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Fest MagazineCalvin Harris Fringe Festival Headliner: Review
Popular music can be defined equally according to commercial success or aesthetic qualities. Tonight's headlining star Calvin Harris fits neatly into both ca... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineThe Hotel
So Mark Watson is now doing promenade theatre. Except he's not, really. Because Mark Watson's Hotel, might involve walking, it might involve location-specifi... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineLuck
Staged in the former Spiegel Tent and by a theatre company called Making Strange, Luck comes labelled with weirdness and whimsy. And true to its vibes, Megan... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineSo It Begins...
After a year working one’s balls off to arrive with the best show possible, arriving in Edinburgh on the first day can be a nerve- wracking affair. T... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Warren & Hanbury: All To Bare
Jennifer Warren and Charlotte Jo Hanbury describe themselves as "smalltown girls", but in neither of their home countries (Canada and Wales, respectively) co... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Paddy Lennox
Earnest men are typically very likeable. Paddy Lennox is no exception to the rule - a grinning, sweet-faced gentleman whose Irish voice has a relaxing qualit... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009
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Dead Cat Bounce... Wired
To tenuously paraphrase Shakespeare, this is a tale of two productions. On the one hand, we have a musical comedy of almost stellar proportions; on the other... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
Fest MagazineDavid Byrne
In a recent posting on his blog, David Byrne lambasted U2 for their ridiculously extravagant stage sets and for the silly money—upwards of £40m&m... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Wil Anderson: Wilosophy
Wil Anderson is like a comic snowball rolling down the side of a mountain, ironic considering his Antipodean heritage. Starting off slowly, with gentle gags ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Cops 'n' Robbers
What happens when you lock away a comedian hardened by prison with a stand-up who's also a serving policeman? There's only one way to find out, decided Jay Richardson Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Face the music
Loved by the masses but frequently snubbed by critics, musical theatre has consistently been positioned as the less artistically credible—if hugely more profitable—younger brother of 'serious' theatre. Yasmin Sulaiman finds out if the distinction really is that clear Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Words of Honour: The Mafia Exposed
Real Mafiosi don't call it the Mafia, apparently. They're not Mafiosi either, but rather "men of honour", or simply, "soldiers". The Mafia is the creation of... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Auto-Da-Fe
There’s a nostalgic vision of the Fringe in Edinburgh’s grassroots consciousness in which shows are like tapas – small treats to be cherish... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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The State We're In
In a festival where political discussion is so often dominated by stand-up comedy, it is a pleasure to discover a strong piece of political theatre that enga... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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Almost 10
Nine-year-old Rachel is not your typical sweet-natured youngster. She despises her teacher, her nanny and even her own mother, and enjoys nothing quite as mu... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009