new work! Actor (50) attempting to reverse fortunes does solo show: Hamlet, uncut, all roles! Everything rides on it. Opening night, 35 minutes before curtain... he’s unravelling. ‘Brilliantly executed. Side-achingly funny!’ (Glamadelaide.com). David Calvitto directs.
FPL
Comedy
Drama, Poetry
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 20-25: 17:05 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h10m) £8.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h10m) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23: 14:00 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Grimaldi: King of the Clowns
Half a Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths
Howard Payne University – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
Cross Cut
PU
TFPM
A highly-theatrical exploration of the creation of everything we know as the modern clown, through the tragic story of its creator, Joseph Grimaldi Jr. Laugh, cry, feel your heart break with Joey.
A twenty-something Smiths obsessive tells of love and desperation, naturally. Award-winning Cross Cut, SSSS (Scotsman), blends wry comedy and inner-city angst with live singing. Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER
Drama, Historical
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 6,9: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8,11: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 19:50 (55m) £5.00 Aug 5-14,16-27: 19:50 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Hamlet and Other Theatrical Nightmares
Grim(m) – Unreal Stories for Real Times Louna Productions
American High School Theatre Festival
TFPM
K
SSSSS ‘Easily the best thing I have seen at the ... Fringe’ (FringeReview.co.uk, 2011). A dark storytelling experience for adults. German-Scottish wunderkinder, Louna Productions, retell fairytales in an unexpected way. www.lounaproductions.com.
Theatre, why do we do it? Fame? Glory? Certainly not for money! Furthermore, why are we fixated on that theatrical nightmare, Hamlet? Hopkins Drama explores this obsession through the comedies of Durang, Stoppard and Haenel. Comedy, Satire
Devised, Storytelling
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 6-7,9-11: 22:00 (55m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 8: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 11: 15:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9: 13:30 (1h) £5.00
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Hanafuda Denki (A Tale of Fantastic Traditional Playing Cards)
Grit
Tortoise in a Nutshell
TFAPJ
Ryuzanji Company (Tokyo)
In desolate landscapes children survive at both ends of a gun. This intimate piece of visual puppet theatre asks what innocence and imagination mean in a world of conflict. From acclaimed creators of The Last Miner – SSSS (Scotsman). www.tortoiseinanutshell.com.
FK
Puppetry, Storytelling
Musical theatre, International
Internationally acclaimed company present a new production of avant-garde pioneer Shuji Terayama’s version of The Threepenny Opera. Featuring lively singing and colourful kimono costumes in a ghostly fantasty world. www.ryuzanji.com.
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 20:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 5-11,13-25: 20:00 (40m) £9.00 (£6.00)
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A Guide to Second Date Sex Dirtystop-out and TEAfilms
TPM
Witness the rawest most hilarious portrayal of male and female attitudes, anxieties and agonisingly familiar sex tricks as Ryan and Laura meet for their second date. A true story based on your sex life. Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Aug 12,18: 12:55 (1h15m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 15-17: 12:55 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50)
Aug 13-14: 12:55 (1h15m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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The Hand-Me-Down People
The New Theatre (University of Nottingham)
TFPJ
Ignored and abandoned on a dusty shelf, a group of outdated figurines – no longer coveted by children – await the inevitable. Allegorical and humorous tale about growing older. New writing from a promising young dramatist. www.newtheatre.org.uk. Drama, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:25 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:25 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 16:25 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Hand Over Fist
Festival Highlights and the Comedians Theatre Company
TPL
Hannah Eidinow directs Dave Florez’s dark, redemptive monologue about lost love and Alzheimer’s. Praise for the prequel, Fringe First 2011 winner Somewhere Beneath: Critic’s Choice (List), ‘Hard-hitting drama burns bright ‘SSSS (Metro). ‘Engaging, unpredictable’ SSSS (Fest). Drama, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 13:55 (55m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:55 (55m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 13:55 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Happy
Municipal Theatre London
FPM
Is happiness a perspective or a way of life? Can you ever be truly happy when the people you love and the world around you start collapsing? Municipal Theatre London presents a new piece of writing by Igor Memic. Absurdist, New writing
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Aug 20-25: 18:10 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Hardcore Pawn With Mick, Lewis and Shaun Dramatic Cause
FPM
Exploring aspects of living with a disability whilst applying universal themes that apply to both performers and audience members alike with an exciting mixture of music, comedy, dance and more! Cabaret, Comedy
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 21:05 (50m) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 6-8: 21:05 (50m) £5.00
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The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit The Harmonettes
TFU
This sparkling comedy, full of fantastic close-harmony 1950s songs, plunges you into the post-war world of winkle-picker shoes and bootlace ties, bobby socks and sticky-out skirts, beautiful ballads and rock‘n’roll. Comedy, Musical theatre
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Aug 6-11,13-18: 17:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Hearts on Fire Peculius Stage
TFPK
A lifestyle guru’s sweat lodge retreat goes horribly wrong, leaving three devotees dead. Enter a claustrophobic installation to share experiences of those who survived, and those who didn’t. Immersive theatre, based on a true story. www.heartsonfire2012.com. Interactive, Verbatim
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:50 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:50 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:50 (55m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:50 (55m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 16:50 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 19:50 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Heaven’s Gate
Hinge Presents: Dorian
TFK
TFM
Heaven’s Gate – an evocative drama around the story of the Titanic. In an instant, fate can change life from magic to tragic, so who will survive the night? In this forum theatre production, you, the audience, will decide.
A stage adaptation of Will Self’s Dorian. This fusion of live performance and multimedia is a gritty reflection of the Oscar Wilde classic, revamped and re-imagined in the year 1981. ‘Hilarious, whilst entirely dark and disturbing’ (Nouse).
Hinge
Quids In Theatre Company
Adaptation, Multimedia
Drama, Modern
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 19:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-11,13-18: 19:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Hell’s Bells by Lynne Truss
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 21:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.50) (£6.00 S)
Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26-27: 21:45 (1h) £7.00 (£6.50) (£5.50 S)
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Pleasance Theatre Trust, Lynne Truss, Simon Scullion
Hinge Presents: Ordinary Things Hinge Theatre
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TFPK
A DVD of an obscure British costume drama is planned. The creative talents assemble to record a commentary. Warning: contains intense bitterness and mild irreverence towards hats.
A play about discovery, and the multiple meanings different contexts and generations place on the same items. In one Budapest apartment, two couples, 30 years apart, discover as much about themselves as each other.
Comedy, Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 11:45 (45m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:45 (45m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 11:45 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Here’s What I Know About Humans, By Lulu the Dog
Site-specific, Storytelling
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 20:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:30 (1h5m) £8.00 (£7.50) (£5.50 S) Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 20:30 (1h5m) £7.00 (£6.50) (£5.50 S)
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Theatro Transcendental / PBH’s Free Fringe
Hinge Presents: Scooped
PJ
Hinge Theatre
Lulu sees humans as divinities, in awe of the imaginary world named ‘society’. But what aspects of humanity, of her own ‘perfect’ human are Lulu’s innocent eyes blind to? www.theatrotranscendental.com.
TFJ
It’s amazing what you can make out of yesterday’s news. A twisting tale of mistaken identities, watch as the characters write, direct and star in their own piece, before your eyes. ‘Original, dynamic and intelligent’ (Nouse).
Devised, Contemporary
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B V203GD5 Aug 11,13-16: 18:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Her Right Mind
Rugged Isaac Theatre
Devised, Storytelling
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 18:15 (1h10m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:15 (1h10m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£5.50 S) (£22.00F) Aug 6-10,13,15-17,20-24: 18:15 (1h10m) £7.00 (£6.50) (£5.50 S) (£22.00F)
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TFPJ
Hitler Alone
To manage her brother’s distinctive temperament a woman constructs a life that balances obsession with escapism. When all this is challenged by the arrival of someone new, how grave will the consequences be?
Paul Webster
FM
‘An act of bravery’ SSSS (Scotsman). The show attempts to penetrate the heart and mind of this ‘maniac of ferocious genius’ (Churchill) who charms and repels as he contemplates his life in an imagined soliloquy before suicide.
Devised, Contemporary
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-5: 17:20 (55m) £5.00 Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 17:20 (55m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 17:20 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Hervé – A Collection of Songs, Dances and Stories
Drama, Historical
Inlingua Edinburgh • 40 Shandwick Place, EH2 4RT B 0131 220 5119 V258GE2 Aug 9-23: 21:30 (1h15m) £14.00 (£8.00)
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Hervé and Underbelly Productions
Hitler’s Li’l Abomination
TU
Annette Roman
A busker of French-African descent tells the extraordinary story of his adoption by an unconventional white Belgian couple. A highly entertaining and original black comedy in more ways than one. Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
TFPK
Her father is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. Her mother was in the Hitler Youth. What the devil is she...? An irreverent true story of one legacy of war. You are cordially invited to tea and swastikas... Historical, Solo show
B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:25 (1h15m) £7.00
Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 16:25 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:25 (1h15m) £11.50 (£10.00)
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Him
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 3-4: 19:05 (50m) £9.00 (£7.50) (£24.00 F)
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 19:05 (50m) £9.50 (£8.00) (£28.00 F)
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The Hole
boothwessel Production Company
American High School Theatre Festival
FPL
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He is grumpy, pompous and difficult. A one-time successful writer, long withdrawn from society, he talks to himself and shouts at his computer. In this new comedy drama, by a group from Frankfurt, we are drawn into his world.
A simple construction hole becomes the source of multiple speculations as people pass by and contemplate actions beneath their feet. This masterpiece of the absurd probes the source of faith, belief and dogma.
Comedy, Drama
Absurdist
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 21-24: 13:15 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) Aug 25: 13:15 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 7: 09:15 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 8,10: 19:15 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 11: 11:15 (1h5m) £5.00
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Holmes and Watson: The Farewell Tour Cherwell Theatre Productions
FU
‘Fast-paced entertainment at its very best’ SSSSS (Oxford Times). ‘Ingenious, people gasping and howling with laughter’ (Banbury Guardian). Infectiously funny Holmes presented with panache! Do not miss it, it’s elementary! Comedy
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6
Aug 16,24: 20:30 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 17-18,23,25: 22:30 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 18-19,22-23,25-26: 15:00 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 20,27: 17:45 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain Birmingham Stage Company
TU
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage with William Wallace, Henry VIII and Guy Fawkes ready for battle! Children’s
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 3: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4: 14:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23: 12:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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South AfricAn SeASon theAtre
The House of Shadows The Glass Elevator
TFPJ
The Learned Man is obsessed with telling a story that is good and true and beautiful to gain entrance to the Cult of Beauty, but his Shadow breaks free and threatens to consume his humanity. Devised, Storytelling
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 14:10 (45m) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-11: 14:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-18,20-25: 16:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
And the Girls in their sundAy dresses
Mies Julie
The MarkeT TheaTre
BaxTer TheaTre CenTre and SouTh afriCan STaTe TheaTre
wozA AlBert!
the sewinG MAchine
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How a Man Crumbled Clout Theatre
TFAPK Babushkas fall from windows smashing like porcelain, internal organs spill outwards and a cucumber can kill a man. Lecoq-trained company combine expressionist silent film with grotesque buffoonery in this tragicomedy inspired by Daniil Kharms. Physical theatre
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 3: 15:30 (1h) £5.00
wordSMiTh’S TheaTre faCTory
The MarkeT TheaTre
Aug 4-16,19-26: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£32.00 F)
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How May We Be of Service? The Butlers
AU
Do you need anything doing? Then why not engage the entirely free and altruistic services of an immaculately dressed butler and participate in a unique performance? Tasks of almost any description undertaken. www.wearebutlers.co.uk. Interactive, Performance art
Everywhere, Anywhere • Everywhere, Anywhere, EH89PY B0131 226 0000 V119G Aug 12-17: 08:00 (16h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Mother to Mother freeVoiCe ProduCTionS
Music
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coMedy
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How Much is Your Iron? Freshblood Theatre
APJ
Brecht’s lost play. It’s Europe, 1936. Dansen and Svenson enjoy a respectable life selling their pigs and iron, trading with the neighbours. As friends get murdered one by one, they wonder who will be next... Comedy, Historical
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
VocAl is lekkA
BaxTer TheaTre CenTre and SouTh afriCan STaTe TheaTre
BArely leGAl: 18 yeArs of south AfricAn coMedy
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 11-17: 14:25 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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How’s About That Then?
HURT
TFPK
TFPM
Jimmy Savile was always larger than life. But beyond the image was there more to the legendary showman and show-off? In this revealing, richly comic play Jim gets his last chance to set the record straight.
Tragi-comical musical show where Melanie and her alter-ego Veronika (a doll) take an ethereal journey permeated with abandonment, obsolete memories and reproaches. Poetry, dance, video art, pop music and plastic dolls interact in this pathetic and feminine universe. www.aztikeriateatro.com/hurt.
Cahoots Theatre Company Ltd
Drama
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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How to Climb Mount Everest Autojeu Theatre
FAU
One planet, one mountain, one shot? Autojeu’s heart-warming tale of embracing life sees one man’s rise from an office existence to a Mount Everest conqueror. A wacky world dripping in fun and play. SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). Comedy, Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 20: 20:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) Aug 21-22: 20:05 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) Aug 23-25: 20:05 (50m) £10.00 (£7.50) (£30.00 F)
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How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found Liverpool University Drama Society
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Accused of embezzlement and forced to go on the run, Charlie abandons everything, even his name – but Sophie still won’t leave him alone. Sophie is his coroner. Drama
Aug 6-11: 20:35 (1h20m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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How to Start a Riot Worklight Theatre
TFPK
If the actions are ‘mindless’, what’s in the mind? Based on the work of leading crowd psychologists, three performers use text, torchlight and physical theatre to unpick the presumed causes of civil unrest. www.worklighttheatre.co.uk. Devised, Political
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 19:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Hunger
Artem Kretov
FPL
Based on Knut Hamsun’s novel, Hunger describes the impoverished life of a talented unrecognised artist whose reality gives way to a delusion on the darker side of a greedy metropolis. The main character displays traits reminiscent of Dostoevsky`s Raskolnikov. International
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 20:10 (45m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 6-11: 20:10 (45m) £7.50 (£5.00)
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I Am a Moon
Yesoo Company, Nanjing University, China
FAK
Voyeurism, sexual passion, jealousy go hand in hand with the ever-present search for connection and love. Following six character’s stories, the play weaves a poetic and darkly humorous journey into the beauty of our ugly side. Drama, Multimedia
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 8-9: 16:10 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Icarus: a Story of Flight
Backhand Theatre with South Hill Park Arts Centre and C theatre
TFPU
Incredible aerial circus and breathtaking feats tell the story of Icarus as never seen before, discovering what happens after the fall. Poetic, beautiful, visually spectacular. ‘Such stuff as dreams are made on’ SSSSS (EdinburghSpotlight.com). www.backhandtheatre.com. C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 17:30 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 17:30 (1h10m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 17:30 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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The Idiot at the Wall First Bicycle
TFAPJ The Hebrides, 1919. As the world celebrates the end of WW1, a prophecy resurfaces to claim two sisters and their unwary visitor. An all but forgotten Celtic myth returns to formidable life on stage. Drama, New writing
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 15:25 (1h10m) £6.00 (£5.00) (£16.00 F) Aug 5-25: 15:25 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00) (£25.00 F)
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I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You Jennifer Jajeh / Gryphon Venues
FL
Join Jennifer on auditions, bad dates and across military checkpoints as she explores becoming Palestinian-ised, then politicised and eventually radicalised in this fresh, often funny and searingly honest show. Solo show
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 14,16,18-19,21,23,25,27: 19:10 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Hunt & Darton Cafe
Hunt & Darton / Escalator East to Edinburgh
APJ
Hunt and Darton will open a fully functioning pop up cafe – a place of engagement, spontaneity, action, artists and great food and drink. Prepare for appetites to be satisfied in more ways than one. www.huntanddarton.com. Installation, Performance art
Hunt & Darton Cafe • St James Centre, EH1 3SS B 07587 740308 V301GC5 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 12:00 (12h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Circus, Family
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 20:35 (1h20m) £6.50 (£5.50)
Aztikeria Teatro
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 XAug 2-5: 20:35 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 7-11,14-18,21-25: 20:35 (1h20m) £10.00
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Theatre
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I Heart Peterborough
Influence
TPL
TFPK
Joel Horwood turns from Walberswick crabs to Peterborough trannies. A desperate bloke with a chaotic backstory, wig and killer heels staggers through his car crash of a cabaret act. Not for the faint-hearted! www.easternangles.co.uk.
An abstract, caricatured extension of Philip Larkin’s poem This Be the Verse, which follows four troubled youths through the process of growing up, as they demonstrate the influence of social construction in the 21st century.
Eastern Angles / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Contemporary, New writing
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 17:35 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:35 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 17:35 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Iliad, The Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less Marshall University – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
U
A hilarious farce based on Greek myths of gods, goddesses, monsters and more. Watch the stories unfold in record time! www.marshall.edu/cofa/theatre. Comedy
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 6: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 7,11: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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The Importance of Being Earnest FramBag Theatre
PU
Comedy
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 13-18: 14:35 (1h5m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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In a Handbag, Darkly
Broken Holmes Productions
FPJ
Jack, Algernon and Lady Bracknell return to Victoria Station in search of terrible and ridiculous secrets. A deconstruction of Wildean farce from the author of Stitched Up SSSS (Festmag.co.uk, ThreeWeeks) and Broken Holmes SSSS (Festmag.co.uk, FringeReview.co.uk). Comedy, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE Aug 15-18,20-25: 20:10 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Indescribable Phenomenon Haberdashery
TFPU
A bizarre and beautiful true story of one remarkable woman in a world of mad scientists, escapologists, fraudsters and thieves. This play incorporates magic and mind reading as life, death, belief and illusion entwine. Drama, Magic
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-5: 21:40 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 13-18: 19:20 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Devised, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 3-4: 18:10 (45m) £5.00 Aug 6-11: 18:10 (45m) £6.00
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The Institute
Act One / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Imagine having to relive the most traumatic event of your life over and over again in the hope of helping others. An experimental play based on research into post-traumatic stress disorder. Welcome to the Institute... Multimedia, New writing
The Fiddler’s Elbow • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 556 9933 V71GC5 Aug 13-19: 12:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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In Tents
Z Theatre Company
PU
An updated version of the 80s buddy movie tradition that involves a gang of ill-fitted friends and electro time travellers. Expect retro songs, bright blue hair and a tale of friends growing up. Family
The Importance of Being Earnest. Gender politics are given a new twist in this saucy, stylish and innovative production. Metaphor and allusions take on new meanings as this vibrant cast romp through Wilde’s greatest comedy.
B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 13-14: 20:10 (45m) £6.00
The Furness Influence
Aug 6-11: 21:40 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 20-25: 15:50 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 6-11: 10:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 13-16: 12:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Interruption
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club
TFAPJ
Devised from documentary research into memories and Norman MacCaig’s poem, Interruption to a Journey. Combines naturalism with physical theatre and music to create a haunting and beautiful tale, where memories come to life. www.interruption2012.co.uk. Devised, Physical theatre
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16: 20:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-18: 20:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14: 20:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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The Intervention
Comedians Theatre Company / The Assembly Rooms
PM
Explosive new drama following one family’s intervention on their alcoholic son. Arabella Weir, Jan Ravens and Mike McShane lead all star cast in Dave Florez’s darkly humorous play. Fringe First 2011. ‘Dizzyingly brilliant stuff’ (Scotsman). ‘Golden nugget’ (Guardian). Comedy, Drama
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1-2: 19:05 (1h15m) £14.00 (£11.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 19:05 (1h15m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Invisible People 3rdthought
American High School Theatre Festival
AU
ABJ Theatre (Canada) tells the beautiful, heart-wrenching story of Raja Englanderova, a survivor of the Holocaust during WWII. Raja’s journey through life – she lives memories of love, loss, life and most importantly, survival.
Invisible People. Buy coloured counters to receive one-toone brief performances of stories, jokes, poems, tricks or scenes from famed over-60s group 3rdthought. Locations on www.1stframework.org, or via 3rdthought Theatre Company on Facebook. A 1st Framework production.
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Drama
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 17:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 18: 11:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 19: 19:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 20: 15:20 (1h15m) £5.00
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Spoken word
Around Edinburgh • Various Locations, EH8 9PY B www.1stframework.org V27G Aug 7-11: 11:00 (2h) £1.00
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Irish Shorts One
I, Tommy
FK
TPM
Alba Leisure Group’s 2012 offering – The Words Upon the Windowpane and Riders to the Sea. Two works of exquisite, thought-provoking beauty. Poetry, intellect and tragedy condensed into an hour. Absolutely mesmeric.
Fluffy handcuffs, lies and swingers clubs. An imaginative and irreverent reinvention of real life events. Tommy Sheridan was Scotland’s most popular politician before being jailed for perjury in 2011. New drama from Ian Pattison and starring Des McLean.
Theatre Alba Adult Leisure Group
Drama
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village, EH15 3PX B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 Jul 31-Aug 4: 12:30 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Irish Shorts Two Theatre Alba
TFK
Celebrating the great Dublin-born Sean O’Casey’s flamboyance and versatility with two of his one-act plays. While immediately fun, they sustain the impression of bigness of mind which is inseparable from his tragi-comic vision of life. Drama
Red Aye Productions
Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 3-4: 15:15 (1h30m) £10.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:15 (1h30m) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:15 (1h30m) £16.00 (£14.00)
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It’s My Wonderful Life Charles Michael Edmonds
TFN
How do addiction, crime and violence add up to a Christmas classic? A journey from the mean streets of New York to icy Minneapolis and back again, with a stop that would make Danny Boyle smile. Drama
theSpace @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village, EH15 3PX B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 Aug 7-11,14-18: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Iron Assumptions Z Theatre Company
PM
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 3-4: 21:05 (50m) £3.00 Aug 6-9,13-16: 21:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00 SO)
Aug 10-11,17-18: 21:05 (50m) £6.50 (£4.50 SO)
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It’s So Nice Oh My God
Challenging pre-conceived ideas that different members of society have about a diverse group of people in prison. It will make members of the audience question their opinions on how people who have been incarcerated should be viewed. Spoken word, Verbatim
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE
TFAL Two spokeswomen draw the portraits of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Shuffle the cards of power for a headlong plunge into a right royal burlesque tragedy. In French with English supertitles. Physical theatre, Historical
Institut français d’Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT
B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 6-11: 14:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 13-16: 15:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Irreconcilable Differences Refractive Lens Theatre
TFPL
After a vicious car wreck drops them at death’s door, longsuffering spouses Polly and Ben must convince an audience which of them should survive. A story of marital one-upmanship against the backdrop of broken promises, hearts and bodies. Drama, New writing
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 XAug 1-2: 13:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18,20-25: 13:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 16:00 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24: 16:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Jack: A Ripper’s Tale
Different Device Theatre Company
FL
Whitechapel whores tell the story of the fear and misery that hung over the streets during the Autumn of Terror. Different Device relish in reliving this torturous tale. Don’t just watch a play, fear it. Horror, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 21-27: 22:00 (1h) £6.50 (£5.00)
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I Shall Be Remembered – The Story of Madame de Pompadour
The Jhiva of Nietzsche
TFJ
TFPK
Elaine Montgomerie / Heritage Productions
Theatro Transcendental
Rising from obscurity to power – the love of a King and a commoner stands defiant against personal tragedy and events that led up to the French Revolution. www.venue150.com.
Combining live action and multimedia, the performance traces the life of philosopher Frederic Nietzsche through the eyes of his Jhiva (soul). Reason and intuition collide in an in-body divide between mind (digital character) and soul. www.theatrotranscendental.com.
Drama, Historical
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 15-19: 12:00 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 2-12: 13:45 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Italia ‘n’ Caledonia
Mike Maran Productions
FJ
Multimedia, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 12:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18: 12:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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An epic and intimate story about the brave Italians who emigrated to Scotland 100 years ago and gave birth to a new generation of Scottish Italians by Mike Maran and Philip Contini with virtuoso accordionist, David Vernon.
Jigsy
Music, Storytelling
Jigsy is a jobbing comic. Over 30 years, he’s worked with them all – and he’ll tell you the stories to prove it. Starring Les Dennis, this blisteringly funny play reflects on the success Jigsy might have had. www.jigsylive.co.uk.
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Aug 10,16,21-22,24: 17:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Jigsy Productions Ltd / The Assembly Rooms
PL
Comedy, Solo show
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1-2: 14:50 (1h10m) £14.00 (£11.00)
Aug 3-12,14-26: 14:50 (1h10m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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John Peel’s Shed by John Osborne
Underbelly Productions and Kahlil Ashanti present
THE INTERNATIONAL HIT COMEDY
Show And Tell
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Total sell-out 2011. Broadcast on Radio 4. Six shows only. In 2002, Osborne won a box of records that took eight years to listen to. ‘Beautifully-written, funny, poignant’ SSSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (Independent). ‘Genius’ (Guardian). Storytelling
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Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
Aug 7: 11:35 (1h) £10.00
Aug 8-12: 11:35 (1h) £11.00
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Journos
TTMOOTV Theatre and Film Company
FPK
This ode to the great British newspaper introduces you to the jovial journos behind the headlines at the Daily Parade newspaper offices. A colourful yet chaotic depiction of a smalltown newsroom punctuated with moments of real significance. Comedy, Drama
YOU CAN’T CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY... BUT YOU CAN CHANGE IT...
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
“ HILARIOUS... ENGAGING… MR. ASHANTI DELIVERS ”
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 20-25: 15:05 (50m) £6.50 (£4.50)
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Joyced!
Lane of Stones
New York Times
“ FLAWLESS, DYNAMIC, UTTERLY CAPTIVATING, LIFE-AFFIRMING “ Edinburgh Evening News
TU
Joyced! takes us on a tour de force of Joycean Dublin. It is chaotic and exciting. A whirlwind odyssey through the people, events and a year, 1904, which James Joyce would later make famous in Ulysses. Drama
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH
HHHHH The Scotsman
www.kahlilashanti.com
@kahlilashanti
WARNING: Contains strong language
B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5
Aug 2-3: 16:45 (1h5m) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:45 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 16:45 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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6.10PM (7.10PM)
1-27 AUGUST 2012 (not 19) See page 39 for more information
Juana in a Million
Vicky Araico Casas and CASA Latin American Theatre Festival
TL
Present
A show to change the way you see the world. Inspired by true stories of immigrants in the UK, Juana comes stunningly to life in award-winning Mexican actress Vicky Araico Casas’ heartbreaking and hilarious virtuoso performance. Devised, Physical theatre
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
B*tch Boxer
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
by Charlotte Josephine
Aug 6-7,9,13-14,16,20-21,23: 16:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Just
2-13 & 15-26 August at 4pm
Chapel Street
Bablake Seekers
by Luke Barnes
FK
Ali Smith, prize-winning Scottish writer, creates dazzling and bizarre fictions, and Just fits this bill: a surreal exploration of the perversion of justice in a twisted society. A Magritte umbrella pierces a body at the bus stop – whodunnit? Comedy, Absurdist
2-13 & 15-26 August at 2.50pm
Glory Dazed by Cat Jones
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 13-14: 12:50 (55m) £5.50 (£3.50) Aug 12,18: 12:50 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 15-17: 12:50 (55m) £6.50 (£4.50)
2-14 & 16-26 August at 5pm
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One Hour Only by Sabrina Mahfouz
Just a Gigolo
2-12 & 14-26 August at 5.20pm
TPM
Strong Arm
Vanessa Rawlings-Jackson, Assembly and Lakeside Arts Centre
Maurice Roëves (Tutti Frutti) stars as the real Lady Chatterley’s Lover, and reveals the hidden truths behind D H Lawrence’s forbidden paintings in this smart new comedy by award-winning writer, Stephen Lowe. Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:20 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:20 (1h10m) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:20 (1h10m) £15.00 (£14.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
by Finlay Robertson 2-12 & 14-26 August at 4.10pm
See pages 260, 266, 281, 306 and 324 for more information
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Justine and Tony
English Rice Productions
PJ
Justine, a dated cabaret artist, and Tony, a cast-off from the 1980s, are on a journey, revisiting an emotional past that has plagued them both for years. A bittersweet comedy about dreams and ultimately reality. www.englishrice.webs.com. Comedy, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 5: 17:00 (55m) £6.00 Aug 6-11: 15:45 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Karen’s Way: A Kindertransport Life Yellow Leaf Theatre
FPK
A dramatic reenactment with live music of the life of Karen Gershon, celebrated Kindertransport poet and survivor. Telling her story from Germany to Essex, Edinburgh, Leeds and beyond in her escape from the Holocaust. Drama, Music
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 13-18,20-25: 15:05 (1h20m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Katianna Was Here
Sunrise Theatre / edgeeradica
FPK
Katianna Robinson – life changes in a way no one would wish, and yet her life begins to have a purpose and meaning that goes beyond herself, to friends and family alike. Drama
Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall • 30-36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG B 0131 226 0000 V195GLEITH
Aug 16-18: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Kaya – Dream Interpreter Kaya
TJ Best-selling author and one of today’s leading experts in dream interpretation. He was blessed with the gift to understand the meanings and symbols of dreams. Join him to unlock the hidden meaning of your dreams. Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 10:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 10:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20,22-23,27: 10:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Kemble’s Riot
Zincbar Performing Arts
TU
Winner, Best Theatre, Brighton Festival 2011. Ever been to a riot? In a theatre? Relive 1809’s audience rebellion. ‘We stamped, we bellowed, we sang. It’s marvellously liberating. Masterful’ SSSSS (FringeGuru.com). ‘A massive slice of fun’ SSSSS (Latest7). www.kemblesriot.com. Drama, Historical
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Kes
Beacon Theatre Group
FK
Recent riots in our cities. Why? Kes offers a clue. This dynamic group of young actors bring to life Hines’ immortal tale, as relevant, touching and disturbing today as ever. ‘Beautifully timed’ SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Drama, Family
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 21-27: 14:45 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Killing Time
The Lad Himself
TFL
TL
Friendship. Futility. Foreskins. Two teenage boys find something to laugh about – and in case you’ve forgotten, there’s an impending Armageddon. It’s not all bad at the end of the world. A new comedy from the EUTC.
A gleeful and reverential tribute to Tony Hancock and the writing of Galton and Simpson. Written by Roy Smiles (Pythonesque, Ying Tong). Directed by Paul Hodson (Meeting Joe Strummer). Starring Mark Brailsford (The Treason Show). Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Treason Productions and Boundary Events
Edinburgh University Theatre Company
Comedy, New writing
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 12:30 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 5,12,19: 12:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 11:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Kin
Het Vijfde Bedrijf – The Fifth Act (The Netherlands)
Donna Rutherford
TFU
TFJ
SSSSS ‘A powerful meditation on the shifting dynamics that seep into relationships between middle-aged children and elderly parents’ (Herald). Punctuated by Rutherford’s live commentary alongside performances-to-camera from members of Forced Entertainment, Quarantine, Reckless Sleepers and Alison Peebles. www.donnarutherford.org. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com.
Shakespeare didn’t tell you everything that happened in Macbeth’s castle. Now the lady-in-waiting takes the stage and divulges all the gruesome details he neglected to mention. Critically acclaimed solo show from The Netherlands. www.lady-m.nl.
Film, True-life
The Playhouse on the Fringe • Overtures, Edinburgh Playhouse, EH1 3AA B 0844 871 3014 (Booking fees apply) V59aGC6 XAug 1-2: 14:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 3-13,15-20,22-27: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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King Lear
Solo show, New writing
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17: 16:15 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18: 16:15 (1h5m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 14: 16:15 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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La Línea
Act One
PH Playmates, University of Education, Freiburg Germany
FL
Shakespeare reset in post-apocalyptic Britain. King Lear leads a gang of survivors in a dystopian society, facing war with his thuggish daughters and feral street-monster Edmund. Accompanied by only the ghostly Fool, the final storm breaks... Adaptation, Tragedy
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 12-18: 12:15 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50)
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FAPU
La Línea – story of adventure, music and family. Two Mexican teenagers trying to find their family in USA, threatened by corrupt policemen, train robbers, immigration police, the deadly desert. World premiere. Exciting adaptation of Ann Jaramillo’s youth novel. Musical theatre, Family
Lauriston Halls • 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 V163GF3 Aug 24-25,27: 19:00 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter
Kiss Me and You Will See How Important I Am
New Salisbury Players
TFM
Sunday’s Child (Ireland)
New York City: one couple meets from Christmas shopping, the other couple parts on a fall day for work and to visit a clinic. Neither couple knows how unusual these days will be.
TFPL
An exploration of youthful curiosity and madness. Brave, dark new writing from young Irish writer, the follow-up to last year’s My Best Friend Died in a Swimming Pool. SSSS (WhatsOnStage.com).
Drama
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Dance, Physical theatre
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 20:50 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 20:50 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 20:50 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
XAug 3-5: 12:35 (1h) £9.00 (£6.00)
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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Theatre Oikos
The Knowledge Emporium
TFL
Slung Low
Is Judas unforgivable? In a courtroom in downtown New York this darkly funny piece, by groundbreaking playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, raises questions relevant to everyone. ‘An incredible production, thoughtful and challenging’ (Newbury Weekly News).
U
A sweetshop inside a 1960s airstream caravan, The Emporium doesn’t accept money – you trade stuff you know for sweets. Then we’ll perform a reading at the end of the week from all the knowledge you’ve given us. Game show, Installation
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3
Aug 9-12: 12:00 (5h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 13: 16:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Krapp’s Last Tape
Samuel Beckett / The Assembly Rooms
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Tom Owen (Last of the Summer Wine) plays the tragically funny and hilariously sad Krapp, 69, reviewing recordings made every year on his birthday. Bananas and alcohol abound in this show about ambition, sacrifice and growing old. Drama, Traditional
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 1: 18:05 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Comedy, Modern
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6
Aug 3-4: 12:00 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 5-11: 12:00 (1h30m) £7.50 (£5.00)
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The Last Fairytale Atlas Theatre
TPK
Two lost souls trapped in a rotten little theatre, each night telling three tales to the darkness. Perhaps tonight they’ll remember who they are, perhaps they’ll tell a story all their own, the last fairytale. New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 2-3: 19:25 (45m) £6.50 (£4.50) Aug 4-17,19-24,26: 19:25 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Letters, Boxes and Other Things That Shouldn’t Be Opened
Last Supper
Last Notion Theatre
TPL
Rare Notions Theatre Company
Revolves around the character of Joseph, who explores his ability to resist temptation as he battles a stranger’s dark influence. Intriguing, gripping and will have you questioning your own inner strength. Join Joseph for his final meal.
TFL
Drama, New writing
Comedy, Tragedy
A woman whose life is corrupted by overwhelming fear of what may happen after opening a mysterious box. The extremist world of a paper factory where words on paper are banned.
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Aug 3-4,6-11: 11:25 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Leather
The Lincoln Company with My Son Tristan
TFL
A half-naked Kiwi in a cowboy hat, a cocaine-covered desk and a red leather sofa. Violence abounds in Dean Graham’s edgy new urban thriller. International Student Drama Festival finalist. Drama, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 22:25 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 22:25 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 22:25 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Leonce and Lena
The Lincoln Company with Amplified Illusions
TFPJ
Georg Büchner’s classic tale gets a modern makeover. In Las Vegas, two families force their children to marry after losing a bet. What could go wrong? www.lincolncompany.co.uk. Drama, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 17:45 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 17:45 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 17:45 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Les Impossibles
At Large Theatre Company
K
Les Impossibles. A surreal stylised comedy endeavours to bring the inner workings of an aspiring actor’s mind to life on the stage. We follow these actors on a journey of creation, enlightenment and just plain madness. www.facebook.com/Atlargetheatre. Comedy, Contemporary
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 8-12: 12:00 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Letter of Last Resort and Good With People
Traverse Theatre Co-production With Tricycle Theatre and Datum Point / Paines Plough
TL
Moving between Downing Street and Helensburgh, two gripping stories trace the paths of personal and political destruction. A fizzing double bill from two of Scotland’s greatest playwrights, David Greig and David Harrower. Drama
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 4: 13:00 (2h) £13.00 Aug 5: 16:30 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 7,14: 17:30 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,15,19: 20:00 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9,16: 10:00 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 10,17: 12:30 (2h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 12: 20:15 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11,18: 17:30 (2h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 22,26: 17:00 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 21: 12:00 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 24: 10:00 (2h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 23: 19:30 (2h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 25: 12:00 (2h) £20.00 (£15.00)
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C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5
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Aug 4-7,11: 14:05 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50)
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The Letters of Jane Austen Uncontained Arts
TFPU
The charm of the letters lies in their content, which unfolds a family saga over different generations: births, marriages and deaths, family tensions and even the occasional whiff of scandal. Music, Historical
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 17:10 (45m) £5.00
Aug 10-11,17-18: 17:10 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16: 17:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Letter to the Man (from the Boy) Pilot Theatre
TFL
From Saturday morning cartoons to first crushes and first hangovers. Ever wish you could write a letter to your future self? For anyone who still gets told to grow up. Comedy, Spoken word
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 13:10 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle 15th Oak Productions
TPK
Eric’s having a bad Sunday. It’s late, he’s still in his pyjamas and he died at 11.42am, two days ago. A new tragicomic play from this 2011 Fringe First winning company. Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:00 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:00 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Life Is Too Good To Be True Het Geluid
TFAJ What is the role of truth in contemporary (pop) culture? An energetic journey through the lies we tell ourselves – Stephen Glass, group therapy, Lady Gaga, and cinematic nightmares. Best of Amsterdam Fringe 2010. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 11:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13: 11:35 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12: 11:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Lingua Frank
Mercenario Productions
TFPM
In an Edinburgh language school a Scottish fanatic paints nude pictures of Alex Salmond. Meanwhile English teacher Lingua Frank is tackling love, language, lies and spies. This comedy explores culture clashes and questions national identities and Scottish independence. Comedy
The Playhouse on the Fringe • Overtures, Edinburgh Playhouse, EH1 3AA B 0844 871 3014 (Booking fees apply) V59aGC6 XAug 1-2: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 3-12,14-27: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The List
Love All
FJ
TFK
‘Deeply moving ... goes straight to the heart’ (La Presse). An isolated woman establishes order over chaos through obsessive list-making. Celebrated dramatist Jennifer Tremblay unfolds a tale of dire consequences when she neglects an item on her list.
From the Wimbledon finals to the hangman’s noose, a terrible and true(ish) tale of love, murder, dismemberment ... and tennis. ‘Currently the funniest, smartest, most entertaining show on the stage’ (Irish Times). SSSSS (Metro). SSSSS (Entertainment.ie).
CheeryWild / Ten42
Stellar Quines
Drama, New writing
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 3: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 4-5,7-11,14-19,21-25: 14:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Listen! The River
Liminal Space Productions
Comedy, Drama
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 14:20 (1h5m) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:20 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23: 14:20 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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FPU
Love and Understanding
A tough-talking cat, a one-eyed dog, a reluctant fiancé, his sexy betrothed and a bible-toting mother flow through this story of love, loss and new beginnings. Solo show with New York’s Wendy Peace. @turbo_cat. www.listentheriver.com.
Wield the Matter
FK
Penhall’s under-performed masterpiece sees a pair of overworked and under-sexed young doctors receive a surprise visit from an impulsive blast from the past with a few surprises in store. Award-winning Cambridge University company.
Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 13-14: 13:55 (1h) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 15-18,20-25: 13:55 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Comedy, Drama
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW
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Little Women Epsom Players
FU
This delightful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tells the gripping story of the four March sisters: Jo, Amy, Beth and Meg as they struggle to grow up in an impoverished New England family during the Civil War.
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 11-12,17-19,24-27: 17:55 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 17:55 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 15-16,22-23: 17:55 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Love Child
Early Worx in theatre and art and Higher Ground Inc.
Adaptation, Classical
TJ
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 20-25: 16:35 (1h20m) £8.00 (£7.00)
SSSSS (Advertiser, Adelaide). SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS (ArtsHub.com.au). In Joanna Murray-Smith’s modern Australian masterpiece a daughter meets her biological mother for the first time. The women grapple with questions of love, grief, feminism, ownership and belonging. An all-Australian production.
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Locked In
Homo Promos
FPM
Play based on the journals of Keith Vaughan (b. 1912). A great British painter, who also kept terrific diaries for 40 years – vivid, funny, angry, sexy, despairing. He broke his heart – he will break yours too. Drama, New writing
Drama
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 2-4: 13:15 (1h5m) £7.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 13:15 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:15 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Lust in Translation theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 13-14: 12:50 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 15-18,20-25: 12:50 (50m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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The Lonely One
dotted line theatre
TK
Do the footsteps following Lavinia across a dark moonlit ravine belong to The Lonely One? A tale of fear, with Hitchcock-like suspense, using shadow and light manipulation. Based on an extract from Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine. Drama, Puppetry
Queen Mary Theatre Company
APL
Boy decides to meet girl. Boy fails miserably. Boy eventually meets girl. Sh*t meets fan. Tom’s sexual (mis)adventures come to an end when he befriends Sarah, but is there any benefit to friends with benefits? Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 14,16,18,21,23,25: 18:05 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Lysistrata – The Sex Strike Braindead Theatre Company
TFAK Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 18:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Lord of the Flies
Beacon Theatre Group
FJ
A stunning and disturbing production by this dynamic group of young performers at their fifth Fringe. Golding’s classic reborn at Augustine’s. ‘Awe-inspiringly tremendous’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Lysistrata – The Sex Strike. ‘Witty, unpretentious fun. You’ll come out with an appreciation of Braindead’s genius’ SSSSS (FringeGuru.com). Fast, silly and profound. A contemporary cross-gender battle-of-the-sexes twist on Aristophanes’ irreverent all-male original. Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 3-4,6-11: 19:05 (50m) £9.50 (£34.00 F)
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Drama, Family
Paradise in Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 21-27: 12:20 (1h30m) £8.50 (£6.00)
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Ma Biche et Mon Lapin COLLECTIF AÏE AÏE AÏE
TFAJ
After playing with fluffy bunnies in Two Johnnies Live Upstairs, SSSS (Scotsman), the French puppeteers bring back their nuttiness with a vaudeville of manipulated objects starring a ‘biche’ (hind) and a ‘lapin’ (rabbit, again). Puppetry
Institut français d’Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 12:25 (30m) (Free Ticketed) XAug 3: 15:25 (30m) (Free Ticketed) XAug 3: 17:25 (30m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24: 12:25 (30m) £5.00 Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24: 15:25 (30m) £5.00 Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24: 17:25 (30m) £5.00
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Macbeth
Little Shakespeare Theatre School
TFAPJ
This is a creepy, often funny and fast-paced stylised version of the Scottish play with some macabre twists and a cast of highly talented and energetic young actors from the Edinburgh-based Little Shakespeare Theatre School. www.littleshakespearetheatreschool.co.uk. Drama, Family
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 Aug 6-10: 11:00 (1h) £6.50
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Macbeth
As Told By with Greenwich Theatre
TFJ
At the height of WWII, Macbeth returns home victorious. The Weird Sisters, however, with newfound power on the home front, quickly plunge him into a far more personal battle. ‘A fulcrum of exciting talent’ (Venue). ‘Truly horrifying’ SSSS (Inter:mission). Classical, Drama
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:05 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:05 (1h30m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 21:05 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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MacBeth in Scots
Edinburgh Theatre Arts
TFPJ
Robin Lorimer’s powerful translation into Scots brings to vibrant life Shakespeare’s bloody tale of ambition, treachery and downfall. The rich Scots tongue gives fresh energy to this RSC Open Stages production. The Scottish Play is coming home! Drama, Historical
St Ninian’s Hall • Comely Bank Road, EH4 1AW B 01620 860 802 V230GB1 Aug 6-11,13-18: 19:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 11,18: 14:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Macbeth Unsexed!
St Mary’s Calne: Venus Flytrap Productions
TFPJ
The Scottish Play as never seen before! Madness, mayhem and murder played out by an all-female cast of ‘lady-killers’. Shakespeare well seasoned with black widow humour – and a pinch of Artaud thrown into the pot! Adaptation, Classical
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 6-7,11: 15:00 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50)
Aug 8-10: 15:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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25/04/2012 10:35:34
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Macbeth: Who is That Bloodied Man? Teatr Biuro Podrozy
FAK
Known for their stunning Carmen Funebre, Fringe First winners Biuro Podrozy return with a visually captivating interpretation of Macbeth. Using their trademark stilts, fire and music, this is a powerhouse of energy and menace. Physical theatre, Political
Old College Quad • South Bridge, EH8 9YL B 0131 226 0000 V311GE5 XAug 2-3: 22:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 4-5,10-12: 22:30 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-9,13: 22:30 (1h) £13.00 (£10.00)
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Machinal
Italia Conti Ensemble 2012
Pl
Inspired by the real life case of convicted and executed murderess Ruth Snyder, the play centres on the attempts of a young woman trying to survive the brutality of the male world in which she lives. Drama, True-life
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 Aug 20,22,24: 10:45 (1h30m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 21,23,25: 12:20 (1h30m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Machinal
Oxford University Dramatic Society
TFK
A whirlwind tale of love, marriage, gender imbalance and murder, immersed in the world of speakeasies, Harlem, jazz and social revolution. The highpoint of Expressionism, first performed in 1928 and still relevant today. www.ouds.org. Drama, Political
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:15 (1h15m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 19:15 (1h15m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Made for Each Other – Free John Fico
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“Captures his very spirit. Superbly entertaining.” Mark Reed (Oliver’s son)
‘He proposed to me after the first date, on the f*cking phone!’ You’re invited to the wedding of Vincent and Jerry, if they go through with it. Off-Broadway festival hit! Best Actor nominee! Drama, LGBT
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5 XAug 15: 16:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 16-26: 16:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Madness of King Lear
CW Productions (Australia) with C theatre
TFJ
Powerful, emotive words, astonishing clowning and dance, will enthral audiences from eight to eighty. Performed by Leof Kingsford-Smith (Crownies), and Ira Seidenstein (Cirque du Soleil, Slava’s Snowshow). ‘Visceral ... deeply moving’ (BarefootReview.org). www.kingsford-smith.com. Classical, Drama
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 17:30 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 17:30 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 17:30 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Gilded Balloon Teviot 3.30pm FestivalHighlights.com ‘Linda Marlowe’s consummate skill delivers a rich and rollicking ride.’ Scotsman
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Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!
The Magician's Daughter
Phil McIntyre Entertainment Ltd
Little Angel Theatre in Association with the Royal Shakespeare Company
TPK
TU
A true tale of a self-employed builder's love of opera, death and how to put opera on in a bungalow in Bournemouth... with some gags thrown in for luck. ‘Nothing short of astounding’ (Chortle.co.uk). Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
Inspired by The Tempest and in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company. 'Little Angel Theatre’s puppetry and Michael Rosen’s humorous writing prove a magical combination ... more successful storytelling would be hard to conjure' (Stage). Puppetry, Children's
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:15 (45m) £7.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 13:15 (45m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:15 (45m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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A Man for All Times: W. E. B. DuBois
XAug 3: 19:00 (1h) £13.00 (£6.00) (£6.00 U) XAug 4: 10:00 (1h) £13.00 (£6.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 5: 13:30 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 7,14: 20:45 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,12,15,19,23: 10:00 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9,16: 13:15 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 10,17: 18:15 (1h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 11,18: 20:45 (1h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 21: 18:00 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 22: 20:30 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 24: 13:15 (1h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 25: 18:00 (1h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 26: 20:15 (1h) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U)
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Pulse Ensemble Theatre
Marple, Murder and Me
TFPU
Gilded Balloon
Martin Luther King, remembered, revered. W.E.B. DuBois – Civil Rights activist, King's forerunner – forgotten. His story told in this riveting, inspirational drama. ‘Surprising, insightful’ (WBAI). ‘Stellar performance’ (Artzine.org). ‘History cannot ignore DuBois’ (M.L.King).
TFPJ
Margaret Rutherford's performance as Miss Marple made her a true movie icon, but it nearly didn't happen. This intriguing new play humorously unearths the fascinating reasons why. With Janet Prince, and written by Philip Meeks. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Drama, Political
theSpace @ Jury's Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 3-4: 14:55 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23: 14:55 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 14:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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The Man Who
XAug 1-3: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23: 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:15 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Chatterbox Productions
Married With Snails
TFM
Reality Theatre
Life’s tough when your best friend is the Man Who Invented the Wheel. BBC award-winning writer Seamus Collins and Chatterbox Productions are back with a weird and wonderful tale about love, rivalry and making the wheel rounder.
FAPK
It's an absurd life! A hilarious look at Miranda and Bernie’s eccentric marriage where structure, travel and snails are extremely important. But will the next adventure in Paris run smoothly? Absurdly funny and gloriously unique.
Comedy, Absurdist
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:55 (45m) £6.00 Aug 4-5: 14:55 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6: 14:55 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Marat / Sade
American High School Theatre Festival
Absurdist, New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 2-17: 13:10 (50m) £8.50
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Martin Dockery: Wanderlust
The Marquis de Sade is using the inmates of Charenton Asylum to put on a play. The play? A recreation of the bloody turmoil and eventual murder of Jean Paul Marat during the French Revolution that he helped instigate.
TFL
Absurdist
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 6: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 7: 21:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 17:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Martin Dockery
A man treks into Africa, demanding an epiphany. Any epiphany at all. Exhilarating, hilarious and true. Best of Fest: Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg. Adelaide Critics’ Circle Award. ‘A tour de force’ (Orlando Sentinel). ‘Blisteringly funny’ (Toronto Eye Weekly). Comedy, Storytelling
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-4: 14:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 5-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Marcel Pursued By the Hounds by Michel Tremblay Brylights
FK
Marcel and his ferociously unforgiving sister Thérèse are hounded by memory, reputation and an unsatisfactory present. They eke out an existence amidst a seedy world of crime, watched by four nurturing fates. Drama, Contemporary
B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
Aug 21,24: 17:10 (40m) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Maria, 1968
Matroska with Antler
TFAPK
Noah is a clichéd writer and knows it. His girlfriend breaks up with him, he begins to write. A comedy that transports the audience in a playful, cinematic way between Noah's life and his wayward imagination. Comedy, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:05 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:05 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 16:05 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Maurice's Jubilee
Pleasance and PW Productions in association with Wild Thyme Productions
TPL
A Royal encounter. An enduring love. A bungalow in Penge. Olivier Award-winner Julian Glover, Benidorm’s Sheila Reid, and Olivier Award-winner Nichola McAuliffe in her new play directed by multiple Fringe First-winner Hannah Eidinow. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 16:25 (1h30m) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:25 (1h30m) £15.50 (£14.00)
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 16:25 (1h30m) £12.50 (£11.00)
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Mayday Mayday Theatre Damfino
TK
Mayday Mayday. On May 1st 2004, Kneehigh's Tristan Sturrock broke his neck. Paralysed in hospital, he was told he may never walk again. He tells his story in this ‘poignant’ SSSS (ExeuntMagazine.com) ‘life-affirming show’ SSSS (Bristol Evening Post). Theatre, Solo show
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 2-3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Me and Mr C
Gary Kitching and The Empty Space
TFM
‘Me’ is a bit messed up and could really use a friend. But all he’s got is a three foot two ventriloquist’s dummy with a passion for rock ballads. Painfully funny – a darker side to improvisation.
See page 320 for more information
Comedy, Improv
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 XAug 4-5: 20:15 (50m) £7.00 Aug 6,8-12,14-20,22-25: 20:15 (50m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Meat
Catherine's Club (in Association With Mermaids)
TFPM
Six men make or break their university careers over a very unusual meal. Join us for a homoerotic dining experience – see if you can stomach it. World premiere from award nominated Tim Foley, a ‘talent to watch for’ (Hairline.org.uk). Comedy, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 4-5: 18:40 (1h) £5.00 (£4.50) Aug 6-12,14-19: 19:10 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Me Before Marilyn
Caged Theatre Company
PL
Norma Jeane Baker, the girl behind the Hollywood sweetheart – Marilyn Monroe. The unknown tale of the woman who captured the heart of the nation reveals the truth about the events that led to her downfall. Multimedia, True-life
theSpace @ Jury's Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 20-25: 16:10 (40m) £6.00
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Medea Hardcore
Teatro Di Capua / Russian Season 2012
TFAPn
Award-winning, unapologetic, 30 kilowatt, Russian post-punk version of the ancient myth. Tell the new world order to shut up and listen. Medea's an infectious soundcloud – vulnerable, cool, rebellious. Be prepared for provocative sensory overload. Musical theatre, Solo show
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 22:15 (1h10m) £9.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:15 (1h10m) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 9,15-16,22-23: 22:15 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Medieval Miracle, The Fall Of Man Our Lady's Companie
TFAPU
An interpretation of the drama between God as ye like and the first folk in the then Garden, York. A double bill with esoteric First Day of The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz. Historical
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 7-8: 12:25 (45m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Metamorphoses: Fables from Ovid
Sally Humphrey Productions Ltd
TJ
FK
Men and women live on different planets! Everyone’s been irritated by incomprehensible behaviour from the opposite sex. Why? The answer lies in this witty one-man show based on John Gray's best-selling book.
Twisted, funny and not for the faint-hearted. Six myths from Ovid's Metamorphoses retold in a Victorian girls' dormitory. ‘Simplistically clever and slick storytelling’ SSSS (RemoteGoat.co.uk). ‘Entertaining’ 7/10 (Bristol Evening Post). www.hecatetheatre.co.uk.
Hecate Theatre Co.
Storytelling, New writing
Comedy, Seminar
B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:30 (1h) £7.00
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 13-18,20-25: 16:25 (45m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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A Middle-Aged Man's Uncertainty Theory
Me Pregnant!
Big Squirrel Productions
Nick Coyle
FK
TFPM
A taxi driver faces a life of uncertainty when his children leave for university. Fast-paced comedy as the three performers zip through a bunch of madcap characters. 'Snappy and funny' (SnipeLondon).
After a sell-out season at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Nick Coyle presents his first solo show, in which he plays Emeline, a nerd, and the monster trying to kill her. A medieval revenge rom-com. Finally!
Comedy, Drama
Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 14:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 19,24-27: 19:25 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 20-21: 19:25 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 22-23: 19:25 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Midnight at the Boar's Head
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Fine Chisel
TFPJ
The Mermaid of Zennor
Foot-stomping, ale-swilling, folk-fuelled storytelling with live music. Fine Chisel, ‘Charming, witty and ridiculously entertaining’ (FringeGuru.com), bring Shakespeare’s favourite pub to life and fill it with an array of colourful characters. www.finechisel.co.uk.
Bear Pit
FPU From the depths of the ocean to the ragged peaks of the Zennor cliffs, the mermaid seeks the boy who sings. Told with laughter, music, heart and simplicity by a company of sea-loving land-dwellers. Storytelling, Family
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 20-21: 12:20 (45m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C) Aug 22-24: 12:20 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 25-27: 12:20 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Folk, Music
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 20:15 (1h5m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 5-9,12-14,16,19-23,26-27: 20:15 (1h5m) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:15 (1h5m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Drunk Tank Productions
TFAPJ
The Merry Wives of Osaka
A punchy one-hour adaptation of Shakespeare's classic set in post-apocalyptic dystopia. This famous comedy rises reborn from the ashes like the radioactive flowers that make ‘man or woman madly dote upon next live creature it sees’.
Akagumi (Japan)
FAPU
Based on Shakespeare's comedy, reset in the early modern period of Osaka, Japan. Reveals how the women in Osaka laughed away the troubles to make life bright. Performed in Japanese Osaka dialect. www.akagumi.net. Comedy, International
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 13-14: 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 15-17: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 18: 12:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
Comedy, Multimedia
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 XAug 4-5: 17:45 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 16:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) (£4.00 C)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The St Marylebone CE School Nomadic Theatre Company
TFAPJ
Mess
Magic! Dreams! Fairies! Fights! Hermia stands her ground against her father and takes flight (literally) into a world where the course of true love never did run smooth. 'Exceptional' (Chris Grace, Shakespeare Schools Festival).
China Plate Presents Triggered@Warwick, Commissioned by BAC, Parabola Arts Centre
TPK
Josephine is putting on a play – Boris and Sistahl help. It's about anorexia. But don't let that put you off. A new play with songs from 2010 Stage Best Solo Performer Award winner Caroline Horton. Devised, Theatre
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 2: 15:15 (1h10m) £12.00 (£6.00)
Aug 3: 17:30 (1h10m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 5: 10:30 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 4,10: 19:45 (1h10m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 7,12,14: 12:45 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,15,21,26: 15:15 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9: 17:30 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11,18,24: 10:30 (1h10m) £19.00 (£14.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 16,22: 17:45 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 17: 20:00 (1h10m) £19.00 (£12.00) Aug 19: 13:00 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 23: 20:00 (1h10m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 25: 12:45 (1h10m) £19.00 (£14.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF
Drama, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 3-4,6-11: 17:15 (30m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Mies Julie
Baxter Theatre Centre, South African State Theatre and Assembly
TPL
The internationally acclaimed director Yael Farber, creator of the international smash hit Amajuba SSSSS ‘flawless’ (Scotsman), sets her explosive new adaptation of Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie in the remote, bleak beauty of South Africa’s eastern Cape Karoo. Drama
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 14:00 (1h30m) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h30m) £16.00 (£15.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 14:00 (1h30m) £14.00 (£13.00)
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The Miller's Tale: Wahala Dey Oh! Overo Productions (Nigeria)
TFPJ
Colourful adaptation of Chaucer's classic, transposed to presentday Nigeria. What happens when you cross a superstitious old man, a savvy teenage wife, ambitious lovers, and a charlatan student? Catastrophe! What’s new? Drama, Storytelling
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:15 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:15 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 13:15 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
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Minotaur
Fourth Monkey
TFAPJ
SSSSS ’Spellbinding physical theatre (FringeReview. co.uk). SSSSS ‘A tour de force’ (RemoteGoat.co.uk). Adapted from the Greek myth, a story of the creation of the beast known as Minotaur. Is there a way out of this labyrinth of lust and blood?
See page 265 for more information
Devised, Drama
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 XAug 3: 17:45 (1h20m) £6.00 Aug 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25: 17:45 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Miriam Margolyes – Dickens' Women Richard Jordan in association with Andrew McKinnon, PW Productions, Pleasance
K
Portraying over 23 of Dickens’ best-loved characters, Bafta award-winner Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Blackadder, Endgame, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet) reprises her Oliviernominated production to celebrate the bi-centenary of Charles Dickens’ birth. 'Hugely entertaining' (Time Out). Drama, Historical
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23: 14:30 (1h30m) £16.50 (£14.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-25: 14:30 (1h30m) £17.50 (£15.50)
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Misanthropy
New Celts Productions with No Idling Theatre
TFPL
Six people. All connected by one single assault. All with a desperate need to meaningfully connect with those around them. But how far will they go? What will happen if they can't? Hard-hitting Scottish new writing. Drama, New writing
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1,3,9,15,17,23: 16:50 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 5,7,11,19,25,27: 16:50 (1h10m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 21: 16:50 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Miss Havisham's Expectations Linda Marlowe – Festival Highlights
See page 296 for more information
TFPK
Linda Marlowe's new show spotlights Dickens' most iconic female character, the jilted bride of Great Expectations. Written and directed by Di Sherlock. 'Seduces with a riot of vivid imagery and a firework display of virtuoso acting' (Times). Drama, Solo show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:00 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:00 (1h10m) £11.00 Aug 9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 15:00 (1h10m) £10.00
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Molly Naylor and the Middle Ones: My Robot Heart
Miss Julie
The Empty Bliss Production Company
APK
Show And Tell / Escalator East To Edinburgh
TPL
We are a small theatre company based on passion, spontaneity and ensemble work. We are a non-profitable company that produces five-star performances. So come and have all your senses excited on the ride of your life!
Molly Naylor (writer of Radio 4’s Whenever I Get Blown Up...) and the Middle Ones present a storytelling show with live soundtrack. ‘Brave, funny, beautiful writing’ (Guardian). SSSS (Times). SSSS (Telegraph).
Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 20-25: 15:10 (40m) £5.00
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Miss Julie
Vagabond Productions
FAK
SSSSS ‘One of the best pieces of theatre ... this year’s Fringe. Louise Seyffert’s feisty Miss Julie ... the perfect foil to arrogant servant Jean (Bart Vanlaere – outstanding)’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Exceptional ... more palpable emotion than half the Fringe guide’ (ThreeWeeks). www.vagabondproductions.weebly.com. Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 13: 11:20 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 14-15: 11:20 (1h5m) £10.00 (£7.00) (£30.00 F) Aug 16-18: 11:20 (1h5m) £11.00 (£8.00) (£34.00 F) Aug 20-22: 12:20 (1h5m) £10.00 (£7.00) (£30.00 F) Aug 23-25: 12:20 (1h5m) £11.00 (£8.00) (£34.00 F)
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Music, Storytelling
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 15:25 (1h) £5.00
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:25 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:25 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Mon Droit
Mike McShane
PU
Who was the American that came to London for the love of a Queen, only to end up as a skeleton in St. James's Park? Meet Robert James Moore, far from home and without his medication. Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Miss Marchbanks
Monkey Bars
PU
PL
Charlotte Productions The year is 1865, Victoria is on the throne and Miss Marchbanks has finished school. She returns home determined to conquer society and parlour politics, but will attentions from three eligible gentlemen prove too much of a distraction? Adaptation, Historical
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 4: 18:00 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 6-11,14-18: 11:25 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Mixed Doubles Tempo
FJ
Chris Goode & Company and the Unicorn Theatre Award-winning writer Chris Goode asked 30 eight to ten-yearolds to talk about their lives. In Monkey Bars, their worlds are spoken by adults – playing adults in adult situations. A revelatory verbatim show that's funny, touching and endlessly surprising. Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 14: 17:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£6.00)
Aug 15: 20:15 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 16,22: 10:30 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 18,24: 15:15 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 17: 12:45 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00) Aug 19: 17:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 21,26: 20:00 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 23: 12:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 25: 17:30 (1h15m) £19.00 (£14.00)
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A comic collective of short dramatic pieces exploring the intricacies, pitfalls and trivialities of marriage. Incorporating works by George Melly and Alan Ayckbourn amongst others. Experience this acidly humorous toast to the institution by Fringe favourites Tempo. www.tempo.org.uk.
Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery
Comedy, Drama
Burns teaches Monkey Poet poetry, Wilde strokes his thigh, Ginsberg offers amphetamines and Bukowski vomits copiously. New show from multi award-winner Monkey Poet. (A Must See Show rating for Welcome to Afghanistan, Stage, 2010).
The Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3
Aug 20-24: 19:20 (1h15m) £8.00
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A Modern Town When I Say Jump
TPK
Newton Basset – a traditional seaside resort forgotten by the British public, when three businessmen arrive with a question – how much of your town’s soul are you willing to sell to make it fit into the modern world? Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Monkey Poet / makin projects / PBH’s Free Fringe
PN
Comedy, Poetry
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B V156GE5 Aug 4-13,15-25: 12:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Monstrous Acts
Out Cast Theatre (Australia)
TFM
XAug 1-3: 16:00 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Inspired by the true story of Frenchman Gilles de Rais, who was hanged in 1440 for the suspected deaths of 400 boys. Can love allow a tortured soul to find redemption? 'Dark and intimate ... poignant' (Stage Whispers). www.outcast.org.au.
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C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Mod Girl
Bath University Student Theatre Society
FPM
Mod Girl is a reflective melodrama about the brief relationship between a child prostitute and a handsome widower. Two discarded souls seize a fleeting chance for happiness. In the end, nothing in life has to be so carnal. Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 4: 20:50 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7,9,11: 20:50 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 21:30 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 21:30 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,21: 21:30 (1h5m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Montmorency
FreeRange Productions
FPK
From the depths of London's sewers to the heights of aristocracy, an ex-convict assumes two identities: Montmorency, an aristocrat, and his servant Scarper, a thief. Crime, danger, and double identity, adapted from Eleanor Updale's award-winning novel. www.freerangeproductions.co.uk. Adaptation, Drama
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-2,8-9,15,22-23: 19:25 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,18-19,24-27: 19:25 (1h5m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 19:25 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Moondial
Moving Lights Theatre Company
FPM
Harley wants to tell you a story, about the mysterious and eccentric women who rescued her from herself and how ultimately she became the only one able to save them. A bittersweet dark comedy/fantasy about depression and escapism. New writing
Whitespace • 11 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT B 0131 226 0000 V116GB5
Aug 11-13,15-16: 18:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50)
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More Light
Half Remembered Dreams
TFK
'Sister... what is to be done?' Trapped in the tomb of the first Emperor, the ladies of the emperor struggle to survive... Art, love, violence, beauty, sacrifice and cannibalism collide in Bryony Lavery's lyrical play. www.halfremembereddreams.co.uk. Drama, Historical
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C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:15 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:15 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 19:15 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Morning
Lyric Hammersmith
TPL
The end of summer. Two friends are about to go their separate ways, but they will always share one moment. A moment that bound them and changed them forever. A coming-of-age play by award-winning playwright Simon Stephens. Drama, Theatre
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 1: 19:00 (1h20m) £13.00 (£6.00)
XAug 4: 17:00 (1h20m) £13.00 (£6.00) Aug 5: 10:00 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 7,14: 12:30 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 8,15,19: 17:30 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 9: 20:30 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 10,17: 10:00 (1h20m) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 12: 17:45 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 11,18: 12:30 (1h20m) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 16: 20:45 (1h20m) £18.00 (£13.00) (£6.00 U) 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 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
The Most Dangerous Toy Playades
TAPJ Nietzsche is 37, ailing, almost blind, and about to prophecy the superman. Lou is 21, independent, fiercely intelligent, and about to become his undoing. 'You go to women? Don’t forget the whip.' Incipit tragoedia... Devised, Historical
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 19:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18: 19:05 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Mostellaria (The Haunted House) American High School Theatre Festival
U
This Roman farce, written around 200 BCE, follows Plautus’ (in)famous slave, Tranio, as he causes confusion, chaos and hilarity in the lives of his masters. Produced by EP Scarlett High School from Calgary, Canada. Classical, Comedy
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17,20: 13:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 18: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 19: 15:15 (1h) £5.00
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Mother to Mother
presents
FreeVoice Productions and Assembly
TL
A heart-wrenching tour de force, this powerful story of forgiveness and reconciliation is performed by powerhouse South African actress, Thembi Mtshali-Jones. Based on a remarkable true story, this unforgettable one-hander is poignant, moving and ultimately uplifting. Drama
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Mother Tongue Brick Theatre
TFAPL Mother Tongue is an autobiographical performance by bestselling author, Jillian Lauren. It revolves around the themes of blood, tribe and identity, tracing Jillian's circuitous journey to get pregnant and, when that proves unsuccessful, to adopt her Ethopian son.
Assembly Hall
Solo show, True-life
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH
2-26 Aug (not 8,13 or 20) 12.00 (13:30)
B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 4: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 5-15: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Moth to the Flame
Trinity College London
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What begins as a bittersweet portrayal of first love between a city girl and country boy becomes a far darker story... Trinity’s International Playwriting Competition 2011 winner. Directed by Tom Foster, featuring Joe Spence, Katurah Morrish. Storytelling, New writing
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 6-8: 11:15 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00) Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Aug 6-8: 18:15 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy Out Cast Theatre (Australia)
TFM
Adoption, inheritance, a raunchy rent boy and one stressed-out pussy... With everyone after a slice of the pie, someone's bound to get it in the end. From creators of Butt Boy and Tigger. www.outcast.org.au. Comedy, LGBT
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 18:25 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 18:25 (1h5m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,21: 18:25 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Mr Carmen
AKHE – Russian Engineering Theatre / Russian Season 2012
TAK
The cult Russian Fringe First-winner AKHE is back with a show duel, Mr Carmen. The hero meets his alter ego. In yearning for death, the characters prove their right to live. An extraordinary version of Merime's text. Physical theatre, Performance art
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (1h) £9.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor
The Mungo Boys Alain Again
FPK
National Theatre of Scotland / Molly Taylor / The Stand Comedy Club
Six Glasgow schoolboys bound by class, music and dreams of making it big, who chose university and careers. After 40 years, they're back together – older, but no wiser – to pick up where they left off.
TL
‘This utterly beautiful piece of work reminds us of the reason we’re alive.‘ SSSSS (Herald). Part of Made in Scotland 2012 – www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com.
Drama, Musical theatre
Lauriston Halls • 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 V163GF3
Solo show, New writing
Aug 9-11: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 (£15.00 F)
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 19:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 18:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Music Box
Recursion Theatre Company
AU
Laura is playing a game. Childhood and adulthood collide under the influence of the spellbinding music box. Original music, artwork and award-winning writing will blur the boundaries of your imagination. 'Beautiful ... sinister ... wonderfully unnerving' SSSS (Varsity). www.playthemusicbox.wordpress.com. Physical theatre, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Aug 14-19,21-27: 18:10 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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My City Saturday Explosive Arts
PJ
A normal Saturday in Edinburgh, or at least it should be. Somebody didn’t come home last night and now everybody’s implicated. Tension mounts as we hurtle through the lives of a group of troubled teenagers. Drama
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF
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Ne'er the Twain
Edinburgh People's Theatre
U
A hilarious Scots comedy set in 1919 when Leith joined Edinburgh. Leith had its very own trams! Do you join St Cuthbert's or Leith Provie when the boundary runs through your house? www.ept.org.uk. Comedy, Family
St Peter's • Lutton Place, EH8 9PE B 0131 226 0000 V17GG6 Aug 4,7-11,14-17: 19:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 11,18: 14:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Nggrfg
Brownbox Theatre and Small Brown Package Productions
TFK
Nggrfg, a one-man show by actor/writer Berend McKenzie, tells the story of Buddy, who grows up both black (n*gger) and gay (fag). Ultimately, he finds the power to face these two oppressive and wounding words and rise above them. Solo show, LGBT
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Aug 25-26: 17:00 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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My Elevator Days Svenska Teatern
TU
Elderly gentleman seeks companion for conversation. Previous confidents: his mother, Kafka (a dog), Grace Kelly (the greatly-missed), Enok (an elevator), Diana (sex-worker turned dog-walker). Hobbies: gate-crashing funerals. Says: ‘It’s nice if someone remembers you once existed.’ Comedy, Tragedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:30 (1h10m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23,27: 12:30 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 19:20 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18: 19:20 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Night of the Big Wind Little Cauliflower
TAPU
A fishing village in Ireland is hit by a terrifying storm. Beautiful puppetry tells the tale of a young boy's battle against the weather. 'Impossible to fault' SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Packed with visual invention' SSSS (Scotsman). Devised, Puppetry
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 13:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-25: 13:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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My Sister
The Night Porters
APN
TFU
Scandal Theatre / PBH's Free Fringe Two sisters. One terrible secret. When one threatens to tell, can the other keep her quiet? 'If Scandal Theatre restrains itself to the Free Fringe again, not going would be idiotic.' SSSSS (EdFringeReview.com). www.scandaltheatre.com. Drama, New writing
The Fiddler's Elbow • 4 Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 556 9933 V71GC5 Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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My Wrestle Mania
The Skinny Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe
APK
Wrestling hero, Captain Reality, returns to face his nemesis, Black Dog, in a bitter grudge match. But this time, has he put more than his belt on the line? Also his sanity? www.skinnytheatre.co.uk. Comedy, New writing
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B 0131 226 0000 V203GD5
Aug 6,25: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Thistle Sifters
Don (paranormal expert and designer of Scotch eggs) is training Terry to porter in a spooky old hotel. When things start to go bump he wonders if his first night will be his last. Hilarious and haunting... Comedy
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 6-9,12,14-16,19,21-23,26-27: 20:55 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:55 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Nights at the Circus Fourth Monkey
TFAPJ
SSSSS 'People to watch' (FringeReview.co.uk). Fourth Monkey return to the Fringe with a new adaptation of Angela Carter's mesmerising novel. Fevvers is a circus aerialist with wings, but is she a fraud or the real thing? Adaptation, Drama
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 XAug 4: 19:15 (1h15m) £6.00 Aug 6,10,18,22: 17:45 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Aug 8,16,24: 16:00 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 12,14,20: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Nikotine
Normal
TFPJ
FJ
Milena Milanova of Atelier 313
Trinity College London
In this puppetry adaptation of Chekhov’s play, Nikolai Nikotine is forced by his overbearing wife to deliver a symposium against his only remaining pleasure in life: smoking. But his topic soon turns from tobacco to the pitfalls of marriage.
What is normal? This play takes an irreverent look at the need to ‘act normal’, focusing on a family being investigated by the Normal-Inspector. Trinity’s International Playwriting Competition 2010 winner. Directed by Alasdair Hunter, performed by Perth Youth Theatre.
Puppetry, Solo show
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 6-12: 17:25 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 21-27: 14:15 (55m) £8.50 Aug 14-19: 14:50 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Satire, New writing
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 9-11: 11:15 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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1984
Nothing Is Really Difficult
EmpathEyes Theatre in Association With UCLU Runaground
Theatergroep WAK
TAJ (8+) Performed in a life-sized wooden box. A show about nothing. Three men full of self-mockery and vicarious shame. Male poetry for men and women, without words. Winner: Adelaide Fringe Award for Best Theatre Production, 2011. www.theatergroepwak.nl.
TFL
With live music, multimedia projections, and pulsating physicality, we enter oppressive Oceania in this new adaptation of 1984. Winston spins between hopes of love and threats of torture, as his every movement is tracked. www.1984fringe.tumblr.com. ‘Arresting’ SSSSS (RemoteGoat.co.uk). Adaptation, Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 18:40 (1h30m) £4.00 Aug 5-7,9-14,16-21,23-27: 18:40 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Physical theatre
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 2-6,8-12,15-19,22-26: 15:30 (40m) £10.00 Aug 2-6,8-12,15-19,22-26: 17:00 (40m) £10.00 Aug 2-6,8-12,15-19,22-26: 18:30 (40m) £10.00
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99.9 Degrees
Not My Cup of Tea
Jackinabox Productions
TFPL
BG Productions
That unbearable feeling of disquiet before the storm, sensual yet violent. Fantastical personal stories woven together, against a backdrop of imprisonment. Sweat-dripping, beautiful and tender. 'We will be talking about this for a long time' (LoveFringe.com). www.jackinaboxproductions.com.
TFPU
Filling our heads to distract our minds. Flashback to a commune in the psychedelic summer of 1970. Who wins if you beat the system? ‘Keep an eye out for this writer’ (BBC, Writersroom). ‘Darkly witty’ (Mancunion).
Drama, Physical theatre
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 17:30 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 17:30 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13,20-21: 17:30 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50)
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New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 15:05 (50m) £4.00 Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 15:05 (50m) £7.50 (£6.00)
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Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us
Now.Here
EGTG
Drawn To Stars
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PJ
Dad hides in drink, Mum and Cath pop pills. Patrick finds God. Johnny finds snooker. But when a secret's uncovered, there’s nowhere to hide. Paul Higgins’ darkly comic drama from Sky Arts' quarter-finalists.
Now.Here. Hobbyhorse. Mist. Breath. Flesh. Sun. Two riders, journey. Hoof and heel. 17 days. 200 miles. Wales to London. Collecting stories from those met. Stories from nowhere seeking Now.Here. Seeking life. A beguiling and provocative theatre performance. www.drawntostars.co.uk. @DrawnStars.
Contemporary
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4 Aug 6-11: 20:30 (1h30m) £10.00
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Noël Coward’s Tonight at 8:30
Devised, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 15-26: 14:05 (55m) (Free Ticketed)
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Trinity Fringe Productions
Oddlie
An evening’s entertainment to make your morning! In their award-winning production, Oxford’s Trinity College present two hilarious half-hour comedies from Noël Coward’s collection of plays, Tonight at 8:30. ‘Hugely entertaining’ SSSS (OxfordTheatreReview.com).
TFPL
Comedy, Drama
Poetry, Spoken word
CalArts Festival Theater
FU
Oddlie is the story of a (mostly) mute outcast's search for her voice in a city of garbage heaps. Through spoken word poetry, traditional storytelling and song, Aleshea Harris spins the tale of Oddlie’s journey to herself.
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL
B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5
Aug 13-16: 11:15 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 17-18: 11:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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NOLA
Look Left Look Right / Escalator East To Edinburgh
TPU
Double Fringe First winners investigate the true cost of the BP oil spill and its impact on our daily lives. Told by those directly affected, this compelling documentary play explores word for word the disaster and its consequences. www.lookleftlookright.com. Drama, Verbatim
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 15:30 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 15:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Aug 4-5,7-12,14-18: 11:45 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Theatre
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Oedipus – The Hour
Minotaur Theatre Company
TFPJ
In this intensely theatrical reworking of Sophocles’ ancient text, Minotaur Theatre Company tell the story of Oedipus – a king who fulfilled a prophecy that said he would murder his father and marry his mother. Physical theatre, Tragedy
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 6-12,14-19: 15:00 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) (£22.00 F)
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Of Mice and Men
Merchiston and St George's
AK
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd. Steinbeck's classic tale of the Californian ranches, the American dream and true friendship. A young, vibrant cast in an intimate, moving production. Bring your hankies! Drama, Tragedy
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5
Aug 20-22: 22:15 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Oh, The Humanity and Other Good Intentions Northern Stage in association with Soho Theatre
FL
Sharp, witty and playful, these five very short New York plays by award-winning playwright Will Eno, reveal the terrible hope and hilarious uncertainty of being alive. ‘Brilliantly acted … pitch perfect’ SSSS (Guardian). Contemporary, New writing
See page 256 for more information
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 XAug 9: 18:40 (1h20m) £10.00 Aug 10-12,14-20,22-25: 18:40 (1h20m) £14.00 (£10.00)
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Oh, What a Lovely War Italia Conti Ensemble 2012
PU
A devastating musical satire that chronicles the horrors of the First World War. This is ensemble theatre in its purest form, with popular songs, vaudevillian routines juxtaposed with the stoic courage of the common soldiers. Musical theatre, Historical
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 Aug 20,22,24: 12:20 (1h30m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 21,23,25: 10:45 (1h30m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Oliver Reed: Wild Thing Festival Highlights
TFL
In this blistering solo show, join legendary hell-raiser Oliver Reed as he knocks back a few drinks and shares his incredible life story. Rob Crouch brings Reed back to vivid life in a swaggeringly brilliant performance. Solo show, True-life
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 15:30 (1h5m) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:30 (1h5m) £11.00 Aug 9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 15:30 (1h5m) £10.00
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Once in a House on Fire
Monkeywood Theatre in Development With The Lowry
FK
In a 1970s Moss Side terrace, amidst dirty school uniforms and biscuit butties, three sisters escape their hopeless home life through stories, dancing and daydreams. A distinctly Mancunian story from Andrea Ashworth’s memoir. Drama, New writing
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3
Aug 11: 14:40 (1h) £10.00
See page 56 for more information
Aug 12,14-19,21-25: 14:40 (1h) £14.00 (£10.00)
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One Hour Only
One Night Stand
TPL
FPL
West Avenue Theatre Company
Made from Scratch Theatre Company An ‘upmarket’ brothel. It’s Marley’s first night, and AJ’s first visit. But an hour of power play, debate, and desire prove that you don’t always get what you pay for. Winner – Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5
XAug 2-3: 17:20 (1h) £6.00
Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 17:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:20 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
The morning after the night before, two colleagues deal with the repercussions of an alcohol-fuelled night of passion. A farcical, quick-witted comedy about love, lust, commitment, crossed wires and a glittery men's thong. Comedy, New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 13-18: 14:05 (45m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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On the Edge
Theatre On The Edge
A One Man Hamlet
FPU
Living Art (Australia / Germany)
Frank deals with the coastal erosion of his cliff top home and his disintegrating lifestyle in a Prospero like way, uniting his family and accepting his destiny in one last, brave, magical act. www.theatreontheedge.co.uk.
TFK
As seen through Hamlet's eyes and created entirely from Shakespeare's text, come and experience this unique and moving interpretation. 'One hell of an actor' (Blatt, Prague). 'He rocks as Hamlet' (NYTheatre.com). www.livingart.info/a-one-man-hamlet. Adaptation, Drama
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 2-3,8-10: 15:30 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50)
New writing
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 Aug 13-19: 15:10 (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Aug 4-7,11: 15:30 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50)
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On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco / Can Cause Death
One Man Lord of the Rings
Esra Taf Theatre
U
A husband and wife are brought together in this remarkable double-bill of classic comic Chekhov and new writing. 'Pure, experimental, laugh out loud genius' (Northern Echo). www.jhrmusics.co.uk.
TFK
Charles Ross
100,000 characters. Nine companions. Three masterworks. One Man. Charles Ross recreates Tolkien's trilogy in just 3600 seconds of kinetic entertainment, armed with nothing more than a pair of elbow pads and his outrageous imagination. Comedy, Solo show
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Aug 14,16,20,22: 20:55 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 18,24,26: 20:55 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00)
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Comedy, Drama
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW
Aug 2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 19:10 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 19:10 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 19:10 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Operation Stork
One Man Star Wars Trilogy
Leitheatre
U
Hilarious comedy set in regimental headquarters, Private Campbell causes havoc in whichever regiment he is in, and he has been in several! Campbell's wife causes further disruption to military order by giving birth in the CO's office.
TFU
Charles Ross
Charles Ross returns with the show in which he single-handedly plays all characters, sings, flies the ships, fights the battles and condenses the plots of the first three Star Wars movies into just 60 minutes! Comedy, Sci-fi
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Comedy
St Serf's Church Hall • Clark Road/Ferry Road, Goldenacre, EH5 3NP B 0131 467 7185 V83GA3 Aug 4,6-11,13-17: 19:30 (2h20m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 18: 14:30 (2h20m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Aug 13,15,21,23: 20:55 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 17,19,25,27: 20:55 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00)
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The Original Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour Scottish Literary Tour Trust Ltd
One Minute Birdwatching – Free
TFN
Holly Rumble / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Entertaining insights into the greats of Scottish literature, served up with new friends, good beer and lots of laughs. Join us on this award-winning duel of wits by professional actors. www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk.
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Noisy and irreverent birdwatching for everyone. Start when instructed, whenever you see a bird say either its name (if you know it), or ‘bird’ (if you don’t), one word per bird, stop when instructed. www.oneminutebirdwatching.com. Site-specific, Performance art
West Princes Street Gardens • Near Ross fountain, look out for event banner, EH2 2HG B 0131 226 0000V136GE3
Aug 4-9: 09:30 (1m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 4-9: 13:30 (1m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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One Month Early Big Bold Theatre
U
Leonie’s baby is arriving early, her husband seems more concerned with his dinner. What could go wrong? With unexpected arrivals and encounters adding to the chaos, don't miss your chance to see Feydeau’s hilarious one act farce. Comedy, Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13-18: 19:10 (45m) £7.50
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Drama, Walk
B 0131 226 0000 V178bGE4
Outside the Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU
Jul 30-Sep 2: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Othello – The Remix
Q Brothers, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Richard Jordan Productions and Pleasance
TK
Direct from London's 2012 Globe to Globe Festival. The Q Brothers, America's leading award-winning interpreters of Shakespeare through hip hop, return to Edinburgh following their hit productions of Bomb-itty of Errors and Funk it Up About Nothin. Hip hop/breakin', International
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 13:55 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:55 (1h15m) £15.00 (£12.50) Aug 6,8,9,13,15,16,20,22,23,27: 13:55 (1h15m) £12.50 (£10.00)
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Theatre
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Outward Bound
About Turn Theatre Company
TFL
Critically acclaimed play returns to the Fringe. What makes a gay man and Jewish woman spend the night together? Vagina Monologues meets Brokeback Mountain, exploring growing up, coming out and moving on. ‘Thoughtful and provocative’ (Scotsman). Drama, LGBT
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3-4,6-11: 15:20 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Pages from the Book of... 50Letters Theatre Company
FAPJ
The extremities of life, death, time and a chorus of flapping birds! Inspired by Tadeusz Kantor and celebrating Bruno Schulz’s anniversary, a stunningly absurd visual and aural experience. ‘An outstanding piece of theatre’ (Richard Demarco). Devised, Performance art
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 10-24: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Panga
Strange Town Theatre Company
FAPL
Following 2011's sell-out hit Hex, '...gives comedy a muchneeded kick up the arse' (Skinny), Edinburgh company Strange Town returns to the Fringe with more uniquely skewed dark comedy theatre. Expect love! Heartbreak! And a debauched, nihilistic, no-good panda! Comedy, New writing
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 20:30 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 4,10-11,17-18,24-25: 20:30 (1h15m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 5-9,12-13,15-16,19-23,26: 20:30 (1h15m) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Panning for Gold – Free
Thrice Three Muses / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PJ
The journey of three jilted brides, from their first group therapy session to the start of their new lives. Will they recover? Can you ever recover completely? And what is the dark secret binding them? Drama, New writing
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA
See pages 231 and 211 for more information
★★★★★ WhatsOnStage, Broadway Baby, Three Weeks
‘BREATHTAKING’
Three Weeks
B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5
Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 14:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Party Time MCS Drama
FM
A wealthy elite gather to drink and gossip. But outside, roadblocks and soldiers abound – and what's happened to Jimmy? Comic and chilling, Harold Pinter’s political satire is a stark exposé of class, power and social injustice. Comedy, Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13-18: 16:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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Paul Dabek Presents Thurston Paul Dabek / PBH's Free Fringe
PN
Howard Thurston was America's leading magician throughout the early 1900s. However his chequered past was far less polished than his performances. Paul Dabek lifts the lid on his early years and recreates Thurston's world-famous act. Magic
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 V68bGD5 Aug 4-25: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS 3.40PM | 1-26 AUGUST (EXCL. 13TH)
See page 267 for more information 307
Theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Peter Piper – The Man Behind the Legend
Peaceful
The Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company / Bordello Theatre
Sam Quinn / PBH's Free Fringe
FPM
PL
Wishing to make peace with the ghosts she believes to be hunting her, Ethel Charles hires an exotic medium, who may not be entirely trustworthy... A taut psychological drama about guilt, faith and the power of fear.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. But where is it? Peter, his talkative friend (a) Pea, and mysterious cabbagebearded Clachan Shanda, confront the Mafia, the state, and themselves finding out.
Drama, New writing
Comedy
theSpace @ Jury's Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6
Aug 13-18: 22:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 20-25: 21:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B 0131 226 0000 V203GD5 Aug 4-25: 16:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Peep
Photographing the Dead
Natural Shocks
Binka Boo Productions
TPN
FPU
Experience the most intimate venue at the Fringe – pick a booth and Peep in. Award-winning company Natural Shocks present three specially commissioned plays about sex. For full performance information see www.pleasance.co.uk.
A city in ruins. A man in mourning. A woman, waiting for a train. A haunting and evocative journey through memory, recalling the chance encounter that will forever change a life. Drama, New writing
Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: every hour from 11:00 - 19:00 (20m) £5.00 Aug 4-5, 6-9, 10-12, 13-16, 20-23, 18-19,24-27: every hour from 11:00 - 19:00 (20m) £6.00
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Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 14-18,21-25,27: 13:10 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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People Like Us
Piatto Finale
TFPL
TFAPJ
Savage Theatre
Superbolt Theatre
Just out of a bad relationship, Stacey wasn't looking to date, let alone fall in love. Then she met Simon. He promised never to hurt her, but even sincere promises are sometimes hard to keep.
Three unlikely heroes investigate a legendary piece of music. Lecoq-trained company Superbolt Theatre has three actors take on countless roles in a whirlwind of comedy, crime and class. It would be murder to miss it...
Drama, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 19:40 (1h10m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 6-11,13-18: 19:40 (1h10m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Comedy, Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 4: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26: 22:20 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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People Show 121: The Detective Show
Picnic Apocalyptic
TL
TFPK
People Show
Babolin Theatre
Someone's been murdered. But there's no body, no weapon and no motive. People Show delve into the world of all things Agatha Christie – funny, frightening ferocious. 'Madly experimental, visually stunning theatre' (Sunday Times).
The desert is the devil’s microwave. Eggs fry on rocks. Time toasts like cheap bread. You can’t even hide in your shadow. A demonic feast from creators of Larry, ‘amazing’ SSSSS (Fest) and Farrago, ‘sheer beauty’ SSSS (Scotsman).
Comedy, Devised
Devised
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-27: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Perle
Dancing Brick
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5
Aug 6-11: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
TPJ
Pregnant Fish Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe
With one performer and his television, Perle is a live comic book about dealing with loss, told through a bold mixture of illustration and performance. Verity Bargate winner, Arches Brick winner, two-time Total Theatre nominees. 'Terrific new talent' (Guardian).
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Physical theatre, Contemporary
Can you live a life without consequence? In a distorted, demonic London Dorian's looks get him anywhere. This new physical and musical adaptation of Wilde's tale draws on Pregnant Fish's 'intimate and intense' (SoundArtRadio.org.uk) style. Adaptation, Musical theatre
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 13:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23: 13:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B 0131 226 0000V203GD5 Aug 19-25: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Peter Panic
Pierrepoint – The Hangman's Tale
TPL
TFJ
Function Theatre
Cafe Society
The country's in turmoil, the spring is sprung, there's about to be a coup, a woman has been found murdered, her unborn child stolen from her womb. Things can't get any worse – wait until Peter Pan turns up.
Return of a four-star production. Albert Pierrepoint hanged over 400 men and women while running a homely Lancashire pub. Martin Oldfield is wonderfully chilling as the proud unfeeling professional in this thoughtful, sometimes macabre, production.
Drama
Drama, Spoken word
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 14:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-17,19-24: 18:10 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Theatre
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The Pilgrim's Progress
Saltmine Theatre Company
FJ
The Pilgrim's Progress adapted for stage by David Robinson and Richard Hasnip. Set in the Industrial Revolution, this is a modern adaptation of John Bunyan's classic novel. Follow Christian's challenges on his path to the Heavenly City. Drama
Palmerston Place Church • 12 Palmerston Place, EH12 5AA B 0131 226 0000 V254GE1 Aug 22,24-25: 14:15 (2h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 22-24: 19:15 (2h30m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Pinch in Love
Deck Theatre Company
TFAPK
Pinch and Seedy are two troubled toddlers. The Baby has invaded and taken Mum. 'Perceptively staged', this 'thoughtprovoking production' (FringeReview.co.uk) is energetic, physical and comic, guaranteed to give the audience giggles. SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). Physical theatre, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 5: 18:20 (1h) £2.00 (£1.00) Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 20:50 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Planet Lem
Teatr Biuro Podrozy
FAU
Planet Lem. Spectacular outdoor sci-fi performance. Inspired by Stanislaw Lem's fiction; a satirical, poignant diagnosis of the contemporary world by the renowned company whose previous productions include Macbeth: Who is That Bloodied Man and Carmen Funebre. Physical theatre, Sci-fi
Old College Quad • South Bridge, EH8 9YL B 0131 226 0000 V311GE5 XAug 16: 21:00 (1h) £7.00 Aug 17-19,24-26: 21:00 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 20-23: 21:00 (1h) £13.00 (£10.00)
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Plastic Beach
Theatre with Teeth
TAPK
7,200 rubber ducks fall into the ocean, spreading like confetti. This inventive ensemble piece combines imaginative storytelling with bold imagery to follow one lonely beachcomber’s obsessive search for these friendly floatees. ‘Experimental theatre at its best’ (BroadwayBaby.com, 2010). Devised, Contemporary
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-12,14-20,22-27: 11:30 (1h) £7.00
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Platero Y Yo
University of Puerto Rico – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
PU
Platero Y Yo, an adaptation of a Juan Ramon Jimenez book, is an allegoric journey through life through the eyes of Platero and his master that explores the possibilities of movement, voice and stagecraft. Adaptation
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 7,10: 09:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 8,11: 11:30 (1h15m) £5.00
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Platero Y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez Mike Maran Productions
FAPU
A year in the magical landscape of southern Spain, seen through the eyes of the poet and his donkey, performed by Mike Maran, puppetry by Nino Namitcheishivili and classical guitar by Craig Ogden. Musical theatre, Puppetry
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA
See page 12 for more information
Invers Theatre presents
A CRY
TOO FAR FROM
HEAVEN
4.05pm Aug 3-4 & 6-11
B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 XAug 3: 17:45 (1h20m) £8.00 Aug 4,7-11,14-18,22-24,27: 13:00 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 21: 20:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 25: 17:45 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Theatre
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Playing Fate EnKore Drama
TFPL
A couple on the verge of break up and a journey into their past. A humorous and touching new play. ‘A thoughtful exploration of fate and the future’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Special moments’ (Jeremy Kingston, Times). Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3: 17:10 (40m) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 4,6-11,13-18: 17:10 (40m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Pleasance Bytes The Pleasance
U
Pleasance's hit series of live audience recordings where journalist Mark Fisher asks leading actors what makes a great performance. Available on iTunes. 'Fisher ... the perfect host' SSSS (ThreeWeeks). 'Unique insight to life behind the Fringe' (EdFestMag.co.uk).
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MACROBERT
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UTTER
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HIGHTIDE
Educating Ronnie By Joe Douglas and Gareth Nicholls
Assembly George Square 2nd – 26th Aug - 1:15pm (Not 13th, 20th)
Box office| 0131 623 3030
madeinscotlandshowcase.com See page 275 for more information
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 11,18,25: 11:30 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00)
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Poe's Last Night – Free
David Crawford / Laughing Horse Free Festival
PK
Enter the fascinating mind of Edgar Allan Poe. Share the horror of his last hours. Hear his most revealing works come to life. David Crawford (of Dawn of the Dead) portrays Poe’s haunting story. Horror, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 3-4: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-26: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Poison
Lonhattan Theatre Group
FL
Rachel de Quincy's parents were successful, pressuring and absent. Follow her life and discover the fatal effects of alcohol, drug abuse and lust, mixed with an absence of parental love and the pressure to succeed among today's youth. Drama, New writing
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 13-14: 14:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 12,18: 14:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 15-17: 14:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Pool of Blood
Mad World Theatre
TFAPM See page 275 for more information
A cabaret of blood where plots twist, corpses laugh and all are dancing on the edge of the abyss. But these dark machinations of a dying 1911 Liverpool Music Hall suspiciously shadow worlds we know too well... Musical theatre, Horror
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 22:30 (1h15m) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 9-11: 22:30 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-8: 22:30 (1h15m) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Pornography
Organised Crime Theatre
FL
Images of hell. They are silent. July 2005, Britain riding high on the success of the Olympic bid for 2012. A powerful, hard-hitting play that explores that monumental week through the stories of a group of British residents. Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 20-25: 20:15 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Theatre
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Porphyria
The Prize
TFAPL
TPU
Every night Reginald Blake dreams of sex with his fantasy woman, a woman that is not his wife. One morning he awakes to find this fantasy come to life and eating breakfast in his kitchen.
For some, making it to the Olympics is literally about life or death. Take the inside track into the true stories behind Olympic success. An amazing journey of sacrifice, tragedy and touching humour towards the ultimate prize.
Murmur / Live Theatre
New Theatre, University of Nottingham
Drama
Comedy, Tragedy
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 6-20: 15:15 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:50 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-14,16,20-23: 14:50 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:50 (1h10m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Practice, Memory and Song
Bath University Student Theatre Society
FU
A tortured author and three particularly unhelpful muses attempt to create a work of genius. Will he replicate his earlier success or will his insecurities, lack of originality and raging libido get the better of him? Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3: 20:50 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6,8,10: 20:50 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Probably the Greatest Goal Ever Scored (and Other Tales) Get A Real Job Promotions
FJ
With three short plays on one 50-minute billing written by emerging playwright Paul Richards performed by an exciting, fresh cast, this hugely enjoyable show is the perfect post-lunchtime theatrical treat. Comedy, Family
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 20-24: 14:40 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Presidential Suite: a Modern Fairy Tale
Proof
B&G Productions (New York)
TFPL
February 30th Productions
TFU
Remember the French VIP who allegedly raped the black chambermaid in the Manhattan hotel? A darkly humorous play from acclaimed US screenwriter reveals the story behind the headlines – in both bedroom and courtroom.
When Catherine's mathematician father dies after a long mental illness, his ex-student discovers a revolutionary proof in his office. What exactly did Catherine inherit from her father? Join us as we explore the real, the irrational and the imaginary.
Comedy, Drama
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16: 19:25 (1h20m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-18: 19:25 (1h20m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13-14: 19:25 (1h20m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Drama
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 13:00 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-11,13-18: 13:00 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Proof
Pretty When I'm Drunk
Arkle Theatre Company
Hard As Snails Productions
FL
L
Pretty When I’m Drunk. SSSSS, says Leeds Student Newspaper. 'The funniest play to be shown at Stage@Leeds for a long time ... The eclectic mix of characters is what makes this a brilliant production’ (LeedsStudent.org).
Evening News Drama Award winners 2011. David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. After nursing her late, genius, unstable mathematician father for years, Catherine grasps his legacy as her boyfriend and her sister doubt her sanity and her potential.
Comedy, New writing
Drama
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 21-25: 13:40 (1h15m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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The Price of Everything Daniel Bye
TFK
A smart whistle-stop tour of bizarre facts and impassioned arguments about value. Splendidly insightful, occasionally misleading but always a joy to watch. And you get a free glass of milk. ‘The future of British theatre’ (Times). Storytelling, Satire
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 XAug 3-5: 14:40 (1h) £7.00 Aug 7-12,14-19,21-25: 11:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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The Pride
Underbelly Productions, Perth Theatre Company (Australia) and Side Pony Productions
TL
An award-winning comedy from Australia that takes a long hard look at lions and explores people's readiness to forgive, even in the face of gross moral misconduct. By Perth Theatre/Side Pony Productions. ‘…outstanding night of theatre…’ (ArtsHub.co.uk). Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4
Aug 13-18: 20:30 (1h40m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Proof
Sell a Door Theatre Company Ltd.
TL
Catherine’s about to turn 25. Her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician has just died. She reflects on the youth she has lost to her father's long battle with mental illness, until one of Robert's students makes a sensational discovery. Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 14:00 (1h20m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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The Property Known As Garland Snapdragon Theatre
TFPL
Judy Garland fans rave over Billy Van Zandt's fictional backstage account of Garland's final concert. Judy dishes the dirt on her co-stars, husbands and studio. This legendary raconteur mesmerizes! Starring Sandra Thomas and Neal Beckman. Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:20 (1h5m) £6.50
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 11:20 (1h20m) £5.00 (£3.50)
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Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 18:20 (1h5m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:20 (1h5m) £12.50 (£11.50)
Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 11:20 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 11:20 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Proposal
Queue
TL
FPK
As Pete prepares to propose to Julia, he expects today to be the happiest of his life. However flatmate Freddy has other ideas. A twisted love story – raw, funny and absolute carnage. 'Frighteningly accomplished’ SSSS (Scotsman, for Territory).
Queue – we all have to do it. Join this one to discover how order can lead to disorder in a supposedly rational system... segments or juice? Dynamic new play. Various styles and situations. Cast includes BA Acting graduates.
Comedy, New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
Fiddy West Productions
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 3,6,8,10,13,15,17,20,22,24: 22:10 (55m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Absurdist, New writing
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 2-4: 16:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-17: 16:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Punch
Quick! Save the Pizza!
TFPL
TPJ
Little Dog Productions A controversial comedian, a social worker, an injured baby... A very dark comedy about comedy. Punch has echoes of Russell Brand, Frankie Boyle, Lenny Bruce and a centuries-old tradition of offence in a bizarre, taut and wickedly funny two-hander. Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 15:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8,13-15,20-23: 15:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Punch & Judy Tea Break
TL
The original comedy of a serial killer. Humans replace puppets in this darkest of comedies tracing the descent into riot and celebrating the 350-year-old tradition. Not suitable for young children – has it ever been? Comedy, Tragedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 12:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Punk Rock
No Prophet Theatre Company
TFPL
Starring Will Merrick (Skins), this lacerating, powerful exploration of the end of childhood follows seven mismatched sixth-formers through their final months at a Stockport grammar. In association with CloseUpTheatre – sell-out shows, 2004-2011. Modern
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 16:15 (1h35m) £9.00 (£6.50) Aug 6-11,13-18: 16:15 (1h35m) £9.00 (£6.50)
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Quantum Battlestar Deep-Space Voyager Tardis Wars: The Million-Dollar Space Epic Two Shades of Blue
FPK
Join Starship Nebula's adventure beyond scientific integrity, plot plausibility and character continuity! With equal awesomeness to ridiculosity, this is the biggest reboot since Windows 95. Geeks get priority seating. www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk. Comedy, Sci-fi
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 21-27: 22:25 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Question No One
blue Dragonfly Productions
FL
Have you ever wondered what happens once we find a cure for death? We respectfully invite you to the last funeral there will ever be... ever. Will you accept? Yours, The Executors. A dark comedy. Comedy, New writing
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 20-25: 22:10 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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West Horizons Co.
Mirror Mirror Theatre Company The global financial crisis has reached boiling point, the world is ending. Countries are becoming extinct and start disappearing off the map, taking with them everything we love about the country. Who can save us? Comedy, Devised
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 6-11: 18:25 (40m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 13-18: 13:10 (40m) £8.00 (£6.50)
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Townsend Productions and Unite Scotland
TK
A new two-handed version of Stephen Lowe's play based on Tressell's classic book. Forever relevant and provoking, this gem of Edwardian humorous theatre, with its dazzling array of characters, is first class irreverent entertainment. Drama, Political
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:00 (1h30m) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Rainbow
Sell a Door Theatre Company and Boxed Cat Theatre
TFPL
Funny, dark, uplifting – the new play from Royal Court Young Writer Emily Jenkins embraces the brutality of the mundane. Martin, Tom and Russ make life-changing decisions that, unknowingly, have a devastating effect on the lives of each other. Drama
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 3-27: 16:45 (1h25m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Razing Eddie
Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
TFL
Eddie's a bad lad. He wants to be good. Can he change his destiny and find true love? Award-winning Horizon Arts (Heroin(e) for Breakfast) present an explosive and heartbreaking drama, exploring casual violence, family feuds and restless ghosts. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG
B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 12:00 (1h10m) £6.00
Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 12:00 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood Milk Presents
TPM
Disemboweling an English legend, Total Theatre Award nominees Milk Presents seek their manliness within. Pedalpower, elegant lyricism, and feisty original music collide, bringing you the story of St George. Devised, Storytelling
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8,13-16,20-23: 18:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,11-12,17-19,24-26: 18:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
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Theatre
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Re-Animator The Musical
Red Hen Productions, The Schramm Group LLC and Gramily Entertainment
TL
From Stuart Gordon, director of the cult classic HP Lovecrafts' Re-Animator, featuring George Wendt (Norm from Cheers); Winner of LA Weekly's Musical of the Year. 'Eye-popping: should have fans storming the theater' (LA Times). Musical theatre
Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 1-3: 22:40 (1h20m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 22:40 (1h20m) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 22:40 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Recent Tragic Events The University Players
FL
September 12th 2001 – Andrew meets Waverley for a blind date. What has pervaded New York a day before slowly creeps into their private space. Touching the absurd, the play discusses freedom and determination in a traumatised society. Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 19-24: 15:15 (1h25m) £9.00
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Remember Me Sineglossa
FAPL A romantic and provocative performance where masculine and feminine identities melt away. An unexpected mirage happens right in front of the audience’s eyes, whilst a voice sings a rock version of Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas. Contemporary, Performance art
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3-6,21-26: 15:00 (30m) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 3-6,21-26: 19:00 (30m) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Rémy
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Everything I Own
TFPJ
France falls in love with Napoleon, but when a hero betrays us, can we ever forgive? Follow the playful Rémy in this heartwarming solo show of dreams, wars and the English girl who stole his heart. Storytelling, Historical
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 XAug 4-5: 20:45 (50m) £5.00 Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27: 17:00 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Repertory Theatre
The Elephant and the Mouse (Israel)
TFPJ
Young timid playwright meets with neurotic, Hamlet-obsessed national theatre manager to discuss production of his breakthrough play. A quick-paced new comedy with a brilliant, unexpected plot twist. From acclaimed Israeli Fringe duo making their international debut. Comedy, International
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF
B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16: 18:15 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-18: 18:15 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13-14: 18:15 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C)
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Request Programme
Cecilia Nilsson SIRIS Original Theatre
TFAM
The stunning performance of Kroetz’s silent play! In a lonely room, with a radio as sole companion, her life unravels... ‘...an absolute must-see’ SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘See it. Be moved’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Powerful ... poignant piece of work’ SSSSS (Hairline.org.uk). Drama, International
Inlingua Edinburgh • 40 Shandwick Place, EH2 4RT B 0131 220 5119 V258GE2
Aug 3-5,10-12,17-19: 19:30 (1h10m) £12.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19: 16:00 (1h10m) £12.00 Aug 7-9,14-16: 19:30 (1h10m) £10.00
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Reynard
Charlie May
K
Mixing virtuoso lyricism with dramatic storytelling Charlie May retells the satirical medieval beast epic Van den Vos Reynaerde: the timeless Flemish literary masterpiece about the sly fox Reynard and the corruption of society. Perceptive and contemporarily apposite. www.charliemay.nl. Adaptation
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's • 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 V123GF1 Aug 13-15: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Rhinoceros Theatraverse
FAPJ
Paris-based international theatre company Theatraverse brings you a bilingual adaptation of Ionesco’s absurd play where everyone but Bérenger joins the Rhinoceros clan. This dynamic interpretation plays with verbal and physical language to question communication. UK premiere. Adaptation, Absurdist
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6
Aug 11-12,14-18: 20:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Richard III
PPS Productions
TFAPU
After sold-out performances at the Unicorn Theatre and RADA Studios and fresh from the Shakespeare Schools Festival, this darkest of plays has been stripped down and condensed into a potent and darkly humorous 45-minute shot of Shakespeare. Drama, Modern
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 6-11: 16:10 (45m) £5.00
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The Ride of the Bluebottles Olsson Theatre
TFPL
A dark satirical comedy following a failing band on the night of a very important gig. As the men bicker over women, drums and dead cats, the night escalates into a hilarious and bloody climax. Comedy, Satire
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 3-4,9-11,16-18,23-25: 11:10 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 11:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Right Honourable Member FreeRange Productions
TFPK
Connie, having given the most important and disastrous speech of her life at a student politics debate, is back in her hotel room, seeking solace from the mini-bar, BBC World News, and her male prostitute. www.freerangeproductions.co.uk. Drama, Satire
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15,22-24: 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:45 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Riot Squat
Thrive Theatre Productions
FPK
Edinburgh’s revolting... literally. Miles and Kristy were promised the world but ended up with a degree. Billy only wants somewhere to crash. Alan Gordon – SSSS (ThreeWeeks) – delivers a darkly comic take on the riots that never were. Drama, New writing
Whitespace • 11 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT B 0131 226 0000 V116GB5 Aug 22-26: 21:30 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Romeo and Juliet
Arkle Theatre Company
Hand Stitched Theatre Company
FL
FJ
Evening News Drama Award winners 2011. Out-of-control mother Mari watches reclusive daughter LV spend every day in her bedroom listening to her father’s old record collection, perfecting astonishing impersonations of famous divas.
An all-teen cast surpass expectation in an intimate and intense adaptation of the one true love story, faithfully portraying the tempestuous insanity of adolescent life and love that has helped define the genre. SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2011).
Drama
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4 Aug 13-15,17-18: 18:00 (1h40m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Rites and Regulations Platform 65
FAJ
A girl grapples with strange Taoist funeral rituals, whilst an insomniac office worker battles bureaucracy to bury Grandfather's oversized coffin. An evocative, sensorial, theatrical experience exploring space, funeral bureaucracy and banalities of everyday life in Singapore. International, True-life
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-5: 21:00 (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-7,9-13: 21:00 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Drama, Tragedy
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 21-25: 10:45 (1h) £5.00 (£16.00 F)
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Romeo and Juliet João Garcia Miguel
FAK
Love transforms us, throws us into the future. Ready for anything, Romeo and Juliet are victims of a great love. They came together in contrariety, as if there was no place for their love in the world. Physical theatre, Contemporary
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 19-25: 20:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Romeo and Juliet
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Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts)
FK Rock
I never knew it was so funny. I never knew it was so sexy. 90 minutes. 25 actors. 3 sword fights. 1 dagger. 1 poison vial. 2 starcrossed lovers. Very fast. Record-breaking hit comes to Fringe.
TFPN
Classical, Family
Atelier du Plateau In this musical show, presented at Avignon Festival, actor Pierre Baux and cellist Vincent Courtois give life to New York's 70s rock scene through dialogues, memories and digressions collected by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain in Please Kill Me. Musical theatre, Rock
Institut français d'Ecosse • 13 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TT B 0131 225 5366 V134GD2 XAug 3: 22:00 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-10,14-18: 22:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00)
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 12,17-18: 18:00 (1h30m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14: 18:00 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 15-16: 18:00 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Romeo and Juliet
Uclan Drama Society / PBH's Free Fringe
Rod is God
PJ
Phil McIntyre Management
Shakespeare's most popular and thrilling play faithfully retold by the Uclan Drama Society. Rediscover the tale of the two warring families of Capulet and Montague and of two lovers kept apart through great adversity.
TPK
Rod and Jack made a mistake. They created a cult to make some quick cash. They weren't expecting people to join. Now the cult’s getting too big for them. Everyone now really does believe Rod is God...
Classical, Drama
Cafe Camino • 1 Little King Street, EH1 3JR
Comedy, Storytelling
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,25: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Aug 4-7: 17:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Ronnie and the Other World Romeo and Juliet
Paper Crane Puppet Company
PJ
Ronnie has woken up in the real world, a world without singa-longs or candy trees. Is he cut from the right cloth to save Happydale or will he be just a puppet all his life?
FramBag Theatre
Romeo and Juliet. This is an exciting, vibrant, fun interpretation of the play. We present Shakespeare’s classic love story as a tragicomedy that is ultimately a celebration of life. Contemporary
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 13-18: 13:35 (50m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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FPJ
Comedy, Puppetry
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 13-18: 14:30 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Romeo and Juliet
Rosie Wilby – How (Not) To Make It In Britpop
TFU
FPU
Working Girls
Rosie Wilby
Welcome to Verona High where Sister Lawrence teaches botany, Tybalt (Queen of Cats) carries a Stanley knife, Nurse wears fourinch stilettos and the inter-house rivalry is really out of hand. SSSS (ThreeWeeks, for Trojan Women).
Musician turned FringeReport.com award-winning comedian, and Radio 4 regular, recalls her years chasing stardom in the 1990s through old photos, letters and diaries. 'A delicate endearing delight' SSSS (FringeGuru.com). www.rosiewilby.com.
Dance, Drama
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5 XAug 2-4: 12:20 (1h20m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) Aug 6-11: 12:20 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£24.00 F)
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Music, Storytelling
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 10-14: 14:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Rubber Dinghy
Salome By Oscar Wilde
FPL
TFM
Two men stranded in the ocean – is it possible to start over or better to end it all? This surreal, dark comedy features live music and is ‘intensely pertinent to the time now' (Iqbal Khan, RSC). SSSS (OxfordTheatreReview.com).
What would you risk to fulfil a sexual desire? Your marriage, your job, your health? An electrifying interpretation of Oscar Wilde's tragedy about individuals caught in a struggle of lust and power. www.timezonetheatre.com.
Drama, Music
Classical, Tragedy
Time Zone Theatre
Rubber Dinghy
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 21-27: 15:15 (30m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 4: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22,24,26: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Rubies in the Attic
Salt and Pepper
The Ruby Dolls and Assembly
TK
Z Theatre Company
'Spectacularly inventive, playful storytelling ... if you can catch it, you must' (Spectator). A vibrant exploration of our shared histories - The Ruby Dolls cross decades and continents to uncover their origins and sing their way home. www.therubydolls.com.
PK
In one day, on one restaurant table, many people come and go. Structured by the troubles of Richard Douglas, Salt and Pepper explores the underlying hilarity in everyone’s lives, be it young, old or just extremely hungry.
Cabaret, Storytelling
Comedy, Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 18:30 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 18:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 9,14-16,21-23,27: 18:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Ruskin Live! Paul O'Keeffe
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Experience one or all of John Ruskin's controversial 1853 Edinburgh lectures – Architecture, Architecture II, Turner and Landscape Painting, and Pre-Raphaelitism. These electrifying performances will change the way you look at art, architecture and the city of Edinburgh itself. Solo show
Scottish National Gallery • The Mound, EH2 2EL B 0131 226 0000 V222GD4 Aug 13-14,16-17: 15:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Rut
Night Light / (Kindling)
FAPK
Two very young men stand head to head in the ultimate contest. A highly explosive and tirelessly physical exploration of modern day survival of the fittest from director Rich Rusk, ‘known for creating ingenious Fringe theatre’ (Metro). Devised, Physical theatre
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 20-25: 12:30 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 6-11: 12:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 13-16: 14:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Sancho Panza 2012 Lasenkan Theater
TFAL
Written by Yoko Tawada. Directed by Saburo Shimada. Women Sancho and Don Quixote travel islands in scenes: Man and Beast, Boat, Dragon, Two Sanchos, Night of Dancing. Played in English, Spanish, German, Japanese, with live percussion. www.lasenkan.com. Contemporary
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3-4: 19:30 (1h10m) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 19:30 (1h10m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Satan's Playground Sacred and Profane
TFK
It's well known: women bring misfortune. Satan decides to destroy a rural village – through love. Two actors play all the parts in this story of lust, obsession and vengeance told with live music, physical theatre and looped sound. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:20 (55m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 14:20 (55m) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:20 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Ruthlessness
The School of Night
FPK
TK
Gone Rogue Productions
The Sticking Place – Festival Highlights
The year is 1997 and New Labour are just in. Everything rests on a rigged boxing match and a vote on super-casino permits. Meet the new boss – same as the old boss? Gangster comedy in one act. www.ruthlessnessedinburgh.tumblr.com.
Witness a Shakespearean masterpiece being created on the spot, based on audience suggestions. This daring group, founded by Ken Campbell and the Showstoppers, is 'one of the most eccentric, enjoyable shows on the Fringe' SSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info).
Drama, New writing
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 12,18-19,25-27: 13:30 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,21: 13:30 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 15-17,22-24: 13:30 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Salome
Kronos Stage
FAPK
In an intense and controversially relevant portrayal, Kronos Productions exposes the victimisation of women in a gripping and violent version of Oscar Wilde’s infamous, once-banned tragedy, pivoting round madness, sexuality and power struggles in the Middle East. Political, Tragedy
Comedy, Improv
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 2-3: 15:05 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:05 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23: 15:05 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Scotsman Best of the Fest The Scotsman
U
The only best of the fest show to consist entirely of performers given four or five star reviews in Scotland's national newspaper. Comedy, theatre, music and more. Completely sold out last year so book early. Compilation, Variety
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 6-11,13-18: 18:10 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 Aug 6,13,20: 14:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Theatre
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Script in Hand Piece of Work
TFAPL 1933, the Nazis force Paul Renner, Futura font creator, into internal exile. 2012, a theatre company, who shall not be named, do the same to their leading man. This is the story of two forgotten men. Drama, New writing
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 6: 17:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 7-18: 17:30 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Sealand
The Alchemist
TFPL
Ted and his son escape from broken Britain to create a perfect nation, seven miles out at sea. Based on a true story, Sealand is an ‘imaginative, witty look at one man's obsession with utopia' (April de Angelis). Contemporary, New writing
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 3-27: 17:15 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Secret Weapons Dickson Telfer
FPN
All teachers have that nightmare class. Enter the mysterious Alex Ricketts to equip you with some psychological tricks. Dickson Telfer, ‘an outstanding new writer-performer’ (Alan Bissett), exposes the trials of the graduate teacher in this hilarious one-man show. Comedy, New writing
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 Aug 22-26: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Sedition
See page 295 for more information
Aireborne Theatre
TFJ
Betrayal and treason are Eva’s crimes for falling in love with the wrong man. Tarred and feathered is her sentence. Harrowing, compelling and poignant, Sedition is the story of one of Britain’s best kept war secrets. Drama, Historical
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26: 14:15 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Seeing Double: Figures Greenlight Theatre
TPK
Armed with a video link to spy on next door's rehearsal room, this modern farce follows a production team desperately trying to market their new show as circumstances conspire against them. Sister show to Seeing Double: Vision. Comedy, New writing
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 11:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Seeing Double: Vision Greenlight Theatre
TPK
Julio Buenaventura, supposed theatrical visionary extraordinaire, and his dysfunctional cast rehearse for the show of the decade, unaware that their actions are being transmitted to the production team next door. Sister show to Seeing Double: Figures. Comedy, New writing
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23,27: 11:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Theatre
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Self-Criticism
Blame the Chileans
FAM
Bohemian Rhapsody as background music. Two women waiting, two women stuck. Two personalities that cannot stand each other, living in the same body. Ego and super-ego battling to the end. Who will survive? Two women, one life. Self-Criticism. Absurdist, New writing
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Aug 21-25: 14:55 (55m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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A Servant to Two Masters General Silliness Productions
TFU
This adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s classic will take you back to the old streets of Venice for a colourful retelling of traditional Commedia dell’arte. Love, confusion, food fights and a few modern twists thrown in.
See page 280 for more information
Comedy, Traditional
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
VENUE
192
B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 3-4,6-11: 12:30 (50m) £6.00 (£4.00)
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Serve Cold
Mark MacNicol
Exhibition celebrating 450 years of the Trades of Edinburgh. at The Trades Maiden Hospital, 61 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7HL. www.edinburgh-trades.org Free exhibition 10.00am to 6.00pm every day. 1st August to 31st August 2012. See many exhibits including the Blue Blanket carried at Flodden in 1513. Exhibition organised by the Convenery of the Trades of Edinburgh. See page 198 for more information
TFPM
World premiere. A middle-class doctor enlists the help of a working class prostitute to take revenge on her ex. Sexy. Sensual. Dark. Thelma and Louise meets Fatal Attraction. Revenge is indeed a dish best... www.markmacnicol.com. Drama, Contemporary
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3
Aug 1-11,20-27: 15:30 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Seven Against Thebes
daniel cainer
jewbadour the
you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, what’s not to like?
‘genius’ 3 weeks
‘go see this man’
dillie keane, fascinating aida
3rd - 29th August 4:15pm (1hr) Mood Nightclub
Venue 307 31 Greenside Place Edinburgh EH1 1AA See page 14 for more information
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Cali Teatro from Colombia presents its own version of this piece by Aeschylus. Protesting against Colombian armed conflict, displaced persons, explosions and the drama of the fight for power between two brothers, descendants of Oedipus. Adaptation, Tragedy
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 20-22: 17:20 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 23-25: 17:20 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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The Sewing Machine
Wordsmith’s Theatre Factory and Assembly
TFPU
Waiting for a buyer to collect her beloved sewing machine, 81-year-old Magdaleen (Sandra Prinsloo) recounts her ‘touching story of motherhood, loss, ageing and letting go... a rare theatrical treat. Go see it’ (Cape Times). SSSSS ‘Bravo!’ (Die Burger). Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 14:40 (1h) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:40 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) 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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
alan bennett
australia stage
FAPU
Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 14:40 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
‘with his stories within stories cainer reminds me of buñuel’ ‘brilliant and brave’
Cali Teatro Colombia
Sex, Lyres and Audiotape Clare Goodall
FPJ
Harps, lyres, shawms and other ancient instruments scatter the stage to tell the tale of tragedies, rivalries, triumphs and scandals of the music of the past. Using storytelling and music, this show evokes what once was. Music, Storytelling
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 13: 20:35 (45m) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 14-18: 20:35 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Theatre
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Shakespeare for Breakfast
The Sh*t / La Merda
TFPU
TFAPL
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C's Shakespearean sensation returns for its 21st sell-out edition. 'Bouncy and boisterous take on Willie's work' (List). 'Well worth getting out of bed for' (Independent). Free coffee and croissants! www.ctheatre.com.
A ‘young’, ‘ugly’ and naked woman reveals her bulimic, revolting and public secrets as she struggles with obstinacy, resistance and apathy for her own celebrity breakthrough in the society of thighs and liberty. www.cristianceresoli.it.
Silva Gallerano / Cristian Ceresoli
C theatre
Comedy, Family
Contemporary, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 1-3,13,20-21: 10:00 (55m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 10:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 8-10,15-17,22-24: 10:00 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C)
B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 3: 21:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Sidcup Family Portrait
Caligula’s Alibi Theatre Company
Shakespeare's Queens: She-Wolves and Serpents
FPM
The Sidcup Family unearth their lineage in this debut show. Physical comedy, improvisation, puppetry and live music engulf the audience in this show. Guaranteed to tickle some of your ribs almost all of the time.
Straylight Australia
TFJ
They're dead, but Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots are still arguing furiously. Sparks fly as Shakespeare summons the seductively powerful queens of his plays to settle their dispute. 'Entertaining and insightful' SSSS (Adelaide Advertiser). Drama, Historical
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:00 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25: 14:00 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 14:00 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
Comedy, Improv
Spotlites @ The Merchants' Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 2-5,8-19: 22:15 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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The Silencer – David Calvitto
Leo Lauer, Richard Jordan Productions and Broken Watch Theatre Company
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TPL
Be careful who you fall in love with. Be more careful who falls in love with you. Acclaimed director Michael Sexton (Public Theater, NYTW) directs Fringe First winner Calvitto in a twisted, darkly comic, boy-loses-girl tale.
The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute Brylights
FL
(First performed: Almeida Theatre Company). How far would you go for love? What would you change or risk? Labute addresses these painful questions as he explores the nature of love and art. Drama, Contemporary
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
Aug 4-16,19-26: 21:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Drama, International
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 12:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:40 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 12:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 22,25: 17:15 (35m) £6.00 (£4.00)
Simple Matters
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Ines Wurth Presents / Dreamawake Prod
TPU
Sherlock Holmes and the Sound of the Baskervilles
Without red noses, five clowns from four countries take you on a journey through the miraculous unravelling of everyday life, dancing on the ridge between the absurdity of our current reality and a really good time.
Two Shades of Blue
FJ
Holmes and Watson valiantly sing their way through this hilarious farce. Can Miss Marple's twisted logic make the Baskervilles do their moral duty by committing murder? Sell-out 2010, SSSS (Scotsman). www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk. Comedy, Musical theatre
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 21-27: 14:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Circus, Physical theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 13:30 (1h15m) £6.00
Aug 4-6,10-13,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 8-9,15-16,21-23: 13:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Sinful – Free
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Carly Tarett / Eye of the Storm Productions / Free Festival
Shirtwaist
N
Scotia Teatro
‘Hilarious ... a thoroughly entertaining evening’ SSSS (WhatsOnStage.com). Seven wickedly surprising shorts for seven deadly sins. ‘Outstanding ... outrageously rude ... all-round excellent show ... a writer and performer to watch out for’ (UKTheatre.net). www.eyeofthestormproductions.co.uk.
FAPK
Wartime New York. Two journalists approach a destitute woman on the streets in search of a story. Pushed into the past, the reluctant storyteller unfolds a devastating truth. The story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of March 1911. Spoken word, True-life
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 11-18: 12:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Comedy, New writing
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 2-3: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-26: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sir Gawain, the Yellow Knight
Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn
American High School Theatre Festival
RBM
U
TFPM Following the success of Cul-De-Sac comes a new play telling the story of an unhappy loner who finds solace in a shopping centre until one day it descends into a riot of sex and violence.
A cowardly knight undergoes a metamorphosis as he attempts to rescue a damsel in distress, face a dragon and the Black Knight. Trying to overcome his fears, he takes a potion from a travelling circus.
Comedy
Comedy, Storytelling
Gilded Balloon at Third Door • 45–47 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B 0131 622 6552 V24GF5
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
XAug 1-3: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,21-23: 16:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:30 (1h) £9.00
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B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 17: 11:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 19: 13:15 (1h) £5.00
Aug 18: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 20: 19:15 (1h) £5.00
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Theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Sleep to Wake: Robert Browning Remembers Elizabeth
Sister Annunciata's Secret Nonnie Griffin
PK
Spanish Cloister Productions
FPU
True story of forbidden passion and the price paid for yielding to its temptation. A nun's life and faith is brought to the brink by her love for a 13-year-old boy and guilt's fearful redemption. www.universalartsfestival.com.
In honour of the 200th anniversary of Browning's birth, Julian Lopez-Morillas presents his solo celebration of the poet's life and work, and relives the passionate love affair between the two great Romantic poets.
Drama, Solo show
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 15: 16:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 16-17,20-24: 16:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 18-19,25-26: 16:15 (1h15m) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Six and a Tanner
Poetry, Solo show
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 16:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,11-12: 16:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) (£28.00 F) Aug 6-10,13: 16:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£24.00 F)
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Fair Pley / The Assembly Rooms
Slice by Mel Giedroyc
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Gilded Balloon
A middle-aged man relives his 1950s childhood as he rages at his dead father’s coffin. Is he seeking revenge, or redemption? Or confronting his own mortality? A powerful, moving and hilarious tribute to life’s absurdities.
TFJ
Slice is a play about cake. Three sisters convene in the house of their dying mother. As the cake is baked before our eyes, so are the dark regrets, secrets and grievances only sisters can hold. Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Drama
The Assembly Rooms • 54 George Street, EH2 2LR B 0844 693 3008 V20GD4 XAug 2: 13:00 (1h10m) £14.00 (£11.00) Aug 3-12,14-26: 13:00 (1h10m) £15.00 (£12.00)
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XAug 1-3: 13:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 13:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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The Six O'Clock News
Small Narration
Daniel Bye (and Friends)
Wojtek Ziemilski
PL
FAPM
Whatever the headlines on 7th August, Daniel Bye and team will digest and respond to the big issues of the day in an urgently topical, one-off performance. They promise they do not have a time machine.
A performance and video art show, between an academic lecture and a personal confession. A subtly cruel account of a struggle to cope with one family’s hidden history. About redefining who we are by facing the past. www.culture.pl/edinburgh.
Political, Contemporary
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 Aug 7: 18:00 (1h) £7.00
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A Sky Burial
Contemporary, Solo show
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3-4,13-19,21-23: 19:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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UMDS (University of Manchester Drama Society)
The Smoking Boy
A blind date. A hospital ward. A darkly comic story of two strangers caught in the collision between the real world and the sinister world of their hospital. From the co-director of On Raftery’s Hill, SSSS (Mancunion).
TFPK
LOSt ANGELeS ENSEMBLE
PK
World premiere. 1917. The Great War rages on the world stage. Enter an enthusiastic soldier, his coming-of-age sister, and distraught parents. Shifting alliances and changing boundaries fuel this dynamic family drama. Can broken ties be mended? www.thesmokingboy.com.
Contemporary, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 16,18,20,22,24: 17:05 (50m) £7.00 (£6.50)
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Skye
Drama, New writing
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 XAug 3-5: 14:50 (1h50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-11: 14:50 (1h50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Social Husbandry Inc – Breeding a Brighter Society Since 2012
North London Collegiate School
FPJ
When a child was left alone by her mother, the world erupted. Based on a true story, this new play explores the life of one mother who finds herself judged by those who have their own questions to answer.
Green Stag Youth Theatre
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Devised, Drama
TFPL
Not so very far away, citizens deemed surplus to requirements are infantilised and disposed of on the naughty step...
Drama, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
Aug 20-25: 17:00 (1h) £5.00
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Slapdash Galaxy
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 4: 12:50 (50m) £2.00 (£1.00)
Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre
The Society of Ethical Cat Burglars
TFU
Foolproof Theatre
Using only household objects, puppeteer Jeff Achtem creates a shadow puppet universe from junk. Tear open your imagination, and soak in his latest puppetry showcase following the awardwinning Sticks Stones Broken Bones, and Swamp Juice (Total Theatre Award).
PJ
Three respectable professionals decide to spice up their evenings with a spot of breaking and entering and get more than they bargained for. Thought-provoking comedy from Edinburgh-based Foolproof Theatre. www.foolproofcreativearts.com.
Comedy, Puppetry
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:00 (50m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 13:00 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:00 (50m) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Aug 6-11: 12:50 (50m) £4.00 (£2.00)
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Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Jury's Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6
Aug 13-18: 18:05 (50m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Theatre
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Soddin Flodden
IDEOMS Theatre Company
FAPU
1513, Flodden Field. The scene of Scotland's worst defeat by the English. With words, music and nonsense, IDEOMS will eradicate the resulting 499-year-old inferiority complex... provided nobody objects. Comedy, Historical
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Aug 14-19: 19:30 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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The Softening of MAO-A
The Mechanical Animal Corporation
FAM
What if art influences you genetically? The Mechanical Animal Corporation presents The Softening of MAO-A, a bio-theatre experiment. The MAO-A gene causes violence. At Summerhall, we try to soften it. In collaboration with Darwin Futures. Science, Performance art
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 11: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 12-26: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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A Soldier's Song
Guy Masterson – TTI
TFK
Falklands 1982. Ex-para, Ken Lukowiak, veteran of Goose Green, tells his blisteringly true tale of war first hand. Pounding, authentic soundscape. Original images. Brutally funny, deeply disturbing. 'The Saving Private Ryan of theatre!' (Times). Adaptor/director: Guy Masterson. Adaptation, True-life
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 17:05 (1h5m) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:05 (1h5m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23: 17:05 (1h5m) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Soldiers' Wives
Jermyn Street Theatre
TPK
Iconic TV star Catherine Shipton (Duffy in Casualty) plays five army wives coping with life on an English base while their husbands are serving in Afghanistan in this funny, moving new play by critically acclaimed writer Sarah Daniels. Drama, True-life
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Solve
Bracket Theatre
FL
When overpopulation becomes a threat the government introduces 'Solving'. Tensions escalate in the Solve waiting room as each person is given one gun, one bullet and a numbered ticket. 'Left me feeling shocked, upset, and full of laughter' SSSS (Mancunion). Contemporary, New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 20-25: 19:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
New Celts Productions with Inkwell Productions
TFK
Three strangers held hostage for an unknown purpose forge an unlikely friendship in their struggle to survive the darkness of indefinite incarceration. Frank McGuinness's elegy to the supreme strength of the human spirit. Drama, Contemporary
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 2,8,10,16,22,24: 16:50 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 4,6,12,18,26: 16:50 (1h10m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,20: 16:50 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Songs of Lear
Song of The Goat Theatre
FAPM
A non-linear drama showing the world of subtle energies and rhythms that govern Shakespeare’s tragedy. The music becomes character, relationships and experience. A constantly evolving creative research project from an award-winning ensemble company. www.culture.pl/edinburgh. Devised
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 12-25: 19:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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Sophie Shadow
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
FPJ
Sophie’s family is in hiding. To take their minds off the world outside, a host of fantastical tales are conjured up and told using everything they have to hand. SSSSS (Edinburgh ScreenWORKS, for 2010’s Metamorphoses).
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Physical theatre, Puppetry
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 14-19,21-26: 15:35 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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SOS Courtship
American High School Theatre Festival
U
Chaos ensues when a crew of misfits convene at a dating etiquette seminar. With a husband and wife team captaining this love boat, mutiny threatens to throw the ship off course and send its passengers into the abyss. Comedy
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 15:15 (50m) £5.00 Aug 18,20: 17:15 (50m) £5.00 Aug 19: 11:15 (50m) £5.00
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Spaghetti Junction This Egg / (Kindling)
FAPK
Andi needs a new route. She's stuck in a one-way system. Can she navigate through the chaos ahead? Featuring song, movement and storytelling. ‘A beautiful reflection on growing up and the absurdities of life’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage.com, for Vertigo). Devised
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 13-18: 12:30 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Sparkleshark
Edinburgh People's Theatre
U
Fourteen-year-old Jake takes refuge from bullies by writing and telling stories on a rooftop. Soon some of his classmates become enmeshed in the story, enacting a fantastic tale that mirrors their own friendships and enmities. www.ept.org.uk. Comedy
St Peter's • Lutton Place, EH8 9PE B 0131 226 0000 V17GG6 Aug 21-25: 19:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 25: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 24: 21:00 (1h) £6.00
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Sparks
Bright Smoke
TFPU
Quirky fairytale, somewhere between Rapunzel and The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik. Features live music. The show is ideal for children of all ages and fans of Tim Burton – a story about love, loss and clockwork. 'Simply brilliant' (DurhamOne.co.uk). Storytelling, Family
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:15 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 14:15 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 14,20-21: 14:15 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) See page 251 for more information 322
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Theatre
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Still Life: An Audience With Henrietta Moraes
The Spirit of Frances Wright (Love is an Action Verb)
Sue MacLaine
Perihelion Theater Company and Productions, North Carolina
TFM
TFPK
Watch, listen and draw as rackety model and muse to Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud recounts stories and recreates poses. 'Beautifully researched ... performed with delicious care' (Total Theatre, 2011).
Journey back to 1830s Tennessee and join Scottish-born reformer Wright as she welcomes you to a fundraiser for her commune, Nashoba, and promotes free love and slavery's end.
Visual art, New writing
Spoken word, Historical
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 3: 13:10 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) (£18.00 F) Aug 4-17,19-24,26-27: 13:10 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£22.00 F)
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Whitespace • 11 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT B 0131 226 0000 V116GB5 XAug 1-2: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 3-6,8-13,15-20,22-27: 17:15 (1h) £12.00 (£9.00)
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Still Life (or Brief Encounter)
Spring Awakening (After Wedekind)
Dead Posh Productions
Upstaged Theatre Company
TFJ
FL
Join us for afternoon tea, as lovestruck commuters find themselves caught between a rock cake and a hard place. Tempted by something steamy? You will be chuffed if you can make it. Noel Coward's classic.
Berlin, 1989. Sex, drugs and David Hasselhoff. A blistering 80s soundtrack catapults Wedekind’s classic characters amid riots of defiance and political upheaval… Revolution is in the air, but a different kind of uprising is emerging.
Drama, Contemporary
Drama
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 19: 15:50 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 14-18: 13:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Stand Up, Woman – Free
Julia Munrow: Drunken Sailor On A Mast Freehtt
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 15:20 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 4-7,11,18-19,25-27: 15:20 (50m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 15:20 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Story Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well
APU
Comedy drama written and performed by Julia Munrow. Bullied by her husband, children and best friend, Sam Foxton never stands up to anyone – until she tries stand-up comedy. A drama with improv, comedy and cakes.
Year Out Drama Company (Stratford-uponAvon)
FPU
Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 13-16: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act by Athol Fugard The Fugard Theatre, Izinja and Assembly
TM
A dying King. Miraculous medicine. Boastful soldiers and cowardly companions. Lovers disguised under cover of darkness. Rings exchanged and vows broken. Fresh ensemble theatre, incorporating beautiful live music. For ages seven to seventy. Classical, Family
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 13-14: 11:00 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50) (£3.50 C) Aug 15-17: 11:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 18: 11:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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Strange Hungers
In apartheid South Africa, a black man and white woman meet secretly to make love and share their hopes and fears. SSSSS ‘Rips your heart to pieces’ (Die Burger).
Fish and Game
FAPM
Political, International
Obscene inverts! Sexless termites! Hermaphroditic spinsters! Welcome to this queer PowerPoint lecture cum titty-show. It's Bill and Ted's Excellent Lesbian Adventure! 'Hilarious' (Diva Magazine). Fish and Game are 'excellent' (Guardian). 'As mad as snakes' (Scotsman).
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 12:15 (1h15m) £10.00 Aug 4-5,7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:15 (1h15m) £16.00 (£15.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,21-23,27: 12:15 (1h15m) £14.00 (£13.00)
Comedy, LGBT
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The Static ThickSkin
TFPL A kinetic coming-of-age story about desire, guilt and mind over matter. Following an award-winning debut in 2010, ThickSkin returns with a magnetic new play by Davey Anderson. 'A beautiful piece of multimedia, multiform theatre' SSSS (List). www.thickskintheatre.co.uk. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com. Multimedia, Physical theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 14:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,21-23: 14:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:40 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Stick Stock Stone Dead CrazySchemeTheatre
FAJ
A compelling story enhanced by new, exciting music. How do you cope with mending a young family faced with bereavement? This timeless adaptation of a classic Grimm fairy tale is guaranteed to be thought-provoking. Devised, Physical theatre
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Aug 20-25: 18:05 (45m) £10.00
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Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 18-19: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£6.00)
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The Stranger
Guilherme Leme
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The Stranger, one of the most famous novels of the twentieth century, written by Albert Camus, is brought to life for the theatre in an acclaimed adaptation by Morten Kirkskov, interpretated by award-winning actor Guilherme Leme. Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3-7,9: 15:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 10-14,16-21,23-25: 11:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Strawberry Sauce Freshblood Theatre
TFPL
Languishing in a police cell for murder by plastic gun, Joe McBride awaits a trial in which the 'victim' will stand witness. With morals lost in farcical black comedy, the audience decide whether Joe lives or dies. www.freshbloodtheatre.com. Comedy, New writing
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 8-10: 14:30 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 7,11: 14:30 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Superheroes
American High School Theatre Festival
Tom Corradini
K
FPM
Tennessee Williams' classic drama presents haunting portrayals of the tempestuous relationships between aristocratic Blanche Dubois, her sister Stella and Stella's brutish husband, Stanley Kowlaski. Award-winning young actors offer bold performances of this mature, challenging play.
An exploration of the link between childhood emotional trauma and adult love life told by means of a comic analysis of superheroes' lives (with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture Edinburgh). Comedy, Storytelling
Drama
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH B 0131 226 0000 V103GLEITH D1
Aug 6: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00
Aug 7: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Strip Search Homo Promos
Italian Cultural Institute • 82 Nicolson Street, EH8 9EW B 0131 226 0000V341GF6 Aug 10: 16:00 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00) theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13-18,20-25: 16:35 (50m) £7.00
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TFN
Swamp Juice
Return of 2011 sell-out about a male stripper – the life story framed by a real strip. Angry and disturbing. Women and gays loved it. Male nudity and audience participation. SSSSS (RemoteGoat.co.uk). SSSSS (ScotsGay). 8/10 (DarkChat-Edinburgh.tk). SSSS (Time Out).
Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre
FJ
Using mind-blowing shadow puppetry, acclaimed Canadian performer Jeff Achtem brings his astonishing award-winning show about life in a swamp, with a stunning, jaw-dropping 3D finale. 'A joyous hour of five-star DIY genius' (Times).
Physical theatre
SpaceCabaret @ 54 • North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 V54GD5 XAug 3-4: 23:05 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00)
Comedy, Puppetry
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Aug 6-18,20-25: 23:05 (50m) £12.00 (£8.00)
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Strong Arm
Vicky Graham Productions
TPL
B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5
Aug 14-16,20-23,27: 16:30 (55m) £11.00 (£9.00) Aug 17-19,24-26: 16:30 (55m) £13.00 (£11.00)
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Swan Song
Roland Poland – fat by name, fat by nature. Everything will change when he wins Mr Britain, but beneath the muscle there’s a buzzing in his head that won’t go away. Winner – Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season. Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 16:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 16:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:10 (1h) £11.00 (£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 M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02
Subliminal Nonsense Momus Productions
PK
Advertising controls us. Billions of monies are spent creating complex methodologies that catch us unaware... this is an advert! Four-man comedy theatre company seeking enthusiastic audience for their show. Must enjoy laughing. Strictly no amphibians.
Trouble and Strife
FPL
The morning after, he finds her asleep in his dog basket. She’s gone – all he has is her poetry to work out why. Animation and live performance are used to explore that awkward gap between thought and speech. Compilation, New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 11-17: 21:05 (50m) £8.50 (£7.00) theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 20-25: 17:35 (50m) £8.50 (£7.00)
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Swordy-Well
UMDS (University of Manchester Drama Society)
Comedy, New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH
FK
B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5
Compassionate abattoir Swordy-Well’s proprietor and philosopher Joseph Orty struggles wretchedly to maintain the balance between mankind and cowkind. But when a superpower hypermarket offers his employees a chance to triple their cattle kills the pat hits the fan. www.humblecrumbletheatre.com.
Aug 21-25: 16:10 (45m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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The Submarine Show
Jaron and Slater (California)
TFAU
Two men crash their submarine into the ocean floor. Split your sides as they swim, fly and go insane in this award-winning, critically acclaimed madcap journey! 'A mastery of physical comedy' (HuffingtonPost.com). www.thesubmarineshow.com.
Comedy, Horror
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13,15,17,19,21,23,25: 17:05 (50m) £7.00
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Physical theatre, Family
The Table
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:55 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:55 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 16:55 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C)
Blind Summit
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Is he a Puppet Prophet or a little tw*t on a table? Last year's late-night puppet sensation returns for four nights only. ‘Brilliantly funny’ (Time Out). ‘Astonishingly accomplished’ (Daily Telegraph). ‘Beautiful’ (Times). Fringe First winner 2011.
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Puppetry
The Sun is Not for Us stage@leeds touring
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Sophisticated, passionate and dangerous. Chinese women’s love, hatred, hope, frustration, struggle, adultery and incest are explored through a devised work based on canonical plays by Cao Yu, the foremost pioneer of Chinese drama.
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TFAPL
Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 16:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-7,10-11: 16:10 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
Aug 11-14: 22:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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TEMPLE THEATRE PRESENTS
New Celts Productions with Hidden Stories Theatre
TFPK
Who is the person behind the profile? Everyone on Facebook has a story. When the lives of three people come together, the consequences will be far from what they had expected. Incisive new writing from Scotland.
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Drama, New writing
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 1,3,9,15,17,23: 15:50 (45m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 5,7,11,19,25,27: 15:50 (45m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 21: 15:50 (45m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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The Talented Mr Ripley
American High School Theatre Festival
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When Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to track down Richard Greenleaf, the errant son of a wealthy American couple, his mission takes on a sinister twist as their lives become inextricably entwined.
13:45 (60 MINS) AUG 3-27 (NOT 15) ZOO (VENUE 124)
ZOO
See page 332 for more information
Drama
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 7,11: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 10: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9: 22:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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The Tale of Nada
Halo Theatre Company
FAPJ
Ray and Nick couldn't be more different if they tried but they have a job to do and that means working together. They can't afford another fiasco like Cuba, not if they want to live. Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 20-25: 20:05 (50m) £7.50 (£5.00)
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Tales from Edgar Allan Poe
See page 260 for more information
Backhand Theatre with South Hill Park Arts Centre and C theatre
TFK
Poe's best-known tales told with daring circus within a terrifying asylum. Hit of last year's Fringe returns, more terrifying than before. Featuring the voice of Derek Jacobi as the Raven. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.backhandtheatre.com. Circus, Drama
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4
Aug 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23: 23:00 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,17-19,24-27: 23:00 (1h10m) £11.50 (£9.50) Aug 14,20-21: 23:00 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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The Taming of the Shrew Cygnet Theatre
FK
Cygnet Company presents Shakespeare's ruthless battle of the sexes with a twist: the characters' genders are reversed. This starkly contemporary production challenges modern perceptions, revealing the underlying violence in this play through Shakespeare's unrivalled wit. Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 13-17,19-24: 18:20 (1h) £7.50
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Tam O'Shanter
Communicado in co-production with Horsecross Arts and Assembly
TK
A Robert Burns musical extravaganza. The famous tale of supernatural debauchery is imaginatively retold by Scotland’s finest actors, dancers and musicians. A show of outrageous hilarity that ‘hits home as a vigorous bolt of creative energy’ SSSS (Guardian). Comedy, Musical theatre
Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 2-3: 12:00 (1h30m) £10.00 Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,23-26: 12:00 (1h30m) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 9,14-16,21-22: 12:00 (1h30m) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Tartuffe
American High School Theatre Festival
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Set in San Francisco in 1969, Molière's hilarious farce, Tartuffe, follows a 'father knows best' household's fateful tangle with a shady Maharishi and his posse of homeless hippies. The performance is preceded by a multimedia flashback to the 60s. Comedy
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 6: 22:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 7: 14:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 8: 20:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 10: 18:30 (1h10m) £5.00
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Teach Me
Strange Town Theatre Company
FAPL
Simon is 18. Emma is not. Both have a lot to learn. Strange Town, 'Startlingly talented company' (Joyce McMillan), presents writer Alan Gordon's, SSSS (ThreeWeeks, for Fetch, 2011), hilarious coming-of-age tale for our all-too-modern world. Comedy, New writing
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 14:30 (50m) £5.00
Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 14:30 (50m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-10,14-17,21-24: 14:30 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Tea is an Evening Meal
Faye Draper in association with Third Angel and Northern Stage
FK
Share in meal-time rituals of too much sugar and even more gravy. Lancashire lass Faye welcomes you with a brew and a biscuit. Funny, heartwarming and intimate. Listen, reminisce and laugh round the teatime table. Storytelling, Performance art
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 Aug 7-10: 14:40 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Tea With Terrorists – Free Sameena Zehra
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'Master storyteller' SSSS (ThreeWeeks). 'Terrorific' (Rip It Up, Adelaide). A rollercoaster ride of delightful storytelling comedy. Join Sameena to find out why fear is redundant, joy is essential and terrorists can be a real hoot. www.sameenazehra.com. Comedy, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House • 18 South Bridge, EH1 1LL B 0131 556 9756 V69GE5 Aug 2-18: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Tea with the Old Queen
Graham Woolnough Productions
TFK
Totally indiscreet and irreverent behind-the-scenes snapshot of the Royals told through fictional diaries of 'Backstairs Billy' – the Queen Mother's very camp butler! Funny, poignant, witty play from award-winning writer Graham Woolnough. SSSSS (RemoteGoat.com). Comedy, Drama
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 17:25 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 17:25 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 17:25 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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The Tempest
Squeaky Door Production Company
TU
A father's tale made urgent. A vivid, comical riot of a show that captivates both adults and children alike. Nobles, clowns, villains and elemental spirits weave an isle of sweet airs. This Tempest will enchant you. Classical, Drama
theSpace on Niddry St • Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 V9GE5
Aug 3-4,6-11,13-18: 14:00 (1h30m) £8.00
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The Template for Lack of Conversation
There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong With Oscar Pike
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FPM
What makes us talk? Comedy and extreme curiosity create a show about consciousness that ‘from first to last is a wonderful journey ... within your reach is a show that will stimulate conversation’ (BlogPreston.co.uk).
New Year’s Eve. Oscar: self-obsessed, socially awkward and struggling to put his disastrous year behind him is feeling the pressure. A lively comedy featuring a great soundtrack and a cat called David.
Alison Trower
Get A Real Job Promotions
Comedy
Solo show
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6
Aug 3-18: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 20-24,26: 17:00 (50m) £7.00
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Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story
Tenderpits
AnimalParts theatre co.
Elements World Theatre
TFPM
FPJ
A young wizard journeys from the wilderness of Canada to NYC on the back of a moose. He buys a gun, crashes a Broadway production of Three Sisters, befriends an illegal Mexican immigrant and goes on a psycho-sexual rampage.
The fiery rhythms of Flamenco music and dance fuse with a riveting kill or be killed battle of wits between man and monster, reason and lust... revealing the very heart of human identity. Music, Flamenco
Comedy, Multimedia
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 21:30 (55m) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23: 21:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 21:30 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50)
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 13-18: 12:45 (1h5m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Thin Ice
Shams / Time Won't Wait / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Textually Transmitted Better Than Nothing
TK
TFPK
Daniel’s frozen solid in an Arctic hut. Richard and Laura arrive too late to rescue him. As the body thaws, deadly secrets surface. Wartime thriller, love story from Total Theatre nominees (Reykjavik). ‘Beautifully simple and effective’ (EdinburghGuide.com). www.shams.org.uk.
One man's search for love, lust and other four-letter words. Featuring an innovative blend of old-fashioned storytelling and cutting-edge technology. Use your smartphone to witness the world's first animated play. www.btntheatre.com. Multimedia, Solo show
C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 13:00 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 13:00 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 13:00 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
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Multimedia, Physical theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 3: 11:45 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:45 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 11:45 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Thinking of you – Free
That Old Noir Magic – A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song
Knot Theory
PU
Dani Iannarelli / NottiCalde Jazz
Thinking of you is an edgy and spikily amusing anatomy of a family, four individuals desperately trying to make meaning out of their ruptured lives and to connect in a ferocious, yet magical world.
FPU
Your hard-boiled private eye sings you spellbound in a nostalgic jazz trip through iconic classic film noir, eg, Laura, Double Indemnity, Casablanca etc.
New writing
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA
Jazz, Music
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Aug 14-18: 22:00 (50m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 XAug 2-4: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 16:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Theatre Tasters – Free
30 Days to Edinburgh
Fronteiras Theatre Lab / Laughing Horse Free Festival
Bootworks Theatre
FAPK
PM
A spaceman, cowboy and disco-dancer walk from their hometown, Chichester, to Edinburgh. Thirty days, 468 miles later, this is their story. A durational installation for audiences to interact with and a one-night-only performance upon their arrival.
FTL presents an international Theatre Tasters menu for your lunchtime – three short plays in under one hour! Serving an Australian starter, a Scottish main course and a Norwegian dessert, come join this mini theatrical banquet! Compilation, New writing
Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix • 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 V146GB5 Aug 3-12: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Theatre Uncut Theatre Uncut
TPK
Sneak previews of the brand new international Theatre Uncut plays. Writers include Neil LaBute, David Grieg, Anders Lustgarten, Mohammad Al Attar (Syria) and Lena Kitaopoulou (Greece). This is rough, vital theatre that raises debate and calls for action. Political
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Aug 6,13,20: 10:00 (1h) £6.50 (£4.50)
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Aug 20-25: 13:45 (1h5m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Devised, Performance art
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 26: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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30 Neo-Futurist Plays From Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind American High School Theatre Festival
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Thirty plays in 60 minutes! The audience picks the order performed, with a pizza delivery mid-performance included. Comedy, Compilation
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH B 0131 226 0000 V103GLEITH D1
Aug 6: 14:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 8: 20:20 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 7: 18:20 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 9: 12:20 (1h15m) £5.00
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This is Who I Am!
Three by Poe
TPL
TFJ
I.S.I.S Theatre Company, I Speak I Share
RHR Productions (New York)
This is Who I Am examines the intimate thoughts of three very different individuals. Their dreams, vanities and fantasies, their fears, pain and longings and even their self-destructive feelings of desolation.
Three superb horror stories united by a common theme – revenge! The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell Tale Heart are performed by the respective murderers, while Hop-Frog is read aloud by Poe himself...
Drama, New writing
Adaptation, Horror
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 22:10 (45m) £4.50 (£3.50) Aug 6-10: 22:10 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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C nova • India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX B 0845 260 1234 V145GE5 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:30 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:30 (1h) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13-14,20-21: 16:30 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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This Land: The Story of Woody Guthrie Interplay Theatre
TFAJ
Three Cities
A blow-by-blow account of one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, telling the story through his own words and music to create the play Woody never got to write.
FPL
Tit for Tat Theatre Stop doing stupid sh*t! A potential Nobel Peace Prize-winning formula for solving every problem imaginable. Three women. Three cities. Three stories. Dare to laugh at this touching, outrageous and topical new production.
Folk, Storytelling
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 18:30 (1h15m) £5.00
Comedy, New writing
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS
Aug 5-20: 18:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£8.00)
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B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 13-17,19-24,26: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
This Way Up
Antler with Matroska
TFPU
University is over. After a three year daydream, Alex is in a nine to five job. They packed up, moved out – but now they're boxed in. An intergalactic romcom with live music, office humour and optional recycling. Comedy, Storytelling
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 14:40 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 14:40 (1h) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13,20-21: 14:40 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50)
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A Thousand Shards of Glass Jane Packman Company
FL
A political action movie which happens mostly in your head. A surround sound poetic adventure. An excuse for a helicopter sequence. Lucy Ellinson plays a resistance heroine. A thriller in which the audience becomes complicit. Political, Storytelling
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 Aug 21-25: 16:20 (1h10m) £14.00 (£10.00)
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Thread Nutshell
TPU Come roll your dice at the church hall beetle drive with Izzy and Joan, their memories stitched together as intricately as their homemade party dresses. World premiere from 2011 Scotsman Fringe First winners SSSS 'Superb' (Scotsman). Assembly St Mark's • Entrance on Cambridge Street, EH1 2DP B 0131 226 0000V175GE3 Aug 3-5,7-8,10-12,14-15,17-19,21-22,24-26: 18:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 3-5,7-8,10-12,14-15,17-19,21-22,24-26: 20:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 9,16,23: 14:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 9,16,23: 16:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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The Three Faces of Doctor Crippen FreeRange Productions
TFK
A marvellously twisted tale of love, death, and a bathtub full of body parts. Based on the true story of the notorious murderer Doctor Crippen. Terrible vaudeville, daring escapes, and rather lovely hats. www.freerangeproductions.co.uk. Absurdist, Tragedy
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-2,8-9,15,22-23: 21:40 (1h5m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-7,10-12,18-19,24-27: 21:40 (1h5m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 21:40 (1h5m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Three Tall Women
Tread the Boards Theatre Company
TFPJ
A ninety-year-old woman reflects on her life with shame, pleasure, regret and satisfaction. She recalls some of the negative events: her husband’s affairs, the death of her husband, and the estrangement of her gay son. Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 4,6,8,10: 20:05 (1h50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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3.2 Seconds bitter/sweet
TFPL
The time it takes to make a simple decision that can alter the course of a life. Four people, one crowded lift. The decision: squeeze in or wait? The audience makes the choice that determines what unfolds. Drama, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 4: 14:25 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-11: 14:25 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Threads NUTS
TFPL If you can’t remember who you are, how do you know what you are capable of? Michael wakes with no memory and blood on his hands. A girl is missing – he must retrace his steps to prove his innocence. Drama, New writing
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 XAug 3-4: 17:05 (50m) £7.50 (£5.00) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22: 17:05 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 17:05 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Three Words
Byteback Theatre
TFPK
70,000 thoughts each day, 86,400 seconds in 24 hours, a thought every 1.2 seconds. Three Words is a journey into the realms of thought, meaning and mystery that, strangely enough, starts with just three words. Multimedia, Physical theatre
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 6-8: 14:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Theatre
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical – Free Laughing Horse Free Festival
PN
An exploration of the meaning of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a book that prepares the listener for, and guides him through, the experience of death. Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 • 50 Blackfriars Street within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE B 0131 524 1989 V151GE5 XAug 3-4: 19:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-15: 19:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Tissue
Muchmuchmore Theatre Company
PJ
Astonishing physical theatre that packs genuine emotional punch. Ensemble performance at its very best. ‘If they come up again next year – and I sincerely hope they do – then make every effort to see them’ (FringeReview.co.uk, 2011). Drama, Physical theatre
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5
Aug 20-25: 18:25 (1h10m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Titanic Sinks Titswilly
Patchwork Theatre Company
APJ
Titanic Sinks Titswilly. A successful theatre director moves to the rural village of Titswilly, looking forward to hanging up her script notes in favour of the quiet life. However the local dramatic society has different ideas. Comedy, Absurdist
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5
Aug 13-18: 15:10 (1h15m) £6.00 (£4.00) (£16.00 F)
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Tokyo Trilogy
Sackville Theatre Company
FPK
Comic adaptation of three of Haruki Murakami's short stories. Six actors explore modern Japan, coming to terms with the traditional and the new. Featuring encounters with Wagner, 30 burgers and an assortment of lethal weapons. Adaptation, Storytelling
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 13-14,20-21: 15:00 (55m) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 15-17,22-24: 15:00 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-19,25-27: 15:00 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Town: a Spirited Story Grapple Theatre Company
TFAPK
Fact, fiction and the supernatural become ever harder to distinguish, through your stained and blurred window. Based on the Gothic stories Berenice and Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe. Explore the worst fears imaginable! A truly chilling experience. Adaptation, Horror
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-7,11: 17:10 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 2-3,8-10: 17:10 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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The Tragedie of MacClegg
St Edmund Hall, Oxford University / The John Oldham Society
J
An original tragicomedy, MacClegg is a ruthless Shakespearean interpretation of the political trajectory of our beloved Deputy PM. Winner of Best New Writing at Oxford University. 'Incredible ... constantly clever and never predictable' (Oxford Theatre Review). @VoteMacClegg. Political, Satire
Paradise in The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 22-26: 19:30 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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Theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Tranquillity, Serenity, Calm Otio
Fourth Monkey
TFPL
Theatre Company
A charming, loopy and fast-paced comedy about Peter-Joe, an anarchist trying to rescue an idealistic civil servant, Francis, from the bomb he planted the night before. Inconveniently, Francis is too busy designing Utopia to be rescued. Comedy, Political
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 20:25 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-12,14-27: 20:25 (1h) £7.50 (£5.50)
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A new adaptation from the novel by ANGELA CARTER
by STEVEN GREEN & DAVID LEDGER
Translunar Paradise Theatre Ad Infinitum
by SARAH KANE
TAK
After his wife's death, William escapes to a paradise of memories. From beyond the grave, Rose performs one last act of love – to help him let her go. 2011 multi award-winning sell-out returns. 'An extraordinary performance' (Observer). Devised, Physical theatre
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 17:25 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:25 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27: 17:25 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00)
by JOE ORTON
by NATALIE KATSOU
by RAMON DEL VALLE-INCLÁN
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Treasure in Clay Jars
+++++
Ezekiel Bread
PJ
FRINGE REVIEW / FRINGE REPORT / THE PUBLIC REVIEWS / REMOTE GOAT
Three Yale Divinity students, two saints and one heretic, explore loss, violence, camaraderie, and maybe some light puking – with acerbic humour and identifiable warmth, asking, what is faith today? And why would God give a damn?
PERFORMING IN REP
3-25 AUGUST
4PM-7.20PM - CHECK DETAILS FOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE TIMES
Comedy, Site-specific
Mayfield Salisbury Church • 1a Mayfield Road, EH9 2NG B 0131 226 0000 V11GH6 Aug 20-21: 19:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Treasure Island
See pages 303, 275, 279, 276, 299,and 272 for more information
SJC Productions
TFPU
Swashbuckling pirates, buried gold and the dreaded black spot – join young Jim Hawkins on his epic journey to Treasure Island, and meet Black Dog, the blind Pew, Benjamin Gunn and Long John Silver! SJC Productions: 'Inspired' (Guardian). www.treasureislanduk.com. Adaptation, Children's
C too • St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 15:30 (1h10m) £10.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 15:30 (1h10m) £11.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 13,20-21: 15:30 (1h10m) £9.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
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The Trench
Les Enfants Terribles with Wales Millennium Centre, Luton Hat Factory
TPU
Inspired by the story of a miner entombed in a tunnel during WW1. As the horror engulfs him, not everything in the darkness is what it seems when he discovers a strange world beneath the mud and death. Drama, Puppetry
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 13:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:10 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23,27: 13:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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The Trial
On Your Feet Theatre Collective / PBH’s Free Fringe
APN
K awakes on his birthday to find himself arrested without explanation. Adapted from Kafka's acclaimed novel, featuring graduates of Ecole Jacques Lecoq, On Your Feet is an international company committed to reinvigorating classic texts through dynamic physical theatre. Adaptation, Physical theatre
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B 0131 226 0000 V203GD5 Aug 7-11: 18:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 256 for more information 330
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Theatre
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
The Trojan Women
Turn of the Screw
TFL
TFJ
Evil against reason. Victory against justice. Vengeance against mercy. Carnage, blood and grief stretching back to ancient Troy. Fathers, husbands, brothers, children lost. The women who weep honour the dead and endure. A tragedy for our time.
How can you protect those in your care, if you can't tell what’s real? Award-winning writer Benjamin Henson’s adaptation delves into this macabre classic with live music and puppetry as the haunting events unfold.
HookHitch Theatre
Syracuse University Drama
Drama
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 6-11: 20:15 (1h25m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Storytelling, Horror
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 3-12,14-27: 12:45 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Trojan Women
25: 13 Red, 12 Blue
PJ
TFPK
Breakout Theatre Company
Middle Child Theatre
Revenge, war, murder and sex. An action-packed Greek tragedy reinvented. This tense and brutal story will leave you on the edge of your seat. Not to be missed.
New play exploring the lost generation – raised under Thatcher, excited by Blair and stuck with the coalition. Are they really just a bunch of uncaring, unmotivated yoofs? 'Voice of a new generation' (Hull Daily Mail).
Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 XAug 3-4: 21:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 6-11,13-18,20-25: 21:05 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Devised, Political
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 2-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:20 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:20 (55m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 14,20-21: 16:20 (55m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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Trojan Women
24h
The Lancaster Offshoots
Waclaw Miklaszewski / Szwalnia Theatre
TFPJ
FAPU
An original adaptation of Euripides' classic story. In this unique production a travelling folk band tell the tale of the Trojan Women through verse and song. Discover what happens when power corrupts, for Greeks and Gods alike.
24 hours, non-stop. 24 life stories suspended in time. To break free, to get away from what appears to be, and what has been named. Extending time, theatrical experiment, filled by sounds, live painted pictures, improvisation and words. www.culture.pl/edinburgh.
Music, Storytelling
theSpace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 V43GE6 XAug 3-4: 13:05 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50)
Aug 6-18: 13:05 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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A cappella, Solo show
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6
Aug 23,25: 06:00 (24h) £1.00
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Trouble in the Tolbooth
21A – Free
Saughtonhall Drama Group
Snapdragon Theatre / PBH's Free Fringe
AU
L
Edinburgh, 1790. Thomas, desperate to escape, wants to tunnel his way to freedom, but his plans go wrong when he acquires new cellmates, along with Jamie, Mad Murdo and others. Sidesplitting fun, sheer Scottish entertainment.
Sex-deprived cat ladies, imperialist hobos, and jaded invisible friends. These are fewer than half the raucous characters who frequent the Minnesota bus line, 21A. Master storyteller Kevin Kling's play features the many subconscious states of Neal Beckman.
Comedy
Saughtonhall United Reformed Church • 87 Saughtonhall Drive, EH12 5TR B 0131 539 0491 V273GF1
Aug 6-11: 19:30 (2h30m) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 11: 14:30 (2h30m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Comedy, Storytelling
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B0131 226 0000V203GD5
Aug 4-6,8-13,15-20,22-25: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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True Colours Oscar Mike
Twentysomething
A city-wide campaign and election game, where you take charge. Play on the streets and online. Play for five minutes or five days. Play for the right to lead your brave nation into a new era. www.truecoloursgame.co.uk.
TFL
Cookie Jar
FPU
What happens when you’re forced to endure an evening with people you’d rather just forget? Witty, funny and relevant this deadpan hilarious play will once again pose that ominous question – should some friends just be left to Facebook?
Interactive, Multimedia
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 Aug 21-25: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 21-25: 15:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 21-25: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 21-25: 17:00 (1h) £5.00
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Comedy, True-life
Spotlites @ The Merchants' Hall • 22 Hanover Street, EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 2-19: 18:25 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Twisted Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night's Dream – Scottish Youth Theatre Summer Festival 2012
Tumble Circus: This Is What We Do For a Living
Underbelly Productions and Tumble Circus
Participants of Scottish Youth Theatre Summer Festival 2012 Twisted Shakespeare
TAU
Adelaide 2012 Best Circus winners’ Edinburgh debut. No fanfare or sequins, just extraordinary skill from two acrobats on a lifelong adventure. 'Very impressive' SSSS (Adelaide Advertiser). 'Ingenious' (Sunday Times, Australia).
PU
Circus
Underbelly, Bristo Square • Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0844 545 8252 V300GF5 XAug 2-3: 15:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 15:40 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:40 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Adaptation, Site-specific
This new promenade performance, inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream, allows the audience to engage with Shakespeare’s classic in the beautiful surroundings of the Botanics.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Inverleith House • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway), EH3 5LR B 0131 248 2971 V369GA2 XJul 30: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F) Jul 31-Aug 4: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£8.00) (£32.00 F)
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Two Dogs
Unhappy Birthday
FAK
TN
Two dog brothers, Lai Fu and Wang Cai, leave home seeking their dreams. Finding city life far from perfect and caught in increasingly absurd money-making schemes, they discover that despite life’s hardships, we all must be brave.
You’re invited to Amy’s birthday party - so is Morrissey. Will he turn up? Immerse yourself in cake and quiffs, beer and balloons, party poppers and pass the parcel against a soundtrack of nostalgic teenage obsession. Director: Scottee.
Amy Lamé
Beijing Young Dramatist Association
Cabaret, Performance art
Absurdist, International
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Aug 8-17: 11:40 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Assembly George Square • George Square, EH8 9LH B 0131 623 3030 V3GF5 XAug 2-3: 18:40 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-11,17-19,24-26: 18:40 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,21-23: 18:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Uninvited
The Two Most Perfect Things
Fat Git Theatre
Adrian Fisher and Stuart Barham
TFPJ
TPU
A stranger’s in your house, whistling. He’s drinking tea, he's got his eyes on the egg whisk... and the wallpaper’s talking. Then there’s her, and her Madeira cake – experience Fat Git's absurd comedy of pedants, whistlers and apathetic furniture.
Five performers present a new show celebrating the lives and careers of Noël Coward and Ivor Novello, the biggest stars of the interwar years, through their unforgettable words and music. Music
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 11:10 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 4-12,14-19,21-27: 11:10 (1h10m) £13.00 (£11.00)
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Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 3-4: 14:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 5-14,16-25: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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The Two Worlds of Charlie F
Unlucky for Some
TM
FPJ
Bravo 22 Company
Performed by those it happened to, the play explores a soldier's view of service, injury and recovery. A darkly comic, authentic and uplifting tale of survival. SSSSS (Telegraph). Drama, True-life
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 7-9: 13:45 (1h30m) £12.50 (£10.00) Aug 10-11: 13:45 (1h30m) £15.00 (£12.50)
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Richard Burton Company A riotous insight into the highs and lows of life inside Glasgow's very own Paradise Island Bingo and Social Club. Meet 10 regulars in a one-woman show that is often hilarious and capturing but ultimately touching. Comedy, New writing
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 V13GD6
Aug 19-25: 13:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Ugly Sisters
Unmythable
TFPL
TAU
RashDash with Not Now Bernard Whoever holds the pen writes the story. With thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices, RashDash tells the real story of Cinderella – a sinister and sensuous cabaret. Fringe First winners 2010 and 2011. 'Scary gorgeous' SSSSS (Scotsman). Cabaret, Physical theatre
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 XAug 4-5: 22:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 6,8-12,14-20,22-25: 22:00 (1h) £14.00 (£10.00)
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Uncoupled
Craven Image Theatre
TFM
Confessions of a porn-addict’s wife! The bittersweet story of a marriage, from the early hopes and passions of young love, through to its sad and ultimately shocking demise. From together to alone-together to alone – love is tested and abused. Drama
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 2-4: 12:45 (50m) £5.00 Aug 5,8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 12:45 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:45 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Under the Ladder Z Theatre Company
PK
Superstitions are everywhere, but should these rules be followed or ignored? For one group of actors attempting to rehearse Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the borders of reality are questioned as the characters become obsessed with the power of superstitions. Drama, Storytelling
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 6-11: 11:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 13-16: 13:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
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Temple Theatre All the greatest Greek myths in one hour – get ready for the journey of a lifetime. Legendary heroes, deadly monsters, epic fights and fantastical flights all brought vividly to life in an unmythable voyage suitable for all ages. Comedy, Family
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 13:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5-14,16-27: 13:45 (1h) £10.00 (£7.50)
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Unneeded Baggage
Snickelway Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe
PM
What is it to be a goddess in our time? Snickelway challenge the ideas of feminism and consumerism in a society comparative to that of Troy. Devised, Political
Princes Mall • Princes Street/Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ B 0131 226 0000 V203GD5 Aug 4-8: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Unplugged Fine Chisel
TFPJ It’s open mic night at The Bag o’ Nails pub. The locals don’t know what’s about to hit them. Fine Chisel’s multi-instrumentalist storytellers – ‘simply outstanding’ (AllTheFestivals.com) – blend the epic with the everyday. www.finechisel.co.uk. Folk, Music
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3-4: 17:45 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
Aug 5-9,12-14,16,19-23,26-27: 17:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 17:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Urban Fairytale
Bishop's Stortford College
PJ
Once upon a time in a land torn by riots, Little Red Riding Hoodie lobbed the CS gas back at the three pigs. Urban Fairytale brings together drugs, banks and the EDL. New writing
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 20-25: 13:45 (1h5m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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US Beef
Missing String Theatre Company
TPL
Wanted – Meatbox Incorporated door-to-door meat salesman. Required – great sales technique. Good presentation. Willingness to become implicit in the crimes of a rapacious multinational corporation. Hard rock vocals preferred. Apply within. Comedy, Music
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 12:20 (50m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:20 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-9,13-14,16,20-23,27: 12:20 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Utopia (Beyond the Words) and Clothes Difference=Likeness
FAPL
Utopia (Beyond the Words), a tale about present day Korea. Follow the journey of refugees escaping North Korea. Clothes – a Korean woman's deep sorrow who lost love in evitable history. Two stories, one show. Physical theatre, Site-specific
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 14-18: 12:45 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Live actors, comedy, thrills and exciting special effects Check out for special fringe events
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Village of Idiots
American High School Theatre Festival
U
Because sometimes it takes an idiot to raise a village! Laugh your way to understanding, cry your way to the truth. Idiots is an original Canadian anthology of comic folktales about the famous wise fools of Chelm. Comedy, Variety
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 18: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 19: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 21: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Villains, Heroes and Adventurers The Whisky Anorak
PN
The Whisky Anorak, advisor to the Monte-Carlo Whisky Society, invites you to a rare malt whisky tasting inspired by captivating stories of lost Antarctic bottles, misplaced submarines (with photo evidence) and more. Whisky Anorak on Facebook. Storytelling, Tasting
Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners • 48 Princes Street, EH2 2YJ B 0131 226 0000 V42GD4
Aug 7-8,10-11,13,17-18,20-22,24-25: 15:00 (1h30m) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 9,16,23: 17:55 (1h30m) £15.00 (£13.00)
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Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully Scamp Theatre and Virginia Ironside
TM
When an agony aunt reaches 60 she can jump off a bridge or get on stage. Virginia explains why free drugs, fun funerals, sex (or better still no sex!) make this the best time of your life. Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-2: 12:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 3-5,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23: 12:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6,10-12,17-19,24-26: 12:15 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Visiting Time
We Got Rhythm
TFPK
FAPJ
Unfit Productions UK Ltd
NADSAT Productions
A nurse, her patient, his visitor. Best friends? Worst enemies? ‘You screwed around! We were preaching restraint and the beneficial effects of condoms; you were having it away with half Nairobi’. Winner, Sir Michael Caine Award (new writing).
‘Nobody expects an artist to understand politics’, says Nora Ratcliff in We Got Rhythm, as she plunges the audience into a dervish of satirical political drama... and dance. A must-see for all ages from an award-winning company.
Drama
Physical theatre, Political
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 4-5,8-9,13-16,20-23: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18,20-25: 18:25 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Vitamin
The Weigh In
FAN
PL
A&E Theatre Company
Carlo Jacucci
Obese! Anorexic! Bulimic! Body dysmorphic! A&E Theatre will show you how these issues affect people in their lives. Join Barry, Hayley, Noah and Lucy as they enter the Safe Clinic to combat their eating disorders.
These are my friends – we used to ring doorbells and wait for the door to open in the pose of garden gnome statues, the first to move would lose. One day... A hilarious physical play. 'Beautifully executed silliness' (Prague.tv). Comedy, Physical theatre
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 20-27: 21:05 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Drama, New writing
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 20-22: 18:40 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 23-25: 18:40 (1h15m) £7.00
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Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
Waiting for Stanley Finger in the Pie
Spanner in the Works Theatre Company
TAJ
FL
This moving physical comedy takes us back to a railway station in 1945 where a wife anxiously awaits her husband's return from the war. ‘Inventive, witty and pacy ... a real pleasure’ (Time Out Critics’ Choice).
Marilyn Monroe famously said 'well behaved women rarely make history'. Join us on a rollercoaster ride through the lives of this Hollywood legend and some ladies who subscribed to her theory. www.spannerintheworks.org.
Physical theatre, Clown
Assembly Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 V139GE6 XAug 2-3: 15:45 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 15:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20-23: 15:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Walk Like a Black Man Rafiq Richard
TFK
We've all wanted to be black, haven't we? Rafiq is no exception – he's 50% black, 50% Indian and 100% confused! 'I recommend you see this' (OnTheFringePaper.co.uk). 'Brilliant' (FringeReview.co.uk). Comedy, Solo show
C eca • Edinburgh College of Art, EH3 9DF B 0845 260 1234 V50GF4 Aug 1-3,8-10,15-17,22-24: 16:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-7,11-12,18-19,25-27: 16:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 16:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50)
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We Are Chechens!
National Film School in Lodz
TFAPK
A work exploring the behaviour of human beings who find themselves in the midst of a gruesome war and how they struggle to make life or death decisions. Should I stay and fight for my country? www.culture.pl/. Political
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 Aug 3,6-13: 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 8-9: 17:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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We Are Not Here Babygang
FAPK Taking off where Waiting for Godot left us, Italy’s Babygang explore the desperation of life in a world without meaning, with black humour and intellectual bravery. Reality took away our fantasy. Fiction will save us all. Pop, New writing
Summerhall • 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 V26GG6 XAug 11: 17:15 (1h) £11.00 (£36.00 F) Aug 12-16: 17:15 (1h) £11.00 (£36.00 F)
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Drama, Historical
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge , EH1 2PW
Aug 13-14: 14:30 (50m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 15-17: 14:30 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 18: 14:30 (50m) £10.50 (£8.50)
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Werther's Sorrows Time Zone Theatre
TFL
The tragic love story of young Werther comes to life in this contemporary, thrilling play based on Goethe's famous German classic – adapted by Royal Court Young Writer's Programme graduate, Duncan Gates. SSSS (RemoteGoat.co.uk for Last Day). Adaptation, Drama
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 3: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 5,7,9,11,15,17,19,21,23,25: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Whale Tale Ricochet
TFAPU Have a whale of a time as we journey through the sea inside the belly of Earth’s largest mammal. An enchanting feast of storytelling and puppetry, this playful piece will capture your heart and tickle your tentacles. Puppetry, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 3: 14:10 (40m) £2.00 XAug 4: 14:10 (40m) £5.00 (£3.00) (£15.00 F) Aug 6-11: 14:10 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F)
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What I Heard About the World Third Angel and mala voadora
TFL
A bold, ridiculous, heart-breaking attempt to hold an accurate picture of the whole world in your head. Cardboard cut-out dads, sin-absolving voicemails, silent radio stations. And two songs. ‘Playful and evocative’ SSSS (Exeunt). Devised, New writing
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s • St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 V73GB3 XAug 3-5: 16:35 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 6,8-12,14-19: 16:35 (1h10m) £14.00 (£10.00)
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What's He Building in There?
Wild Allegations
TFAPK
FM
STaG
RUDS: Reading University Drama Society
A wonderfully absurd dark comedy about a carpenter who is having an affair... with a chair. This Lynchian nightmare is accompanied by a live, original score. For STaG 2011 – SSSS (Scotsman), SSSS (Herald). www.whats-he-building-in-there.com. Comedy, Absurdist
Zoo • 140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RR
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 3-4: 12:00 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 5-18: 12:00 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Join Matthew John Curtis, a thriving actor, as he becomes tangled in a farcical web of lies and deceit. As we delve into our hidden depths and vulnerabilities, who is really at fault and who can we trust? Comedy, Drama
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 20-25: 12:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) (£4.00 C)
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Wild Turkey
What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur
Blue Bandit Theatre
FPL
University Of South Florida – International Collegiate Theatre Festival
A gritty, dark yet humorous look into the world of a latenight burger bar. Wild Turkey centres on four men and their acrimonious relationships with each other and their struggle for status. Written by Joe Penhall.
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Original piece motivated by the ongoing genocide. Children produced graphic drawings of brutal attacks on their villages. These drawings, exhibited around the world, inspired this powerful artistic response. www.theatreanddance.arts.usf.edu. Dance, Devised
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 6,9: 09:20 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 7,10: 11:20 (1h10m) £5.00
Drama, Modern
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 20-25: 13:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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The Wind in the Willows
TwoSquared Productions in Association With Debbie Hicks
The Wheelchair on My Face
PU
Fishamble: The New Play Company
Follow the adventures of Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad as they battle with the Wild Wooders. Mess about in boats, take a trip in a motorcar and learn the true value of a door scraper!
TPU
Little Miss Sunshine meets My Left Foot. Part memoir, part theatre, part stand-up comedy – a delightful story of a myopic seven-year-old by Sonya Kelly (Savage Eye). Fishamble – Fringe First, Herald Angel, 2011. Comedy, True-life
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-9,14-16,20,22-23,27: 14:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Children's, Family
Paradise in Augustine's • 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Aug 14-19: 18:50 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) (£25.00 F)
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The Wind in the Willows Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry
U
Alice Mary Cooper – Free Festival
The audacious Toad leads Ratty, Mole and Badger from one mad-cap adventure to another. But can they join together to beat the sinister Wild Wood plotters and win back Toad Hall? A brilliant new musical.
TFL
Fifi was never meant to be the star, but today she is. A playful and touching physical comedy; an intelligent fusion of sincerity and humour with flavours of Amelie and BBC comedy. ‘Outstanding' (ArtsHub.com.au). Physical theatre, Solo show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-26: 14:05 (55m) (Free Ticketed)
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Adaptation, Musical theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 14-16,21-23: 11:00 (1h20m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 17-19,24-26: 11:00 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Winfamy
Who's Dorian Gray?
Tressillian
Empty Photo Theatre
PN
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Winfamy is a character-driven sketch show, framed as a documentary. From a hammer-wielding wife, to a mallardmolesting gent, the people who live in the fame-hungry world of Winfamy are about to be given the voice they long for.
Ed, Dom and Rich have lived with each other for three years, but when control, power and betrayal take hold, their lives start to unravel before them and they pursue a path that only leads to destruction.
Comedy, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF
Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk, EH1 3AF
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6
Aug 16-20,22-26: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6
Aug 2-8,10-15,17-22,24-26: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Why Do You Stand There in the Rain? Pepperdine University (Malibu)
TFPK
New play by Scottish playwright Peter Arnott. In 1932, 25,000 First World War veterans occupy Washington DC to petition the government for promised relief. Hoover's relief? Bayonets, bullets, tanks and gas. www.pepperdinedrama.com. Political, New writing
C • Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 1-3,8-10: 12:50 (1h30m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-7,11: 12:50 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50)
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Winston on the Run Fol Espoir
TU
1899: lost in the African Savannah, escaped prisoner Winston Churchill’s wanted dead or alive. Relive the rollicking true story of how Britain’s greatest hero defeated the Boers, overcame his demons and grew his first moustache. www.folespoir.co.uk. Comedy, Solo show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 14:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-7,9,13-14,16,20-21,23,27: 14:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Wojtek the Bear
Woza Albert!
FPK
TL
Theatre Objektiv
The Market Theatre and Assembly
Loveable Polish soldier bear who fought at Monte Cassino and died in Edinburgh Zoo. A man mothers a bear. An emotive journey from the Soviet Gulag to Scotland. Love and loyalty. Total theatre with live music. www.universalartsfestival.com.
A celebrated and much-loved classic, this hilarious satire imagines the second coming of Jesus (Morena) during apartheid. ‘One of the best examples of South African theatre in all its vibrancy, innovation and humanity’ (Inner City Gazette, Johannesburg). Assembly Hall • Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4
Drama, Contemporary
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 2-3: 16:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6-10,13,15-17,20-24: 16:30 (1h15m) £11.00 (£9.00)
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XAug 2-3: 16:00 (1h30m) £10.00
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 16:00 (1h30m) £16.00 (£15.00) Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23,27: 16:00 (1h30m) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Wonderland
Wrecked
American High School Theatre Festival
U
Fiddy West Productions / The Lowry Studio
Down the rabbit hole and through a pool of tears exists a world so strange, Alice thinks it can't be real. But is it? Follow her through Wonderland, a thrilling alternate reality and a show that promises to delight.
TPL
Roaming the streets of a Salford council estate are mates Toby, Dimp and Smalley. When Toby’s dad is released from prison, their troublesome antics suddenly spiral way out of control. ‘Skilful writing... deeply human characters' SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Family
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 17: 20:15 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 19,21: 18:15 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 20: 12:15 (1h25m) £5.00
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Words and Women
Skyers Productions / PBH's Free Fringe
PN
Words and Women brings you a taste of new writing mixed with great actresses in contemporary womens’ monologues. Forget the cliché of dark dilemmas; London’s up-and-coming theatrical talent bring you fresh and inspiring monologues guaranteed to entertain. Drama, New writing
The Street • 2B Picardy Place, EH1 3JT B 0131 226 0000 V239GC5 Aug 4-25: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The World Over Mermaids
FL
Adam believes that he is the lost prince of the country of Gildoray. But no one believes that Gildoray exists. Still Adam journeys the world over, battling pirates and monsters, ever looking for his lost kingdom. Contemporary
theSpace on North Bridge • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 V36GD5 Aug 13-15,17-18,20-25: 22:25 (1h30m) £6.00
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The World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh Three's Company
TPU
Cuth McWildered (History GCSE, A*) shows you Scotland's finest capital in the least ridiculous, most serious, most unbelievable, 100% hysterically accurate walking tour-de-farce ever. 'Precocious theatre innovators' (Times). 'Magnificent' SSSSS (FringeGuru.com for Auditorium). Comedy, Site-specific
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 1-3: 14:00 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:00 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,9,14,16,21,23,27: 14:00 (1h10m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Would Be Nice Though...
Odd Comic (Holly Bodmer and Dot Howard) / Escalator East to Edinburgh
TPM
A site-specific performance in a real working office, those crucial moments before that job interview. Join other hopefuls in this head-to-head environment of matching stationary. Keep your self-worth intact and your nerves under the table! www.oddcomic.co.uk. Devised, Site-specific
Pleasance at Essential Edinburgh • 139 George Street, EH2 4JY B 0131 556 6550 V114GD3 XAug 3: 12:30 (1h) £5.00 XAug 3: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-18: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 4-5,10-12,17-18: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-9,13-16: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-9,13-16: 16:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Drama, New writing
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
Aug 4,7,9,11,14,16,18,21,23,25: 22:10 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Wrong Place, Right Time
Léonie Higgins and Lowri Evans
PK
Join three female performers on the top deck of a bus for an unforgettable journey. Take a trip on the glorious road to nowhere packed with faltering, frank moments from their upcoming solo shows. Comedy, Music
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters • 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 2-12: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Wuthering Heights
Act One Theatre Company
FPJ
A brand new adaptation of the classic gothic novel comes to chilling life in an energetic and minimalist production, incorporating physical theatre, puppetry and live music. A love story, a hate story and a horror story. Adaptation, Drama
theSpace on the Mile • 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 V39bGE5 Aug 13-18: 21:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.50)
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XXXO
Supported by Ontroerend Goed, Richard Jordan, in association with Pleasance
TPL
What makes me happy? My love, homecomings, fighting, cooking for someone, stealing, a smoothie, Gossip Girl, clouds, having space, drinking too much, leaving hotel rooms, New York, getting physical, sleeping, getting out of bed, cleaning something dirty, yelling… Devised, International
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 1-3: 19:10 (50m) £5.00 Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26: 19:10 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 6-9,13,15-16,20-23: 19:10 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00)
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The Yarn
MATE Drama Workshop
TFPJ
Belly laughs, tender poignancy and bitter heartbreak. Step beyond golden haystacks into a village fighting for survival. A fantastical patchwork of joyous tales, painful rituals and bizarre superstitions. Dark comedy, physical storytelling – Lark Rise meets Berkoff. www.vimeo.com/37073222. Comedy, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 XAug 6: 17:20 (1h10m) £5.00 (£3.50)
Aug 7-11: 17:20 (1h10m) £7.00 (£5.50)
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The Yellow Wallpaper Room 37
FAJ This all-female company return with their acclaimed adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's chilling tale. Confined to a room, a woman develops an overwhelming and unhealthy obsession with the wallpaper, when reality and delusion begin to merge. Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street, EH3 9AF B 07531 392 327 V109GF3 Aug 21-25: 12:30 (45m) £8.00
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The Yellow Wallpaper BEDS
FJ A woman is sent to the country as a rest cure for the hysteria she has been diagnosed as suffering from. Is it possible the very thing designed to help her is actually driving her mad? Drama, Modern
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18,20-25: 14:05 (45m) £5.00
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You Don't Know Me
American High School Theatre Festival
K
East-Side High, the ghetto schools, the poor kids from the wrong side of town. You think you know their stories, but you don't. An original script written by the students of Highland Park School. Drama, Musical theatre
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 7: 13:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 10: 17:15 (1h10m) £5.00
Aug 8: 21:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 11: 19:15 (1h10m) £5.00
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You Left Me in the Dark Spun Glass Theatre
FJ
An intimate protest against the abandonment of love. Inspired by Chekhov's The Seagull, Florence + the Machine and the CND. 'Rising stars' (BrightonSource.co.uk, 2012). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). 'Compelling' (Total Theatre). Music, New writing
Theatre
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theSpace @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 13-18,20-25: 16:05 (50m) £8.00 (£6.50)
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You Obviously Know What I'm Talking About
How It Ended Productions / Escalator East to Edinburgh
TFPJ
Topsy-turvy-tale about those days when if anything can go wrong it will and inevitably at the worst possible moment. Welcome to a day in the life of Winfield ScottBoring. Visually fantastical. Deeply poignant. Devised, Storytelling
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 V61GE5 XAug 2-3: 13:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 4-5,8-9,13,15-16,20-23: 13:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7,10-12,17-19,24-26: 13:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Zelda
Denise Paulette
FPL
It's 1948. Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the original flapper, battles schizophrenia to live in her art of writing and painting as she dreams of returning to F. Scott and Scottie. 'Transformative and emotional' (River Current News). Drama, Historical
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 20-25: 20:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£7.50) (£30.00 F)
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Venue Guide Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's V 123G F1C 10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ B 0131 668 2019 D 0131 346 1405 • www.acousticmusiccentre.co.uk The Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's is a mere five minutes walk along Dalry Road from Haymarket rail station/road junction. The venue contains two performance spaces, The Big Room and The Back Room. H Mon – Sun, open one hour before first show. Licensed bar. Catering by quality local bistro, First Coast Restaurant, serving freshly made meals and snacks. I 0 2 5 8 9 = Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more information. Cabaret Leo Condie Sings Brel and Brecht.................................................... 15 Comedy Catch Comedy Presents: Edinburgh Fringe Showcase...................53 Playing Politics.................................................................................145 Dance and Physical Theatre Absolutely Legless........................................................................... 176 Music Alba Brass.........................................................................................202 Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet..........................................202 Anne Renshaw Sings!.....................................................................203 Another Night in with The Silver Darlings.....................................203 Austen George.................................................................................203 Band on the Run..............................................................................204 Barra and Beyond: Songs of the Western Isles – Maggie MacInnes..............................................................................204 Blueflint............................................................................................205 Chilli Dogs – On a Roll, The............................................................208 Chloe Matharu.................................................................................208 Chosen Melody – The Shine...........................................................208 Dave Stewart....................................................................................209 David Heavenor...............................................................................209 Deep Red Sky – Live (Acoustic), The..............................................209 Dick Gaughan Solo..........................................................................209 Dustbowl Blues with a Glasgow Kick............................................ 210 Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase........................................ 210 Fèis Rois and Cèol Mòr.................................................................... 211 It's Clarsach Jim, But Not As We Know It!.................................... 214 Jack Foster and Carolyn Anona Scott............................................ 214 Kelly Kellner...................................................................................... 216 Kin..................................................................................................... 216 The Late Jake Thackray................................................................... 216 Laura-Beth Salter and Rachel Newton Double Bill....................... 216 Leith Folk Club at the Fringe........................................................... 216 Leith Folk Club at the Fringe........................................................... 217 Madge Wildfire................................................................................ 218 Medieval and Spanish Blues: Guitar and Song............................. 219 Michael Marra..................................................................................220 Mike Whellans.................................................................................220 Moishe's Bagel.................................................................................220 Nick Keir...........................................................................................223 North Sea Gas: In Concert..............................................................224 The Outside Track............................................................................224 Panning for Gold..............................................................................225 Preston Reed....................................................................................227 Rab Noakes......................................................................................227 Ragged Glory...................................................................................228 Revival!.............................................................................................228 Robert Louis Stevenson – Songs and Music..................................228 Roddy Woomble..............................................................................228 Rose Room.......................................................................................229 Rosie Nimmo....................................................................................229 Rua Macmillan Trio..........................................................................229 Russell Swallow and the Wolf........................................................229 Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson...............................................230 Scott's Songs....................................................................................231 Sharon King Solo.............................................................................232 Singing a Different Song.................................................................232 Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne.......................................................233 TUKUO in Concert – The UK Ukulele Orchestra...........................235 27 Club, The.....................................................................................236 Wrigley Sisters, The.........................................................................237 Theatre Reynard............................................................................................ 314
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Locations on www.1stframework.org, or via 3rdthought Theatre Company on Facebook. A 1st Framework production. Theatre Invisible People................................................................................287
V 135G B3C 76 Henderson Row, EH3 5BJ D 0131 557 3978 • www.adampottery.co.uk Assembly George Square Working pottery open throughout the year, situated in a New Town V 3G F5C George Square, EH8 basement. Individual ceramics by the 9LH B 0131 623 3030 • Book online resident makers include decorative and telephone from Apr 19, Mon-Sat: and non-functional pieces, beside 10:00-18:00. From Aug: 3-29, Daily: a wide range of wheelthrown 09:00-23:30. Counter sales: George stoneware and porcelain. Visitors are welcome to watch work in Square, from Jul 22 – Aug 2: 10:00 – progress. 22:00 and Aug 3-29: 10:00-late, D 0131 623 3000 I4 • www.assemblyfestival.com Exhibitions Clay 2012..........................................................................................198 Assembly is creating a new festival hub in George Square. Seven theatres, multiple bars, food, drink and lots of fun for the entire Alba Flamenca family, we’ve got it all. V 237G F6C 74 East H We serve a wide selection of hot, cold and alcoholic drinks and Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ delicious food. Open 10:00 'til late! I 0 2 4 5 7 9 D 0131 667 7033 Cabaret • www.albaflamenca.co.uk Best of the Fest Variety....................................................................... 8 Flamenco dance studio/performance Chaz Royal's Sexy Circus Sideshow.................................................. 10 Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time..................... 12 venue and contemporary Spanish Jonny Woo: Wonder Woo-Man........................................................ 14 tapas cafe/bar located on the busy Southside of Edinburgh. Open early Keira Daley: LadyNerd....................................................................... 14 'til late for food, refreshments and Lady Rizo............................................................................................ 15 daily flamenco entertainment. Programme of music, theatre and Marcel Lucont: Cabaret Fantastique............................................... 16 dance for adults and children – check our website! Children's Shows H Fully licensed tapas cafe/bar, serving Spanish tapas, sandwiches Amazing Bubble Show, The.............................................................. 20 Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger.......22 and snacks or eat in or take-away. Children welcome. Open early 'til Dr Bunhead's Blast Off!....................................................................22 late! I2 4 9 Children's Shows Hairy Maclary and Friends................................................................23 Lucia and Scot and the Big Flamenco Adventure!.......................... 25 James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids.................................................... 24 Dance and Physical Theatre Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall.......................................... 27 Alba Flamenca................................................................................. 176 Comedy Indiaflamenco..................................................................................180 Al Murray the Pub Landlord: The Guv’s Olympic Pub Quiz...........35 Music Al Murray – The Pub Landlord: The Only Way is Epic (Special Mosaico Flamenco...........................................................................221 Previews)............................................................................................35 Andrew Maxwell: That's the Spirit..................................................36 Alternative Fringe @ The Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Hive Musical!..............................................................................................38 V 313G E5C 15-17 Niddry Street, Believe – Starring Shane Dundas from the Umbilical Brothers.....42 Best of the Fest Daytime...................................................................44 EH1 1LG B Aug 2-29, 13:00-22:00 Card Ninja: ReDeal............................................................................52 D www.heroesof.com/fringe Chris Dugdale's 2 Faced Deception..................................................56 Genuine comedy legends, alongside Comic Strip......................................................................................... 59 the most exciting non-conformists Des Bishop Likes to Bang..................................................................68 of today. Centrally located. Shows Des Clarke: Final Destination............................................................68 all day. Nightclub until 5am. An Four Screws Loose in #screwtheworld............................................79 alternative to expensive tickets. Frisky & Mannish: 27 Club................................................................81 Recreating the spirit of adventure that existed before Alternative Funny Women at the Fringe.............................................................82 went Mainstream. No rules. No limits. No refunds! H Some of the cheapest drinks in Edinburgh available all day in this Greg Proops.......................................................................................89 Humans v Nature: Engineering FTW...............................................94 large central club. I = 4 Lara A King – People Pleaser...........................................................111 Cabaret Twonkeys Kingdom – Free................................................................ 19 Mark Little: THEbullsh*tARTIST..................................................... 122 Mark Watson: The Information...................................................... 122 Comedy Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Greatest Show on Legs..................32 Otto Kuhnle: Ich Bin Ein Berliner....................................................138 Aidan Killian: Free to Obey – Free....................................................33 Pajama Men's Improv Show, The................................................... 139 American Girlfriend: Laura Levites..................................................35 Rick Shapiro: Rebirth.......................................................................149 Bob Slayer: He's A Very Naughty Boy..............................................48 Rock 'n' Roll Politics.........................................................................150 Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist..........................................................56 Room, The........................................................................................150 David Mills is Smart Casual – Free...................................................65 Sara Pascoe – The Musical!............................................................154 Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free........................................................68 Super Serious Show, The.................................................................167 Dixon of Fogg Green – Free..............................................................69 Dance and Physical Theatre Heroes of Alternative Fringe.............................................................92 Knee Deep........................................................................................181 John Robertson – The Dark Room – Free......................................105 Rhythmic Circus – Feet Don't Fail Me Now!.................................184 Josh Richards: Keith Looks Back in Anger – Free.........................106 Up & Over It – Back on our Feet.....................................................186 Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! – Free...................................... 114 Events Nick Sun: Potty Time!..................................................................... 133 Baby Wants Candy Workshop........................................................188 Songs in a Flat.................................................................................. 161 Exhibitions This Barry Ferns Belongs to Lionel Richie......................................169 Zimbabwe Sculptures......................................................................201 Trevor Lock's Amateur Sex Tape Theory........................................ 172 Music Ali McGregor's Alchemy.................................................................202 Music Lach: Up the Anti!........................................................................... 216 Anda Union – The Wind Horse.......................................................202 Antonio Forcione – Sketches of Africa...........................................203 CloseUp Classics Starring Robert Wells.........................................209 Amarone Fork – Electro Vocal Circus............................................................. 211 V 290G D4C 12-13 St Andrew Les Clochards: Dirty But Nice......................................................... 217 Square, EH2 2AF Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells For Two............................................220 Out of the Blue.................................................................................224 27 Club, The.....................................................................................236 Vocal is Lekka...................................................................................236 Theatre A Midsummer Night’s Dream.........................................................255 And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses...........................................256 Boy Growing Up – Starring Rodney Bewes as Comedy Dylan Thomas, A.............................................................................263 Distract and Conquer........................................................................69 Candida............................................................................................264 One Track Minds – Free................................................................... 137 Educating Rita..................................................................................275 Saskia's Surprise Party....................................................................154 Educating Ronnie.............................................................................275 Endure: A Run Woman Show.........................................................276 Around Edinburgh Female Gothic..................................................................................278 V 27G C Various Locations, Formby..............................................................................................279 EH8 9PY Half, The...........................................................................................282 B www.1stframework.org Joyced!.............................................................................................289 Invisible People can be found at Just a Gigolo.....................................................................................289 various locations around Edinburgh. Kaya – Dream Interpreter...............................................................290 Buy coloured counters to receive one- Mother to Mother............................................................................302 to-one brief performances of stories, Nothing Is Really Difficult...............................................................304 jokes, poems, tricks or scenes from People Show 121: The Detective Show.........................................308 famed over-60s group 3rdthought. Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The......................................... 312
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Re-Animator The Musical............................................................... 313 Scotsman Best of the Fest............................................................... 316 Sewing Machine, The...................................................................... 318 Unhappy Birthday............................................................................332
Assembly Hall V 35G E4C Mound Place, EH1 2LU B 0131 623 3030 • Book online and telephone from April 19: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. From Aug 3-31, daily: 09:00-23:30. Counter sales: Assembly Hall, Aug 3-29: 10:00-Late D 0131 623 3000 • www.assemblyfestival.com The magnificent venue atop the Mound presents the finest drama, music and comedy. Entrance and box office through New College Quad off Mound Place. The venue houses three spaces: The Hall, Rainy and the Baillie. H Offering a selection of beverages and snacks. 4th – 29th August. Early until late. I 2 4 9 Comedy Adam Hills: Mess Around.................................................................33 Assembly Gala Press Launch............................................................ 37 Beard...................................................................................................42 Best of the Fest..................................................................................43 Denise Scott – Regrets......................................................................67 Frisky & Mannish: Extra-Curricular Activities.................................80 History Girls Present: A Summary of Things So Far, The................93 Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional.........................................................103 John Robertson: The Old Whore....................................................105 Marcus Brigstocke: The Brig Society.............................................. 121 School of Comedy............................................................................154 Dance and Physical Theatre Flash Mob......................................................................................... 179 Hi-Kick..............................................................................................180 Mother Africa...................................................................................183 Music Bar at Buena Vista Presents – El Rey.............................................204 Magnets: Homegrown, The............................................................ 219 Peter Straker's Brel..........................................................................226 Theatre Audience With the Duke of Windsor – Bob Kingdom, An...........257 Billie! Backstage with Lady Day.....................................................260 Confessions of a Grindr Addict.......................................................268 Dirty Barbie......................................................................................271 Dirty Paki Lingerie...........................................................................272 Dylan Thomas: Return Journey – Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins........................................................................275 Mies Julie..........................................................................................298 Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act by Athol Fugard...............................................................................................323 Tam O'Shanter.................................................................................325 Woza Albert!....................................................................................336
Stewart Lee – Carpet Remnant World...........................................165 Stu and Garry in The Lunchtime Show...........................................166 Thinking Drinkers Guide to Alcohol, The.......................................169 Events Tony Benn: Will and Testament......................................................196 Music Big Fat Electric Ceilidh, The............................................................205 Breabach..........................................................................................206 Camille O’Sullivan: Changeling......................................................206 James Grant..................................................................................... 214 Jimmie MacGregor – A Gathering of Songs, Stories and Famous Folk................................................................................................... 215 Karen Matheson.............................................................................. 215 Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Trio..........220 Safehouse: Rock, Blues, Psych... and Beyond!.............................229 Songs of Struggle.............................................................................233 Musicals and Opera Molly Wobbly’s Tit Factory.............................................................244 Spoken Word Liz Lochhead: Making Nothing Happen........................................ 251 Theatre Adolf.................................................................................................254 Appointment With The Wicker Man..............................................256 Churchill............................................................................................267 Intervention, The.............................................................................287 Jigsy..................................................................................................288 Krapp's Last Tape.............................................................................291 National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor..................................................303 Six and a Tanner...............................................................................320
Assembly Roxy
V 139G E6C 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B 0131 623 3030 D 0131 623 3000 The Roxy, a beautifully converted former chapel, is the latest addition to Assembly's growing list of venues. Built in 1809 and located just north-east of our George Square hub, the Roxy houses three performance spaces; the 400 seat former nave Roxy Central, the 168 seat Roxy Upstairs and our 60 seat studio Roxy Downstairs. The venue also offers two fully licensed bars. I = 0 1 4 5 9 Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more information. Children's Shows Circus In Hand.................................................................................... 21 Petya and the Wolf............................................................................ 28 Comedy Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls............................................................34 Barely Legal: The 18-Year-Old Democracy......................................39 Dan Mitchell – Free Egg....................................................................63 Deborah Frances-White: Cult Following.........................................67 Imaginary Radio Programme: Drennon Davis Presented by The Assembly Inverleith Pajama Men, The...............................................................................98 Allotments Kumail Nanjiani................................................................................ 110 V 94G A1C West Gate, East Fettes Rory Scovel: Illuminati Only............................................................ 151 Avenue, EH4 1DN Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee..............................................154 B 0131 623 3030 D 0131 623 3000 Dance and Physical Theatre • www.assemblyfestival.com Hangman..........................................................................................180 Come and see shows on a real Leo....................................................................................................181 allotment, whatever the weather! Mephisto Waltz................................................................................183 Time for Fun.....................................................................................186 I4 Theatre Theatre Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare...........................265 Allotment..........................................................................................255 Day the Sky Turned Black, The.......................................................270 Death Boogie...................................................................................271 The Assembly Rooms Everything Else Happened..............................................................277 V 20G D4C 54 George Street, Love All.............................................................................................293 EH2 2LR Medea Hardcore..............................................................................297 B 0844 693 3008 Mr Carmen.......................................................................................302 The famous Assembly Rooms is at the Perle..................................................................................................308 heart of the New Town. Following an Rubies in the Attic........................................................................... 316 extensive restoration, this beautiful Soldier's Song, A..............................................................................321 venue offers the highest standards Soldiers' Wives.................................................................................321 throughout. Assembly Rooms Fringe Two Most Perfect Things, The........................................................332 presents the best in theatre, comedy Waiting for Stanley..........................................................................334 and music on offer on the Fringe. I 0 2 4 5 9 Cabaret Assembly Royal Botanic Brazil! Brazil! Presents Favela Funk Party......................................... 9 Garden Lady Carol Must Die.......................................................................... 15 V 140G A2C Royal Botanic Comedy Garden. See ticket for correct gate Assembly Rooms The Very Best of the Fest, The............................ 37 entrance., EH3 5LR B 0131 623 3030 Bairns' Night......................................................................................38 • 09:45-18:30 seven days a week at Barbara Nice: Mrs Nice.....................................................................38 the John Hope Gateway Bridget Christie: War Donkey...........................................................50 D www.assemblyfestival.com Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow................... 61 Over 70 acres of beautifully Fat Whore........................................................................................... 76 landscaped grounds provide Jarlath Regan: The Audacity of Hope and the Inspirational a tranquil haven just one mile from the city centre. I Stupidity of Perseverance...............................................................101 = 0 2 4 5 9 Jerry Sadowitz: Adults Only............................................................102 Children's Shows Jerry Sadowitz: Card Tricks and Close Up Magic..........................102 Paperbelle.......................................................................................... 27 Jimeoin – What?! (Whatever...).....................................................103 Lloyd Langford: One Day in the Life of Lloyd Owen Langford..... 116 Assembly St Mark's Magnus Betnér Live......................................................................... 120 Mick Foley: Prisoner of Raw........................................................... 127 V 175G E3C Entrance on Cambridge Street, EH1 2DP Owen O'Neill: Struck By Lightning.................................................138 Theatre Phil Nichol Rants!............................................................................144 Thread...............................................................................................328 Return of the Lumberjacks (Back by Poplar Demand)................. 147 Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery.................................................... 151 Sarfraz Manzoor: The Boss Rules...................................................154
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point V 129G E5C The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile, EH1 1QS B 0131 557 4700 • Aug 1-31 10:00-00:00 D www.auldreekietours.com www.edinburghvisitscotland.com Half way between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood palace on the Royal Mile is the Tron Kirk, the departure point for Auld Reekie's Tours in Edinburgh. Meet at the sign boards by the Tron Kirk and learn about the dark side of Edinburgh. H Tours end at the Banshee Labyrinth, Scotland's most haunted pub. I = 4 Children's Shows Children's Underground Tour........................................................... 21 Events Ghost and Torture Tour................................................................... 191 Midnight Paranormal Haunted Underground Experience........... 193 Niddry's Wynd Haunted Underground Tour................................. 193 Royal Mile Historical Myths and Legends Tour.............................195 Terror Tour........................................................................................196 Underground History Tour..............................................................196 Vaults Tour.......................................................................................196 Visita de Fantasmas y Torturas (Visita en Español)......................196
Balgreen Library V 372G F1C 173 Balgreen Road, EH11 3AT Children's Shows Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20
Bank Hotel V 167G E5C 1 South Bridge, EH1 1LL Music Bank Festival, The............................................................................204
Bannermans V 357G E5C 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge), EH1 1NQ B 12:00-00:00 D 0131 556 3254 • www.freefringe.org.uk Bannermans is one of Edinburgh's premier live music venues, located in the heart of the historic Old Town. With live music six nights a week, and a host of other events constantly on the go, it's proved a firm favourite with locals and tourists for many years now. Open 12pm till 1am every day, apart from Sunday when we open at 12.30pm. H Hot food is served from opening ‘til 10pm every night. I=24 Comedy Gerry Howell: Glorious Invention.....................................................86 Joke Circus – Free, The....................................................................106 Sam Fletcher – Good on Paper....................................................... 152 Ship of Fools: Children of Twelchford............................................158 Theatre End to End........................................................................................276
The Banshee Labyrinth V 156G E5C 29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG D www.freefringe.org.uk Two comfortable and spacious performance spaces set in Scotland's most haunted pub. H Two bars serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, teas and coffees, open daily from 11:00 to 05:00 (Sun from 12.30). I 4 9 Comedy Alan Sharp: Careful What You Wish For..........................................34 Charmian Hughes: Charmageddon!................................................54 Edinburgh Revue Sketch Show, The.................................................73 Glorified Disasters.............................................................................86 James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane – Free...100 Monkey Poet – Potty Mouth.......................................................... 128 No Turn Unstoned............................................................................ 135 Pattie Brewster's Friendship Venture (For Some Friends)............140 Rob Auton: The Yellow Show.........................................................149 Stinky Show......................................................................................165 They're Gonna Crucify Me..............................................................169 Two O'Clock Show, The................................................................... 173 Events At the Fringe of Reason...................................................................188 Spoken Word Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart...................................................252 Reclamation.....................................................................................252 Protest Moans and Megaphones...................................................252 Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word Cabaret.........................252 Needles and Pins – Excerpts from a Punk Novel..........................252 Lucy Ayrton: Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry.......................252 Long and the Short of It , The......................................................... 251 Jack Heal's Murderthon.................................................................. 251 Flea Circus Open Slam..................................................................... 251 Content. ............................................................................................ 250 Charlie Dupré Presents: The Stories of Shakey P..........................250 Theatre Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery.....................................................300
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Bedlam Theatre
V 49G F5C 11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B 0131 225 9893 • Mon-Sat 10:30-02:00, Sun 12:00-02:00 D www.bedlamfringe.co.uk Bedlam Theatre plays host to an eclectic mix of theatre, dance and comedy at the heart of the Fringe. Enjoy the unique atmosphere of our famous cafe and discover some of the most innovative shows the festival has to offer. H The iconic Fat Cat Cafe serves freshly prepared snacks and meals with a wide variety of temptingly inexpensive alcoholic beverages. Open 10:30 'til late. I = 1 2 4 5 9 Comedy Improverts, The..................................................................................98 Dance and Physical Theatre Strange Wild Song, A......................................................................185 Theatre DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues.............................................. 274 Base Nightclub Election: A Silent Comedy, The......................................................275 V 56G E5C 69 Cowgate, EH1 1JW Girl With No Heart, The..................................................................281 Grit....................................................................................................282 Base is a small intimate venue Idiot at the Wall, The.......................................................................286 located right at the heart of the Cowgate. We are open from 2pm and Killing Time.......................................................................................291 Picnic Apocalyptic............................................................................308 the last show ends at 9.45pm. We hosted a variety of different acts last Rut..................................................................................................... 316 Spaghetti Junction...........................................................................322 year which were a big success. Tissue................................................................................................329 H Full bar with wide range of Uninvited..........................................................................................332 drinks. I 4
V 153G C5C 81-85 Broughton Street, EH1 3RJ B 0131 226 0000 • Tickets available from Fringe Box Office. A small amount of tickets will be available available on the door 30 mins prior to performance. D 07527 281146 Popular bar and live music venue with an intimate and atmospheric feel. Entry to performances (3pm daily) is by ticket, only available in advance from Fringe Box Office. Cash sale tickets available on the door 30mins prior to performance. H Open 11am to midnight (1am at weekends). Serving fine cask ales and an extensive food menu. Food served until 10pm. I249 Music Palmstar Poppy – Songs in Search of Love Lost at Sea................225
Comedy Birmingham Footnotes Drop Their Trousers, The...........................46 Free Improv Show – The Discount Comedy Checkout...................80 German Comedian............................................................................85 We Love Comedy............................................................................. 174 Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred – Free............................................................... 175 You Are Being Lied to 2012............................................................. 175
BBC @ Potterrow V 25G F5C Corner of Potterrow and Marshall Street, EH8 9BT B 0131 226 0000 D bbc.co.uk/comedy Experience the best of the BBC under one roof and a taster of all the delights of the Fringe. Join us at Venue 25 for BBC shows, big names, stand-up every night plus masterclasses from BBC Radio, TV and Online. Free events are ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please use the show website link: bbc.co.uk/tickets. H Bar/café serving drinks and snacks til late. I = 2 4 8 9 Comedy BBC: Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section.................................39 BBC: Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase.........................39 BBC Comedy Presents.......................................................................39 BBC: Comic Fringes...........................................................................40 BBC: Crossing the Media..................................................................40 BBC: Dilemma....................................................................................40 BBC: Four Thought............................................................................40 BBC: Front Row..................................................................................40 BBC: In Tune.......................................................................................40 BBC: John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme.................................40 BBC: Just a Minute............................................................................40 BBC: Late Junction.............................................................................40 BBC: London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Screening...........40 BBC: Loose Ends................................................................................40 BBC: MacAulay and Co.....................................................................40 BBC: Off the Ball................................................................................ 41 BBC Radio 1's Fun and Filth Cabaret............................................... 41 BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award................................................... 41 BBC: The Festival Cafe...................................................................... 41 BBC: The Kitchen Cabinet................................................................. 41 BBC: The Philosopher's Arms........................................................... 41 BBC: The Radio 2 Arts Show............................................................. 41 BBC: The Richard Bacon Programme............................................... 41 BBC: The Unbelievable Truth............................................................ 41 BBC: Tonight With Rory Bremner..................................................... 41 BBC: Vic Galloway............................................................................. 41 BBC: Wondermentalist Cabaret....................................................... 41
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking 340
Belushi's V 245G D5C 9-13 Market Street, EH1 1DE B 0131 226 1446 • MonSun 09:00-22:00 D www.belushis.com/venues/edinburgh-bars Located on Market Street (opposite Waverley Station) Belushi’s is your one stop venue for food, drinks, live entertainment and sport. With a great programme of live entertainment during the festival, great drinks offers and amazing food, Belushi's is the place to be. H Opening hours are 8am to 1am (3am during festival) with food served from 8am-11pm. I 2 3 4 9 Comedy Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe..........................................................80 Michelle de Swarte.......................................................................... 126 Phil O'Shea.......................................................................................144 Tennyson Hanbury's Condensed Cabaret.....................................168 Three for Free................................................................................... 170
B'est Restaurant V 243G E6C 16 Drummond Street (off South Bridge), EH8 9TX B 0131 556 6040 • Open seven 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. H Three course fixed price lunch and dinner, and two course pretheatre meals available seven days from 12:00. I = 2 4 Theatre Faulty Towers the Dining Experience.............................................278
Blackwell's Bookshop V 133G E5C 53-62 South Bridge, EH1 1YS B 0131 622 8222 • Sun: 12:00-18:00, Mon: 09:00-20:00, Tues: 09:30-20:00, Wed-Fri: 09:00-20:00, Sat: 09:00-18:00 D www.blackwell.co.uk Edinburgh's oldest bookshop, with over 150,000 titles spread over three floors of converted Georgian
Bonaly Outdoor Centre V 330G F1C 71 Bonaly Road, EH13 0PB B 07950 701 231 • From Aug 5, 10:00-19:00 D 0131 441 1878 • www.bonaly.org.uk/edin/main.htm Bonaly Outdoor Centre's 7th year as an Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue. Six kilometres 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. H Vending machines available. Refreshments provided for participants of A&FIC’s ‘Circus for Success’ Programme: 10.30-3.30, Sun 12-Sun 19 August. I=0249 Children's Shows Circus for Success.............................................................................. 21
The Bongo Club V 143G E6C 37 Holyrood Road, EH8 8BA B 0131 557 2827 • 12:00-22:00 D 0131 558 7604 • www.thebongoclub.co.uk Edinburgh's all-year-round multi-arts venue. We offer a gourmet selection of theatre, cabaret, live music, visual arts and clubbing. Our cafe adds delicious homemade food, free internet and great coffee to the mix. All brought to you by the friendliest staff in town. H Food available 13:00-18:00, licensed bar 'til 05:00. I=024 Cabaret Alternative Sex Education................................................................... 8 Bongo Club Cabaret (and NYE Club), The........................................ 8 Triskaidekaphilia................................................................................ 19 Children's Shows Comedy Club 4 Kids..........................................................................22 Hoof Hoof........................................................................................... 24 Comedy Amused Moose Comedy Awards Final............................................35 Amused Moose Laughter Awards Top Ten Semi-Final..................35 Simon Amstell: Numb..................................................................... 159 Dance and Physical Theatre Golden Gloves..................................................................................180 Music From Mozart to Muse...................................................................... 212 New Gondoliers Play Mediterranean Homesick Blues.................223 PassionFlower..................................................................................225 Theatre Evil.....................................................................................................277 Fabled...............................................................................................277 Rosie Wilby – How (Not) To Make It In Britpop............................ 315 Three Words.....................................................................................328
Bonkers V 157G D4C 54 Hanover Street, EH2 2DX Exhibitions Jennifer Thomson Exhibition..........................................................199
Bon Vivant's Companion V 173G D4C 51 Thistle Street, EH2 1DY D www.casestudieswineschool.co.uk The Bon Vivant's Companion is surely heaven for drinks lovers? Nestled next to the Bon Vivant Restaurant and Bar on Thistle Street, it's the perfect venue to host Wine School at the Fringe 2012. I 0
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Brunton Theatre
V 191G C6C Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA B 0131 665 2240 • 10:00-19:30 D 0131 665 2240 townhouses. • www.bruntontheatre.co.uk H Caffe Nero onsite, open Sun: 09:00-17:30, Mon: 07:30-19:00, Brunton Theatre is just off the city Tues: 07:30-19:00, Wed-Fri: 07:30-19:00, Sat: 07:30-17:00. bypass, 20 minutes journey from I=013459 the city centre. Comfortable, raked auditorium with clear sightlines. Music Rock and Pop on the Fringe............................................................228 Plenty of free parking and a bus stop outside the door. Please check www.bruntontheatre.co.uk for information on buses. Spoken Word Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe....................................................250 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. I29840 Children's Shows Fiddlesticks.........................................................................................23 Music Alex Hodgson Presents Sunday Nicht Live at Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh....................................................................................202 Blazin' Fiddles..................................................................................205 Dick Gaughan Band (feat The Bevvy Sisters), The.......................209 Halton Quartet, The......................................................................... 213 MacFloyd.......................................................................................... 218 Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker.................220 Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK Live and Swinging................221
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Mother of All Burns, The.................................................................221 Theatre Picts in Concert, The........................................................................227 Anon(ymous)...................................................................................256 Volts: Scotland's No.1 AC/DC Tribute Act.....................................237 As You Like It....................................................................................257 Dead Man's Cell Phone...................................................................270 Bruntsfield Evangelical Dog Woman Cat Man.....................................................................272 Church Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A...................280 Hanafuda Denki (A Tale of Fantastic Traditional Playing Cards).282 V 37G H2C 70 Leamington Macbeth...........................................................................................294 Terrace, EH10 4JU Madness of King Lear, The..............................................................295 Easily accessible by bus or by Maria, 1968......................................................................................296 parking on Bruntsfield Place, this Miller's Tale: Wahala Dey Oh!, The................................................299 is our second year on the Fringe. Montmorency..................................................................................301 On the ground floor the church has Shakespeare for Breakfast.............................................................. 319 traditional fixed pew seating facing the stage, with some restricted view This Way Up.....................................................................................328 Three Faces of Doctor Crippen, The...............................................328 seats. I 0 2 8 9 Town: a Spirited Story.....................................................................329 Music Angels and Demons........................................................................203 Why Do You Stand There in the Rain?...........................................335 Linlithgow RFC Male Voice Choir in Concert................................ 217 C nova Musicals and Opera Le Nozze di Figaro...........................................................................242 V 145G E5C India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 1EX Buffs Club (RAOB) B 0845 260 1234 • Advance programme information, phone and V 38G D5C West Register Street, web sales from June. During the EH2 2AA D 0131 556 1131 festival, venue box offices open daily • www.freefringe.org.uk until late. D www.CtheFestival.com Ascend the stairs (quite a few!) to Brand new city centre hub venue. great space and atmospheric bar Fantastic found spaces spanning and stage. Worth it to be entertained seven storeys. The most thrilling theatre and exhilarating events in quirky venue. Alcoholic drinks you'll find on the Fringe. C venues’ vibrant vivacious variety. It's a available. I 4 festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all. H Licensed cafe-bar serving food and drink all day until late. Comedy Firenado! The Sketch Show..............................................................77 I = 0 2 4 5 9 Jack Barry and Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends..................99 Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more Mace and Burton: Heartbreak Hotel............................................. 119 information. Cabaret Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe................................................................................................130 Cabaret Nova....................................................................................... 9 Hot...................................................................................................... 13 Little Festival of Everything, The...................................................... 15 By the Statue of Children's Shows Greyfriar's Bobby Polly.................................................................................................... 28 V 196G E5C 30-34 Candlemaker William................................................................................................ 31 Row, EH1 2QE Comedy Statue of a dog at the end of George Absolute Improv!...............................................................................33 IV Bridge which meets Chambers Battle Ducks: Activate!.....................................................................39 Street. Binge Thinking...................................................................................46 Ejaculate Conception, The................................................................73 Ladies Live Longer: Ladylike............................................................111 Light Relief....................................................................................... 115 Events Potter Trail, The................................................................................194 News Smash..................................................................................... 131 Events C venues vibrant vivacious variety.................................................189 C Exhibitions V 34G E5C Chambers Street, EH1 Fringe Film Festival..........................................................................199 1HR B 0845 260 1234 • Advance Musicals and Opera programme information, phone and Beulah...............................................................................................239 web sales from June. During the Loves I Haven't Known, The...........................................................243 festival, venue box offices open daily Some Small Love Story....................................................................247 until late. D www.CtheFestival.com Therapy.............................................................................................248 A powerhouse of outstanding Theatre international performance. TwentyBelt Up Theatre's A Little Princess.................................................259 one performance spaces and over Belt Up Theatre's Outland...............................................................259 200 shows and events in our 21st year at the Fringe. C venues’ Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James...................................................259 vibrant vivacious variety. It's a festival all of its own. Make sure you B O X.................................................................................................263 see it all. Cover.................................................................................................268 H Licensed cafe-bar serving food and drink all day until late. Crypted.............................................................................................268 I=01459 Darkroom, The.................................................................................269 Deirdre and Me................................................................................271 Children's Shows Giddy Goat.........................................................................................23 Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World.............................275 Hansel and Gretel.............................................................................. 24 Economist, The................................................................................275 Ugly Duckling, The.............................................................................30 Excess...............................................................................................277 Fastest Train to Anywhere, The......................................................278 Comedy Sh*t-faced Shakespeare..................................................................158 Forgotten Heroes.............................................................................279 This Is Soap...................................................................................... 170 Githa.................................................................................................281 Hand-Me-Down People, The..........................................................282 Dance and Physical Theatre Collision............................................................................................ 177 Hearts on Fire...................................................................................283 Danceforms' 60th International Choreographers' Showcase..... 177 Interruption......................................................................................287 Prodigious........................................................................................183 Leather..............................................................................................292 Events Leonce and Lena..............................................................................292 C venues vibrant vivacious variety.................................................189 Letters, Boxes and Other Things That Shouldn't Be Opened.......292 Music Machinal...........................................................................................295 Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella, The.....................................202 Poison............................................................................................... 310 In the Pink – Fantastic Female a Cappella!................................... 214 Textually Transmitted......................................................................327 Oxford Gargoyles – Jazz a Cappella!, The....................................225 Three by Poe.....................................................................................328 Musicals and Opera C eca Active Virgin.....................................................................................238 Bat Boy.............................................................................................238 V 50G F4C Edinburgh College of Be Fruitful and Multiply..................................................................238 Art, EH3 9DF Bereavement: the Musical..............................................................239 B 0845 260 1234 • Advance CappellaJuice: Beyond the Wardrobe............................................239 programme information, phone and Company..........................................................................................240 web sales from June. During the Facehunters......................................................................................241 festival, venue box offices open daily Hamlet! the Musical........................................................................241 until late. D www.CtheFestival.com Happy Prince, The............................................................................241 Theatre, comedy, spectacle. The Hi-de-Homo!....................................................................................242 brightest and biggest musicals, dance, Improvised Musical, The.................................................................242 drama, circus, cabaret and children's shows. Courtyard with outdoor Julius Caesar – Losing Your Head in Egypt....................................242 performances, food and bar. C venues’ vibrant vivacious variety. It's a Street Cries.......................................................................................247 festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all. Swing A Midsummer Night's Dream.............................................248 H Licensed cafe-bar serving food and drink all day until late. 13......................................................................................................248 Outdoor bar and food. I = 0 1 4 5 9 Towards the Moon..........................................................................248 Children's Shows 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The............................248 Flamenco for Kids..............................................................................23
Greek Myths for Kids.........................................................................23 Neverland........................................................................................... 27 Prince and the Pauper, The............................................................... 28 Velveteen Rabbit, The....................................................................... 31 Comedy I'm High On Life: What Are You On?...............................................98 Dance and Physical Theatre Flamenco Flow Global..................................................................... 179 High North Movement....................................................................180 Milk and Mucus...............................................................................183 Events C venues vibrant vivacious variety.................................................189 Music Blues Brothers – Live, The...............................................................206 Rat Pack – Live, The.........................................................................228 Musicals and Opera Good Grief........................................................................................241 Mod...................................................................................................243 Secrets Hidden in the Beatles RockBand, The..............................246 Songs for a New World...................................................................247 Theatre Besides the Obvious........................................................................259 Bloody Chamber, The......................................................................261 Cagebirds, The.................................................................................264 Company of Wolves, The................................................................267 Don Juan...........................................................................................272 Eurydice............................................................................................277 Executive Stress / Corporate Retreat..............................................277 Few Good Men, A............................................................................278 Icarus: a Story of Flight...................................................................286 Just....................................................................................................289 Lady M..............................................................................................291 Macbeth Unsexed!..........................................................................294 Middle-Aged Man's Uncertainty Theory, A..................................298 Misanthropy.....................................................................................299 More Light........................................................................................301 99.9 Degrees....................................................................................304 Presidential Suite: a Modern Fairy Tale......................................... 311 Repertory Theatre............................................................................ 313 Ruthlessness.................................................................................... 316 Shakespeare's Queens: She-Wolves and Serpents....................... 319 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me...................................................321 Tagged..............................................................................................325 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe.............................................................325 Tokyo Trilogy....................................................................................329 Walk Like a Black Man....................................................................334
C too V 4G E4C St Columba's by the Castle, EH1 2PW 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 C's original offshoot with alfresco chillout barbecue-bar. C4kids – the top children's shows. Showstopping musicals. Shakespeare played backwards, forwards, any way at all. C venues’ vibrant vivacious variety. It's a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all. H Licensed garden cafe-bar with barbecue serving food and drink all day until late. I = 0 1 4 5 9 Children's Shows Captain Codless and the Legend of Plunge Island......................... 21 Our Island........................................................................................... 27 Events C venues vibrant vivacious variety................................................. 189 Music Classical Guitar – Jonathan Prag...................................................208 Musicals and Opera Bugsy Malone..................................................................................239 Francis Bacon Opera, The...............................................................241 Little Night Music, A........................................................................243 Sweeney Todd..................................................................................247 Theatre Mermaid of Zennor, The..................................................................298 Merry Wives of Osaka, The.............................................................298 Romeo and Juliet............................................................................. 315 Story Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well...............................323 Submarine Show, The......................................................................324 Treasure Island.................................................................................330
C aquila V 21G E4C Roman Eagle Lodge EH1 2PW 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 Historic original Fringe venue in an unrivalled location. Searing contemporary classics. Powerful physical performance. Sensational solo shows. Cutting comedy. Blistering new writing. C venues’ vibrant vivacious variety. It's a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all. H Licensed venue bar all day until late. Full cafe and barbecue at C too, just along Johnston Terrace. I = 1 4 Comedy Brides of Comedy...............................................................................49 California Beach Bungalow.............................................................. 51
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Venue Guide FNT Live presents... The Jingling Lane Family Singers...................78 How the World Wags........................................................................94 RH: Live.............................................................................................148 Sarah Jones: Does Not Play Well With Others.............................. 153 Shambles, The.................................................................................. 157 Dance and Physical Theatre My Plaice / The Lake........................................................................183 Events C venues vibrant vivacious variety................................................. 189 Theatre Bound...............................................................................................262 Kiss Me and You Will See How Important I Am............................291 Love and Understanding.................................................................293 Monstrous Acts................................................................................300 Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy......................................................302 One Man Hamlet, A.........................................................................306 On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco / Can Cause Death................306 Right Honourable Member............................................................. 314 Sparks...............................................................................................322 Still Life (or Brief Encounter)...........................................................323 Strawberry Sauce.............................................................................323 Tea with the Old Queen..................................................................326 25: 13 Red, 12 Blue..........................................................................331 Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History..................................334
The Cabaret Voltaire V 338G E5C 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions V 160G E4C Castlehill, Royal Mile, EH1 2ND B 0131 226 3709 • Mon-Sun: 09:30-19:30 D www.camera-obscura.co.uk For 175 years the amazing Camera Obscura has fascinated visitors with its live moving panorama of the city and stunning rooftop views. Loads of interactive, hands-on fun in the World of Illusions including two new exhibition floors. H Sweets and soft drinks available in gift shop. I = 4 Exhibitions Interactive Hands-On Fun...............................................................199
Cannonball House
Cafe Camino V 65G C5C 1 Little King Street, EH1 3JR Cafe and theatre with 170 seats. Cafe open all day from 9am ‘til late. Well equipped theatre with a mixed arts programme running throughout the day and evening. H Fully licensed. Quality freshly made snacks, sandwiches, soups, meals, ice-creams, Fairtrade coffee and tea, wine, beer etc. I=01589 Theatre Romeo and Juliet............................................................................. 315
V 60G D6C Canongate, Royal Mile, EH8 8BN B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 556 3515 or 07947 603972 • www.canongatekirk.org.uk Built in 1688, this beautifully light and spacious kirk serves both the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle. Experience its wonderful 'cathedral' acoustic at a concert, or join us for worship on Sundays at 10.00am or 11:15am. I014589 Music Auld Alliance....................................................................................203 Bach: B Minor Mass........................................................................203 Bach for Solo Violin.........................................................................204 Bach: Magnificat and Handel: Coronation Anthems...................204 Best of Bach.....................................................................................205 Blossom Street: A Capella @ the Kirk............................................205 Chinese Music Traditional and New..............................................208 Fejes at the Fringe........................................................................... 211 Indie Classical.................................................................................. 214 J S Bach: C minor............................................................................. 215 Organ Recital – A Grand Tour of Europe.......................................224 Scottish Fiddle, The.........................................................................231 Scottish Music Traditional and New..............................................231 The Triumph of Time and Truth......................................................235 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons...............................................................236
The Canons' Gait
V 78G D6C 232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ D 0131 556 4481 • www.freefringe.org.uk At the heart of Canongate on the Royal Mile, the Canon's Gait is an Cafe Renroc historic, recently redecorated bar V 118G B6C 91 Montgomery Street, EH7 5HZ I 4 serving lunches, real ale and an Events extensive selection of malt whiskies. Comfortable seating and relaxed, Sporting Ladies of Edinburgh, The.................................................195 friendly atmosphere to enjoy a drink between shows. Calton Hill H Fully licensed and also serving hot drinks from 12:00-01:00 (Sun 'til 00:00). Food served all day. Real ale and an extensive selection V 92G C6C Calton Hill, EH of malt whiskies. Dance and Physical Theatre I4 City Dance Edinburgh...................................................................... 177 Comedy Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burrows Do Music and Comedy and Hideous Murders...............................................................................36 Domestic Science............................................................................... 70 Look at This Massive Picture of My Face........................................117 Mace and Burton: Rom Com Con.................................................. 119 Midnight Hour.................................................................................. 127 Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI................................143 Richard Wiseman: Psychobabble...................................................148 Yianni: Numb and Number – Free................................................. 175 1 Level Access
2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking
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V 226G D3C 103 George Street, EH2 3ES B 0131 225 1550 • Mon-Sun 09:00-17:00 D 0131 225 1550 • www.centotre.com/edfringe At Centotre, good food is a labour of love. We use only the freshest ingredients with a little Italian knowhow. Our beautiful building is the perfect setting for some of the UK's finest musicians. Fabulous food, great music. H Restaurant/Cafe Bar. Authentic Italian cuisine combining local ingredients and Italian flavours. Open Mon-Sat 07:30-23:30, Sun 10:00-22:00. I = 0 2 4 9 Music Secret Opera Society.......................................................................231
Central Library
V 165G E4C Castlehill, Royal V 349G E5C George IV Bridge, Mile, EH1 1HR B 0131 226 0000 EH1 1EG • Mon-Sat: 10.00-11.00, Mon-Sun: Central Library is a beautiful Victorian 14.00-15.00 D 0131 343 3846 building in the heart of the Old Town Our stage, the largest on the Fringe, and Edinburgh World Heritage site. is the Royal Mile itself. Our voluntary We welcome around a million people guides take you the length and into a year to use its extensive resources some of the buildings and old closes, and facilities or just to enjoy the space. relating the history and facts and the www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries I 4 characters that lived there. I = 0 4 9 Children's Shows Events Free Daily Walks Down the Royal Mile..........................................190 Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!) .................................... 20
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Comedy Bowling and Todd +1........................................................................49 Convicted...........................................................................................60 Gareth Morinan presents A Wilmops Good Improv Show............83 Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher – Free........................... 121 Matt Price: Fugly.............................................................................. 124 Max Dickins: This Will Only Take A Moment................................ 124 Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm, The...........................130 Quiz in My Pants..............................................................................146 Stephanie Laing and Martin Croser: Greens!...............................164 Tim and Pat Show, The.................................................................... 170 2 Facedbook 3.................................................................................. 172 Theatre Am I Good Friend?...........................................................................255
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Charlotte Chapel V 251G D3C 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ D www.wordalive.org.uk Central venue located at the west end of Rose Street, just off Charlotte Square, with easy access from all areas of the city. H Cafe at street level I1589 Not all space are accessible, please contact venue for more information. Children's Shows Children's Storytelling and Activities............................................... 21 Exhibitions Word Alive Bible Exhibition – Free.................................................201
Chiquito V 294G D4C 31 Frederick Street, EH2 2ND
Comedy Indie Boy's Guide to Sex and Girls, An............................................98 Michelle Wormleighton – Bewildered........................................... 127 Simply the Jest presents Middle Class Tripe..................................160
Church Hill Theatre
V 137G H2C 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR B 0131 447 0111 • Open performance days 09:00-22:30 D 0131 447 7597 • www. assemblyroomsedinburgh.co.uk/ churchhill.phtml Church Hill Theatre was originally built as a church in 1892. Purchased in 1960 by the Council, it has served as a theatre for community and Fringe performers since 1965. It has been home to the AHSTF shows for twelve years. H Loopy Lorna’s provides the very best in quality loose leaf teas and real home-baking baked on the premises. I=024589 Children's Shows Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, The............................................. 21 Dr. Seuss I Love You...........................................................................22 Jungle Book, The............................................................................... 24 Dance and Physical Theatre Criminals, Lunatics, Women and Idiots......................................... 177 Musicals and Opera Captain's Bar Battle at Little Creek........................................................................238 V 62G E5C 4 South College Candide............................................................................................239 Street, EH8 9AA Measures to Measures....................................................................243 B 11:00 – 23:00 D http://www. 12th Night: Serenade......................................................................248 CaptainsEdinburgh.webs.com Urinetown: The Musical..................................................................248 A historic small bar with literary connections. Atmospheric and known Theatre Adding Machine, The......................................................................254 for its great folk music. All in the Timing...............................................................................255 H Coffee / tea, cakes, hot pies. Almost, Maine.................................................................................255 I4 Apocalypse or Bust!........................................................................256 Cactus Gulch Opry House, The.......................................................264 Music Robert Burns: A Life in Words and Song.......................................228 Chicken Bones for the Teenage Soup............................................267 Dearly Departed...............................................................................271 Fables Here and Then......................................................................277
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Give and Take...................................................................................281 Music Hamlet and Other Theatrical Nightmares.....................................282 Scotland's Harp – A Celebration 2.................................................231 Hole, The..........................................................................................284 The Constitution I Never Saw Another Butterfly.......................................................287 Marat/Sade......................................................................................296 V 171G LEITH B3C 48 Mostellaria (The Haunted House)..................................................302 Constitution Street, EH6 6RS Sir Gawain, the Yellow Knight........................................................ 319 I024569 SOS Courtship..................................................................................322 Talented Mr. Ripley, The..................................................................325 Tartuffe.............................................................................................326 Village of Idiots................................................................................333 Wonderland.....................................................................................336 You Don't Know Me........................................................................337 Comedy Ciao Roma Steven Davidson: Gamesmaster....................................................165 V 283G E5C 64 South Bridge, EH1 Craiglockhart Parish 1LS B 0131 557 3777 Church This family-run restaurant on South Bridge hosts free comedy in the V 201G H2C Craiglockhart Drive basement from 1pm until midnight North, EH14 1HS every day of the Fringe. Upstairs the B 0131 226 0000 freshest Italian cuisine is available This church is easily accessed by bus 10am until 1am, as well as delicious (number 4 stops outside but many cakes, freshly ground coffee and others will take you to Colinton Road award-winning ‘best ice-cream in Scotland’ 2011! or Slateford Road) or train (Slateford Comedy Station) and there is plenty of free Comedy Manifesto, The.................................................................... 59 on-street parking. Eddie Naessens: The Thing Is This...................................................72 Children's Shows Gareth Morinan Explains How Ricky Gervais Is a 'Mong' for Cutting Gareth Morinan Out of Life's Too Short (BBC/HBO).........82 Jo Jingles Gets Fit for the Olympics!................................................ 24 Gareth Morinan Explains Why David Cameron Should Be Fired for Dance Base – National Crimes Against Short People (Among Other Things).....................82 Centre for Dance Gareth Morinan Pitches a Better Version of Life’s Too Short (starring Gareth Morinan) to BBC, HBO, C4, ITV, Sky, etc............82 V 22G E4C 14-16 Grassmarket, Gareth Morinan Presents the Saturday Debates (1+2)..................83 EH1 2JU B 0131 225 5525 • Until Aug 4: 10:00-18:00, Aug 5-27: 10:00-21:00, Gareth Morinan Presents the Saturday Debates (3+4).................83 D www.dancebase.co.uk News at Kate 2012, The.................................................................. 131 Short & Curly: A Captive Audience................................................158 Centrally located in the Old Town, Sploshy: A Sketch Show..................................................................162 Dance Base is a beautiful and Test Tube Comedy...........................................................................168 inspiring setting for dance. We present performances by the best City Art Centre British and international dance companies and also offer classes and workshops from breakdance to ballet – for all ages. V 229G D5C 2 Market Street, H Cafe/bar and exhibition space, serving hot and cold beverages. EH1 1DE B 0131 529 3993 • Mon-Sat: 10:00- Open Aug 5-27, 10:00-21:00. I = 0 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 Dance and Physical Theatre 17:00, Sun: 12:00-17:00 D bANGER............................................................................................ 176 www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk Corpo Libero / The Woman Who Wanted to be Funny, A............ 177 The City Art Centre is the City Cycles of Time.................................................................................. 177 Council's principal art gallery and Duplica.............................................................................................. 179 hosts a vibrant programme of Fast Portraits.................................................................................... 179 temporary exhibitions. Located next to Waverley Station, the former warehouse is a bright modern space, 50 Acts.............................................................................................. 179 Fruitful Ties and Bone Dust............................................................. 179 with six galleries accessible by lift and escalator. GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers) and A Beautiful Hell........................180 H Cafe open all day. I = 4 9 2 Heads Up..........................................................................................180 Exhibitions I Am Son...........................................................................................180 Leslie Hunter: A Life in Colour........................................................200 Joseph...............................................................................................181 Kalari – Movement Art of the Warriors.........................................181 City Edinburgh Lost in Details...................................................................................182 V 90G D5C 1a Market Street, Meitheal and Worse Case Scenario...............................................182 EH1 1DE Natyam.............................................................................................183 B 0131 226 9560 • Mon-Sun: 12:00- Suite-Hope.......................................................................................185 01:00 D 0131 226 9560 • Time / Dropper and Driftwood.......................................................185 www.cityedinburgh.co.uk We Think Not...................................................................................187 A busy city centre nightclub and bar What the Folk!.................................................................................187 complex that transforms into a Fringe Within This Dust...............................................................................187 venue during August that caters for Events adults and children. Professional Ballet and Contemporary Classes............................194 H Food served 12:00-22:00. Drink served until 03:00 (5am dependant on late licence). I 0 2 4 9 Dance Base @ Silk Dance and Physical Theatre Nightclub Castle Rocks Breakdance Championships..................................... 176 V 302G E3C 28a Kingstables Set It Off Street Dance Championships..........................................184 Road, EH1 2JY
Danish Institute V 64G C2C 3 Doune Terrace, EH3 6DY The Danish Cultural Institute (est. 1947) promotes cultural contacts and cooperation between Denmark and Great Britain. The Institute has been located in Edinburgh since 1957 and the in-house gallery in a great Georgian house is also well suited to performance events. I 0 2 3 4 Comedy Kierkegaard Comedy Show............................................................ 110 Music Songs of the Hebrides – Irish and Scottish Music Transcribed for the Piano..........................................................................................233
Digital Design Services V 331G F3C 61 Bread Street, EH3 9AH D 0131 477 4524 • www.digitaldesignservices.co.uk A small intimate exhibition space situated in the West Port area of the city. I024 Exhibitions Kate Knight......................................................................................199
Dovecot V 198G E6C 10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B Mon - Sun 10:30–18:00 (23 August - 26 August 10:30–20:00) D 0131 550 3660 • www.dovecotstudios.com Dovecot is an arts venue committed to showcasing the highest quality work, with an emphasis on design and craft. At the heart of the building is Dovecot Studios, an internationally recognised tapestry studio founded in 1912. Festival Opening Times: Mon-Sun 10:30-18:00 (23 August-26 August 10:30-20:00) I 2 9 Exhibitions Dazzle@ Dovecot.............................................................................198 Musicals and Opera Tapestry of Many Threads, A..........................................................248
Dragonfly V 63G F4C 52 West Port, EH1 2LD D 0131 228 4543 • www.dragonflycocktailbar.com Dragonfly is a unique cocktail lounge experience. Throughout our multi award-winning interior of minimalistic clutter, colonial treats and retro fun lie a number of lounge retreats for decadent cocktail action. Come join us for free comedy throughout the festival. H Open Mon-Sun from 14:00 'til 03:00 during the festival I 4 Comedy Dear Dan Brown................................................................................66 Fliss Russell – Life is Fliss...................................................................77 Jamie Demetriou's People Day (and Special Guests)...................100 Nice People Have Ruined My Life................................................... 132
Dropkick Murphy's V 80G E5C 7 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD D 0131 225 2002 • www.freefringe.org.uk Edinburgh's only late-night Irish pub situated just off the Grassmarket in Edinburgh's historic Old Town. Open daily from 3pm-5am (festival hours). Closest bus routes are 2, 23, 27, 41, 45. Any queries contact us on 0131
Colinton Library V 346G G1C 14 Thorburn Road, EH13 0BQ Colinton Library is a small, welcoming library. It looks just like a house from the outside. Come and make yourself at home! I=024
2252002 I 2 4 9 Comedy Dance and Physical Theatre Anybody Waitin'?............................................................................ 176 Passion, Pints and Potatoes – An Irish Guide to Life....................140
Dancemaster Studios
Drumbrae Library
V 352G C1C Drumbrae Drive, EH4 7ES I 0 2 V 228G C6C 40 Restalrig Drive, Children's Shows Children's Shows EH7 6JF Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20 The venue comprises two large dance Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20 studios, toilets, café and has disabled Columcille Centre Duddingston Kirk Manse access. Garden V 336G H2C 2 Newbattle Terrace, I012459 EH10 4RT B 0131 226 0000 V 121G F6C Old Church Lane, D 0131 447 7404 Duddingston Village, EH15 3PX • www.columcille-centre.co.uk B 0131 226 0000 • Box office The Columcille Centre is a community Children's Shows counter open before performances resource situated in the lively area of Music Bugs Presents It's Carnival Time........................................... 27 D 07940 498 311 Morningside. It has a large airy hall • www.theatrealba.com with high ceilings great for acoustics. These secluded gardens, overlooking During the Fringe the Columcille the stillness of Duddingston Loch, Centre becomes host to a range of productions. made famous by the painting The Skating Minister, lie under the H Cafe area for teas and coffees (supplied by performers) is shadow of Arthur's Seat and the ancient Duddingston Kirk. 'The available. There is no alcohol license. most beautiful venue in Edinburgh' (Scotsman). Bus service No 42. I01459 H Coffee, tea, biscuits available. I 2 4 9
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The Edinburgh Academy V 70G B3C 42 Henderson Row, EH3 5BL B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 624 4919 The Edinburgh Academy is centrally located in the New Town, with ample off-street parking and an on-site cafe for festival patrons. The venue is centered on its amazing oval hall, built in 1824 and designed by William
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Edinburgh Elim V 132G H2C 18 Morningside Road, EH10 4DB B 0131 447 5086 I=02459
Children's Shows Baby Loves Disco............................................................................... 20
Everywhere, Anywhere
V 119G C Everywhere, Anywhere, EH89PY D www.wearebutlers.co.uk. We can be everywhere and anywhere you would like us to be. Do you need anything doing? Then why not engage the entirely free and altruistic Theatre services of an immaculately dressed Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story.........................................................266 butler and participate in a unique performance? Tasks of almost any description undertaken. The Edinburgh Theatre Photographic Exhibition How May We Be of Service?...........................................................285
Centre
V 130G C3C 68 Great King Fairmilehead Parish Burn. Street, EH3 6QU D www. I=0249 Church Hall edinburghphotographicsociety.co.uk Cabaret V 81G H2C 1a Frogston Road Visit the home of the Edinburgh Kit and McConnel.............................................................................. 14 West, EH10 7AA Photographic Society, one of the Man Or a Muppet?, A....................................................................... 16 B 07896051826 • Mon-Sat: 09:00– world's oldest photographic clubs. Piaf – the Songs................................................................................. 17 20:00 D 07896051826 or 01899 Established in 1861, the EPS had the Musicals and Opera 220631 after 18:00 Hon Henry Fox Talbot among its early Les Misérables (School Edition).....................................................243 • www.purvespuppets.com Oh! What a Lovely War...................................................................244 members and exhibited work by DO Hill in 1890. I 4 9 Fairmilehead Church Hall is a wellSmokey Joe's Cafe...........................................................................247 Exhibitions established venue on main route Spring Awakening (A New Musical)..............................................247 150th International Photographic Exhibition................................200 through Morningside. Car park, bus stop on doorstep. Bus routes 11, Theatre Edinburgh Playhouse 15, 100 and 110 from Comiston Road, City Centre. Snack bar, easy Mixed Doubles.................................................................................300 access for disabled patrons and toilets. V 59G C6C 18-22 Greenside Edinburgh Buddhist H Snacks and beverages served during interval of each Place, EH1 3AA performance. I = 2 4 7 9 Centre B 0844 871 3014 (Booking fees V 215G G5C 30 Melville Terrace, apply) • Open six days a week: 12:00- Children's Shows Nessie the Loch Ness Monster......................................................... 27 Marchmont, EH9 1LP 18:00 on non-performance days or B 0131 662 6699 • Mon-Fri: 13:0020:00 when there is a show. D 0131 Pips and Panda Meet the Three Bears............................................. 28 15:00 D 524 3333 • The Famous Spiegeltent www.edinburghbuddhistcentre.org.uk www.atgtickets.com/edinburgh The Edinburgh Buddhist Centre is run The Edinburgh Playhouse with its V 87G D4C 54 George Street, EH2 by Triratna Buddhist Community and 3039 seats is the largest traditional theatre in the UK in terms of its 2LR B 0844 693 3008 is open all year round, offering classes capacity. Despite its size the viewing and acoustics are outstanding The Famous Spiegeltent. The original, and courses in meditation and Buddhism. Our location overlooking throughout the auditorium. beloved, iconic festival venue returns the Meadows is quiet, scenic and fairly central. H Licensed bar at time of performance. I = 2 4 8 9 to the faithful! The grandest dame of H Tea and biscuits provided. I 1 4 5 8 9 Comedy all is back in town, out of the gardens Events and onto George Street: sexy, funny, Dylan Moran: Yeah, Yeah................................................................. 71 dangerous – a living legend! Buddhist Meditation.......................................................................188 Events I2459 Radio Forth On the Fringe...............................................................194 Edinburgh College of Art Cabaret V 186G F4C Lauriston Place, EH3 Edinburgh Printmakers Famous Club Spiegel, The................................................................. 12 9DF B 0131 651 4200 V 144G C5C 23 Union Street, La Clique Royale – The Queen’s Selection....................................... 15 The Edinburgh College of Art (which EH1 3LR Virginia Gay – Dirty Pretty Songs..................................................... 19 merged with the University of D 0131 557 2479 Children's Shows Edinburgh in 2011) provides higher • www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk Boy and the Bunnet, The................................................................... 21 education in subjects such as art, Music Edinburgh Printmakers promotes design, and architecture. This area contemporary, innovative Lost in the 80s.................................................................................. 218 has played host to numerous Festival printmaking through an open-access New Rope String Band....................................................................223 Fringe activities and venues over studio, shop and gallery. The public Piaf....................................................................................................227 the years. can view and purchase limited Events edition prints, artist books and multiples by a wide range of artists. Festival Theatre Faces of the Fringe...........................................................................190 Open Tue-Sat, 10:00-18:00 in July and open Tue-Sun, 10:00-18:00 in Edinburgh August. Closed Mondays. I = 2 4 The Edinburgh Dungeon V 244G E5C 13-29 Nicolson Exhibitions Street, EH8 9FT V 52G D5C 31 Market Street, EH1 Cheer Up! It’s Not the End of the World…...................................198 B 0131 529 6000 • Tel: Mon-Sat: 1DF B 0871 423 2250 • 7 days a 11:00-18:00. Counter; Mon-Sat: 10:00week: 09:00-17:00 D 0131 240 1001 Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue 18:00, until curtain up on performance • www.thedungeons.com nights. D 0131 662 1112 V 205G E6C 16 Saint Mary's Street, EH1 1SU One hundred years of Edinburgh's • www.edtheatres.com Theatre darkest and most gory history, 11 Blackbird...........................................................................................260 A magnificent venue at the heart actor-led shows and two scary rides of the Fringe and International Festival, and one of Edinburgh's make the Edinburgh Dungeon an Edinburgh University cultural hotspots year-round. The auditorium is a dramatic mix of educationally chilling experience and Library Art Nouveau, Beaux Arts and Neo-Classicism, encompassing perfect a great day out for the whole family. V 126G F5C George Square, EH8 acoustics within a parlour-like intimacy. I29 H Cafe/bar, Café Lucia and foyer bars. I = 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 9LJ D 0131 650 3409 Comedy Comedy • www.ed.ac.uk/divinity/wode1000 Years of Scotland's Dark Past................................................ 137 Comedy Gala 2012: In Aid of Waverley Care..................................58 exhibition Edinburgh University Library is The Fiddler's Elbow centrally located on the south side of beautiful George Square. The iconic V 71G C5C 4 Picardy Place, EH1 modernist building, designed by Sir 3JT B 0131 556 9933 Basil Spence, has recently been extensively redeveloped and includes Less than three minutes walk from a new exhibition space. Princes Street, Fiddler's Elbow is a H Library Café open Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:00. Other cafes and bars 'shabby chic' hotel in the heart of within easy walking distance. I = 1 3 4 5 9 Edinburgh. During the Fringe it hosts Exhibitions free comedy from 12.15pm until 10.30pm, and regular live folk music City of Words: Writers, Readers and Critics in Edinburgh...........198 1 Level Access nights continue throughout the year. 2 Wheelchair Access Electric Circus No access to downstairs venue for wheelchair users. 3 Lift V 98G D5C 36-39 Market Street, Comedy Lead Pencil....................................................................................... 113 EH1 1DF 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed Plenty More Fish (But I Don't Have a Fish Fetish).........................145 B 0131 226 4224 • 12 noon-12 5 Wheelchair Spaces Spoken Word midnight D 01312264224 • www.theelectriccircus.biz Occupied With What?.....................................................................252 6 Other Facilities Josh Neicho and Friends................................................................. 251 (accessible box office, etc) We are a multi-function venue, a Theatre music bar, a live venue, a nightclub 7 Some Shows Accessible Institute, The....................................................................................287 and have seven private rooms for 8 Hearing Loop karaoke or parties. The main area and My Sister...........................................................................................303 biggest private room suit Fringe events. We have a stage and all the 9 Accessible Toilets normal live kit in place. = Staff Equalities Trained H All normal bar drinks plus cocktails. Seven days a week, licence 0 Accessible Parking noon til 5am. I = 0 4 9
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Poorboy Playrooms..........................................................................194 Rural Touring Introduction and Meet the Rural Touring Schemes...........................................................................................195 V 295G D3C 53 Frederick Street, EH2 1LH Sell Yourself: Self-Marketing for Actors........................................195 No lift to second floor performance area. Seriously, WTF? Where's the Funding in Tighter Times?.............195 Comedy Seven Secrets of the Working Actor..............................................195 Occupied...........................................................................................136 So You Want to be an Actor............................................................195 Take Part in Brighton Fringe...........................................................195 Fingers Piano Bar Training – Is It Worth the Money?.................................................196 V 221G D3C 61a Frederick Street, What Fringe Next?..........................................................................196 EH2 1LH World Fringe Fair, The..................................................................... 197 D 0131 225 3026 • Yoga for Performers........................................................................ 197 www.freefringe.org.uk Finger's Piano Bar is an institution Galerie Mirages established in the early 80s. During V 149G B2C 46a Raeburn the Free Fringe shows Finger's turns Place, EH4 1HL B Open Moninto one of the best cosmopolitan Sun:10:00-18:00 D 0131 315 2603 venues in Edinburgh. An experience • www.galeriemirages.co.uk not to be missed! Opening hours: 2pm ‘til 5am. No disabled access. Galerie Mirages is a permanent gallery H Wide range of drinks; open until very late after the shows. Monhoused in a 19th-century bakehouse Sun 14:00-05:00. I 4 and is a real find.A treasure trove of Cabaret wonderful items from around the world. Crab House – A Bloody Cabaret....................................................... 10 The gallery specialises in silver jewellery and is internationally renowned for its designs. I 4 Hairy Pretty Things............................................................................ 12 Exhibitions Comedy Overexposed: A Slightly Awkward Peep Show............................138 Arts and Crafts of Burma................................................................198 Spoken Word Jewellery of the World....................................................................199 Love in the Key of Britpop............................................................... 251 Georgian Antiques D'You Hear About Todd?................................................................250 Anthropoetry...................................................................................250 V 306G LEITH B3C 10 Pattison Street, Leith, EH6 7HF Fountainbridge Library B Mon-Fri: 08:30-17:30. Sat: 10:0014:00 D 0131 553 7286 V 343G F2C 137 Dundee Street, EH11 1BG • www.georgianantiques.net Children's Shows Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20 Located in the old part of Leith, 50 yards from the Historic Links and Frankenstein Pub only 10 minutes from the city centre, our warehouse, covering five floors, V 304G E5C 26 George IV Bridge, offers the largest range of quality antique furniture and golfing EH1 1EN memorabilia in Scotland. I = 0249 B 0131 622 1818 • 12:00-01:00 Exhibitions D www.frankenstein-pub.co.uk Leith Rules Golf................................................................................199 Frankenstein Pub is a multi-level Made in Scotland.............................................................................200 themed bar serving up a monster experience in eating, drinking and Ghillie Dhu entertainment seven days a week! Dine with us from 12:00 or party V 236G E2C 2 Rutland Place, with the live DJ 'til 03:00! Beware of the monster ... it's alive! EH1 2AD B 0131 222 9930 • Mon–Sun, 9:00 H Food and drink served from 12:00-03:00, 7 days a week. – 20:00 D www.ghillie-dhu.co.uk I Restricted access, staff more than happy to help. Ghillie Dhu is a traditional Scottish Events pub and live entertainment venue Rocky Horror Night!........................................................................195 serving the finest local produce, ales and premium spirits as well as Fringe Central showcasing the best local, national V 2G F5C Appleton Tower, and international acts. Crichton Street, EH8 9LE It is open everyday from noon ‘til 3am and is a true alternative to the B 0131 226 0000 • 10:00-08:00 current Edinburgh social scene. D www.edfringe.com A resource exclusively for particpants, The breathtaking auditorium is the perfect space for events and media and arts industry professionals. performances of all styles whilst the ambient main bar provides a platform for musicians. Centrally located with an internet H Traditional Scottish fayre served in the comfortable surroundings cafe and bar, lounge area, meeting of the public bar. Food served Monday-Sunday from noon until late. rooms and Wi-Fi. Get the most out of the Fringe and attend talks, masterclasses, workshops and networking I = 0 2 3 9 events. Music I=02347. Burly Ceilidh Club............................................................................206 Events Ghillie Gigs....................................................................................... 212 Adelaide Fringe Info Session..........................................................188 Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts......188 GHQ Being a Physical Actor / Clown at Cirque du Soleil.......................188 V 275G C5C 4 Picardy Place, CMU: Making it in Music................................................................188 EH1 3JT Comedy at the Fringe......................................................................189 Comedy at the Fringe: Improvisation Symposium........................189 At the heart of Edinburgh’s pink Creative and Commercial Worth of Children's Theatre, The.......189 quarter, GHQ is a stylish bar Creative Exchange Scotland...........................................................189 and venue. Free shows running throughout the day, and a late-night Digital Audience Development......................................................189 bar and club in the evening. Shows Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Annual General Meeting.......189 11am-10pm, club 10pm-5am, 7 days. First Time at the Fringe...................................................................190 Fringe Fair, The.................................................................................190 I 2 Disabled access via Broughton St Lane. Fringe Festivals Around the World................................................. 191 Fringe Guide to Running a Venue.................................................. 191 Comedy Getting Started as a Playwright..................................................... 191 Big In Dubai!......................................................................................45 Getting to Grips With Producing.................................................... 191 Lord Nelson Presents.......................................................................117 How To Do a Show at the Fringe.................................................... 191 Loughborough Players: Athletes of Comedy................................ 118 How to Sell Your Show.................................................................... 192 Norwegians of Comedy..................................................................134 How to Tour Your Show Internationally......................................... 192 Musicals and Opera How to Tour Your Show in the UK.................................................. 192 Kiss of the Red Menace: A Tribute to Kander and Ebb.................242 Igniting the Play............................................................................... 192 Gilded Balloon Teviot Improv and the Working Actor....................................................... 192 Introduction to Forum Theatre....................................................... 192 V 14G F5C Teviot Row House, Is Copyright Past Its Sell-By Date?................................................. 192 EH8 9AJ Landing the Role.............................................................................. 192 B 0131 622 6552 • Phone bookings 09:00-00:00. Counter sales: 10:00Making of NVA's Speed of Light, The............................................ 193 04:00 D 0131 622 6555 • Making Theatre For (and with) The Very Young........................... 193 www.gildedballoon.co.uk Managing Your Online Persona..................................................... 193 Media at the Fringe......................................................................... 193 An exciting, vibrant, neo-gothic mini-castle housing nine performance Meet the Casting Directors............................................................. 193 spaces, a must for Fringe-goers. Meet the Media............................................................................... 193 Meet the Producers......................................................................... 193 This iconic venue has spawned the best of the best on the Fringe. A massive mini-Fringe under one roof! Nuts and Bolts: The Essentials of Running a Performing Arts Company..........................................................................................194 24 hr online booking at www.gildedballoon.co.uk. Permits and Prejudice......................................................................194 H Bars and cafe open all day serving wide selection of food and
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Cabaret Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore................................................. 11 Doug Segal: How to Read Minds and Influence People................ 11 Fascinating Aïda: Cheap Flights....................................................... 12 Lady Sings It Better............................................................................ 15 Children's Shows Bubblewrap and Boxes..................................................................... 21 Mr Snot Bottom's Stinky Silly Show................................................. 27 Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music................................................ 27 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Chunky Woollen Nits, The.............................................................29 Ta Daaa!.............................................................................................30 Treasure Island...................................................................................30 Comedy Al Pitcher – Tiny Triumphs................................................................35 Andrew Bird's Global Village Fete...................................................36 Andy Wilkinson: 'My Name is Not Smug Roberts'.........................36 Asher Treleaven: Troubadour........................................................... 37 Bad Musical........................................................................................38 Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Going Gaga...............................39 Bec Hill is More Afraid of You Than You Are of Her!......................42 Best of So You Think You're Funny?.................................................43 Betrayal of Penguins – Harmed and Dangerous, A........................44 Blanks, The......................................................................................... 47 Bob Downe ... Smokin'......................................................................48 Carey Marx in Sane...........................................................................52 Carl-Einar Hackner: Handluggage...................................................53 Celia Pacquola – Delayed..................................................................54 Chris Brain: A Better Place................................................................ 55 Chris Kent – Plugged In.....................................................................56 Chris Martin – Spot the Difference..................................................56 Comedian's Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith, The................58 Croft & Pearce Do It Like A Lady...................................................... 61 Dan Wright: Michael Jackson Touched Me.....................................64 Dave Thornton – The Some of All the Parts....................................65 Davey Connor, Lucy Beaumont and Ed Patrick – The Big Comedy Showcase Show.................................................................................65 David O'Doherty Presents 403 Second Masterworks....................65 David Whitney – Struggling to Evolve.............................................66 DeAnne Smith: Livin' The Sweet Life...............................................66 Death of Comedy, The.......................................................................67 Diane Spencer: Exquisite Bad Taste.................................................68 Fitzrovia Radio Hour, The..................................................................77 Fred Cooke: Standing, tilted.............................................................79 Gearoid Farrelly: Turbulence.............................................................84 Gordon Southern's A Brief History of History..................................87 Gravity Boots.....................................................................................88 Greg Proops Podcast: The Smartest Man in the World..................89 Hannah Gadsby – Hannah Wants a Wife........................................90 Hannah Gadsby – Mary. Contrary....................................................90 Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone......91 Humble Quest for Universal Genius, The........................................95 I Am, I Am...........................................................................................96 Jarred Christmas: Let's Go MoFo...................................................101 Jeff Leach: Boyfriend Experience...................................................101 Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word...............................................102 Jim Smallman: Let's Be Friends......................................................104 Late Night Laughs........................................................................... 112 Late 'n' Live...................................................................................... 112 Little Perspective with Imaan, A.................................................... 116 Maff Brown's Parade of This.......................................................... 119 Man 1, Bank 0.................................................................................. 120 Michael Downey – Standing Up Again.......................................... 125 Michael Redmond: Mannequins, Fishmongers, Guacamole and Me ... and Other Things.................................................................. 126 Milo McCabe: Kenny Moon This Is Your Life................................ 127 Morgan & West: Clockwork Miracles............................................ 128 Morgan & West: Lying, Cheating Scoundrels............................... 129 Munfred Bernstein's Cabinet of Wonder....................................... 129 My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver........................................130 New Conway Dimension, The........................................................ 131 Oxford Imps, The.............................................................................138 Patrick Monahan – Shooting From The Lip!.................................140 Pun Run............................................................................................146 Rubberbandits................................................................................. 151 Sam Simmons – About the Weather.............................................. 153 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Boo Lingerie, The ....... 155 Sean Hughes Stands Up.................................................................. 155 So You Think You're Funny?............................................................162 Splitting the Bill – Michael Workman & Tommy Little.................162 Square Eye Pair................................................................................163 Taylor Glenn – Reverse Psycomedy...............................................168 Terry Alderton..................................................................................168 Tommy Talks..................................................................................... 171 Trevor Browne – I Think ... I Am..................................................... 172 Music Chris Difford and Norman Lovett: It's All About Me!..................208 Hot Dub Time Machine................................................................... 214 Musicals and Opera Clinton the Musical..........................................................................239 Showstoppers, The..........................................................................246 Showstoppers' Family Matinees, The............................................246 Theatre Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey, The..........254 Big Sean, Mikey and Me.................................................................260 Botallack O'Clock.............................................................................262 Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut.......................................................265
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How's About That Then?................................................................286 Gladstones Land Greyfriars Kirk I, Tommy...........................................................................................288 V 168G E4C 477b Lawnmarket, V 131G E5C Greyfriars Place, Lad Himself, The..............................................................................291 EH1 2NT EH1 2QQ Love Child.........................................................................................293 D 0131 226 5856 D 0131 225 1900 Marple, Murder and Me..................................................................296 • www.nts.org.uk • www.greyfriarskirk.com Martin Dockery: Wanderlust..........................................................296 The Gladstone Gallery offers a unique Over the past 18 years, Greyfriars Miss Havisham's Expectations.......................................................299 setting in a 17th-century building, Kirk has become an acclaimed Oliver Reed: Wild Thing..................................................................305 owned by the National Trust for city centre venue with a relaxed Simple Matters................................................................................. 319 Scotland. Local and international atmosphere and magnificent Slice by Mel Giedroyc......................................................................320 artists will be exhibiting and selling acoustics. The Kirk is open every Uncoupled........................................................................................332 a variety of work including assemblage art, photography and day throughout the festival. Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully................................333 paintings. I = 4 6 Perfect venue for choral and Visiting Time....................................................................................334 Exhibitions orchestral performances. Free Photo Exhibition Gilded Balloon at Third I=14589 – Wildlife, Landscapes and Townscapes.......................................199 Door Music Cadenza at the Fringe.....................................................................206 V 24G F5C 45–47 Lothian Street, Globe Jubilo Sing Sacred and Secular....................................................... 215 EH1 1HB V 161G E5C Niddry Street, EH1 Mozart Requiem..............................................................................221 B 0131 622 6552 1LG D 0131 557 4670 D www.gildedballoon.co.uk National Youth Orchestra of Iraq...................................................223 Situated just off the Royal Mile on Smetana's Ma Vlast.........................................................................232 Gilded Balloon at Third Door is an Niddry Street leading down to the Musicals and Opera exciting new space, just moments Cowgate, the Globe is a renowned Le Nozze di Figaro...........................................................................242 from Teviot Row House. Bringing you international sports and backpacker Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Youth Performance......................243 the very best in theatre, comedy and bar that shows all sports live on magic, reflecting the diverse and innovative programming that the multiple screens. Free comedy every Gryphon Venues at the Gilded Balloon is world renowned for. day from 1pm to midnight. Point Hotel I=4 H Fully licensed with wine, draught lagers, beers and ciders. V 109G F3C 34 Bread Street, EH3 Cabaret Specialising in AU, SA and NZ bottles. Mon-Sun: 11:00-03:00. 9AF B 07531 392 327 • Mon-Sun: Scales of the Unexpected................................................................. 18 I 4 10.30-22:00 (or until start of last Comedy show) D www.gryphonvenues.com Cabaret Alan Francis Expands........................................................................34 Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel Barry Castagnola in Where's Barry..................................................39 Chris Cross: Loose Cannon 2012...................................................... 10 offers two performance spaces Katherine Ryan: Nature's Candy....................................................108 Comedy ideal for intimate, experimental, Magical Adventures of Pete Heat, The ......................................... 120 Activism Is Fun...................................................................................33 and engaging theatre. We present a Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating.................... 122 Ben Hustwayte & Jack Campbell: Get It On....................................42 Computer Programmer Extraordinaire. . .......................................... 59 programme of theatrical performance, especially innovative works, Michael Workman – Mercy............................................................ 126 original works, devised theatre, movement, puppetry, immersive Manners Costs Nothing.................................................................. 121 Theatre Donkey and a Parrot, A...................................................................272 Ward and Bartlett's Double Impact............................................... 173 theatre and music. H Monboddo bar, 10:00-01:00, serves a range of cocktails and Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn........................................... 319 Greenside local whiskeys. Tuck shop style refreshments available in the venue. I=13459 Gillis Centre V 231G C6C 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB B 0131 557 2124 • All day Cabaret V 190G H4C 100 Strathearn every day throughout the Fringe Xtreme Sideshow............................................................................... 19 Road, EH9 1BB D www.greensidevenue.co.uk Children's Shows An attractive and unique central city At Greenside we believe we Freedom Family Circus......................................................................23 location with a number of venues encapsulate the true spirit of the George's Marvellous Medicine.........................................................23 with differing capacities consisting Fringe! With our three fantastic Comedy of a neo-classical chapel, large hall spaces, gorgeous gardens, shows that Bellylicious the Sequel – Confessions of a Belly Dance Diva.........42 and smaller activity spaces. Set in an won’t cost the earth matched with Learning to Pray in Front of the Television.................................... 113 orchard garden environment on a every conceivable performance genre all only a minute’s walk from Events main bus route. the Edinburgh Playhouse! Film Fringe Tour...............................................................................190 I 0 8 Chapel is not wheelchair accessible H Greenside Grub – Cafe serving snacks, hot and cold drinks Meet and Greet for University Students from the United States.193 Dance and Physical Theatre throughout the festival. Opening times – all day every day! University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event................196 Relevancy with Kemari – Traversing 5000 Years of China...........184 Theatre I=4 Harmonettes Go Into Orbit, The....................................................283 Gilmerton Cove Children's Shows I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You..............286 V 89G H6C 16 Drum Street, EH17 Lost Child, The................................................................................... 25 Irreconcilable Differences...............................................................288 Remarkable Rocket, The................................................................... 28 8QH B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 My City Saturday.............................................................................303 Comedy 557 4700 Unstable Fables............................................................................... 173 On the Edge......................................................................................306 • www.gilmertoncove.org.uk Secret Weapons............................................................................... 317 Dance and Physical Theatre Gilmerton Cove is a series of hand Serve Cold........................................................................................ 318 carved passageways and chambers that Better Half, The................................................................................ 176 Yellow Wallpaper, The.....................................................................337 Drop It............................................................................................... 178 lie below ground. Flooring is uneven Fall to the Top................................................................................... 179 and may be wet – suitable footwear Guildford Arms Fragment.......................................................................................... 179 should be worn with warm clothing. V 107G D5C 1 West Register Life As We Know It..........................................................................182 Events Street (off East End of Princes Street), Overnight Ghost Hunt.....................................................................194 Percurso – Course............................................................................183 EH2 2AA D 0131 556 4312 Reel Perspectives.............................................................................184 • www.guildfordarms.com Salome..............................................................................................184 Gilmerton Library Fringe's best free live music venue To Become One Flesh......................................................................186 V 378G H6C 13 Newtoft Street, EH17 8RG hosts two music festivals: Folk and Musicals and Opera Blues (18th year) and Jazz (9th year). Children's Shows Eye of a Needle................................................................................240 Classic Victorian real ale bar (10 Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20 Godspell...........................................................................................241 fonts) and great food in the Bar and Little Shop of Horrors......................................................................243 Gallery restaurant. Opera Scenes...................................................................................244 Retail Therapy..................................................................................245 H Licensed bar and food available. I 4 Music Theatre Canterville Ghost, The.....................................................................265 Caledonian Folk and Blues at the Guildford.................................206 Crucible, The....................................................................................268 Orkney Jazz at The Guildford..........................................................224 Dare I Say It?....................................................................................269 Henderson's Vegetarian Dastardly Fiction, A.........................................................................269 Restaurant and Arts Exit Stage Left..................................................................................277 Venue Ghetto...............................................................................................281 Grim(m) – Unreal Stories for Real Times.......................................282 V 269G D4C 94 Hanover Street, Happy................................................................................................283 EH2 1DR Her Right Mind. . ...............................................................................284 1 Level Access D 0131 225 2131 Importance of Being Earnest, The..................................................287 • www.hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk 2 Wheelchair Access Indescribable Phenomenon, The....................................................287 Just minutes from Princes Street, 3 Lift Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter...................................................291 Henderson's is Scotland's legendary Last Supper.......................................................................................292 vegetarian restaurant and arts venue, 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed Romeo and Juliet............................................................................. 315 long a favourite with festival-goers. We host a varied programme 5 Wheelchair Spaces Skye...................................................................................................320 of theatrical and musical performances alongside art exhibitions Smoking Boy, The............................................................................320 and talks. 6 Other Facilities That Old Noir Magic – A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story H Vegetarian cafe, restaurant, wine bar and bistro open all day – (accessible box office, etc) and Song..........................................................................................327 with take away food available from our deli, 08:00-22:30. 7 Some Shows Accessible Zelda.................................................................................................337 I=7 8 Hearing Loop Spoken Word 9 Accessible Toilets Luath Book Banter at Henderson's................................................252
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge V 10G E5C Royal Mile, EH1 1QS T D 0131 240 1912 • www.edfringe.com/streetevents The High Street is transformed into a huge performance space for all to enjoy. World-class street performers, buskers, an arts and craft market, the Fringe box office and millions of flyers make this the centre of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. H A variety of bars and restaurants line the street. I = 2 4 Events Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile.........................................196
Hill Street Theatre V 41G D3C 19 Hill Street, EH2 3JP B 0131 226 6522 • 10:00-00:00 D 0131 478 0195 • www.universalartsfestival.com The oldest Fringe venue constantly in operation, situated in the centre of town, just round the corner from George Street, two minutes walk from New Town Theatre and three minutes from the Assembly Rooms and International Book Festival. It has been used as a festival venue for 37 years, 20 of those under the management of Tomek Borkowy and Universal Arts. It is a firmly established landmark on the Fringe-goers’ map. I 0 4 7 The venue is not wheelchair accessible with 2-3 staircases up to performance spaces. Children's Shows Salvi and the Box of Dreams............................................................. 28 Comedy Comedy Film Nights..........................................................................58 Theatre Boat Factory, The.............................................................................262 Hinge Presents: Dorian...................................................................284 Hinge Presents: Ordinary Things....................................................284 Hinge Presents: Scooped................................................................284 Panga................................................................................................307 Sister Annunciata's Secret..............................................................320 Sleep to Wake: Robert Browning Remembers Elizabeth.............320 Teach Me..........................................................................................326 Wojtek the Bear...............................................................................336
Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor V 84G E1C 5-21 Grosvenor Street, EH12 5EF The Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor is a four star hotel located in Edinburgh’s West End, just across from Haymarket train station. H The Townhouse Restaurant is open for dinner from 18:00-21:00 each night and Bar 521 is open from 12:00-23:00 daily. I9284 Comedy Ted & Co The Dinner Show.............................................................168
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Comedy Daniel-Ryan Spaulding: How Dare You!.........................................62 Italian Cultural Institute Gentlemen Bears...............................................................................85 V 341G F6C 82 Nicolson Street, EH8 9EW Would You Let Your Daughter Marry A Weegie?......................... 175 Dance and Physical Theatre Sulle Labbra Tue Dolcissime (On Your Honey Lips). ..................... 185 Hunt & Darton Cafe Exhibitions V 301G C5C St James Centre, Commedia dell'Arte comes to Edinburgh!....................................198 EH1 3SS Theatre B 07587 740308 D 07587 740308 Superheroes...................................................................................... 324 • www.huntanddartoncafe.com The Jam House Fully functioning pop-up cafe where food meets live-art. The entire V 44G C4C 5 Queen Street, EH2 business will be presented as art, 1JE B 0131 226 4380 open to public scrutiny and served The Jam House is a live music venue, with a twist. Live art duo Hunt & conceived by Jools Holland. It offers Darton blend art with the everyday with guest appearances from live performances, fine food and has your favourite artists. a vibrant atmosphere. A broad range Theatre of musical styles are available for Hunt & Darton Cafe.........................................................................286 all age groups. We are situated on Queen Street, and have a beautiful Inlingua Edinburgh venue which includes our historical Chapel Bar. V 258G E2C 40 Shandwick Place, I = 0 2 3 4 5 6 9 EH2 4RT Comedy B 0131 220 5119 • Mon-Thu: 09:00- Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in 27 Years On...............................143 20:00, Fri: 09:00-18:00, Sat and Sun Events one hour prior to show Beyond the Fringe of Reason..........................................................188 D www.inlingua-edinburgh.co.uk We are a language centre and offer The Jazz Bar year-round conversational courses in V 57G E5C 1a Chambers Street, all languages as well as translation EH1 1HR services and au pair programmes. B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 220 4298 We also have our own theatre group (once a week) and ongoing • www.thejazzbar.co.uk art exhibitions. Edinburgh's coolest, triple awardWe look forward to welcoming you. winning, live music venue features H We offer water, tea / coffee in our reception area before shows independent Fringe shows all day begin. I 4 . long, plus its own great music Music programme every night. You’ll hear Kate Daisy Grant with Nick Pynn................................................... 215 high-quality jazz, funk/soul, classical, acoustic, indie and cabaret, Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant...................................................224 with stage action and great bar service 1pm-5am daily! Theatre H Drinks available 12:30-05:00. I = 0 4 7 Hitler Alone......................................................................................284 Cabaret Request Programme........................................................................ 313 Annie's Room....................................................................................... 8 Comedy The Institute Cammy's Teatime.............................................................................. 51 Music V 340G H5C 14 Roseneath Street, EH9 1JH Events Andi Neate Band, The.....................................................................203 Institute, The.................................................................................... 192 Ari Hoenig Trio (NYC) with Euan Burton and Tom Gibbs.............203 Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona................................................................205 Institut français d'Ecosse Blues.................................................................................................206 Bossa Novas and More...................................................................206 V 134G D2C 13 Randolph Brian Kellock Trio.............................................................................206 Crescent, EH3 7TT Cat Stevens Reconstructed.............................................................207 B 0131 225 5366 • Mon-Fri: 09:30 Christine Bovill.................................................................................208 - 22:00, Sat: 09:30 - 13:00 D 0131 Colin Steele / Brian Kellock.............................................................209 225 5366 • www.ifecosse.org.uk Drop Me Off in Harlem – James Lambeth Sings Duke Ellington!.210 Euan Burton's Round Midnight Quartet........................................ 210 Just minutes from Princes Street, the The Explorers................................................................................... 210 Institut français offers an intimate Gecko 3............................................................................................. 212 theatre space, presenting a fantastic HEAD2HEAD.................................................................................... 213 programme of theatre and children’s shows. The Bistro offers a cosy French atmosphere to enjoy some food and drinks throughout the day. Jazz Bar Music.................................................................................. 215 John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing................... 215 H Licensed cafe-bar serving freshly prepared French snacks, meals, Little Jazz Bird.................................................................................. 217 and drinks. Open all day ‘til late. I 4 Louis Durra Trio................................................................................ 218 Cabaret Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance..................................................... 13 Magdalena Reising – Blue Cafe Jazz............................................. 219 Morceaux de Choix............................................................................ 16 Main Street Blues............................................................................. 219 Nkomba – Malawian Folk and African Roots Night.....................224 Children's Shows Adventures of the Little Prince (Based on Le Petit Prince d’Antoine Out of Abingdon..............................................................................224 Paul Gilbody.....................................................................................226 de Saint-Exupéry).............................................................................. 20 Lapin Wants Ice Cream..................................................................... 25 Paul Kirby Trio..................................................................................226 Samba Sene and Diwan: African Dreams......................................230 Theatre Elephant Man...................................................................................276 70s Songbook, The..........................................................................231 It's So Nice........................................................................................288 Sophie Ramsay.................................................................................233 Ma Biche et Mon Lapin...................................................................294 Stripped Back Blues Guitar Duo.....................................................235 Rock.................................................................................................. 315 Valery Ponomarev Quintet..............................................................236 Vanessa Knight................................................................................236
V 265G E3C 31 Lothian Road, EH1 2DJ B 0844 847 1740 • Mon-Fri: 12:0016:00, Sat: 12:00-16:00, 19:00 on show days D 0131 221 2280 • www.edinburgh-picturehouse.co.uk The HMV Picture House is Edinburgh's best venue in which to experience live music and clubs. The lovingly restored Caledonian cinema on Lothian Road – you may remember it as the Caley Palais – is perfect for performers and Inverleith Church Hall audience alike. V 120G A3C Inverleith Gardens, H Bars on main level and balcony open during shows as well as Ferry Road, EH3 5PR cloakroom. I = 0 2 3 4 5 9 B 07794 144 372 • Box office Cabaret counter open one hour before show Club Noir Burlesque – The Games................................................... 10 D 07748 967 906 Music Inverleith Church Hall has been Charlatans, The................................................................................208 the setting for Forth Children's Propaganda......................................................................................227 Theatre productions for the past Musicals and Opera three decades and has hosted many Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.......................................................243 colourful productions from the young, talented cast of this multi award-winning company, now in their 34th year! The Hudson Hotel H Interval refreshments. I = 0 2 4 9 V 184G D2C 9-11 Hope St, Musicals and Opera EH2 4EL Once On This Island.........................................................................244 B 0131 247 7000 Inverleith Park The Hudson Hotel is ideally located at V 270G A2C Aboretum Place , EH3 5NZ the west end of Princes Street. With an extensive wine and cocktail list, I29 live music on Friday and Saturday Events nights from 9pm, and Bacaro Foodies Festival...............................................................................190 nightclub hosting free comedy from 1:30pm until 10pm daily. Open from 8am. Food served throughout the day until 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 9pm Friday and Saturday. I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9
Just the Tonic at The Caves V 88G E5C Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate, EH1 1LG B 0131 556 5375 • Web and telephone from Jun 8, counter from Aug 4: 10:30-00:30 D 0131 557 3775 • http://edinburgh.justthetonic.com 'Best Small Venue' in the 2009 Scottish Event Awards combined with Just the Tonic, one of the UK's leading comedy providers. Great shows, reasonable prices, amazing building, outstanding performance areas, great bar. Putting the fun back into the Fringe! H High quality food until 21:00. A comprehensive range of drinks. Everything at reasonable prices. Award-winning venue! I=249 Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more information. Comedy Afternoon Delight..............................................................................33 Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic.................................34 Andrew Doyle: Whatever It Takes....................................................36 Anthony King: Songs of Love and Death......................................... 37
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Just the Tonic at The Tron V 51G E5C 9 Hunter Square, EH1 1QW B 0131 556 5375 • Web and telephone from Jun 8. Counter from Aug 4 12:00-23:30 D 0131 557 3775 • http://edinburgh.justthetonic.com/ A close up room, perfect for comedy. Intimate, laid back, uptight. Low ceiling, up close, underground. Perfect! H Booze available. Bar in the room. What a venue! I = 4 Comedy Alan Anderson: Whisky Fir Dummies 2.0........................................33 Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly.................................................................36 Caimh McDonnell: The Art of Conversation................................... 51 Eddie Pepitone's Bloodbath..............................................................72 Jack Jerome's Journey of Life............................................................99 Jim Smallman's Group Therapy......................................................104 Pauly Show – Episode One, The.....................................................142 Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time.................................................... 171 Wonderful World of Wilfredo, The................................................. 174
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking
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Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
V 85G E5C 19 Blair Street, EH1 1QR B 0131 220 0125 • Daily, 11:00-00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk A fashionable newly refurbished cafe-bar right in the centre of town, between the Royal Mile and Cowgate, open daily for food and drink. With a selection of free Fringe shows in the pizzas are available until 2am. downstairs room throughout the day. H Opening hours 11:00-03:00 Mon-Sat, 12:30-03:00 Sun H A wide range of food and drink available all day, beers and coffees Food served Mon-Sat 11:00-03:00, Sun 12:30-03:00 I 2 4 9 and free Wi-Fi. Comedy Six O'Clock Club, The.......................................................................160 I = 0 4 Comedy La Concepta @ Control Alt Delete – The Funny Side of Computers........................60 Whitespace Him and Me: Sketch Circus – Free....................................................93 V 250G B5C 11 Gayfield Square, John Hastings: UnRelentless..........................................................105 Künt and the Gang – Free............................................................... 110 EH1 3NT Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection........................................ 112 D www.whitespace11.com Lost Voice Guy and Jeff Lantern – Not Afraid of Tablets............. 118 Whitespace is a central venue at Nik Coppin's Caricatures – Free Festival....................................... 133 the top of Leith Walk with many Not the Adventures of Moleman................................................... 135 restaurants and bars close by. An One in a Million – Free.................................................................... 137 intimate space with good acoustics RadioHead Redux 2012...................................................................146 that stays cool in hot weather with Spoken Word good ventilation and good access from the street. Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism – Free...............................................253 Comedy Simon Munnery's La Concepta......................................................160 Soak up the sun from our outdoor seating area on the historic Royal Mile. The Kilderkin boasts one of Edinburgh's finest selections of beer and spirits (over 100 rums to choose from). Our handmade, stonebaked
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Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
V 170G F6C 38 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DD V 213G E5C Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B 0131 667 7533 • Daily: 11:00-00:00 B 0131 225 9044 • 10:00-22:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk D www.blackhart.uk.com The Counting House offers two rooms Meet at the large black signs that say of free Fringe shows every day from 'City Of The Dead' next to St Giles' midday-2am, plus an outdoor stage at Cathedral in Parliament Square on the Pear Tree next door packed with the Royal Mile. performers and bands, a large walled beer garden, regular barbecues, I 4 Please call 0131 225 9044. and two well-stocked bars. Events H Two bars, wide range of beers, wines and spirits. Open 12:00-02:00 City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour....................................188 daily. Free Wi-Fi, large outdoor seating area. I = 4 Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 Cabaret Blues and Burlesque............................................................................ 8 V 151G E5C 50 Blackfriars Street Dusty Limits: Post-Mortem – Free................................................... 11 within Smart City Hostels, EH1 1NE Lach's Antihoot – Free....................................................................... 14 B 0131 524 1989 • Daily 09:00 Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA 00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk (Job Seekers Anonymous)................................................................ 18 Located within the five-star Smart Spirit Sideshow, The.......................................................................... 18 City Hostel, Bar 50 is a bar and Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret – Free............................................ 19 restaurant offering free shows, drinks Children's Shows and tasty, locally-sourced pub grub CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free........................................................ 21 in laid-back, modern and stylish Spook Circus.......................................................................................29 surroundings – and a rooftop terrace. You, Me, the Witch Makes 3............................................................. 31 H A full selection of beers, wines and cocktails and traditional Comedy Scottish restaurant menu I = 2 4 9 Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Comedy Show with Miss Behave – and It’s Free!.........................................32 All My Friends....................................................................................34 Abigoliah Schamaun: Girl Going to Hell..........................................32 Angus and Cameron: Village Idiots – Free......................................36 Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel......................... 37 Back and to the Left in the Turkish Prison.......................................38 Best of Waterloo Comedy Club........................................................44 Black Country Cider Lions – Free.....................................................46 Dirty Thirties.......................................................................................68 Heavy Petting.....................................................................................91 Dirty Uncle Comedy Roadshow – Free, The....................................69 Stephen Bailey and Zoe Iqbal – Subject to Change – Free..........164 Dissecting Comedy – Free................................................................69 Music Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus – Free......................................................72 Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse........................................205 Eric Hutton: Every Other Show in the Fringe Sucks – Free............75 Theatre Evening with Jay Sodagar, An..........................................................75 Made for Each Other – Free............................................................295 5-Step Guide to Being German 2.0 – Free.......................................77 Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical – Free.............................329 Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich – Free..............................................104 Ladies and Gentlemen – Free..........................................................111 Laughing Horse @ Mike Sheer in Undergod – Free...................................................... 127 Captain Taylor's Coffee Phil Buckley – Simple Things – Free...............................................143 House Phil Mann's Full Mind......................................................................144 V 69G E5C 18 South Bridge, EH1 Sanity Valve Present Straight Out of Competent: The Rise and Fall 1LL B 0131 556 9756 • 11:00-23:00, and Rise and Fall of MC Rapper and DJ Wicked daily D www.freefestival.co.uk – A Hiphopera – Free..................................................................... 153 Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and A stylish and relaxing licensed cafe, Gentleladies – Free.......................................................................... 173 and a brand new Fringe venue offering a mixture of quality food and Theatre Comedy Playhouse – Balloon – Free.............................................267 drink, and free shows throughout the day – all right in the heart of Edinburgh, just off of the Royal Laughing Horse @ Mile. I = 4 9 Comedy Edinburgh City Football Adam Larter: Happy New Year – A Free Comedy Show................33 Club Cheap Laughs (Are Better Than No Laughs) – Free.......................54 V 164G C6C 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Derek Ryan: Time Lord – Free..........................................................68 Walk, EH1 3AF Humour League Presents – Free, The..............................................95 B 0131 556 9628 • Aug 3-29: 11:00Ivo Graham and Liam Williams........................................................99 00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk Joe Munrow: One Big Joke – Free..................................................105 A friendly and relaxed bar, with two Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev – Free........................................109 theatres, based in a large Georgian Reshape While Damp...................................................................... 147 building at the top of Leith Walk, with Sean Hegarty and Tom O'Mahoney Live – Free............................ 155 a programme of free comedy and theatre shows throughout the day, SomeNews Live Show – Free, The................................................. 161 and one of the cheapest bars in Edinburgh. Totally Wired! Reunion Farewell (Welfare) Tour – A Sperm's Tail and Other Tales – Free.................................................................... 172 H Widely stocked bar with beers, wines and spirits at inexpensive prices, possibly the cheapest bar of any Fringe venue. I = 4 Spoken Word Cabaret Life or Something Like It – Free...................................................... 251 Humour and Heart! – Free................................................................ 13 Brief History of Timelessness, A.....................................................250 Comedy About Comedy – Stand-up Comedy Courses.................................33
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Expeditionary Force in The First Supper, The..................................75 Monumental Information's Product of the Year 2017.................. 128 My Damage is My Gift! – Free....................................................... 129 Theory of Everything – Free, A.......................................................169 Three Half Pints, The....................................................................... 170 Tim Roast's Animals – Free............................................................. 171 Tourists – A Free Festival Sketch Show, The................................. 172 Events How to Make It in Hollywood......................................................... 192 Theatre Angels in Heels................................................................................256 Desperately Seeking the Exit – Free..............................................271 Template for Lack of Conversation, The........................................327 Who's Dorian Gray?.........................................................................335 Winfamy...........................................................................................335
Laughing Horse @ Espionage V 185G E4C 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 2EX B 0131 477 7007 • Daily: 11:0000:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk Edinburgh's flagship free venue, located right in the centre of Edinburgh, with free shows running from midday-5am every day in four rooms. With five stylish bars open all day, and a free nightclub from 11pm-5am. H Five bars over five floors, open 12:00-05:00 daily. Wide selection of drinks, cocktails, spirits and shooters. Snacks available until late. I=49 Cabaret Eccentronic Presents: We Won't Rock You – Free.......................... 12 Pandora's Box – Free......................................................................... 17 Comedy Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free......................................................................32 Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer – Free.......................................35 Angela Barnes and Matt Richardson...............................................36 Bad Advice – Free..............................................................................38 Bungo Menebla!................................................................................50 Can You Put This in the Bin for Me? – Free..................................... 51 Constant Craving – Free...................................................................60 Cucu-rucu-cu in the French Alps...................................................... 61 Damian Kingsley: Work in Progress – Free..................................... 61 Discograffiti – Free............................................................................69 Do Not Trust the Animals – Free...................................................... 71 Dr Ettrick-Hogg's Manly Stand-Ups – Free...................................... 71 Ferris Bueller's Way of.......................................................................77 Great Big Comedy Picnic – Free, The . ............................................88 Harriet Dyer (Plus the Odd Pal) – What a Palaver!.........................90 I am Google........................................................................................96 Ian Fox – Shutter Monkey (The Comedy Show With Pictures) – Free....................................... 97 Inspired – Life 101.............................................................................98 Introducing Stu Introducing Will – Free...........................................98 James Redmond and Ellie Taylor – Free Festival...........................100 Jem Brookes: Thumbs Up – Free....................................................101 Künt's on Daytime TV – Free.......................................................... 110 Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe......................................... 113 LOLympics Live – Free......................................................................117 Marcus Ryan: Home and Away – Free........................................... 121 Nutters of the British Isles: The Complete Field Guide – Free..... 135 Opinions Are Free............................................................................ 137 Pam Ford Salon Secrets – Free....................................................... 139 Paul T Eyres: T.Eyres of a Clown / Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe – Free....................................................................................142 Perfectly Bananas............................................................................142 Revill's Selection – Free................................................................... 147 Sajeela Kershi: Regret-Me-Nots..................................................... 152 Working Men's Club........................................................................ 174 Music Taste o' Scotland, A.........................................................................235 Theatre Do You Still Throw Spears at Each Other? – Free.........................273 Good, the Bad and the Extraterrestrials, The...............................281 Poe's Last Night – Free.................................................................... 310
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan's Wake
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters V 272G E5C 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS B 0131 622 6801 • Daily: 09:00 3:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk Edinburgh's premier party venue and the free mega-venue – with six rooms of free shows running through the day and night, plus lots more fun in the courtyard. Huge drinks selection, a wide menu, and plenty of new surprises in 2012! H Food and drink served all day from 11:30 until 3am, with a wide selection of drinks, indoor and outdoor bars, full bar menu, barbecue plus other food options. I = 2 4 9 Children's Shows Huggers – Free Festival Family Fun.................................................. 24 Road That Wasn't There – Free, The................................................ 28 Comedy Arguments and Nosebleeds – Free.................................................. 37 BattleActs! Presents.........................................................................39 Birth Order..........................................................................................46 Bless You In Advance........................................................................ 47 Bogan Bingo / Free Festival..............................................................48 Bus-ting to Laugh – Free................................................................... 51 Chris Henry: We Need to Talk!.........................................................56 Cracking Yolks – Free Range Comedy.............................................60 Dan Willis: A Comedian's Life...........................................................64 Demitris Deech: Stop, Collaborate and Listen – Free.....................67 Dodger's Comedy Presents... – Free................................................ 70 Eggball................................................................................................73 Fark..................................................................................................... 76 Ferret's Free Live Comedy Podcast, The.......................................... 76 Funny's Funny: Fantastic Fringe Finale – Free.................................81 Giant Talking Cat – Free Festival......................................................86 Google / Complex..............................................................................87 Half of Next Year's Show – Free.......................................................89 Human Condition – Free, The...........................................................94 Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature – Free........95 In Vino Veritas – Free........................................................................98 It's Not Us, It's You – Free.................................................................99 Jackson Voorhaar's One True Love(s) – Free..................................99 Jennifer Carnovale – Scraping the Barrel – Free...........................101 Julie Jepson – Personal Triumph.................................................... 107 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection........................................ 112 Leo and Stephen Go Down On You!.............................................. 114 Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! – Free...................................... 114 Liam Grahame Olsen: Half Pint – Live........................................... 115 LOL-ocaust.........................................................................................117 Lucy Cox: Attractive Audience Required – Free............................ 118 Luke Milford Things I Like............................................................... 119 Making Life Taste Funnier............................................................... 120 Me My Selfish Self........................................................................... 125 Mugging Chickens........................................................................... 129 Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! – Free......... 132 One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula – Free, The......................... 136 Parris & Dowler Know What They're Doing..................................140 Paul Dennis's Inappropriate Bits – Free......................................... 141 Peter Edwards: Love Everyone.......................................................143 Povs and Hefter Uncensored..........................................................145 Reshape While Damp. ..................................................................... 147 Sam Fisher and Friends – Free........................................................ 152 Shaggers – Free Festival................................................................. 157 6 Foot Silly – Free.............................................................................160 Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch – Free............................163 Stay at Home Dad – Free................................................................164 Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) – Free.........................167 Swedenborg, the Devil and Me......................................................167 Tales from the Unaccepted.............................................................168 They Came With Outer Script – Free..............................................169 This Time It's Personal..................................................................... 170 3 Days Off Jesus – Free................................................................... 170 Two for None.................................................................................... 172 Well Done You – Free...................................................................... 174 Music John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer – Free................... 215 Short, Glasses, Works in a Sweet Shop.........................................232 Sweethearts of the 40s – Free........................................................235 Theatre Adult History of Great Britain Part 1 – Free, The..........................254 All Turn! – Free................................................................................255 Attempts on Her Life – Free............................................................257 Carnival of Crows............................................................................265 Now.Here.........................................................................................304 Sinful – Free..................................................................................... 319 Stand Up, Woman – Free................................................................323 When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry.......................................335 Wrong Place, Right Time.................................................................336
V 101G E4C 9B Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 9348 • Daily: 11am-11pm D www.freefestival.co.uk Edinburgh's premier music venue, at the heart of town just off of the Royal Mile hosts free Fringe shows during the day, and live music in the Laughing Horse @ Jekyll evenings – with a wide offering of drinks available all day! & Hyde H A wide range of beers, wines and spirits available in a large V 259G C4C 112 Hanover Street, spacious bar with outdoor smoking area I = 2 4 7 9 EH2 1DR B 0131 225 2022 • Daily: Comedy 11:00-00:00 Austerity Pleasures............................................................................ 37 D www.freefestival.co.uk Comedy Sandwich, The..................................................................... 59 Decorated in a dark and eerie gothic Full Irish, The......................................................................................81 style with skeletons and other Roland Rides The Rail's! (again) – Free.........................................150 macabre items. Two bars offer food, Survivor – A Broad Irish Idiot..........................................................167 beers, wines, spirits and themed Music cocktails – with performances of free Fringe comedy shows every Jane Bom-Bane – Free.................................................................... 215 day from 12:00-01:00.
H Gothic styled bar open daily 12:00-01:00 serving food, beers, wines, spirits and cocktails. I = 4 Cabaret Audience With Tomás Ford – Free, An.............................................. 8 Comedy All About the Craic............................................................................34 Always Be Comedy............................................................................35 Applause............................................................................................ 37 Austrian and Someone from Slough, An.........................................38 Because I Felt Like It – Free...............................................................42 Don't Like Each Other – Free............................................................ 71 Frenemies...........................................................................................80 Good, the Bad and the Irish!, The....................................................87 Helsinki...............................................................................................92 Hill and Weedon................................................................................92 James and Amy: Dysfunctional Legends.......................................100 Jerry Bucham: Freelance Activist...................................................101 Karma Comedian – Stella Graham – Free.....................................108 Life, the Universe, Whatever.......................................................... 115 Man Feelings.................................................................................... 120 McLough-Hess Monster, The.......................................................... 124 Men of Character – Free................................................................. 125 Not Gavin and Stacey – Free..........................................................134 Rob Deb – the Dork Knight Triumphant – Free.............................149 Ryan Withers – One Woman Showe – Free.................................. 151 Stand-Up at the Jekyll & Hyde – Free............................................163 Stories from the Middle...................................................................165 Unknowable Tantrum Wind............................................................ 173 Would Like to Meet – Free.............................................................. 174 Musicals and Opera Freaks at the Movies – Free............................................................241
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar V 264G F6C 42-44 Buccleuch Street, EH8 9LP B 0131 667 6907 • Daily: 11:0002:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk Refurbished in 2011, 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 cafe. Free performances of stand-up comedy run here from midday to 3am. H Two bars over two floors; drinks and meals available all day. I= 4 Comedy Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised – Free.........32 Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless – Free..............32 AAA Batteries (Not Included) – Free...............................................32 Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Presents – Free, The............ 47 Comedy Brass – Free.........................................................................58 GirlBand Improv – Free.....................................................................86 Jocks and Geordies, The.................................................................104 Kevin Dewsbury: In...Sane – Free..................................................109 Life's Short. I'm Not! – Free............................................................ 115 101 Comedy Club – Free................................................................. 137 What Would Beyoncé Do? – Free................................................... 174 Musicals and Opera Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It – Free......238
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom V 93G D5C 5-11 Leith Street, EH1 3AT B 0131 557 5830 • Daily: 11:00-00:00 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 11am-2am. A recently refurbished, modern and stylish bar. H A wide range of beers, wines, cocktails and coffees are available – with food served all day from breakfast to dinner. Free Wi-Fi. I=4 Comedy Aberdeen vs. Glasgow vs. The World II – Free...............................32 Alistair Green: Jack Spencer – Why Anything?...............................34 Billy Watson – Sex, Drugs and Marriage – Free.............................46 Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) – Free...54 DeadBadgers Sketchy Bits................................................................66 Giacinto Palmieri: Pagliaccio............................................................86 Graham Whistler: Stand-Up, Fall Down – Free...............................87 Kemsley and Callaghan: Keeping Their Cool................................108 Leaves on the Line........................................................................... 114 Mr Susan's 'Cheeky Flippin' Nice' – Free....................................... 129 Music Flowers for the Living – Free.......................................................... 211 Theatre Comedy Playhouse – Shopping for Bacon – Free.........................267
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree V 257G F6C 36 West Nicholson Street, EH8 9DD B 0131 667 7533 • Daily: 11:0000:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk The Pear Tree offers a large outdoor courtyard and stage for free daily performances of shows and music all
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Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Laughing Horse's Funny Fillies....................................................... 113 Patterson and Ranganathan...........................................................140 Phil Walker: Is This It?.....................................................................144 7:15pm Stand-Up Show – Free, The..............................................156 Theatre Dating George Orwell – Free..........................................................270
Lauriston Halls V 163G F3C 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ B 0131 339 5374 • 9:00-14:00: 0131 339 5374; 14:00-20:00: 07585 445 995 D 0131 339 5374 • www.edinburghceilidhs.co.uk Lauriston Halls (both modernised) are situated between the Grassmarket and Tollcross, 10 minutes walk from Princes St. The Large Hall has air conditioning which makes it ideal for dancing. It is a regular ceilidh venue, popular with locals and visitors. H Soft drinks £1, alcohol £3 I = 1 4 5 9 Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more information Dance and Physical Theatre Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall................................................................. 176 Events Hear a Pin Drop Here....................................................................... 191 Music Moonlight Serenade Octet Singing and Swinging........................221 Theatre Eggcellent Adventure, An...............................................................275 La Línea............................................................................................291 Mungo Boys, The.............................................................................303
V 146G B5C 46 Broughton Street, EH1 3SA B 0131 557 0234 • Daily: 11:00–23:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk A daily selection of free shows, comedy, theatre and cabaret, running as part of the Free Festival, with performances running all day from midday until midnight in this friendly venue, offering a wide range of drinks and food. H Popular city centre bar open all day 09:00-03:00. Food and coffee served all day, and a wide selection of beers, wines and spirits. I=4 Cabaret Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)................................................................. 18 Comedy BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) – Free...........................................42 Beast of the East – Free Comedy Showcase...................................42 Becks Dugs and Rotten Hole............................................................42 Conor Drum – A Sense of Humour...................................................60 Forget Therapy – Just Drink – Free..................................................78 Gay Straight Alliance.........................................................................84 Leith Library Good Catholic Boy, A .......................................................................87 Joz Norris is Matt Fisher: Überperson – Free................................ 107 V 234G LEITH B1C 28-30 Ferry Kids We Used To Be – Free, The.....................................................109 Road, EH6 4AE Ladystache........................................................................................111 D 0131 529 5517 Michael Pope is Gay for Pay – Free................................................ 126 Leith Library is a 1930s Art Deco Music building. It is easily accessible by Andy and the Prostitutes – The Musical........................................203 public transport (Lothian Buses). It is Chansons Françaises.......................................................................208 a short walk from/to Ocean Terminal Theatre and the Royal Yacht Britannia. Panning for Gold – Free..................................................................307 Theatre Tasters – Free.....................................................................327 I = 0 2 4 Thinking of you – Free.....................................................................327 Exhibitions Art Assemblage – Cities and Other Topics....................................198
Laughing Horse @ Room at 34
V 110G F5C 32-34 Potterrow, EH8 9BT B 0131 662 9788 • Daily:11.00-23.00, Daily, D 0131 662 9788 • www.freefestival.co.uk A newly refurbished style bar, with a wide range of beers, wines and spirits located in the heat of the main Fringe area, and with food also available until late each day H Drinks and full meals available all day. I=4 Music Jumping Jesse Jones........................................................................ 215
Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall V 195G LEITH D2C 30-36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG B 0131 226 0000 D www.leithonthefringe.com A vibrant, multi-arts venue. A hub for aerial work, circus, dance and physical theatre. LOTF offers a range of workshops to compliment our program this year. To book, or for more information visit www. leithonthefringe.com. LOTF will run for the first two weeks of the Fringe: 3rd-19th August H Cafe and licensed bar open Mon-Sun: 10:00-22:00 Please note that there are no performances on Mondays during the run of the Fringe I 2 4 7 8 9 Music Hypesound v Beat Box.................................................................... 214 Spoken Word MOJO Scotland................................................................................252 Theatre Katianna Was Here..........................................................................290
The Liquid Room V 166G E4C 9c Victoria Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 225 2564 D 0131 225 2564 Edinburgh's premier live music and club venue now into its 15th year.
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MacDonald Roxburghe Hotel V 211G D3C 38 Charlotte Square, EH2 4HG D 0131 240 5500 • www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/roxburghe Situated in 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=249 Music Festival CD and Record Fair............................................................ 211
Malmaison Hotel – Edinburgh V 333G LEITH A2C 1 Tower Place, Leith Docks, EH6 7DB A few steps from the docks, across the cobbles of Leith, you’ll find the Malmaison Edinburgh, the definitive boutique hotel. Enjoy fine entertainment, dining and accommodation in this luxurious, former house of ill-repute, a welcome respite and perfect Fringe destination. H Classic dishes, uncompromising in quality and very generous in proportion. A glittering choice of superstar wines and champagnes. Add a world-famous fromage with a refreshing white Rioja just for the hell of it. Miss this one at your peril. I 0 2 4 Music Dean Friedman – In Concert...........................................................209
Malones Irish Bar V 280G F5C 14 Forrest Road, EH1 2QN D 0131 226 5954 • www.malonesedinburgh.com Enjoy the craic in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Showcasing traditional Scottish and Irish music with daily live performances. Also this year hosting a beer festival with tasting sessions and real ales from
around the world. H Freshly prepared, delicious homemade food with mouth watering daily specials served 12:00-22:00 with outside seating. Licensed bar ‘til 03:00. I Show not accessible as on the balcony Events Malones Beer Festival..................................................................... 193 Music Malones Live Music......................................................................... 219
V 296G D6C 266 Cannongate, EH8 8AA B 0131 557 3512 • Daily: 11am–11pm D www.freefestival.co.uk Mansfield Traquair Centre Located right on the Royal Mile, Le Monde V 262G B5C 15 Mansfield Place, The White Horse has been reborn in EH3 6BB the last two years as a stylish bar, V 47G D4C 16 George Street, D www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk cafe and bistro right in the centre of EH2 2PF Edinburgh. With great value lunches, followed by free shows from The Centre, built in the 1870s by One hundred seater venue in the late afternoon until the end of the night. Rowand Anderson for the Catholic basement of Le Monde Hotel just Apostolic Church, is five minutes from H Bistro style food menu available all day, and a full range of beers, a stone's throw from the Assembly the east end of Princes Street. Its wines, spirits, hot drinks and soft drinks. Rooms with a modern atmosphere murals by Phoebe Anna Traquair are I=24 to it. a unique feature, leading to it being H Food and drinks available in the Cabaret called 'Edinburgh's Sistine Chapel'. Tom Collins Free Variety Hour, The.................................................. 19 bar/cafe area. I 4 9 I249 Comedy Restricted access for wheelchair users. Lift available to go to the Exhibitions All Star Stand-Up Showcase – Free..................................................34 ground floor but there are a few steps to get up in to the lift. Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals........................................................200 Japanese TerminatoL.......................................................................101 Accessible WC on main level. Cabaret Mayfield Salisbury Church 1 Level Access Mister Meredith’s Christmas Crack.................................................. 16 V 11G H6C 1a Mayfield Road, Project Adorno’s Record Collection................................................. 17 2 Wheelchair Access EH9 2NG Wet Paint: A Magic Variety Show – Free......................................... 19 3 Lift B 0131 226 0000 D 07879 877 732 Comedy The church, designed by Hippolyte 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed Folken Britain.....................................................................................78 Blanc, has been an elegant feature Free Footlights...................................................................................79 5 Wheelchair Spaces of the south side of the city of Gemma Arrowsmith: Defender of Earth.........................................84 6 Other Facilities Edinburgh ever since its opening Genevieve Swallow is Sharing..........................................................84 in 1875. (accessible box office, etc) I024689 7 Some Shows Accessible Theatre 8 Hearing Loop All About Dickens............................................................................254 9 Accessible Toilets Treasure in Clay Jars........................................................................330
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com McNaughtan's Bookshop
Murrayfield Parish
Church Centre V 102G B6C 3A & 4A Haddington Place, EH7 4AED 0131 556 5897 V 104G E1C Ormidale Terrace, • www.mcnaughtansbookshop.com EH12 6EQ B 0131 440 2136 • 30 McNaughtan’s Bookshop is an mins before show or telephone any antiquarian bookshop situated in a time D basement between Gayfield Square www.murrayfieldparishchurch.org.uk and Annandale Street on the edge Easily reached by any bus going from of the New Town. The gallery space the city towards the zoo. First stop in the shop shows exhibitions of after the Kwik-Fit garage. Church is contemporary art and illustration. I 4 on the corner to the right, the Church Centre just beyond it. Exhibitions Select Cuts: The Relief Prints of Robert Crozier............................201 H Tea and coffee available during intervals. I=024689 Meadows Theatre Big Top Theatre Blithe Spirit.......................................................................................261 V 189G G5C The Meadows, Melville Drive, EH9 1JY The Museum of Childhood B 0131 667 0202 • From Aug 1: V 76G E6C 42 High Street, EH1 09:30-21:30 1TG Spectacular state of the art Big D 0131 529 4142 Top, seating 700 cabaret-style. Treasure house crammed full of Complimented by a foyer and 'chill objects telling of childhood past out' area complete with licensed bars. and present. Opened in 1955, it was The most stunning alternative venue the first museum in the world to at the Fringe. specialise in the history of childhood, H Licensed bars and Thai food freshly prepared on site. with toys and games from all around I=02459 the world. Open Mon-Sat:10:00-17:00. Sun: 12:00-17:00. I29 Cabaret Lady Boys of Bangkok – Carnival Queens Tour, The...................... 15 Not all spaces accessible, please contact venue for more information. Children's Shows Exhibitions Sesame Street Live – Elmo Makes Music.........................................29 Fringe Schools Poster Competition................................................199 Monteiths V 97G D6C 61 High Street, EH1 2HE B 0131 557 0330 • 09:30-19:30 D 0131 557 0330 • www.monteithsbar.co.uk Centrally located minutes from Edinburgh castle on the Royal Mile, Monteiths is a hidden gem renowned for its contemporary Scottish cuisine and extensive cocktail list. The venue’s unique decor lends itself perfectly to this heritage-based production. H Recently awarded Best Scottish Restaurant 2011 in the prestigious Hi-life Dining Awards, Monteiths offers a fine dining experience focussed on seasonal, locally-sourced produce and classic British cooking. I = Events Robert Burns Experience in Association With Talisker, The.........195
Mood Nightclub V 307G C6C 1 Greenside Place, EH1 1AA Mood Nightclub is a large central venue offering fantastic drinks offers every day. We are open 10pm-3am Tuesday-Sunday. We have disabled access and facilities within the venue. With friendly staff and great customer service we provide a happy, fun
atmosphere. I249 Cabaret Jewbadour, The.................................................................................. 14 Raphael Attar Variety Hour, The...................................................... 18 Comedy Air Guitar Can Save the World.........................................................33 Hyde and Lyons..................................................................................95 Josie Long and Sam Schäfer's Awkward Romance......................106 The Pigeon Hole Presents: Stand-Up Comedy – PBH's Free Fringe..........................................................................169 Dance and Physical Theatre Abanico Flamenco........................................................................... 176 Musicals and Opera My Little Songbook.........................................................................244
The Mound Precinct V 55G D4C Princes Street, EH1 1YZ D 0131 240 1912 • www.edfringe.com/streetevents The Mound Precinct, on the doorstep of the National Gallery complex, is transformed into a huge street performance space for all to enjoy. Also hosting the Virgin Money HalfPrice Hut, open from the 8th August. H Coffee, drinks and food available at the Scottish Cafe all day long. I=0249 Events Virgin Money Fringe on the Mound...............................................196
National Library of Scotland V 147G E5C George IV Bridge, EH1 1EW B 0131 226 0000 D www.nls.uk 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 cafe, shop and free year-round programme of exhibitions and events. H Fully licensed cafe selling a selection of sandwiches, cakes and snacks, Mon-Fri: 09:00-20:00, Sat: 09:00-17:00, Sun: 14:00-17:00 I=034689 Theatre Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass....................................................254
National Museum of Scotland V 179G E5C Chambers Street, EH1 1JF B 0300 123 6789 D 0300 123 6789 • www.nms.ac.uk/scotland All our collections have tales to tell. The redeveloped museum is fully open following a £50m transformation. Discover the wonders of life, the universe and everything in it – from science and art to nature and outer space. H New cafe and restaurant now open. Scottish cuisine at Tower Restaurant until 23:00. Bookings: 0131 225 3003. I=013469 Children's Shows Champion of Champions!................................................................. 21 Exhibitions Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress.............................198 One Thousand Points of Light........................................................200 Sense of Place, A..............................................................................201 Music Free Fringe Music............................................................................. 212
Neal's Yard Remedies V 176G C4C 102 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR B 0131 226 3223 • Mon-Fri: 10:00-19:00, Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun: 11:00-18:00 D 0131 226 3223 • www.nealsyardremedies.com Walk-in therapies available 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 0 Events Neal's Yard Remedies Chillout Zone.............................................. 193
Newington Library V 350G H6C 17 – 21 Fountainhall Road, EH9 2LN Newington Library is situated in the south side of the city close to the Meadows and Holyrood Park. It has full disabled access with a small car park and has a delightful patio for sitting outside during the summer months. Bus Numbers 42 and 67 to Mayfield Road, 5 to Grange Road and 3,7,8,29,31 and 49 to Mayfield Gardens then walk through to Fountainhall Road. I 02 Children's Shows Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20
New Town Bar V 316G C4C 26b Dublin Street, EH3 6NN Cabaret Friday and Sunday Fundraiser.......................................................... 12
The Nomads Tent V 142G F6C 21 St Leonard's Lane, EH8 9SH B 0131 662 1612 • Mon - Sat: 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 12:00-16:00 D 0131 662 1612 • www.nomadstent.co.uk A large gallery which provides a sumptuous exhibition backdrop. 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 recommend The Engine Shed, an awardwinning vegetarian cafe next door – open 10:00-17:30 daily except Sunday I = 0 1 4 9 Exhibitions Glimpse of Paradise: Garden Carpets Reviewed, A.....................199
Northern Stage at St Stephen’s V 73G B3C St Stephen’s Centre, EH6 5AB B 0131 558 3047 • 11:00-22:30 Northern Stage at St Stephen’s is a creative home for the most exciting and unusual theatre made in the greater north of England. Original stories, new performances and spirited special events that will delight, provoke and entertain you. I = 4 Comedy Suggestibles, The.............................................................................166 Dance and Physical Theatre Roma.................................................................................................184 Events Stronger Together............................................................................195 Theatre Best in the World.............................................................................259 Bring the Happy...............................................................................263 Knowledge Emporium, The............................................................291 Me and Mr C....................................................................................297 Oh, The Humanity and Other Good Intentions.............................305 Once in a House on Fire..................................................................305 Price of Everything, The.................................................................. 311 Six O'Clock News, The.....................................................................320 Tea is an Evening Meal....................................................................326 Thousand Shards of Glass, A..........................................................328 True Colours.....................................................................................331 Ugly Sisters, The .............................................................................332 What I Heard About the World.......................................................334
Ocean Terminal Big Top V 105G LEITH A2C Ocean Terminal Site, Leith, EH6 6JJ Please see listings for Box Office information. State-of-the-art Big Top, central performance area, tiered seating and foyer. Parking available on site. A new and exciting venue on the Fringe. H Hot and cold beverages and snacks available. I 2 9 Dance and Physical Theatre Warriors of Goja...............................................................................186 Theatre Edinburgh International Circus Festival, The................................275
Old College Quad V 311G E5C South Bridge, EH8 9YL B 0131 226 0000 • 10:00-18:00 D 0131 651 4200 • www.festivals.ed.ac.uk The distinguished and historic surroundings of the University of Edinburgh's 200-year-old college are transformed into 'consistently one of Edinburgh's most exciting venues' (Scotsman). Anything and everything goes with spectacular outdoor shows in this gracious and original space. I 1
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Venue Guide As this is an outdoor venue advance notice is appreciated; please call the Box Office. Theatre Blind, The..........................................................................................261 Carmen Funebre..............................................................................265 Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man?...........................................295 Planet Lem........................................................................................309
Old Saint Paul's Church V 267G D5C Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0131 226 0000 D 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 a Father Willis organ. Descriptive leaflets available. Open daily 08:30-17:45 to visit, or for peace and stillness. H Refreshments after Sunday mass. I = 4 8 9 Restricted access for wheelchair users. Music Faure Requiem by Candlelight....................................................... 211 Hot Chocolate at 10......................................................................... 214 Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs...............................................224 Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses....................................................224
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 From Broadway to Hollywood – A Tribute to George and Ira Gershwin.......................................................................................... 212 Give Me a Tune................................................................................ 212 Lillian Boutté – Sweet and Hot!..................................................... 217
Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar V 217G E5C 34 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QE 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). I Not accessible to wheelchair users. Events Edinburgh – A Tale of Two Towns..................................................189 Graveyard, Murder and Mystery Tour............................................ 191
Outside John Knox House
V 30G D6C 45 High Street, EH1 1SR B 0131 444 1725 • Mon-Fri: 14:3019:30 or book online D www.greenyondertours.com To find John Knox House, from Opium Princes Street cross the North Bridge V 96G E5C 71 Cowgate, EH1 1JW and at the junction of North/South D 0131 225 8382 Bridges and High St take a left and Opium Alternative Bar and Nightclub walk 400 metres. The house is also a part of the Scottish Storytelling is Edinburgh's longest running Centre. dedicated rock venue. Open seven H Inside, the Scottish Storytelling Centre is open all day with all days a week until 5am, Opium facilities including cafe and is fully accessible. I 4 offers the very best in alternative Events entertainment. From rockaoke to live Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile................................................. 191 bands ... look no further ... and get
ready to rock! H Full bar available, seven days a week, 20:00-05:00 during the festival as well as during performance times. I 1 4 Comedy Gadd and Winning: Well, This is Awkwarder.................................82 Max Fletcher: Delicious................................................................... 124 People Person..................................................................................142 Quadrantines, The...........................................................................146 Santa's Dead and We Have Killed Him.......................................... 153 Slap and Giggle: Retrial..................................................................160 You Have Nothing to Fear............................................................... 175
Our Dynamic Earth
Outside the Beehive Inn V 178G E4C 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 226 0000 D 0800 169 7410 • www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk The Beehive Inn has been the meeting point for one of Edinburgh's most infamous duos, Mr Clart and Mr McBrain of 'The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour', for thirteen years! Situated in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. H The Beehive Inn is open all day selling quality food and beverage. I4. Theatre Original Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour, The....................................306
V 315G E6C 112 Holyrood Road, Outside the Tron Kirk EH8 8AS B 0131 226 0000 (Hunter Square) D 01620 890800 V 252G E5C Hunter Square, EH1 • www.dynamicearth.co.uk 1QW B 0131 557 4700 • Aug 1-31: Edinburgh’s five star Our Dynamic 10:00-00:00 Earth invites you on the Mother D www.auldreekietours.com Earth of all adventures. Feel the Half-way between Edinburgh Castle Earth move as a volcano explodes and Holyrood palace on the Royal and experience Polar Ice before you Mile is the Tron Kirk, the departure embark on 4DVENTURE. Plus, 360º Dome Films shown exclusively in point for Auld Reekie's Tours in the ShowDome I = 0 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 Edinburgh. Meet at the black sign by the Tron Kirk and learn about Events the dark side of Edinburgh. MagFest – Design Workshop......................................................... 192 MagFest – Publishing Workshop................................................... 192 H Tours end at the Banshee Labyrinth, Scotland's most haunted pub. I Walking tours. Not accessible to wheelchair users. The Outhouse Comedy V 99G C5C 12a Broughton Street This Audio Tour Belongs to Lionel Richie.......................................169 Lane, EH1 3LY Oxgangs Library B 0131 226 0000 D 07789556209 V 202G H2C 343 Oxgangs Road North, EH13 9LY • www.outhouse-edinburgh.co.uk Children's Shows Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20 A funky modern bar close to the Playhouse Theatre, just off famous Palmerston Place Church Broughton Street down a lane. This popular and inviting bar also has a V 254G E1C 12 Palmerston Place, beer garden that hosts BBQs in the summer months, providing a EH12 5AA buzzing atmosphere. B 0131 226 0000 • 09:00-12:00 D 0131 220 1690 H Popular bar with beer garden offering world beers, cocktails, coffee/ • www.palmerstonplacechurch.com teas. La Favorita delivery menu available. Open 7 days until 01:00. Modelled on Saint-Sulpice in Paris, I=09 this splendid church dates from 1875 Music and is in the heart of the West End. A magnificent yet intimate internal space is ideal for music concerts, featuring a fine Wells-Kennedy organ built in 1992. I = 0 2 4 5 6 8 9 1 Level Access Music 2 Wheelchair Access Music at Palmerston Place..............................................................222 3 Lift Theatre Pilgrim's Progress, The....................................................................309 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed
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Paradise in Augustine's V 152G E5C 41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL B 0131 510 0022 • Tel May 14-Aug 3, 11:00-19:00. Telephone / counter: Aug 4-27, 09:00-23:30 D 0131 510 0119 • www.paradise-green.co.uk Paradise Green brings you theatre at the heart of the Fringe, presenting a wide range of top-quality
performances. Visit our beautiful and friendly venue, enjoy our coffee bar and soak up the true atmosphere of the Fringe. H Our coffee bar serves Fairtrade coffee, tasty ice cream, and homemade sandwiches, soup, and cakes. Open performance days 10:00-22:00. I = 1 3 4 5 8 9 Children's Shows Alice's Adventures............................................................................. 20 Rumpelstiltskin's Grimm Tales.......................................................... 28 Twelfth Night.....................................................................................30 Dance and Physical Theatre Africa Calling!.................................................................................. 176 Musicals and Opera Armada.............................................................................................238 Assassins..........................................................................................238 Departure Lounge............................................................................240 Drowsy Chaperone, The..................................................................240 42nd Street.......................................................................................241 Godspell...........................................................................................241 Mary – A Musical Play.....................................................................243 Mozart: The Impresario..................................................................244 Princess Pyunggang........................................................................245 Revolution! The Musical.................................................................245 Sweet Talking Guy...........................................................................247 Whistle Down the Wind..................................................................249 Wolves Descend, The......................................................................249 Theatre Back to the Future – The Pantomime............................................258 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The.....................268 Dream On......................................................................................... 274 Hunger..............................................................................................286 Kes.....................................................................................................290 Lord of the Flies................................................................................293 Midsummer Night's Dream, A........................................................298 Moth to the Flame...........................................................................302 Night Porters, The...........................................................................303 Normal..............................................................................................304 Oedipus – The Hour.........................................................................305 Quantum Battlestar Deep-Space Voyager Tardis Wars: The MillionDollar Space Epic............................................................................. 312 Sherlock Holmes and the Sound of the Baskervilles..................... 319 Spring Awakening (After Wedekind).............................................323 Wind in the Willows, The................................................................335
Paradise in The Vault V 29G E5C 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD B 0131 510 0022 • Telephone May 14-Aug 3: 11:00 – 19:00. Telephone / counter: Aug 4-27: 11:00-23:00 D 0131 510 0119 • www.paradise-green.co.uk Paradise Green's purpose-built venue in the vaulted basements of Augustine United Church hosts an exciting programme of theatre and comedy for all tastes, from classics to new and experimental work. Soak up the true spirit of the Fringe. H Our coffee bar serves Fairtrade coffee, tasty ice-cream, and homemade sandwiches, soup, and cakes. Open performance days 12:00-22:00. I = 0 4 5 9 Cabaret Confessions of Old Lady #2.............................................................. 10 Putting it Together............................................................................. 18 Children's Shows Scotch Broth....................................................................................... 28 Comedy Art of Procrastination........................................................................ 37 Once Upon A Time.......................................................................... 136 Songs, Stories and Downright Lies................................................. 161 Musicals and Opera Terror On Presley Beach..................................................................248 Spoken Word Shed Show, The...............................................................................253 Theatre Beatle Mal's Legendary Band.........................................................259 Be My Baby......................................................................................259 Country Air – A Contemporary Ghost Story..................................268 Cubicle Four.....................................................................................268 Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom...............................................273 Geisha Samurai, A...........................................................................280 Jack: A Ripper's Tale........................................................................288 Justine and Tony..............................................................................290 Meat..................................................................................................297 Medieval Miracle, The Fall Of Man................................................297 Miss Marchbanks............................................................................300 Moth to the Flame. .......................................................................... 302 Music Box, The.................................................................................303 Nikotine............................................................................................304 Photographing the Dead.................................................................308 Pinch in Love....................................................................................309 Rémy................................................................................................. 313 Self-Criticism.................................................................................... 318 Soddin Flodden................................................................................321 Sophie Shadow................................................................................322 Tragedie of MacClegg, The.............................................................329
Venue Guide
24-hour box office at edfringe.com PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland) V 274G A1C 350 Granton Road, EH5 1QE B 0131 559 4485 D 0131 559 4485 • www.pass.ed-coll.ac.uk Located in Edinburgh’s Telford College, Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS) is a training institution for those wishing to pursue a career in performing arts. It encompasses a new 120-seat theatre where performances are shown throughout the year. Dance and Physical Theatre Springboard.....................................................................................185 Theatre Celebrity, The...................................................................................266 Dracula.............................................................................................273
Persian Rug Village V 177G H2C 34 Morningside Road, EH10 4DA D 0131 466 7071 • www.persianrugvillage.com There's only one rug shop in Scotland run by Persians - it's the Persian Rug Village. Expertly chosen, directly imported rugs, stools, kilim cushions and Persian artefacts provide a sumptuous backdrop to the exhibition for visitors to enjoy. I24 Exhibitions Antique Patchwork Carpets............................................................198
Pilrig Studio V 103G LEITH D1C 1b Pilrig Street, EH6 5AH B 0131 226 0000 • Box office counter available at venue prior to performances, advance sales via the Fringe Box Office. D www.pilrigstpauls.org.uk Pilrig St Paul's church is a spectacular Victorian gothic church and halls with a 100-seat studio theatre and a 400 seat sanctuary auditorium, all within an easy stroll or quick bus ride from Princes Street. H Soft drinks and snacks are available at performances. Accessible cafe offering homemade soup, sandwiches, toasties and home baking Mon-Sat 11:30-14:00. The Foyer Cafe offers hot and cold drinks and snacks around the time of each Fringe performance. I=0489 Musicals and Opera Cinderella: The Musical...................................................................239 Theatre Deadly Medley.................................................................................270 Exonerated, The...............................................................................277 Streetcar Named Desire, A..............................................................324 30 Neo-Futurist Plays From Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind..................................................................................327
The Playhouse on the Fringe V 59G C6C Overtures, Edinburgh Playhouse, EH1 3AA B 0844 871 3014 (Booking fees apply) • In Person 12pm-6pm non show days, 12pm-half an hour after last performance on show days. D 0131 524 3333 • www.atgtickets.com/fringe An intimate 74-seat studio space created for the month of August within the UK’s largest working theatre – the Edinburgh Playhouse, part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. H Licensed bar pre-show for audience members. I = 4 Theatre Kin.....................................................................................................291 Lingua Frank.....................................................................................292
Pleasance at Braidwood Centre V 162G E6C 69 Dumbiedykes Road, EH8 9UT B 0131 556 6550 Braidwood Centre is five minutes behind the Pleasance Courtyard and from the Royal Mile. With full disability access and licensed bar. Meet at the Pleasance Courtyard Information Booth 10 minutes before the show to be whisked away. I29 Comedy Back to School...................................................................................38 Back to School's Disco.......................................................................38
Pleasance Courtyard V 33G E6C 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ B 0131 556 6550 • Mon-Sun: 09:0000:30 or book online D 0131 556 1513 • www.pleasance.co.uk Pleasance Courtyard has over 500,000 visitors, sixteen venues, every entertainment under the sun, even the famous Kidzone. It's little wonder that for many people the Pleasance is the heart of the Fringe. ‘The centre of the cultural universe' (Scotsman). H Seven bars, three cafes. Food available all day. I=156789 Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more information. Cabaret Vive le Cabaret................................................................................... 19 Children's Shows Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine................................... 20 Golden Cowpat, The.........................................................................23 I Hate Children Children's Show, The............................................... 24 Luminous Tales.................................................................................. 25 Machine, The..................................................................................... 25 Maroon Balloon, The......................................................................... 26 Mil's Trills' Music and Stories............................................................ 27 Monsters Got Talent.......................................................................... 27 Ronnie Le Drew's Brilliant Bag Show............................................... 28 Snail and the Whale, The..................................................................29 Superjohn...........................................................................................30 Comedy AAA Stand-Up...................................................................................32 AAA Stand-Up Late...........................................................................32 Alfie Moore – I Predicted a Riot.......................................................34 Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay's Bum Notes...............................35 And Now for a Nice Evening With Wallan.......................................35 Andrew Lawrence is Coming to Get You.........................................36 Andrew O'Neill is Easily Distracted..................................................36 Axis of Awesome: Cry Yourself A River, The...................................38 Barbershopera: The Three Musketeers...........................................38 BEASTS...............................................................................................42 Best of Edinburgh – The Showcase Show.......................................43 Beta Males in... The Space Race, The..............................................44 Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre, The......................................44 Boy With Tape On His Face – More Tape, The ...............................49 Cariad Lloyd – The Freewheelin' Cariad Lloyd................................52 Carl Donnelly: Different Gravy.........................................................52 Charlie Baker Freshly Baked.............................................................54 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final............................................. 55 Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough..............................................56 Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky............................................................ 57 Chris Stokes: An Opera Written On Napkins................................... 57 Comedy Zone, The............................................................................. 59 Daniel Simonsen – Champions.........................................................62 Danny McLoughlin – The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth.............................................................................................64 Dave McNeill: Canoe Ride 3000......................................................64 David O'Doherty: Seize the David O'Doherty.................................65 David Trent – Spontaneous Comedian............................................66 Dead Cat Bounce... Howl of the She-Leopard................................66 Do The Right Thing............................................................................ 71 Ed Eales-White: Champions.............................................................72 Elis James: Speaking As a Mother................................................... 74 Erich McElroy: The Brit Identity........................................................ 74 Ford and Akram: Bamp!...................................................................78 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show.....................................78 Gareth Richards: Introvert – Never Been To Disneyland................83 Hal Cruttenden..................................................................................89 Hannibal Buress: Still Saying Stuff...................................................90 Helen Keen: Robot Woman of Tomorrow.......................................91 Horne Section – Live at the Grand!, The.........................................93 Ian D. Montfort – Unbelievable........................................................ 97 Idiots of Ants ANThology.................................................................. 97 Itch: A Scratch Event.........................................................................98 James Acaster – Prompt.................................................................100 James Dowdeswell: Urban Wurzel................................................100 Jenny Fawcett..................................................................................101 Jigsaw: Gettin' Jiggy.......................................................................102 Joel Dommett – Nunchuck Silver Medallist 2002.........................104 Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot............................................................105 Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of..............................106 Josie Long: Romance and Adventure............................................ 107 Joy of Sketch, The............................................................................ 107 Kieran and Joe: Friends of Steel..................................................... 110 Late Night Gimp Fight......................................................................111 Live At The Electric: Live At The Fringe.......................................... 116 Luke Benson – Backseat Hero........................................................ 118 Marek Larwood – Typecast............................................................ 121 Mark Watson's Edinborolympics.................................................... 122 Marlon Davis: Enter the Davism..................................................... 123 Matthew Crosby is Matthew Crosby in Matthew Crosby (The Show)....................................................................................... 123 Max and Ivan Are... Con Artists..................................................... 124 McNeil and Pamphilon.................................................................... 125 Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe................................................ 125 Michael Mittermeier: A German on Safari.................................... 126 Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal...................................................130 NewsRevue...................................................................................... 131 Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour....................................................... 132 Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: 2012.......................................... 132
Noise Next Door: Bring The Noise, The.........................................134 One Rogue Reporter........................................................................ 137 Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown.......................................................... 139 Pat Burtscher's Patopotamoose.....................................................140 Paul Chowdhry – What's Happening White People..................... 141 Paul Merton's Impro Chums........................................................... 141 Pete Firman – Hoodwinker.............................................................142 Pin, The.............................................................................................145 Pretending Things Are a C*ck........................................................145 Reginald D. Hunter – Work in Progress... and Niggas with Support John Gordillo.................................................................................... 147 Rhys Darby – This Way to Spaceship.............................................148 Rob Beckett's Summer Holiday......................................................149 Rob Deering's Beat This..................................................................149 Rob Deering – The One...................................................................149 Roisin Conaty: Lifehunter................................................................150 Sandi Toksvig Live: My Valentine................................................... 153 Sarah Kendall – Get Up, Stand-Up................................................. 153 Sean Hughes – Life Becomes Noises............................................. 155 Seann Walsh: Seann to be Wild.....................................................156 Shappi Khorsandi: Dirty Looks and Hopscotch............................. 157 Sharron Matthews Superstar: Gold............................................... 157 Sheeps – Dancing with Lisa............................................................158 Simon Evans: Friendly Fire.............................................................. 159 Sitcom Double Bill, The...................................................................160 Special Reserve Comedy Benefit, The...........................................162 Stephen Carlin: Pandas VS Penguins.............................................164 Steve Shanyaski’s Life-Survival Bible.............................................165 Storytellers' Club..............................................................................166 Stuart Goldsmith: Pr!ck..................................................................166 Suzi Ruffell: Let's Get Ready to Ruffell..........................................167 Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit......................................................168 Temps, The.......................................................................................168 Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits.................................................. 170 Tim FitzHigham: Stop the Pigeon................................................... 171 Tim Key – Masterslut....................................................................... 171 Tim Vine Chat Show, The................................................................ 171 Tom Stade Totally Rocks!................................................................ 171 Trevor Noah: The Racist.................................................................. 172 WitTank............................................................................................ 174 Events Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide: Live!, The.................................190 Fresh Fringe's 24-Hour Challenge – Free.......................................190 House................................................................................................ 191 On the Move With Escalator, Shifting Disability Debates on Access to the Festival...................................................................................194 Music Evening with David Hasselhoff Live, An........................................ 210 Flanders and Swann........................................................................ 211 Folk at the Pleasance....................................................................... 211 Robin's Ukulele Extravaganza........................................................228 Theatre Anything But (A One-Woman Play)...............................................256 Boris & Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure......................................262 Bottleneck........................................................................................262 Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart, The..........................................263 Camille Claudel................................................................................264 Clockwork Orange, A......................................................................267 CountryBoy's Struggle.....................................................................268 Death of Chatterton, The................................................................271 Exterminating Angel – An Improvisation......................................277 FAT....................................................................................................278 Gilbert and Sullivan in Brief(s)........................................................281 Hand Over Fist..................................................................................283 Hell's Bells by Lynne Truss...............................................................284 Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain..................................................285 I Heart Peterborough.......................................................................287 Maurice's Jubilee.............................................................................296 Miriam Margolyes – Dickens' Women...........................................299 Modern Town, A..............................................................................300 Molly Naylor and the Middle Ones: My Robot Heart...................300 Mon Droit.........................................................................................300 My Elevator Days.............................................................................303 Othello – The Remix........................................................................306 Peep..................................................................................................308 Pleasance Bytes............................................................................... 310 Proof................................................................................................. 311 Punch & Judy.................................................................................... 312 School of Night, The........................................................................ 316 Seeing Double: Figures................................................................... 317 Seeing Double: Vision..................................................................... 317 Silencer – David Calvitto, The......................................................... 319 Table, The.........................................................................................324 Thin Ice.............................................................................................327 Trench, The.......................................................................................330 Two Worlds of Charlie F, The..........................................................332 Wheelchair on My Face, The...........................................................335 Wind in the Willows, The................................................................335 Winston on the Run.........................................................................335 XXXO................................................................................................336
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Venue Guide Pleasance Dome V 23G F5C Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL B 0131 556 6550 • Mon-Fri 09:0000:30 or book online D 0131 556 1513 • www.pleasance.co.uk The transformed and newly refurbished Pleasance Dome offers five venues presenting the best in comedy, theatre and live music all under one roof. The legendary Pleasance atmosphere runs late into the night. H Pleasance Dome has two large bars, with under-cover seating area. Cafes serve food all day. I = 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cabaret Lili la Scala – Another F*cking Variety Show.................................. 15 Piff the Magic Dragon in ... Jurassic Bark........................................ 17 Comedy Abandoman – Party in the Key of C Major......................................32 After Hours Comedy..........................................................................33 Amused Moose Comedy Awards Showcases.................................35 Boom Jennies: Mischief, The............................................................49 Brendon Burns, Home Stretch Baby.................................................49 Cambridge Footlights: Perfect Strangers, The................................ 51 Cardinal Burns...................................................................................52 Chortle Presents: Fast Fringe............................................................ 55 Comedy Reserve, The........................................................................ 59 Danielle Ward – Speakeasy/Playdead.............................................62 Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale..............................................63 Horne and Key and............................................................................93 Humphrey Ker is... Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher!.....................95 Mick Miller and Jimmy Cricket........................................................ 127 Monkey Toast: The Improvised Chat Show................................... 128 Nick Helm: This Means War!.......................................................... 132 Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures............................................................. 133 Pappy's: Last Show Ever!................................................................ 139 Peacock & Gamble Don't Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway.....142 Thom Tuck Flips Out........................................................................ 170 Three Englishmen: Squares, The.................................................... 170 Tim Key – Masterslut....................................................................... 171 Tom Deacon: Deaconator............................................................... 171 Dance and Physical Theatre Gambler, The....................................................................................180 Musicals and Opera Wild West End..................................................................................249 Theatre
After the Rainfall..............................................................................254 As Ye Sow.........................................................................................257 As You Like It....................................................................................257 Bane 1, 2 & 3....................................................................................258 Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show, The.................................................260 Coalition...........................................................................................267 Comedian Dies in the Middle of Joke............................................267 Continuous Growth.........................................................................268 Dirty Great Love Story.....................................................................271 Don Quixote! Don Quixote!...........................................................272 Juana in a Million.............................................................................289 Kemble's Riot...................................................................................290 Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, The......................................292 Mayday Mayday..............................................................................297 Peter Panic........................................................................................308 Rod is God........................................................................................ 315 Translunar Paradise.........................................................................330 US Beef.............................................................................................333 World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh, The.......................336
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V 203G D5C Princes Street/ Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ D 0131 557 3759 Princes Mall Shopping Centre is a high quality, environmentally pleasing shopping centre located on the south side of Edinburgh's famous Princes Street and next to Waverley Station. Excellent venue to host various Fringe
shows. H Open seven days a week with late night opening on Thursdays. Cafes with range of soft drinks, coffees and food available. I 2 9 Children's Shows Joshua Seigal: We All Love Llamas!................................................. 24 Spoken Word Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart. .................................................. 252 Theatre Defunct Pig – Free...........................................................................271 Here's What I Know About Humans, By Lulu the Dog.................284 My Wrestle Mania...........................................................................303 Peter Piper – The Man Behind the Legend....................................308 Picture of Dorian Gray, The.............................................................308 Trial, The...........................................................................................330 21A – Free........................................................................................331 Unneeded Baggage.........................................................................332
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V 39G E5C 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 557 9797 • www.radissonblu.co.uk/hoteledinburgh The Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh is ideally situated in the heart of the city centre on the historic Royal Mile, halfway between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace. The building, with its 16th-century style facade, has been sympathetically designed to blend perfectly with its ancient neighbours. H Itchycoo Bar, lounge and outside terrace serve a wide range of food and beverages throughout the day. I=2456789 Events Edinburgh Interactive Public Events..............................................190 Music Jazz Lunchtime, Jazz Dinnertime................................................... 215
Rae Macintosh Musicroom V 206G D2C 6 Queensferry St, EH2 4PA D 0131 225 1171 The Rae Macintosh Music shop has been a fixture in Edinburgh for nearly 170 years. Find us off the West End of Princes Street, diagonally opposite Ryan’s Bar. Please note that there may be standing room only at our
Quaker Meeting House V 40G E4C 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL B 0131 220 6109 • From Aug 6th 09:30-20:30 D 0131 225 4825 • www.venue40.org.uk Just off the Lawnmarket our friendly venue is centrally placed on the terrace above Victoria Street . We provide a 65 seating rake and a black box theatre, our own box office and reception area. Our venue profits go to charity. H Tea room serving light refreshments. Our products come, where possible, from fair trade and organic sources. Open: 10:00-17:00 I=01459 Children's Shows Just So Stories.................................................................................... 25 Music Sorries, The.......................................................................................234 Musicals and Opera Cluedo...............................................................................................239 Dido and Aeneas: Love and Betrayal.............................................240 Theatre Beyond Hillsborough.......................................................................260 Black Comedy..................................................................................260 For the Love of Willie.......................................................................279 Ronnie and the Other World........................................................... 315 Trojan Women, The.........................................................................331
workshops. I 2 Music Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue.......... 212
The Red Bus V 277G G4C The Meadows (by the cricket pavillion), EH9 1JZ B 07599 912 687 D www.theredbus.co.uk Charming entertainment for children under six aboard our 1962 red double-decker Routemaster bus in the Meadows. Puppet shows on the top deck from Celeste's Circus and Free Range Puppeteers. Rides for all ages every day. IThis is a vintage vehicle in original condition and as such the venue is not accessible to wheelchair users. Children's Shows Red Bus Puppet Shows, The............................................................. 28
Riddle's Court V 16G E4C 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG There is a Courtyard area, Main-Stage Room, Grant’s 5 Generations Room, True Tales Bar and a Workshop Room.
The Queen's Hall V 72G G6C Clerk Street, EH8 9JG B 0131 668 2019 • Open all year round 10:00-17:30. Longer opening hours during Fringe. D 0131 668 2019 • www.thequeenshall.net Edinburgh's leading live music venue offers classical, jazz, blues, pop, rock, world, folk and comedy in the intimate surroundings of a
converted Georgian church. www.thequeenshall.net H The bar stocks a full range of wine, spirits and real ale and during V 114G D3C 139 George Street, the festival light snacks are served including sandwiches, baguettes, soup and salads. I = 0 1 4 5 8 9 EH2 4JY B 0131 556 6550 Comedy 139 St George’s Street – five Chilly Gonzales.................................................................................. 55 min walk north of Princes Street, towards Charlotte Square. One mile Henry Rollins......................................................................................92 Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music.....................................166 (25 min) from Pleasance Dome, Dance and Physical Theatre 1.3 miles (30 min) from Pleasance Courtyard. Entrance between shops. Young China Shines Beijing............................................................187 Performance located on the third floor. Seating not guaranteed and Young China Shines Shanghai........................................................187 Music no disabled access. Barb Jungr: Best of..........................................................................204 Not accessible to wheelchair users. Battlefield Band...............................................................................204 Theatre Would Be Nice Though...................................................................336 Dougie MacLean Trio in Concert.................................................... 210 Far, Far From Ypres.......................................................................... 210 Four Corners: Mr McFall's Chamber with Special Guests............ 212 King Creosote................................................................................... 216 1 Level Access Loveboat Big Band Album Launch Extravaganza, The................ 218 Mary Coughlan................................................................................ 219 2 Wheelchair Access Paul Kelly..........................................................................................226 3 Lift Peatbog Faeries...............................................................................226 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir, The......................227 Red Hot Chilli Pipers........................................................................228 5 Wheelchair Spaces Richard Thompson in Concert........................................................228 6 Other Facilities Shooglenifty.....................................................................................232 (accessible box office, etc) Skerryvore........................................................................................232 Treacherous Orchestra....................................................................235 7 Some Shows Accessible #Unravel Live: The Only Gig You Can Control With Your Phone.236 8 Hearing Loop Withered Hand.................................................................................237
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Events Grant's True Tales 24 Hour Storytelling Marathon....................... 191 Grant's True Tales Whisky Tasting.................................................. 191 Spoken Word Grant's True Tales Presents The Liar Show.................................... 251 Grant's True Tales Presents Spark London Storytelling................ 251
The Robin Chapel V 321G G6C Niddrie Mains Road, EH16 4EA Music Choral Evensong..............................................................................208
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Inverleith House V 369G A2C Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway), EH3 5LR B 0131 248 2971 • Tues-Sun: 10:0017:00 D 0131 248 2849 • www.rbge.org.uk/inverleith-house Inverleith House, which has been described as the most ideal gallery in Britain, presents an awardwinning programme of visual art exhibitions by internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, set within the 73 acre landscaped grounds of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. H Terrace cafe and John Hope Gateway Restaurant are open for food and refreshments every day. I9284=0 Exhibitions Philip Guston – The Late Paintings................................................200 Theatre
Twisted Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night's Dream – Scottish Youth Theatre Summer Festival 2012............................................331
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway V 28G A2C Entrance on Arboretum Place, EH3 5NZ B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 248 2909 • www.rbge.org.uk The John Hope Gateway is the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's biodiversity and information centre. It offers visitors the opportunity to explore the world of plants and enjoy superb new restaurant and shop facilities. H The Gateway Restaurant (reservations 0131 552 2674) open daily for meals 10:00-18:00. Last orders 17:00. Terrace Cafe (selfservice) available nearby. I = 0 2 3 4 5 9 Exhibitions Nature of Iraq, The..........................................................................200 Paradise Restored............................................................................200
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Off Inverleith House Lawn V 193G A2C Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway), EH3 5LP D 0131 248 2909 • www.rbge.org.uk Seventy acres of exotic tranquility one mile north of Princes Street. Glasshouses, John Hope Gateway and Inverleith House exhibitions, shop, Terrace Cafe and Gateway Restaurant. (Admission free, 10:0018:00. Charge for Glasshouses.) Bring a rug to sit on! H Gateway Restaurant (last orders 17:00), self-service Terrace Cafe (last orders 17:15) and East Gate Coffee Bar (outdoor seating only). I=02459 Children's Shows ACE – A Circus Extravaganza........................................................... 20
The Royal College of Physicians V 181G C4C 9 Queen Street, EH2 1JQ B 0131 226 0000 • Venue box office counter open Mon-Fri: 10:00-17:00 D 0131 225 7324 • www.rcpe.ac.uk The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is one of the foremost international providers of medical education and information. The College operates from historic premises in the heart of Edinburgh. I Wheelchair access is limited as we are a listed building. Contact the venue for further information. Spoken Word Enlightenment Titans – Their Biography, Legacy and Statuary..250 Edinburgh: The Medical City..........................................................250
The Royal Mile Tavern V 159G E5C 127 High Street, EH1 1SG B 0131 557 9681 • 12:00-21:00 D www.freefringe.org.uk Open from 9am at the heart of the Festivals on the Royal Mile, free comedy shows starting from 10am every day and free live music from 9:30pm to 3am every night. Food is served all day with outside seating
available. H Food available seven days. 09:00–21:00 I 4 9 Comedy Adam Strauss: Varieties of Religious Experience............................33 Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage – Free..................................................48 Dec Munro's Got Chutzpah..............................................................67 Kelly Kingham: Goody Two-Shoes – Free.....................................108 Nathan Cassidy: Free Pound...........................................................130 Someone, Somewhere.................................................................... 161 Music Absolutely Free Live Music.............................................................202
The Royal Oak V 309aG E5C 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge, EH1 1LT B 0131 557 2976 • Mon-Sat: 11:3004:00 Sun: 15:00-04:00 D 0131 557 2976 • www.royal-oak-folk.com The Royal Oak is Edinburgh's premiere traditional music and folk singing howff. Rub shoulders with the top names in folk music, join in or just sit and listen, sample a cask ale or a fine malt and enjoy the convivial atmosphere. H Public bar on street level with downstairs lounge. Takeaway food welcome before 22:00. Open Mon-Sat 11:30-04:00, Sun 15:0004:00. I = 0 4 Events Rebus – Hidden Edinburgh.............................................................194 Rebus – Secret Edinburgh...............................................................194 Music Festival Folk at the Oak................................................................... 211 Scotland in Song..............................................................................230
Step Into My Parlour........................................................................234 Spoken Word Tesco Chainstore Massacre............................................................253 Harry Baker: Proper Pop-up Purple Paper People........................ 251 Foreigner Go Home (With Me)....................................................... 251 Evie and the Perfect Cupcake......................................................... 251 Cradle to Grave................................................................................250 Content.............................................................................................250
Ryan's Cellar Bar
V 6G D2C 2 Hope Street, EH2 4DB D 0131 226 7005 • www.ryansbar.com Ryan's is situated in the heart of Edinburgh's chic west-end and comprises of three departments: Main Bar, Coffee Shop and Cellar Restaurant. Royal Over-Seas League Ryan’s hidden gem is bursting with V 19G D3C Overseas House, 100 character and this is where the comedy acts will be on. As well as Princes Street, EH2 3AB the main area where the performances take place the restaurant B 0131 226 0000 • Counter open features seven private alcoves for dining. The venue boasts a piano Mon-Sun, 09:30-16:30 D 0131 225 bar and live jazz every Sunday night. 1501 • www.roslarts.org.uk H Extensive drinks selection featuring a wide range of malt Edinburgh's most central venue, with whiskies and Scottish cask ales. Outside tables. Excellent food stunning castle views, has an intimate served. Food served seven days from 7.30am-10pm. Coffee Shop: chamber music room, plus gallery. bright and stylish conservatory cafe. Relax and watch the world go Restaurant and bar with food. An oasis by while enjoying the delicious coffee and homemade cakes. of calm in the heart of the festival hustle and bustle. I4 H Bar 11:00-23:00, bar food 12:00-21:00, restaurant for lunch and Children's Shows Very Scariesome Lollipop Lady, The................................................. 31 dinner, last orders 21:00. I 2 4 9 Comedy Exhibitions East Neuk Paradise..........................................................................198 End of the World Show 2012 Music Music Bach for Breakfast...........................................................................204 Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself................................................ 213 Beethoven and Schubert.................................................................204 St Andrew’s Square Beethoven for Breakfast.................................................................205 Garden Beethoven's Violin Sonatas............................................................205 V 305G D4C St. Andrew’s Square, Brahms at Teatime...........................................................................206 EH2 2AD Chopin After Lunch..........................................................................208 I=01259 Fitkin Late......................................................................................... 211 Late Night Chill Out Song Recital!................................................. 216 Mendelssohn at Teatime................................................................. 219 Mozart at Teatime...........................................................................221 Musical Gems for Violin and Piano................................................222 Music of Two Nations...................................................................... 223 My Journey Throughout China....................................................... 223 Never Too Late to Learn..................................................................223 Dance and Physical Theatre Piazzolla Late...................................................................................227 Leaving Limbo Landing...................................................................181 Rachel Wheatley (Soprano) Jan Waterfield (Piano) St Cecilia's Hall Song Recital.....................................................................................227 Sax Appeal 2012..............................................................................230 V 31G E5C Corner of Niddry Shostakovich Late............................................................................232 Street and Cowgate, EH1 1LJ Sid Samberg Plays...........................................................................232 B 0131 226 0000 • Counter open Song Recital.....................................................................................233 30 mins before each performance D Stefan Warzycki – Bach and After..................................................234 www.festivals.ed.ac.uk Steve Reich Late...............................................................................234 St Cecilia's is the oldest purpose-built Tenor and Soprano Duet Recital.....................................................235 concert hall in Scotland, dating from 1763, and is one of Edinburgh's best The Royal Scots Club kept secrets. A historic and interesting space, it is ideal for acoustic music performances. The Russell and V 241G C4C 29-31 Abercromby Mirrey collections of early keyboard instruments are housed in two Place, EH3 6QE B 0131 226 0000 • 09:00-00:00 D adjacent galleries.. I 0 2 3 4 5 9 Please notify the Hall on 0131 650 2805. www.arkle-theatre.com Music Situated in the heart of the New Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Treasure Chest............................ 210 Town, The Royal Scots Club offers a distinctive combination of cosy charm Glory of the Mainstream, The........................................................ 212 Guitars at St Cecilia's 1.................................................................... 213 and elegance. Guitars at St Cecilia's 2.................................................................... 213 Harpsichords at St Cecilia's 1.......................................................... 213 H Bar available Mon-Sat 17:00-23:00. Food served Mon-Sat Harpsichords at St Cecilia's 2.......................................................... 213 17:00-20:30. I 3 4 Harpsichords at St Cecilia's 3.......................................................... 213 Cabaret Harpsichords at St Cecilia's 4.......................................................... 213 Made in the Shade............................................................................. 16 Peter Bream, Piano: Schoenberg, Mozart, Music Brahms and Feldman......................................................................226 Colours of Tango..............................................................................209 Scottish Songwriters in the Round.................................................231 Theatre Viktor Bijelovic at St Cecilia's..........................................................236 Doctor Faustus.................................................................................272 Musicals and Opera Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us..........................................................304 Fabulous Chopin Boys, The.............................................................241 Proof................................................................................................. 311 Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The..................................................... 315 St Cuthbert's Parish
Rufus Reade Art V 32G LEITH D1C 40 Pilrig Street, EH6 5AL B 0131 554 1078 • 11am to 4pm D 0131 5541 078 • www.rufusreade.co.uk This building was put up in the last quarter of the 19th century. The venue is a private house. I4 Exhibitions Russian Icons....................................................................................201
Rush Bar V 100G E5C 3 Robertsons Close, Cowgate, EH1 1LY Rush Bar is one of Edinburgh's most popular student and backpacker bars. Open seven days from 1pm until 3am throughout the festival, the bar also plays host to Beer Pong Sundays, Monday Live Sessions and Karaoke Tuesdays and an amazing party atmosphere not to be missed. 18+ only. I 4 Comedy 2012: An Improv Odyssey............................................................... 173 Visual Aids........................................................................................ 173
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V 122G E3C 5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 229 1142 • www.st-cuthberts.net 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=024589 Music Absolutely Romantic.......................................................................202 Bach Cello Suites.............................................................................204 Beauties and Heroes: Dong Yi's Special Programme for Chinese Lovers' Day.......................................................................................204 Big Band Swing................................................................................205 Celestial Banquet.............................................................................207 Guitar of the 19th Century.............................................................. 213 Here's to the Heroes. ....................................................................... 214 Little Night Music, A........................................................................ 217 Musical Malta..................................................................................222 Music of Two Nations......................................................................223 Music @ St Cuthbert's.....................................................................223 Music @ St Cuthbert's.....................................................................223 My Journey Throughout China.......................................................223 Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's......................................................224
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Piano and Flute Recital....................................................................227 Romantic Inspired Improvisation...................................................229 Scotland in Song..............................................................................230 Scottish Piping.................................................................................231 Scotland’s Harps – A Celebration...................................................230 Scottish Sinfonia Play Haydn and Shostakovich...........................231 St Mary's Cathedral Singin’ Drums...................................................................................232 V 91G E1C Palmerston Place, Sound of Seventeen.........................................................................234 EH12 5AW B 0131 226 0000 Summer Concert..............................................................................235 D www.cathedral.net TrioSono............................................................................................235 One of the world's great neo-gothic Vintage Evening of Song, A............................................................236 buildings, with its three distinctive Musicals and Opera spires and a tradition of daily choral Bohemians on the Fringe................................................................239 services sung by the cathedral choir In Musical Company........................................................................242 - a magnificent concert venue. The Madame Butterfly...........................................................................243 Song School is covered by vibrant murals by Phoebe Anna Traquair. St Giles' Cathedral I24789 V 187G E5C Royal Mile, EH1 1RE Exhibitions B 0131 226 0673 • Mon-Fri Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry 1745.............................................198 09:00-19:00, Sat 09:00-17:00, Sun Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals............................................200 13:00-17:00 D 0131 225 9442 • Music www.stgilescathedral.org.uk Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast...................................................206 Founded in the 1120s, St Giles' was Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free....................................206 the church of John Knox during the Cathedral Choir Concert: Beyond the Stars..................................207 Reformation and is renowned for Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford..................207 its stained glass, Rieger organ and Cathedral Festival Eucharists.........................................................207 beautiful Thistle Chapel. Open daily. Free guided tours, concerts, Cathedral Festival Evensongs.........................................................207 Cathedral shop and restaurant. Donations welcome. Cathedral Gordon Stewart Celebrity Organ Recital.....................207 I24 Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts.......................................................207 Music Cathedral Marian Consort..............................................................207 Art for Lunch – Free Concerts at St Giles'......................................203 Cathedral Pandora's Box.................................................................207 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2012........................................................207 Cathedral Wilde Plays Liszt.............................................................207 Choral Celebration...........................................................................208 Hye-Kyung Lee Piano Recital.......................................................... 214 St Mary's Metropolitan Soaring Leap: Eric Whitacre............................................................233 Cathedral
St John's Church V 127G E3C Princes Street , EH2 4BJ B 0131 473 2000 • Mon-Sun 10:0020:30 D 0131 221 2273 • www. festivalofspirituality.org.uk The Festival of Spirituality and Peace has a breath-taking array of activities taking places from drama to drumming and conversations to art exhibitions. A non-profit organisation it aims to engage its audience with the original ethos of the Edinburgh Festivals. H Food and drink available at cafes on site. Open every day. I2589 Music Last Tango in Edinburgh................................................................. 216 Mindfulmess....................................................................................220 Musical Journey with Euna Park: Springtime in Korea, A............222 Scottish Journey and Beyond, A.....................................................231 Soweto Entsha.................................................................................234 Theatre Grace!...............................................................................................282
St Mark's artSpace V 125G E3C 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP B 0131 228 1155 • Mon to Fri 12:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 14:00-20:00 D 0131 659 7600 • www.edinburghunitarians.org.uk 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 including a short recital. I = 2 4 8 9 Children's Shows The BIG Sing-a-long!, ...................................................................... 21 Music Animal Songs: Bestiaries in English, French, and German..........203 Cello and Piano Recital...................................................................207 Four Seasons, The............................................................................ 212 Great American Songbook, The..................................................... 213 History of Jazz Piano, The............................................................... 214 Jupiter Ensemble of Edinburgh....................................................... 215 Key 89............................................................................................... 216 Kim Edgar......................................................................................... 216 Music of Friends, The......................................................................223 Piano Duo.........................................................................................227 Piano Favourites..............................................................................227
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking 356
Music Late Night Widor............................................................................. 216 Theatre Ne'er the Twain................................................................................303 Sparkleshark....................................................................................322
St Serf's Church Hall V 83G A3C Clark Road/Ferry Road, Goldenacre, EH5 3NP 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 wellestablished 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. I01589 Theatre Operation Stork................................................................................306
Sapphire Rooms V 77G E3C 81-83 Lothian Road, EH3 9AW B 0131 226 0000 • Mon-Sat 12:0019:00 D 0131 229 6391 Sapphire Rooms is open throughout the Fringe, from 12 noon until 3am, we are hosting various shows and events. H At Sapphire Rooms we offer a full range of beverages. We are open from 12noon until 3am daily. I1459 Cabaret Aurora Winterborn's Candid Cabaret................................................ 8 Lynn Ruth Miller is Approaching 80!............................................... 15 Sex, Drugs and Vaudeville................................................................ 18 Theatre Gob Shop..........................................................................................281
V 86G C5C 61 York Place, EH1 3JR B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 523 0106 • www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk St Mary's is ideally placed in the city centre, with its stunning new pipe organ, concerts Mon-Sat and the traditional service of Choral Vespers during the Fringe. The neighbouring Cafe Camino is the perfect place for refreshment and relaxation. Saughtonhall United H Our licensed cafe provides a wide range of wholesome food, drinks, cakes and homebaked scones. Open seven days 09:00-21:30. Reformed Church I=014589 V 273G F1C 87 Saughtonhall Music Drive, EH12 5TR Here's to the Heroes........................................................................ 214 B 0131 539 0491 D 0131 337 8328 Metropolitan Cathedral Compline By Candlelight....................... 219 • www.saughtonhall.com Metropolitan Cathedral Couperin: Messe pour les Couvents..... 219 This local venue is easily reached Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers.............................. 219 from the city centre (any bus Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts............................... 219 travelling in the zoo direction). A Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts......................................220 friendly and relaxed environment in Really Terrible Orchestra, The.........................................................228 a cafe-style setting. Tea and coffee available during interval. I = 0 2 4 8 9 St Michael and All Saints H Theatre Church Trouble in the Tolbooth...................................................................331 V 95G F3C 26 Brougham Street, The Scotch Malt Whisky EH3 9JH Society St Michael and All Saints (Scottish – The Vaults Episcopal) welcomes all to participate V 197G LEITH B2C 87 Giles in its services, which are in the AngloStreet, Leith, EH6 6BZ Catholic tradition, and to enjoy the B 0131 226 0000 series of Fringe concerts. The church D 0131 554 3451 • choir is one of the best in Edinburgh. www.smws.co.uk There is a fine grand piano. A warm welcome awaits you at the H Light refreshments available after Sunday High Mass. Society's traditional home. Open I0159 to anyone with tickets for a Society festival event, it provides the Music perfect setting to relax with a dram, lunch or coffee. For full Society Music at St Michael and All Saints.................................................222 programme, call 0131 555 2929. H Excellent seasonal bar food served Mon-Wed 12:00-21:00, St Ninian's Hall Thu-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sunday 12:30-20:00. Over-18s only. V 230G B1C Comely Bank Road, I294 EH4 1AW Events B 01620 860 802 Vaults Flavour Burst: Juicy Whisky and Food Combination........196 D 07785 511667 • www.edinburghtheatrearts.com The Scotch Malt Whisky St Ninian's Hall hosts the Edinburgh Society Theatre Arts group. We are situated – 28 Queen Street a mile north-west of the city centre, V 182G C4C 28 Queen Street, 50 yards to the east of the junction of EH2 1JX B 0131 226 0000 Comely Bank Road, Orchard Brae and Crewe Road South, opposite D 0131 220 2044 Flora Stevenson Primary School. • www.smws.co.uk I159 The Society's beautiful Georgian Theatre city centre venue is open to anyone MacBeth in Scots.............................................................................294 with tickets for a Society festival event. Relax in the Members' Room and enjoy a dram, light lunch or St Peter's exquisite dining. For full Society programme, call 0131 555 2929. V 17G G6C Lutton Place, EH8 9PE H Bar and excellent food Mon-Sat 09:30-21:30. Dining Room B 0131 226 0000 opening times – Bistro: lunch, Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00, a la carte: WedConveniently situated in the south Sat from 17:00. Over-14s only. I 2 9 side of Edinburgh, off South Clerk Events Street and near to Queen's Hall. On Queen Street Flavour Burst: Juicy Whisky and main bus routes. Food Combination..........................................................................194 H Tea, coffee and biscuits at time of performance. I01459
24-hour box office at edfringe.com The Scotch Whisky Experience V 323G E4C 354 Castlehill, EH1 2NE I01345689
Events Whisky – An Enthusiasm for Scotch............................................... 197 Whisky With the Distillers............................................................... 197
The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant V 337G D4C The Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, EH2 2EL B 0131 226 6524 • Mon-Sun 09:00-17:00 D www.centotre.com/edfringe At the heart of beautiful Princes Street Gardens nestled underneath Edinburgh Castle, the Scottish Cafe & Restaurant within The Scottish National Gallery takes great pride in celebrating all things Scottish. Specialising in local ingredients, great food, entertaining theatre and live music. H Cafe/Bar/Restaurant. Fresh, simple, Scottish food and drink served in stunning surroundings. Open: Mon-Sat: 09:00-22:00, Sun: 10:00-18:00 I249 Music Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner............................................................. 211
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
V 178aG E4C 18 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B 0131 225 7171 • 3-27 Aug, 9am – 1am A smart bar, located right in the centre of the Grassmarket with a large open bar space, free shows upstairs and a secluded beer garden and terrace – with food and drink available all day – a great place to hang out during the Fringe. 18+ H A wide selection of meals available all day, and a full range of hot, cold and alcoholic drinks. Large indoor and outdoor seating spaces for food and drink. I = 4 Comedy Ben Verth: Alsatian and Chips..........................................................42 Bob Graham Work Ethic....................................................................48 Car Crash Comedy 2012....................................................................52 Edinburgh Revue Stand Up Show, The............................................73 Liam and Owen – A Cracking One Off Show!.............................. 114 Niall McCamley: Lemon Jousting and Other Shenanigans.......... 131 No Country for Old Men................................................................. 133 Pick of the Fringe.............................................................................144 Politics Now. Politics Wow!............................................................145 Priceless............................................................................................146 Raymond Mearns – Rock'n'Roll Comedian – The Therapy Sessions................................................................... 147 Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed, The............................................................................156 Soap Box – The Comedy Debate Slam........................................... 161 Stuart Mitchell Presents 'It's Just a Phrase I Am Going Through'...... 166 Thatcher's Death Party....................................................................168
Scottish National Gallery V 222G D4C The Mound, EH2 2EL B 0131 226 0000 • Walk-in tickets Mon-Sun: 10:00-17:00, online tickets available through our website D 0131 624 6200 • www.nationalgalleries.org The Scottish National Gallery is home to Scotland's National Collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the 19th century, and is also one of Europe's premier exhibition venues. H Licensed restaurant, cafe and shop. I=2479 Exhibitions Expanding Horizons........................................................................199 Van Gogh to Kandinsky..................................................................201 Theatre Ruskin Live!...................................................................................... 316
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art V 66G D1C Belford Road, EH4 3DR B 0131 226 0000 • Walk-in tickets Mon-Sun: 10:00-17:00, online tickets available through our website D 0131 624 6200 • www.nationalgalleries.org Award-winning gallery set in
Venue Guide beautiful parkland / sculpture gardens. Amazing collection of 20th Siglo and 21st-century art, including Bacon, Hirst, Hockney, Matisse, V 263G E5C 184-186 Cowgate, Picasso, Warhol and the Scottish Colourists. Brilliant cafe. Free EH1 1JJ parking. D 0131 220 1228 • www.sigloH Licensed cafe with outdoor tables and shop. Opening times edinburgh.com Mon-Sun 10:00-17:00. I = 0 2 4 7 9 Siglo is Edinburgh's premier free Dance and Physical Theatre entry nightclub and party venue. Shaman's Dream, The.....................................................................184 Situated in the heart of the Cowgate, Exhibitions Siglo has been providing great nights Edvard Munch – Graphic Works from the out for over 10 years. Open until 5am Gundersen Collection......................................................................199 every day throughout the festival, entertainment is provided over Picasso and Modern British Art......................................................200 two floors and has something for everyone! I = 4 6 9 Disabled access to ground floor bar only. PBH Free Scottish Storytelling Fringe performance area upstairs bar area. Centre Comedy V 30aG D6C The Netherbow, All the Fun of the Unfair 2012...........................................................35 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Matthew Highton's End of the Road............................................. 124 B 0131 556 9579 • Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. Open Sun 12:00Southsider 18:00 (Jul and Aug) D www. V 148G F6C 3-7 West Richmond scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Street, EH8 9EF The Scottish Storytelling Centre is the D 0131 667 2003 • www.freefringe. world's first purpose-built centre for org.uk storytelling, right on the Royal Mile. The award-winning Netherbow Stage at back of this historic old Theatre and Storytelling Court spaces host live storytelling, literature, Edinburgh pub. Intimate, atmospheric, theatre, children's and visual arts events. A warm welcome for great venue for Fringe entertainment. families. Book online for tickets. Welcoming staff. H Storytelling Cafe: drinks, delicious cakes, snacks, and tasty lunches – H Full range of alcoholic drinks hot or cold. Licensed. Mon-Sat: 10:00-18:00. (Sun from 12pm) available. Coffee, teas, soft drinks. Open 11:00-03:00, food until I=2456789 22:00. Friendly festive atmosphere. I 4 Children's Shows Cloud Man.......................................................................................... 21 Comedy Elves and the Shoemaker, The..........................................................23 Aaron Twitchen's Quarter Life Crisis................................................32 Man Who Planted Trees, The........................................................... 26 Dan & Tom: Two for the Price of None............................................64 Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe........................................................... 80 Dance and Physical Theatre Dream or Not?................................................................................. 178 Garrett Millerick: Which One's Fergal?............................................84 Under Your Feet............................................................................... 173 Events Café Voices.......................................................................................188 theSpace @ Jury's Inn Theatre Angus: Weaver of Grass..................................................................256 V 260G D6C 43 Jeffrey Street, Ben Okri's The Comic Destiny.........................................................259 EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 • Jul 30-Aug 27 The Scott Monument 09:00-23:00. For email reservation: boxoffice.jury's@thespaceuk.com V 255G D4C East Princes Street D 0845 508 8387 • Gardens, EH2 2EJ www.thespaceuk.com B 0131 226 0000 • Ticket counter Managed by theSpaceUK, this at monument open Mon-Sat: 09:00intimate space hosts an array of new 19:00, Sun: 10:00-18:00 and established theatre. Located seconds from the Royal Mile with D 0131 529 4068 • bar and cafe facilities. For show information: www.thespaceuk.com. www.edinburgh.gov.uk The Scott Monument was built to H Bar and restaurant. I = 0 4 commemorate Sir Walter Scott, one Theatre of Scotland's greatest novelists. The monument is 200ft high - climb Anna.................................................................................................256 287 steps up the spiral internal staircase to four levels to see Burns: Rough Cut.............................................................................264 unrivalled views of Edinburgh's historic Old and New Towns. Ellipsis...............................................................................................276 Firebird..............................................................................................278 I Not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC. Hitler's Li'l Abomination..................................................................284 Comedy This Comedy Mob Belongs to Lionel Richie..................................169 Influence...........................................................................................287 It's My Wonderful Life.....................................................................288 The Shack Comedy Club & Man for All Times: W. E. B. DuBois, A...........................................296 Me Before Marilyn...........................................................................297 Nightclub Peaceful............................................................................................308 V 324G D3C 119 Rose Street, Society of Ethical Cat Burglars, The...............................................320 EH2 2DT A year round comedy space in theSpace @ Surgeons Hall Edinburgh's city centre. V 53G E6C Nicolson Street, I This venue is in a basement and as EH8 9DW B 0845 508 8515 • Aug such is not accessible for wheelchair 1st-26: 09:30-23:30 daily. For email users. reservation: boxoffice.surgeons@ thespaceuk.com D 0845 508 8515 • www.thespaceuk.com Comedy theSpace UK return to the historical Audience with the King, An.............................................................. 37 Surgeons Hall to offer a pulsating Black Monday – The Longest Laugh All Day Gong Show.............. 47 programme of cross-genre Born to be Mild..................................................................................49 Britain's Got F*ck All Talent!............................................................50 performance art. New writing, children's, classical, dance, physical, Geoff Norcott Avoids a Double Dip.................................................85 monologues, poetry and comedy. All under one roof in one The Late Night Shack Show............................................................ 112 spectacular venue. For more information: www.thespaceuk.com. Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others............................... 132 H Fantastic floodlit Courtyard Bar offering range of refreshments, Nick Page: My Glorious Hypothetical Life As a Eunuch............... 133 food, daily BBQ, coffee and tea. Fully licensed bar: 10:00-00:00 daily. Sex Money Death............................................................................156 I = 0 1 4 5 9 Cabaret From Houdini to Potter...................................................................... 12 Sheraton Grand Hotel & Laurent Piron – Unusual Day............................................................ 15 Spa Rob James: Magicana....................................................................... 18 V 240G E2C 1 Festival Square, Children's Shows EH3 9SR Absolute Improv Stories!.................................................................. 20 I01234569 East of the Sun, West of the Moon..................................................23 Jabberwocky, The.............................................................................. 24 Many Mishaps of Mr. Vinegar, The.................................................. 26 Marvellous Medicine......................................................................... 26 Once Upon A...................................................................................... 27 Comedy Events Colin Mars: A Life Full of Lemons.....................................................58 Pick of the Fringe.............................................................................194 George's Marvellous Medics............................................................85 Logic for a 5 Year Old...................................................................... 116 Oliver Dean and His Fantastic Ego! Live........................................136 Rosie Thorn and The Patsy Cornish Saga...................................... 151 Sex Ed: The Musical!.......................................................................156 St Andrews Presents – Blind Mirth Improv Comedy....................163 Tim Honnef – Life............................................................................ 171
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Venue Guide Dance and Physical Theatre Soldier...............................................................................................184 Musicals and Opera Boy Friend, The................................................................................239 Mikado, The.....................................................................................243 Newland...........................................................................................244 Part A................................................................................................244 Reduced Savoy Company, The.......................................................245 Ring of Stones, The..........................................................................245 Riot! The Musical.............................................................................246 Romance of Asian and Western Classical Voice, A.......................246 Seussical...........................................................................................246 Streets the Musical..........................................................................247 Spoken Word Age of the Geek...............................................................................250 Theatre Acts of Contrition............................................................................254 All an Act..........................................................................................254 Baby With the Bathwater...............................................................258 Cerberus...........................................................................................266 Cry Too Far From Heaven, A...........................................................268 Cut!...................................................................................................269 Dad Doesn't Dance..........................................................................269 Daughters of Lot..............................................................................270 Doll....................................................................................................272 Dracula.............................................................................................273 Fat Joe's Chicken Shack...................................................................278 Gotcha!.............................................................................................281 Grave Reunion, A.............................................................................282 Grimaldi: King of the Clowns..........................................................282 House of Shadows, The...................................................................285 How to Start a Riot..........................................................................286 HURT.................................................................................................286 Jhiva of Nietzsche, The....................................................................288 Journos.............................................................................................289 Letters of Jane Austen, The............................................................292 Listen! The River..............................................................................293 Locked In..........................................................................................293 Metamorphoses: Fables from Ovid...............................................298 Midsummer Night's Dream, A........................................................298 Mod Girl............................................................................................300 Most Dangerous Toy, The...............................................................301 Outward Bound...............................................................................307 Platero Y Yo......................................................................................309 Playing Fate...................................................................................... 310 Pool of Blood.................................................................................... 310 Practice, Memory and Song........................................................... 311 Property Known As Garland, The.................................................. 311 Proposal, The................................................................................... 312 Quick! Save the Pizza!.................................................................... 312 Sancho Panza 2012......................................................................... 316 Seven Against Thebes..................................................................... 318 Social Husbandry Inc – Breeding a Brighter Society Since 2012.320 Tale of Nada, The.............................................................................325 3.2 Seconds......................................................................................328 We Got Rhythm...............................................................................334 Whale Tale........................................................................................334 What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur...............................................335 Wild Turkey.......................................................................................335 Wrecked............................................................................................336 Yellow Wallpaper, The.....................................................................337 You Left Me in the Dark..................................................................337
theSpace @ Symposium Hall V 43G E6C RCOS, Hill Square, EH8 9DR B 0845 557 7475 • 09:00-23:00 D 0845 557 7475 • www.thespaceuk.com the SpaceUK present another high calibre venue. This wonderfullylocated space between Bristo Square and the Pleasance offers a high-brow alternative to the traditional Fringe venues. Ideal for stand-up, chat, music (bands), a capella, improv, sketch and cabaret. H Food and drink available in theSpace theatre bar Mon-Fri, 12:30-23:00. I = 0 2 3 4 5 9 Children's Shows Jumblies, The..................................................................................... 24 Comedy Eric Davidson – The Only Way is Eric's............................................. 74
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 It's Grimm Up North..........................................................................98 Kev Orkian in Concert – The World's Favourite Foreigner...........109 Dance and Physical Theatre Compas Flamenco, A....................................................................... 177 Flamenco Roots............................................................................... 179 Music All the King's Men – It's Reigning Men!........................................202 All the King's Men present.............................................................202 Alternotive A Cappella....................................................................202 Moon................................................................................................220 Musicals and Opera Music of Les Misérables and West End Musicals..........................244 Somewhere Under the Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story..........247 Vocal Associates presents: Faybulous!.........................................248 Theatre Forever Young..................................................................................279 Good Person of Szechwan, The......................................................281 Trojan Women..................................................................................331
theSpace @ Venue45 V 45G D5C 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH B 0845 508 8387 • Aug 3-27: 09:00-00:00. For email reservation: boxoffice.venue45@thespaceuk.com D 0845 508 8387 • www.thespaceuk.com One of the festival's oldest and 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. Show info: www.thespaceuk.com. H Cafe 45 open 09:00-late. Cosy theatre cafe offering snacks and a mixture of festival fun. I = 0 2 4 5 9 Dance and Physical Theatre Pinocchio: Adventures in the Metropolis......................................183 Music Isolated Isle...................................................................................... 214 Musicals and Opera Side by Side by Sondheim...............................................................247 Theatre After Orpheus..................................................................................254 American Gothic: The Poetry of Edgar Lee Masters.....................255 Ash Girl, The.....................................................................................256 Barwell Prophecy, The....................................................................258 Best Served Cold..............................................................................259 Billy Liar............................................................................................260 Birds on a Wire.................................................................................260 Complete Works of William Shakespeare – Abridged, The.........267 Disintegration Loops, The...............................................................272 Dragged Up...................................................................................... 274 Enter the Woods..............................................................................276 Food For Thought............................................................................279 Iliad, The Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, The..................................................................287 Karen's Way: A Kindertransport Life..............................................290 Little Women....................................................................................293 Lust in Translation............................................................................293 Lysistrata – The Sex Strike...............................................................293 Pornography.................................................................................... 310 Question No One............................................................................. 312 Richard III......................................................................................... 314 Romeo and Juliet............................................................................. 315 Three Tall Women............................................................................328 Urban Fairytale................................................................................333 Yarn, The..........................................................................................336
theSpace on Niddry St V 9G E5C Radisson Hotel, EH1 1TH B 0845 557 0844 • 09:30 – 23:00 D 0845 557 0844 • www.thespaceuk.com With an unrivaled location right in the middle of it all and part of our Royal Mile hub, the venue offers a fantastic high calibre platform to showcase some of Edinburgh's best
large-scale shows. H Licensed bar on site I 2 4 9 Dance and Physical Theatre In Transit...........................................................................................180 JSAC Presents: A Lot of Seoul.........................................................181 Music Blues!................................................................................................205 Musicals and Opera 'Beth..................................................................................................239 Last Five Years, The.........................................................................242 Theatre Divine Words....................................................................................272 Elephant Man...................................................................................275 Erpingham Camp, The.....................................................................276 4.48 Psychosis..................................................................................279 Macbeth...........................................................................................294 Machinal...........................................................................................295 Minotaur...........................................................................................299 Nights at the Circus.........................................................................303 Noël Coward's Tonight at 8:30......................................................304 Of Mice and Men.............................................................................305 Oh, What a Lovely War...................................................................305 Romeo and Juliet............................................................................. 315 Tempest, The....................................................................................326
theSpace on North Bridge V 36G D5C Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6308 • Jul 30 – Aug 27: 09:00-23:00. D 0845 557 6308 • www.thespaceuk.com Located right at the hub of the festival where the Royal Mile meets North Bridge, theSpace offers two theatres presenting a diverse programme of high calibre performance art. From theatre to monologues, sketch, improv and song, a real feast for all. H The two theatres are supported by a fully licensed bar in a Green Room on the floor above. I = 1 4 5 9 Children's Shows When I Grow Up I Want to Be.......................................................... 31 Comedy Absolute Stripping!...........................................................................33 Darkness Rising..................................................................................64 Dance and Physical Theatre Echo and Narcissus.......................................................................... 179 Power Shuffle...................................................................................183 Tap This.............................................................................................185 Undercovered...................................................................................186 Events Ascension 2012................................................................................188 Empower 2012.................................................................................190 Stagetime: The Art of Live Music Performance............................195 Musicals and Opera Assassins..........................................................................................238 Honk Jr..............................................................................................242 1,000 Suns........................................................................................244 Picture House, The...........................................................................245 Theatre Adele's Heart....................................................................................254 All the Things I Never Said..............................................................255 Awesome Show, The.......................................................................258 Blake's Doors....................................................................................261 Chatroom.........................................................................................266 Cleansed...........................................................................................267 Dirty Blood.......................................................................................271 Dubrovski......................................................................................... 274 Festen...............................................................................................278 Frontline...........................................................................................280 How to Climb Mount Everest..........................................................286 I Am a Moon....................................................................................286 In a Handbag, Darkly.......................................................................287 In Tents.............................................................................................287 Iron Assumptions.............................................................................288 Miss Julie..........................................................................................300 Miss Julie..........................................................................................300 One Month Early..............................................................................306 Party Time........................................................................................307 People Like Us..................................................................................308 Salt and Pepper................................................................................ 316 Sky Burial, A.....................................................................................320 Sun is Not for Us, The......................................................................324 Superheroes.....................................................................................324 Swan Song........................................................................................324 Swordy-Well.....................................................................................324 Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story......................................327 Titanic Sinks Titswilly......................................................................329 Trojan Women..................................................................................331 Under the Ladder.............................................................................332 Weigh In, The...................................................................................334 Wild Allegations..............................................................................335 World Over, The...............................................................................336
theSpace on the Mile V 39G E5C 80 High Street, EH1 1TH B 0845 508 8316 • Aug 1-27: 10:00-23:00 daily. For email reservation: boxoffice.radisson@ thespaceuk.com D 0845 508 8316 • www.thespaceuk.com Situated right in the middle of it all, located on the Royal Mile, theSpaceUK presents an international programme of collective performance art, from theatre to improv, from sketch to monologues. All show information at www.thespaceuk.com. H The venue has a fully licensed bar and restaurant 11:00-23:00 daily. I=023459 Comedy I'm Not Crying in the Bathroom: I'm Crying in the Supply Closet.98 Magpie and Stump in Lolitary Confinement................................. 120 No Poofs No Piano..........................................................................134 Nothing to Show.............................................................................. 135 Word:Play......................................................................................... 174 Musicals and Opera Berlin Cabaret..................................................................................239 Party Worth Crashing......................................................................244 Theatre After the Accident by Julian Armitstead........................................254 Antigone...........................................................................................256 Awkward!........................................................................................258 Browning Version, The....................................................................263 Built for Two.....................................................................................263 Complex: Electra, The.....................................................................268 Complex: Oedipus, The...................................................................268 Dirty Pretty Money..........................................................................272
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Evening With Dementia, An...........................................................277 Hardcore Pawn With Mick, Lewis and Shaun...............................283 Heaven's Gate..................................................................................284 Him....................................................................................................284 How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found....................286 Marcel Pursued By the Hounds by Michel Tremblay....................296 Nggrfg..............................................................................................303 Not My Cup of Tea...........................................................................304 One Night Stand..............................................................................306 Pretty When I'm Drunk................................................................... 311 Proof................................................................................................. 311 Punk Rock......................................................................................... 312 Ride of the Bluebottles, The........................................................... 314 Salome.............................................................................................. 316 Servant to Two Masters, A.............................................................. 318 Sex, Lyres and Audiotape............................................................... 318 Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, The.............................................. 319 Solve.................................................................................................321 Stick Stock Stone Dead....................................................................323 Subliminal Nonsense.......................................................................324 This is Who I Am!............................................................................328 Threads.............................................................................................328 Utopia (Beyond the Words) and Clothes.......................................333 Wuthering Heights..........................................................................336
SpaceCabaret @ 54 V 54G D5C North Bridge, EH1 2HE B 0845 557 6309 • 09:00-00:00 D 07976 785718 • www.thespaceuk.com Vibrant cabaret bar located on the Royal Mile. A global feast of song, music, cabaret, comedy, dance and theatre. Free entry after midnight. Open ‘til 3am daily See: www.thespaceuk.com for more info. H Licenced bar on site. I = 4 9 Cabaret Bordello Blues...................................................................................... 8 Breathless – A Dramatic Cantata....................................................... 9 Knickerbocker Glory!........................................................................ 14 Love, Lust and Lager.......................................................................... 15 Mickey and Judy................................................................................ 16 World War Wonderful!..................................................................... 19 Comedy Cirque du Charlie Chuck.................................................................... 57 Music Elsa Jean McTaggart........................................................................ 210 Music for All.....................................................................................222 Showhawk Duo, The.......................................................................232 Musicals and Opera Hey, Piano Bar Lady!.......................................................................242
The Stables at Prestonfield V 223G G6C Prestonfield House, Priestfield Road, EH16 5UT B 0131 225 7800 • 09:00-23:00 D www.scottishshow.com The Stables at Prestonfield is the magnificent setting for the 'Famous Taste of Scotland' dinner show. Adjacent to Royal Holyrood Park, these historic grounds and gardens are home to Edinburgh's highest rated hotel and famous Highland cattle. Moments from the Royal Mile. H Four course dinner and wine included with show. Full bar and wide range of malt whisky available. Restaurant on-site. I2459 Music Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Dinner Show, A..................... 210
Sally-Anne Hayward: The Inbetweeny Lady................................. 152 Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna................................................... 155 Stephen K Amos – Work in Progress.............................................164 Steve Gribbin: Viva Gribbostania!.................................................165 Tony Jameson and Katie Mulgrew Tell Tales................................. 172 Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Scotland............................................................................................ 173 Wil Hodgson: Kidnapped By Catwoman....................................... 174 Musicals and Opera And They Played Shang-A-Lang.....................................................238 Theatre Boy In a Dress...................................................................................263
Stockbridge Library V 320G B2C 11 Hamilton Place, EH3 5BA I049 Exhibitions Panta Rhei........................................................................................200
Stockbridge Parish Church
The Stand Comedy Club V 5G C5C 5 York Place, EH1 3EB B 0131 558 7272 • Aug 3-29: 10:00-20:00 D 0131 558 7272 • 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 Fully licensed bar, soft drinks, teas and coffees available before and during shows. I=049 Comedy Best Of Scottish Comedy, The..........................................................43 Bob Doolally’s Euro Crisis..................................................................48 Jo Caulfield – Thinking Bad Thoughts...........................................104 Lucy Porter – People Person........................................................... 118 Phill Jupitus – You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here..................................................................................................144 Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast.................................148 Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker....................................................... 159 Stand Late Show, The......................................................................163 Tony Law Maximum Nonsense...................................................... 172 Where Once Was Wonder by Daniel Kitson.................................. 174
The Stand Comedy Club II
V 5G C5C 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ B 0131 558 7272 • Aug 3-29: 10:00-20:00 Theatre D 0131 558 7272 • Strip Search......................................................................................324 www.thestand.co.uk Round the corner, our little sister club Spotlites @ The is in its thirteenth year. This intimate Merchants' Hall studio space is situated in a large, Georgian-style first floor drawing room. The venue is fully seated and V 278G D4C 22 Hanover Street, has a separate bar and waiting area. EH2 2EP B 0131 220 5911 • 09:00-23:00 D H A small but fully licensed bar. I 4 0131 220 5911 • Comedy www.spotlites.co.uk Bob Doolally’s Euro Crisis..................................................................48 David Longley: My Favourite Things................................................65 Forty metres from the centre of Elaine Malcolmson: Relevant Experience........................................73 Princes Street, just up from the Gavin Webster: Bill Hicks Wasn't Very Good..................................84 National Gallery, this beautiful venue has a reputation for quality five-star and four-star sell-outs! Iszi Lawrence's Wotnot.....................................................................98 Outstanding, international companies: interactive children's theatre, Juliet Meyers: Raised By Fridge Magnets...................................... 107 drama workshops, classics, cutting-edge plays, dance, quirky comedy Markus Birdman – Love, Life and Death....................................... 122 and musicals... Martin Mor: A Man You Don’t Meet Everyday............................. 123 Michael Legge: What a Shame....................................................... 125 H Sweets / soft drinks / ice creams available during venue opening Ro Campbell: Midnight Meltdown................................................150 hours. I = 2 3 4 5 9 Seymour Mace: Squeg!................................................................... 157 Cabaret Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance..................................................... 13 Silky: Nut Allegory...........................................................................158 Simon Donald’s School of Swearing.............................................. 159 Children's Shows Drama Workshops for 5 – 12s..........................................................22 The Stand Comedy Club III Enormous Turnip, The.......................................................................23 & IV Magic Porridge Pot............................................................................ 26 V 12G C5C 28 York Place, EH1 Merlin's Dragon................................................................................. 26 3EP B 0131 558 7272 • Aug 3-29: Peter Pan on Dinosaur Island........................................................... 27 10:00-20:00 Music D 0131 558 7272 • Belles Amies!...................................................................................205 www.thestand.co.uk Musicals and Opera Aida the Musical..............................................................................238 Across the road from the original Spring Awakening...........................................................................247 venue, Stand III is a superb large Spoken Word theatre space with its own bar, and When Holidays Attack.....................................................................253 Stand IV an intimate studio with exciting Fringe debuts. Venues Superbard Starts to Save the World...............................................253 accessible through courtyard at basement level. Clooney, Cowell, Pitt and Me: Amusing Encounters with the A-List. H Fully licensed bar in Stand III. Limited refreshments in our sunny 250 courtyard for Stand IV. I 4 Theatre Comedy 'Allo 'Allo..........................................................................................255 Best of Irish Comedy, The.................................................................43 Bitesize Chekhov..............................................................................260 Eleanor Tiernan – Rogue................................................................... 74 Broken..............................................................................................263 Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2.........................................................79 Frank and Ferdinand.......................................................................280 Fringe Comedy Academy: Class of 2012, The.................................80 Fukushima – A Silent Prayer of Poetry...........................................280 Geoff the Entertainer........................................................................85 Sidcup Family Portrait, The............................................................. 319 Ian Shaw – A Bit of a Mouthful........................................................ 97 Twentysomething............................................................................331 John Scott – Totally Fed Up............................................................106 Liam Mullone: A Land Fit For F*ckwits......................................... 115 Mary Bourke: Hail Mary!................................................................ 123 Mitch Benn: Reduced Circumstances............................................ 128
V 317G B3C 7b Saxe-Coburg Street, EH3 5BN B 0131 226 0000 D www.stockbridgechurch.org.uk Fine Georgian building designed by architect James Milne and built in 1823. The Church is a superb concert venue with a Steinway baby grand piano and has excellent acoustics. I2489 Music Loud and Proud................................................................................ 218 Mini-Mahler at the Fringe...............................................................220 Musicals and Opera I Got It – An Actor's Tale.................................................................242
The Street V 239G C5C 2B Picardy Place, EH1 3JT D 0131 556 4272 • www.thestreetbar.co.uk Lively and trendy gay-friendly central cafe-bar. DJs, cocktails, food and snacks. Outside tables. Well furnished basement ideal for stage and audience. Great welcome. H Light, airy cafe-bar. Excellent service. Meals and wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. I29 Cabaret Evening With Samantha, An............................................................. 12 Lady Celeste: Exploring Down Under!............................................ 15 Comedy Rookie Mistakes..............................................................................150 Theatre Words and Women..........................................................................336
Studio 24 V 253G D6C 24-26 Calton Road, EH8 8DP Music GO-GO (Club Night), The............................................................... 213
Summerhall V 26G G6C 1 Summerhall, EH9 1QH B 0845 874 3001 • 10am-8pm D www.summerhall.co.uk Summerhall is a new venue presenting high-quality theatre, literature, visual art, music and film events, in the former ‘Dick Vet’ building of Edinburgh University. I=0157 Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more information. Dance and Physical Theatre Cadillac............................................................................................. 176 Macbeth...........................................................................................182 Puppet. Book of Splendor...............................................................184 Rime..................................................................................................184 Say Something.................................................................................184 Events Evening with Richard Demarco, CBE, An......................................190 Festival Club.....................................................................................190 Exhibitions Pain Thing.........................................................................................200 7x7th Street......................................................................................201 Music Pain of Desire, The...........................................................................225 Whatever Gets You Through the Night.........................................237 Musicals and Opera Dr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflications..................240 Theatre Amusements....................................................................................255 Bigmouth..........................................................................................260 Buzzcut.............................................................................................264 Caesarean Section – Essays on Suicide.........................................264 Dead Memory House, The..............................................................270 Detention..........................................................................................271 Edinburgh.........................................................................................275 Flâneurs............................................................................................278
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Venue Guide Future Tales (Sierakowski)..............................................................280 Guild of Cheesemakers, The...........................................................282 How a Man Crumbled.....................................................................285 List, The............................................................................................293 Mother Tongue................................................................................302 Pages from the Book of...................................................................307 Remember Me................................................................................. 313 Script in Hand................................................................................... 317 Shirtwaist......................................................................................... 319 Sh*t / La Merda, The....................................................................... 319 Small Narration................................................................................320 Softening of MAO-A, The...............................................................321 Songs of Lear....................................................................................322 Strange Hungers..............................................................................323 Stranger, The....................................................................................323 30 Days to Edinburgh......................................................................327 24h....................................................................................................331 We Are Chechens!...........................................................................334 We Are Not Here..............................................................................334
Summit of Arthur’s Seat V 328G E6C Walk from Holyrood Park by the Scottish Parliament, EH8 8ED B 07704 863286 • 13:00-13:30 D www.thisbelongstolionelrichie.co.uk This venue is on top of Arthur's Seat, just below the rocky peak, on a grassy plateau. It is a fresh-air performance area, without stage, covering or PA, overlooking the capital. Look for Fringe venue boards and marshals. I 4 Comedy This Arthur's Seat Belongs to Lionel Richie...................................169 This Arthur's Seat Gala Belongs to Lionel Richie..........................169
Sweet Grassmarket V 18G E4C Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, EH1 2HS B 0131 243 3596 • From Aug 1 09:30-00:30 D www.sweetvenues.com Step away from the herd and enjoy the best programme at the festival in this haven of calm and comfort just along from the Cowgate. Featuring shows of all genres from around the world, a trendy bar, posh loos and... glorious air conditioning. H Restaurants and bar open all day until late. I02459 Cabaret Desert Island Discs – A 70th Birthday Salute.................................. 11 PianoDivalicious!............................................................................... 17 Sweet Release, The............................................................................ 19 Children's Shows James and the Giant Peach............................................................... 24 Rabbit and the Rose, The.................................................................. 28 Comedy Blind Date Ruined My Life................................................................. 47 Jayde Adams is Master of None.....................................................101 LOLd on a Minute!........................................................................... 116 Look of an Angel on the Devil Himself, The...................................117 Matt and Ian's Improv Show.......................................................... 123 Mind Reading for Breakfast............................................................ 128 Owen and Bettesworth: Sung and Unsung..................................138 Peter Antoniou's Psychic Circus......................................................143 The Quiz Show That Has Nothing to Do With Horses..................169 Tom Lauri: Good With His Fingers................................................. 171 Dance and Physical Theatre Dance Interrogations....................................................................... 178 e-Station........................................................................................... 179 Rambling in an Empty Room..........................................................184 Events CineFringe Film Festival..................................................................188 Music Dean Friedman – In Concert...........................................................209 Doris Day at the Movies – A Celebration in Song......................... 210 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – A Celebration in Song............ 212 Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz....................................................... 217 Musicals and Opera Have a Nice Life...............................................................................241 Last Five Years, The.........................................................................242 Theatre Biloxi Blues.......................................................................................260 Brief History of Scotland – We Done Loads!, A............................263
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking 360
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Call Me!............................................................................................264 Ukrainian Club Complete History of the BBC in 60 Minutes, The.........................267 V 238G C6C 14 Royal Terrace, Dirty Hands......................................................................................271 EH7 5AB Faust/us............................................................................................278 The venue is quite unique in that How Much is Your Iron?..................................................................285 it is the only Ukrainian club left in Last Fairytale, The...........................................................................291 Scotland and has been in place Les Impossibles................................................................................292 for around 50 years and brings Married With Snails.........................................................................296 something different to the festival. Pierrepoint – The Hangman's Tale.................................................308 I0459 Probably the Greatest Goal Ever Scored (and Other Tales)......... 311 Queue............................................................................................... 312 Comedy Recent Tragic Events........................................................................ 313 Fairytale Forest, The..........................................................................75 Spirit of Frances Wright (Love is an Action Verb), The.................323 Swan Song........................................................................................324 Underbelly, Bristo Square Taming of the Shrew, The...............................................................325 V 300G F5C Bristo Square, EH8 There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong With Oscar Pike....................327 9AL B 0844 545 8252 • Web and Three Cities.......................................................................................328 telephone from May, counter from Two Dogs..........................................................................................332 31st July 10:00-01:00 D 08445458252 The Tom Fleming Centre • www.underbelly.co.uk V 128G C1C Queensferry Road, All paths lead to the Pasture! Come EH4 3EZ graze in Bristo Square, the hub of B 0131 226 0000 the Fringe, drink in our Pasture and D www.esms.edin.sch.uk/venue-hire/ Cowbarn's Courtyard and enjoy a total festival experience like no Created in one of Edinburgh’s other. foremost architectural landmarks, the H Two buzzing alfresco bars. A great variety of food concessions Tom Fleming Centre is a modern, fully available and top notch coffee. 12:00 ‘til very late! raked, flexible venue with a superb I=2459 acoustic that seats 60 to 580 and Not all spaces are accessible, please contact venue for more supports music, theatre, dance and community events. information. I02489 Cabaret Musicals and Opera Briefs..................................................................................................... 9 Macbeth Project, The......................................................................243 Cabaret Whore – Her Finest Hour...................................................... 9 Movin' Melvin: Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr................... 16 The Trades Maiden Children's Shows Hospital Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales.........................................................30 V 192G E1C Ashfield, 61 Melville Comedy Alistair Barrie: Urban Fogey.............................................................34 Street, EH3 7HL Anne Edmonds in My Banjo's Name is Steven................................36 I=04 Armageddapocalypse: Threat Level Dead...................................... 37 Barry Morgan's World of Organs.....................................................39 Basic Training.....................................................................................39 Benny Boot: Def-Con 4.....................................................................42 Bob and Jim – Go............................................................................... 47 Catriona Knox – Hellcat....................................................................53 Exhibitions Celebrating 450 Years of the Trades of Edinburgh.......................198 Chris Corcoran and Elis James – The Committee Meeting............ 55 Craig Hill – Jock's Trap!..................................................................... 61 Traverse @ Scottish Book Dana Alexander: Breaking Through................................................62 Early Edition, The...............................................................................72 Trust E4 Udderbelly Podcalf 2012..............................................................73 V 204G D6C Sandeman House, Eleanor Conway's Midnight Rumble................................................ 74 off High Street, EH1 1SR Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma........................................... 76 B 0131 228 1404 • Box office Fran Moulds: Significant Human Error............................................79 open seven days a week. Tue-Sun: Funeral of Conor O'Toole, The..........................................................81 open 30 mins prior to first morning Gareth Morinan: Truth Doodler........................................................83 performance until late. Mon: 10:00Garrett Millerick: Sensible Answers to Stupid Questions..............83 18:00 George Ryegold's God-In-A-Bag.....................................................85 Sandeman House is the home of the Graham Rex.......................................................................................87 Scottish Book Trust. It offers a unique space and a delightful awardGrainne Maguire: Where Are All the Fun Places and Are Lots of winning garden just off the Royal Mile. This year, the Scottish Book People There Having Better Fun?.....................................................88 Trust will become an extension of the Traverse Theatre. Heath Franklin's Chopper in A Hard Bastard's Guide to Life.........91 I 4 Not accessible to wheelchair users. Hennessy & Friends: A History of Violence.....................................92 Children's Shows Iain Stirling: Happy to Be the Clown?..............................................96 Ballad of Pondlife McGurk, The....................................................... 20 Jessica Pidsley's I Can Make You Thin(k)......................................102 Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean, The....................................22 Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man................................................103 Kaput................................................................................................108 Traverse Theatre Late Show, The................................................................................. 112 Laurence Clark: Inspired................................................................. 113 V 15G E3C Cambridge Street, Lights! Camera! Improvise!........................................................... 116 EH1 2ED B 0131 228 1404 • Box office open Matt Forde: Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left........................... 123 seven days a week. Tue-Sun: 9am-until Michael Winslow – Noizeyman...................................................... 126 Musical Comedy Awards Showcase.............................................. 129 late, Mon 10:00-18:00 D www.traverse.co.uk Naz Osmanoglu: Ottoman Without An Empire............................130 Scotland's new writing theatre Nish Kumar – Who Is Nish Kumar?................................................ 133 'is the festival's most prestigious Paul McCaffrey: Pills'n'Thrills and Belly Laughs........................... 141 home of serious drama' (New York Pete Johansson – Utopian Crack Pipe...........................................143 Times) Rachel Stubbings Is Stubbing Out Problems.................................146 Richard Herring: Talking C*ck – The Second Coming..................148 H The legendary Traverse Bar Cafe offers high quality food and Sammy J and Randy – The Inheritance.......................................... 152 drink; open early until late. I = 0 2 3 4 5 7 9 Shirley and Shirley Unleashed........................................................158 Events Talkfest One 2012............................................................................196 Spanktacular!..................................................................................162 Talkfest Two 2012............................................................................196 Susan Calman: This Lady's Not for Turning Either........................167 Tania Edwards – Killer Instinct.......................................................168 Theatre All That is Wrong.............................................................................255 Totally Tom....................................................................................... 172 And No More Shall We Part............................................................255 Vikki Stone: Hot Mess..................................................................... 173 Angels...............................................................................................256 Voices in Your Head......................................................................... 173 Music As of 1.52pm GMT on Friday April 27th 2012, This Show Has No Title...................................................................................................256 Tom Thum – Beating the Habit.......................................................235 Blink..................................................................................................261 Vocal Orchestra, The.......................................................................236 Born to Run......................................................................................262 Musicals and Opera Bullet Catch......................................................................................264 Anthony Rapp – Without You........................................................238 Dream Plays (Scenes From a Play I'll Never Write)....................... 274 Spoken Word Letter of Last Resort and Good With People, The........................292 Shane Koyczan – Talk Rocker.........................................................253 Theatre Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!..........................................................296 Fantasist, The...................................................................................278 Mess..................................................................................................298 Hervé – A Collection of Songs, Dances and Stories......................284 Monkey Bars....................................................................................300 Magician's Daughter, The...............................................................296 Morning............................................................................................301 Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.............................298 Theatre Uncut..................................................................................327 One Man Lord of the Rings.............................................................306 One Man Star Wars Trilogy.............................................................306 Prize, The.......................................................................................... 311
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Swamp Juice.....................................................................................324 Tumble Circus: This Is What We Do For a Living...........................331
Underbelly, Cowgate V 61G E5C 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1EG B 0844 545 8252 • Web and telephone from May, counter from Aug 1 10:00-01:00 D www.underbelly.co.uk 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). H Three buzzing licensed bars open ‘til 04:00. Cafe with food and excellent coffee available and free late-night entertainment. I=479 Cabaret Boom Boom Club................................................................................. 8 Bourgeois & Maurice – Sugartits....................................................... 9 EastEnd Cabaret: Notoriously Kinky................................................ 12 Children's Shows Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure... For Kids!........................................29 Comedy Alfie Brown: Soul for Sale.................................................................34 Bad Bread: 2012 – The Survival Guide............................................38 Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year............................................43 Catie Wilkins: Joy Is My Middle Name............................................53 Claudia O'Doherty – The Telescope................................................. 57 Discover Ben Target...........................................................................69 Doctor Brown – Befrdfgth................................................................ 70 Dog-Eared Collective: You're Amazing, Now Look at Me, The..... 70 Durham Revue, The........................................................................... 71 Foil Arms and Hog – Late Night Sketch Comedy............................78 Graters: Julian Ignores his Friend and Talks to a Pretty Girl..........88 Great Puppet Horn, The....................................................................88 Guilt & Shame: Up All Night.............................................................89 Helen Arney – Voice of an Angle......................................................91 Horse & Louis: The Curse of.............................................................94 Jay Foreman's Mixtape...................................................................101 Jessie Cave: Bookworm..................................................................102 Jonny & the Baptists........................................................................106 Leads & Stern................................................................................... 113 Luke Toulson – Luke Who's Talking............................................... 119 Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol......................................................... 121 Mark Nelson – Under the Radar.................................................... 122 One Hour Plays, The........................................................................136 Oxford Revue – Prattle Royale, The .............................................. 139 Oyster Eyes Presents: Some Rice.................................................... 139 Paul Foot – Kenny Larch Is Dead.................................................... 141 Sad Faces Remember It Differently................................................ 152 Sexytime!......................................................................................... 157 Sound & Fury's Doc Faustus........................................................... 161 Spank!..............................................................................................162 Through the Looking Screen........................................................... 170 Tiffany Stevenson: Uncomfortably Numb..................................... 170 Tom Cottle's These Twisted Folk.................................................... 171 Truth.................................................................................................. 172 Music Shlomo: Ministry of Mouth.............................................................232 Zombie Prom....................................................................................237 Spoken Word Mark Grist – Rogue Teacher...........................................................252 Luke Wright – Your New Favourite Poet.......................................252 Theatre Beast, The.........................................................................................259 B*tch Boxer......................................................................................260 Bye Bye World..................................................................................264 Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice..................................................265 Chapel Street....................................................................................266 Double Edge's Almost Nothing to Do with Frogs.........................272 Double Edge's Apples.....................................................................272 Double Edge's Flames Over New Jersey........................................273 Double Edge's Spring Awakening..................................................273 Glory Dazed......................................................................................281 Guide to Second Date Sex, A..........................................................282 John Peel's Shed by John Osborne.................................................289 Letter to the Man (from the Boy)...................................................292 Life Is Too Good To Be True.............................................................292 Lonely One, The...............................................................................293 Man Who, The.................................................................................296 Me Pregnant!...................................................................................298 Night of the Big Wind......................................................................303 NOLA................................................................................................304 One Hour Only.................................................................................306 Pride, The.......................................................................................... 311 Punch................................................................................................ 312 Razing Eddie..................................................................................... 312 Real Man's Guide to Sainthood, A................................................. 312 Satan's Playground.......................................................................... 316 Slapdash Galaxy..............................................................................320 Static, The.........................................................................................323 Strong Arm.......................................................................................324 Tenderpits.........................................................................................327 You Obviously Know What I'm Talking About..............................337
Valvona & Crolla V 67G B6C 19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA B 0131 556 7800 • Postal and web bookings from Jun 14. In person Aug 5-30, Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:00-15:00 D 0131 556 6066 • www.valvonacrolla.com Festival Fringe productions in a small theatre 'beyond the treasure house of salamis, cheeses, balsamic vinegars and olive oils' (Sunday Times). 'If anything makes a London-based gourmet jealous of the Scots, it is Valvona & Crolla' (Financial Times). H Retail delicatessen, wine merchant, Caffe Bar, cook shop and bakery. Open 7 days. I = 0 4 8 Music David Vernon and Dick Lee.............................................................209 From Bach to Piazzolla.................................................................... 212 Liebe, Lust and the Lost Lederhosen.............................................. 217 Magicians of Edinburgh, The.......................................................... 219 Neapolitan Songs............................................................................223 Nick Keir: An Edinburgh Songwriter..............................................224 Tam Lin.............................................................................................235 Theatre Holmes and Watson: The Farewell Tour........................................285 Italia 'n' Caledonia...........................................................................288 Platero Y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez............................................309
Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners V 42G D4C 48 Princes Street, EH2 2YJ I=1234569 Theatre Villains, Heroes and Adventurers...................................................333
Venue150 @ EICC V 150G F2C 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE B 0844 847 1639 • SunMon: from one hour before the first show until 15 mins after the start of the day's last show D 0131 519 4150 • www.venue150.com Venue150 @ EICC just gets better and better! This year, take in some big names, world-class comedy, internationally renowned dance and jaw-dropping acts from across the globe. All in the capital's comfiest venue! H Fully licensed cash bar, VIP club bar, and cafe with snacks available. Open daily with first show of the day. I=014589 Comedy Alan Davies – Life is Pain..................................................................34 Big Comedy Gala in Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, The.........44 Daniel Sloss – Extra Shows!.............................................................62 Daniel Sloss – The Show...................................................................63 Danny Bhoy: Dear Epson...................................................................63 Festival of the Spoken Nerd..............................................................77 Jason Byrne: People's Puppeteer...................................................101 Jimeoin – What?!............................................................................103 Jimeoin – What?! – Extra Shows!.................................................103 Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order............................................................103 No Pressure to Be Funny.................................................................134 Rhod Gilbert: The Man With the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo.....148 Stand Up for Freedom.....................................................................164 Dance and Physical Theatre Booking Dance Festival – Festival Showcase................................ 176 Booking Dance Festival – Split Bill................................................. 176 Dante................................................................................................ 178 Theatre I Shall Be Remembered – The Story of Madame de Pompadour.288
Venue 13 V 13G D6C Lochend Close, Canongate, EH8 8BL B 07074 201313 • 10:00-20:30 D 07050 161320 • www.venue13.com Venue 13 promotes new writing. Run by the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in collaboration with the California Institute of the Arts, the 2012 season will feature the best new theatre from Wales and the United States. H No cafe facilities, but Starbucks is just across the street! I=1589 Dance and Physical Theatre Into the Fog......................................................................................180 Medicine Show................................................................................182 Musicals and Opera Naked Dictators...............................................................................244 Theatre Becoming Conocido........................................................................259 Bessie and Me..................................................................................259 Cancer Time.....................................................................................264 Eighth Day, The................................................................................275 Gods..................................................................................................281 Going Green the Wong Way...........................................................281 Oddlie...............................................................................................304 Rhinoceros........................................................................................ 314 Romeo and Juliet............................................................................. 315 Unlucky for Some.............................................................................332
Vincaffe V 334G C5C 11 Multrees Walk, EH1 3DQ B 0131 557 0088 Music and cabaret stage space within the first floor restaurant in VinCaffe. An established Italian restaurant, Caffe Bar and Wine Bar on two floors in Edinburgh's newest city centre street in the heart of retail shopping in
Edinburgh. I=0249 Music Dinner with Cole Porter...................................................................209
The Vine Trust Barge V 261G LEITH F3C Prince of Wales Dock off Ocean Drive, EH6 7DX I0234569
Exhibitions Exhibition of Contemporary Scottish Painting..............................199
The Voodoo Rooms V 68G D5C West Register Street, EH2 2AA B 0131 226 0000 • Counter sales 12:00-01:00 D 0131 556 7060 • www.thevoodoorooms.com The Voodoo Rooms is an awardwinning entertainment venue with cocktail bar and restaurant. Opulent and grand, its 1860s’ interior has recently been given a new contemporary skin. H Award-winning cocktail bar and restaurant open from 12:00-late seven days. The kitchen is open 'til 22:00 every day. I 4 Cabaret All The Men We've Never Slept With................................................. 8 ArtW*nk!............................................................................................. 8 Auntie Myra’s Fun Show..................................................................... 8 Claire Benjamin Presents The Von Trapp Family Singers............... 10 Curious Couple from Coney, The...................................................... 11 Das Vegas Night................................................................................ 11 Hour Long Sinister Wink, An............................................................. 13 It’s Not Easy Being Yellow................................................................ 13 Magic Faraway Cabaret.................................................................... 16 Mr B’s Chap-Hop Hooray!................................................................ 16 Paul Dabek – Nothing Up My Sleeve!............................................. 17 Sex 'n' Slugs 'n' Accordion................................................................ 18 Vaudeville Schmuck........................................................................... 19 Voodoo Varieties............................................................................... 19 Comedy Coach Load of Lesley, A.................................................................... 57 Crunch the News............................................................................... 61 Dolly Mixture..................................................................................... 70 Failure and How to Achieve It...........................................................75 Fat Kitten Goes Speed Dating.......................................................... 76 Fat Kitten vs. the World.................................................................... 76 Jack and Nikki: Killing Machines......................................................99 Kieran Hodgson: Supervillain......................................................... 110 Owen Niblock: Codemaker.............................................................138 Rory & Tim: Good for Nothing....................................................... 151 10 Films With My Dad.....................................................................168 Thomas Hardie Presents: Where's Thomas, Hardie?................... 170 What a Weird and Wonderful Festival!......................................... 174 Music Dean Friedman – In Concert...........................................................209 Theatre Bravery of Miss Anne and Other Tales of Splendorous Adventure, The..........................................................263 Paul Dabek Presents Thurston.......................................................307
Wester Hailes Library V 347G F1C 1 West Side Plaza, EH14 2FT I23 Children's Shows Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!)...................................... 20
West Princes Street Gardens V 136G E3C Near Ross fountain, look out for event banner, EH2 2HG I 2 4 Wheelchair access via King's Stables Road. Theatre One Minute Birdwatching – Free...................................................306
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Comedy Bristol Improv for Hire.......................................................................50 V 246G E5C 119 High Street, EH1 Do Not Adjust Your Stage................................................................. 70 1SG B 0131 556 3095 Fragments of Monotony / An Audience With Sir Dickie Benson...79 D 0131 556 3095 • www.whiskibar.co.uk Word Power Books WHISKI is a multi award-winning V 154G F6C 43 West Nicolson whisky bar and restaurant situated Street, EH8 9DB mid way down the Royal Mile. We B 0131 662 9112 • Mon-Sat: 10.00specialise in all things Scottish – food, 18.00, Sun: 12.00-17.00 whisky and music! Come on down D www.word-power.co.uk and experience a unique place that is the WHISKI bar. Word Power Books – a veritable H Fresh Scottish food is served all day with over 300 whiskies, wine fleamarket of books and ideas – and craft Scottish beers and ciders. I 9 organises the Edinburgh Book Fringe. Writers and activists from around the Music world participate in a daily programme of readings and discussions. Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music...................................... 211 All events are free and listed on our website. I 0 4 Events WHISKI Rooms Edinburgh Book Fringe....................................................................189 V 214G E4C 4-7 North Bank Spoken Word Street, EH1 2LP Ciaran O'Driscoll Launching His Novel: A Year's Midnight..........250 D www.whiskirooms.com
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www.thedancepad.com.au V 279G C Around Edinburgh, EH2 2EL Dance and Physical Theatre Dance Pad Flash Mob...................................................................... 178
www.walkingheads.net Events Whisky Tastings............................................................................... 197 V 299G N/AC Royal Mile, EH1 1QS Comedy Whistlebinkies Edinburgh Comedy Tour...................................................................72 V 158G E5C 4-6 South Bridge, Zoo EH1 1LL V 124G F6C 140 The Pleasance, B 0131 557 5114 • Midday to 5am EH8 9RR D 0131 557 5114 B 0131 662 6892 • From Aug 5: • www.whistlebinkies.com 10:00-22:00 D 0131 662 6787 Open from 1pm until 5am every day, • www.zoofestival.co.uk 450 capacity Whistlebinkies presents Zoo's award-winning intimate studio over 150 artists throughout the theatres host a feast of the best new Festival Fringe. Features local and writing, emerging dance companies, national Scottish talent, smaller touring artists alongside tribute and classic drama, rising comedy talent covers acts. Free comedy from 1pm, free live music from 9pm. and breathtaking physical theatre from around the world. Just down H Fully licensed from 12:00 to 05:00. I = 0 the road from the Pleasance Courtyard. Comedy And Still Rarely Rong.........................................................................36 H Cold drinks available. I = 0 2 4 5 Christian Reilly: This Is Not A Love Song......................................... 57 Children's Shows Ian Smith and Tom Toal..................................................................... 97 Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen.................................. 24 Top Secret Comedy Club, The......................................................... 172 Comedy Harri-Parris – The Leaving Do, The..................................................91 Music Absolutely Free Live Music.............................................................202 Lie. Cheat. Steal. Confessions of a Real Hustler............................ 115 Obsession – A Life With Magic...................................................... 136 Dance and Physical Theatre Whitespace Deserving?....................................................................................... 178 V 116G B5C 11 Gayfield Square, Machines for Living.........................................................................182 EH1 3NT Metamorphosis: A Return to Presence..........................................183 D www.whitespace11.com Minu1s..............................................................................................183 Whitespace is a central venue at Our Soldier.......................................................................................183 the top of Leith Walk with many Work Songs......................................................................................187 restaurants and bars close by. An intimate space with good acoustics that stays cool in hot weather with good ventilation and good access from the street. Dance and Physical Theatre Conversations With Love................................................................ 177 Theatre Moondial..........................................................................................301 Riot Squat......................................................................................... 314 Still Life: An Audience With Henrietta Moraes.............................323 Whynot? V 327G D4C 14 George Street, EH2 2PF B 0131 624 8633 Located on George Street, Whynot? is the number one late-night venue in Edinburgh. During the Fringe, our doors are open Monday to Friday, 12.30 to 9.30pm, for free comedy shows, and the club opens late as usual for those who wish to party the night away. I 4 Cabaret Once Upon a Time (in Space)........................................................... 16
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 3 Lift 4 Assistance Dogs Allowed 5 Wheelchair Spaces 6 Other Facilities (accessible box office, etc) 7 Some Shows Accessible 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking 362
Musicals and Opera Glasvegas – The Original 1977 Musical.........................................241 Theatre As You Like It....................................................................................257 Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade.................................................263 Centralia...........................................................................................266 Dream/Life....................................................................................... 274 Firing Blanks.....................................................................................278 King Lear...........................................................................................291 Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The......................................................291 1984..................................................................................................304 Piatto Finale.....................................................................................308 Sealand............................................................................................. 317 Sedition............................................................................................. 317 This Land: The Story of Woody Guthrie.........................................328 Tranquillity, Serenity, Calm.............................................................330 Unmythable......................................................................................332 Vitamin.............................................................................................334 What's He Building in There?.........................................................335
Zoo Southside V 82G F6C 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER 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 Cafe 10:00-14:00. Bar 12:00-01:00. I = 2 4 9 Cabaret Fag Ends and Families...!.................................................................. 12 Dance and Physical Theatre China Red......................................................................................... 177 Contains Spoilers............................................................................. 177 Council of the Ordinary, The........................................................... 177 Duality.............................................................................................. 179 Jishin.................................................................................................180 Sulle Labbra Tue Dolcissime (On Your Honey Lips)......................185 Watch It!...........................................................................................186 Theatre Closer................................................................................................267 Dirty Martini, A................................................................................271 Excuse Me, I’m Trying to Please You..............................................277 Half a Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths...............................282 Midnight at the Boar's Head..........................................................298 Plastic Beach....................................................................................309 Porphyria.......................................................................................... 311 Rainbow........................................................................................... 312 Rites and Regulations...................................................................... 315 Rubber Dinghy................................................................................. 316 Salome By Oscar Wilde................................................................... 316 Turn of the Screw.............................................................................331 Unplugged........................................................................................332 Werther's Sorrows...........................................................................334
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Greatest Show on Legs. . . . . 32 Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show with Miss Behave – and It’s Free!. . . . . 32 Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless – Free. . . . 32 AAA Batteries (Not Included) – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 AAA Stand-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . 32 AAA Stand-Up Late. . . . . . . . 32 Aaron Twitchen / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 32 Aaron Twitchen's Quarter Life Crisis. . . . . . . . . 32 Abandoman – Party in the Key of C Major . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Abanico Flamenco . . . . . . . 176 Aberdeen vs. Glasgow vs. The World II – Free . . . . . . . . 32 Abigoliah Schamaun. . . . . . . 32 Abigoliah Schamaun: Girl Going to Hell . . . . . . . . . 32 About Comedy – Stand-up Comedy Courses. . . . . . . . . . 33 About Turn Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . 246,307 Abracadabarets. . . . . . . . . . 241 Absolute Improv!. . . . . . . . . 33 Absolute Improv Stories!. . . 20 Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It – Free. . . . . . . . . . 238 Absolutely Free Live Music. . . 202 Absolutely Legless. . . . . . . . 176 Absolutely Romantic. . . . . . 202 Absolute Stripping!. . . . . . . . 33 Accident and Emergency / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 145 ACE – A Circus Extravaganza. . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Action To The Word. . . . . . . 267 Active Virgin . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Activism Is Fun. . . . . . . . . . . 33 Act One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Act One Theatre Company. 336 Acts of Contrition. . . . . . . . 254 Actually Rather Good Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,154 Act Up Theatre Company USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 AD1 Dance Company. . . . . 182 Adam Belbin and Padraig Ryan / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Adam Belbin / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Adam Hess and David Elms / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Adam Hess and Sean McLoughlin . . . . . . . . 124 Adam Hills: Mess Around. . . 33 Adam Larter / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 33 Adam Larter: Happy New Year – A Free Comedy Show. . . . . 33 Adam Mickiewicz Institute. 190 Adam Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Adams & Neagle / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 58 Adam Strauss / PBH’s Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 33 Adam Strauss: Varieties of Religious Experience. . . . . . . 33 Adding Machine, The . . . . . 254 Adelaide Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 188 Adelaide Fringe Info Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Adele's Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Adolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Adrian Fisher and Stuart Barham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Adrian Sims. . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Adult History of Great Britain Part 1 – Free, The. . . 254 Adventures of the Little Prince (Based on Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry). . . . . 20
A&E Theatre Company. . . . 334 Africa Calling!. . . . . . . . . . . 176 After Hours Comedy. . . . . . . 33 Afternoon Delight. . . . . . . . . 33 After Orpheus. . . . . . . . . . . 254 After the Accident by Julian Armitstead. . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 After the Rainfall. . . . . . . . . 254 Age of the Geek. . . . . . . . . 250 Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Aidan Goatley / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 168 Aidan Killian: Free to Obey – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Aida the Musical. . . . . . . . . 238 Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker. . 21 Aireborne Theatre. . . . . . 24,317 Air Guitar Can Save the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Aizzah Fatima. . . . . . . . . . . 272 Akagumi (Japan). . . . . . . . . 298 AKHE – Russian Engineering Theatre / Russian Season 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Alain Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Alan Anderson: Whisky Fir Dummies 2.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Alan Bissett and Sacha Kyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass . . . . . . . 254 Alan Davies – Life is Pain. . . 34 Alan Fletcher, Marc Smethurst, Jonny Pelham, Charlie Rowley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Alan Francis Expands. . . . . . 34 Alan Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic. . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alan Sharp: Careful What You Wish For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alan Sharp / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 34 Alasdair Cameron. . . . . . . . 217 Alastair McDonald . . . . . . . 230 Alastair Savage. . . . . . . . . . 231 Alba Brass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Alba Flamenca . . . . 25,176,180, 221 Albert & Friends Instant Circus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Alchemist, The. . . . . . . . . . . 317 Aleksandra Borys . . . . . . . . 182 Alessandro Sciarroni. . . . . . 181 Alex Chapman, Ben Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Alex Hodgson. . . . . . . . . . . 202 Alex Hodgson Presents Sunday Nicht Live at Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Alex Horne and Tim Key. . . . 93 Alexis Dubus: Cars & Girls . . 34 Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 170 Alex Keelan and Claire Mooney. . . . . . . . . . . 251 Alex Voakes & Janlin Macrae / Free Festival. . . . . 128 Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Alfie Brown: Soul for Sale. . . 34 Alfie Moore – I Predicted a Riot. . . . . . . . 34 Ali Brice and David Bussell / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 173 Alice Mary Cooper – Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . 335 Alice's Adventures. . . . . . . . . 20 Ali McGregor and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 202 Ali McGregor's Alchemy. . . 202 Ali Shahrukhi. . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Alison Thea-Skot. . . . . . . . . 168 Alison Trower. . . . . . . . . . . .327 Alistair Barrie: Urban Fogey. . 34 Alistair Greaves and Lee Ridley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Alistair Green . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alistair Green: Jack Spencer – Why Anything?. . . . . . . . . . 34 All About Dickens. . . . . . . . 254 All About the Craic. . . . . . . . 34 All an Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Allander Record Fairs. . . . . 211 Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 202
All in the Timing . . . . . . . . . 255 Alll an Act / Depot Theatre. . 254 All My Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 'Allo 'Allo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Allotment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 All Star Stand-Up Showcase – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 All That is Wrong. . . . . . . . . 255 All the Fun of the Unfair 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 All the King's Men . . . . . . . 202 All the King's Men – It's Reigning Men!. . . . . . 202 All the King's Men present.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 All The Men We've Never Slept With. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 All the Things I Never Said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 All Turn! – Free. . . . . . . . . . 255 Almost, Maine. . . . . . . . . . . 255 Al Murray the Pub Landlord: The Guv’s Olympic Pub Quiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Al Murray – The Pub Landlord: The Only Way is Epic (Special Previews). . . . . . . . . 35 Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer – Free. . . . . . . . . . .35 Al Pitcher – Tiny Triumphs. . . 35 Alternative Sex Education. . . . 8 Alternotive A Cappella. . . . 202 Always Be Comedy. . . . . . . . 35 Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay's Bum Notes. . . . . . . . . . 35 Amazing Bubble Show, The . 20 A.M.Entertainments in Association With 2entertain. 35 A.M. Entertainments in Association With 2entertain. 35 American Girlfriend: Laura Levites. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 American Gothic: The Poetry of Edgar Lee Masters . . . . . . . 255 American High School Theatre Festivall . . . . 21-22, 24, 177, 238-239, 243,248,254256, 264,267,270-271,277,281282, 284,287,296,302,319,322, 324-327,333,336-337 A Midsummer Night’s Dream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Am I Good Friend?. . . . . . . 255 Amnesty International. . . . . . . . . 134,164 Ampersandance. . . . . . . . . 177 Amused Moose Comedy Awards Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Amused Moose Comedy Awards Showcases. . . . . . . . 35 Amused Moose Laughter Awards Top Ten Semi-Final. . 35 Amusements. . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Amy Abler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amy Hoggart as Pattie Brewster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Amy Lamé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Amy Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Anda Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Anda Union – The Wind Horse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Andi Neate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Andi Neate Band, The. . . . . 203 And No More Shall We Part.255 And Now for a Nice Evening With Wallan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Andre King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Andrew Bird's Global Village Fete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Andrew Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Andrew Doyle: Whatever It Takes. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Andrew Lawrence is Coming to Get You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Andrew Maxwell: That's the Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burrows Do Music and Comedy and Hideous Murders. . . . . . 36 Andrew O'Neill is Easily Distracted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly. . . 36 Andrew Watts. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 And Still Rarely Rong . . . . . . 36 And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 And They Played Shang-A-Lang. . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Andy and the Prostitutes . . 203 Andy and the Prostitutes – The Musical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Andy Wilkinson. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Andy Wilkinson: 'My Name is Not Smug Roberts'. . . . . . . . 36 Angela Barnes and Matt Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Angels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Angels and Demons. . . . . . 203 Angels in Heels. . . . . . . . . . 256 Angus and Cameron: Village Idiots – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Angus Leigh and Cameron Anderson / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Angus: Weaver of Grass. . . 256 AnimalParts theatre co.. . . . 327 Animal Songs: Bestiaries in English, French, and German . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Anna.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Anna Morris / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 70 Anne Chmelewsky . . . . . . . 170 Anne Edmonds. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Anne Edmonds in My Banjo's Name is Steven. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Anne-Isabel Meyer. . . . . . . 204 Anne Renshaw. . . . . . . . . . 203 Anne Renshaw Sings!. . . . . 203 Annette Roman. . . . . . . . . . 284 Annie's Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Anon(ymous). . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Another Night in with The Silver Darlings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Ant Craven and Tom Goble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Anthony King . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Anthony King: Songs of Love and Death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Anthony Rapp – Without You. . . . . . . . . . . 238 Anthropoetry. . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Antigone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Antique Patchwork Carpets.198 Antler with Matroska. . . . . 328 Antonio Forcione – Sketches of Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Antonius Players. . . . . . . . . 217 Anybody Waitin'?. . . . . . . . 176 Anything But (A One-Woman Play). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Apocalypse or Bust!. . . . . . 256 Applause. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Applespiel (Australia). . . . . 277 Appointment With The Wicker Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Arash Bazrafshan. . . . . . . . 229 Arborea Musica: Masters of the Hautboy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Arches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Arches presents Rob Drummond, The. . . . . . . . . . 264 Arguments and Nosebleeds. 37 Arguments and Nosebleeds – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Aria Alba Opera for All. . . . 243 Aria Alba-Opera for All. . . . 243 Aria Entertainments. . . . . . . 12 Ari Hoenig Trio. . . . . . . . . . . 203 Ari Hoenig Trio (NYC) with Euan Burton and Tom Gibbs.203 Arkle Theatre Company.311,315 Armada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Armageddapocalypse: Threat Level Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Arnie Pie / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Art Assemblage – Cities and Other Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Artem Kretov. . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Art for Lunch – Free Concerts at St Giles'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Art of Procrastination. . . . . . 37 Arts and Crafts of Burma. . 198 ArtsOne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 ArtW*nk! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Arty Kamikaze and Take 3 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ascension 2012. . . . . . . . . . 188 Asher Treleaven: Troubadour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ash Girl, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Ashley Frieze. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ashley Strand – PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . 86 Asking For Trouble. . . . . . . . . 21 Asli Akbay & Simon Lilley / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 132 As of 1.52pm GMT on Friday April 27th 2012, This Show Has No Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Aspidistras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Aspidistras – Hi Noon!, The . 37 Assassins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 37,43-44, 139,150,201 Assembly and Marshall Cordell. . 39,42,59,110,149,151 Assembly and Miss Behave . . 8 Assembly by arrangement with Antonio Forcione. . . . . . . . . 203 Assembly Gala Press Launch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Assembly Room . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Assembly Rooms, The. . . . . 233 Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . 37 Assembly Rooms The Very Best of the Fest, The . . . . . . . . . . . 37 *Asterisk Theatre & Exploding Fish / Free Festival. . . . . . . . 169 As Told By in Association with Greenwich Theatre. . . . . . . 257 As Told By with Greenwich Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 As Ye Sow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Asylon Theatre in Association with Heels Over Head Dance Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 As You Like It. . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Atelier du Plateau. . . . . . . . 315 At Large Theatre Company. . . 292 Atlas Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Attempts on Her Life – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 At the Fringe of Reason . . . 188 Audience With the Duke of Windsor – Bob Kingdom, An. . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Audience with the King, An. . 37 Audience With Tomás Ford – Free, An. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Auld Alliance. . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Auld Reekie Tours. . 21,191,193, 195-196 Auntie Myra's Fun Show . . . . 8 Auricle Ensemble . . . . . . . . 220 Aurora Winterborn's Candid Cabaret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Austen George. . . . . . . . . . 203 Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel. . . . . . . . .37 Austerity Pleasures. . . . . . . . 37 Australian Voices. . . . . . . . . 220 Austrian and Someone from Slough, An. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Autojeu Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 286 Avalon Promotions. . . . . . . . . . . 35,52,57,59,79,83,88,91,93 96, 102,116,123,130,141-142, 148,150,171,174 Avalon Promotions Ltd/ The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 151 Avin a Larf Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 129 avoiDance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Awesome Show, The. . . . . . 258 Awkward!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Awkward Cough Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Axis of Awesome . . . . . . . . . 38 Axis of Awesome: Cry Yourself A River, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Aztikeria Teatro. . . . . . . . . . 286
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Bablake Seekers . . . . . . . . . 289 Babolin Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 308 Baby Chimp Productions . . . 89 Babygang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Baby Loves Disco . . . . . . . . . 20 Baby Loves Disco UK Ltd . . . 20 Baby Wants Candy. . . . . . . 188 Baby Wants Candy and Assembly with Marshall Cordell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Baby Wants Candy Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Baby With the Bathwater. . 258
Bach: B Minor Mass. . . . . . 203 Bach Cello Suites. . . . . . . . . 204 Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh, The . . . . . . . . . . 236 Bach for Breakfast. . . . . . . .204 Bach for Solo Violin. . . . . . . 204 Bach: Magnificat and Handel: Coronation Anthems. . . . . . 204 Back and to the Left. . . . . . . 38 Back and to the Left in the Turkish Prison. . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Backhand Theatre with C theatre. . . . . . . . . . 23,31 Backhand Theatre with South Hill Park Arts Centre and C theatre . . . . . . . . 286,325 Back to School . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Back to School's Disco. . . . . 38 Back to the Future – The Pantomime. . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Bad Advice – Free. . . . . . . . . 38 Bad Bread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bad Bread: 2012 – The Survival Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bad Musical. . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Bad Taste Cru . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Bairns' Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ballad of Pondlife McGurk, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Band on the Run. . . . . . . . . 204 Bane 1, 2 & 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 258 bANGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Bank Festival, The. . . . . . . . 204 Bar at Buena Vista Presents – El Rey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Barbara Nice: Mrs Nice. . . . . 38 Barbara Nice / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Barbershopera. . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Barbershopera: The Three Musketeers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Barb Jungr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Barb Jungr: Best of. . . . . . . 204 Barely Legal: The 18-Year-Old Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Barnardo's / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Barra and Beyond: Songs of the Western Isles – Maggie MacInnes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Barry Castagnola / EdCom Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Barry Castagnola in Where's Barry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Going Gaga. . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Barry Morgan's World of Organs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Barry / Turpin / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Barwell Prophecy, The. . . . . 258 Basic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bat Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Bath University Student Theatre Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,311 BattleActs! Presents.... . . . . . 39 BattleActs! Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Battle at Little Creek. . . . . . 238 Battle Ducks: Activate!. . . . . 39 Battlefield Band . . . . . . . . . 204 Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry 1745 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Baxter Theatre Centre and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Baxter Theatre Centre, South African State Theatre and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 BBC 5 live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BBC: Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. . . . . . . . . . . . 39 BBC: Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase. . . . . . . . .39 BBC Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . 39-40 BBC Comedy Presents. . . . . .39 BBC: Comic Fringes. . . . . . . . 40 BBC: Crossing the Media . . . 40 BBC: Dilemma. . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BBC: Four Thought . . . . . . . . 40 BBC: Front Row. . . . . . . . . . . 40 BBC: In Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BBC: John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme . . . . . . 40 BBC: Just a Minute. . . . . . . . 40 BBC: Late Junction . . . . . . . . 40 BBC: London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Screening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BBC: Loose Ends. . . . . . . . . . 40
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Ben Verth: Alsatian and Chips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ben Verth / Scottish Comedy Festival. . . . . . . . . . 42 Bereavement: the Musical . 239 Berlin Cabaret. . . . . . . . . . . 239 Bernard the Ferret (Happy to be Himself!). . . . . 20 Besides the Obvious. . . . . . 259 Bessie and Me. . . . . . . . . . . 259 Best in the World. . . . . . . . . 259 Best Medicine Management . . . . . . . . . 63,104 Best of Bach . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Best of Edinburgh – The Showcase Show. . . . . . . . . . 43 Best of Irish Comedy, The. . . 43 Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Best Of Scottish Comedy, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Best of So You Think You're Funny?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Best of Sydney Fringe. . . . . . 14 Best of Sydney Fringe / Ali Kennedy Scott / Direction-Adrian Barnes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Best of the Fest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Best of the Fest Daytime. . . . 44 Best of the Fest Variety. . . . . . 8 Best of the Sydney Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,268 Best of Waterloo Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Best Rest Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Best Served Cold. . . . . . . . . 259 Beta Males in... The Space Race, The. . . . . . . 44 Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 'Beth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Beth Vyse / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Betrayal of Penguins, A. . . . . 44 Betrayal of Penguins – Harmed and Dangerous, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Better Half, The. . . . . . . . . . 176 Better Than Nothing. . . . . . 327 Between The Bars. . . . . . . . 268 Between the Lines Theatre. 247 Beulah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Beyond Hillsborough. . . . . . 260 Beyond the Fringe of Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 BG Productions. . . . . . . . . . 304 B&G Productions (New York). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 BG Touring Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona. . 205 Bibimbab Theatre. . . . . . . . 245 Big Band Swing. . . . . . . . . . 205 Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Big Bold Theatre. . . . . . . . . 306 Big C, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Big Comedy Gala in Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Big Fat Electric Ceilidh, The. . . 205 Big Fat Electric Ceilidh / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . 205 Big In Dubai!. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Bigmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Big Potato Productions. . . . 121 The BIG Project's Children's Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Big Sean, Mikey and Me. . . 260 The BIG Sing-a-long!,. . . . . . 21 Big Sky / The Famous Spiegeltent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Big Spirit Theatre. . . . . . . . . 268 Big Squirrel Productions. . . 298 Big Value Comedy. . . . . . . . . 45 Big Value Comedy Show – Early. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Big Value Comedy Show – Late. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Big Value Comedy Show – Middle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Big Value Comedy Shows. . . 45 Big Value Comedy's Lunchtime Club, The. . . . . . . 45 Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse. . . . . . . . . . 205 Bil&Cyn / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Billie! Backstage with Lady Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Billy Liar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Billy The Mime. . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Billy Watson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Billy Watson – Sex, Drugs and Marriage – Free. . . . . . . 46 Biloxi Blues. . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Bin for Me / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Binge Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Binka Boo Productions. . . . 308 Birds on a Wire. . . . . . . . . . 260 Birmingham Footnotes Drop Their Trousers, The. . . . . . . . . 46 Birmingham Footnotes / PBH’s Free Fringe, The. . . . . . 46 Birmingham Stage Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Birth Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Biscuits for Breakfast Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Bishops Diocesan College. . 260 Bishop's Stortford College . 333 B*tch Boxer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Bitesize Chekhov. . . . . . . . . 260 bitter/sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Blackbird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Blackcat Productions. . . . . . .15 Black Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . 260 Black Country Cider Lions – Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Black Hart Entertainment. . 188 Black Monday – The Longest Laugh All Day Gong Show. . 47 Blackwell's Bookshop. . . . . 250 Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Blake's Doors. . . . . . . . . . . .261 Blamed For Nothing / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 36 Blame the Chileans. . . . . . . 318 Blanks, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Blazin' Fiddles. . . . . . . . . . . 205 Bless You In Advance . . . . . . 47 Blind, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Blind Date Ruined My Life . . 47 Blindhorse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Blind Mirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Blind Summit. . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Blink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Blithe Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Blitz Sisters / Free Festival. . 235 Bloody Chamber, The . . . . . 261 Blossom Street . . . . . . . . . . 205 Blossom Street: A Capella @ the Kirk. . . . . . 205 Blue Bandit Theatre. . . . . . . 335 blue Dragonfly Productions.312 Blueflint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Blues! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Blues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Blues and Burlesque. . . . . . . . 8 Blues Brothers – Live, The. . 206 Blueswater Collective, The . 205 B 'n' B Group / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Boat Factory, The. . . . . . . . . 262 Bob and Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bob and Jim – Go. . . . . . . . . 47 Bob Blackman Appreciation Society / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Presents – Free, The . 47 Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bobby Carroll / PBH’s Free Fringe. 48 Bob Doolally’s Euro Crisis. . . 48 Bob Doolally / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bob Downe ... Smokin'. . . . . 48 Bob Graham / Scottish Comedy Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bob Graham Work Ethic. . . . 48 Bob Slayer: He's A Very Naughty Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bogan Bingo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bogan Bingo / Free Festival. . 48 Bohemian Lyric Opera Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Bohemians on the Fringe. . 239 Bombshell Productions Ltd.. 93 Bonehead Productions. . . . . 46 Bongo Club and The Kitten Has Claws, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bongo Club Cabaret (and NYE Club), The . . . . . . . . 8 Bonkers Original Gifts. . . . . 199 Bonnie Davies (Australia). . . 98 Booking Dance Festival – Festival Showcase. . . . . . . . 176 Booking Dance Festival – Split Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Boom Boom Club. . . . . . . . . . 8 Boom Jennies, The. . . . . . . . . 49 Boom Jennies: Mischief, The. 49 boothwessel Production Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Bootworks Theatre. . . . . . . 327 Bordello Blues. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Boris & Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Born to be Mild. . . . . . . . . . . 49 Born to Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Bossa Novas and More. . . . 206 Botallack O'Clock. . . . . . . . 262 Bottleneck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Bottle Top Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Bound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Bound and Gagged by arrangement with Debi Allen Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Bound and Gagged Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . 148-149 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Glorious Management . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Bound and Gagged Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,171 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Best Medicine Management . . . . 36 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Beyond Compere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,74 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement with Comic Voice Management . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Glorious Management . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement with Glorious Management . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Glorious Management . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement with Old Man Management . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Talented Artists Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Bound and Gagged Comedy / Mandy Ward Artist Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Bourgeois & Maurice – Sugartits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Bowling and Todd +1. . . . . . 49 B O X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Box Teatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Boy and the Bunnet, The. . . . 21 Boy Friend, The . . . . . . . . . . 239 Boy Growing Up – Starring Rodney Bewes as Dylan Thomas, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Boy In a Dress. . . . . . . . . . . 263 Boy with Tape on his Face. . . 49 Boy With Tape On His Face – More Tape, The . . . . . . . . . 49 Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Bracket Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 321 Brahms at Teatime . . . . . . . 206 Braindead Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Brain Melt Consortium. . . . 270 Bravery of Miss Anne and Other Tales of Splendorous Adventure, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Bravo 22 Company. . . . . . . 332 Brazil! Brazil! Presents Favela Funk Party. . . . . . . . . . 9 Breabach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Breabach / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Breakout Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade . . . . . . . . . . 263 Breathless – A Dramatic Cantata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Brendon Burns, Home Stretch Baby. . . . . . . . 49 Brethren of Levity / PBH's Free Fringe, The. . . . . . 79 Brian Kellock Trio. . . . . . . . . 206 Brian McNeill and Wendy Weatherby. . . . . . . . 210 Brick Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Brides of Comedy. . . . . . . . . 49 Bridget Christie / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . . 50 Bridget Christie: War Donkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Brief History of Scotland – We Done Loads!, A . . . . . 263 Brief History of Timelessness, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Briefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Bright Green and Lampoon Apathy / PBH's Free Fringe. . 61 Brighton Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 195 Bright Smoke. . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Bring the Happy . . . . . . . . . 263 Bristol Improv for Hire. . . . . . 50 Bristol Improv / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bristol Revunions . . . . . . . . . 50 Bristol Revunions: Destination Adventure. . . . . 50 Britain's Got F*ck All Talent! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Broken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Broken Holmes Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Bronston Jones / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 115 Bronston Jones / Marcus Ryan & Free Festival presents . . . 117 Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, The. . . . . . . 21 Brownbox Theatre and Small Brown Package Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Browning Version, The. . . . .263 Bruce Hammers' Bananapocalypse. . . . . . . . . 50 Brylights . . . . . . . . 254,296,319 bto solicitors. . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Bubblewrap and Boxes. . . . . 21 Buddhist Meditation. . . . . . 188 Bugsy Malone. . . . . . . . . . . 239 Built for Two. . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Bullet Catch. . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Bungo Menebla!. . . . . . . . . . 50 Bungo Menebla / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre. . . . . . . . 320,324 Burly Ceilidh Club. . . . . . . . 206 Burns: Rough Cut. . . . . . . . 264 Bush and McCluskey. . . . . . 243 Bus-ting to Laugh – Free. . . . 51 Butlers, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 //BUZZCUT// . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Buzzcut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Bye Bye World. . . . . . . . . . . 264 Byteback Theatre. . . . . . . . . 328 By The Slice Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Cabaret Freaks / Thrice Three Muses / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 241
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Cabaret Nova. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cabaret Whore – Her Finest Hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cactus Gulch Opry House, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Cadenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Cadenza at the Fringe. . . . . 206 Cadillac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Caesarean Section – Essays on Suicide. . . . . . . 264 Cafe Society. . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Café Voices. . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Cagebirds, The. . . . . . . . . . . 264 Caged Theatre Company . . 297 Cahoots Theatre Company Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Caimh McDonnell: The Art of Conversation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 CalArts Festival Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,259, 281,304
CalArts Festival Theater / Kristina Wong. . . . . . . . . . 281 Caledonian Folk and Blues at the Guildford. . . . . . . . . . 206 California Beach Bungalow . 51 Caligula’s Alibi Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Cali Teatro Colombia. . . . . . 318 Call Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Cambridge Footlights, The . . 51 Cambridge Footlights / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 79 Cambridge Footlights: Perfect Strangers, The. . . . . . 51 Cambridge Impronauts / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 173 Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club. . . . . . . . 257,287 Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society with Pembroke Players and CUADC. . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Cameron The Comedian Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Camille Claudel. . . . . . . . . . 264 Camille O’Sullivan: Changeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Camille O'Sullivan / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 206 Cammy Sinclair. . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cammy's Teatime. . . . . . . . . 51 Canal Cafe Theatre. . . . . . . 131 Cancer Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Candida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Candid Cabaret. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Candide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Canterville Ghost, The. . . . . 265 Can You Put This in the Bin for Me? – Free. . . . . . . . .51 Capelles Fringe Players. . . . 214 CappellaJuice: Beyond the Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Captain Bottomley and His Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Captain Codless and the Legend of Plunge Island. . . . 21 Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare . . . . . . . . . 265 Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Captivate Drama. . . 243-244,247 Car Crash Comedy 2012. . . . 52 Cardinal Burns. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Card Ninja: ReDeal. . . . . . . . 52 Carey Marx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Carey Marx in Sane. . . . . . . . 52 Cariad Lloyd – The Freewheelin' Cariad Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Carl Donnelly: Different Gravy. . . . . . . . . . . 52 Carl-Einar Hackner: Handluggage. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Carl Hutchinson. . . . . . . . . . . 53 Carl Hutchinson: Acceptable?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Carlo Jacucci. . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Carly Tarett / Eye of the Storm Productions / Free Festival. . . . 319 Carmen Funebre. . . . . . . . . 265 Carnival of Crows. . . . . . . . 265 Caroline Bowditch. . . . . . . .181 Carol Tambor, Portrait Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Carolyn Anona Scott and Jack Foster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Case Studies Wine School. . 197 Castle Rocks Breakdance Championships. . . . . . . . . . 176 Casual Violence: A Kick In The Teeth. . . . . . . . 53 Casual Violence! Comedy. . . 53 Casus and Assembly. . . . . . 181 Catch Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Catch Comedy Presents: Edinburgh Fringe Showcase. 53 Cathartic Connections Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free. . . . . . . . . . . 206 Cathedral Choir Concert: Beyond the Stars. . . . . . . . . 207
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford . 207 Cathedral Festival Eucharists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Cathedral Festival Evensongs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Cathedral Gordon Stewart Celebrity Organ Recital. . . . 207 Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Cathedral Marian Consort . . . 207 Cathedral Pandora's Box. . . . . 207 Cathedral Wilde Plays Liszt. . . 207 Catherine Povinelli and Naomi Hefter. . . . . . . . 145 Catherine's Club (in Association With Mermaids) . . . . . . . . . 297 Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress. . . 198 Catherine Wheels in Association With Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Catie Wilkins: Joy Is My Middle Name . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Catriona Knox – Hellcat. . . . 53 Cat Stevens Reconstructed. 207 Catwalk Performance Fashion (New Zealand). . . . 183 Caught in the Web Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Cecilia Delatori and Alice Frick. . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Cecilia Nilsson SIRIS Original Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 313 CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 CeilidhKids / Free Festival. . . 21 Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall . . 176 Celebrating 450 Years of the Trades of Edinburgh. . . 198 Celebrity, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Celestial Banquet. . . . . . . . 207 Celia Pacquola – Delayed. . . 54 Cello and Piano Recital. . . . 207 Centralia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Centre College – International Collegiate Theatre Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Centre Stage Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Cerberus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 C film. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Chacapella. . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Chambers Management. . . . 36 103,105,117 Champion of Champions! . . 21 Chansons Françaises. . . . . . 208 Chapel Street. . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Charioteer Theatre . . . . . . . 198 Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Charlatans, The. . . . . . . . . . 208 Charles Michael Edmonds . 288 Charles Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Charlie Baker Freshly Baked. 54 Charlie Chuck. . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Charlie Dupré / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 250 Charlie Dupré Presents: The Stories of Shakey P. . . . 250 Charlie May. . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Charlotte Chapel. . . . . . . . . 201 Charlotte Chapel and Christian Focus Publication Authors. . .21 Charlotte Productions. . . . . 300 Charmian Hughes: Charmageddon!. . . . . . . . . . 54 Charmian Hughes / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chatroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Chatterbox Productions. . . 296 Chaz Royal's Sexy Circus Sideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cheap Laughs (Are Better Than No Laughs) – Free. . . . 54 Checkley and Bush. . . . . . . . 54 Checkley and Bush's Comedy Riot!. . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Cheeky-Chap Productions . . 20 Cheer Up! It’s Not the End of the World…. . . . . . . . . . 198 CheeryWild / Ten42. . . . . . . 293 Cheese-Badger / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Cherwell Theatre Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Chicken Bones for the Teenage Soup. . . . . . . . . . . 267 Chien Tzu-Ting, Huang Ching-Yu / The Key Physical Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Children's Storytelling and Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Children's Underground Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chilli Dogs, The. . . . . . . . . . 208 Chilli Dogs – On a Roll, The. . . . . . . . . . 208 Chilly Gonzales. . . . . . . . . . . 55 China Plate Presents Triggered@Warwick, Commissioned by BAC, Parabola Arts Centre. . . . . . 298 China Red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Chinese International School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Chinese Music Traditional and New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Chloe Matharu. . . . . . . . . . 208 Chopin After Lunch. . . . . . . 208 Choral Celebration. . . . . . . 208 Choral Evensong. . . . . . . . . 208 Chortle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chortle Presents: Fast Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chosen Melody – The Shine. . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Chris and Paul Show, The. . . 55 Chris Brain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chris Brain: A Better Place . . 55 Chris Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Chris Coltrane / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 33 Chris Corcoran and Elis James – The Committee Meeting. . . . 55 Chris Cross Entertainment / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 10 Chris Cross: Loose Cannon 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chris Dangerfield . . . . . . . . . 56 Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Chris Difford and Norman Lovett: It's All About Me!. . 208 Chris Dugdale's 2 Faced Deception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Chris Goode & Company and the Unicorn Theatre. . . 300 Chris Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Chris Henry: We Need to Talk! . . . . . . . . . 56 Chris Johnstone. . . . . . . . . . . 86 Chris Kent – Plugged In . . . . 56 Chris Martin – Spot the Difference . . . . . . 56 Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough. . . . . . . . . 56 Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky. 57 Chris Stokes: An Opera Written On Napkins . . . . . . . 57 Christiane O' Mahony, Steve Bennett. . . . . . . . . . . 140 Christian Reilly / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 57 Christian Reilly: This Is Not A Love Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Christian Schulte-Loh / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 85 Christine Barbara and Kayleigh Vella. . . . . . . . 222 Christine Bovill . . . . . . . . . . 208 Christine Bovill and Heels Over Head Dance Theatre (HHDT). . 208 Christine Bovill / The Famous Spiegeltent. . . 227 Churchill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Ciaran O'Driscoll. . . . . . . . . 250 Ciaran O'Driscoll Launching His Novel: A Year's Midnight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Cinderella: The Musical. . . . 239 CineFringe Film Festival. . . .188 Circle of Eleven. . . . . . . . . . 181 Circus for Success. . . . . . . . . 21 Circus In Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cirque du Charlie Chuck. . . . 57 Cirque du Soleil. . . . . . . . . . 188
City Art Centre. . . . . . . . . . . 200 City Dance Edinburgh. . . . . 177 City Dance Edinburgh / Audicia Lynne Morley / Taira Restar. 177 Citymoves Productions and Edge FWD . . . . . . . . . . 180 City of London Freemen's School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour. . . . . . . . . . 188 City of Words: Writers, Readers and Critics in Edinburgh. . . 198 CKP. . . . . . . . 34,36,89,102,158 CKP by Arrangement With CHP Artist Management. . . . . . . . 64 CKP by Arrangement with Comedy Store Management and 4DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 CKP by arrangement with Red Comedy and DAA Management . . . . . . . . . . . 166 CKP in association with Beyond Compere . . . . . . . . 113 CKP in association with Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 CKP in association with Hyper Agency and Sloat Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 CKP in association with Red Comedy Comedy and DAA. . 58 Claire Benjamin / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 10 Claire Benjamin Presents The Von Trapp Family Singers. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Clara Lilly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Clare Goodall . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Clare Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Clarsach Society. . . . . 230-231 Classical Guitar – Jonathan Prag. . . . . . . . . 208 Claude Bourbon . . . . . . . . . 219 Claudia O'Doherty – The Telescope. . . . . . . . . . . 57 Claus Damgaard. . . . . . . . . 110 Clay 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Cleansed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 CleftClips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 CliMar Productions. . . . . . . 157 Clinton the Musical. . . . . . . 239 Clockwork Orange, A . . . . . 267 Clooney, Cowell, Pitt and Me: Amusing Encounters with the A-List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Closer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Close To The Bone Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 CloseUp Classics Starring Robert Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Close Up Theatre. . . . . . . . . 268 Cloud Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Clout Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Clovis Van Darkhelm / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 130 Club Noir Burlesque. . . . . . . 10 Club Noir Burlesque – The Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cluedo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 CMU: Making it in Music. . 188 Coach Load of Lesley, A . . . . 57 Coalition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Colin Mars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Colin Mars: A Life Full of Lemons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Colin Steele and Brian Kellock. . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Colin Steele / Brian Kellock. 209 COLLECTIF AÏE AÏE AÏE. . . . 294 Collision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Collision Productions . . . . . 276 Colm McGlinchey. . . . . . . . 125 Colour Ham, The. . . . . . . . . . 58 Colour Ham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Colours of Tango. . . . . . . . . 209 Comedian Dies in the Middle of Joke . . . . . . . 267 Comedian's Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith, The. . . . 58 Comedians Theatre Company / Pleasance Theatre Trust. . . . . 98 Comedians Theatre Company / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 287 Comedy at the Fringe. . . . . 189 Comedy at the Fringe: Improvisation Symposium . . . 189 Comedy Brass – Free . . . . . . 58 Comedy Club 4 Kids. . . . . . . 22
Comedy Club 4 Kids Ltd. . . . 22 Comedy Film Nights. . . . . . . 58 Comedy Gala 2012: In Aid of Waverley Care. . . . . 58 Comedy Manifesto, The . . . . 59 Comedy Playhouse – Balloon – Free. . . . . . . . . 267 Comedy Playhouse – Shopping for Bacon – Free. . . . . . . . . . 267 Comedy Reserve, The . . . . . . 59 Comedy Sandwich, The. . . . . 59 Comedy Zone, The. . . . . . . . . 59 Comic Strip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Comic Voice Management / CHP Productions. . . . . . . . . . 85 Commedia dell'Arte comes to Edinburgh!. . . . . . . . . . . 198 Communicado in co-production with Horsecross Arts and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Compagnia Chiara Frigo. . . 185 Compagnie du Fomenteur / Benoit Hattet, Isabelle Bouvrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Company of Wolves, The. . . 267 Compas Flamenco, A. . . . . .177 Compass Productions. . . . . 195 Complete History of the BBC in 60 Minutes, The. . . . 267 Complete Works of William Shakespeare – Abridged, The. . . . . . . . . . 267 Complex: Electra, The. . . . . 268 Complex: Oedipus, The. . . . 268 Computer Programmer Extraordinaire. . . . . . . . . . . . 59 COMX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Confessions of a Grindr Addict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Confessions of Old Lady #2 . . . 10 Confused Moose / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Conor Drum – A Sense of Humour. . . . . . 60 Conor Drum / Free Festival. . 60 Conor O'Toole. . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Conserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Consort of Voices, The. . . . . 203 Constant Craving – Free. . . . 60 Contact and Maxwell Golden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Contains Spoilers . . . . . . . . 177 Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Continuous Growth . . . . . . 268 Control Alt Delete – The Funny Side of Computers. . . . . . . . .60 Convenery of Trades of Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Conversations With Love . . 177 Convicted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cookie Jar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Coreen Scott with Laverock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Coroedina. . . . . . . . . . . 221,233 Corpo Libero / The Woman Who Wanted to be Funny, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent . . . . . . . . 16,34,53,70,119, 121,168,173 Corrie McGuire, Objective Talent by arrangement with World Dance Management . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Council of the Ordinary, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Country Air – A Contemporary Ghost Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 CountryBoy's Struggle . . . . 268 Courage Performers . . . . . . 248 Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 C presents.... . . . . . . . 4,189,131 C presents... with Showdown Productions (Australia). . . . 131 Crab House – A Bloody Cabaret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cracking Yolks – Free Range Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cradle to Grave. . . . . . . . . . 250 Craft Theatre Company / The Stand Comedy Club. . . 238 Craig Campbell / Glenn Wool / Stewart Francis / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Craig Hill – Jock's Trap!. . . . . 61 Craig Ricci Shaynak / Kingswell Productions. . 96,192
Craig Skerry & James Purdy / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Craven Image Theatre. . . . . 332 Crazy Legs Theatre . . . . . . . 116 CrazySchemeTheatre. . . . . .323 Creative and Commercial Worth of Children's Theatre, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Creative Exchange Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Creative Martyrs / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 13 Criminals, Lunatics, Women and Idiots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Critical Mass / The Stand Comedy Club. . . 263 Croft & Pearce Do It Like A Lady. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Cross Cut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Crucible, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Crunch the News . . . . . . . . . 61 Crypted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Cry Too Far From Heaven, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 C theatre. . . . . . 23-24,170,319 Cubicle Four . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Cucu-rucu-cu in the French Alps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Curious Couple from Coney, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 curious directive / Watford Palace Theatre / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The. . . . . 268 Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Curious Seed and Silvia Gribaudi. . . . . . . . . . . 177 Custom/Practice, Assembly, TEG Productions in association with the Almeida Theatre. . 255 Cut!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 C venues vibrant vivacious variety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CVN Kalari Sangham, India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 CW Productions (Australia) with C theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 295 Cycles of Time. . . . . . . . . . . 177 Cygnet Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 325
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Dad Doesn't Dance. . . . . . . 269 Damian Kingsley: Work in Progress – Free. . . . 61 Damien Crow / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . . 61 Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow . 61 Damsels Most Daring / PBH's Free Fringe, The. . . . . 263 Damsel Sophie #LittleFest at C nova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Dana Alexander: Breaking Through. . . . . . . . . 62 Dana Dixon Blues Band, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Dance Base, National Centre for Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . 180,194 Dance Ensembles of Seoul Korea. . . . . . . . . . . 181 Danceforms' 60th International Choreographers' Showcase.177 Danceforms Productions (USA). . . . . . . . . . 177 Dance Interrogations . . . . . 178 Dance Pad Flash Mob. . . . . 178 Dance Pad / The Dance Pad Flash Mob / Emma Dawson, The . . . . . . 178 Dance School of Scotland / Trinity College London. . . . . 18 Dancing About Architecture. 62 Dancing at Lughnasa. . . . . 269 Dancing Brick. . . . . . . . . . . 308 Dancing Brick / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Dan Crane / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Dangerologists / Broderick Chow and Tom Wells. . . . . . 187 Danger Overhead. . . . . . 67,172 Danger Overhead and Lisa Richards . . . . . . . 56,79 Daniel Bye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Daniel Bye (and Friends). . . 320 Daniel Cainer / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 14 Daniel Kitson. . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Daniel Kitson / T he Stand Comedy Club. . . . 174 Danielle Ward – Speakeasy/ Playdead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Daniel-Ryan Spaulding. . . . . 62 Daniel-Ryan Spaulding: How Dare You!. . . . . . . . . . . 62 Daniel Simonsen – Champions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Daniel Sloss – Extra Shows!. 62 Daniel Sloss – The Show. . . . 63 Dani Iannarelli / NottiCalde Jazz. . . . . . . . . . 327 d'Animate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Dan Mitchell – Free Egg. . . . 63 Dan Nightingale. . . . . . . . . . 63 Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Danny Bhoy: Dear Epson . . . 63 Danny Buckler: The Phantom. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Danny McChrystal / Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Danny McLoughlin – The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Danny O' Brien. . . . . . . . . . . 34 Danny Ward and Mark Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Danny Worthington, Elise Harris and Others / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Schreiber & Tom Davis / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 64 Dante. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Dan & Tom: Two for the Price of None. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Dan Willis . . . . 60,64,77,98,146 Dan Willis: A Comedian's Life. . . . . . . . . 64 Dan Willis and Obie. . . . . . .104 Dan Wright: Michael Jackson Touched Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Daphna Baram and Peyvand Khorsandi. . . . . . . . 80 Dare I Say It?. . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Dark Hills Productions. . . . . 272 Darkness Rising. . . . . . . . . . . 64 Darkroom, The. . . . . . . . . . . 269 Darren Walsh, Mark Diamond / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Dastardly Fiction, A. . . . . . . 269 Das Vegas Night. . . . . . . . . . 11 Dating George Orwell – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Daughters of Lot. . . . . . . . . 270 Dave Baucutt. . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Dave Cohen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Dave McNeill: Canoe Ride 3000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Dave Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Dave the Bear, Mister Meredith / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 12 Dave Thornton – The Some of All the Parts. . 65 Davey Connor, Lucy Beaumont and Ed Patrick – The Big Comedy Showcase Show. . . 65 David Burke / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 David Crawford / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 310 David Goodenough. . . . . . . 224 David Hamilton. . . . . . . 205,216 David Heavenor . . . . . . . . . 209 David Longley: My Favourite Things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 David Longley / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 David Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 David Mills is Smart Casual – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 David Mulholland. . . . . . . . 175 David O'Doherty: Seize the David O'Doherty. . 65 David O'Doherty Presents 403 Second Masterworks. . . 65 David Paul Jones. . . . . . . . . 225 David Trent – Spontaneous Comedian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Index David Vernon and Dick Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 David Vernon, Dick Lee. . . . 209 David Whitney. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 David Whitney – Struggling to Evolve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Day the Sky Turned Black, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Dazzle@Dovecot. . . . . . . . . 198 Dazzle Exhibitions. . . . . . . . 198 DBS Productions . . . 263,271,278 DDMcG Productions. . . . . . 271 D.Dolls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DeadBadger / Jimbo Dryden / Mathew Lloyd. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 DeadBadgers Sketchy Bits . . 66 Dead Cat Bounce... Howl of the She-Leopard. . . 66 Dead Duck Productions . . . 157 Deadly Medley . . . . . . . . . . 270 Dead Man's Cell Phone . . . 270 Dead Memory House, The. . 270 Dead Posh Productions. . . . 323 Dean Friedman . . . . . . . . . . 209 Dean Friedman – In Concert. . 209 DeAnne Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 DeAnne Smith: Livin' The Sweet Life. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Dear Dan Brown.... . . . . . . . . 66 Dearly Departed. . . . . . . . . 271 Death Boogie . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Death of Chatterton, The . . 271 Death of Comedy, The. . . . . . 67 Deborah Frances-White: Cult Following. . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Deborah Frances-White / SO Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . 67,173 Deck Theatre Company. . . . 309 Dec Munro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Dec Munro's Got Chutzpah. . . 67 Deep Red Sky, The. . . . . . . . 209 Deep Red Sky – Live (Acoustic), The . . . . . 209 Defunct Pig – Free. . . . . . . . 271 Deirdre and Me. . . . . . . . . . 271 Demitris Deech / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Demitris Deech: Stop, Collaborate and Listen – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Denise Paulette. . . . . . . . . . 337 Denise Scott – Regrets. . . . . 67 Denis Krasnov. . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Denis Krasnov's Hour of Intellectual Filth . . . . . . . . 67 Dennis Alexander. . . . . . 28,161 Dennis Alexander (Crooked Jack). . . . . . . . . 28,161 Departure Lounge. . . . . . . . 240 Derek Ryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Derek Ryan: Time Lord – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Derevo / Russian Season 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Des Bishop Likes to Bang. . . 68 Des Clarke: Final Destination. . . . . . . . . . 68 Desert Island Discs – A 70th Birthday Salute. . . . . . . . . . . 11 Deserving? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Desperately Seeking the Exit – Free. . . . . . . . . . . 271 Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Devvo / Donny Soldier. . . . . .68 DF Concerts and Events. . . . . . . . . . . 208,217 Diamond Wave Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Diane Fitton and Joe Bains / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Diane Spencer: Exquisite Bad Taste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dick Gaughan. . . . . . . . . . . 209 Dick Gaughan Band (feat The Bevvy Sisters), The. . . . . . . . 209 Dick Gaughan Solo. . . . . . . 209 Dick Lee, Anne Evans, Ron Butlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Dickson Telfer . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Dido and Aeneas: Love and Betrayal. . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Difference=Likeness. . . . . . 333 Different Device Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Digital Audience Development. . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Dinner with Cole Porter . . . 209 Dirty Barbie. . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Dirty Blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Dirty Great Love Story. . . . . 271 Dirty Hands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Dirty Martini, A. . . . . . . . . . 271 Dirty Paki Lingerie. . . . . . . . 272 Dirty Pretty Money. . . . . . . 272 Dirtystop-out and TEAfilms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Dirty Thirties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dirty Uncle Comedy Roadshow – Free, The. . . . . . 69 Discograffiti – Free. . . . . . . . 69 Discount Comedy Checkout / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 80 Discover Ben Target. . . . . . . .69 Disintegration Loops, The. . 272 Dissecting Comedy – Free. . . 69 Distract and Conquer. . . . . . 69 Ditto Productions . . . . . 44,101, 103,128 Ditto Productions by Arrangement With Debi Allen Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Ditto Productions by Arrangement With JBJ Management . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Divine Words. . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Dixon of Fogg Green – Free. 69 DJ Tom Loud. . . . . . . . . . . . 214 DMU Footlights. . . . . . . . . . . 82 Doctor Brown – Befrdfgth . . 70 Doctor Faustus . . . . . . . . . . 272 Dodger's Comedy / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dodger's Comedy Presents... – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dog-Eared Collective: You're Amazing, Now Look at Me, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dog Woman Cat Man. . . . . 272 Doll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Dolly Mixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Domestic Science . . . . . . . . . 70 Dondeduendes / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 176 Don Juan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Donkey and a Parrot, A. . . . 272 Donna Rutherford. . . . . . . . 291 Donny Vomit and Heather Holliday. . . . . . . . . . 11 Do Not Adjust Your Stage. . . 70 Do Not Adjust Your Stage / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 70 Do Not Trust the Animals – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Don Quixote! Don Quixote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Don't Like Each Other – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Doorstep Theatre / Emily Summers / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Doris Day at the Movies – A Celebration in Song. . . 210 Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Do-Theatre / Russian Season 2012. . . . . 180 Do The Right Thing. . . . . . . . 71 dotted line theatre . . . . . . . 293 dottyb / Robot Parrot Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Douberful / Free Festival. . . . 73 Double Edge Drama. . 272-273 Double Edge's Almost Nothing to Do with Frogs. . . . . . . . . 272 Double Edge's Apples. . . . . 272 Double Edge's Flames Over New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Double Edge's Spring Awakening . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Dougie MacLean Trio . . . . . 210 Dougie MacLean Trio in Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Doug Segal: How to Read Minds and Influence People. . . . . . . . . 11 Dovecot Studios / Alexander McCall Smith / Tom Cunningham. . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Do You Still Throw Spears at Each Other? – Free. . . . . . . 273 Dracula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom. . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Dragged Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Drama Education Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Dramatic Cause. . . . . . . . . . 283 Drama Workshops for 5 – 12s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Drawn To Stars . . . . . . . . . . 304 Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger. . . . . . . . . . 22 Dr Bunhead's Blast Off!. . . . 22 Dr Bunhead's Science Education in association with Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Dream Epic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Dream/Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Dream On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Dream or Not? . . . . . . . . . . 178 Dream Plays (Scenes From a Play I'll Never Write). . . . . . 274 Drennon Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Dr Ettrick-Hogg & Mags Woodward / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dr Ettrick-Hogg's Manly Stand-Ups – Free. . . . . . . . . . 71 Drop It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Drop Me Off in Harlem – James Lambeth Sings Duke Ellington!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Drowsy Chaperone, The . . . 240 Dr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflications . . . . 240 Dr. Seuss I Love You. . . . . . . . 22 Drunk Tank Productions. . . 298 Duality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Dubrovski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 DugOut Theatre. . . . . . . 268,274 DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Duncan Chisholm. . . . . . . . 216 Duncan Ferguson / Michael Harris / Calum Robertson and Tom Poulson.220 Duplica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Durham Revue . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Durham Revue, The. . . . . . . . 71 Durham University Light Opera Group . . . . . . . 238 Dustbowl Blues with a Glasgow Kick. . . . . . 210 Dusty Limits / Laughing Horse Free Festival.11 Dusty Limits: Post-Mortem – Free . . . . . . . 11 Dyad Productions. . . . . . . . 278 Dylan Moran: Yeah, Yeah . . . 71 Dylan Thomas: Return Journey – Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 D'You Hear About Todd?. . . 250 Dysart Productions. . . . . . . 244
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Early Edition, The. . . . . . . . . . 72 Early Worx in theatre and art and Higher Ground Inc.. . . . 293 East 15 Acting School. . . . . 196 East Cowes Acting Troupe. . 275 EastEnd Cabaret. . . . . . . . . . 12 EastEnd Cabaret: Notoriously Kinky. . . . . . . . . 12 Eastern Angles / Escalator East to Edinburgh.287 East Neuk Paradise. . . . . . . 198 East of the Sun, West of the Moon. . . . . . . . . 23 Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World. . . . . . . . . . 275 Eboracum Baroque. . . . . . . 240 Eccentronic / Laughing Horse Free Festival.12 Eccentronic Presents: We Won't Rock You – Free. . 12 Ecco Theatre Company. . . . 277 Echo and Narcissus. . . . . . . 179 Economist, The . . . . . . . . . . 275 Ed Caruana, Elaine Mason, Richard Todd, Sunil Patel. . . 168 EdCom Productions. . . . . 43,65 Eddie Naessens / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . 72
Eddie Naessens: The Thing Is This.... . . . . . . . . 72 Eddie Pepitone . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Eddie Pepitone's Bloodbath. 72 Ed Eales-White: Champions. 72 Eden Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . 213 Eden Rivers / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . 164 Ed Fielding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Edgeeradica. . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Edinburgh – A Tale of Two Towns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Edinburgh Book Fringe. . . . 189 Edinburgh Ceilidhs. . . . . . . 176 Edinburgh Comedy Tour. . . . 72 Edinburgh Dungeon, The . . 137 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. . . . . . . 189-194 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Cultural Enterprise Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192,195 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and the Maydays. . 189 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Annual General Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Creative Scotland and FST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society / Virgin Money Street Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society / Virgin Money supported by Mike Westcott Fund. . . . . 80 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, World Fringe and World Festival Network. . . . . . . . . 197 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in association with Virgin Money, The. . . . . . . . . . 199 Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association. . . . . . . 190 Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase. . . . . . . . 210 Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide: Live!, The. . 190 Edinburgh Incidental Orchestra, Calum Zuckert, Siobhan Parker. . . . . . . . . . . 235 Edinburgh Interactive. . . . . 190 Edinburgh Interactive Public Events. . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Edinburgh International Circus Festival, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Edinburgh Makars. . . . . . . .261 Edinburgh Music Theatre. . 242 Edinburgh People's Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,322 Edinburgh Photographic Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Edinburgh Printmakers. . . . 198 Edinburgh Renaissance Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Edinburgh Renaissance Band's Treasure Chest. . . . . . . . . . . 210 Edinburgh Revue / Scottish Comedy Festival . . . 73 Edinburgh Revue Sketch Show, The. . . . . . . . . . 73 Edinburgh Revue Stand Up Show, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Edinburgh Skeptics / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 188 Edinburgh Studio Opera. . . 244 Edinburgh Theatre Arts. . . . 294 Edinburgh: The Medical City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Edinburgh University Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group. . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Edinburgh University Theatre Company. . . . . . 98,291 Ed O'Meara / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Educating Rita. . . . . . . . . . . 275 Educating Ronnie. . . . . . . . 275 Edvard Munch – Graphic Works from the Gundersen Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Edward Dewhirst. . . . . . . . .224 Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time. . 12
Edward's Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Edwin Coppard. . . . . . . . . . 237 E4 Udderbelly Podcalf 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Egdoh Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 239 Eggball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Eggcellent Adventure, An. . 275 EGTG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,304 Eighth Day, The. . . . . . . . . . 275 Ejaculate Conception, The. . . 73 Elaine Malcolmson: Relevant Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Elaine Malcolmson / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . 73 Elaine Montgomerie / Heritage Productions . . . . . 288 Eleanor Conway's Midnight Rumble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Eleanor Tiernan – Rogue. . . . 74 Eleanor Tiernan / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Election: A Silent Comedy, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Elements World Theatre. . . 327 Elephant and the Mouse (Israel), The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Elephant Man. . . . . . . 275-276 Elf Lyons and Patch Hyde / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 95 Elise Harris / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 173 Elis James: Speaking As a Mother.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elleray, Ross and Foes. . . . . . 69 Ellipsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Ellipsis Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 276 Elsa Jean McTaggart. . . . . . 210 Elsewhere Theatre Productions G.B . . . . . . . . . 263 Eltham College. . . . . . . . . . . 24 Elves and the Shoemaker, The. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Emanuel Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Emily Andersen / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 251 Emily Rose / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 EmpathEyes Theatre in Association With UCLU Runaground . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Empower 2012. . . . . . . . . . 190 Empty Bliss Production Company, The. . . . . . . . . . . 300 Empty Photo Theatre. . . . . . 335 End of the World Show 2012. . 74 End to End. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Endure: A Run Woman Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 English Cabaret with C theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 English Rice Productions. . . 290 EnKore Drama. . . . . . . . . . . 310 Enlightenment Titans – Their Biography, Legacy and Statuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Enormous Turnip, The. . . . . . 23 Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Enter the Woods. . . . . . . . . 276 Entita Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 179 Epsom Players. . . . . . . . . . . 293 Eric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Eric Davidson. . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Eric Davidson – The Only Way is Eric's. . . . .74 Eric Gudmunsen / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 54 Erich McElroy: The Brit Identity. . . . . . . . . . . 74 Eric Hutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Eric Hutton: Every Other Show in the Fringe Sucks – Free. . . 75 Eric's Tales of the Sea – A Submariner's Yarn. . . . . . 75 Erpingham Camp, The. . . . . 276 Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools . . . . . . . . . 243 Escalator East To Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Escalator East To Edinburgh / House . . . . . . . 191 Esra Taf Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 306 essens:1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 e-Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Et Al Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Ethan Addie / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Euan Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Euan Burton's Round Midnight Quartet . . . . . . . . 210 Euna Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Eurydice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Eve Loiseau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Evening with David Hasselhoff Live, An. . . . . . . 210 Evening With Dementia, An. . . . . . . . . . . .277 Evening with J ay Sodagar, An. . . . . . . . . . . .75 Evening with Richard Demarco, CBE, An. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Evening With Samantha, An. 12 Everything Else Happened. 277 Everything I Own . . . . . . . . 313 Everything Productions. . . . 101 Evie and the Perfect Cupcake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Evil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Excess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Excuse Me, I’m Trying to Please You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Executive Stress / Corporate Retreat. . . . . . . . 277 Exeter University Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Exhibition of Contemporary Scottish Painting. . . . . . . . . 199 Exit Stage Left. . . . . . . . . . . 277 Exonerated, The. . . . . . . . . . 277 Expanding Horizons. . . . . . 199 Expeditionary Force in The First Supper, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Exploding Fist Productions. . 37 The Explorers. . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Explosive Arts. . . . . . . . . . . 303 Exterminating Angel – An Improvisation. . . . . . . 277 Eye of a Needle. . . . . . . . . . 240 Ezekiel Bread. . . . . . . . . . . . 330
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Fabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Fables Here and Then. . . . . 277 Fabulous Chopin Boys, The. 241 Facehunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Faces of the Fringe . . . . . . . 190 Fag Ends and Families...! . . . 12 Failure and How to Achieve It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Fair, Brown and Trembling. . .23 Fair Pley / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Fairytale Forest, The. . . . . . . . 75 Fall to the Top. . . . . . . . . . . 179 Famous Club Spiegel, The. . . 12 Famous Spiegeltent, The. . . . 12 Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Dinner Show, A. . . 210 Fanfare Theatre Ensemble. . . 10 Fantasist, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Far, Far From Ypres . . . . . . . 210 Fark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Fascinating Aïda. . . . . . . . . . 12 Fascinating Aïda: Cheap Flights . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fastest Train to Anywhere, The. . . . . . . . . . . 278 Fast Portraits. . . . . . . . . . . . 179 FAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Fat Git Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 332 Fat Joe's Chicken Shack . . . 278 Fat Kitten Goes Speed Dating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Fat Kitten Improv / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 76 Fat Kitten vs. the World. . . . . 76 Fat Whore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Faulty Towers the Dining Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Faure Requiem by Candlelight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Faust/us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Faye Draper in association with Third Angel and Northern Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Feature Spot Productions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 64,95 February 30th Productions. . . 311 Fejes at the Fringe. . . . . . . . 211 Fejes Quartet. . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma. . . . 76 Female Gothic. . . . . . . . . . . 278 Ferret / Free Festival . . . . . . . 76
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Ferret's Free Live Comedy Podcast, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Ferris Bueller's Way of... . . . . 77 Festen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Festival CD and Record Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Festival Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Festival Folk at the Oak. . . . 211 Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner. 211 Festival Highlights. . . . . . . . 305 Festival Highlights and the Comedians Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Festival Media Network. . . 193 Festival of the Spoken Nerd. 77 Fettes College Music Scholars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Few Good Men, A. . . . . . . . 278 FGC Comedy / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Fiato Facile Productions . . . 239 Fiddlesticks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fiddy West Productions. . . . 312 Fiddy West Productions / The Lowry Studio . . . . . . . . 336 15th Oak Productions. . . . . 292 15th Oak Productions. . . . . 292 50 Acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 50Letters Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Film Fringe Tour. . . . . . . . . . 190 Fine Chisel. . . . . . . 278,298,332 Fine & Dandy Productions . . 65 Finger in the Pie . . . . . . . . . 334 Fiona Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Firebird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Firehouse Creative Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Firenado! The Sketch Show. . 77 Firenado! The Sketch Show / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 77 Firing Blanks. . . . . . . . . . . . 278 First Bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 First Time at the Fringe. . . . 190 Fishamble: The New Play Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Fish and Game . . . . . . . . . . 323 Fèis Rois and Cèol Mòr. . . . 211 Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts). . . . . . . . . 315 Fitkin Late. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Fitzrovia Productions – Festival Highlights. . . . . . . 77 Fitzrovia Radio Hour, The. . . . 77 Five Rounds Rapid. . . . . . . .267 5-Step Guide to Being German 2.0 – Free . . . . . . . . 77 Flabbergast Theatre . . . . . . 262 Flamenco Flow Global . . . . 179 Flamenco for Kids. . . . . . . . . 23 Flamenco Roots . . . . . . . . . 179 Flanders and Swann. . . . . . 211 Flange Krammer / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Flash Mob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Flea Circus Open Slam. . . . 251 Flick Ma Beens. . . . . . . . . . . 50 Fliss Russell – Life is Fliss. . . 77 Fliss Russell / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 77 Flâneurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Flowers for the Living – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Fluid Thinking. . . . . . . . . . 51,57 Flyaway Theatre . . . . . . . . . . 28 Flying High Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,276 FNT Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 FNT Live presents... The Jingling Lane Family Singers. . . . . . . . . . 78 Foil Arms and Hog. . . . . . . . . 78 Foil Arms and Hog – Late Night Sketch Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . 78 Fol Espoir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Folk at the Pleasance . . . . . 211 Folken Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Food For Thought . . . . . . . . 279 Foodies Festival. . . . . . . . . . 190 Foolproof Theatre. . . . . . . . 320 Fools Play Collective. . . . . . 183 Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music. . . . . . . . . . . 211 Ford and Akram: Bamp!. . . . 78 Foreigner Go Home (With Me). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Forever 27 Productions. . . . 236 Forever Young. . . . . . . . . . . 279
Forget Therapy – Just Drink – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Forgotten Heroes . . . . . . . . 279 FORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Fork – Electro Vocal Circus. . . 211 Formby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Forth Children's Theatre. . . 244 For the Love of Willie . . . . . 279 42nd Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show. . . . . 78 FOUND and Aidan Moffat . 236 Four Corners: Mr McFall's Chamber with Special Guests. . . . . . . . . . . 212 4.48 Psychosis. . . . . . . . . . . 279 Four Screws Loose in #screwtheworld . . . . . . . . . . 79 Four Seasons, The. . . . . . . . 212 Fourth Monkey. . . . . . . . . . 272, 275-276,279,299,303 Fox In The Snow And Marnie Foulis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Fragment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Fragments of Monotony / An Audience With Sir Dickie Benson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 FramBag Theatre. . . . . . 287,315 Francesca Selva's Dance Company / Florence for Fringe . . . . . . . . . 185 Francis Bacon Opera, The. . 241 Frank and Ferdinand. . . . . . 280 Frankie Williams, Geraint Evans and Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Frank Sanazi. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fran Moulds: Significant Human Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Freaks at the Movies – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – A Celebration in Song. . . 212 Fred Cooke: Standing, tilted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Fred MacAulay / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Free Concerts. . . . . . . . . . . .222 Free Daily Walks Down the Royal Mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Freedom Family Circus. . . . . 23 Freedom Family Circus and Xtreme Sideshow. . . . . . . 19,23 Free Footlights. . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Free Fringe Music . . . . . . . . 212 Free Improv Show – The Discount Comedy Checkout. 80 Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue. . . . . . . . 212 Free Photo Exhibition – Wildlife, Landscapes and Townscapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 FreeRange Productions. . . . 301, 314,328 Free to Obey. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 FreeVoice Productions and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 302 Frehd Astarr and Tim Eee Presley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Frenemies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Freshblood Theatre. . . . 285,323 Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe. . 80 Fresh Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Fresh Fringe's 24-Hour Challenge – Free. . . . . . . . . 190 Freyberg, Hannant and Boyd / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 173 Friday and Sunday Fundraiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Friends of the Mansfield Traquair Centre. . . . . . . . . . 200 Frimston and Rowett: Huge Mistakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Fringe Comedy Academy: Class of 2012, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Fringe Fair, The. . . . . . . . . . . 190 Fringe Festivals Around the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Fringe Film Festival. . . . 188,199 Fringe Guide to Running a Venue. . . . . . . . . 191 Fringe Schools Poster Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Fringe University. . . . . . 193,196 Fringe University and Demarco European Art Foundation. . 190
Frisky & Mannish: ExtraCurricular Activities. . . . . . . . 80 Frisky & Mannish: 27 Club. . 81 From Bach to Piazzolla. . . . 212 From Broadway to Hollywood – A Tribute to George and Ira Gershwin . . . . . . . . 212 From Houdini to Potter. . . . . 12 From Mozart to Muse. . . . . 212 fromthegreyhouse: company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Fronteiras Theatre Lab / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Frontline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Frozen Charlotte Productions with Made in Scotland. . . . . 27 Fruitful Ties and Bone Dust. 179 Fukushima – A Silent Prayer of Poetry. . . . . . . . . . 280 Full Irish, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 FunBags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 FunBags present Unusual Suspects. . . . . . . . . 81 Function Theatre. . . . . . . . . 308 Funeral of Conor O'Toole, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Funkier Than Alice. . . . . . . . . 15 Funk Rocket 5000. . . . . . . . . 81 Funny Boilers. . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Funny's Funny. . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Funny's Funny: Fantastic Fringe Finale – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A. . . 280 Funny Women. . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Funny Women at the Fringe. 82 Furness Influence, The. . . . . 287 Future-Future Productions. 171 Future Ruins. . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Future Tales (Sierakowski). . 280 Fuzz Productions Limited. . . 71, 139
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Gadd and Winning / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 82 Gadd and Winning: Well, This is Awkwarder . . . . 82 Gael Le Cornec/ Footprint Project. . . . . . . . . . 264 Gagging for Attention. . . . . . 82 Galerie Mirages. . . . . . 198-199 Galit Mersand. . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Gambler, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 180 GameCat and Friends / PBH's Free Fringe, The. . . . . 250 Gareth Morinan Explains How Ricky Gervais Is a 'Mong' for Cutting Gareth Morinan Out of Life's Too Short (BBC/HBO). . 82 Gareth Morinan Explains Why David Cameron Should Be Fired for Crimes Against Short People (Among Other Things). . . . . . 82 Gareth Morinan / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . 82-83 Gareth Morinan Pitches a Better Version of Life’s Too Short (starring Gareth Morinan) to BBC, HBO, C4, ITV, Sky, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Gareth Morinan presents A Wilmops Good Improv Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Gareth Morinan Presents the Saturday Debates (1+2). . . . 83 Gareth Morinan Presents the Saturday Debates (3+4). . . . 83 Gareth Morinan: Truth Doodler . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Gareth Richards: Introvert – Never Been To Disneyland. 83 Garlic Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Garrett Millerick: Sensible Answers to Stupid Questions.83 Garrett Millerick: Which One's Fergal?. . . . . . . 84 Gary Colman / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Gary Kitching and The Empty Space. . . . . . . . . 297 Gary Stark / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 253 Gary White, Aamir Kajani, Christian Talbot, Greg Marks, Lisa Joyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Gavin Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Gavin Webster: Bill Hicks Wasn't Very Good. 84 Gavin Webster / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . 84 Gay Straight Alliance. . . . . . .84 Gearoid Farrelly: Turbulence. 84 Gecko 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Ged & Jamie / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Gehring & Ketelaars | Frijling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Geisha Samurai, A. . . . . . . . 280 Gemma Arrowsmith: Defender of Earth. . . . . . . . . 84 Gemma Arrowsmith / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 84 General Silliness Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Genevieve Cytko, Gareth Mutch, Ray Fordyce. . . . . . . 115 Genevieve Swallow is Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Genevieve Swallow / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Gentlemen Bears . . . . . . . . . 85 Geoff Cotton and Anna Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Geoff Norcott Avoids a Double Dip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Geoff the Entertainer . . . . . . 85 George Ryegold . . . . . . . . . . 85 George Ryegold's God-In-A-Bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 George's Marvellous Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 George's Marvellous Medics. . 85 George Telfer – Free Festival. . 273 George Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . 215 Georgian Antiques . . . 199-200 Geraint Evans & Phil Cooper.87 German Comedian. . . . . . . . 85 Gerry Howell: Glorious Invention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Gerry Howell / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Get A Real Job Promotions. . . . . . . . . . . . 311,327 Get Comedy . . . . 42,62,72,103, 143,152,171 Get Comedy by arrangement with Buxstock Comedy Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Get Comedy by arrangement with United Agents. . . . . . . . 36 Getting Started as a Playwright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Getting to Grips With Producing. . . . . . . . . . 191 Ghetto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Ghillie Dhu . . . . . . . . . . 206,212 Ghillie Gigs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Ghost and Torture Tour. . . . 191 GHS Drama Academy. . . . . . 28 Giacinto Palmieri / Laughing Horse Free Festival.86 Giacinto Palmieri: Pagliaccio. 86 Giampaolo di Rosa and Peter Backhouse . . . . . 207 Giant Talking Cat – Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Giddy Goat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Gilbert and Sullivan in Brief(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Gilded Balloon . . . . . . . . . . 112 Gilded Balloon / Sponsored by Fosters . . . . . 162 Gilded Balloon. 39,254,296,320 Gilded Balloon / Sponsored by Fosters . . . . . . 43 Gilded Balloon . . . . . . . . . 53,91 Gilded Balloon in Association With JBJ Management. . . . . 35 Gilded Balloon / Token . . . . 162 Gilded Balloon / Tron Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . .265 Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek – All New Show 2012, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 GirlBand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 GirlBand Improv – Free. . . . . 86 Girl With No Heart, The. . . . 281 Githa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Give and Take. . . . . . . . . . . 281 Give Me a Tune. . . . . . . . . . 212 Glass Elevator, The. . . . . . . .285 Glasvegas – The Original 1977 Musical. . . . . . . . . . . .241
Glenalmond College. . . . . . 241 Glimpse of Paradise: Garden Carpets Reviewed, A. . . . . . 199 Glorified Disasters. . . . . . . . . 86 Glory Dazed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Glory of the Mainstream, The. . . . . . . . . 212 gMorinan.com. . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Gob Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers) and A Beautiful Hell . . . . . . 180 Godot Art Association. . . . . 184 Gods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Godspell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 GO-GO, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 GO-GO (Club Night), The . . 213 Going Green the Wong Way.281 Golden Cowpat, The. . . . . . . 23 Golden Gloves. . . . . . . . . . . 180 Goldrush Bluegrass Band. . 225 Gone Rogue Productions. . . . . . . . . . 241,316 Good Catholic Boy, A . . . . . . 87 Good Grief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Good Person of Szechwan, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Good, the Bad and the Extraterrestrials, The. . . . . . 281 Good, the Bad and the Irish!, The. . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Google / Complex. . . . . . . . . 87 Gordon Ferries: La Royalle . 213 Gordon Southern . . . . . . . . . 87 Gordon Southern's A Brief History of History . . . 87 Gotcha!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself. . . . . . . 213 Grace!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Graduates / PBH's Free Fringe, The. . . . . . . . . . 117 Graham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Graham Oakes and Sean Turner / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Graham Rex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Graham Whistler / Laughing Horse Free Festival.87 Graham Whistler: Stand-Up, Fall Down – Free. . . . . . . . . . 87 Graham Woolnough Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Grainne Maguire: Where Are All the Fun Places and Are Lots of People There Having Better Fun?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Gramophones Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Grant and Pynn. . . . . . . . . . 215 Grant's True Tales . . . . . 191,251 Grant's True Tales 24 Hour Storytelling Marathon. . . . . 191 Grant's True Tales Presents Spark London Storytelling. . 251 Grant's True Tales Presents The Liar Show. . . . . . . . . . . 251 Grant's True Tales Whisky Tasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Grapple Theatre Company. 329 Grassroots Theatre Company, Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Graters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Graters: Julian Ignores his Friend and Talks to a Pretty Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Gravel Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . 42 Grave Reunion, A . . . . . . . . 282 Graveyard, Murder and Mystery Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Gravity Boots. . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Gravity Boots / EdCom Productions. . . . . . . .88 Great American Songbook, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Great Big Comedy Picnic – Free, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Greatest Show On The Fringe.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Great Grandmother Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Great Puppet Horn. . . . . . . . 88 Great Puppet Horn, The. . . . .88 Greek Myths for Kids . . . . . . 23 Greenlight Theatre . . . . . . . 317 Green Room. . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Green Stag Youth Theatre. . 320 Greenyonder Tours. . . . . . . 191
Gregarious Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Gregory Akerman. . . . . . . . 167 Greg Proops . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Greg Proops Podcast: The Smartest Man in the World. . 89 Grimaldi: King of the Clowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Grim(m) – Unreal Stories for Real Times. . . . . . . . . . . 282 Grin & Bear / Free Festival. .143 Grit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Grupo Contemporâneo de Dança Livre. . . . . . . . . . .183 Guardian Reader. . . . . . . . . . 89 Guide to Second Date Sex, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Guild of Cheesemakers, The.282 Guilherme Leme. . . . . . . . . 323 Guilt & Shame. . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Guilt & Shame: Up All Night. 89 Guitar of the 19th Century. 213 Guitars at St Cecilia's 1. . . . 213 Guitars at St Cecilia's 2. . . . 213 Guy Manners / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 121 Guy Masterson – TTI. . . 282,321 Gwyneth Glyn, Maya Levy, Marie Naffah, Sophie Ramsay. . . . . . . . . . . 251 GYTC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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h2dance / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Haberdashery. . . . . . . . . . . 287 Ha Ha Comedy. . . . . 33,43,155 Hairy Maclary and Friends . . 23 Hairy Pretty Things . . . . . . . . 12 Hal Cruttenden. . . . . . . . . . . 89 Half, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Half a Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Half of Next Year's Show – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Half Remembered Dreams. 301 Halo Theatre Company. . . . 325 Halton Quartet, The. . . . . . . 213 Halton Quartet . . . . . . . . . . 213 Hamlet and Other Theatrical Nightmares. . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Hamlet! the Musical. . . . . . 241 Hampstead Theatre . . . . . . 255 Hanafuda Denki (A Tale of Fantastic Traditional Playing Cards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Hand Made Theatre / Russian Season 2012. . . 21,186 Hand-Me-Down People, The.282 Hand Over Fist. . . . . . . . . . . 283 Hand Stitched Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Hangman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Hanks and Conran . . . . . . . . 90 Hanks and Conran – Pigs in Blankets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Hannah Gadsby – Hannah Wants a Wife. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Hannah Gadsby – Mary. Contrary.. . . . . . . . . . 90 Hannibal Buress: Still Saying Stuff . . . . . . . . . . 90 Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. . . . . . . . . . 24 Hansel and Gretel. . . . . . . . . 24 Happenstance Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Happy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Happy Go Lucky. . . . . . . . . 245 Happy Go Lucky G and S . . 243 Happy Prince, The. . . . . . . . 241 Hard As Snails Productions. 311 Hardbody Productions . . . . . 98 Hardcore Pawn With Mick, Lewis and Shaun. . . . . . . . . 283 Hardin-Simmons University – International Collegiate Theatre Festival. . . . . . . . . . 260 Harmonettes, The . . . . . . . . 283 Harmonettes Go Into Orbit, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Harmony Ensemble. . . . . . . 208 Harpsichords at St Cecilia's 1. . . . . . . . . . . . 213
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 History Girls, The. . . . . . . . . . 93 History Girls Present: A Summary of Things So Far, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 History of Jazz Piano, The. . 214 Hitch and Mitch / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 165 Hitler Alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Hitler's Li'l Abomination. . . 284 HOGHEAD Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Hole, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Holly Burn: The H Club . . . . . 93 Holly Rumble / Escalator East To Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Holly Rumble / Escalator East to Edinburgh. 306 Holmes and Watson: The Farewell Tour . . . . . . . . 285 Homespun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Homo Promos. . . . . . . . 293,324 Honk Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Hoof Hoof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 HookHitch Theatre . . . . . . . 331 Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. . . . 312 Horne and Key and.... . . . . . . 93 Horne Section – Live at the Grand!, The . . . 93 Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain. . . . . . . . . . 285 Horse + Bamboo. . . . . . . . . 256 Horse & Louis. . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Horse & Louis: The Curse of....94 Horses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Hot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hot Chocolate at 10. . . . . . 214 Hot Dub Time Machine. . . . 214 Hot Tin Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . .235 Hour Long Sinister Wink, An. 13 House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 House of Shadows, The. . . . 285 How a Man Crumbled . . . . 285 Howard Payne University – International Collegiate Theatre Festival. . . . . . . . . . 282 How It Ended Productions / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 How May We Be of Service?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 How Much is Your Iron?. . . 285 How's About That Then?. . . 286 How the World Wags . . . . . . 94 How to Climb Mount Everest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found. . . . . . 286 How To Do a Show at the Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . 191 How to Make It in Hollywood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 How to Sell Your Show. . . . 192 How to Start a Riot. . . . . . . 286 How to Tour Your Show Internationally. . . . . . . . . . . 192 How to Tour Your Show in the UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Huggers – Free Festival Family Fun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Human Condition – Free, The.94 Humans v Nature: Engineering FTW. . . . . . . . . . 94 Humble Quest for Universal Genius, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Hume Saxophone Quartet, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Humour and Heart! – Free. . 13 Humour League / Free Festival, The. . . . . . . . . . 95 Humour League Presents – Free, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Humphrey Ker is... Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher!. . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Hunger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Hunt & Darton / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . 286 Hunt & Darton Cafe . . . . . . 286 HURT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Hurt and Anderson / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 95 Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature – Free. . 95 Hyde and Lyons. . . . . . . . . . . 95 Hye-Kyung Lee . . . . . . . . . . 214 Hye-Kyung Lee Piano Recital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Hyena Theatre Company. . . 269 Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 HyHo Productions. . . . . . . . 134 Institute, The. . . . . . . . . 192,287 Hypesound v Beat Box. . . . 214 In Tents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Interactive Hands-On Fun. . 199 Interactive Theatre International. . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Iain Stirling: Happy to Be the Clown?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Interplay Theatre. . . . . . . . . 328 I Am a Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Interruption. . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 I am Google. . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Intervention, The. . . . . . . . . 287 I Am, I Am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 In the Pink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 I Am Son. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 In the Pink – Fantastic Ian D. Montfort – Unbelievable. . 97 Female a Cappella!. . . . . . . 214 Intimate Strangers, The. . . . . 98 Ian Fox in Association With Intimate Strangers . . . . . . . . 98 the Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,97 Into the Fog. . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 In Transit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Ian Fox – Shutter Monkey Introducing Stu Introducing (The Comedy Show With Pictures) – Free. . . . . . . . . . . 97 Will – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Ian Kendall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Introduction to Forum Ian McCalman, Dick Gaughan, Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Iain Anderson and Very Special Inverleith House – Royal Guests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 200 Inverness Satellite Towns Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Drama Society. . . . . . . . . . . 272 Invers Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 268 Ian Shaw – A Bit of a Mouthful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 In Vino Veritas – Free. . . . . . .98 Invisible Dot Ltd., The. . 132,171 Ian Shaw / The Stand Comedy Club / Lakin McCarthy . . . . . 97 Invisible Flock in association Ian Smith and Tom Toal. . . . . 97 with Hope & Social. . . . . . . 263 Invisible People. . . . . . . . . . 287 Ian Smith and Tom Toal / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 97 Irish Shorts One. . . . . . . . . . 288 Icarus: a Story of Flight. . . . 286 Irish Shorts Two. . . . . . . . . . 288 IdeasTap . . . . . . . . . . . . 191,193 Iron Assumptions . . . . . . . . 288 IDEOMS Theatre Company. 321 Irreconcilable Differences. . 288 Idiot at the Wall, The. . . . . . 286 Is Copyright Past Its Idiots of Ants ANThology . . . 97 Sell-By Date?. . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Igniting the Play. . . . . . . . . 192 I Shall Be Remembered – I Got It – An Actor's Tale. . . 242 The Story of Madame de Pompadour. . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 I Hate Children Children's Show, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 I.S.I.S Theatre Company, I Speak I Share . . . . . . . . . . 328 I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You. . 286 Isolated Isle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 I Heart Peterborough . . . . . 287 Isovuka Production and ikou! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Promotions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Iszi Lawrence's Wotnot. . . . . 98 Iliad, The Odyssey and Iszi Lawrence / The Stand All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, The. . . . . . 287 Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Italia Conti Ensemble Imaginary Radio Programme: 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,305 Drennon Davis Presented by The Pajama Men, The. . . . . . 98 Italia 'n' Caledonia. . . . . . . 288 Itch: A Scratch Event. . . . . . . 98 I'm High On Life: What Are You On?. . . . . . . . . 98 I, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 It's Clarsach Jim, But Not I'm Not Crying in the As We Know It!. . . . . . . . . . 214 Bathroom: I'm Crying in the Supply Closet. . . . . . . . . . . . .98 It's Grimm Up North. . . . . . . 98 It's My Wonderful Life. . . . . 288 Importance of Being Earnest, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 It's Not Easy Being Yellow . . 13 It's Not Us, It's You – Free. . . 99 Improv and the Working Actor. . . . . . . . . . . 192 It's So Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Improverts, The. . . . . . . . . . . 98 Ivo Graham and Liam Improvised Musical, The. . . 242 Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 IMWP . . . . . . . . . . . 24,127,141 IMWP and Henning Wehn . . 92 IMWP and Otto Kuhnle. . . . 138 Jabberwocky, The . . . . . . . . . 24 In a Handbag, Darkly . . . . . 287 Jack and Nikki: Killing INdependDANCE Youth Machines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Dance Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 180 Jack: A Ripper's Tale . . . . . . 288 Independent Theatre Jack Barry and Patrick Turpin: Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 193-194 Your New Mild Friends. . . . . 99 Indescribable Jack Campbell, David Murphy, Phenomenon, The. . . . . . . . 287 Dan Nicholas / PBH's Free Indiaflamenco. . . . . . . . . . . 180 Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Indie Boy's Guide to Sex Jack Foster and Carolyn and Girls, An. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Anona Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Indie Classical. . . . . . . . . . . 214 Jack Heal's Murderthon. . . 251 IndigoCo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Jackinabox Ines Wurth Presents . . . . . . 168 Productions. . . . . . . . . . 272,304 Ines Wurth Presents / Jack Jerome's Journey Dreamawake Prod . . . . . . . 319 of Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Ines Wurth Presents / Jack Lukeman. . . . . . . . . . . 236 Synthia L. Hardy . . . . . . . . . 260 Jackson Voorhaar / I Never Saw Another Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Butterfly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287 Jackson Voorhaar's One True Infinity Repertory Theatre Love(s) – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 99 (New York). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Jacques Brel: In Song and Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ingenious Paradox / Jake Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Nick Brooke Productions / James Acaster – Prompt. . . 100 Pleasance Theatre Trust. . . . 281 James and Amy: Dysfunctional In Musical Company. . . . . . 242 Legends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Inner Ear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 James and the Giant Peach . 24 Inspiration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 James Campbell's Comedy 4 Inspirational Events Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,190 James Christopher: Bring Me Inspired – Life 101 . . . . . . . . 98 the Head of Russell Kane Instant Reaction. . . . . . . . . 264 – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 InSTEP Theatre. . . . . . . . . . .240 James Dowdeswell. . . . . . . 100
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Jigsy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Jigsy Productions Ltd / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 288 Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Jimeoin – What?!. . . . . . . . 103 Jimeoin – What?! – Extra Shows!. . . . . . . . . . 103 Jimeoin – What?! (Whatever...). . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Jim Malcolm and Christophe Philibert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Jimmie MacGregor – A Gathering of Songs, Stories and Famous Folk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order.103 Jimmy Grimes. . . . . . . . . . . 263 Jim Smallman: Let's Be Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Jim Smallman's Group Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Jishin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 JMUpstart Dance Company.183 Joanna Carolan, Pascale Wilson and Michael Pearce / SO Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Joanne Jollie, Class Stage Productions, Free Festival. . . 17 Joan of Laugh. . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Jo Caulfield / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Jo Caulfield – Thinking Bad Thoughts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Jocks and Geordies, The. . . 104 Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich – Free . . . . 104 Jody Kamali / Free Festival. 104 Joe Black / RwP Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Joe Hakim, Mike Watts, Ruth E Dixon / PBH's Free Fringe. . 252 Joe Kiely and Courtney Powell / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 10 Joel Dommett – Nunchuck Silver Medallist 2002 . . . . . 104 Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot.105 Joe Munrow / Free Festival. 105 Joe Munrow: One Big Joke – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 John Alexander. . . . . . . . . . 210 John Conway and Michael Burke. . . . . . . 131 James Grant / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 214 John Fico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 John Fleming and The Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 32 John Hastings. . . . . . . . . . . 105 John Hastings: UnRelentless.105 John Hunt / 21st Century Blues Legends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing.215 John Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Karen Matheson / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 215 John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer – Free. . . . . . . 215 John McNamara Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 John Peel's Shed by John Osborne. . . . . . . . . 289 John Robertson / PIAS / It's The Comedy You Deserve . . . . . 105 John Robertson – The Dark Room – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 105 John Robertson: The Old Whore. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 John Robins. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 John Robins: Incredible Scenes!. . . . . . . . 105 John Scott / The Stand Comedy Club. . . 106 John Scott – Totally Fed Up. 106 Johnson, Liccione, Addison, Al Sayed / PBH's Free Fringe. 45 Jo Jingles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jo Jingles Gets Fit for the Olympics! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Joke Circus – Free, The . . . . 106 Jonathan Prag. . . . . . . . . . . 208 Jonathan Prager – The Serious Comic. . . . 13,129 Jonathan Wood and Friends.232 Jon Brennan . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Jonny & the Baptists. . . . . . 106
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Jonny Woo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jonny Woo: Wonder Woo-Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 João Garcia Miguel. . . . . . . 315 Jo Ogden / Nena Edwards / Ruth Bruce / Free Festival. . . 60 Jools Constant / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 172 Jools Constant / Sean Brightman Ltd / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Jose Agudo and Luke Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Josh Neicho and Friends. . . 251 Josh Richards. . . . . . . . . . . .106 Josh Richards: Keith Looks Back in Anger – Free. . . . . . 106 Joshua Seigal / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Joshua Seigal: We All Love Llamas!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of.... . . . . . . . . . 106 Josie Long: Romance and Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . 107 Josie Long and Sam Schäfer / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 106 Josie Long and Sam Schäfer's Awkward Romance. . . . . . .106 Journos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Joyced! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Joy of Sketch, The. . . . . . . . 107 Joz Norris is Matt Fisher: Überperson – Free. . . . . . . . 107 Joz Norris / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 JSAC Presents: A Lot of Seoul. . . . . . . . . . . 181 J S Bach: C minor . . . . . . . . 215 Juana in a Million. . . . . . . . 289 Jubilo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Jubilo Sing Sacred and Secular. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Julia Munrow: Drunken Sailor On A Mast Freehtt. . . . . . . . 323 Julie Jepson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Julie Jepson – Personal Triumph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Juliet Meyers: Raised By Fridge Magnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Juliet Meyers / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Julius Caesar – Losing Your Head in Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . 242 Jumblies, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jumping Jesse Jones. . . . . . 215 Jungle Book, The. . . . . . . . . . 24 Jupiter Ensemble of Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Just a Gigolo. . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Justine and Tony. . . . . . . . . 290 Justine Curatolo and Elisa Bellanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Just So Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Just the Tonic. . . . 33,45,55,107 Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show. . . . . . . . . . 107 Just the Tonic in association with DAA Management. . . . 86 Justyna Mytnik / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 271
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Kabaret Mimika / Lion Stage UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Kalari – Movement Art of the Warriors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Kaput. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Karen Matheson. . . . . . . . . 215 Karen's Way: A Kindertransport Life. . . . . 290 Karin Muiznieks Presents. . . 19 Karl Jay-Lewin and Anushiye Yarnell. . . . . . . . . 187 Karma Comedian – Stella Graham – Free. . . . 108 Kate Daisy Grant with Nick Pynn. . . . . . . . . . 215 Kate Fuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kate Knight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Kate Smurthwaite / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . 131,174 Katherine Ryan: Nature's Candy. . . . . . . . . . 108 Katianna Was Here. . . . . . . 290
Kaya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 Kaya – Dream Interpreter. . 290 KCHG Productions . . . . . . . 256 KD Theatre Productions. . . .241 Keira Daley: LadyNerd. . . . . . 14 Kelly Jones / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Kelly Kellner. . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Kelly Kingham: Goody TwoShoes – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Kemble's Riot . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Kemsley and Callaghan: Keeping Their Cool . . . . . . . 108 Ken Ramage & Friends 9th Annual Jazz Jamboree . . . . 224 Kepow Theatre Company. . 109 Kerry Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Kerry Gilbert Triumphs. . . . . 108 Kerry Hodgkin and Ladyblue Music / PBH's Free Fringe. . 242 Kes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Kevin Dewsbury: In...Sane – Free. . . . . . . . . . 109 Kevin Dewsbury / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 109 Kevin Shepherd / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 109 Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev – Free. . . . . . . . . 109 Kevin Tomlinson: Crazy Little Thing Called Love! . . . . . . . 109 Kevin Tomlinson: Seven Ages! . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Kev Orkian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Kev Orkian in Concert – The World's Favourite Foreigner.109 Key 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Khor Ai Ming. . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Kids We Used To Be – Free, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Kieran and Joe: Friends of Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Kieran Hodgson / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 110 Kieran Hodgson: Supervillain. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Kieran and Joe. . . . . . . . . . .110 Kierkegaard Comedy Show . . 110 Killing Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Kim Edgar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Kin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,291 King Creosote. . . . . . . . . . . 216 King Lear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Kipper Tie Theatre and I Theatre (Singapore) with C theatre. . 27 Kipper Tie Theatre with C theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Kiss Me and You Will See How Important I Am. . . . . . 291 Kiss of the Red Menace: A Tribute to Kander and Ebb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Kit and McConnel. . . . . . . . . 14 Knee Deep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Knickerbocker Glory!. . . . . . . 14 Knot Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Knowledge Emporium, The. 291 Künt and the Gang – Free. .110 Künt and the Gang / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 110 Künt's on Daytime TV – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 komuna//warszawa. . . . . . . 280 Krapp's Last Tape . . . . . . . . 291 Kris Drever, Eamonn Coyne and Megan Henderson with Ailie Robertson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Kristine Levine. . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Kronos Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Kudos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Kumail Nanjiani. . . . . . . . . . 110 KWAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 KWAT: Greetings from KWAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Lach (Pronounced Latch).. . 216 Lach's Antihoot – Free . . . . . 14 Lach's Antihoot / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 14 Lach: Up the Anti!. . . . . . . . 216 La Clique Royale – The Queen’s Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 La Clique / The Famous Spiegeltent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lad Himself, The . . . . . . . . . 291
Ladies and Gentlemen – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Ladies & Gentlemen / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 111 Ladies Live Longer. . . . . . . . 111 Ladies Live Longer: Ladylike.111 Lady Boys of Bangkok. . . . . . 15 Lady Boys of Bangkok – Carnival Queens Tour, The. . . 15 LadyBusiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Lady Carol / Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . 15 Lady Carol Must Die. . . . . . . 15 Lady Celeste: Exploring Down Under! . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lady Celeste for PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lady M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lady Rizo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lady Rizo Entertainment. . . . 15 Lady Sings It Better. . . . . . . . 15 Ladystache . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 lagom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 La Línea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Lancaster Offshoots, The. . . 331 Landing the Role. . . . . . . . . 192 Land of the Dead / Helter Skelter. . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Lane of Stones. . . . . . . . . . . 289 LAN-T003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Lapin Wants Ice Cream. . . . . 25 Lapwing Productions . . . . . 233 Lara A King. . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Lara A King – People Pleaser. . . . . . . . . 111 Lasenkan Theater . . . . . . . . 316 Lashings of Ginger Beer Time. 8 Last Chance Saloon. . . . . . . 273 Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Last Draft Theatre Company.271 Last Fairytale, The. . . . . . . . 291 Last Five Years, The. . . . . . . 242 Last Night's Eyeliner. . . . . . 256 Last Notion Theatre. . . . . . . 292 Last Supper. . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Last Tango in Edinburgh. . . 216 Last Tape Productions. . . . . 275 The Late Jake Thackray. . . . 216 Late Night Chill Out Song Recital!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Late Night Gimp Fight. . . . . 111 Late Night Laughs. . . . . . . . 112 The Late Night Shack Show.112 Late Night Widor. . . . . . . . . 216 Late 'n' Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Late Show, The . . . . . . . . . . 112 Latymer Theatre Company. 237 Laughing Horse Comedy. . . . 33 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . 61,99,109,112,112 164,174,329 Laughing Horse Free Festival and Sajeela Kershi. . . . . . . . 113 Laughing Horse Free Festival / Mechanical Tiger Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Laughing Horse Free Festival Presents Luke Milford Things I Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Laughing Horse Free Festival / Ten in a Bed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Laughing Horse's Funny Fillies. 113 Laughlines Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 168 Laura-Beth Salter and Rachel Newton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Laura-Beth Salter and Rachel Newton Double Bill. . . . . . . 216 Laura Levites / Alternative Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Laurence Clark: Inspired. . . 113 Lauren Shearing and Sarah Pearce / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Laurent Piron. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Laurent Piron – Unusual Day.15 Lawrence Dunn and Gilmour MacLeod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Lazzi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 Lead Pencil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lead Pencil Comedy Group / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 113 Leads & Stern. . . . . . . . . . . 113 Learning to Pray in Front of the Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Leaves on the Line . . . . . . . 114 Leaving Limbo Landing. . . . 181 Leeds Tealights. . . . . . . . . . 114 Leeds Tealights: Sexy Chubby, The. . . . . . . . . 114 Lee Fenwick / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management . . . . . . . . 127,165 Leitheatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Leith Folk Club at the Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216-217 Leith on the Fringe / edgeeradica. . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Leith Rules Golf. . . . . . . . . . 199 Le Nozze di Figaro. . . . . . . . 242 Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Youth Performance. . . . . . . 243 Leo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Leo and Stephen Go Down On You!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Leo Condie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Leo Condie Sings Brel and Brecht. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Leo Kearse, Stephen Bailey. 114 Leo Lauer, Richard Jordan Productions and Broken Watch Theatre Company. . .319 Leonce and Lena. . . . . . . . . 292 Leon Clifford, Rob Jackson and Rob Kemp / Free Festival.46 Le Petit Monde. . . . . . . . . . . 25 Les Clochards: Dirty But Nice. . . . . . . . . . . 217 Les Enfants Terribles with Wales Millennium Centre, Luton Hat Factory. . . . . . . . 330 Les Impossibles. . . . . . . . . . 292 Lesley Evans / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Leslie Hunter: A Life in Colour. . . . . . . . . . 200 Les Misérables ( School Edition). . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Let Slip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Letter of Last Resort and Good With People, The. 292 Letters, Boxes and Other Things That Shouldn't Be Opened. 292 Letters of Jane Austen, The. 292 Letter to the Man (from the Boy). . . . . . . . . . . 292 Lewis Charlesworth and Pete Phillipson. . . . . . . 173 Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous. . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! – Free. . . 114 Liam and Owen – A Cracking One Off Show!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Liam Grahame Olsen . . . . . 115 Liam Grahame Olsen: Half Pint – Live. . . . . . . . . . 115 Liam Mullone: A Land Fit For F*ckwits. . . . 115 Liam Mullone / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Liam Withnail & Owen McGuire . . . . . . . . 114 Liang Shan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Lianne La Havas. . . . . . . . . 217 Liebe, Lust and the Lost Lederhosen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Lie. Cheat. Steal. Confessions of a Real Hustler. . . . . . . . . 115 Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Life As We Know It. . . . . . . 182 Life Is Too Good To Be True. 292 Life or Something Like It – Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Life's Short. I'm Not! – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Life, the Universe, Whatever... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Light in the Dark Storytellers (Ireland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Light Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Lights! Camera! Improvise!.116
Lili la Scala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lili la Scala – Another F*cking Variety Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lillian Boutté. . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Lillian Boutté – Sweet and Hot!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Liminal Space Productions. . . 293 Limly Dit Theatre Company. 272 Linda Marlowe – Festival Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Lindsay Martindale and Simon Coverdale. . . . . 207 Lingua Frank. . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Linlithgow RFC Male Voice Choir in Concert . . . . . . . . . 217 Linn Lorkin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Lisa Richards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Lisa Scott Sings Blues and Jazz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Lisa Scott / Sweet Venues. . 217 List, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Listen! The River. . . . . . . . . 293 Lite Fantastic. . . . . . . . . 177,183 Little Angel Theatre in Association with the Royal Shakespeare Company. . . . 296 Little Cauliflower. . . . . . . 25,303 Little Dog Productions. . . . .312 Little Festival of Everything, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Little Friday Theatre / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Little Jazz Bird. . . . . . . . . . . 217 Little Night Music, A. . . 217,243 Little Perspective with Imaan, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Little Room Productions. . . 249 Little Shakespeare Theatre School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Little Shop of Horrors. . . . . 243 Little Women. . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Live At The Electric: Live At The Fringe . . . . . . . . 116 Live Nation. . . . . . . . . . . 90,102 Live Nation & MHA. . . . 78,101, 108,170 Liverpool University Drama Society. . . . . . . . . . . 286 Living Art (Australia / Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Liz Lochhead: Making Nothing Happen. . . . . . . . . 251 Liz Lochhead / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 251 Liz Roche Company. . . . . . .179 Lloyd Langford: One Day in the Life of Lloyd Owen Langford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Lochaber High School. . . . . 243 Locked In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Logic for a 5 Year Old. . . . . 116 Lo-Giudice Dance in association with Dance City. . . . . . . . . . 184 Lois of the Lane / Miss L Lane-eous Productions. . . . 277 LOLd on a Minute!. . . . . . . 116 LOL-ocaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 LOLympics Live – Free. . . . . 117 London Gay Men's Chorus Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Lonely One, The. . . . . . . . . . 293 Long and the Short of It , The. . . . . . . . . . 251 Lonhattan Theatre Group. . 310 Léonie Higgins and Lowri Evans. . . . . . . . . 336 Look at This Massive Picture of My Face. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Look Left Look Right / Escalator East To Edinburgh. . . . . . . . 304 Look of an Angel on the Devil Himself, The. . . . . . . . 117 Lord Nelson Presents.... . . . 117 Lord of the Flies. . . . . . . . . . 293 Loretta Maine: Bipolar . . . . 117 LOSt ANGELeS ENSEMBLE. 320 Lost Child, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Lost Fingers, The. . . . . . . . . 218 Lost in Details. . . . . . . . . . . 182 Lost in the 80s. . . . . . . . . . . 218 Lost Voice Guy and Jeff Lantern – Not Afraid of Tablets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Loud and Proud. . . . . . . . . . 218 Loughborough Players: Athletes of Comedy . . . . . . 118 Loughborough Players / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 118
Louis Durra. . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Louis Durra Trio. . . . . . . . . . 218 Louna Productions . . . . . . . 282 Lou Sanders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Love All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Love and Understanding. . . 293 Loveboat Big Band. . . . . . . 218 Loveboat Big Band Album Launch Extravaganza, The . 218 Love Child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Love in the Key of Britpop. . 251 Love, Lust and Lager. . . . . . . 15 Loves I Haven't Known, The.243 LSU Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Luath Book Banter at Henderson's. . . . . . . . . . 252 Luath Press. . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Luca Villani . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Lucia and Scot and the Big Flamenco Adventure!. . . . . . 25 Lucy Ayrton: Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry . . . . . . . . 252 Lucy Cox: Attractive Audience Required – Free. . . . . . . . . . 118 Lucy Cox / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 118 Lucy Porter – People Person. . 118 Lucy Porter / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Ludus Baroque . . . . . . . 203,235 Luisa Omielan. . . . . . . . . . . 174 Luke and Harry. . . . . . . . . . 118 Luke and Harry's Dot Dot Dot. . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Luke Benson – Backseat Hero. . . . . . . . . 118 Luke Benson and David Hardcastle. . . . . . . . . 174 Luke Capasso . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Luke Milford Things I Like. . 119 Luke Toulson – Luke Who's Talking . . . . . 119 Luke Wright – Your New Favourite Poet. 252 Luminous Tales. . . . . . . . . . . 25 Lunchbox Theatrical Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Lust in Translation. . . . . . . . 293 Lynn Ruth Miller is Approaching 80!. . . . . . . . 15 Lynn Ruth Miller / RwP Entertainment. . . . . . . . 15 Lyric Hammersmith. . . . . . . 301 Lyric Theatre Belfast / The Stand Comedy Club. . . 244 Lysistrata – The Sex Strike. . 293
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Ma Biche et Mon Lapin . . . 294 Macastory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Macbeth. . . . . . . . . . . . 182,294 MacBeth in Scots . . . . . . . . 294 Macbeth Project, The . . . . . 243 Macbeth Unsexed!. . . . . . . 294 Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man?. . . . . . . . . . 295 Mace and Burton: Heartbreak Hotel. . . . . . . . . 119 Mace and Burton / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 119 Mace and Burton / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 119 Mace and Burton: Rom Com Con. . . . . . . . . . . 119 MacFloyd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Machinal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Machine, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Machines for Living. . . . . . . 182 Machinist Theatre. . . . . . . . 265 macrobert / Utter / HighTide.275 Madame Butterfly. . . . . . . . 243 MAdD Theatre Company . . 245 Made for Each Other – Free.295 Made in Scotland. . . . . . . . 200 Made in the Shade. . . . . . . . 16 Madeleine Culp / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Madge Wildfire. . . . . . . . . . 218 Madness of King Lear, The . 295 Mad World Theatre. . . . . . . 310 Mae Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Mae Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Maff Brown / EdCom Productions. . . . . . .119 Maff Brown's Parade of This. . 119 Magdalena Reising. . . . . . . 219
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Index Magdalena Reising – Blue Cafe Jazz. . . . . . . . . 219 MagFest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 MagFest – Design Workshop. . . . . . . 192 MagFest – Publishing Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Maggie MacInnes. . . . . . . . 204 Magical Adventures of Pete Heat, The . . . . . . . . 120 Magic Faraway Cabaret. . . . 16 Magic Faraway Cabaret / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 16 Magician's Daughter, The. . 296 Magicians of Edinburgh, The . . . . . . . . . . 219 Magic Porridge Pot. . . . . . . . 26 Magnets and Assembly, The.219 Magnets: Homegrown, The. 219 Magnus Betnér Live. . . . . . 120 Magnus Betnér / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 120 Magpie and Stump. . . . . . . 120 Magpie and Stump in Lolitary Confinement . . . 120 Mags Woodward & Adam Russell / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 69 Main Street Blues. . . . . . . . 219 Mai oh Mai Productions. . . . 91 Mairi Campbell and David Francis (The Cast). . . 228 Making Life Taste Funnier. . 120 Making of NVA's Speed of Light, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Making Theatre For (and with) The Very Young. . . . . . . . . . 193 Malones Beer Festival. . . . . 193 Malones Irish Bar. . . . . . . . 193 Malone's Irish Bar / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 219 Malones Live Music . . . . . . 219 Man 1, Bank 0. . . . . . . . . . . 120 Managing Your Online Persona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Man Feelings. . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Man for All Times: W. E. B. DuBois, A . . . . . . . . 296 Manners Costs Nothing. . . 121 Man Or a Muppet?, A. . . . . . 16 Man Who, The. . . . . . . . . . . 296 Man Who Planted Trees, The. 26 Many Mishaps of Mr. Vinegar, The. . . . . . . . . . . 26 Marat/Sade. . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Marc Burrows / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 98 Marcel Lucont: Cabaret Fantastique. . . . . . . 16 Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Marcel Pursued By the Hounds by Michel Tremblay. . . . . . . 296 Marcus Brigstocke: The Brig Society. . . . . . . . . . 121 Marcus Ryan: Home and Away – Free. . . . 121 Marek Larwood – Typecast. 121 Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale. . . . . 227 Maria, 1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Marie Connolly / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . 61 Mark Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher – Free . 121 Mark Cooper-Jones / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 121 Mark Davison / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Market Theatre and Assembly, The. . . . . . . . 336 Market Theatre Company / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Mark Fisher in association with Pleasance. . . . . . . . . . 190 Mark Grist / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . 252 Mark Grist – Rogue Teacher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Mark Little: THEbullsh*tARTIST. . . . . . . . . 122 Mark MacNicol. . . . . . . . . . 318 Mark Nelson – Under the Radar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Mark Olver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating. 122 Mark Speed / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Mark Stephenson / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 161 Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!. . . . . . . . . . . .296 Markus Birdman – Love, Life and Death . . . . 122 Markus Birdman / The Stand Comedy Club. . . 122 Mark Watson Productions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 122 Mark Watson's Edinborolympics. . . . . . . . . 122 Mark Watson: The Information. . . . . . . . . .122 Marlon Davis: Enter the Davism. . . . . . . . . 123 Maroon Balloon, The. . . . . . . 26 Marple, Murder and Me. . . 296 Married With Snails. . . . . . . 296 Marshall University – International Collegiate Theatre Festival. . . . . . . . . . 287 Sally Humphrey Productions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 298 Martha McBrier / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . 31,142 Martin Beyer Olsen, Lars Berrum, Adam T / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 134 Martin Dockery. . . . . . . . . . 296 Martin Dockery: Wanderlust. . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Martin Mor: A Man You Don’t Meet Everyday . . . . . . . . . . 123 Martin Mor / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Martin Soan / Heroes of Alternative Fringe. . . . . . . . . 32 Marvellous Medicine . . . . . . 26 Mary – A Musical Play . . . . 243 Mary Bourke: Hail Mary! . . 123 Mary Bourke / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Mary Coughlan. . . . . . . . . . 219 Mary McCarthy. . . . . . . . . . 233 Mason Sisters @ PBJ, The. . . 62 Massimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Master of Chaos / This is Gonzo Comedy. . . . . . 48 MatchPoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 MATE Drama Workshop. . . 336 Mat Ewins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Matey Institute, The. . . . . . .136 Mat Ricardo. . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Matroska with Antler. . . . . 296 Matt and Ian. . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Matt and Ian's Improv Show. . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Matt Forde: Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left. . . . . . . . . .123 Matthew Crosby is Matthew Crosby in Matthew Crosby (The Show) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Matthew finlayson. . . . . . . . 42 Matthew Highton's End of the Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney . . . . . . 275 Matt Parker and Timandra Harkness . . . . 94 Matt Price: Fugly.. . . . . . . . . 124 Matt Price / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Matt Roper. . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Matt Welcome / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Maurice's Jubilee . . . . . . . . 296 Max and Ivan Are... Con Artists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Max Dickins / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 124 Max Dickins: This Will Only Take A Moment.... . . . . . . . 124 Max Fletcher and Nick Davies / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 75 Max Fletcher: Delicious. . . . 124 Max Fletcher / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . 124 max.IMEALLdance and Taciturn Dance Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Maya Irgalina and Kristina Healy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mayday Mayday. . . . . . . . . 297 MCG Theatre in Association With Highly Strung Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 McKee and Tuck . . . . . . . . . . 59 McLough-Hess Monster, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 124 McNeil and Pamphilon. . . . 125 MCS Drama. . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Me and Mr C. . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Measures to Measures. . . . 243 Meat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Me Before Marilyn . . . . . . . 297 Mechanical Animal Corporation, The. . . . . . . . . 321 Mechanisms / PBH's Free Fringe, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Medea Hardcore. . . . . . . . . 297 Media at the Fringe. . . . . . . 193 Medicine Show. . . . . . . . . . 182 Medieval and Spanish Blues: Guitar and Song. . . . . . . . . 219 Medieval Miracle, The Fall Of Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Meet and Greet for University Students from the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Meet the Casting Directors. 193 Meet the Media . . . . . . . . . 193 Meet the Producers. . . . . . . 193 Meitheal and Worse Case Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Meleddy Productions. . . . . 247 Melos Opera. . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Melvin Moti. . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Me My Selfish Self . . . . . . . 125 Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. . . 298 Mendelssohn at Teatime. . . 219 Menier Chocolate Factory. . 238 Men of Character – Free. . . 125 Mephisto Waltz. . . . . . . . . . 183 Me Pregnant!. . . . . . . . . . . 298 Mercators, The. . . . . . . . . . . 254 Mercenario Productions. . . 292 Merchiston and St George's.305 Mere Anarchy. . . . . . . . . . . 268 Merlin's Dragon . . . . . . . . . . 26 Mermaid of Zennor, The. . . 298 Mermaids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Merry Wives of Osaka, The. 298 Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Mess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Metal Monkey. . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Metamorphoses: Fables from Ovid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Metamorphosis: A Return to Presence . . . . . 183 Metart Morphose. . . . . . . . 178 M+E Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Metropolitan Cathedral Compline By Candlelight . . 219 Metropolitan Cathedral Couperin: Messe pour les Couvents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers. . . . . . . . . . .219 Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts . . . . . . 219 Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts. . . . . . . . . . 220 Michael Downey / EdCom Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Michael Downey – Standing Up Again. . . . . . 125 Michael Hughes . . . . . . . . . . 16 Michael Legge / The Stand Comedy Club. . . 125 Michael Legge: What a Shame. . . . . . . . . . . 125 Michael Marra. . . . . . . . . . . 220 Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker . 220 Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Trio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Michael Mittermeier: A German on Safari . . . . . . 126 Michael Pope is Gay for Pay – Free . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Michael Porter / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Michael Redmond. . . . . . . . 126 Michael Redmond: Mannequins, Fishmongers, Guacamole and Me ... and Other Things. . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Michael Winslow – Noizeyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Michael Workman – Mercy.126 Michelle Burke and James Ross (Piano) . . . 234 Michelle de Swarte. . . . . . . 126 Michelle de Swarte / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 126 Michelle Wormleighton – Bewildered. . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Michelle Wormleighton / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 127 Mickey and Judy. . . . . . . . . . 16 Mick Foley: Prisoner of Raw. . . . . . . . . . 127 Mick Foley / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Mick Miller and Jimmy Cricket. . . . . . . . . . . 127 Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live. . . 11,37,49,52-53, 62, 71,101,133,141, 147,153159 Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live and Eddie Izzard. . . 126,172 Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live / The Assembly Rooms. 116 Middle-Aged Man's Uncertainty Theory, A . . . . . 298 Middle Child Theatre. . . . . . 331 Middleton Enterprises. . . . . . 56 Midnight at the Boar's Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Midnight Hour. . . . . . . . . . . 127 Midnight Paranormal Haunted Underground Experience . . 193 Midsummer Night's Dream, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Mies Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Mikado, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Mike Maran Productions. . . . . . . . . . 288,309 Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle / The Assembly Rooms . . . . 220 Mike McShane . . . . . . . . . . 300 Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells For Two. . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Mike Sheer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Mike Sheer in Undergod – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Mike Whellans. . . . . . . . . . . 220 Milena Milanova of Atelier 313. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Milk and Mucus . . . . . . . . . 183 Milk Monitors / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Milk Presents. . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Miller's Tale: Wahala Dey Oh!, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Milo McCabe: Kenny Moon This Is Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Mil's Trills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mil's Trills' Music and Stories.27 Mindfulmess. . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Mind Reading for Breakfast.128 Mini-Mahler at the Fringe. . 220 Minotaur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Minotaur Theatre Company. . 305 Minu1s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Miranda Hennessy by arrangement with Dawn Sedgwick Management. . . . 92 Miriam Margolyes – Dickens' Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Mirror Mirror Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Misanthropy. . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Miss Havisham's Expectations. . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Missing String Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Miss Julie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Miss Marchbanks. . . . . . . . 300 Mister Meredith / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 16 Mister Meredith's Christmas Crack. . . . . . . . . . 16 Mitch Benn: Reduced Circumstances. . . . . . . . . . . 128 Mitch Benn / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Mittiprickteatern / Jesper Arin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Mixed Doubles. . . . . . . . . . 300 Mixy / PBH's Free Fringe. . . 250
MKA: Theatre of New Writing (Australia). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 MKG Productions. . . . . . . . 226 Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Modern Town, A. . . . . . . . . 300 Modest Masque – Liang's Piano Recital, A. . . . . . . . . . 220 Mod Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 modifythevan . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Modify the Van. . . . . . . . . . 228 Moishe's Bagel. . . . . . . . . . 220 MOJO Scotland. . . . . . . . . . 252 Molly Naylor and the Middle Ones: My Robot Heart . . . . 300 Molly Wobbly’s Tit Factory . 244 Momus Productions. . . . . . 324 Mon Droit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Monkey Bars. . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Monkey Poet / makin projects / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . 128,300 Monkey Poet – Potty Mouth. . . . . . . . . . . 128 Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Monkey Toast: The Improvised Chat Show. 128 Monkeywood Theatre in Development With The Lowry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Monski Mouse Media. . . . . . 27 Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Monster Comedy . . . . . . . . . 32 Monsters Got Talent. . . . . . . 27 Monstrous Acts. . . . . . . . . . 300 Montmorency. . . . . . . . . . . 301 Monumental Information's Product of the Year 2017 . . 128 Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Moondial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Moonlight Serenade Octet Singing and Swinging. . . . . 221 Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK Live and Swinging. . . . . 221 Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK / MSO Productions Ltd . 221 Morceaux de Choix. . . . . . . . 16 More Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Morgan & West. . . . . . 128-129 Morgan & West: Clockwork Miracles. . . . . . 128 Morgan & West: Lying, Cheating Scoundrels. . . . . . 129 Morning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301 Morven Smith / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 137 Mosaico Flamenco. . . . . . . 221 Most Dangerous Toy, The . . 301 Mostellaria (The Haunted House). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Mother Africa . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Mother of All Burns, The. . . 221 Mother to Mother. . . . . . . . 302 Mother Tongue. . . . . . . . . . 302 Moth to the Flame . . . . . . . 302 Mouth to Mouth Republic . 176 Moving In Circles / Random Aspekts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,184 Moving Lights Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Movin' Melvin Brown (USA). 16 Movin' Melvin: Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr. . . . . . . 16 Mozart at Teatime. . . . . . . . 221 Mozart Requiem. . . . . . . . . 221 Mozart: The Impresario. . . . 244 Mr and Mrs Clark. . . . . . . . 182 Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Mr B's Chap-Hop Hooray! . . 16 Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer. . 16 Mr Carmen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Mr Comedy / Free Festival. .121 Mr McFall's Chamber with Special Guests. . . . . . . . . . . 212 Mrs. Funberries / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Mr Snot Bottom . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mr Snot Bottom's Stinky Silly Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mr Susan's 'Cheeky Flippin' Nice' – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 MSO Productions Ltd. . . . . 221 M&T Productions . . . . . . . . 244 Muchmuchmore Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Mugging Chickens . . . . . . . 129
Multiple Performers / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 163 Munfred Bernstein's Cabinet of Wonder. . . . . . . 129 Mungo Boys, The. . . . . . . . . 303 Municipal Theatre London . 283 Murmur / Live Theatre. . . . . 311 Mused Collective, A. . . . . . . 179 Musical Comedy Awards Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Musical Gems for Violin and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Musical Journey with Euna Park: Springtime in Korea, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Musical Malta. . . . . . . . . . . 222 Music at Palmerston Place. 222 Music at St Michael and All Saints . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Music Box, The . . . . . . . . . . 303 Music Bugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Music Bugs Presents It's Carnival Time.... . . . . . . . 27 Music for All . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Music of Friends, The. . . . . . 223 Music of Les Misérables and West End Musicals. . . . 244 Music of Two Nations. . . . . . . . Music @ St Cuthbert's . . . . 223 MW Advertising (Malaysia / China). . . . . . . . 272 My City Saturday. . . . . . . . . 303 My Damage is My Gift! – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 My Elevator Days . . . . . . . . 303 My Journey Throughout China. My Little Songbook. . . . . . . 244 My Plaice / The Lake. . . . . . 183 Myra Dubois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 My Sister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver. . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm, The.130 Mythili Prakash and Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . 183 My Wrestle Mania. . . . . . . . 303 MZA & Amity Productions . 122 MZA and CHiLL Productions. 61 MZA & Geffer Notice Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 MZA and Geffer Notice Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 MZA & Get Slossed Productions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 62 MZA and Get Slossed Productions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 63 MZA & HAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 NADSAT Productions . . . . . 334
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Naked Dictators . . . . . . . . . 244 Naomi Paul / Free Festival. . 147 Natasha Day (soprano) and Colin Kingsley (piano). 233 Nathan Cassidy: Free Pound. . 130 Nathan Cassidy / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 130 Nathaniel Mander. . . . . . . . 213 National Film School in Lodz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 National Folk Theatre of Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 National Galleries of Scotland . . . . . . . . . 199-201 National Museum of Scotland . . . . . . 198,201,212 National Theatre of Scotland / Molly Taylor / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 303 National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 National Theatre of Scotland / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 256 National Youth Orchestra of Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Natural Shocks. . . . . . . . . . 308 Nature of Iraq, The . . . . . . . 200 Natyam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Naz Osmanoglu: Ottoman Without An Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Neal's Yard Remedies Chillout Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Neal's Yard Remedies Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Neapolitan Songs. . . . . . . . 223 Needles and Pins – Excerpts from a Punk Novel . . . . . . . 252 Ne'er the Twain. . . . . . . . . . 303 Negative Capability. . . 268,277 Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Neil Kelso Productions . . . . . 19 Neil O'Brien Entertainment. 210 Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 neTTheatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Neverland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Never Too Late to Learn. . . 223 Newbury Youth Theatre. . . . .25 Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 New Celts Productions with 41st 92nd Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . 259,264 New Celts Productions with Dedwest Productions . . . . . 246 New Celts Productions with Hidden Stories Theatre. . . . 325 New Celts Productions with Inkwell Productions . . . . . . 321 New Celts Productions with No Idling Theatre . . . . 299 New Conway Dimension, The. . . . . . . . . . 131 New Gondoliers . . . . . . . . . 223 New Gondoliers Play Mediterranean Homesick Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Newland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Newman Taylor Baker – Percussion, Andrea Baker – Mezzo-soprano, Richard Lewis – Piano. . . . . 232 Newman Theatre Company. 28 New Musical from Young Scottish Writer/Composer Finn Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . 247 New Rope String Band. . . . 223 New Rope String Band / The Famous Spiegeltent. . . . . . . 223 New Salisbury Players. . . . . 291 News at Kate 2012, The. . . 131 NewsRevue. . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 News Smash. . . . . . . . . . . . 131 New Theatre, University of Nottingham. . . . . . . . . . . 311 New Town Bar, The. . . . . . . . 12 New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. . 188,192,195 Nggrfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Niall McCamley: Lemon Jousting and Other Shenanigans. . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Niall McCamley / Scottish Comedy Festival. . . . . . . . . 131 Nice People Have Ruined My Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Nicholas Parsons / The Pleasance. . . . . . . . . . . 132 Nicholson, Cooke and Rowan / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 85 Nick Beaton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others. . . . . . . . . 132 Nick Cope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Nick Coyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Nick Dixon, Dave Green, Ben Fogg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Nick Doody / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Nick Hayman / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 132 Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! – Free. 132 Nick Helm: This Means War!.132 Nick Keir . . . . . . . . . . . 223-224 Nick Keir: An Edinburgh Songwriter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: 2012. . . . . . . . 132 Nick Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Nick Page: My Glorious Hypothetical Life As a Eunuch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Nick Pynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Nick Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Nick Sun: Potty Time!. . . . . 133 Nicola Bolsover / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 146 Niddry's Wynd Haunted Underground Tour. . . . . . . . 193 Night Light / (Kindling). . . . 316 Night of the Big Wind. . . . . 303 Night Porters, The. . . . . . . . 303 Nights at the Circus . . . . . . 303 Nik Coppin / Free Festival. . 133 Nik Coppin / Laughing Horse Comedy. . . . . . . . . 24,157 Nik Coppin's Caricatures – Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . 133 Nikki Nouveau . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Nikotine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures. 133 NineSidedBox (Boston, Massachusetts). . . . . . . . . . 263 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 1945 Productions. . . . . . . . 238 99.9 Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Nish Kumar – Who Is Nish Kumar?. . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Nkomba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Nkomba – Malawian Folk and African Roots Night. . . 224 Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 No Country for Old Men. . . 133 Noise Next Door: Bring The Noise, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 NOLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Noël Coward's Tonight at 8:30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Nomads Tent. . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Nonnie Griffin. . . . . . . . . . . 320 Nonsense Room Productions. . 23 Noonday Demons. . . . . . . . 278 Noosfeer (Belgium). . . . . . . 262 No Pants Thursday. . . . . . . .134 No Pants Thursday: T'il Death Do Us Party. . . . . 134 No Poofs No Piano. . . . . . . 134 No Pressure to Be Funny. . . 134 No Prophet Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Norfolk YMT. . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Northern Essex Community College – International Collegiate Theatre Festival. 255 Northern Stage in association with Pilot Theatre. . . . . . . . 195 Northern Stage in association with Soho Theatre. . . . . . . . 305 North London Collegiate School . . . . . . . . 320 North Sea Gas. . . . . . . . . . . 224 North Sea Gas: In Concert . 224 Norwegians of Comedy . . . 134 No Shoes Theatre . . . . . . . . 242 No Shoes Theatre #LittleFest at C nova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Not Gavin and Stacey – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Nothing Is Really Difficult. . 304 Nothing to Show. . . . . . . . . 135 Not My Cup of Tea . . . . . . . 304 Not Quite Quartet. . . . . . . . 135 Not Quite Quartet, The. . . . 135 Not the Adventures of Moleman. . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Not Treasure Island. . . . . . . 135 No Turn Unstoned. . . . . . . . 135 Now.Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 NRTF (National Rural Touring Forum). . . . . . . . . . 195 NTAOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 NUTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Nuts and Bolts: The Essentials of Running a Performing Arts Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Nutshell. . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,328 Nutters of the British Isles: The Complete Field Guide – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 135 NVA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Odd Comic (Holly Bodmer and Dot Howard) / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . 336 Oddlie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Oedipus – The Hour . . . . . . 305 Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company / Bordello Theatre, The. . . . . 308 Off The Kerb Productions . . . 58, 106,123,141,156-157,159,167 Off The Kerb Productions by Arrangement with Lisa Richards Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Off The Kerb Productions by arrangement with Lisa Richards Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,68 Off The Kerb Productions by Arrangement with the Lisa Richards Agency. . . . . . . . . . 66 Off The Kerb Productions in association with Corduroy Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Off The Kerb Productions in Association with Debi Allen Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Off The Kerb Productions / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 143 Of Mice and Men. . . . . . . . 305 Oh My God. . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Oh, The Humanity and Other Good Intentions. . . . 305 Oh! What a Lovely War. . . . 244 Oh, What a Lovely War. . . . 305 Old Hall Theatre / YMTC. . . 238 Old Pamphleteers / Scottish Comedy Festival. . . . . . . . . 133 Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Old Saint Paul's Music. 214,224 Oli Bettesworth and Laurence Owen. . . . . . . . . . 138 Oli, Janet and Jayde . . . . . . . 31 Oliver Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Oliver Dean and His Fantastic Ego! Live. . . . . . . 136 Oliver Reed: Wild Thing. . . . 305 Olsson Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 314 Once in a House on Fire. . . 305 Once On This Island. . . . . . .244 Once Upon A.... . . . . . . . . . . 27 Once Upon A Time.... . . . . . 136 Once Upon a Time (in Space).16 One Academy Productions (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). . . . . . . . 238,240,248 One Big Mop. . . . . . . . . . . . 160 One-Eyed Men / Laughing Horse Free Festival, The. . . . 136 One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula – Free, The. . . . . . . 136 One Hour Only . . . . . . . . . . 306 One Hour Plays, The . . . . . . 136 101 Comedy Club – Free . . 137 101 Comedy Club / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 137 150th International Photographic Exhibition. . . 200 One in a Million – Free. . . . 137 One Man Hamlet, A . . . . . . 306 One Man Lord of the Rings.306 One Man Star Wars Trilogy. 306 One Minute Birdwatching – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 One Month Early. . . . . . . . . 306 One Night Stand. . . . . . . . . 306 One Rogue Reporter. . . . . . 137 One Thousand Points of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1,000 Suns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 1000 Years of Scotland's Dark Past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 One Track Minds – Free. . . .137 Only Humour. . . . . . . . . . . . 174 On the Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco / Can Cause Death. . 306 On the Move With Escalator, Shifting Disability Debates on Access to the Festival. . . . . 194 Ontroerend Goed, Lika, Richard Jordan Productions, Drum Theatre, Plymouth. . . 255 On Your Feet Theatre Collective Obsession – A Life With Magic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 / PBH’s Free Fringe . . . . . . . 330 Occupied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Opera Bohemia. . . . . . . . . . 243 Occupied With What?. . . . . 252 Opera Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Operation Stork. . . . . . . . . . 306
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Ophelia Bitz / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Opinions Are Free. . . . . . . . 137 Oracle Theatre, Inc.. . . . . . . 265 Òran Mór Supported by the National Theatre of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Orchestra of the Canongait. 232 Organised Crime Theatre . . 310 Organ Recital – A Grand Tour of Europe. . . . . . . . . . . 224 Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's. . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Original Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Orion's Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Orkney Jazz at The Guildford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Orquesta Atípica de Edimburgo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Oscar Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Othello – The Remix. . . . . . 306 Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word Cabaret. . . . . 252 Other Voices / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 252 Otio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Otto Kuhnle: Ich Bin Ein Berliner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Our Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Our Lady's Companie. . . . . 297 Our Soldier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Out Cast Theatre (Australia). . . . . . . . . . . 300,302 Out of Abingdon. . . . . . . . . 224 Out of the Blue. . . . . . . . . . 224 Outside Track. . . . . . . . . . . . 224 The Outside Track. . . . . . . . 224 Outward Bound. . . . . . . . . .307 Out Write Productions. . . . . 156 Overexposed: A Slightly Awkward Peep Show. . . . . 138 Overnight Ghost Hunt. . . . . 194 Overo Productions (Nigeria). . 299 Owen and Bettesworth: Sung and Unsung. . . . . . . . 138 Owen Hughes / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Owen Niblock: Codemaker. 138 Owen Niblock / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Owen O'Neill: Struck By Lightning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Owen O'Neill / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Oxford Alternotives. . . . . . . 202 Oxford Belles. . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Oxford Gargoyles – Jazz a Cappella!, The. . . . 225 Oxford Imps, The. . . . . . . . . 138 Oxford Imps. . . . . . . . . . . . .138 Oxford Revue . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Oxford Revue – Prattle Royale, The . . . . . 139 Oxford University Dramatic Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Oxygen Entertainment / The Comedy Lounge. . . . . . . . . . 74 Oyster Eyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Oyster Eyes Presents: Some Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Paco Erhard / Free Festival . . 77 Paddy Magee / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Pages from the Book of.... . 307 Pain of Desire, The. . . . . . . . 225 Pain Thing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Pair Dance / Colchester Arts Centre / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Pajama Men's Improv Show, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Palmstar Poppy – Songs in Search of Love Lost at Sea. 225 Pam Ford Comedian. . . . . . 139 Pam Ford Salon Secrets – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Pam Lawson. . . . . . . . . 210,212 Pandora's Box – Free . . . . . . 17 Panga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Panning for Gold. . . . . . . . . 225 Panning for Gold – Free . . . 307 Panta Rei Theatre Collective, Pleasance Theatre Trust. . . . 272 Panta Rhei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Paola Bianchi. . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Paperbelle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Paper Crane Puppet Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Pappy's: Last Show Ever!. . 139 Paradise Restored. . . . . . . . 200 Paranormal Investigation Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Parker Rees Rubini . . . . . . . . 24 Parris & Dowler. . . . . . . . . . 140 Parris & Dowler Know What They're Doing. . . . . . . . . . . 140 Part A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Participants of Scottish Youth Theatre Summer Festival 2012 Twisted Shakespeare. . . . . . 331 Party Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Party Worth Crashing. . . . . 244 PassionFlower. . . . . . . . . . . 225 Passion, Pints and Potatoes – An Irish Guide to Life. . . . 140 PASS (Performing Arts Studio Scotland). . . . . . . . . . . . 185,266 Pat Burtscher's Patopotamoose. . . . . . . . . . 140 Patch of Blue Theatre . . . . . 248 Patchwork Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Patrick Combs. . . . . . . . . . . 120 Patrick Lappin, Angus Dunican and Tom Clutterbuck. . . . . . . 71 Patrick Monahan – Shooting From The Lip!. . . . . . . . . . . .140 Patternathan / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Patterson and Ranganathan.140 Pattie Brewster's Friendship Venture (For Some Friends). 140 Paul Chowdhry – What's Happening White People . . 141 Paul Dabek – Nothing Up My Sleeve! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Paul Dabek / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,307 Paul Dabek Presents Thurston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Paulden Hall Productions. . 249 Paul Dennis / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Paul Dennis's Inappropriate Bits – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Paul Foot – Kenny Larch Is Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Paul F Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Paul Gilbody. . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Pauline Curtin. . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Pauline Vallance . . . . . . . . . 214 Paul Kelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Paul Kirby Trio. . . . . . . . . . . 226 Paul Kirby Trio (Jazz). . . . . . 226 Paul McCaffrey: Pills'n'Thrills and Belly Laughs. . . . . . . . . 141 Paul Merton's Impro Chums. . 141 Paul O'Keeffe. . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Paul Revill / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 147 Paul Ricketts. . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Paul Ricketts – Ironic Infinity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Paul T Eyres / Free Festival. .142 Paul T Eyres: T.Eyres of a Clown / Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe – Free. . . . . . . . . 142 Paul Vickers / Heroes of Alternative Comedy. . . . . . . 19 Paul Webster. . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Paul Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Pauly Show – Episode One, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Pawel Siwczak. . . . . . . . . . . 213 PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . 59,124 PBH'S Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 73 Act One / PBH's Free Fringe.287 PBH's Free Fringe / Pinder, Wight, Choyce and Davies. . 60 Peaceful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Peacock & Gamble Don't Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Peatbog Faeries. . . . . . . . . . 226 Peculius Stage. . . . . . . . . . . 283 Peep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 People Like Us. . . . . . . . . . . 308 People Person. . . . . . . . . . . 142 People Show. . . . . . . . . . . . 308
People Show 121: The Detective Show . . . . . . 308 Pepperdine University (Malibu). . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,335 Peppered Wit Productions. . 258 Percurso – Course. . . . . . . . 183 Perfectly Bananas. . . . . . . . 142 Perihelion Theater Company and Productions / from North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Perle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Permits and Prejudice. . . . . 194 Persian Rug Village. . . . . . . 198 Underbelly Productions, Perth Theatre Company (Australia) and Side Pony Productions. 311 Pete Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . .278 Pete Firman – Hoodwinker. 142 Pete Hathway. . . . . . . . . . . 120 Pete Johansson – Utopian Crack Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Antoniou / Red24 Management . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Antoniou's Psychic Circus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Bream. . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Peter Bream, Piano: Schoenberg, Mozart, Brahms and Feldman. . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI. . . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Buckley Hill / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Campbell-Wells. . . . 18,29 Peter Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Edwards: Love Everyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Peter Michael Marino / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Peter Panic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Peter Pan on Dinosaur Island.27 Peter Piper – The Man Behind the Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Petersham Playhouse. . . . . 240 Peter Straker's Brel. . . . . . . 226 Pete Starr, Henry Perryment and Guests / PBH’s Free Fringe . . 35 Petya and the Wolf. . . . . . . . 28 Phil Buckley – Simple Things – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Philhomoniker (Munich Gay Men's Choir). . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band. . . . . . . . . . 209,223 Philip Guston – The Late Paintings. . . . . . 200 Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in 27 Years On. . . . . . . . . . . 143 Phill Jupitus / Off The Kerb Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Phill Jupitus – You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Phil Mann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Phil Mann's Full Mind. . . . . 144 Phil McIntyre Entertainment Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 296 Phil McIntyre Entertainments.48 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Dawn Sedgwick Management . . . . . . . . 124,154 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management. . . . . 101 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management. . . 56,63, 101,104,112,122,123, 139, 149 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement with MIG Management . . . . . . . . . 34, 63 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Objective Talent Management. . . . . . 142 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with United Agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81 Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Vivienne Smith Management. . . . . . 140 Phil McIntyre Management. 55, 64,66,69,74,100,111,133,315 Phil Nichol Rants!. . . . . . . . 144 Phil Nichol / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Phil O'Shea. . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Index Phil O'Shea / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Phil Walker: Is This It?. . . . . 144 Phil Walker / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 144 Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals. . . . . . . . . . . 200 Photographing the Dead . . 308 PH Playmates, University of Education, Freiburg Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Piaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Piaf – the Songs. . . . . . . . . . 17 Piano and Flute Recital. . . . 227 PianoDivalicious! . . . . . . . . . 17 Piano Duo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Piano Favourites. . . . . . . . . 227 Piatto Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Piazzolla Late . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Picasso and Modern British Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Pick of the Fringe . . . . . 144,194 Picnic Apocalyptic. . . . . . . . 308 Picts in Concert, The. . . . . . 227 Picts Music Company. . 221,227 Picture House, The. . . . . . . . 245 Picture of Dorian Gray, The. 308 Piece of Work . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Pierrepoint – The Hangman's Tale. . . . . 308 Piff the Magic Dragon. . . . . . 17 Piff the Magic Dragon in ... Jurassic Bark. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pigeon Hole Comedy Club. 169 Pilgrim's Progress, The . . . . 309 Pilot Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Pin, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Pinch in Love. . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Pineapple Performing Arts . 184 Pinocchio: Adventures in the Metropolis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Pipe Up Productions and New Celts Productions. 27 Pips and Panda Meet the Three Bears. . . . . . . . . . .28 Pip Utton / The Assembly Rooms . . 254,267 places+spaces and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Planet Lem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Plastic Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Platero Y Yo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Platero Y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Platform 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Playades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Playing Fate. . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Playing Politics . . . . . . . . . . 145 Play Pen Productions. . . . . .245 Playwrights' Studio, Scotland in Association with Creative Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Playwrights' Studio. . . . . . . 193 Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland in collaboration with the Dramaturg’s Network. . . . . 192 Playwrights' Studio, Scotland, Made in Scotland, Traverse Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Pleasance, The. . . . . . . . . . . 310 Pleasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Pleasance Theatre Trust and Amused Moose Comedy. . . .33 Pleasance and PW Productions in association with Wild Thyme Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Pleasance, Blond Ambition and O'Connor Arts and Ents . . . . 19 Pleasance Bytes . . . . . . . . . 310 Pleasance in association with Waverley Care, The. . . . . . . 168 Pleasance Theatre Trust, Lynne Truss, Simon Scullion. . . . . . 284 Pleasance Theatre Trust. . . 28,52 97,145,162 Pleasance Theatre Trust and Time Out Live. . . . . . . . 107 Plenty More Fish (But I Don't Have a Fish Fetish) . . . . . . . 145 Poe's Last Night – Free. . . . 310 Poison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Politics Now. Politics Wow!. 145 Polly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ponydance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Pool of Blood. . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Poorboy Playrooms. . . . . . . 194
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Poorboy / The Bell Rock Co. 194 Poot Productions. . . . . . . . . 239 Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir, The. 227 Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir. . . . 227 Pop-up Productions. . . . . . . . 24 Pornography. . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Porphyria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Portobello Youth Theatre. . . 239 Potter Trail, The. . . . . . . . . . 194 Povs and Hefter Uncensored. . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Power Shuffle. . . . . . . . . . . 183 PPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PPS Productions . . . . . . . . . 314 Practical Magic Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Practice, Memory and Song.311 Pregnant Fish Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . 308 Preheat Dance Company . . 186 Presented by BandWagon in Association With CMU and SpaceUK. . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Presented in Partnership With Nature Iraq. . . . . . . . . 200 Presidential Suite: a Modern Fairy Tale. . . . . . . 311 Prestonfield's Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Dinner Show Troupe. . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Preston Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Pretending Things Are a C*ck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Pretty When I'm Drunk. . . . 311 Priceless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Price of Everything, The. . . . 311 Pride, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Prince and the Pauper, The. . 28 Princess Pyunggang. . . . . . 245 Princeton University Players.238 Prize, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Probably the Greatest Goal Ever Scored (and Other Tales). . . . . . . . . 311 Prodigious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Presented by SCRAWL . . . . 266 Prof David Purdie and Alexander Stoddart. . . . . . . 250 Professional Ballet and Contemporary Classes . . . . 194 Prohibited Jargon. . . . . . . . 269 Project Adorno / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 17 Project Adorno's Record Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Proof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Propaganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Property Known As Garland, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Proposal, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Protest Moans and Megaphones. . . . . . . . . . . . 252 'Psychic' Psychologist – Rob Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 PULSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Pulse Ensemble Theatre . . . 296 Punch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Punch Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . 34 Punch & Judy. . . . . . . . . . . .312 Punk Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Pun Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Puppet. Book of Splendor. . 184 Puppet State Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Purves Puppets. . . . . . . . . 27-28 Putting it Together. . . . . . . . . 18
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Q Brothers, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Richard Jordan Productions and Pleasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Quadrantines, The. . . . . . . . 146 Quantum Battlestar DeepSpace Voyager Tardis Wars: The Million-Dollar Space Epic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Queen Mary Theatre Company. . . . . . . . 274,279,293 Queen Street Flavour Burst: Juicy Whisky and Food Combination. . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Question No One . . . . . . . . 312 Queue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Quick! Save the Pizza!. . . . 312
Quids In Theatre Company. 284 Revolution Arts. . . . . . . . . . 245 Quiz in My Pants. . . . . . . . . 146 Revolution! The Musical. . . 245 Revolving Shed: LSE SU's Theatre Company. . . . . . . . 261 Rabbit and the Rose, The . . . 28 Reynard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Rab Noakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Rhinoceros. . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 RH: Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Jimmie MacGregor / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 215 Rhod Gilbert. . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Rachel Anderson. . . . . . . . . . 46 Rhod Gilbert: The Man With the Rachel Donnelly . . . . . . . . . 232 Flaming Battenberg Tattoo. 148 RHR Productions Rachel Stubbings Is Stubbing Out Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 146 (New York). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 RHUL Drama Society. . . . . . 186 Rachel Wheatley (Soprano) Rhum and Clay Theatre Jan Waterfield (Piano) Song Recital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Racing Minds / Laughing Horse Rhys Darby – This Way to Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Spaceship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Radio Forth Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 194 Rhythmic Circus . . . . . . . . . 184 Radio Forth On the Fringe. . 194 Rhythmic Circus – Feet Don't RadioHead Redux 2012. . . 146 Fail Me Now! . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Rhythmic Souls. . . . . . . . . . 185 Rae Macintosh Musicroom and Tricity Vogue. . . . . . . . . 212 Ria Lina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Rafiq Richard. . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Ricardo Garcia's Rag and Bone Productions. 179 Flamenco Flow. . . . . . . 177,179 Ragged Glory . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Ricardo Garcia's Flamenco Flow (Spain). . 23,179 Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The. . . . . . . 312 Richard Burton Rainbow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Company. . . . . . . . . . . . 259,332 Richard Coughlan / Laughing Rambling in an Empty Room. . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 72 Richard Herring's Edinburgh Raphael Attar / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 18 Fringe Podcast. . . . . . . . . . . 148 Raphael Attar Variety Hour, The.18 Richard Herring: Talking Raph Shirley / PBH’s Free Fringe. . C*ck – The Second Coming.148 Richard Herring / The Stand 59 Rare Notions Theatre Company. . Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Richard III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 292 Richard Jordan in association RashDash with Not Now Bernard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 with Andrew McKinnon, PW Rat Pack – Live, The. . . . . . . 228 Productions, Pleasance. . . . 299 Raymond Mearns – Rock'n'Roll Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. . . . . . . 257,275 Comedian – The Therapy Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Richard Marsh and Katie Bonna. . . . . . . . . 271 Raymond Mearns / Scottish Comedy Festival. . . . . . . . . 147 Richard Michael Razing Eddie. . . . . . . . . . . . 312 and Family. . . . . . . . . . 213-214 RBM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,118,319 Richard Purnell and Gary from Reality Theatre. . . . . . . . . . .296 Leeds / PBH's Free Fringe. . 251 Richard Thompson . . . . . . . 228 Really Terrible Orchestra, The. . . . . . . . . . . 228 Richard Thompson in Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Real Man's Guide to Sainthood, A. . . . . . . . . . 312 Richard Tyrone Jones's Re-Animator The Musical. . 313 Big Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Rebus – Hidden Edinburgh. 194 Richard Wiseman / PBH’s Free Rebus – Secret Edinburgh. . 194 Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Rebustours . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Richard Wiseman: Recent Tragic Events. . . . . . 313 Psychobabble. . . . . . . . . . . 148 Reclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Rich Batsford. . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Recursion Theatre Company.303 Rick Shapiro: Rebirth. . . . . . 149 Red Aye Productions. . . . . . 288 Ricochet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Red Brick Productions. 241-242 Ridade the Free Dancer. . . . 183 Red Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ride of the Bluebottles, The.314 Red Bus Puppet Shows, The. 28 Right Honourable Member. 314 Rime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Red Chair Players (Connecticut). . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Ring of Stones, The. . . . . . . 245 Red Cloak Productions. . . . 279 Riot Squat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Red Dress Productions. . . . 151 Riot! The Musical . . . . . . . . 246 Redfern Productions. . . . . . 278 Ripstop Theatre / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . 25 Red Hen Productions, Rise and Fall of Little The Schramm Group LLC and Gramily Entertainment. . . . 313 Voice, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Red Hot Chilli Pipers. . . . . . 228 Rise Kagona and the Jit Jive Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Reduced Savoy Company, The. . . . . . . . . . . 245 Rites and Regulations. . . . . 315 Reel Perspectives. . . . . . . . . 184 Road That Wasn't There Refractive Lens Theatre. . . . 288 – Free, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rob Auton / PBH's Reginald D. Hunter – Work in Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Progress... and Niggas with Support John Gordillo. . . . . 147 Rob Auton: The Yellow Show. . . . . . . . . 149 Regular Music and MZA. . . . 92 Rob Beckett's Summer Relevancy with Kemari – Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Traversing 5000 Years of China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Rob Deb – the Dork Knight Remarkable Rocket, The. . . . 28 Triumphant – Free. . . . . . . . 149 Remember Me . . . . . . . . . . 313 Rob Deering's Beat This . . . 149 Rémy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Rob Deering – The One. . . . 149 Repertory Theatre. . . . . . . . 313 Robert Burns: A Life in Words Request Programme. . . . . . 313 and Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Requiem Project, The. . . . . .266 Robert Burns Experience in ReShape Theatre. . . . . . . . . 183 Association With Reshape While Damp. . . . . 147 Talisker, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Resonant Science. . . . . . . . . 26 Robert Coyle and Andrew Retail Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . 245 Gilmore / PBH's Free Fringe.137 Robert Crozier. . . . . . . . . . . 201 Return of the Lumberjacks (Back by Poplar Demand). . 147 Robert Finn / PBH's Revill's Selection – Free . . . 147 Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Revival!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Robert Inston. . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Robert Kusmirowski. . . . . . 200
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Robert Louis Stevenson – Songs and Music. . . . . . . 228 Robert Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Rob Gilroy / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Robin Cairns / PBH Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . 175 Robin Chapel Choir. . . . . . . 208 Robin Deb / Laughing Horse.149 Robin Grainger and Gregor Wappler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Robin Laing, Wendy Weatherby, Tom Clelland, Fiona Cuthill, Norman Chalmers. . . . . . . . 228 Robin's Ukulele Extravaganza. . . . . . . . . . . .228 Rob James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rob James: Magicana. . . . . . 18 Ro Campbell: Midnight Meltdown. . . . . . 150 Ro Campbell / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Rock and Pop on the Fringe.228 Rock 'n' Roll Politics. . . . . . 150 Rocky Horror Night!. . . . . . 195 Roddy Woomble. . . . . . . . . 228 Rod is God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Roisin Conaty: Lifehunter. . 150 Roland Rides The Rail's! (again) – Free . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Roma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Romance of Asian and Western Classical Voice, A. . 246 Romantic Inspired Improvisation . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Romeo and Juliet . . . . . . . . 315 Ronnie and the Other World. . 315 Ronnie Le Drew's Brilliant Bag Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rookie Mistakes. . . . . . . . . 150 Room, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Room 2 Manoeuvre. . . . . . 186 Room 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Room 55 Productions. . . . . 259 Rory Scovel: Illuminati Only. . 151 Rory & Tim: Good for Nothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Rory & Tim / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Rose Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Rosie Nimmo. . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Rosie Thorn and The Patsy Cornish Saga. . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Rosie Wilby. . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Rosie Wilby – How (Not) To Make It In Britpop . . . . . 315 Rosi Lalor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 ROSL ARTS. . . . . . 204-206,208, 211,219,221,227,232,234 Ross Couper and Tom Oakes with Kongero. . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh / Centre for Middle Eastern Plants. . . . . . . . . . . 200 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Royal Mile Historical Myths and Legends Tour. . . . . . . . 195 Royal Society for the Promotion of Nutters / Free Festival . . 135 Royal Scottish Pipers Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Rozina Pátkai – Mátyás Tóth Duo. . . . . . . 206 RR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Ruaidhrí Ward & Micky Bartlett / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . 173 Rua Macmillan Trio. . . . . . . 229 Ruaraidh Murray. . . . . . . . . 260 Rubberbandits. . . . . . . . . . . 151 Rubber Dinghy . . . . . . . . . . 316 Rubber Duck Theatre. . . . . . . 23 Rubies in the Attic. . . . . . . . 316 RUDS: Reading University Drama Society. . . . . . . . . . . 335 Rugged Isaac Theatre. . . . . 284 Rummage Theatre / A LEAP Theatre Project. . . . . . . . . . 267 Rumpelstiltskin's Grimm Tales. . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Rural Touring Introduction and Meet the Rural Touring Schemes. . . . . . . . . 195 Rush Theatre Company. . . . 267 Ruskin Live!. . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery. . . . . . . . 151
Russell Swallow and the Wolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Russian Icons. . . . . . . . . . . .201 Rut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Ruthlessness. . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Ryan Withers – One Woman Showe – Free. . . . . . . . . . . .151 Ryuzanji Company (Tokyo). 282 Sackville Theatre Company. 329 Sacred and Profane. . . . . . . 316 Sad Faces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Sad Faces Remember It Differently. . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Safehouse: Rock, Blues, Psych... and Beyond!. . . . . .229 Safehouse / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . 229 Saints & Sinners Walking Tours. . . . 189,191,195 Sajeela Kershi / Comic Angels / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Sajeela Kershi: Regret-Me-Nots . . . . . . . . . 152 Salford Charter Players. . . . 245 Salida Productions . . . . . . . 279 Sally-Anne Hayward: The Inbetweeny Lady. . . . . . . . . 152 Sally-Anne Hayward / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Salome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,316 Salome By Oscar Wilde. . . . 316 Salt and Pepper. . . . . . . . . . 316 Saltmine Theatre Company. 309 Salvi and the Box of Dreams.28 Samantha Mann in Association With saltpeter / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Samba Sene and Diwan. . . 230 Samba Sene and Diwan: African Dreams. . . . . . . . . . 230 Sameena Zehra. . . . . . . . . . 326 Sam Fisher and Friends – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Sam Fisher – Free Festival. . 152 Sam Fletcher – Good on Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Sam Fletcher / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 152 Sammy J and Randy – The Inheritance. . . . . . . . .152 Sam Quinn / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Sam Simmons – About the Weather. . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Samuel Beckett / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 291 Sancho Panza 2012. . . . . . . 316 Sandi Toksvig. . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Sandi Toksvig Live: My Valentine. . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Sandro Monetti. . . . . . . . . . 250 Sandy Brechin. . . . . . . . . . . 211 Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Sandy Brechin Band. . . . . . 204 Sanity Valve. . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Sanity Valve Present Straight Out of Competent: The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of MC Rapper and DJ Wicked – A Hiphopera – Free . . . . . 153 Sanpapié. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Santa's Dead and We Have Killed Him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Sarah Archer / Free Festival. . 60 Sarah Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . 272 Sarah Jones: Does Not Play Well With Others. . . . . . . . . 153 Sarah Jones – Ventriloquist Comedian (Australia). . . . . 153 Sarah Kendall – Get Up, Stand-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Sarah-Louise Young – Festival Highlights. . . . . . . . 9 Sarah May Philo and Gus Lymburn / Scottish Comedy Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Sara Pascoe – The Musical!.154 Sarfraz Manzoor / The Assembly Rooms . . . . . 154 Sarfraz Manzoor: The Boss Rules . . . . . . . . . . 154 Saskia's Surprise Party . . . . 154 Saskia's Surprise Productions / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 154 Satan's Playground. . . . . . . 316 Saughtonhall Drama Group.331
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Savage Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 308 Sax Appeal 2012. . . . . . . . . 230 Say Something . . . . . . . . . . 184 Scales of the Unexpected. . . 18 Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Scamp Theatre and Virginia Ironside. . . . . . 333 Scandal Theatre / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 303 Scat Pack, The. . . . . . . . . . . 116 Schadenfreude Productions Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Schadenfreude Productions / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 84 School Night. . . . . . . . . . . . 154 School of Comedy. . . . . . . . 154 School of Night, The. . . . . . 316 Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Scotch Broth. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The. . . . . . . . . . 194,196 Scotch Whisky Distillers . . . 197 Scotch Whisky Experience. . 197 Scotia Teatro. . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Scotland in Song. . . . . . . . . 230 Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration. . . . . . . . . . 230 Scotland's Harp – A Celebration 2 . . . . . . . . 231 Scotsman Best of the Fest. . 316 Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Scott Agnew / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Scottish Comedian of the Year 2011 – Jamie Dalgleish. . . . 155 Scottish Comedy Festival . . 144 Scottish Comedy Festival / Thatcher's Death Party. . . . 168 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. . . . . . . . 29,155 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Boo Lingerie, The .155 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Chunky Woollen Nits, The . . . . . . . . . 29 Scottish Fiddle, The. . . . . . . 231 Scottish Journey and Beyond, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Scottish Literary Tour Trust Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Scottish Music Traditional and New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Scottish Piping. . . . . . . . . . .231 Scottish Sinfonia. . . . . . . . . 231 Scottish Sinfonia Play Haydn and Shostakovich. . . . . . . . 231 Scottish Songwriters in the Round. . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Scottish Storytelling Centre.188 Scottish Vienna Horns. . . . . 223 Scott Murray. . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Scott's Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Made from Scratch Theatre Company. . . . . . . . 306 Script in Hand. . . . . . . . . . . 317 Sealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Sean Hegarty and Tom O'Mahoney. . . . . . 155 Sean Hegarty and Tom O'Mahoney Live – Free. . . . 155 Sean Hughes – Life Becomes Noises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Sean Hughes Stands Up. . . 155 Seann Walsh: Seann to be Wild. . . . . . . . . . . 156 Searchlight Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Sebastian Thirlway . . . . . . . 216 Second Shot Productions. . 281 Secret Opera Singers. . . . . . 231 Secret Opera Society. . . . . . 231 Secrets Hidden in the Beatles RockBand, The. . . . 246 Secret Weapons. . . . . . . . . . 317 Sedition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Sedos (The Stock Exchange Drama and Opera Society). 257 Seeing Double: Figures. . . . 317 Seeing Double: Vision. . . . . 317 Select Cuts: The Relief Prints of Robert Crozier. . . . . . . . . . . 201 Self-Criticism. . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Sell a Door Theatre Company and Boxed Cat Theatre. . . .312
Sell a Door Theatre Company Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . 311 Sell Yourself: Self-Marketing for Actors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band / Scottish Comedy Festival, The. . . . . . 156 Sense of Place, A. . . . . . . . . 201 Seol and Company. . . . . . . 180 Sergeant Buzfuz / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 213 Seriously, WTF? Where's the Funding in Tighter Times?. . 195 Servant to Two Masters, A . 318 Serve Cold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Sesame Street Live. . . . . . . . 29 Sesame Street Live – Elmo Makes Music. . . . . . . 29 Set It Off Street Dance Championships. . . . . . . . . . 184 Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net. . . . . . . . . . . 156 Seussical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Seven Against Thebes. . . . . 318 Seven Dance Companies from the USA. . . . . . . . . . . .176 7:15pm Stand-Up Show – Free, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Seven Secrets of the Working Actor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 70s Songbook, The. . . . . . . 231 7x7th Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Sewing Machine, The . . . . . 318 Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Sex, Drugs and Vaudeville. . . 18 Sex Ed: The Musical!. . . . . . 156 Sex, Lyres and Audiotape. . 318 Sex Money Death. . . . . . . . 156 Sex 'n' Slugs 'n' Accordion. . 18 Sexy Circus Sideshow. . . . . . 10 Sexytime! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Seymour Mace: Squeg!. . . . 157 Seymour Mace / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 157 The Shack Comedy Club.47,112 Shaggers – Free Festival. . . 157 Shakespeare for Breakfast. 319 Shakespeare's Queens: She-Wolves and Serpents. . 319 Shaman's Dream, The. . . . . 184 Shambles, The. . . . . . . . . . . 157 Shams / Time Won't Wait / Escalator East to Edinburgh.327 Shane Koyczan. . . . . . . . . . 253 Shane Koyczan – Talk Rocker. . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Shanghai Jinshan Student Art Troupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 ShaoXing City Performance Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Shappi Khorsandi: Dirty Looks and Hopscotch. 157 Sharon King. . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Sharon King Solo. . . . . . . . . 232 Sharron Matthews Superstar: Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Shedman (AKA John Davies). . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Shed Show, The. . . . . . . . . . 253 Shed Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Sheeps – Dancing with Lisa.158 ShellShock!. . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Sherlock Holmes and the Sound of the Baskervilles. . 319 Shine, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Ship of Fools: Children of Twelchford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Ship of Fools / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 158 Shirley and Shirley Unleashed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Shirtwaist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Sh*t-faced Shakespeare. . . 158 Shlomo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Shlomo: Ministry of Mouth. 232 Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure... For Kids! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Shlomo and Underbelly Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Shoko Ito / ITO-GUMI. . . . . 280 Shona Reppe. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Shooglenifty . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn. . . . . . 319 Short & Curly: A Captive Audience. . . . . . . 158 Short & Curly / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Short, Glasses, Works in a Sweet Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Shostakovich Late. . . . . . . . 232 Show And Tell. . . . . . . . 160,289 Show And Tell / Escalator East To Edinburgh. . . . . 267,300 ShowBooker Ltd. . . . . . . . . 208 Showdown Productions (Australia). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Showhawk Duo, The. . . . . . 232 Showhawk Duo. . . . . . . . . . 232 Showstopper Productions – Festival Highlights. . . . . . 246 Showstoppers, The . . . . . . . 246 Showstoppers' Family Matinees, The . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Sh*t / La Merda, The. . . . . . 319 Sh!t Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sibbald Library Productions . . 250 Sidcup Family Portrait, The. 319 Side by Side by Sondheim. . 247 Side By Side Theatre Company Stourbridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Sid Samberg . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Sid Samberg Plays. . . . . . . . 232 Silencer – David Calvitto, The. . . . . . 319 Silky: Nut Allegory. . . . . . . . 158 Silky Pair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Silky Pair: Happy to Help (Plus Special Guests), The. . 159 Silky / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Silva Gallerano / Cristian Ceresoli . . . . . . . . . 319 Silver Darlings. . . . . . . . . . . 203 Simon Amstell: Numb. . . . . 159 Simon Donald’s School of Swearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Simon Donald / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Simon Egerton. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Simon Evans: Friendly Fire. . 159 Simon Kempston, Tom Fairnie, Mark Barnett. . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker. . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Simon Munnery's La Concepta . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Simon Munnery / The Stand Comedy Club / Show And Tell. . . . . . . . . . . 159 Simon Nieminski / St Margaret Schola. . . . . . . 219 Simple Matters. . . . . . . . . . 319 Simply the Jest presents Middle Class Tripe. . . . . . . . 160 Simply the Jest / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 160 Sineglossa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Sinful – Free . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Singin’ Drums. . . . . . . . . . . 232 Singing a Different Song. . . 232 Sir Gawain, the Yellow Knight. . . . . . . . . . . 319 Sir Reginald Tweedy-Duffer / Scottish Comedy Festival . . 145 Sister Annunciata's Secret. . 320 Sitcom Double Bill, The. . . . 160 Six and a Tanner. . . . . . . . . 320 6 Foot Silly – Free. . . . . . . . 160 Six O'Clock Club, The. . . . . .160 Six O'Clock Club / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 160 Six O'Clock News, The. . . . . 320 SJC Productions. . . . . . . 271,330 SKaGeN / Valentijn Dhaenens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Skerryvore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Sky Burial, A . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Skye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Skyers Productions / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 336 Slap and Giggle: Retrial . . . 160 Slap and Giggle / Sid Wick, James Bennison / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . 160 Slapdash Galaxy. . . . . . . . . 320
Sleeping Trees. . . . . . . . . . . 135 Sleep to Wake: Robert Browning Remembers Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Sleepwalk Collective. . . . . . 255 Slice by Mel Giedroyc. . . . . 320 Slippery Rock Theatre. . 254,258 Slow Clap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Slung Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Small Narration. . . . . . . . . . 320 Smallpetitklein Dance Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Smash Productions. . . . . . . . 26 Smetana's Ma Vlast . . . . . . 232 Smile and Nod (California). . 51 SMILE-N Productions . . . . . 242 Smokey Joe's Cafe . . . . . . . 247 Smoking Boy, The . . . . . . . . 320 Snail and the Whale, The. . . . 29 Snapdragon Theatre. . . . . . 311 Snapdragon Theatre / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 331 Snickelway Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 332 Snuff Box Theatre. . . . . . . . 260 Soap Box Debate . . . . . . . . 161 Soap Box – The Comedy Debate Slam. . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Soaring Leap: Eric Whitacre.233 Social Husbandry Inc – Breeding a Brighter Society Since 2012. . . . . . . 320 Society of Ethical Cat Burglars, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Soddin Flodden. . . . . . . . . . 321 Softening of MAO-A, The. . 321 Soho Comedy Club. . . . . . . 127 Soho Theatre and the Mason Sisters @ PBJ. . . . . . . 70 Soho Theatre By Arrangement With Tim Whitehead. . . . . . . . 9 Soho Theatre / nabakov / Escalator East to Edinburgh. . 261 Soldier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Soldier's Song, A. . . . . . . . . 321 Soldiers' Wives . . . . . . . . . . 321 Solve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Somebody's Theatre. . . . . . 263 SomeNews.co.uk / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 SomeNews Live Show – Free, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Someone, Somewhere . . . . 161 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Some Small Love Story. . . . 247 Something for the Weekend.122 Rich Peppiatt / Something for the Weekend. . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Something for the Weekend. . . . . . . 34,54,146 Somewhere Under the Rainbow – The Liza Minnelli Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Songmakers of Eidyn . . . . . 216, 227,235 Song of the Goat Theatre. . 182 Song of The Goat Theatre. . 322 Song Recital . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Songs for a New World. . . . 247 Songs in a Flat. . . . . . . . . . . 161 Songs of Lear. . . . . . . . . . . .322 Songs of Struggle. . . . . . . . 233 Songs of the Hebrides – Irish and Scottish Music Transcribed for the Piano. . 233 Songs, Stories and Downright Lies. . . . . . . 161 Sophie Bancroft and Tom Lyne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Sophie Ramsay. . . . . . . . . . 233 Sophie Shadow. . . . . . . . . . 322 Sorries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Sorries, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Sorros Guitar Duo. . . . . . . . 212 SOS Courtship. . . . . . . . . . . 322 Sospiro Baroque. . . . . . . . . 204 Sound & Fury. . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Sound & Fury's Doc Faustus. . 161 Sound of Seventeen. . . . . . 234 Sound of Seventeen Big Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Soweto Entsha . . . . . . . . . . 234 So You Think You're Funny?.162 So You Want to be an Actor.195 Spaghetti Junction . . . . . . . 322 Spanish Cloister Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Spank!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Spanktacular!. . . . . . . . . . . 162 Spanner in the Works Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Sparkle and Dark's Travelling Players. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Sparkleshark. . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Sparks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Special Reserve Comedy Benefit, The. . . . . . 162 Spin-Off Theatre Company. . . . Spirit of Frances Wright (Love is an Action Verb), The. . 323 Spirit of Love. . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Spirit Sideshow, The . . . . . . . 18 Splitting the Bill – Michael Workman & Tommy Little. . 162 Sploshy: A Sketch Show . . . 162 Sploshy / PBH's Free Fringe. 162 Spontaneity Shop / Pleasance Theatre Trust. . . . 267 Spook Circus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Sporting Ladies of Edinburgh, The . . . . . . . . 195 Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . 193,195 Spotlites Theatre Company Presents Spotlites Y outh Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Spotlites Theatre Productions. . . . . . 22-23,26-27 Spring Awakening. . . . . . . . 247 Spring Awakening (After Wedekind). . . . . . . . . 323 Spring Awakening (A New Musical) . . . . . . . . 247 Springboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Springboard Theatre Company – University of Gloucestershire. . . . . . . . 31,242 Spring Day / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch – Free. . . . . . . . . . .163 Spun Glass Theatre. . . . . . . 337 Square Eye Pair. . . . . . . . . . 163 Square Peg Contemporary Circus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Squeaky Door Production Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Stafford Gatehouse Youth Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . 248 STaG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Stage by Stage . . . . . . . . . . 241 Stagecraft Productions. . . . 259 stage@leeds touring. . . . . . 324 Stagetime: The Art of Live Music Performance. . . . . . . 195 Stage Write Productions. . . 282 Stand Comedy Club, The.43,163 Stand Late Show, The. . . . . 163 St Andrew Camerata. . . . . . 211 St Andrews Presents – Blind Mirth Improv Comedy. . . . . 163 St Andrews Revue, The. . . . 163 St Andrews Revue. . . . . . . . 163 Stand + Stare with Emma Callander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Stand-Up at the Jekyll & Hyde – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Stand Up for Freedom. . . . . 164 Stand Up, Woman – Free . . 323 Stan Skinny / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act by Athol Fugard. . . . . . . . . . 323 Static, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Stay at Home Dad – Free. . 164 St Edmund Hall, Oxford University / The John Oldham Society. . . . . . . . . 329 Stefan Warzycki. . . . . . . . . . 234 Stefan Warzycki – Bach and After. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Steinvor Palsson / Matthew Hawkins and Lucy Suggate The BodyFarm. . . . . . . . . . . 179 Stella Graham / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Stella Polaris. . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Stellar Quines. . . . . . . . . . . 293 Stephanie Chan / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 251 Stephanie Laing and Martin Croser: Greens!.164 Stephanie Laing / Martin Croser / PBH’s Free Fringe . . . . . . . 164
Stephen Bailey and Zoe Iqbal – Subject to Change – Free. . 164 Stephen Carlin: Pandas VS Penguins . . . . . . 164 Stephen K Amos / Bound and Gagged Comedy. . . . . 164 Stephen K Amos – Work in Progress. . . . . . . 164 Stephen Morrison. . . . . . . . 213 Stephen Swanson, baritone and David Gompper, piano . . . . 203 Step Into My Parlour. . . . . . 234 Steve Gribbin / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Steve Gribbin: Viva Gribbostania!. . . . . . . 165 Steven Davidson. . . . . . . . . 165 Steven Davidson: Gamesmaster. . . . . . . . . . . 165 Steve Reich Late. . . . . . . . . 234 Steve Richards. . . . . . . . . . . 150 Steve Shanyaski’s Life-Survival Bible. . . . . . . . 165 Stewart Lee – Carpet Remnant World. . . . . . . . . . 165 Stewart Lee / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 St George's Medics Revue. . 85 St Giles' Cathedral Choir. . . 208 The Sticking Place – Festival Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Stick Stock Stone Dead. . . . 323 Still Life: An Audience With Henrietta Moraes. . . . . . . . 323 Still Life (or Brief Encounter). . 323 Stinky Show. . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Stitches Comedy – Will Ainsworth & Stuart Hossack. 98 St Leonards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 St Margaret's Schola. . . . . . 219 St Marylebone CE School Nomadic Theatre Company, The. . . . . . . . 239,298 St Mary's Calne: Venus Flytrap Productions. . . . . . . 294 St Mary's Cathedral . . 206-207 St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Stories from the Middle . . . 165 Story Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well . . 323 Storytellers' Club. . . . . . . . . 166 Storytellers' Club presents . 168 Straight Line Theatre. . . . . . 247 Strange Hungers. . . . . . . . . 323 Stranger, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Strange Town Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . 307,326 Strange Wild Song, A . . . . . 185 Strawberry Sauce . . . . . . . . 323 Straylight Australia. . . . . . . 319 Streetcar Named Desire, A. 324 Street Cries. . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Streets the Musical. . . . . . . 247 Strictly Songtime. . . . . . . . . . 16 Stripped Back Blues Guitar Duo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Strip Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Strong Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Stronger Together. . . . . . . . 195 Underbelly Productions and Strut & Fret. . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Strut & Fret and Liblab Music.39 Strut & Fret and Tom Flanagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Strut 'n' Fret / Imaan Hadchiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Stu and Garry in The Lunchtime Show . . . . . . . . 166 Stuart Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Stuart Bowden . . . . . . . . . . 259 Stuart Goldsmith: Pr!ck. . . . 166 Stuart Mitchell Presents 'It's Just a Phrase I Am Going Through'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Stuart Mitchell / Scottish Comedy Festival. . . . . . . . . 166 Stuart Murphy and Garry Dobson / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Student Improv Nottingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Subliminal Nonsense . . . . . 324 Submarine Show, The. . . . . 324 Subtext Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 263 Sue MacLaine. . . . . . . . . . . 323 Sugar & Vice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Suggestibles . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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Index Suggestibles, The. . . . . . . . . 166 Suggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Suite-Hope. . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Sulle Labbra Tue Dolcissime (On Your Honey Lips). . . . . .185 Summer Concert. . . . . . . . . 235 Sundaes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Sunday's Child (Ireland). . . 291 Sunflower Theater / Gloriababbi. . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Sun is Not for Us, The. . . . . 324 Sunlight Productions. . . . . . . 27 Sunrise Theatre / edgeeradica. . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Superbard Starts to Save the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Superbolt Theatre. . . . . 266,308 Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) – Free. 167 Superheroes . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Superjohn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Super Serious Show, The. . . 167 Supported by Ontroerend Goed, Richard Jordan, in association with Pleasance. . . . . . . . . . 336 Survivor – A Broad Irish Idiot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Susan Calman: This Lady's Not for Turning Either. . . . . 167 Susan Harrison / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . . 78 Suspect Moustache Theatre.281 Susquehanna Hats and Rational Entertainment. . . . 156 Suzi Ruffell: Let's Get Ready to Ruffell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Svenska Teatern . . . . . . . . . 303 Swamp Juice. . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Swan Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Swedenborg, the Devil and Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Sweeney Todd. . . . . . . . . . . 247 Sweethearts of the 40s – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Sweet Release, The. . . . . . . . 19 Sweet Talking Guy. . . . . . . . 247 Sweet Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Swing A Midsummer Night's Dream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Swordy-Well. . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Syracuse University Drama. 331 Table, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Tackety Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Ta Daaa!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Tagged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Taken for Granted Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Take Part in Brighton Fringe.195 Talented Artists Ltd.. . . . . . . . 36 Talented Mr. Ripley, The. . . . 325 Tale of Nada, The. . . . . . . . . 325 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe. 325 Tales from the Unaccepted. 168 Talkfest One 2012. . . . . . . . 196 Talkfest Two 2012. . . . . . . . 196 Tall Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Tamas Fejes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Taming of the Shrew, The. . 325 Tam Lin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Tam O'Shanter. . . . . . . . . . .325 TanGo On!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Tania Edwards – Killer Instinct . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tank Productions / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 108 Tapestry of Many Threads, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Tap This. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Tara Cheyenne Performance.176 Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tartuffe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Taste o' Scotland, A. . . . . . . 235 Tax Deductible Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Taylor and Bird . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Taylor Glenn – Reverse Psycomedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tea Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Teach Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Tea Fuelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Tea Fuelled / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Tea Fuelled / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . 251-252 Tea Fuelled / PBH’s Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Tea is an Evening Meal. . . . 326 Teatr Biuro Podrozy. . . . . . . 265, 295,309 Teatro Di Capua / Russian Season 2012. . . . . 297 Teatr Zar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Tea With Terrorists – Free. . 326 Tea with the Old Queen. . . 326 Ted & Co The Dinner Show. 168 Teddy / Scottish Comedy Fesitval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Temper Temper. . . . . . . . . . 225 Tempest, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Template for Lack of Conversation, The. . . . . . . . 327 Temple Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 332 Tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247,300 Temps, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tenderpits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 10 Films With My Dad. . . . . 168 Tennyson Hanbury's Condensed Cabaret . . . . . . 168 Tennyson Hanbury's Condensed Cabaret / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tenor and Soprano Duet Recital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Terrible Edgar . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Terror On Presley Beach. . . 248 Terror Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Terry Alderton. . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tesco Chainstore Massacre.253 Tessa Waters and Kai Smythe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Test Tube Comedy. . . . . . . . 168 Test Tube Comedy / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 168 Textually Transmitted . . . . . 327 Thatcher's Death Party. . . . 168 That Old Noir Magic – A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song. . . 327 That Swing Sensation. . . . . 205 The Alleycats. . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Thea-Skot's Miss Adventures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Theatergroep WAK. . . . . . . 304 Theatraverse. . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Theatre Ad Infinitum. . . . . . 330 Theatre Alba. . . . . . 23,269,288 Theatre Alba Adult Leisure Group. . . . . . . . . . . 288 Theatre Corsair. . . . . . . . . . 270 Theatre Damfino. . . . . . . . . 297 Theatre In Heights. . . . . . . . 244 Theatre La Pushkin / Russian Season 2012. . . . . . 28 Theatre Objektiv. . . . . . . . . 336 Theatre of the Damned and Bare Bawds Theatre. . . 257 Theatre of the Impossible / RJ Thomson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Theatre of Widdershins. . . . . 23 Theatre Oikos . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Theatre On The Edge. . . . . . 306 Theatre Paradok. . . . . . . . . . 24 Theatre Re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Theatre School, The. . . . . . . 281 Theatre Tasters – Free. . . . . 327 Theatre Témoin. . . . . . . . . . 278 Theatre Uncut. . . . . . . . . . . 327 Theatre with Teeth . . . . . . . 309 Theatro Transcendental. . 197,288 Theatro Transcendental / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 284 The Biggest Diva of Them All.11 The Crowe Ensemble . . . . . 241 The Fear Corporation . . . . . 105 The Flanagan Collective #LittleFest at C nova. . 15,28,31 239,278,281 The Fugard Theatre, Izinja and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 323 The Group Theatre of Helsinki Co-ordinated by AceProduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 The Gubernaculum. . . . . . . . 73 The Hungry Bitches. . . . . . . 241 The Invisible Dot Ltd.. . . . . . . 57 Phil McIntyre Management. 69 The KTO Theatre 2. . . . . . . . 261 The Les Clochards. . . . . . . . 217 The Lincoln Company. . . 21,39, 183,247
The Lincoln Company with Amplified Illusions . . . . . . . 292 The Lincoln Company with My Son Tristan. . . . . . . . . . . 292 The Market Theatre and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 256 The Mason Sisters @ PBJ. . . 22 The New Theatre (University of Nottingham). 282 The Norfolk YMT. . . . . . . . . 243 Theory of Everything – Free, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 The Oxford Gargoyles. . . . . 225 The Pigeon Hole Presents: Stand-Up Comedy – PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . 169 The POOP Project with WTE Theatre (New York). . . . . . . 275 The Quiz Show That Has Nothing to Do With Horses. 169 Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong With Oscar Pike. . . . 327 The RH Experience . . . . . . . 148 The Ruby Dolls and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 316 The Scotsman. . . . . . . . . . . 316 Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 The Skinny Theatre Company / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 303 They Came With Outer Script – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . .169 They're Gonna Crucify Me . 169 ThickSkin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Things We Did Before Reality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Thin Ice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Thinking Drinkers Guide to Alcohol, The. . . . . . . . . . . 169 Thinking of you – Free . . . . 327 Think Outside the Box Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Third Angel and mala voadora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Third Man Theatre. . . . . . . . 262 3rdthought . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 30 Days to Edinburgh. . . . . 327 30 Neo-Futurist Plays From Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. . . . . . . . . . . 327 32nd Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards, The. . . . . . . 78 This Arthur's Seat Belongs to Lionel Richie. . . . . . . . . . 169 This Arthur's Seat Gala Belongs to Lionel Richie. . . . . . . . . . 169 This Audio Tour Belongs to Lionel Richie. . . . . . . . . . 169 This Barry Ferns Belongs to Lionel Richie. . . . . . . . . . 169 This Belongs to Lionel Richie . . 169 This Comedy Mob Belongs to Lionel Richie. . . . . . . . . . 169 This Egg / (Kindling) . . . . . . 322 This Is Soap. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 This is Who I Am! . . . . . . . . 328 This Land: The Story of Woody Guthrie. . . . . . . . 328 This Time It's Personal. . . . . 170 Thistle Sifters. . . . . . . . . . . . 303 This Way Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Thomas Hardie / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 170 Thomas Hardie Presents: Where's Thomas, Hardie?. . 170 Thomas Nelstrop: Great(ish) Hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Thom Tuck Flips Out. . . . . . 170 Thom Tuck/SO Comedy. . . . 170 Thousand Shards of Glass, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Thread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Threads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Three by Poe. . . . . . . . . . . . 328 3Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,267 3Bugs Fringe Theatre . . . . . 241 Three Cities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 3 Days Off Jesus – Free. . . . 170 Three Englishmen: Squares, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Three Faces of Doctor Crippen, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Three for Free . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Three Half Pints, The. . . . . . 170
Three Half Pints / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Three's Company . . . . . . . . 336 Threesome Theatre. . . . . . . 239 Three Stand Ups And A Sit Down. . . . . . . . . . . 47 Three Tall Women. . . . . . . . 328 3.2 Seconds. . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Three Words . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Thrice Three Muses / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 307 Thrive Theatre Productions. 314 Through the Looking Screen. . 170 Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical – Free. . . . . . . 329 Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Tiffany Stevenson / SO Comedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Tiffany Stevenson: Uncomfortably Numb. . . . . 170 Tim and Pat Show, The . . . . 170 Time / Dropper and Driftwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Time for Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Time Zone Theatre. . . . . 316,334 Tim FitzHigham and Pleasance in association with Jeremy Meadow. . . . . . . . . 211 Tim FitzHigham: Stop the Pigeon. . . . . . . . . . 171 Tim Honnef. . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Tim Honnef – Life. . . . . . . . 171 Tim Key – Masterslut . . . . . 171 Tim Payne Presents. . . . . . . 168 Tim Roast / Free Festival. . . 171 Tim Roast's Animals – Free. 171 Tim Rose and Andy Philip. . 231 Tim Shishodia and Pat Cahill / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 170 Tim Vine Chat Show, The. . . 171 Tina Sederholm / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 251 Tissue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Titanic Sinks Titswilly. . . . . . 329 Tit for Tat Theatre. . . . . . . . .328 To Become One Flesh. . . . . 186 To Be Continued.... . . . . . . 20,33 Toby Hadoke – Festival Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Toby Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Token. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Token Events. . . . 65,67,90,153 Tokyo Trilogy. . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Tomas Ahlbeck, the Dirty Uncle of Comedy, and Friends. . . . . 69 Tom Binns / EdCom Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Tom Collins Free Variety Hour, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tom Collins Productions / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . 19 Tom Corradini. . . . . . . . . . . 324 Tom Cottle's These Twisted Folk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Tom Deacon: Deaconator. . 171 Tom Goodliffe. . . . . . . . . . . 171 Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time. . . . . . . . . 171 Tom Lauri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Tom Lauri: Good With His Fingers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Tommy Holgate. . . . . . . . . . 171 Tommy Talks. . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Tom Read / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Tom Sandham and Ben McFarland / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Tomás Ford / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . 8 Tom Stade Totally Rocks!. . 171 Tom Thum – Beating the Habit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Tony Benn / Fair Pley / Praslin Pictures / The Assembly Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Tony Benn: Will and Testament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Tony Cima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Tony Jameson and Katie Mulgrew Tell Tales. . . . . . . . 172 Tony Jameson / Katie Mulgrew / The Stand Comedy Club. . 172 Tony Law Maximum Nonsense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Tony Law / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Top Secret Comedy Club, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Top Secret Comedy Club / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 172 Tortoise in a Nutshell . . . . . 282 The Mason Sisters @ PBJ in Association with Underbelly Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Totally Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Totally Wired! Reunion Farewell (Welfare) Tour – A Sperm's Tail and Other Tales – Free . . . . 172 Totally Wired! ToTally Free!. 172 Tourists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Tourists – A Free Festival Sketch Show, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Towards the Moon. . . . . . . 248 Town: a Spirited Story. . . . . 329 Townsend Productions and Unite Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . 312 Tragedie of MacClegg, The. 329 TrailBlaze Theatre Company.271 Training – Is It Worth the Money?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Tranquillity, Serenity, Calm . 330 Translunar Paradise. . . . . . . 330 Trap – Festival Highlights, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 38 TrashDollys Dance Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Traverse Theatre Company. . . 274 Traverse Theatre Co-production With Tricycle Theatre and Datum Point / Paines Plough. . . . . . . . . . . 292 Treacherous Orchestra . . . . 235 Tread the Boards Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . 267,328 Treason Productions and Boundary Events. . . . . . . . . 291 Treasure in Clay Jars. . . . . . 330 Treasure Island . . . . . . . . 30,330 Trench, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .330 Tressillian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Trevor Browne – I Think ... I Am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Trevor Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Trevor Lock's Amateur Sex Tape Theory. . . . . . . . . . 172 Trevor Noah: The Racist. . . . 172 Trevor T Smith. . . . . . . . . . . 277 Trial, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Tricity Vogue / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . 19 Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Trick of the Light Theatre (NZ) / Laughing Horse Free Festival.28 Trinity College London . . . . . . . Trinity Fringe Productions. . 304 TrioSono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Triratna Buddhist Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Triskaidekaphilia. . . . . . . . . . 19 The Triumph of Time and Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Trodd en Bratt / Laughing Horse Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Trojan Women, The. . . . . . . 331 Trojan Women. . . . . . . . . . . 331 Trouble and Strife. . . . . . . . 324 Trouble in the Tolbooth. . . . 331 True Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 TTMOOTV Theatre and Film Company. . . . . . . 289 Tucked In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 TUKUO in Concert – The UK Ukulele Orchestra. . . . . . . . 235 TUKUO – The UK Ukulele Orchestra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Tumble Circus: This Is What We Do For a Living. . . . . . . 331 Turn of the Screw . . . . . . . . 331 Twelfth Night . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 12th Night: Serenade. . . . . 248 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The. . . . . . . . . 248 25: 13 Red, 12 Blue. . . . . . . 331 21st Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 24h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 21A – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 27 Club, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Twentysomething. . . . . . . . 331
Twisted Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night's Dream – Scottish Youth Theatre Summer Festival 2012. . . . .331 Two American Dancers. . . . 176 Two Dogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332 2 Boards & A Passion. . . . . . 26 2 Facedbook 3. . . . . . . . . . . 172 Two for None . . . . . . . . . . . 172 2hoots Productions. . . . . . . 145 Two Most Perfect Things, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Twonkeys Kingdom – Free. . 19 Two O'Clock Show, The. . . . 173 Two Shades of Blue. . . 258,312, 319 TwoSquared Productions in Association With Debbie Hicks. . . . . . . . . 238,335 2012: An Improv Odyssey. . 173 Two Worlds of Charlie F, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Uclan Drama Society / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 315 UCLU Comedy Club . . . . . . . 37 UCLU Runaground. . . . . . . 277 UEA Headlights Comedy Society / Free Festival. . . . . . 42 Ugly Duckling, The. . . . . . . . . 30 Ugly Sisters, The . . . . . . . . . 332 UMDS (University of Manchester Drama Society). . . . . . . . . . . . . 320,324 Uncontained Arts . . . . . . 30,292 Uncoupled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Underbelly and Dabster Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Underbelly Productions.167,236 Underbelly Productions / Faanana Republic. . . . . . . . . . 9 Underbelly Productions and Brett Vincent for GetComedy.com. . . . . . . . . 126 Underbelly Productions and Kahlil Ashanti. . . . . . . . . 39 Underbelly Productions and Tumble Circus. . . . . . . . 331 Underbelly Productions / Neil Masters. . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Undercovered. . . . . . . . . . . 186 Under Dogs, The. . . . . . . . . . 92 Underground History Tour. . 196 Under the Ladder . . . . . . . . 332 Under Your Feet. . . . . . . . . . 173 Unfit Productions UK Ltd . . 334 Unfolding Theatre in association with Northern Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Unhappy Birthday. . . . . . . . 332 Uninvited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Universal Comedy. . . . . . . . . 58 University of Puerto Rico – International Collegiate Theatre Festival. . . . . . . . . . 309 University Of South Florida – International Collegiate Theatre Festival. . . . . . . . . . 335 University Players, The. . . . . 313 University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event . . 196 Unknowable Tantrum Wind.173 Unknown Theatre Company, The. . . . . . . . . . . 244 UnLimited Media . . . . . . . . 188 Unlucky for Some. . . . . . . . 332 Unmythable. . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Unneeded Baggage . . . . . . 332 Unplugged. . . . . . . . . . . . . .332 #Unravel Live: The Only Gig You Can Control With Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Unstable Fables. . . . . . . . . . 173 Unusual Productions. . . . . . . 24 Up & Over It . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Up & Over It – Back on our Feet. . . . . . . 186 Upstaged Theatre Company.323 Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies – Free . . . 173 Urban Fairytale. . . . . . . . . . 333 Urinetown: The Musical . . . 248 US Beef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Utopia (Beyond the Words) and Clothes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Utter! Spoken Word / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . . . . 252
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 UWE Drama Society / Free Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Vagabond Productions. . . . 300 Valery Ponomarev Quintet. 236 Vanessa Knight. . . . . . . . . . 236 Vanessa Rawlings-Jackson, Assembly and Lakeside Arts Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Van Gogh to Kandinsky. . . . 201 Various . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Various artists. . . . . . . . . . . 203 Various stand-ups / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . 156 Vaudeville Schmuck . . . . . . . 19 Vaults Flavour Burst: Juicy Whisky and Food Combination. . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Vaults Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Velveteen Rabbit, The. . . . . . 31 Vendetta Vain. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Venus is the New Black / Laughing Horse Free Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Veronica Elizabeth and Kenny Neal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Very Scariesome Lollipop Lady, The. . . . . . . . . 31 VF Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Vicky Araico Casas and CASA Latin American Theatre Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Vicky Graham Productions. 324 Victoria Bennett . . . . . . . . . 217 Vikki Stone: Hot Mess. . . . . 173 Viktor Bijelovic . . . . . . . . . . 236 Viktor Bijelovic at St Cecilia's. . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Village of Idiots. . . . . . . . . . 333 Villains, Heroes and Adventurers. . . . . . . . . 333 Vinegar Knickers. . . . . . . . . 173 Vinegar Knickers: On The Edge. . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Vine Trust, The. . . . . . . . . . . 199 Vinny Mc Hale. . . . . . . . . . . 117 Vintage Evening of Song, A. 236 Vintage Star Productions . . 177 Violet Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Virginia Gay – Dirty Pretty Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Virginia Gay / The Famous Spiegeltent. . . . 19 Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully. . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Virgin Money Fringe on the Mound. . . . . . . . . . . 196 Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile. . . . . . . . 196 Visita de Fantasmas y Torturas (Visita en Español) . . . . . . . 196 Visiting Time. . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Visual Aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Visual Virus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Vitamin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. . 236 Vive le Cabaret. . . . . . . . . . . 19 Vivienne Smith Management. . . . . . . . . . . . 61,65 Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Scotland. . . . . . . . 173 Vladimir McTavish / Keir McAllister / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Vocal Associates. . . . . . . . . 248 Vocal Associates presents: Faybulous!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Vocal is Lekka. . . . . . . . . . . 236 Vocal Orchestra, The. . . . . . 236 Voice Box Physical Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Voices in Your Head . . . . . . 173 Volts: Scotland's No.1 AC/DC Tribute Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Voodoo Varieties. . . . . . . . . . 19 Waclaw Miklaszewski / Szwalnia Theatre. . . . . . . . . 331 Waiting for Stanley. . . . . . . 334 Wake Up and Sing!. . . . . . . 237 Walking Heads, Harry Gooch, Jamie MacDonald, Bruce Morton, Susan Morrison. . . . 72 Walk Like a Black Man. . . . 334 Ward and Bartlett's Double Impact. . . . . . . . . . . 173 Warriors of Goja. . . . . . . . . 186
Watch It!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Watch This Improv Troupe. . 135 Waterloo Comedy Club. . . . . 44 Waverley String Quartet and Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 We Are Chechens! . . . . . . . 334 We Are Not Here. . . . . . . . . 334 The Wee Colk Club. . . . . . . 211 We Got Rhythm . . . . . . . . . 334 Weigh In, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History. . . . . . 334 Well Done You – Free. . . . . 174 Wellington College. . . . . . . 241 We Love Comedy . . . . . . . . 174 Wendy Carle Taylor in Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Wendy Houstoun . . . . . . . . 179 Werther's Sorrows. . . . . . . .334 West Avenue Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 West Horizons Co.. . . . . . . . 312 Wes Zaharuk. . . . . . . . . . . . 142 We Think Not. . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Wet Paint: A Magic Variety Show – Free . . . . . . . 19 Whale Tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 What a Weird and Wonderful Festival!. . . . . . . 174 Whatever Gets You Through the Night. . . . . . . . 237 What Fringe Next?. . . . . . . 196 What I Heard About the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 What's He Building in There?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 What the Folk! . . . . . . . . . . 187 What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 What Would Beyoncé Do? – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Wheelchair on My Face, The. . 335 When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry . . . . . . . . . . . 335 When Holidays Attack. . . . . 253 When I Grow Up I Want to Be.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
When I Say Jump . . . . . . . . 300 Where Once Was Wonder by Daniel Kitson. . . . . . . . . 174 WHISKI Rooms. . . . . . . . . . 197 Whisky – An Enthusiasm for Scotch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Whisky Anorak, The. . . . . . . 333 Whisky Tastings. . . . . . . . . . 197 Whisky With the Distillers. . 197 Whistlebinkies, The. . . . . . . 231 Whistlebinkies and Royal Mile Tavern. . . . . . . . 202 Whistle Down the Wind. . . 249 Whitebone Productions . . . . 72 Whitebone Productions / Joe Bone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 White Heron Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 White Room Theatre. . . . . . 260 Whole Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . 271 Who's Dorian Gray?. . . . . . 335 Why Do You Stand There in the Rain?. . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Wield the Matter. . . . . . . . . 293 Wild Allegations. . . . . . . . . 335 Wild Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Wild West End. . . . . . . . . . . 249 Wil Hodgson: Kidnapped By Catwoman. . . . . . . . . . . 174 Wil Hodgson / The Stand Comedy Club. . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Will Franken . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 William Alexander. . . . . . . . 227 Williamson and Jones. . . . . . 49 Will Marsh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Will Marsh's Ruination. . . . 174 Will Pickvance and Jonny Hartley / PBH's Free Fringe. 250 Wind in the Willows, The. . . 335 Wine School at the Fringe. . 197 Winfamy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Winston on the Run. . . . . . 335 Wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Withered Hand. . . . . . . . . . 237 Withered Hand and Very Special Guests. . . . . . . . . . . 237 Within This Dust . . . . . . . . . 187
Witness Theatre. . . . . . . . . . 269 WitTank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Wojtek the Bear . . . . . . . . . 336 Wojtek Ziemilski. . . . . . . . . 320 Wolfgang David and David Gompper. . . . . . 222 Wolves Descend, The. . . . . .249 Wonderful World of Wilfredo, The. . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Wonderland. . . . . . . . . . . . .336 Wood & Wagstaffe Show. . 116 Word Alive Bible Exhibition – Free. . . . . . . . . 201 Word:Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Word Power Books. . . . . . . 189 Words and Women. . . . . . . 336 Wordsmith’s Theatre Factory and Assembly. . . . . 318 Wordsworth Singers, Mark Hindley. . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Working Girls . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Working Men's Club. . . . . . 174 Worklight Theatre. . . . . . . . 286 Workshed Productions / Michael J Buchanan-Dunne. . 267 Work Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 work. Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . 256 World Festival Network and World Fringe. . . . . . 191,197 World Fringe Fair, The. . . . . 197 World Over, The. . . . . . . . . . 336 World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh, The. . . . 336 World Stage Productions and Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . 204 World War Wonderful!. . . . . 19 Would Be Nice Though.... . . 336 Would Like to Meet – Free. 174 Would You Let Your Daughter Marry A Weegie?. . . . . . . . . 175 Woza Albert!. . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Wrecked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Wrigley Sisters, The. . . . . . . 237 Written and Performed by Nora Brown. . . . . . . . . . 269 Wrong Place, Right Time. . . 336 Wuthering Heights. . . . . . . 336 www.difunny.com. . . . . . . . . 68
Xtreme Sideshow. . . . . . . . . 19 XXXO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Yard Of Ale and Guests. . . . 206 Yarn, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Year Out Drama Company (Stratford-upon-Avon) . . . . 323 Yellow Leaf Theatre. . . . . . . 290 Yellow Wallpaper, The. . . . . 337 Yesoo Company, Nanjing University, China. . . . . . . . . 286 Yianni: Numb and Number – Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Yianni / PBH's Free Fringe. . 175 Yi Dong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yi Dong and Eddie McGuire. . . Yoga for Performers . . . . . . 197 Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred – Free. . . . . . . . . . 175 YorkshireComedy.com / PBH's Free Fringe . . . . . 100,175 You Are Being Lied to 2012 . . 175 You Don't Know Me. . . . . . 337 You Have Nothing to Fear....175 You Left Me in the Dark. . . 337 You, Me, the Witch Makes 3. 31 Young Actors Company. . . .281 Young China Shines Beijing. . 187 Young China Shines Shanghai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Young Pleasance. . . . . . . . . 271 You Obviously Know What I'm Talking About . . . . . . . . 337 Y Rollert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Yve Blake / PBH's Free Fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,335 Zahida Chante Piaf. . . . . . . 208 Zelda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Zhangwei and Yugao Art Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Zimbabwe Sculptures. . . . . 201 Zincbar Performing Arts . . . 290 Zipped Up Theatre Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Zodiac Trio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Zombie Prom. . . . . . . . . . . . 237
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