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All That Gomez
Marga Gomez is an established American comedian with a very specific schtick – that of "America's most wanted Latina lesbian comic." She finds a lot of... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Gagarin Way Review by Sarah Clark
Gagarin Way takes its title from a street in Fife named after the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin and is evocatively indicative of an area infamous for its ra... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Optimism
There’s a point, just as the opening act is coming to a close, when Optimism brings to mind the wickedly snobbish joke: What’s the difference bet... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Big Mac
Highly creative at times, this adaptation of Macbeth by pupils from Magdalen College School in Oxford, is unfortunately unable to progress beyond the status ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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The Petty Concerns of Luke Wright
It's normally a sign of the most unbearable self-indulgence for any artist to write material on the pressures of fame. Fortunately, comedian and performance ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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RAW
Two Matrix-style bodyguards stand fiercely at the entrance and inside, the room flashes and vibrates with strobes and pumping bass lines, setting the scene f... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009
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Brazilian Fever
Trying to bring the spirit of Rio De Janeiro to a dingy Edinburgh cabaret bar was always likely to end in tears. Particularly when that spirit takes the form... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Mackenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required
The suffering induced by bipolar schizoaffective disorder and a resultant suicide attempt don't sound like the most promising subject matter for a stand-up g... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Killing Alan
Only two scenes into Killing Alan, alarm bells go off among the audience. The play, purportedly a “radical reworking" of the legend of Sir Gawain and t... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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NewsRevue
Since man evolved from ape and started selecting political leaders, the world has been in need of those few with the ability to mock, satirize and comically ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Rain, Underwear and Ebay
Week two in the fringe and well, the weather had to break at some point didn't it? I like that we have no defined sense of what the weather is going to be al... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Leaflet Us Be
People I know who have seen more than one Festival are all about hating the fliers. 'You'll get sick of them,' they warned. 'You'll start finding them everyw... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Isma Almas Bombs Review by Sarah Clark
Confronting Islamophobia constructively is something that isn't often attempted at a comedy club, but debut Fringe performer Isma Almas does it with flair. B... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Chippendales
“Are they all shiny and brown?” “How old are they?” “I think two of them are really muscly, one’s a bit scrawny.” I... Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Previews: Edinburgh International Book Festival
Dr Raj Persaud - 18th, 4.30pm A renowned consultant psychiatrist, Persaud is a divisive figure: some see him as ahead of his time for promoting the use of h... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009