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Viv Groskop: Say Sorry to the Lady (Preview)
Preview at The Stand Comedy Club, 30-Jun-2015 Edinburgh Festival Dates: Aug 5, 7-16, 18-30, Stand 3&4 (Venue 12) Book Online: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/viv-groskop-say-sorry-to-the-lady Fringe show previews can be perilous for performer and audience alike. As an audience, we’re pleased to be getting a sneak preview, but we know that the performance might not be polished and complete. For…
Read MoreEnnio Marchetto: Pure delight
Ennio Marchetto Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33), The Pleasance 22:30, July 30 – Aug 10, Aug 12-15 WATCHING JESUS CHRIST morph into Conchita Wurst is a thing you won’t easily forget. And a panda turning into Alex Salmond is also quite an arresting site. Set all this to music with slick lighting, a bang-on follow spot, tight-as-a-drum switches…
Read MoreWitness a resurrection live on stage
Christine Bovill’s PIAF The Famous Spiegeltent, George Street 20:30, Aug 8th-11th & 21st-25th THE OFFER is enticing – an evening of Edith Piaf’s music in The Famous Spiegeltent on George Street. What is delivered in a fantastic venue, are astounding vocal and musical performances that evoke the tragic French singer’s life in an almost hyper-real way.…
Read MoreTwitter Review: Alan Bissett – The Red Hourglass
@AlanBissett – The Red Hourglass ‘Amazing, allegorical, astute, adept, and arachnophobic.’ – 5*. Book at http://ow.ly/dckwe
Read MoreGrown men wept
PIAF – 22-25 August, 8pm, The Famous Spiegeltent Click to Book Tickets It’s not often you see something happen during a performance that turns it from being the merely spectacular into the unforgettable, but Tuesday night’s audience at the Spiegeltent in George Street for PIAF witnessed something quite extraordinary. We had already heard impeccably phrased…
Read MoreTwitter Review: NVA Speed of Light, Arthur’s Seat
@_NVA_ Speed of Light: “An unforgettable physical experience and stunning visual spectacle. Highly recommended.” #edinburghfest #edintfest – David Petherick
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