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FestivalsEndgame by Samuel Beckett @ Paradise in the Vault
Blind Elephant bring an exceptional version of Endgame by Samuel Beckett to Edinburgh Fringe. Performed by four young graduates of Tring Park School for the... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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A-Loan @ Paradise in the Vault
The Roses Theatre Company comes to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time with A-Loan, a well crafted story of students, finances, domestic abuse and ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsAre you Lonesome Tonight @ Summerhall
Entering a compact performance space the audience are immediately ushered onto the stage. “Think of a number,” says Ellie Stamp, appearing from t... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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The Dispute @ Summerhall
Four empty doorways stand vacant, a monitor sits atop a transparent glass torso, patiently facing its audience: ‘The stage is set for a very curious sp... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsHe Had Hairy Hands @ Pleasance Courtyard
With He Had Hairy Hands, Manchester comedy group Kill the Beast bring an expertly silly production to this year's Edinburgh Fringe. This 1970s supernatural m... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall @ Palazzo Spiegeltent
The children's programme at the Edinburgh Fringe has exploded in recent years – but with most shows still favouring a traditional performer/spectator d... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014
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When it Rains @ Pleasance Dome
In When it Rains, 2b theatre company offer the Fringe audience a fresh perspective on the perennial questions of 'Why do bad things happen to good people?' a... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsSo it Goes @ Underbelly
Even at the Edinburgh Fringe, it is rare for a performer and her audience to tear up together. So when it happens in On the Run’s pretty as a picture p... Read more »| 15 Aug 2014 -
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Taki Maori Haka Experience / Salon Mika @ Dance Base
While Dance Base has included some Taiwanese dance as part of its Fringe programme, it also brings some New Zealand performers to the festival. The Taki Mao... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Christeene: The Christeene Machine @ Underbelly, Cowgate
Most definitely queer in both aesthetic and intention, in the Underbelly’s depths lurks Christeene, with dancers C Baby and T Gravel in tow. From the D... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas @ Pleasance Courtyard
Hunter S. Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is brought to life under Lou Stein’s direction. When jo... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Fragile @ Zoo
Birmingham-based Old Joint Stock Theatre company present Fragile at the Fringe. Written by BAFTA-winner Geoff Thompson, this dark, powerful monologue br... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Running into Me @ Underbelly, Cowgate
Running is only one way in which Vickie Tanner fills the stage in her solo performance Running Into Me. She dances, argues, gets high and laughs hysterically... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Travesti @ Pleasance Dome
Unbound Productions present Travesti, a powerful and entertaining look at the lives of women through the mouths of men. With the words taken directly f... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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The Capone Trilogy @ C nova
Last year, Jethro Compton brought The Bunker Trilogy to the Fringe. Loki (***), Lucifer (***) and Vindici (****) are the three plays that for... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014