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Schizophrenic
There’s something that happens to a comedian (well, me) over the Edinburgh festival that is Schizophrenic. As we get into the meat and potatoes of the ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Wil Hodgson: Punk Folk Tales
Will Hodgson introduces himself as a man of contradictions: a straight bloke who wears nail polish, a former skinhead with Care Bear tattoos. He’s also... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Goes to Hollywood
Only at the Fringe could you go and watch a show where two sock puppets sing and swear at each other and love every second of the experience. Superbly silly,... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Idiots of Ants: This Is War
If you’ve been paying attention to the torrent of print surrounding this year’s Festival, no doubt you’ll have come across the declaration ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden at their Pique
They’ve been threatening to die for some years now so it’s surely nothing short of a miracle that Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden have returned to ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis depicts a hard-working young man, Gregor Samsa, who is transformed into an insect after the pressure of work and supporting his family become t... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009
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After the Bomb
Impressively energetic, this hotchpotch of a play written and directed by Nicholas Moran is too ambitious; styles clash and weaken an already ambiguous plot.... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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The Shadow Within
The promotional materials for Alan Ferrett's new play would have audiences believe that it “explores the dark ambiguities of belief and exposes the sha... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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The Sound of My Voice
In this incredibly resourceful adaptation of Ron Butlin’s 1987 novel, Glasgow’s Citizen’s Theatre group provide a beautiful yet unbearably ... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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The Final Straight...
So we're charging down the home straight of the final festival furlong and there's a fair few long faces around. The runners aren't quite at the winning... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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The invisible party
Six young comedians populate Tom Basden's brilliant new play, Party. But as Lyle Brennan finds out, they are part of a new comedy organisation, the Invisible Dot, which might just be as interesting, and ultimately elusive, as the fictional group Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
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Charlotte Square: loitering within tents
Talks on the environment and the economy were depressing; a grumpy poet showed his sentimental side, and the ever first European Moth was bewildering - Fest casts its eye over the latest from the still-rainy Book Festival Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
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Julian Clary: Lord of the Mince Review
Something terrible has happened. The erudite, witty, loquacious contestant on Radio 4's long-running Just a Minute has been kidnapped. It's surely not him pe... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
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If That's All There Is
It’s her special day, but Frances’ new husband is ruining it. His wedding speech is just so boring. Who cares about the two different types of ca... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009 -
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The Trial
Lead up a dank, heat-damaged staircase—an eerie reminder of the of the fire which consumed the Gilded Balloon’s old address on the Cowgate—... Read more »| 23 Aug 2009