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If that’s all there is Interviews
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SARAH BENNETTO
3 Plays of the Facebook Generation Last chance to grab your Pleasance merch
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2401 Objects
At once moving, informative and stunning, Analogue’s play charts the life and brain of Henry Molaison. Pleasance Courtyard, 3-28 Aug 16:40
The Table
The tragical tale of a puppet trapped on a table, inspired by Beckett, the Bible and Ikea. Pleasance Dome, 3-28 Aug 22:00
An Instinct For Kindness
Moving, bittersweet show reflecting on Chris Larner’s journey with his terminally-ill ex-wife to Dignitas. Pleasance Dome, 3-29 Aug 16:10
Release
Explosive, highly physical theatre piece following three prisoners in their first months of release from confinement. Pleasance Dome, 3-28 Aug 14:00
Your Last Breath
Amnesty international freedom of expression award SOLD
Complex and urgent devised play about the hidden world of human trafficking based on original interviews and encounters. Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 Aug 11:10
The holden street theatre award Translunar paradise
Theatre Ad Infinitum invites you on a journey of life, death and enduring love. [Photo: Alex Brenner] Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 Aug 11:10
The Brighton fringe emerging talent award Wee andy (Fleeto)
Following the story of the boy wounded in ‘Fleeto’, Wee Andy portrays poetically the spiralling impact of violence on a community. Pleasance Courtyard, Various days, inc 28 Aug 14:00
Human mystery is pieced together in the afermath of an extreme-skiing accident.
[Photo: Jasmine Robinson]
Pleasance Dome, 3-18 Aug 12:15
BELARUS FREE THEATRE
Belarus, the country that gave us a new type of sexuality: agriculture and sexual ignorance that leads to agrisexuality. Pleasance Dome, 3-18 Aug 12:15
Mervyn stutter’s spirit of the fringe award BANE 1, 2 & 3
One man, no set, no props, and the incredible stories of Bane, an American hitman. Pleasance Courtyard,
Various days, inc 28 Aug 14:00
Meanwhile, Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards... ...winners will be announced at 14:00 on Saturday 26th.
IF THAT’S all there is meets sarah bennetto Lucinka Eisler of If That’s All There Is meets Sarah Bennetto, Narrator of Storytellers’ Club
Lucinka: What is the story of Storytellers’ Club? Sarah: The story is… a few years ago a bunch of comedians and myself decided to tell stories around a campfire. Comedians, by their very nature, have great stories to tell, yet they’re constrained by the tight format comedy clubs. You have to do the ‘jokey jokes’ every ten seconds. Some comedy clubs even take a show report at the end of the night where they literally have a tally of how many applause breaks you had, how many laughs per minute and whether they thought you were trying out new material that went a bit wishy-washy; they want you to do gold at all times. Storytellers’ Club meets to take our time and loosen those pressures. Lucinka: How do you set up that vibe in your show? Sarah: Our centrepiece is a faux 1980s log fireplace, and enchanting mood-
setter. Then there’s low lighting, warm colours, hushed tones, and the right sorts of people as performers and audience. Clever, interesting comedians perform at Storytellers’ Club. Often they’re comedians you wouldn’t expect; we had Tim Vine – renowned of course for his one-liners – tell a long-form story about working in an African call centre, for example, which was genius. Lucinka: While not about the ‘laugh report’, are the stories often funny? Sarah: They certainly can be! So many performers at Storytellers’ Club get standing ovations, because audiences are so satisfied with the end result of their narrative journey. Lucinka: Then you are resident host along with James Dowdeswell? Sarah: James acts as our feature artist, telling the first story every night, opening proceedings and setting the all-important tone. I meanwhile take the role of narrator, guiding everyone through the evening and sorting the admin, including our nightly five-
Yianni Agisilaou storytelling, Photo: Isabelle Adam
word story competition which is open to audience members. Oh, and I also perform my own stories from time to time! Storytellers’ Club, Pleasance Courtyard, 27 Aug 22:00 / If That’s All There Is, Pleasance Courtyard, 23-29 (Not 28)
DIGITAL DRAMA - 3 Plays Of The Facebook Generation
Either you’ve done it, you’re getting psyched up to do it or you’ve got friends who’ve taken the romantic plunge. Internet dating has sprung from the geek underworld into the front rooms of single housewives. Rosalind Adler’s LOL tattles the tales of three women spicing up their midlife with digital dates. Lucinda, Sarah and Mags seek lust, commitment or simply the quenching of curiosity. LOL, Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 Aug 12:55
Lives are lived and loved on Facebook walls. Gone are the days of letters sealed with a kiss; the Facebook poke, for better or for worse, is here to stay. Phillipa and Will are Now in a Relationship charts just that, in a 20th Century romance told wall-to-wall. “I wish I could have made this stuff up” says writer Jonathon Brittain, but an alarming amount of the show is based on true, published messages. Philipa and Will are Now in a Relationship, Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 Aug 12:00
As recent events have shown, events broadcast on social media can quickly spiral out of control. Based on a true story, Body of Water shows what can happen when a party, originally intended as political protest, gets hijacked by tweeters and overrun with sex, drugs and the damaging effects of 140 characters. Body of Water explores issues of human interaction now facing the ‘Facebook generation’. Body Of Water, Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 Aug 15:25
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THE SHOWCASE SHOW Pleasance Courtyard 13:10 MC – Damian Clark, Carl Hutchinson, Alan Francis, James Dowdeswell, Anyone For Tennis
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VIVE LE CABARET Pleasance Courtyard 22:30 Des O’Connor Adam Kay Piff The Magic Dragon Paul Dabek The Kitsch Kats Hustle Mat Ricardo Gypsy & Viva The Vive Showgirls
STORYTELLER’S CLUB Pleasance Courtyard 22:00 “Love Stories” Andy Zaltzman Jo Caulfield Kim Hope Gerry Howell Luke Benson Sarah Bennetto James Dowdeswell
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