Edinburgh Festival Guide

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Twonkeys Blue Cadabra - Free

Laughing Horse Free Festival / Paul Vickers presents. One of The Scotsman's Top Ten free shows of 2012. Bizarro! ★★★★ (TimeOut). 'It's quite lovely' ★★★★ (Skinny). 'Hugely Entertaining' ★★★★ (ExuentMagazine.com). 'Twonkey is a true comic original' ★★★★ (Scotsman). 'Silly and enjoyable' ★★★★ (BritishTheatreGuide.info).

Laughing Horse @ Espionage, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Mata Hari

Free / 0131 226 0000

Fri 2 Aug

Mata Hari

Free / 0131 226 0000

Sat 3 Aug

Mata Hari

Free / 0131 226 0000

…and 21 more dates

Ulysses Dies at Dawn

Welcome to the City, a rust-covered hell of a world, ruled by the immortal Olympians and run by the Acheron - the harvested minds of the dead. Somewhere in its depths a burned-out old gumshoe by the name of Ulysses is about to die, surrounded by the thuggish Suits: Heracles, Oedipus, Orpheus, Ariadne. Join the…

Why Not?, Edinburgh

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 4 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 5 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 16 more dates

Xara Vaughan

Xara Vaughan: a true chanteuse born out of talent and circumstance. She escaped from school to become a Stringfellows Angel. She lived as a Buddhist nun then escaped the nunnery high up in the Himalayas to join a punk band. Ms Vaughan is that rare thing, now making her name in cabaret… Xara is the genuine article - a…

New Town Theatre, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Mysterious

£7 (£5; Children £5; Students £5) / 0131 226 0000

Preview

Fri 2 Aug

Mysterious

£7 (£5; Children £5; Students £5) / 0131 226 0000

Preview

Sat 3 Aug

Mysterious

£12 (£10; Children £10; Students £10) / 0131 226 0000

…and 19 more dates

Your Place Or Mind

Ian Harvey Stone has travelled the world seeking out knowledge and experience of esoteric practices, psychological manipulation and hypnosis. He uses multiple disciplines to prod, probe, and reveal thoughts and feelings. Ian’s show is a stimulating, fully interactive show. Over the course of the evening, the…

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh

Tue 13 Aug

Duncan Room

£5 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Wed 14 Aug

Duncan Room

£10 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 15 Aug

Duncan Room

£10 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 2 more dates