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Fringe for (around) a fiver: Comedy
22 Jul 2011
The best cheap shows in Edinburgh this August
AAA Stand-Up/Late A trio of dandy comics for much less than the normal price of three in this annual not-late/late line-up. The earlier bill includes Joe Rowntree while the later roster has Matt Price. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 3–5 Aug…
Pilot
22 Jul 2011
Flatrate's podcastable open mic/radio show takes place at CCA, Glasgow, Thu 21 Jul
How to describe Pilot? An open mic night? A live radio show? A arts community get-together? ‘I suppose it’s really just like making a radio show in a rowdy bar,’ says Colin Chaloner of Flatrate (who run open mic night Initial Itch, as well as…
Fringe for (around) a fiver: Kids
22 Jul 2011
The affordable kids' shows appearing at the Fringe this year
Taking the whole family to a Fringe show can be an expensive business these days. So it pays to get out there early and soak up some previews. Here are just a few of the top shows that are charging £5 for their opening performances on 3-5 Aug.
Fringe news: new venue and programme info
22 Jul 2011
Even for Fringe regulars the idea of cherry-picking from the whopping 41,689 performances and 2,542 shows on this year’s festival line-up can seem daunting. Worry not, help is at hand, as next issue we bring you dozens of previews, top tips and much…
Interview: Joe Dunthorne - author of Submarine and Wild Abandon
21 Jul 2011
Edinburgh shows with Unbound, Aisle16, Luke Wright and Tim Clare
The day before our phone interview, Joe Dunthorne was on Radio 4, bantering with Tim Key about the perfect opening line. Chatting to him the next day, it appears the Welsh-born poet, short story writer and novelist has worked out a potential strategy.
Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut
21 Jul 2011
Morag Fullerton's stage adaptation is a charmingly chaotic classic
It’s almost impossible to tell that the team behind Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut have not staged their increasingly lauded production in the Tron before tonight. Originating as part of Òran Mór’s Cult Classics series during its pint/pie-filled…
Dürer’s Fame
21 Jul 2011
Tribute to the German woodcut and engravings master Albrecht Durer
German handball star Pascal Hens gazes out from a black-and-white poster, his torso naked, gaze serious, his pose one of self-deification. This is enhanced further by a tattoo on his stomach of two disembodied hands clasped together as if in prayer.
Interview - Imran Yusuf
21 Jul 2011
The comedian brings the thunder to our questionnaire
First record you ever bought Single - ‘Sesame Street Remix’ (1992). Album - Wu-Tang Forever (1997). Last extravagant purchase you made My leather jacket which is a somewhat modest £150. I’m not into extravagant things, as long as I have my video…
Interview: Chris McCausland
21 Jul 2011
The comedian discusses his blindness ahead of gigs at Highlight, Glasgow and the Fringe
As Rudi, the ever jovial market-stall owner, Chris McCausland cut a fine dash across CBeebies screens in Me Too! With Big Time, his upcoming Fringe show at the Pleasance Courtyard, he’s back reflecting upon childish things by wondering how time seems to…
Qing Cheng
21 Jul 2011
Epic, millenium-spanning Chinese love story part of the China Fringe Festival
A night at the opera takes on a whole new meaning with Qing Cheng, an elaborate yet moving Chinese musical making its European debut at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall as part of the China Fringe Festival. Top billing in a week of cutting-edge entertainment from…
Leroy Jones Band - Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
21 Jul 2011
The trumpeter visits Edinburgh after appearances in TV drama Treme
‘I was in an episode two weeks ago with my local quintet. I was performing one of my original compositions for about a minute and twenty seconds.’ Bandleader and trumpeter Leroy Jones is bubbling with pride over his recent appearance in an episode of…
