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Interview: Amanda Dwyer
‘I found it quite therapeutic to be honest.’ We speak to Amanda Dwyer about her debut Fringe show ‘What You Thinking About?’
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Interview: Kathleen Hughes
‘Even if it goes horribly wrong, I may have learned something about myself.’ We speak to Kathleen Hughes about her debut show, ‘Cryptid!’
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10 to see at Edinburgh Fringe
Our Managing Editor looks at some practically nailed-on winners for this August.
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Interview: Bailey Swilley
‘It’s always surprising which jokes resonate with people the most’ We talk to Bailey Swilley about her debut Fringe show ‘Gimme a Sign!’
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Edinburgh supergroup tickles the dark underbelly of the capital in pleasing, sleazy fashion
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The burgeoning star weaves an intimate narrative of heartbreak, vulnerability and understanding on her second album
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Second album from the former American Idol contestant moves from bedroom pop to the arena with seamless dexterity
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Interview: Amanda Dwyer
‘I found it quite therapeutic to be honest.’ We speak to Amanda Dwyer about her debut Fringe show ‘What You Thinking About?’
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Interview: Kathleen Hughes
‘Even if it goes horribly wrong, I may have learned something about myself.’ We speak to Kathleen Hughes about her debut show, ‘Cryptid!’
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10 to see at Edinburgh Fringe
Our Managing Editor looks at some practically nailed-on winners for this August.
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Maggie & Me
Frothily boisterous but ultimately heart-wrenching window into growing up gay in 1980s North Lanarkshire
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
With toe-tapping tunes and a brilliant cast, this production is sure to be a hit with all the family.
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Houdini’s Greatest Escape
An inventive, though often ludicrous, whodunnit with plenty of surprises in store
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The Mysterines
The up and coming band give an intimate airing of their newest album
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Bikini Kill
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MANIPULATE: TESS
Ravishing recreation of Hardy’s classic novel from leading aerial theatre company
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The Nutcracker
Belated Christmas cheer comes to Edinburgh in this classic ballet
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 2
A trio of incredible dances from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Queer Folks’ Tales
A diverse and thoroughly entertaining night of story, comedy, and music
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As Far As Impossible
Profound and harrowing in equal measure, Rodrigues’ verbatim piece shines a light on humanitarian efforts
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Hundreds of Beavers
Unfeasibly funny pastiche of silent comedy, Looney Tunes madness, and singular eccentricity
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Rose
Sofie Gråbøl is incredibly empathetic in a road movie that treats mental illness with real humanity
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Bonbons
Passionately beautiful opera inhabits the most improbable of settings
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Queer Folks’ Tales
A diverse and thoroughly entertaining night of story, comedy, and music
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Suppose you Had a Portable Gramophone
Captivating tribute to the power of art and imagination
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MANIPULATE: TESS
Ravishing recreation of Hardy’s classic novel from leading aerial theatre company