Edinburgh Festival Guide

Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (5 stars)

This listing is from a previous year.  Search for current listings.

Jump to reviews or comments

14 shows, 14 audiences, one comic and government to influence. Mark is creating a manifesto; policy paddles to steer us out of shit creek. You vote on them and Mark sets off to make them happen.

Text supplied by third party.

Performance times

We have no details of upcoming performances.

Reviews & features

Mark Thomas

8 Aug 20095 stars

A spontaneous manifesto crafted with perfection

If there is a serious side to comedy, then Mark Thomas is standing at its edge. Over the years, he has used his persona of cheeky scamp to write, rally and demonstrate against global injustices, balancing the sincere imperatives with the bonhomie of his…

Campaign manager - Mark Thomas

13 Jul 2009

The comic who matters brings democracy to the Fringe

The origins of the apocryphal Chinese curse ‘may you live in interesting times’ are obscure. But for comedian and activist Mark Thomas, political instability, economic meltdown and the imminent collapse of Western civilisation can occasionally feel like…

Tell us more about this listing.

Comments & ratings

Post a comment
RSS feed of these comments