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5 star shows
Temper Temper: The Pain of Desire
4 star shows
Hey, Piano Bar Lady!
(29 Aug 2012)
Musical comedy taking it back to 80s New York via New Zealand- David et Jonathas, Festival Theatre, Mon 20 Aug (28 Aug 2012)
Psychological complexities of OT story brought to the fore in Andreas Homoki's musical feast of a pr - Lady Rizo (23 Aug 2012)
New York singer works Neil Gaiman, Dolly Parton and Edith Piaf into her hyper-feminine set - Fork - Electro Vocal Circus (22 Aug 2012)
PVC-clad a capella group covering pop classics - The Lost Fingers - Lost in the 80s (22 Aug 2012)
Skillful gypsy jazz paired up with an inspired choice of cover versions - Out of the Blue (20 Aug 2012)
All-male a cappella group radiate charm with formidable vocals and infectious stage presence - La Clique Royale - The Queen’s Selection (19 Aug 2012)
A night out with the bawdy and the beautiful - Archie Shepp - Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 Aug 2012 (15 Aug 2012)
Avant-garde fire may be toned down, but 75-year-old Shepp still honks a mighty blues - Blurt - Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sun Jul 29 2012 (15 Aug 2012)
Poet, puppeteer and post-punk provocateur - I Am, I Am (15 Aug 2012)
Highly entertaining slapstick minstrelry from promising troubadour comedy duo - Peter Straker’s Brel (15 Aug 2012)
Belgian chanteur Brel’s life explored in song, costumes and storytelling - Rock (7 Aug 2012)
Rabid account of US punk movement from one man and a cellist - The Beast (7 Aug 2012)
With uke and loop pedal Bowden commands a spellbound crowd - 7x7th Street (4 Aug 2012)
Interactive sounds sculptures create a musical promised land
3 star shows
- Well, It's Woody
(30 Aug 2012)
Seamless cabaret night with a programme to savour - The Les Cloechards – Dirty But Nice (28 Aug 2012)
Part-time hobos rock the stage with bizarre but brilliant takes on old classics - Folk at the Pleasance (24 Aug 2012)
An enjoyable variety of folk music in a relaxed and intimate setting - Virginia Gay - Dirty, Pretty Songs (21 Aug 2012)
Husky voiced soap star lacks plot but brings cabaret showtunes instead - Chris Difford and Norman Lovett: It's All About Me! (12 Aug 2012)
Squeeze singer and Red Dwarf comedian in inexplicable team-up - Lach: Up The Anti! (12 Aug 2012)
Witty rock and roll renditions from the legendary NY anti-folker - My Robot Heart (10 Aug 2012)
Stylish, likeable one-woman show with live band - Tom Thum: Beating the Habit (7 Aug 2012)
Beatboxing Aussie seems to have swallowed bagpipes, decks and a didgeridoo - Twonkey’s Kingdom (7 Aug 2012)
Absurdist and ramshackle entertainment from Paul Vickers - The Blanks' Big Break (6 Aug 2012)
A capella comedy from the Scrubs quartet, with some non-musical filler thrown in
