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The official Fringe website

A Rough Guide to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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How to make the most of the Fringe

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Find out more about the Fringe and how to get involved

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The Shows

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Music Musicals & Opera Theatre The Venues The Festival Fringe Society Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and recognised as a charity. Its policy is determined by a Board of Directors elected at the AGM in August and is the continual improvement of the world's largest arts festival, where any person can participate without constraints by the Fringe Society. The Festival Fringe Society Ltd accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the contents or details in this Programme.

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Booking tickets The Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for every show. You can book online, on the phone, by post or over the counter. Booking opens 13 June.

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Online Book online at from 13 June.

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Counter Order tickets over the counter at 180 High St: 13 June-16 July: 12pm-3pm (Mon-sat) 18 July-31 July: 10am-6pm (Daily) 1 Aug-29 Aug: 10am-9pm (Daily)

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Each venue will make its best efforts to welcome disabled visitors, but given the temporary nature of some Fringe venues, facilities may vary. For further details on the facilities available at an individual venue, or for contact details so you can speak to them direct, check out the Venue Guide on pi92. If you have special access requirements or need to book wheelchair spaces, then please call 0131 226 0002

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Signed & audio described performances

13 June-16 July: 10am-6pm (Mon-Sat) 18 July-31 July: 10am-6pm (Daily) 1 Aug-29 Aug: 9am-9pm (Daily)

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Large print extracts from this Programme are available on request. Please contact 0131 226 0026.

Booking advice No booking fee applies to tickets purchased by post or in person. A booking fee of £1.50 per transaction applies to telephone bookings, £1 for web bookings.

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded except in the event of a show cancellation.

Latecomers may not be admitted.

If you have asked to collect your tickets, you must do so from the Metro Fringe Box Office, 180 High Street, during the opening hours listed.

Concession prices are applicable to students, the unemployed, disabled visitors (and one helper), senior citizens and children under the age of 16. You will need to be able to present proof of your status at the venue.

For most performances, a 10% discount for groups of 10 or more is available.

Details on accessibility at each venue are available in the Venue Guide pi92.

ffering you a boner deal New for 2005 Metro Fringe Half Price Hut The Metro Fringe Half Price Hut offers you 50% off a huge selection of tickets for that day. If the show that you wanted to see is not selling discount tickets, visit the E-Ticket Tent next door and order your tickets online.

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Located on the Princes Mall Shopping Centre at the junction of Princes Street and Waverley Bridge.

E-Ticket Tent Book tickets online and check out reviews on edfringe.com using one of forty terminals in this internet style cafe.

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Royal Bank on the Royal Mile Right through August, the central section of the Royal Mile around the Fringe Office and Parliament Square becomes a huge street theatre, with buskers, acrobats, fire-eaters and other entertainers performing to crowds of passers-by. You'll also see actors from Fringe shows dressed in costume handing out leaflets or performing short extracts from their plays as 'trailers' to help you decide what to see.

Fringe Sunday-14 August Taking place on the Meadows, 10 minutes' walk from the Royal Mile, Fringe Sunday is a huge garden party for the Fringe, attracting crowds in excess of 200,000 and featuring free performances of Fringe shows, art displays, craft stalls, music and children's activities.

The 2005 event is on Sunday 14 August from 11am-5pm.

Most other free shows are unticketed events, so just turn up on the day. However, a few free events are ticketed, with a limited number of seats available. Instructions on how to get hold of these free tickets appear next to the show's listing.

edfringe.com edfringe.com is the only official website of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Log on to check out the following features: Box Office Booking tickets online is simple, speedy and secure, avoiding the queues of our phone system and the Royal Mile Box Office. You can arrange for your tickets to be posted to you, or you can collect them from the Box Office when you arrive in Edinburgh.

Visit Planner: new for 2005 Know when you want to see a show but can't decide what to see?

Use our Visit Planner to help you choose a show based on your own preferences.

Latest news Be the first to find out about award winners, which celebs are in town and the latest publicity stunts.

Diary Add shows to a calendar, manage diary clashes and keep track of shows you have booked online and those you haven't.

Reuiews Go to www.edfringe.com and find out which shows are getting the thumbs up fr6m critics and audiences alike. You can also rate shows and write your own reviews.

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A Rough Guide to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The sheer volume of the Fringe's output can be bewildering: virtually every branch of arts and entertainment is represented somewhere, as today's stars mix with tomorrow's in the daily line-up. It can be a struggle to find accommodation, get the tickets you want, book a meal or get from one side of town to another; you'll inevitably try to do too much, stay out too late or spend too much money - but then again, if you don't experience these things then you haven't really done the Fringe.

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The name Rough Guide is a registered trademark of the publishers Rough Guides, 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL, used here with their consent. Extracts adapted from Edinburgh DIRECTIONS (1st edition, June 2005, ÂŁ6.99) have been used in this publication. Rough Guide travel guides, music guides, phrasebooks and reference books are available at bookstores or at www.roughguides.com

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How to choose a show The Edinburgh Festivals Guide Daily Produced every day during the festival, in association with The Guardian, \ The Guide Daily contains a chronological listing of every show for the day across all the festivals': It's available free from the Fringe -Office, as well as hundreds of other spots around Edinburgh.

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The Scotsman prints their reviews in a daily festival supplement, while you'll also find daily coverage in The Herald, Edinburgh Evening News, Metro, The Guardian and The Times. Weekly publications like The List, Scotland on Sunday, Sunday Herald

and The Stage also provide coverage of the Fringe.

Specialist festival publications Fest and Three Weeks are worth checking out.

Web On www.edfringe.com you'll find an online digest of critics' star ratings for shows, as well as reviews and ratings from members of the public.

Word of mouth Great tips abound from critics, performers and the person standing next to you in the queue.

Posters, leaflets and flyers are everywhere.

Sometimes something just tickles your fancy.

Note that the Fringe Office works on behalf of all performers in the Programme, so its staff will not recommend individual shows to you.

Festival survival tips 1. There's so much going on that everyone else is completely spun out, too. Trust your judgement and ride your luck.

2. Accept that you're not going to see everything that sounds, or looks, or other people say is, good. Be adventurous.

Take a risk and go and see something rather than spending two hours frozen by indecision. It's part of the festival experience to sit through a complete turkey of a show while the one you nearly went to gets rave reviews, was sold out for three weeks, goes on national tour and spawns a hilarious, ground-breaking series on TV. 3. Don't take front row seats in comedy shows unless you don't mind being material in the act.

4. Don't try and see too much.

Sometimes the best show is watching the world go by, and Edinburgh has plenty of non-festival attractions, some of them free, such as climbing up Arthur's Seat and looking down on the madness below.

5. Not everything costs money.

Two for one ticket deals, free shows and events take place all the time.

See p3 for more.

6. Arrange your accommodation as far in advance as you pan. Before August the tourist board's telephone and online booking service can be helpful (0845/2255121 UK only, +441506/832121 overseas; wwvy.visitscotlana&om), but by the time the festival has started these tend to get swamped. It's also worth checking out the Fringe website, www.edfringe.com, then clicking on their accommodation page for information of local accommodation agencies and message boards with flats or rooms available.

The later you leave it, the less chance you have of staying right in the city centre, but Edinburgh is a compact city with good public transport, so you can stay a couple of miles out of the city (in Newington or Corstorphine, for example) and still not miss out on anything.

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About the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Festival won't be big enough until everyone in the world has experienced it Scotland on Sunday In 1947 eight groups turned up to the Edinburgh International Festival uninvited. With no performance space allocated, rather than turning back and heading home the acts set up their own venues and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was born. Over the last 59 years it has grown to accommodate 1,600 shows, 15,000 performers in almost 300 different venues, making it the biggest arts festival in the world.

including publishing a comprehensive Programme, selling tickets centrally, offering advice to performers and helping people to realise their dreams.

The Society strives to maintain the open access policy of the Fringe, ensuring performers can take part in the festival without being subject to artistic vetting or selection. This policy is key to the overall success and spirit of the Fringe.

The Festival Fringe Society was established in 1958 to coordinate the activities for the Fringe,

Anyone can perform at the Fringe. If you are interested in bringing a show to the Fringe in 2006, feel free to pop into the Fringe Club and speak to our staff. They will be happy to tell you all about what you need to do to bring a show to the world's largest arts festival, such as finding a venue and getting in to the official Programme. Information about performing can also be found on www.edfringe.com or just give us a call on 0131 226 0026 and we will be more than happy to help.

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On 13 and 26 August, at Dance Base, the Director of the Fringe will be doing a presentation called 'So You Want to Do a Show on the Fringe?' It's free but ticketed. It starts at 2.30pm and lasts one and a half hours.

Tickets are available from the Metro Fringe Box Office.

Other festivals The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is part of the wider Edinburgh Festival, which is made up of a number of different independently organised festivals.

These festivals together provide you with a spectacular variety of events to choose from, www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk acts as a gateway to the home pages of all the different parts of the Edinburgh Festival. In date order, these parts are:

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 17-28 August www.edfilmfest.org.uk 0131 229 2550 Edinburgh Mela 3-4 September www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk 0131 557 1400

Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival 29 July-7 August www.jazzmusic.co.uk 0131 467 5200 Edinburgh Military Tanoo 5-27 August www.edintattoo.co.uk 08707 555 1188 Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival 10-14 August 2005 www.eief.co.uk 0131 300 3000 Edinburgh International Book Festival 13-29 August www.edbookfest.co.uk 0131 228 5444 Edinburgh International Festival 14 August-4 September www.eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000

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The Fringe strives to support freedom of creativity for participants and to encourage a wide and varied programme of events. Becoming a Friend of the Fringe is the best way to show your support and make the most of the festival. In return for a number of exclusive privileges, we hope that you will join our Friends of the Fringe and become part of what makes the Fringe work.

For as little as £10 you can become a supporter of the Fringe and have the Fringe Programme delivered to your door, priority booking and more. See page 223 for the full benefits of becoming a Friend of the Fringe.

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PerfAct Youth Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Abu Kassim has worn the same shoes for twenty years! A legend in their own right, there isn't a man, woman or child who hasn't heard of... Abu Kassim's shoes! A fantastic musical tale flavoured with Arabia.

Aug 22-27: 14:00 (40mins) £6.00 (£3.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 3+ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 ALICE IN WONDERLAND Stage by Stage Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 • Grid Ref: B3 Join the Mad Hatter for a delightful tea party - with cakes for everyone! Follow Alice's adventures whilst Cheshire Cat serenades us with 'Beautiful Soup'. Have you tried the Lobster Dance? **** Scotsman 2001.

Aug 16-18: 11:45 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 19-21,24,27: 10:30(Ihr) £6.00 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 3-9 years

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Preview Aug 3-6: 13:30 (SOmins) £4.50 Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 13:30 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 13:30 (SOmins) £7.00 (£5.50)

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World premiere • Suitable for ages 7+ BZU 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE A'TEAM'S FESTIVAL CIRCUS CAMP Albert and Friends Bonaly Outdoor Centre, 71 Bonaly Road • 0131 441 1878 • Grid Ref: FI

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Daily circus skills training, with London's leading youth circus team, 4 miles from Edinburgh City Centre, at the foot of the Pentland Hills. Also weekly residencies available (10+ years). Information 020 8237 1170 or 07950 701 231.

Aug 14-21; 10:00 (6hrs) £35,00 Suitable for ages 8-14 31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a 31 12 3 BEAUTY SLEEP DrEdful Theatre Company PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row ♦ 0131 317 3939 ’ Grid Reft B6 Life's too short to sleep for 100 years, but with Prince Charming nowhere to be seen, our Sleeping Beauties need to wake up. Helped and hindered by dreamland characters, will our Beauties get their wake-up call?

Aug 23-28: 12.00 (SOmins) £8.00 (£6.00) UK premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 2 3 A BIRTHDAY PARTY ADVENTURE WITH HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND HIS FAIRYTALE FRIENDS Frantic Redhead Productions Danish Cultural Institute, 3 Doune Terrace » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C2 Join us for an outdoor party which turns into an adventure with The Little Mermaid, The Emperor in his New Clothes,The Ugly Duckling,Thumbelina and you!

Aug 4-15: 1400(I hr Smins) £6.50(£5.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4-11 31 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

The Fisherman and his Wife Hansel and Gretel The Musicians of Bremen 6*h- 26th August 2005, Mon-Thurs 3pm, Fri-Sun 11am & 3pm Venue 167, The White Tent, The Gardens, George Square.

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BOUNCE! A MADCAP MUSICAL ADVENTURE Scotty and Lulu George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 The wonderful world of Scotty and Lulu where laughter reigns supreme. Where music is king and movement is queen. Where songs sing out and children shout 'Silly Scotty, Naughty Lulu!' 'Toe-tapping terrific' South China Morning Post. www.scottylulu.com Aug 5-15: 10:30 (SOmins) £7,00 (£5.00) UK premiere » Suitable for ages 2-8 HSO 3! 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

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Aug 8-13; 11:20 (SOmins) £7.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 5+ EE31 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE CHIPOLATAS ^-STYLE' The Chipolatas The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref: F5 Spiegelworld favourites present their legendary children's show. Musical clowns, their seamless performances feature a sensory overload of vibrant colourful and dazzling routines, blending the flavours of music hall and street theatre. Suitable for children of all ages!

Aug 20-22: 17:00(Ihr lOmins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug 21: 12-00 (I hr I Omins) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 3+ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 CINDY Wells Cathedral Junior School Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 The world premiere of the amazing new musical 'Cindy'. The touching story of a downtrodden girl who wants to sing. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry.

Wonderful songs. One not to miss! | Aug 17-19: 1205 (I hr 30mins) £7,00 (£5.00) Worid premiere • Suitable for ages 5- i 3 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 A CLEAN SWEEP Plutot La Vie Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid Ref: E4 A brilliant blend of theatre clowning and visual storytelling. Two men survive in an anarchic world of brooms and brushes - doing anything but cleaning up! 'The glorious chuckles of the children are a delight to hear' Scotsman.

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Aug 8-13: 11:30 (39mins) £5.00 (£3.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 6-11 HSU 8 9 10 II 12 13 ^ b 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123

CRY IN THE DARK Westminster School Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 't|)870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Wen is running away. But his safe house isn't as safe as he thinks. Who is the terrified joy under the stairs? Secrets unfold and centuries collide in this spine-chilling race 31 igainsttime. * Preview Aug 4-5: 10:30 (45mins) £4.00 Vjg 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 10:30 (45mins) £7.00 (£5.00) - \ug8-II,16-18,22-25: 10:30(4Smins) £6.00(£4.00) World premiere«Suitable for ages 8+ BED "

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An interactive and entertaining tale of bedtime and dreamtime. Watch as the world of a cosy bedroom bursts into a sensory-filled wonderland, full of visual and sonic surprises. Keep your eyes wide open!

Aug 3-29: I (MX) (40mins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) World premiere • Suitable for ages 2-6 HB31

Flamenco for all ages and stages - watch, enjoy, learn and even try some steps yourself. A show for the whole family and a totally unique experience! 'Some of the most uplifting dance you'll see at the Fringe' Sunday Herald.

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31 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3' 123 ELMERTHE ELEPHANT Blunderbus Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Sf 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 Elmer was patchwork! But all he'd ever wanted was to be just like his friends, elephant-coloured! Join Elmer on his jungle adventures in this celebration of individuality, brought to life with enchanting music, puppetry and high-energy storytelling.

Aug4-6,8-13,15-20,22-27: 10:35(Ihr) £6.50(£5.50) Aug 7,14,21: 14:35 (I hr) £6.50 (£5.50) Suitable for ages 4+ 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303 123

FLIPPED TO THE FUNNY SIDE The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 1112 • Grid Ref: C5 Hugo never took anything seriously until a wizard intervened. Now his dad has to rescue him using a DIY toolkit! A comedy for the whole family by BlueBoat's Mark Pen?ak. 'A marvellous storyteller' Scotsman.

PreviewJul3l: 16:00(SOmins) £4.00(£3.00) Preview Aug 5: 14:30 (SOmins) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-14,16-28: 14:30 (SOmins) £5.00 (£4.00) World premiere ♦ Suitable for ages 4+

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One of three different fairytales from this delightful, traditional, travelling circus.

Music, song, dance, words, juggling, acrobatics and wild imagination. Move young and old to faraway lands. Crazy, enchanting and artful.

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'... the waters covered the earth... but what if you couldn't take your iPod??' Linked with exciting street theatre and live music, this is a fresh, funny, fast-moving play for older children from award-winning playwright Charles Way. Aug 23-26: 11:15 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 1+

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B. G.Touring Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5

Singing Harp Quaker Meeting House, 7VictoriaTerrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref:E4 An unusual promise bonds a Princess to a Frog, and leads to a moving transformation. This classic account of perseverance, courage and faith is beautifully illuminated with dance, storytelling and a rapturous harp score.

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FUN WITH FAIRYTALES Cal State San Bernardino's 'Player of the Pear Garden' PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Be part of the action in these two plays: Little Bad Riding Wolf and the Ugly Step Pig and Alice in Wonderland. The audience gets to participate, and nothing is quite what it seems!

Aug 9-14: 12:00 (I hr IQmins) £8.00 (£6.00) European premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so31 123

GAWAIN ANDTHE GREEN KNIGHT ArtyHearts Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St» 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Action-packed re-take on the legendary world of Camelot with song, dance and music to transport you from our world to theirs. Magical costumes, puppetry and mime to enthral young and old. Youthful, energetic, atmospheric.

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THE GOLDEN BIRD Singing Harp Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace » 0131 220 6109 » Grid Ref: E4 A young prince's quest leads him to treasures, danger, love and a most remarkable friend. This riveting, elegant production makes spectacular use of masks, mime, storytelling and exquisite live harp music.

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14 hour Box Office t: www.edfringe.com JREYFRIAR'S BOBBY rantic Redhead Productions ireyfriars Kirk Yard • Main Gates, Greyfriars Place • 0131 225 6575 • Grid Reft E5 must find Bobby before he's culled by the dog catchers! 'This mobile show ks well on two levels: adults are interested in the history and jokes while the kids -come absorbed in the hunt..' Critic's Choice Scotsman. ug 5,8-12: 11:00 (I hr) £6.50 (£5.00) ug 6,13: 10:00(Ihr) £6.50(£5.00) ug 6,13: II :30 (I hr) £6.50 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 4-11 unai 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

THE IGNATIUS TRAIL en masse theatre Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A swashbuckling musical voyage to the dark, sinister depths of the pirate underworld.

Following a sell-out. Fringe First-winning run at Edinburgh 2004, en masse return with their tale of cut-throat combat, gruesome gags and cacophonous carousels.

Preview Aug 4-5: 11:30 (I hr I Smins) £4.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 11:30 (I hr I Smins) £8.50 (£5.00) Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22,24-25: 11:30 (I hr I Smins) £7.50 (£4,00) Suitable for ages 8+ L34S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M23

IANSELAND GRETEL fico/e £ Martin -Theatre... Circus... Poetry White Tent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 of three different fairytales from this delightful, traditional, travelling circus, c, song, dance, words, juggling, acrobatics and wild imagination. Move young and o faraway lands. Crazy, enchanting and artful.

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JAMES CAMPBELL S COMEDY 4 KIDS James Campbell The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 He's only doing five shows. Stop messing about Buy a ticket If you're over six you'll love this. Dogs won't get the clever bits. 'His stand-up has achieved almost holy status. Don't miss' Sunday Times. ***** Aug 17-20,27: 6:00 (I hr lOmins) £8.00 Suitable for ages 6+ 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 22 24 22 22 27 28 29 30311 23

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JAMES CAMPBELL S ONOMATOPOEIA SOCIETY IANSELAND GRETEL ipperTIE too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft E4 le creators of Fringe hit 'The Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business' have awn on the Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose and A4 paper to bring you their and new show for children. More musical mayhem! www.molesbusiness.com ig 4-29: 13:00 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Worid premiere • Suitable for ages 6+ mi I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Fat Cat Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 James Campbell, creator of comedy 4 kids, has written a very silly play about very silly words; shaving hamsters; making maps of Antarctica; and tap-dancing. Children between 6 and 96 will love it Squelch. Bang. Schlamk.

Preview Aug 4-6: 14:45 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-25: 14:45 (I hr) £8.00 (£5.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 14:45 (I hr) £9.00 (£6.50) World premiere • Suitable for ages 6+ unai 4S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

HE HAPPY GANG Happy Gang sasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6i e best selling kids Fringe performers are back with their greatest sing-a-long show >r! 50 fantastic minutes of family fun. The best songs, groovy dancing and your ince to be a star on stage with The Happy Gang! ig 5-6,8-13,15-20,26-27: I4:00(50mins) £6.50 Suitable for ages 0-9 years 6

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car Wilde's magical tale of a silly swallow and a sensitive statue set to a beautiful musical ire, with enchanting songs performed by acclaimed songwriter/storyteller. Captivating lal images by award-winning children's illustrator Jane Ray. www.danielcainer.com g 5-29: 10:30 (45mins) £5.50 (£4.00 C) Suitable for ages 3+ tTTJi 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 EAVEN EYES p-Up asance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 jly original, mysterious and affecting’ Philip Pullman. International best-seller David tond (author of 'Skellig1) creates a gripping stage production from his acclaimed 'Remarkable story about love and the heroic refusal to give in to sadness' tsman. www.pop-up.net yiew Aug 5-6: 13:00 (I hr Smins) £4.00 7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 13:00 (I hr Smins) £8.50 (£7.00) 8-11,15-16,18,22-25,29: 1300 (I hr Smins) £7.50 (£6.00) World premiere « Suitable for ages 8+ B3H 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DRTY PORTY oo, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: E4 todern-day fable about the inequitable distribution of sprouts and Jammie dgers. Featuring poetry, music and a cast of 16 dancers from Teesside - from the n who created last year's hit, 'Smoke'! 'Energetic and spirited' **** Scotsman.

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Mudfmger Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid ReftES

King Colin wants to retire, but his children are lazy, greedy and vain, none is right to inherit the crown. Join in and help him choose. Solve clues, make choices, shout a lot and eat chocolate!

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Mudfinger is a superhero who can turn people into mud with a kitchen roil, wear brown costume and eats mud pies. Bring bars of soap to throw at him, but bew; he'll turn you into mud. Watch out!

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Sunday Herald, **** Sunday Express.

Aug 15-29: 14:00 (55mins) £6.50 World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ 3i 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE LEGEND OF PERSEUS Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Follow Perseus as he battles Medusa, frees Pegasus and vies with Poseidon for the hand of beautiful Andromeda. One performer plays twenty-six charaaers in an amazing world of gods, heroes and monsters. A great family show!

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THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN Nicole & Martin - Theatre... Circus... Poetry The White Tent, George Square Gardens *0131 662 8740 • Grid ReftFS One of three different fairytales from this delightful, traditional, travelling circus.

Music, song, dance, words, juggling, acrobatics and wild imagination. Move young old to faraway lands. Crazy, enchanting and artful.

Aug 8,12,15,19,22,26: 1500(Ihr) £7.50(£6.00) (£5.00 C) Aug 12,19,26: 11:00 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) (£5.00 C) Suitable for ages 6+ • UK premiere *3 31 I 2 3-1 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .

NOT NOW, BERNARD AND OTHER MONSTER STORIES New Perspectives Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 The original 'monster hit' for children returns to Edinburgh. Hilariously funny and delightfully scary! 'Innovative, brilliant - possibly the best kids show to have appear, on the Fringe in the last four years' **** Evening News, www.newperspectives.co.uk Aug 3-13,15-29: 12:30 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Suitable for ages 3-8+ OZ;

LIFEBOAT Catherine Wheels Theatre Company Assembly @ George St,Assembly Rooms, 54 George St ♦ 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4 'An impeccable production' Scotsman. 1940. The Atlantic. A ship of evacuees is torpedoed. Two girls hang on to an upturned lifeboat Will they survive? Lifeboat is an extraordinary true story of courage and friendship. 'A delight' Daily Mail. www.catherinewheels.co.uk Aug 6-7,9-11,16-18,23-25: 1100(1 hr lOmins) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 1100(1 hr IQmins) £9.00 (£6.50) Suitable for ages 8+ ECU 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23

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A lively show for children: clowns, puppets and storytellers get together for an hour j of fun for the kids. Sit on our Mediterranean beach in the shade of a shipwreck from i 2,000 years ago and be entertained.

Aug 7-14: 15:00 (I hr) £ 1.50 Suitable for ages 8+ i 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123'

THE LITTLE PRINCE Synapse Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid ReftES Father/Daughter, Bart andTess McCarthy, in Saint-Exupery's timeless tale of friendship and love. Sahara-stranded Aviator, visited by a mysterious Little Prince, learns what's truly important through scenes of the Rose, the Fox, the Lamplighter etc.

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PAINT WITH LYNN Lynn Ruth Miller C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Reft E5 Join professional artist and comedian Lynn Ruth Miller in this family-fun project and create brilliant paintings. Let Lynn guide you through easy techniques that promise professional results! A fun-for-all experience for every age. (Accompanied adults free!)

Aug 3-29: 10:45 (SOmins) (£5.50 Q World premiere • Suitable for ages I + Ft.’rai 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • 0131 556 9579 • Grid Ref: F6 Back by popular demand prior to touring, Duddingston Kirk's majestic gardens behind Arthur's Seat offer a further opportunity to encounter mythical creatures in an adventure of intrigue and excitement A promenade play for children in simple Scots.

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THE PERFECT SPOT Cartoon Theatre Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 The joys of camping in Scotland. Will this guy rope in the audience or peg out? A unique blend of computer animation and live performance. Herald Angel award winning company: ’... hugely engaging for children', www.cartoontheatre.co.uk Preview Aug 4-5: 1305 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 6-9: 13:05 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Suitable for ages 3-12 HSU 3

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THE MOLE WHO KNEW IT WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS Kipper TIE C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace » 0870 701 5105 » Grid Reft E4

Collapsible Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5

Mole is back! Another chance to see the award-winning magical, musical adaptation of the popular children's picture-book. 'Brilliant!' ***** Evening News. ***** Sunday Herald, www.molesbusiness.com Aug 4-29: 12:00 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Suitable for ages 4+ fcm

A princess, a fairground worker, a boy who used to be a rat.. Comic and touching, the exciting stage premiere of Pullman's dark fairytale will enchant. 'Restores one’s faith in the Fringe' Independent, www.ivvasaratco.uk Aug 14-29: 1100(1 hr) £7.50 (£6.50) (£550 Q World premiere»Suitable for ages 7+

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfrmge.com PIRATES! Grapple Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 It's the end of the 'Pirate Golden Era'. The King of Spain's huge ship will destroy all pirates, only 'Dangerous' Jimmy stands in his way. But his gang don't like sailing much... Help defend pirate life! Swashbuckling comic action.

Aug 8-13: 11:50(I hr) £7.00 (£4.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 7+ HEU

PROFESSOR BUMM S STORY MACHINE Festival Highlights - The Black Sheep Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance ♦ 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Professor Bumm and his assistant Doctor Whee present the unveiling of his latest invention in this crackpot comedy of made-up madness. 'All the children snort with delight' **** Scotsman. 'Instant stories acted out hilariously' Daily Mail.

Preview Aug 4-6: 12:15 (Ihr) £3.00 Aug 7-9,11 -16,18-29: 12:15 (I hr) £6.50 World premiere • Suitable for ages 7+ HE21

'An innovative, brilliant reworking, full of colour and total enthusiasm... possibly the best kids show to have appeared on the fringe for the last four years.'

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RED RIDING HOOD AND THE WOLVES C theatre C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Storytelling, puppetry and physical theatre create a world where Red must brave worse than wolves to save her friend. Returns to Edinburgh following sell-out international and UK dates. The best children's show I've seen in ages' www.edinburghguide.com.www.Ctheatre.com Aug 3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29: 11:20 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ HEU

By David McKee. Adapted by Daniel Buckroyd

: 3 - s 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 REMEMBER RUMPLESTILTSKIN Bums on Seats Productions C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace ♦ 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft E4 A reworking of the classic Grimm Brothers fairytale - known but possibly forgotten by most An imaginative mix of music, puppetry and theatre that will take children and adults into a fantastical world of greed, gold-spinning and name-guessing fun.

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S DAUGHTER - THE MUSICAL Robert Neal Marshall Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 New musical adaptation of Diane Stanley's award-winning book about a courageous young woman who changes a greedy king and saves an entire kingdom! 'Broad humour, winning characters, uplifting message and catchy tunes!' Baltimore Sun. www.rumpelstiltskinsdaughter.com Preview Aug 6: 10:50 (55mins) £5.00 Aug 7-16,18-29: 10:50 (SSmins) £9.00 (£7.00) European premiere • Suitable for ages 5-11 H3H 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16

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SAN FRANCISCO STREET PERFORMERS! comedyonthesquare.com High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Performing daily on the High Street! Comedy juggler Fred Anderson, amazing magician 'BigAI' Catraz,the 'Fire Hands' juggler Greg Frisbee and magician Paul Nathan.

ComedyontheSquare.com updated daily at noon with that day's locations and times.

Aug 6-29: TBA (45mins) (Free Non-ticketed) Suitable for ages 3+ 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SCOTTISH CEILIDH FOR KIDS Dance Tae Yer Daddie The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 A show for all the family. Get up and dance to traditional Scottish tunes with a real ceilidh band! Instructions given! 'Great fun!' Scotsman 2004. Limited space so buy your tickets early. 'Don't miss this!'

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SING AND DANCE ALONG WITH MR BOOM

en masse theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5

Mr Boom

Bombs are falling... sirens are wailing... but dare you enter the shelter? A site-specific thriller set against the backdrop of World War II from double Fringe First winners 2003/4. 'Not to be missed' ***** Scotsman 2004.

Preview Aug 4-5: 15.00 (I hr lOmins) £4.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 1500 (I hr I Omins) £8.50 (£5.00) Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22,24-25: 1500 (I hr I Omins) £7.50 (£4.00)

The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Once seen, never forgotten. Highly interactive singing, dancing and musical games.

'Jump, skip, dance around the sun' with the unique moon man. Use your imagination and you'll be dancing 'over the moon' too.

Aug8-11,17-21,27-28: 1200(Ihr) £5.00 Aug 22-26: 16:00(Ihr) £5.00 Suitable for ages 0-10 8 9 10 II 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123

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THE SHOE STORY Nottingham New Theatre Sweet on the Grassmarket.Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4 Every shoe has a tale to tell - you just have to listen. The Shoe Story's magical journey begins when curious children explore a mysterious shoemaker's workshop... little do they know what adventures await them. With mime, puppetry and original music.

Preview Aug 5: I l:30(45mins) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-29: 11:30 (45mins) £6.00 (£4.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4-10 EE31 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SHORT STORIES AND SHORTBREAD Haywood Arts Regional Theatre Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Laughs, thrills, chills, murder, madness, a kidnapping, plus a bit of shortbread to get you through this action-packed adventure featuring four great stories by four great authors: Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, O'Henry and James Thurber.

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The harp's song stretches through this tale of the Brothers Grimm of six beloved brothers and their sister who honours them. Swans, witches and a magical ball of yarn conspire 'till goodness reigns and evil is gone.

Aug 9,11,13,15,19,23,25,27: 1100 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) European premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ 31 12 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 2 3 SKELLIG Newbury Youth Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 What's in Michael's garage? A man or a monster? Join Michael and Mina as they discover the true meaning of friendship in David Almond's magical play based on his Whitbread Award Winning book. 'Youth theatre at its best' www.edinburghguide.com Aug 22-27: 14:20 (I hr 20mins) £6.00 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 8+ 3M23-3567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE SNOW DRAGON Tall Stories C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref;E4 Billy the goat can't wait for New Year, when the mysterious Snow Dragon delivers presents to young animals. But has Billy been naughty or nice...? Magic, music and fun from the company behind The Gruffalo '*****' Scotsman, www.tallstories.org.uk Aug 4-13,15-29: I4:00(50mins) £7,50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Suitable for ages 3+HBa 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SNOW WHITE C theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A princess needs a Seven-headed Troll and a true love's kiss from an unexpected source to outwit her jealous stepmother. A dramatic, mesmerising new adaptation that will keep children transfixed. 'The way fairytales should be told' Three Weeks. www.Ctheatre.com Aug 4,6,8,10,12,16,18,20,22,24,26,28: 11:20 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 Q World premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ HBH .-4 67 8 9 10

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SPARKIE S WIZARD SCHOOL - THE MAGIC RING Practical magic Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Brand new comedy adventure for 2005! Wizards everywhere are invited to join Sparkie and friends for a fun-filled term at wizard school. Excitement, music and laughter guaranteed! First stories sold out Fringe 2002/3/4. www.practicalmagic.org Aug 8-13: 5:00 (SOmins) £4.00 World premiere • Suitable for ages under 12 years 7

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STINKERS AHOY! Oakham School Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 The Stinkers are back! After causing chaos at the summer fayre, Billy Bogie, King Pong, Mrs. Wobblebottom, Old Sourpuss and the dreadful Nick O'Teen decide to become pirates and have swashbuckling adventures. Can Inspector Mayhem scupper their naughty plans?

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STUCK UP A TREE Stolen Stories Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row *0131 5527171 • Grid Ref:A2 Journey through a collection of magical stories and discover a world of enchanting, colourful characters. A diverse, young, physical company explores nature and traditional storytelling roots.

Preview Aug 3-4: 13:30 (45mins) £1.00 Preview Aug 4: 15:00 (45mins) £1.00 Aug 5-8,10-15,17-21: 13:30 (45mins) £4.50 (£3.50) Aug 5-8,10-15,17-21: 15:00 (45mins) £4.50 (£3.50) World premiere • Suii

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« 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i i: THEM WITH TAILS Tall Stories in association with Network of Stuff C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E4 A world full of silliness with three unlikely tales - and one impossible one! Anything can happen in this hilarious, unique story-telling show: it's never the same twice...

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World premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ U£2J 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR Singing Harp Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace « 0131 220 6109- Grid Reft E4 'There is nothing but thinking makes it so!' is the motto by which our clever Tailor makes Everyman's journey to claim his birth-right as King. Music, marionettes, and mayhem abound in this humorous Grimm Brothers fairytale.

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THE VOICE STEALER Steve Holland Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place * 0131 226 5425 • Grid ReftB2 Kids - ever been stuck in a stutter? Maybe the voice stealer got your tongue. An interactive, fast moving, funny, poignant and enjoyably scary ride promoting creativity with language, celebrating each child's unique voice and encouraging respect and tolerance.

Aug 11-20: 10:30(Ihr ISmins) £4.00(adults free with paying child) Suitable for ages 6-11 years 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 WALKING THE TIGHTROPE The Birmingham Rep - The Young Rep Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Every summer Esme comes to stay with her grandparents. This year something important has changed. What do we tell children when someone they love has gone? New play from Birmingham's acclaimed Young Rep company and top children's playwright Mike Kenny.

Aug 15-20: 11KX) (45mins) £7,50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Suitable for ages 3+ ;67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so THEYARNBARDS The YamBards Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square -0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 Created by Leisa Rea and Richard Vranch. A quirky collection of storytellers weave freshly-minted yarns from audience suggestions. Funny, scary, silly, musical. You decide. Unmissable tea-time family comedy (7 to 97) from the 'Dogman' people *****20(M. Preview Aug 6: 17:20 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 7-21,23-29: 17:20 (I hr) £6.50 World premiere • Suitable for ages 7+ HZ31 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Aug 20-21: 21:15 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 AAA STAND-UP AAA Stand Up - Pete Cain, Martin Evans, Sally-Anne Hayward www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: E6 Three of the brightest new comedians at this year's festival. Pete Cain, Sally-Anne Hayward and Martin Evans bring you a dazzling hour of pure stand-up comedy.

Whatever you do... you should not miss this show! Book early!

Preview Aug 3-4: 19:10 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 5-8,10-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 19:10 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:10 (I hr) £8.50 (£7,00) World premiere • HZ31 3 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ABNORMALLY FUNNY PEOPLE Churchill Minty <£ Friend in association with A. M. Entertainments Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Reft F5 Five 'abnormally' funny people, and one 'normally' funny person, invite you to an unmissable stand up and sit down comedy show. All jokes accessible. Book your tickets now for the Fringe’s No. I entertainment show, www.abnormallyfunnypeople.com Preview Aug 3-5: 21:40 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 6-11,15,17-18,22-25: 21:40 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:40 (Ihr) £9,00(£7,50) World premiere • HSU 2 3 4 S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .9 ABOUT COMEDY: STAND-UP COURSES Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Learn stand-up in two/three days. Marc Blake (stand-up,TV writer & acclaimed comedy tutor) offers intensive weekend (2 day)/weekday (3 day) courses with 2 guaranteed open spots & access to 20+ free shows.

Details: info@aboutcomedy.co.uk/07985 361 350 Aug 6,13,20: 10:00 (9hrs) £79.00 (weekend - 2 days) Aug8,15,22: lOflO(IOhrs) £79,00 (weekday - 3 days) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 * 7 8 9 10 It 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 ABSOLUTE & ALMOST BEGINNERS COMEDY COURSE Stand Up And Deliver/Amused Moose Comedy Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Discover the Ultimate Fringe Experience. Develop stand-up skills in just five days on this acclaimed and respetted course led by comedy lecturer Logan Murray.

Showcase appearances on 29 August (3pm). Details: www.standupanddeliver.com or 07970 524 234.

Aug 25-29: 10:00 (5x6hrs) £285.00 (Course with showcase 30hrs over 5 days) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ABSOLUTELY PRESENTS FRANK HOVIS IN FILTH' Absolutely Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 When Frank Hovis (aka John Sparkes) appeared in 'Absolutely' on Channel 4, The Sunday Times described him as 'gross, disgusting, and very very funny'. That was in 1992. Now it's 2005.

Preview Aug 3-6: 23:00 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15-18,22-25: 23.-00 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 2300(Ihr) £9,00(£8.00) HEU 345*789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2: ABSOLUTELY PRESENTS JOHN SPARKES AND PETE BAIKIE Absolutely Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 « Grid Reft F5 Between them they've been nominated for The Perrier Award three times, starred in C4's 'Absolutely' and BBC2's 'Naked Video' and haven't appeared in Edinburgh for over 30 years. But the most extraordinary thing is Aug 3-6: 20:30(Ihr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-18,23-25: 20.30 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 20:30(lhr) £I0.00(£9.00) World premiere»HSU :

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Preview Aug 4-6: OIOO(2hrs) £2.50 Aug 7-28: 01:00 (2hrs) £5.00 World premiere • OSH 456789 10 1112 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M 25 26 272829X ADAM BUXTON: I, PAVEL Adam Buxton Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6

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Co-creator of cult TV classic The Adam & Joe Show' makes his Edinburgh debut as Pavel, the most passionate, most intense and least talented East European avant-garde artist of the last 50 years. 'Brilliant!' Heat.

Preview Aug 3-6: 21:20 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-18,23-25,29: 21:20 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21 iO (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) World premiere • HEB 3 4567 8 9 10 I M2 13 14

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ADULT LAUGHTER UNBOUND Nicol Edwards Experience Nicol Edwards Experience, 29-35 Niddry Street •0131557 4700 » Grid Reft E5 Transported in from galactic sanatoriums, our laughter unbound comics will have you seeking medical help for split sides before their white-coated aides discover their patients. Free bottle Stella/vodka-mixer or coffee with every ticket Jul 31-Sep 3: 12:00 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£5.00) Jul 31 -Sep 3: 16.-00 (I hr 30mins) £7.00 (£6.00) Jul 31 -Sep 3: 20:00 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£7.00) World premiere • FIEB 3112345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 AFTERHOURS Pleasance Theatre with Amused Moose Comedy Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 'The best late night show on the Fringe - brilliant!' Jason Byrne. Last year's top comedy show is back with the biggest and best names in comedy! Lots more laughing and happy-hour drinking - all in the legendary Pleasance Dome atmosphere!!

Preview Aug 6: 00:50(lhr30mins) £7.50 Aug 7,11,18,25: 00:50 (I hr 30mins) £ 1050 (£9.00) Aug 12-13,19-20,26-27; 0050(lhr30mins) £11.50 (£10.00) 6 7 3 9 C II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 ALBERT EINSTEIN EXPERIENCE Punk Science Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Unbelievably, four idiots from the Science Museum explain Einstein's major theories in 60 minutes without the boring bits that make you sleepy. It's not clever though, it's for people who like dancing monkeys and stuff.

Preview Aug 3-6: 16:15 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-18,23-25: 16:15 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 16:15(Ihr) £9,00(£8.00) World premiere • HEP 34567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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ALEX HORNE -WHEN IN ROME Alex Horne - www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 The world's first ever choose your own adventure style intensive Latin language course. 'The most inventive show I've seen this year' Observer. 'A winning blend of intellect and persistent playfulness' Times. Book early!

Preview Aug 3-5: 2l:45(lhr) £5.00 Aug 6-8,10-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 21:45 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:45 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£950) World premiere • BZ3] 3

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ALL ABOUT YOU - FREE Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Yes: I've been watching you... since the day you were born. I know what you really think. All those sneaky secrets are coming out! I'm going to uncover you. This show is you - stripped bare! www.freefringe.com Aug 15-27: 20:15 (Ihr) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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AL PITCHER - THE WOLF CATCHER Doris Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street « 0131 556 2549 ♦ Grid Ref:D5 Disappointed with over priced shows? Come along, laugh hard and have fun. 'A star in the making' Time Out 'Has the boundless energy of a kid that's drunk too much lemonade' Metro.

Preview Aug 5-6: 18:40 (I hr) £3.50 Aug 7-15,17-29: 18:40 (I hr) £7,00 (£6.00) World premiere • ECU 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ALUN COCHRANE - COMEDYWITH SAD BITS Goldman King <£ CKP Edinburgh Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Last year's sell-out festival hit returns. Just a man and a microphone, some silly theories, amusing observations and possibly a moment or two of quiet contemplation. A proper stand-up show. ***** List 2004. www.aluncochrane.com Aug 7,12-13,19-21,26-27: 19:30 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 8-11,15-18,22-25: 19:30 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) World premiere • HSU 789 10 I M2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29*3123 AMATEUR TRANSPLANTS Adam Kay <& Suman Biswas Medina & Negotiants, 45 - 47 Lothian Street •0131 225 6313 » Grid Ref: F5 Two junior doctors at a piano, singing some very undoctorly stuff. Their London Underground song was an internet smash, downloaded 4 million times. 'Extremely funny. Their lyrics are never less than utterly clever' Telegraph. www.amateurtransDlants.com Aug 13-20: 19:00 (55mins) £6.50 (£5.00) Aug 13-20: 21OO (SSmins) £6.50 (£5.00) UK premiere 3M 234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 *31 123

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Full Tilt Bath Spa University Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6

Your vote counts in this prestigious comedy contest, presented by awardwinning venue AmusedMooseComedy in association with 2Entertain. Outstanding stand-ups have won through nationwide to shine in these semifinals and final, hosted by top comperes, www.amusedmoose.com Semifinals Aug 15: 20:15 (2hrs) £8.50(£7.50); Aug 16: 2l:00(2hrs) £8.50 (£7.50) Final Aug 23: 00:30 (2hrs) £II00(£l 1.00) World premiere

One bed, one evening, seven friends, good friends. Really good friends? When all the games have been played, what’s next? Emotionally and physically risk-taking theatre and choreography. See it with 'That’s Twice' for £ 11.50 (£9.50).

Aug 22-27: 23:05 (I hr 30mins) £7.50 (£6.00) European premiere 31 ! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3

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As seen on TV As heard on radio. But, as ever, best tasted live. 'Terrific satirical stand-up' Independent on Sunday. 'Perfectly Calibrated... the King of Political Comedy' Guardian.

Preview Aug 5: 21:05 (Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) Aug 6-7,9-11,16-18,23-24: 21:05 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 21:05 (I hr) £ 12.00 (£ 10.00) World premiere • HEB 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 i

ANARCHY IN THE UKULELE The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid RefiE6

ANGELO TSAROUCHAS - TH E WORLD S A WHORE Angelo Tsarouchas Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6

A funny, virtuosic, singing, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment 'One plucking thing after another'. 'The best musical entertainment in the country' Independent. 'A musicologist's nightmare.

Excellent' Music Week.

Aug 15-18,22-25,29: I8:00(55mins) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 19-21,26-28: 18:00 (SSmins) £12.00 (£10.50) World premiere

An abrupt view of the world as seen by the self-confessed Toronto 'Fat Man'.

'Unapologetic, spontaneous, absurd, to the point and recklessly funny... a Kinison and Farley fusion' NewYorkTimes.

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3 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ANDREW J. LEDERER - ME AND HITLER The Parker Entertainment Company Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Comedian/storyteller from New York seeks human-scale reality in the Fuhrer and j examines the quasi-fascism of Bush's U.S.A. and his own corruption. 'Gifted j Raconteur' Scotsman, Very funny indeed' www.chortle.co.uk, 'Delightfully gifted' { www.fringereport.com;www.andrewjlederer.com Preview Aug 4-5: 21:25 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:25 (SSmins) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 8-11,16-18,22-25: 21:25 (SSmins) £8.00(£7.00) World premiere •HEM 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 ANDREW MAXWELL - GRAND ROYALE' Andrew Maxwell Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Expect sharp witted verbal jousting from the Channel 4 'King of Comedy'. 'His

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ANDREW MCCLELLAND & LAWRENCE LEUNG S SOMEWHAT SECRET SECRET SOCIETY SHOW I Australian Comedy Management Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 From calculating cults to bizarre brotherhoods, Andrew and Lawrence brainwash | you with their ripping tales, revelations and close encounters with a hidden world, ii 'Comedy dynamite' www.chortle.co.uk, 'Downright hilarious' Adelaide Advertiser. s Preview Aug 3-6: 20:15(1 hr) £6.00 ' Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-25: 20:15 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) : Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 20:15 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9,50) European premiere • BHB 3

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ANTHOLOGY - FREE! The Parker Entertainment Company Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate •0131 556 4481 - Grid Ref: D6

AN AUDIENCE WITH JACK FROST Z Theatre Company Venue 45,Old St Paul's Church Hall,Jeffrey St- 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref:D5

**** Three Weeks, Richard Pryor Award-winner (Anthology - Ahmed Ahmed) Anthology returns for a second, laugh-filled year. 6-20 August,Andrew J. Lederer presents comedic storytelling with 'Tales' (Time Out NY Comedy Pick), 22-27 August, 'Comedy Free-For-All'.

Aug 6-14,16-20,22-27: 13:45 (SOrnins) (Free Non-ticketed)

An exciting journey through a grotesque dreamland where three children led by an eccentric Jack Frost meet many fairytale characters, including a jaded Little Red Riding Hood and a gluttonous Hansel and Gretel.

Aug 8-13,15-19: I9:00(45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) WoHd premiere ♦ HHB 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 303i 123 ANTS WITH FEELINGS Batalion, Broderick, Savage <6 Hughes C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Hailing from Ireland, England and Canada, this comedy quarto presents 4 stand-ups, 3 sketches, 2 songs, and zero predictability! A wide array of comedic styles is featured, from dead-pan musings to high voltage improvisation.

Aug 3-29: 19:20 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • UZ2J 34S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

AN AUDIENCE WITH JOSIE LONG AND DAN NIGHTINGALE Big Value Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, !7West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Join the celebrities being entertained by the country's hottest new talent. Josie: '... born comic, my face hurt from laughing' Ross Noble, 'She's great' Stewart Lee. Dan:' I OOmph whirlwind... brilliant' Manchester Evening News.

Preview Aug 5-6: 18:00(Ihr) £3.00 Aug7-15,17-22,24-28: 18:00(Ihr) £5.00(£3.00) Worid premiere-EEHI 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

AIA PHIL KLEIN? FREE ENTRY Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 An honest, warts-and-all account of life entangled in a never-ending bad hair day... or a blatant attempt to be first in the Programme? Grab a seat on the rollercoaster of Phil's life.

Aug 6-13,15-20,22-27: 15:00 (30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) WoHd premiere 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123

AUTISTIC LICENSE St Georges' Medics Revue Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 ♦ Grid Ref: C5 Who is Mrs.A? And why is she dirtying our hospitals?! Infectious comedy proving filth is funny. Lighthearted, but not for the faint of heart, with smatterings of the dark and queer. ThreeWeeks,****. 15+ Aug 24-29: 16:40 (40mins) £6.00 (£5,00) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

APPELBY S JOURNEY TO THE 21 ST CENTURY AM. Entertainments Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, Debra-Jane Appelby, explores the notion 'Is 'this' the 21st century we were promised?' 'Magical spontaneous quality' Shane Allen, Commissioning Editor Comedy Channel. 'Intelligent and original' Leicester Mercury http://uk.geocities.com/dj_appelby Preview Aug 4-5: I9:l0(55mins) £4.00 Aug6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: I9:l0(55mins) £9.00(£8.00) Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 19:10 (55mins) £8.00 (£7,00) World premiere • HSU

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456789 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27282930 ARTHUR SMITH'S SWAN LAKE Incidental Coleman Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The eternal struggle between good, bad and a Swan. Radical site specific outdoor promenade theatre at its best Meet Pleasance Courtyard. Bring an umbrella.

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ASHTON BROTHERS Impresariaat Jacques Senf Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Hilariously comical! Surprisingly musical! With the explosiveness of a bunch of top athletes, the Ashton Brothers band together in a spectacle full of hubbub, music, variety cabaret and daredevil stunts. The Ashton Brothers will regale you... come and see!

Preview Aug 6: 18:00 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-18,22-24,29: 18:00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 18:00 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10,00) UK premiere-HJ] 67 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 AS SEEN ON TV? ■ CHRIS MCCAUSLAND AM. Entertainments Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: F5 Observational comedy from a blind guy? Take a trip through TV culture with a bloke for whom porn has become pointless and football a farce. 'Comic brilliance' Jongleurs Best Newcomer 2004! www.chrismccausland.com Preview Aug 3-5: I9:45(lhr) £4.00 Aug 6-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 19:45 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7,00) WoHd premiere • HB33 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Aug 5-21: 13:00 (SOmlns) £6.50 (£5.00) EE31 s e 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SIN 2 3 BACK IN TOWN AGAIN - 'WALTZING OUT OF TOWN' Jonny Grommetts Productions Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5

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4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29* BAD PLAY 3 It’s Alright for Some C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Year: 3005. Earth has become a desert., of water. Hot water. Hey mankind, don't make the same mistakes again which you're going to make. Very funny' List. Tremendous fun' Scotsman. 'Comedy gold' Metro. 'A Fringe institution' www.chorde.co.uk Aug 3-16,18-29: 13:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid premiere • HEU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BARRY CRYERAND RONNIE GOLDEN - LITTLE RICHARD III Men in Beige in association with Gerald Welsby Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 The House of Plantaganet meets the frenzied rock and roller with the little known twelve bar blues 'My Kingdom for a Horse'. Pray you attend the court of the minstrels of mirth.

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BATTERED WIVES AND CHIPS The Durham Revue Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Welcome to our 40-word blurb isn't it poky please see our sketch show last year we were '... energetic... talented and engaging' (Scotsman) our show 'Mourning!' was '... hilarious, uproarious and delightful' (Three Weeks) so will you come www.durhamrevue.com yes Preview Aug 4-5: 15:10 (SSmins) £4.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 15:10 (SSmins) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 8-11,15-16,18,22-25: 15:10 (SSmins) £7.00 (£6.00) Worid premiere • FTTUI 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16

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BBC RADIO 4 BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 BBC Radio 4 has a bank holiday weekend of comedy shows, from classic favourites to rising stars. For further information or tickets visit www.edfringe.com (tickets not available from the Pleasance the day prior to recording).

Aug 27-29: Various (Mostly Free Ticketed) Available in advance from edfringe box office 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

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Preview Aug 3-5: 2300(lhr30mins) £5.00 Aug 6-11,15,17-18,22,24-25,29: 23.00(lhr30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 23:00(lhr30mins) £10.50 (£9.00) HSU

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34S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BEST OF EDINBURGH COMEDY 2005 THE SHOWCASE SHOW www.edcom5.com Pieasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Quite simply the best value show on the Fringe! Showcasing the best and brightest of this year's Fringe comics with a different line-up every day plus special guest hosts.

Total sell-out 2004.

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Preview Aug 5-6: 2130 (I hr 30mins) £5.00 Aug 10-11,18,22-24: 22:30 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 12-13,19-21,26-28: 22:30(lhr30mins) £9.50 (£8.50) 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 / 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 BEST OF THE FEST 2005 Assembly Theatre Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Baffled by the festival's comedy onslaught? Relax! Best of the Fest does the hard work for you! Edinburgh's biggest comedy show. The perfect way to enjoy the brightest talents at the Fringe.

Preview Aug 5-6: 0ft00(lhr30mins) £5.00 Aug 11,14,18,21,24-25: 00:00(lhr30mins) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 12-13,19-20,26-28: OftOO (I hr 30mins) £ 13.00 (£ 12.00) 2 34 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 DANNY BHOY Karushi Management Limited Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Scotland's very own Danny Bhoy returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with what promises to be another sell-out show. Don't miss out! Early booking recommended. 'Mysterious, charming, endearing and very, very funny' Australian.

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THE BICYCLE MEN Skullduggery and Marshall Cordell Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5

BILL BRUCE: POLITICAL HOT POTATO Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6

A hapless American tourist crashes his bicycle and encounters the twisted inhabitants of a sinister French village. Sublimely silly musical comedy. 'Howlingly funny... unmissable'Ch/cogo Tribune. 'Gleeful Francophobia' New York Times. 'C'est magnifique!' LA Weekly.

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THE BICYCLING COMEDIAN S ONE MAN SHOW www.edcomS.com Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Tom Scnyder has ridden a bicycle 130,000 miles on three continents since 1987!

Don't miss his national lampoon featured photos of funny American road signs. Not just a comedy show - it's an adventure.

Preview Aug 3-6: 14:45 (I hr) £6.00 Aug 7,12-13,19-21,26-28: 14:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 8-11,15-18,22-25: 14:45 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) European premiere • I1S2I 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c m BIG DAY OUT Big Day Out Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Need a break? You need a Big Day Out Three men of varying sizes guide you on a day trip of unexperted discovery. As much fun as you can pack into an hour.

'Extremely funny' www.fringerepott.com Preview Aug 3-6: 16:45 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 16:45 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 16:45 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • EG3I 3

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THE BIG HAIR SHOW - FREE! Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street» 0131 556 8974 « Grid Ref: 86 Stand-ups Robin Cousins, Juliet Meyers and Johny Morris present a show that promises comedy with the emphasis on hair. You won't find a more surreal or friendly threesome at the Fringe. Bad hair - big comedy!

Aug 6-27: 21:30 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 [ 2 BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - EARLY Big Value Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 'Undoubtedly cabaret comedy at its best' Scotsman. Four top comedians, joke competition and cheap bar. Two hours of quality. Back for its I Ith year as the recognised launchpad for future stars. All this for £7.50.

Preview Aug 5-6: I9:30(2hrs) £5.00 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 19:30 (2hrs) £7.50 World premiere • EE3J .56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 *3 23 BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - LATE Big Value Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 Four different comedians do early show with all the added extras. 'Top comedy, top value' List Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. A must-see for any comedy fan. High quality bargain entertainment Preview Aug 5-6: 22.00 (2hrs) £5.00 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 2200 (2hrs) £7.50 Worid premiere»BE23 3

It's satire. He's shaped like a potato. And he's bound to sweat a lot Tired of watching some Scottish guy rant about the world we live in? Give this a miss then.

Aug 6-21: 17:30 (SOmins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 BILL HICKS: SLIGHT RETURN Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Achieves the impossible by imagining the return of Bill Hicks from the netherworld to perform a gig. A brave idea that shouldn't work. But it does' Time Out Total sellout 2004, updated with topical dick jokes, www.slightreturn.info Preview Aug 4-6: 15:45 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 7-9,11,15-16,18,22-25,29: 15:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 15:45 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) BEH 4567 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16

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MATT BLAIZE Matt Blaize Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Pick of the Fringe 2004 Metro. 'Totally engaging presence. He had them wrapped around his little finger' Richard Pryor. '****Young,gifted and black' SundayTimes.

'Not as funny as white comedians' Jim Davidson.

Preview Aug 4-5: 22:40 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 22:40 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-11,16-18,22-25: 22:40 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) EEm 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 2933 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN Sitzoukis <£ McFarlane Sweet on the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4 It's scientifically proven. They get more attention, more men and more money.

What's a brunette to do? This duo seeks to uncover the secret of their success, but will it lead you to become peroxide dependent?

Aug 6-14: 16:05 (SOmins) £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere • ECU 31123556 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE BOOK CLUB Robin Ince Smimoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Strange books, bizarre people. Total London sell out 'Not since Vic Reeves Big Night Out has collective lunacy been given such free rein...The Book Club claws back the credibility for comedy nights as irreverent hip hotbeds' Evening Standard.

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BIG WORD PERFORMANCE POETRY Big Word Performance Poetry Edinburgh Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile "0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 10th year on Fringe. 'Brilliantly witty talent'List. High-energy poetry cabaret featuring Jenny Lindsay, Rob Gee, Ash Dickinson, Steve Larkin. 'Hilarious... brilliant., a great way to spend an hour... Scotland's top performance poetry group' Scotsman.

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BRENDON BURNS - ALL MY LOVE,ALL MY RAGE Brendon Burns Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Part II of the 'Burnsy vs Brendon' Trilogy. '... the most talked about show from last year's Fringe ****' Herald; '*****' Forth FM, '****' Independent. That'll do it I reckon, and in forty too.

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KEVIN BRENNAN Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Winner of best stand-up at the 2005 Aspen Comedy Festival. Former 'Saturday Night Live' television writer/performer Kevin Brennan makes his Edinburgh debut with a crazy, twisted and wickedly funny hour of pure comedy gold.

Preview Aug 5-6: 20:15 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-18,22-24,29: 20:15 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 20:15 (I hr) £ 11.50 (£ 10.50) European premiere • QE21 se7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14

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BRIAN DAMAGE & KRYSSTAL GO PEAR SHAPED AT MIDNIGHT Rare Birds Productions Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road » 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 '**** I laughed like a drain' www.chortle.co.uk; this 'daft and charming' duo (Stage) are Fringe favourites, presenting a unique style of comedy and music, with guest comedians. 'Madly wonderful' Stage.

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BRIAN LONG WELL-WHY WORK? The Parker Entertainment Company Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 American comedian/entrepreneur returns with sketches and 'non-motivational' lecture skewering workplace culture as he satirised politics in 2004's 'I Didn't Vote For George W. '... sweet, smart show by a sweet, smart man... fresh and funny' Kate Copstick, Scotsman.

Preview Aug 4-5: l9.-00(lhr25mins) £5.00 Aug6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:00(Ihr25mins) £9.00(£8.00) Aug 8-11,16-18,22-25: 19:00 (I hr 25mins) £8.00 (£7.00) European premiere • *«rrai 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 i BRITALIAN WITH STEFANO PAOLINI Stefano Paolini Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Comic and impressionist, Stefano Paolini, talks about his upbringing in an Italian-speaking household in South London. Using characters, impressions and beat boxing, Stefano offers a unique, amusing and original insight from a second generation British Italian.

Preview Aug 3-5: I9:00(55mins) £4.00 Aug 6-11,16-18,23-25,29: 19:00 (55mins) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,18-20,26-28: 19:00 (55mins) £8.50 (£7,00) World premiere-Em 34S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 2 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 A BRITISH GUIDETO FRENCH POP Mitchell C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Can the French do pop music? A question which has tormented many a cultural commentator. Toby Mitchell endeavours to find out - and discovers the secret of good living by mistake... 'Jaunty' Guardian 2004. www.tobymitchell.com Aug3-13: 21:25 (SOmins) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere»HSU 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i I 2 3 BRUCE DEVLIN: SELKIRK BANNOCK The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North StAndrewStreet • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref C5 Four Scots examine diets in a rich, fruity new comedy. A high-fibre return for this 'seriously insane' stage circuit queen with a huge helping of humour, garnished with his characteristic citrus wit 'Go see it' **** Scotsman.

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BULLY WOO! NUTS C central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: D5 An afternoon of sketch comedy (and morel). A seismic explosion of sketch goodness from a gaggle of odd-smelling writers and inescapable hams!

Aug 5-13: 13:40 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) World premiere • EIZH 3

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An hour of sit-down stand-up comedy and hilarious stories from Irish headline act and star of 'Father Ted', Brendan Burke - armed with nothing but a microphone, a spotlight and a comfy chair. '... pure genius' Scotsman, www.brendanburke.com Preview Aug 5-6: 22:40 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 22:40 (I hr) £8.00 (£5.00) World premiere • HEU 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3C3

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Cancan, corsets, circus, cabaret! Return to the spirit of the Moulin Rouge experience the eye-popping and tantalising world of burlesque. Music, striptease, bellydancing, tableaux vivant. 'Unique live spirit Something that everyone should experience - long may it continue!' BBC. Late bar.

Aug 5-29: 00:00 (I hr 30mins) £9,50 (£8,50) (£6.50 Fringe participants) World premiere • HSU 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 It wasn't all drinking Bucks Fizz with Wham! Tim Ashwell and Derek Johnston inhabit the Funn Brothers, the 1980s fastest-risen stars. Now they're back, hungry like the wolf, and having just Too Much Funn' with their bestest ex-celeb chums.

Preview Aug I: 19:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00) Preview Aug 5: 15:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug6-14,16-28: 15:30(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) Worid premiere i

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CABARET DECADANSE Soma Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Hailed as an '... absolute gem' by international critics, Cabaret Decadanse showcases extraordinary puppets in sensual and hilarious short musical numbers. An unpretentious yet astonishing performance that highlights the virtuosity of the three puppeteers. A must-see show.

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CAB HAPPY! D] MinicablDiscocars Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft C5 A mobile comedy set in a people carrier... but it works with opera, dancing, street antics and a story. It's a much better way to tour Edinburgh. Comedy from the street for the street ***** Evening News, www.discocars.com Preview Aug 5-6: 2000 (I hr) £10.00 (£8.00) Preview Aug 5-6: 2200 (I hr) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug8-13,15-20,22-27,29-30: 2000(Ihr) £10.00 Aug 8-13,15-20,22-27,29-30: 2200 (I hr) £ 10,00 16 89 10 II 12 13 J 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 10

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Unanimous 5-star rave reviews! Book early!

Preview Aug 5-6: 18.00(1 hr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15-18,21,23-24,29: 1800 (I hr) £ 11.50 (£ 10.00) Aug 12-13,19-20,25-28: 18:00 (I hr) £ 12.50 (£ 11.50) World premiere»Edl :? 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

CAIMH MCDONNELL - FUTURESHOCK Goldman King <£ CKP Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 « Grid Ref: E5 A comedic journey through mankind's obsession with future predictions. Covering everything from giant lizards, the end of the world and Nostradamus predicting a famous celebrity as the antichrist 'An outstanding act' DailyTelegraph, 'Superb' Evening News.

Preview Aug 4-5: 1900 (55mins) £4.00 Aug6-8,12-14,19-21,26-28: I900(55mins) £8.50(£7.50) Aug 9-11,15,17-18,22-25: 1900 (SSmins) £7,50 (£6.50) World premiere • ECU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3C

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CRAIG CAMPBELL Craig Campbell Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: E6 Canadian comic Craig Campbell strolls this taut turd-launcher back to The Pleasance for his debut solo show! This sweet singin' philistine from the comedy trio 'The Dinks' promises to tackle even less significant issues with this year's effort Preview Aug 3-6: 21:55 (I hr) £5.00 Aug7-11,15-18,22-25,29: 2l:55(lhr) £9.50(£8.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:55 (I hr) £ 10,50 (£9.00) Worid premiere • HSU 31 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

SCOTT CAPURRO Velvet Laughter Master Series Edinburgh Comedy Room.TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Avalon Promotions Ltd and Goldman King & CKP present

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CAREY MARX - MARRY ME Goldman King <£ CKP Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: ES The show where you can laugh, applaud and marry the performer. Comedian Carey Marx will find his ideal partner and marry her this year. He might marry you.

'Hilariously demented' Evening News. 'Excellent' Guardian.

Preview Aug 4-5: 190) (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 6-8,11 -14,18-21,25-28: 1900 (SSmins) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,15,17,22-24: 19:00 (SSmins) £8.00 (£7.00) World premiere • 0211 34 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29X3

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'The most exciting and talked about comedian on the circuit today' Herald.

Aug 5-11,15-18,22-24,29: 2200 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 22:00 (I hr) £ 1100 (£ 11.00) World premiere • 33456 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Stand up from Anton Pick, whose surreal comedy, dead-pan style and gratuitous use of a cat seance is guaranteed to send an audience into the void. Luckily cats and cheese offer a soft landing.

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‘Whiplash delivery and relentless pace ...Fulton is left as a sole crusader for US topical comedy’

The Fringe is a microcosm of capitalism. Venues are the bourgeoisie. Artists are the proletariat Join the revolution! Aussie comic Kieran Butler leads the Edinburgh tour with a difference. 'Brilliant' Evening News, www.kieranbutler.com Aug4-7,10-14,17-21,24-28: 16:00(Ihr) (FreeTicketed) HSJ1 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 >5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

PAUL CHOWDHRY Paul Chowdhry Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 He's British and Indian but everyone's welcome! At last - the debut solo stand-up show from the uniquely challenging Critic's Choice award-winner at the 2003 South African Comedy Festival. Enter his mind and psyche & laugh while you can!

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Yes. He's back. Great big ponce that he is. 'His scathing wit deserves comic-laureate status' SundoyT/mes,'If there was a comedy GCSE, Chris Addison would be a set text' Observer. Perrier Award Nominee 2004.

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'Naughty but nice... a cross between Frankie Howerd and Ronnie Corbett' List A , polished raconteur... Neill's schtick is punttuated with classic lines' Metro.

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CHRISTIE & DOYLE'S AXIS OF EVIL | Christie <& Doyle ii Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • i? 0870 745 3083 » Grid Ref: E5

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Discover the truth in this sketch show from Bridget Christie (Winning comedy' www.chorde.co.uk) and Andrew Doyle ('Sparkling wit' Scotsgay).

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COMEDY GALA 2005 Waverley Care Benefit Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street < 0131 529 6000 • Grid Ref: E5

Siberian! Cyberian! Erotic! Robotic! Delight in dazzling displays of desperate horse-wives, musical freakshows and supermonkeys. Plus! See up the arse of circus tent with backstage viewing. Funny peculiar mentalist comedy. 'Perrier winner 2007' (from future innit).

Preview Aug 3-S: 16:30 (SSmins) £6.00 Aug 6-8,10-11,16-18,22-25: 16:30 (SSmins) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 16:30 (SSmins) £9,00 (£8.00) World premiere • BEH

Edinburgh Fringe's biggest comedy event featuring an all-star cast in aid ofWaverley Care. The 2003 sell-out Comedy Gala starred Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Ross Noble,Adam Hills and Jimmy Carr. Book early, www.offthekerb.co.uk Aug 26: I9:30(2hrs30mins) £20.00 (£19.00) Aug 26: OOflO (2hrs 30mins) £20.00 (£19,00) Worid premiere

34S6789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 CLAK! Capa I Espasa Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place » 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: C5 Acclaimed Spanish comedy duo the Amieva Twins present a hugely entertaining parody of classic movie moments. From Gone With The Wind to Reservoir Dogs, Moulin Rouge to Zorro. You'll never watch a film in the same way again. www.clak.info Preview Aug 4: 16:20 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 5-14: 16:20(Ihr) £8.00(£6.50) Aug 21 -28: 21:00 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.50) UK premiere»HEU 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 23 COLIN AND FERGUS Colin and Fergus Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Writer's Guild Award-winners 2004, Colin and Fergus return with a brand new collection of sketches and characters. 'Nice, clever boys with sick, witty, perceptive minds. Watch out they're very very good' List. Total sell-out 2004.

Preview Aug 3-6: 18:00 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 18:00 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 18:00 (Ihr) £9,50(£8.00) World premiere • ECU 14567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Preview Aug 3-6: I9:l0(lhr) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-18,23-25,29: 19:10 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:10 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • HSU 3

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THE COMEDY ZONE The Comedy Zone Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Edinburgh's favourite late-night cabaret' Guardian, in its 15th consecutive year, starring the best acts of 2005 - Matt Green, Russell Kane, Mark Olver, Isy Suttie. Imitated by many, still the original and best Don't accept anything less.

Preview Aug 3-6: 22:40(lhr30mins) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-25,29: 22:40(lhr30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 22:40(lhr30mins) £10,50 (£9.00) HZUI 3M 23456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref: H2 Tired of boring text book Shakespeare with long speeches most people don't understand? Then speed your way through all 37 Shakespearean plays in 90 minutes.

A very irreverent look at the Bard!

Aug 19: 12:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 20: 18:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 22: 22:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 24: 16:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00)

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JinglesmithTom Hodge reveals the trade secrets of how he makes music to influence people. May contain improvised ivory-tinkling.

Preview Aug 4-6: 16.00 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 7-9,11,15-16,18,22-25,29: 1600 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 1600(Ihr) £8.50(£7,00) Worid premiere• HBa 1 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CONFESSIONS OF ATOILET ATTENDANT Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Perfume? Lipstick? My soul? Witness the life inside the ladies powder room of a busy nightclub. With musical hilarity and touching relationships that unfold throughout a night of drunken debauchery and hysterical hijinx.

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THE CONGRESS OF ODDITIES The Congress Of Oddities Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Roll up! Roll up! 'Don't miss the Victorian music hall parodists the Congress of Oddities' Evening Standard. Wonderfully disgusting' Fortean Times. 'A surreal deconstructionist brilliance... wonderful' www.chortle.co.uk Relish the fantastic Congress of Oddities' Independent.

Preview Aug 3-5: 22:45 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 22:45 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 8-9,11,15-16,18,22-25,29: 22:45(SSmins) £7.50(£6,00) Worid premiere-ECU 1456 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

COWARDS Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski,Tom Basden, Lloyd Thomas Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 After a sell-out London residency Cowards present their tour-de-force sketch show.

With double Perrier nominated Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski.Tom Basden and Lloyd Thomas. 'Brilliant' Esquire. 'Snappily presented... and funny' Observer. 'Marvellous' Eveni 'E3xquisitely www.chortle.co.uk Previewng Standard.

Aug 3-4: 16:7-18, 0 (I22-25, hr) £4.29:0crafted 0 16:30 (Icomedy' Aug Aug 5-8, 12-14,10-1M,9-21,15,216-28: 16:30(Ihr) £8.50(£7.hr)0£7.0) 50 (£6.00) World premiere• ECU 3 45<7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CRACKS IN THE GARDEN Barbarian Productions The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Best Comedy winners (Melbourne and Wellington Fringes), Jo Randerson and Gentiane Lupi present a failing sketch show about the war. 'Intelligent and disturbing character-based comedy... 5Kiwi duo brilliant' Melbourne Age. www.barbarian.co.nz Aug 6-9: Aug 10-29:22:30(Ihr) 22:30 (I hr)£5.£7.00(£3.

00 (£6.0)00) UK premiere »HEHI 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CRAIG HILL'S GOTTHE BALLROOM! Mick Perrin Productions <£ AftZA Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • There's nothing like a kilt and a flight of stairs to put the wind in your sails.. 'Class.

Risque, rib-tickling - absolutely screaming from the rafters' Evening News. '. .

I irresistible campery!'

Preview Aug 5-6: 19:23-24, 30Li(Is2hr)t9:. 'E£5.19:nergy 00 is boundless!' Independent.

Aug Aug 7-11, 12-13,15-18, 19-20,21,25-28: 19:30 (I hr)30 (I£hr)1250£ 11.(£ 11.50 5(£0)10.00) World premiere • >Tni : 3 S6789 10 II 12 13 I 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CRIME, COMEDY AND ME I Travelling Acrobats I City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street ■ 07815 196 828 • Grid Reft E5 I Sabrina George 'The comedian who is. . hilarious over a pint., has Dawn French's I knowing chirpiness alongside Jo Brand's dry wit' talks about her experience of crime.

1: Aug 'Genius6-8,1female Danny24-28:Kitson' and star £7,of0BBC2' 0-15,17-22, I9:l0(50mins) 0 (£6.00)s Sack Race. UK premiere • HSU 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS fc 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DAVID CROWE 1 Velvet Laughter Master Series 3> Grid Edinburgh Ref: E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • \ He's back! A global gold standard for intelligent animated stand-up, only ever winner d of both Seattle and San Francisco comedy competitions, David Crowe is '. . so good |:. you Aug don' 20: 13:t even 30(Ihr)notice £10.£10.00you'00 re choking with laughter' Herald. | Aug21-28: 22:30(Ihr) I 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 DALTON TRUMBO'S RELUCTANT CABARET I Reluctant Cabaret Productions : Southside, 117 Nicholson Street ‘0131 667 2212 « Grid Ref: F6 This BBC award winning act wil take you on an exquisitely unique comedic journey. ,1 Destinations include uproarious songs, surreal musings and prophetic tableaux. This ij musical is£5.well00 on its way to success' Stage, www.reluctantcabaretcom Previewcomedy Aug 5-6:four-piece 21:26-28: 00 (Ihr)2100(1 4I Aug7, Aug 8,112-14, 0-11,119-21, 5,17-18, 22-25: 21OOhr)(I hr)£8.0£7,0(£6.00 (£5.00) 00) World premiere‘EEU J 3 5678 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 25 i DAN CLARK: EROTIC NEUROTIC U Dan Clark M Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 observations and wonderful stories fromwarm-hearted star of BBC2'style s ‘Mighty a4 'Surreal Estate Agents and 'Electric Eel'. 'A consistent, that setsBoosh' him, C4' aparts n1- from theAugcrowd' **** www.chortle.co.uk 'Marvellous' **** Metro.

Preview 3-6: 20:l5(lhr) £5.

0 0 /4! Aug 5(Ihr)£9.£8.50(£8.

00(£5.00)00) Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:201520.1(Ihr) World premiere •HH11 3456 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

DANNY HURST - UNEASY RIDER Danny Hurst Smirnoff Grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • 'London to Edinburgh? On a pushbike? After your collision last December?

Meshuggenne!' Rebecca Rosenbergenthalengeldenblumensteinovitch. Aunts and special guests with big names, friends with chips on shoulders and one very saddlesore comic. old and Preview1Aug 4-5:19-21,16:. 24'6-28: 5B(55mi ns)45(SSmi £4.witty.

00 .ns)' www.chortle.co.uk Aug6-7, 2-14, 16: Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 16:45 (55mins) £7.£8.000(£6.0(£7.00)00) World premiere • ECU 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 DAN TETSELL: SINS OF THE GRANDFATHERS Dan Tetsell Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Dan (R4's 'Museum of Everything', BBC2's 'We are History') presents a one-man show about guilt, Nazis, self-loathing and the inability of one-man shows to deal with guilt, NazisAugand4-5:self-loathing. funny' Observer.

Preview 17:226-28: 5 (SSmi17:ns)2Very, £4.(SSmi 00 very Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, 5 n s) £8.

Aug 8-11,15-16,18,22-25: 17:25 (SSmins) £7.505(£6.0 (£7.50)50) World premiere«HEn 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c DAVE FULTON - WE RE ALL AMERICANS Dave Fulton Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • It's comedy with a warning. 'Whiplash delivery and relentless pace.. Fulton is left as a sole crusader for US topical comedy' List. 'It's only the comics with something to sayAugthat cross the22-24,Atlantic' 23:1Guardian.

5 (I hr)£I200(£I £ 11.00 (£1.10.00)00) Aug 5-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,25-28:29:23:IS(lhr) Woridpremiere• ECU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 DAVE SKINNER & FRIENDS Dave Skinner Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • As a tiny girl of three, Dave took a sketch show to 1977's Edinburgh Fringe. It bombed. 'Repellent' Telegraph. Now, the Fringe is much bigger, as is Dave, and his show. omedy Preview'CAug 4-5: genius' I4:20(55miParamount £4.00 nChannel.

Aug6-7, I4:ns)20(55mi Aug 8-11,12-14, 15-18,19-21, 22-25:26-28: 14:20 (SSmi ns) £7.s)00£8.(£6.000(£7.

0) 00) World premiere • 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2J 24 25 26 27 28 29 s DAVID BENSON S CONSPIRACY CABARET Festival Highlights Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • In this frank, funny and compelling collision of songs, stories and conspiracy theories, the Fringe First winner will sing in a lovely baritone, whilst revealing how the world is held string.

News.

Previewtogether Aug 5-6:with 15:22-24, 05 (I2hr9:lOTruly mins) irresistible' £5.00 Evening Aug7-11, Aug 12-14,15-16, 19-21,18,25-28: 15:05 I5:05(lhr (I hr I Ominls)Omi£ n11.s)0£10.

0 (£ 10.00(£9.

00) 00) Worid premiere • HHD 567 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DAVID MCSAVAGE:! NEEDTO MAKE £4800 David McSavage Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Last year I was on the same page as Daniel Kitson, Demetri Martin, and David O'Doherty, Aug 7-30: 18:but00(Ihr)unfortunately £9.00 (£8.00)we didn't get to hang out much.

UK premiere 78 9 10 1112 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DAVID O'DOHERTY: GROWN UP www.edcom5.com Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square•0131 668 1633 «Grid Ref F5 I know some pretty important stuff. I will talk about it for a while and then do some songs on a Yamaha Portasound keyboard from 1986. ***** List 2004, ***** Fest 2003/04, *****3-6:Sunday Herald£6.02003.

Preview12-14, Aug 2l:45(lhr) Aug7, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:2l:45(lhr) 21:45(10hr)£8.5£9.0(£7.50(£8.50)50) Aug 8-11, 16-18, UK premiere •HE2J 34567 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 c THE DEFIANT THOMAS BROTHERS Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Winner, Best Sketch Group 2005 Aspen Comedy Festival. Meet energetic AfricanAmerican Seth Thomas and laidback white guy Paul Thomas. Find out if a black guy can cut aAugwhite5-6:guy'18:1s5 hai(I hr)r. £5.Cousins?

Maybe. Brothers? No. Funny? Definitely.

Preview Aug 18:15 (I00hr)£I2.£ 11.00(£I 00 (£1.10.00)00) Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-28:29:[8:IS(lhr) European premiere• tga 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DEMETRI MARTIN -THESE ARE JOKES Hannah Chambers Management George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Perrier Award Winner 2003 Demetri Martin is back. He has brand new things to say. They are jokes. They are good. Demetri has won trophies for comedy. 'A comic masterclass' Guardian.hr) £6.00 Preview19-21: Aug2IO0(lhr) 17-18: 2100(1 Aug £ 1100 (£ 11.000)0) Aug22-25: 2100(Ihr) Aug 26-28: 21OO (I hr) £11. £ 13.000(£10.

0 (£ 1200) European premiere 3112 345 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ; .

THE DENTIST CHAIR El Loco Presents The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Comedy mime, magic, music and.. handcuffs!?!?! All set around a bizarre dentist chair. 'It's the most inventive and hilarious comedy idea I've seen this year' Stage. No laughing Suitable£7.5for0 (£6.any50)age. www.elloco.co.uk Aug 6-13,gas15-27:required! l8P0(50mins) 5T-7I 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 123 30

DESPERATELY SEEKING SORROW Danny Worthington £ Johnny Sorrow Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 Why were a mother's final words 'Find Sorrow'? Who was the stranger lurking at her funeral? Discover what brings together the unique stand-up comedy talents of Danny and nJohnny PreviewWorthington Aug 6: 15:30n(SSmi s) £3.00Sorrow, www.desperatelyseekingsorrow.co.uk Aug Aug 7-21: 22-28:15:22:3030(SSmi (SSmis)ns)£5.£5.0000 FTHTI 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 j MATT DEVEREAUX Devereaux Productions City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 • Grid Reft E5 Matt playfully weaves slanderous stories about celebrities, aristocracy and outcasts.

A fast hard-hitting hybrid of stand-up, character, micro-dramas and songs, classy romantic and rude. High-energy and unashamedly slick. 'Derek and Clive meets Elgar'6-9,. 13-16,20-23: 2140(50mins) £6.50 (£6.00) Aug UK premiere • Hag 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 DIE CLATTERSCHENKENFIETERMAUS Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 'Europe's worst pop duo' take you on a tour through their careers in the pop industry, exposing fevered egos, creative mishaps and their own bizarre upbringings 'Aug Very5-28: funny'16:BBC 40(Ihr)Online. £5.00 'Not to be missed' Metro.

Worid premiere •Edl 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 272829s 3 THE DIRECTORS CUT 5 Kiwis and a Monkey Purple Venues, L’Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Reft E2 Edgy improvised comedy from the edge of the world. Four colourful directors create hilarious scenes before your very eyes, and you decide the winner. Anything could Aug 7-13:happen 2100and(I hr it30miwilns)! £8.NZ00Fringe (£7.00) Best Comedy Act 2003. World premiere • Hag 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 DIRTY FAN MALE Leap of Filth Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Cult hit of 2004 returns, but bigger, harder and ruder! Genuine letters to pornstars performed exactly as they're written. Filthy, hilarious and disturbing. Time Out critic's choice.

'Comedy Preview 1Aug 3-6: 18:gold' 45 (Ihr)- Guardian. £5.00 'I laughed my t*ts off!' - Metro.

Aug Aug 7-8, 12-14,0-11, 19-21,16-18, 26-28:22-25:18:4518:(I4hr)5 (I £9,hr)5£8.0 (£8,505(£7.0) 50) n-ll 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X DJ DANNY DJ Danny Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ♦0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Superb character comedy' Guardian from Danny Robins, star of Radio I and The Museum of Everything. Learn to remix your favourite tunes and take the 3-minute iPod Mega-mix challenge. box fresh stylus' Evening Standard, www.iusecds.com Preview 1Aug 3-4: 22:7-18,45'S(I2harp hr) £4.as29:0a02145 Aug 2-25, hr) 5£9.0)00 (£7.50) Aug 5-8, 12-14,0-11, 19-21,15,216-28: 22:45(Ihr) £10.0(I0(£8.

WoHd premiere• HBg .34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BOB DOOLALLY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club,5York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Six storming sell-out years on, ex-football manager-cum-pundit from hell returns for two nights only! Sporting anecdotes, filth, slander, audience participation and inside story on why became£8.0Scodand Independent Aug Bob 15,22:never I9:50(ihr) 0(£7.00) manager '...almost better than football'WoHd premiere 311 2 315 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 i Skip the queues and go straight to the above • ••Waverley Station.

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com DUTCH ELM CONSERVATOIRE IN CONSPIRACY’ Dutch Elm Conservatoire Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Reft E6 The acclaimed sketch group return with an all-new show about a feckless team of conspiracy investigators. 'Made an Edinburgh debut to the envy of its peers... ones to watch' 2004.

PreviewScotsman Aug 3-6:22-25, 17:00 (I hr) £5.00 £8.00(£5.00) Aug7-11, 1 6-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28:29:170017:0(I0(Ihr) hr) £9.50 (£8.00) World premiere •HSM 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 EDDIE NAESSENS - LITTLE TERROR! www.edcom5.com Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 From Ireland with a tale of bad cell division and a sore ear. 'Finds humour where others are afraid to look' Irish Independent Keeps the audience gripped to the very last punchAugline.3-6:Book early. £6.00 Preview 2l:00(55mins) Aug 7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, 2 6-28: 21:00 (SSmin£8.s) 5£9.0 (£7.50 (£8.50)50) Aug 8-11,16-18,22-25: 2IO0(55mins) UK premiere • EEH 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 as 2 < EDDIE PERFECT SAYS DRINK PEPSI BITCH' Eddie Perfect Assembly Grid Ref D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Eddie Perfect, master of jet-black musical comedy, is expanding his brand into the UK. With songs like satirical attack-dogs, Eddie savages Globalisation, Materialism, Anarchy, Sex,5-6:Drugs2l:20(lhr) and Conspiracy Theories.

Preview Aug Aug 7-11, 16-18, 23-24, 29: 21:£11.

2£5.0 (I050hr)0(£10.£ 10.50)00 (£9.00) Aug 12-14, 1 9-21: 2l:20(lhr) Aug 25-28: 21:20 (I hr) £ 1150 (£ 11.50) European premiere ♦ EE31 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 EDINBURGH AND BEYOND Paramount Comedy presents the Edinburgh and Beyond Comedy Tour Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ♦0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Prior to an Autumn tour, Paramount Comedy presents the best stand-up bil on the Fringe. See the four finest comedians at the festival, on the same stage. A once in a lifetime23: opportunity Aug 21:30 (I hr 30mi(apart ns) £9.5from 0 (£8.0the0) tour).

Worid premiere 3ii 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 THE ELECTRIC CABARET C Presents C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Late night polycomic spree featuring the very best in standup, character and sketch comedy. Grab a drink and join the party, as resident host Matt Holt (Very funny, top laugh' Loaded) leads you through a unique laughfest every night www.electriccabaretnet Aug 5-15,17-28: 23:45(lhr30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid premiere •EEH 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 303 3 AN ENGLISHMAN,AN IRISHMAN.AND A SCOTSMAN - EXPOSED! Gerard McCulloch Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • | The three kings of the joke world go public! Hear the shocking truth behind the I! punchlines! 'Highly intelligent and consistently hilarious' Melbourne Age. Total sell-out Melbourne Preview AugInternational 4-5: 18.206-28: 0 (I hr)Comedy £5.00(I hr)Festival.

Aug 6-7, 1800 £9.0000)(£8.00) Aug 8-11,12-14, 16-18,19-21, 23-25: 1800(Ihr) £8.00(£7, European premiere• BS31 ; 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 Cash in your chips at the

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THE ESSENTIAL CHIC MURRAY The Essential Chic Murray Viewpoint Hall,Viewpoint House, 4 South Oswald Road *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: H4 j A tribute in words, music and memorabilia to the great comic. Written and by his daughter. Music adapted from Chic Murray and Maidie's original ' T0MM9 TIERM presented band-parts.

Performed by the Salon Trio and Una Bryson (accordion).

Aug 26-28: Aug 27-28: 14:I9:30(lhr30mins) 30 (I hr 30mins) £8.£8,0000 Worid premiere ; 31 I 2 3 ^ 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3| THE ESTABLISHMENT C presents C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Comedy! Music! Cabaret! A late night experience that's different every night Airguitar, bands, comedians, disco, jazz, poker, tableaux vivant trapeze. See The « Electric Cabaret and The Edinburgh Festival of Burlesque. Drink and dance until dawn. Full listings and details at www.the-establishmentnet Midnight until late at | C,Co2,C Aug 3-29: 00:Central 00 (5hrs)and C Electric. »~3I 14567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 EUGENE MIRMAN PRESENTS HIMSELF Olivia Wingate productions ltd in association with Neil Masters ‘When Tiernan is on fire, his tales seem imbued with a brand of humour, Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • insight and an eye for surreal detail of which Flann O’Brien and Samuel 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 'A brilliant surrealist comedian' Guardian. Mirman incorporates multimedia and his Beckett would have been proud. And no mistake’ the stage debut CD/DVD was voted best of 2004 by Time Out NY and Onion. 'The future of American comedy - if the good£5.guys le. www.EugeneMirman.com PERRIER AWARD WINNER Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,2l:00(50mins) 00 ns)win'£ 10.Rockpi Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 6-28: 21: 0 0 (SOmi 0 0 (£8.

5 □5 Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 21KX) (SOmins) £9.00 (£7.50) 0) UK premiere • 11321 1 limited season assembly 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 ©ASSEMBLY HALL 9.05pm 18-28 AugustA mmSuiftr™0 AN EVENING WITH THE KITSCH KITTENS The Kitsch Kittens Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • This high camp pastiche of the 1960s girl groups promises a night of perfect songs, spot on comedy and warm hearted fun which will leave you with a glow as big as their Previewbeehives!

Aug 4-5:19-21,23:256-28: 5 (I hr)23:55(lhr) £4.00 (£4.0£8.0) S0(£7.50) Aug6-7, Aug8-11,12-14, 16-18,22-25: 23:55(lhr) £7.50(£6.50) »"ZI 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 : FAT, BALD & LOUD Kingswell Productions WHEN IN RQME- Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • AUTHIMWnmiSE Russian hookers, medieval pimps, Japanese stand-ups, Chicago cops and ‘The Most Inventive Show Shakespearean advertising men; Craig Ricci Shaynak plays them all in this one man Seent THEThis Year.' extravaganza featuring ^ IStHave ephanie Merri OBSERVER the 'Giant Wheel of Accents' which transforms audience suggestions into improvisational£4.reality.

KL AOfWinning Preview Aug 4:19-20, I8:l0(lhr5mins) 00 (£3.00) IntellectBlend And Aug 5-6, 1 2-13, 2 6-27: Persistent Playfulness Aug 7-11,14-18,21 -25,28-29:18:18:1010(I(IhrhrSmiSmins)ns)£8.£6.0050(£7.(£5.00)50) UK premiere«HSU 456 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FAULTLESS Jakki Moore ANDTORRANCETAKETHEIR FACES OFF Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref. F5 Defying medical science, the Fringe favourites transform movie spectacular Face/Off into a carnival of swordplay, breast jiggling and twirly moustaches. The bomb is primed.

The3-5:clock20:i0s0ticking.

Preview Aug (55mi(SSmi ns) '£5.Hilarious' 00 Test. 'Completely daft' Three Weeks.

Aug Aug 6-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:200) 20:00 (SSmins)ns)£9.£10,000(£8.0 (£9,00)00) UK premiere • HSU .34567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3C

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FLICK AND JOHN S WOOD CLUB Flick and John Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Intriguing sketch comedy from this award-winning duo from Peepolykus company f/z.

A hit on the Norwegian cabaret circuit 'Character1 comedy which celebrates the weirdness of4-6:being2300alive.(I hr). wonderful on every level South West News.

Preview 1Aug Aug 7-18,223.2-25,00£5.(I29:hr)002300(1 Aug 7-8, 12-14,0-11, 19-21,15,216-28: £8.50 (£7.hr)0£7.0) 50 (£6.00) World premiere • QEJJ 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FOLK OFF ULSTER The Tray Bake Intimidation League Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 « Grid Ref: F6 The Craic appears! Fast emerging Belfast comedy team present quick-fire sketches featuring the kind of people you hope won't sit next to you on the bus.

Contemporary Irish witfleetingly interrupted by a (nearly) nude accordionist www.traybake.co.uk Aug8-12, 00(£5.00)00) Aug 13-14,15-19: 20: 19:19:30(I30(Ihr) hr) £9.£7.00(£7.

UK premiere < HSU z34sb7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 71 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30bm 23 A FOOLS PARADISE - JASON KAVAN & RILEY STEWART A Fool's Paradise City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 » Grid Ref: E5 It's their first day in prison! Join them in their satirical stretch and be hoodwinked by the wit4-28:and17:antics Aug 00 (SOmiofns)ns)the£7.£7.0many 00 (£5.0inmates, 0) brought to life by these two rising comedians.

Aug Aug 5-6: 16,23:2ft20:151(SOmi 5 (SOmins) £7.00(£5.0 (£5.00)00) Worid premiere • QHH 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 FORDHAM & LIPSON - HE BARKS SHE BITES www.edcomS.com Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Sensational duo play, extraordinary characters in sharp and startling sketches.

Nothing is as it seems. Fresh from sell out run at Soho Theatre. 'A dark delight' Standard.

'Achingly Telegraph. rilliant & hilarious' Guardian.

Preview Aug 3-6:22-25, 17:funny' 5529:(I hr)1755(Ihr) £5.00 £8.5'B0(£7.

Aug 7-11, 1 5-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 1755 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00)00) HSU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FOUR BLONDESAND A BLACKHEAD - FREE SHOW Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Five female stand up comics present a mixture of improvised comedy sketches, stand up and comedy songs. An entertaining, hilarious, fun, free show from some of the hottest21-27:talent18:4from Aug 5 (Ihr)the(Freecircuit Non-ticwww.freefringe.com keted) World premiere 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 FRANKIE BOYLE IN CONCERT Frankie Boyle & MZA Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 One night only - award-winning, no holds barred comedy from star of 'Mock the Week', 'Inspirational.. highly original, hilariously funny.. pure stand-up, pure brilliant!’

Sunday Mail. 'Laugh? I almost shat myself.. gilt-edged perfection... an absolute mustsee' Aug 22:List 20:30 (Ihr) £11.50(£10.50) World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE FRED MACAULAY SHOW Fred MacAulay Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Familiar to all in Scotland through his radio show, Fred's been bringing laughter to the Fringe since 1989 and will continue to do so in this, his first full run at Assembly.

APreview Fred Aug show'5-6:s like20:0a5 big(I hr)hug!'£5.00Scotsman.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 FREE AND EASY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 As it sounds... free entertainment every lunchtime. Comedy, sketches and improv.

Laughter and legendary lunches at the comedians' fevourite hangout 'Cheap bar, great food.. cooking is wholesome and tasty' List. 'Variety the order of the day' Independent.

Preview Jul16-29: 31: Ii00(lhr Aug6-14, HOOflhrlOlOmimins)ns)(Free (FreeTiTicketcketed)ed) 3i 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE FREE BEER SHOW The Free Beer Show Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The sell-out show from 02/03/04 returns for a fourth year. New venue, new time but the same top comedians and free booze. 'An absolute must-see' Scotsman. A free beerAugor 4-5: wine23:45(lhr30mins) with every ticket£4.00 Preview Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25:26-28:23:423:5 (I4hr5 (I30mihr 30mi ns) £8.ns)5£9.0 (£7.500(£8.0) 00) EEH 234367 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 303 123 THE FREE FRINGE Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate » 0131 556 4481 • Grid Reft D6 An antidote to high ticket prices on the Fringe. 20+ comedy shows for the price of none at two central venues. Full shows and featured acts from other venues. The best 6-27; valuelshows Aug 2<X)(l2hrs)on the(FreeFringe, Non-ticwww.freefringe.com keted) 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Aug 6-27: I2:00(l2hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303n 23

Amnesty International presents STAND UP FOR FREEDOM In association with the Amnesty Credit Card Featuring Boothby Graffoe, Lucy Porter, plus more comedy heavyweights and surprise top-name music act Wednesday 17 August 2005 at 11 pm Assembly Hall, Mound Place Tickets £13.50 (£11.50 concessions) Tickets 0131 226 2428 Info 0131 466 6200 AlBSLl profiinterpreters ts go to Amnesty at the showInternational

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FREE SOUTH AFRICAN STAND-UP COMEDIANS UpnUnderComedy.com Productions Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 South Africa has 11 official languages, it's the confused rainbow-nation. From Apartheid to Mandela and 2-year working visas. 3 Saffas and their twisted tales from { the Augcountry 6-14: 20:1the5 (I hr)world(Freeshunned Non-ticketanded) now Ticketembraces. s must be booked in advance or ordered World premiere 31 1234367 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 ] FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Freestyle Love Supreme Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Imagine a spontaneous fusion of live music, comedy and hip-hop. Six performers I create a whirlwind of musicality as they riff off audience suggestions in a show that's never theAugsame5-6:twice.

Preview 18:50 (I hr) £5.00 £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 7-11, Aug 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-28:29:18:18:505(I0 (Ihr)hr)£ 1200 (£ 11,00) European premiere •BSP 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 ; FUNNY FOR NOTHING - COMEDY FOR FREE Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street ♦0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 See some of the funniest up-and-coming comedians and more established acts rock your comedy muscles. Why spend a tenner on over-hyped nonsense when you can see for free? www.freefringe.co.uk Augtop6-13,comedy 15-20,22-27: !8fX)(lhr30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 FUNNY WOMEN ATTHE FRINGE Funny Women Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The best all-female line-up at the Fringe. Julia Morris, Lucy Porter and Jo Caulfield plus the newest female talent on the circuit Tea-time or late, laughs guaranteed. 'A hugely19-28: enjoyable evening' www.chortle.co.ukwww.funnywomen.com Aug £10.50(£9.

0) 50) Aug20-21, 223:45(Ihr) 5-28: 16:40(Ihr) £8,000(£6.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 GARETH JONES - HOW EVERYTHING YOU KNOW COULD BE WRONG Berlin Jones Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Join in mind-altering experiments, as the How2 presenter tells an intimate story of his 20 years on TV. Discover the greatest lies in science and how he killed GazTop... www.garethjones.tv Preview Aug13:20:IS (I13:hr)15£8.(I hr)50 (£5.£5.0500) Aug Aug 21-25: 26-28: 13:15 (Ihr) £9,50 (£6.50) World premiere 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x31 123 GAVIN & GAVIN IN COLONIC IRRIGATION FOR OUR SOULS Gavin and Gavin Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Total sell-out 2002/2003/2004. The best character comedy I've seen...Victoria Wood or League of Gendemen couldn't do better' Independent,**** Daily Mail,**** Scotsman and5-6:****17:Metro.

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Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 17:45 (I hr) £ 10,450(I0hr)(£9.£9.00)00 (£8.00) World premiere •HSU 4S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

GENIUS FOR DUMMIES Goldman King <fi CKP Present Live! At The Mausoleum Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid RefiE6 There's an artist living within you - sketching nudes and wearing a beret The 'Live!

At The Mausoleum' ladies release that artist and tell him to get a real job. And a proper Jaw-achingly Standard.

Previewhat Aug '5-6: 13:00 (I hr)funny' £5.00 Evening Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,23-25, 26-28:29:13001300(Ihr) (I hr) £7,£6.505(£6.0(£5.00)00) World premiere •EEH S6789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 262728 29 GILLIAN ELISA WITH JO'S HEATWAVE Gillian Elisa Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref:C5 She's back! The dubious delights ofWales' outrageous attention-seeking Mrs. Ottthe suppressed sensuality of Delyth Dawel and Gillian's powerful singing, backed up by highkicking15-21: world1600cheerleading Aug (SSmins) £8.0champions.

0 (£7.00) 'Hysterical' Peter Karrie, 'A joy' Philip Madoc.

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 • THE GIRL THAT I MARRY Elaine St George Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street»0870 747 9837 • Grid Reft E2 With her 'Honorary Lesbian' jazz pianist NY Cabaret diva Elaine St George explores the scariest words in the USA. Not 'George Bush' - 'Gay Marriage'. A hilariously subversive combination Preview Aug 6-8: 20002000 (I hrofISmisongns)and£3.00satire. Strictly over 18s.

Aug Aug 9-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-27: 2000(I(IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£5.£7.0050(£4.(£6.00)50) European premiere • FT.T1 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031123 GO GO BURLESCO Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • See it before we get arrested! Rude, comic, sexy. Brilliant late-night fun with a glamorous giggle of hot burlesque divas. These women send comedy bumping and grinding off the6: 23:Richter quite a lot of nudity!

Preview Aug 452-24: (I hr)scale! £5.4050(I hr)Contains Aug 7, 1 0-11, 1 5-18, 2 23: £ 1200 (£ 11.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 23:45 (I hr) £ 13.00 (£ 1200) European premiere • gS2J 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 23 THE GOOD DOCTOR I Closeknit Productions/Pembroke Players Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 i Timid hypochondriac Arthur finally leaves behind his tyrannical mother, only to find I himself sharing a flat with 'The Doctor', a deranged yet refreshingly useless evil I scientist, unleashes Aug 7-28:who 00:00(Ihr) £5.00Arthur' (£4.00) s own capacity for the morally irresponsible...

World premiere 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 GOOD WIL HODGSON I Big Value Comedy j Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road » 07947 697 987 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 I Perrier Best Newcomer 2004 and Channel 4 star draws you deeper into his J complex world, including care bears, wrestling and Chippenham skinheads. 'Achingly 1 funny.. comedy gem' (Evening Standard), 'Genuine find' (Telegraph), 'Storyteller for the Ii jilted generation' www.chortle.co.uk Preview (SSmins)ns)£6.£4.0000 v Aug 7-15,Aug 18-28:5-6:20:20:3030(SSmi World premiere •HSU S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 13 6 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 ' THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SHOWCASE I The Stand Comedy Club II |3 The Grid Stand ReftCSComedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • I Forget travelling! Come comedy walkabout with rising stars Russell Trenerry | (Brisbane), Julia Wilson (Sydney) and Marcus Ryan (Melbourne). Brutally funny, I achingly honest Aussie stand-up served with a good smack in the head. '. . don't wet I4 yourself Beat.

Preview 0 Aug 5-14,Aug 16-28:4: 20:21:5300(I(Ihr)hr) £5.£7.0000 (£6.00) World premiere I 3 54567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28.9 I!

THE GREAT BIG COMEDY PICNIC (FREE) Ian Fox and Laughing Horse Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate • 0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 For the third year the Picnic returns for the funniest dinner date on the Fringe.

They'll be serving up everything from your ever-reliable sausage roll (in the aisles) to your more15:sophisticated comedy Aug6-27: 45 (Ihr) (Free Non-t icketequiche. d) 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112 THE GREATEST CHARITY SHOW ON EARTH Capital Comedy The Three Tuns, 7 Hanover St • 0131 225 8998 • Grid Reft D4 Free Free Free, see the best comedians and help a different good cause everyday. If you like the show make a donation, excellent drinks promotions and food available 3am everyday.

JulJuluntil3131 -Aug -11,13-18,20-25,27-Sep 1,3: 01:00 (2hrs) -Sep 3:3:4,6I6«)(2hrs30mins) JulJul 3131 -Sep 19KX) -Aug 4,7-11,1(2hrs 4-18,30mi 21 -25,ns)28-Sep I: 2200 (2hrs 30mins) World premiere 3111345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031113 GREEDY Unrestricted View Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 » Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • An original and insatiable comedy show. An antidote to seriousness. 'Greedy' is slick, sexy comedy with outlandish characters and a feel good soundtrack. Original and inspired. 'I laughed so much, I forgot to kil myself Si Spencer (BBC); 'An exceptional Preview Augcomedy 4-5: 16:246-28: 0show' (SSmins)Cit£5.y &00Islnis)ngt£8.on50News.

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BY ARRANGEMENT WITH DAWN SEDGWICK MANAGEMENT PRESENTS ‘Ben Willbond stands out head and shoulders above other character sketch comedians...’ time out ‘A performance of understated brilliance’ the herald ‘The man is faultless: a brilliant writer... a charismatic performer... serious acting talent with killer comedy delivery...’

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THE GREEK,THE APPLE ANDTHETIME MACHINE Unaccustomed As I Am... Ltd Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0800 169 7410 • Grid Ref: E4 What they never taught you about physics at school. Bruce Fummey, the finest OELMETRX MARTIN comedian on the Afro Celtic comedy circuit takes you from Aristotle to Einstein with laughter l the2way.

Aug2-3,7,9-14,1al6-21, 3-27: www.brucefummey.com 20:00(Ihr) £6.00(£4,00) Worid premiere • LIZU 13 .759 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 2S 26 27 28 29 X3i 123 j GREG MCHUGH: OTHER PEOPLE The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid ReliCS A particularly personable up-and-coming Scot's debut show. Why haven't you achieved everything you wanted? Why is life difficult? The answer's simple. It's other people.

TalPreview k about it 4:with19:2this0 (I hr)'. . fresh-faced bound5: 16:for45great Eveni g News. (£4.000)0)funnyman.

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GUTLESS Jester Fool Productions £ Gareth Berliner Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 Gareth Berliner brings laughs, intelligence, pathos and poignancy to a story of struggle, triumph of the human spirit and the power of laughter. 'Chatty, friendly and engaging' www.chorde.co.uk than Prozac' Age (Melbourne).

Preview 5-6: 214:3-28:30 (55mi s) £3.'Cheaper 0n0s) £5.00(£4.

Aug 7,9-13,Aug16-21, I4:3n0(55mi 00) European premiere • ECU 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GUY BROWNING S SMALLTALK Guy Browning Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Lots of teeny litde problems? Get practical help on the level you need it most, the trivial level. With Guardian columnist and Radio 4 star Guy Browning, the funniest and sharpest of li£5.fe's00little challenges.

Preview Aug 3-4:observer I8:l0(lhr) Aug 5-8, 1 0-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 2 2-25, Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 18:10(129:hr) 18:£10.100(I0hr)(£8.£9.50)00 (£7.50) Worid premiere • EE31 3416 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TOTAL SELL OUT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2002/2003/2004 GWYNN WILLIAMS: DOMESTIC GODDESS Coomes THOMAS AT KARUSHI MANAGEMENT I Sarah PRESENTS Smirnoff DANNY,iUDLY Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • An audience with Gwynn Williams. Mother, grandmother, evangelist, genealogist, style guru, timetraveller, potholes, pro-Leith campaigner and member of the South Glamorgan Ladies Preview Aug 5-6: 15:Cricket 30 (55minClub. s) £5.0Winner 0 (£3.00) of the Acme stand-up prize 2004.

BHOY Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 18-20,22-25: 26-28:I5:15:30(55mi 30 (55mins)ns)£8.£10.000(£7.0 (£9,00)00) UZU 3678 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 * CARL-EINAR HACKNER ‘mysterious, charming, endearing ^ Festival Highlights and very, very funny’the Australian ^1 Pieasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 The marauding Swede returns with his uniquely shambolic brand of musical comedy and illusion for all ages. 'O1 ne hour of the purest pleasure' ***** Three Weeks.

'Disgusting but very funny www.chortle.co.uk The Mr Bean of Swedish magicians' **** List.Aug 4-6: 17:20 (I hr) £5.00 Preview 05 Aug 7-9, 5-16,216-28: 8,22-25,17:229:0 (I17:hr)20£9,(I5hr)0 (£8.£8.050)0 (£7.00) assembly Aug 12-14,11,119-21, Worid premiere • FTTH MUSIC HALL 34367 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0131 226 2428 WWW.ASSEMBLY. C OM BOOK ONLINE: HACKNEY EMPIRE S BEST NEW COMEDY WWW.EDFRINGE.COM Henning Wehn, Papa CJ and Lee Nelson 5-28 AUGUST Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Vintage year’ Roland Muldoon. Three top comics and guests from Hackney's 2005 Finals: Henning Wehn ('Glorious unreconstructed comedy' Guardian), Lee Nelson 7.30PM ('Preview FunniestAugnew3-6:act21:i1n5years' (I hr) £5.Harry 00 Hil ), Papa CJ ('Indian Chris Rock' Derek O'Brien).

Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:21:21:1515(I(Ihr)hr)£8.£9,5050(£7.(£8.50)50) HSJJ ^ ■mmiiHiii 343678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29* : 36 n

HAND RELIEF SideShowSociety Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place ♦ 0870 241 0136 « Grid Reft C5 By 2105 everyone in Britain will be a celebrity. Fact! You may not make it.. Join our star-studded gala in aid of those less fortunate... you! 'Bold, brash, very funny.. good rude6-14: fun' 13:www.reviewsgate.com Aug 00 (SSmins) £7.00 (£6.00) 'Superb' www.fringereportcom World premiere • 2 3 4 5 « 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Aug 15-29: 13.00 (SSmins) £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere 31 2 345 67 8 9 10 I 12 3 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HAPPYTALK' Positive Attitude Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Let us entertain you. Laughter every afternoon with stories and rhymes written and presented by The Sunshine Girls, Mil ie Gray from sunny Leith and Rose Sharkey from Sunny15:Spain.

Aug 15-20: 15 (I hrOral I Sminstorytelling s) £6.00 at its best European premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 AN HOUR WITH DANIELLE WARD AND ROISIN CONATY Ward and Conaty Smirnoff i Grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Welcome to the world ofWard, 'The most exciting female talent around' Don Ward, The Comedy Store and Conaty 'Effervescent' Evening Standard 'Sensational performance' Preview Aug 4-5:1Three 20:22Weeks, 06-28: (SSmi20:nfors)20£4.sketch 00 ns)and£8.5stand-up.

Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 9-21, (SSmi Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 20:20 (SSmins) £7,50 (£6.0 (£7.50)50) HCTl 4i«7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 303112 HOWARD READ:THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL Howard Read I Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • New sketch show from cartoon/man double-act Live interactive cartoons and free I coma! Perrier nominees fresh from Melbourne, New York, Aspen and The Tonight Jay4-5:Leno.

Surrealns) genius' charming creation' Telegraph. ; Show Previewwith 15:236-28: 0'(SSmi £4.00 ns)Li£8.st. 0'A0(£6.n infinitely Aug6-7, 1Aug 30(SSmi | Aug8-11, 12-14, 5-16,119-21, 8,22-25: 15:15:30(SSmi ns) £7.00(£5.00)00) World premiere •ECU 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 2021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031123 HOWARD READ: 2005 COMEBACK SPECIAL Howard Read Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 ♦ Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • No props, computers or cartoon boys.who' Coulds performed be rubbish!in Melbourne, Probably notNewHoward' sa multi-award-winning Perrier Nominee York and Aspen. 'Breaking boundaries' Evening News. 'One of the UK's finest comedy talents' Metro.

Preview1Aug 4-5: 19:255-28: 0 (SSmins) £5.00 ns) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug Aug 6-7, 8-10,11-14, 5-16,18-21, 22-24: 19:50 19:(SSmi50 (SSmi ns) £9.00 (£8.00) World premiere«HZ31 4567 8 9 10 1112 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3C HOWTO BE RICH WITHOUT REALLY TRYING I Laughing Horse Comedy J Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate ‘0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 I| TV will make you thislaughwoman and make you richer.. evenfinancial the ticketpresenter, is free! Jasmine Bring a Birtles, notebook.

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contfUv HYPNOTIC HILARITY Stuart Knox Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 A fusion of comedy and stage hypnotism. Volunteer to be a star in the show or sit back 13-16, and enjoy spontaneous,£5.0side Aug 18-21:some I9:30(lhr30mins) 0 (£3.splitting 50) comedy.

31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 IAN KENDALL S MAGIC SHOW Wingit Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street« 0131 556 2549 < Grid Ref: PS It's a magic show, if you enjoy magic chances are you'll like this. If you don't like magic save your money and spend fifteen quid on some bloke from the telly. www.virtualmagicshow.com Aug 7-27:17:20 (I hr) £7.00 HEn 78 9 10 1112 13 14 IS 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 IF MY LIFE HADN'T TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY Shortfuse Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Nathan Penlington, one of Britain's new generation of stand-up poets, explores life's forgotten Kodak™ moments. 'A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original' Rob3-6:Newman.

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0 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 1600 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.50) World premiere • HSU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 IMPROVEDY City Central City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 • Grid Ref: E5 Unscripted comedy at its best. Using audience suggestions for improvised games and sketches. Anything could happen - from Tom Cruise teaching otters to play the banjo toAuggiraffes so 0much my beard fell off - I'm a woman'.

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A great talent I can't wait to see them again' First Minister Jack McConnell. www.improverts.com Preview Aug 4-6: 00:230030 (I(I hr)hr) £2.£25050 (£200) (£200) Preview Aug 8-13,Aug 15-20,4-6:22-27: 00:30 (I hr) £4.50 (£4.00) 2345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 1 7 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 INSTANT SUNSHINE - THE GOLDEN YEARS Instant Sunshine Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Instant Sunshine - 'Expert comic timing' NewYorkTimes, 'Much the Best of the Funnies' Financial Times, Audience in hysterics' New Zealand Star, 'Intelligent and very, very funny' Aug21, 26-27:15:Bermuda 15:0 (I5hr)0(Ihr)Gazette. £9.0 (£6.00(£7.5Brilliantly 50) crafted musical comedy for everyone.

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0 0) Aug 27-28: 11:30(Ihr) £9.00(£7.50) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 IN THE BATH: UNPLUGGED Infinite Number of Monkeys Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Perrier Best Newcomer Nominee and World Record Holder Tim FitzHigham in a brand new show of triumph, failure and navigable plumbing: A must see' Independent, 'Preview Beguiling'AugTel3-6:egraph,18:0'D0 (Ielightfully daft' Evening Standard, 'Inspired lunacy' List, 'Epic' Metro.

Aug7-11, 7-18,26-28: 22-25,18:2hr)9:00(1£5.18:hr)0000(1£8.hr)50(£7. £750(£6.

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I'VE STUTTERED SO I’LL F-F-FINISH Jaik Campbell Stuttering Productions C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 Campbell's award-winning, unique insight into love, life and stuttering. The show everyone's talking about, except Jaik. 'Genuine pathos' Scotsman. 'Sharp wit' Evening Standard. 'Satisfying comedy'Three Weeks. 'Endearing and enjoyable'L/st. www.jaikcampbell.com Aug 3-15,17-29: 20:20 (55mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid premiere • EEm 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JACKIE LOEB: LIMITED SOCIAL SKILLS Comedy Cafe ManagementlStar 100 Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid RefIFS The powerhouse of Australian comic talent Her ball-tearingly funny musical comedy, wicked impersonations and devastating repartee put her head, shoulders and high heels above the herd. Howl with laughter, with the Aussie superstar's Edinburgh debut!

Preview9-11,Aug16-18, 3-6: 22:2-25:45 (I22:hr)45£5.(I0hr)0 £8.00 (£7.00) Aug Aug 7,12-14, 19-21,226-28: 22:45 (I hr) £9,00 (£8.00) European premiere » HHa 34567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 JAMES DOWDESWELL: 7 International Artistes Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 James'Aunt is an astrologer. She is quite good, recently turned semi-pro. She reckons your life moves in seven-year cycles. Tummy rubbish? Find out as James explores his 3-6: life. 19:'Touching www.chortle.co.uk 'Brilliant' Times.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com JAMES GOLDSBURY - DA BITCHY CODE James Goldsbury Smirnoff Grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 74S 3083 • Holy Grail my arse! I mean c'mon, the guy ended up in a pyramid in Paris! Can award-winning Dublin comedian provide the answers? Maybe, maybe not! Will be huge' Previewwww.fringereport.com Aug 4-5:19-21,22:2406-28: (I hr) £4.0Already 0 6ft 4. www.jamesgoldsbury.com Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,112-14, 5-18,22-25: 22:4022:(I hr)40 (I£7.hr)50£8.(£6.5500)(£7.50) >T~11 2 45*789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 JAMIE DOUGLAS SPITFIRE ELECTRONIQUE' Jamie Douglas Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Flight-Lieutenant 'Ginger' Douglas battles the Luftwaffe. Will he taste victory and return to sweetheart Kitty Flanders? RAF boffins present a WW2 comedy from the future. Broadcast live online at www.pleasance.co.uk/bunker using BakeliteRadarVision with daily17-29: screenings in a bunker.

Aug 3-15, I4:30(l5mins) Aug3-15, 117-29: 1500(1 Sminns)s) £250 £2.£2.5500 Aug 3-15, 7-29: 15: 3 0 (I Smi Aug 3-15,17-29: 1600(ISmins) £250 World premiere 345*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 JANEY GODLEY IS INNOCENT MWP Associates Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Last year, on stage, Janey admitted to a major crime. She got rave reviews (40 Stars).

This year she says she is innocent 'Story telling genius' Evening Standard. 'Fearless, pitiless. exhilarating’ Sunday Preview. 1Aug 4-5: 220026-28: (I hr) £5.Hemld.

00 'Breath of fresh air Guardian.

Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-14, 5-18,129-21, 2-25: 22:002200 (I hr) (I£9.hr)50£(£8.10.550)0 (£9.50) World premiere 45*789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 m JASON BYRNETHE LOVELY GOAT SHOW Jason Byrne Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • People's Choice Award Winner. Jason's biggest show ever. Lovely goats, mysterious strangers, and as always an unmatchable finale. 'Awesome, amazing, brilliant hilarious. . the5-6:outright Comedy' Times. Total sell-out 1998-2004.

Preview Aug 222529:(I King hr)2225£5.of(I00hr)Live£ 1200 Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 2-25, (£ 11.00) Aug 12-14,12225 9-21:(I2225(lhr) Aug 26-28: hr) £ 14.00£(£13.13.0000)(£ 1200) World premiere • tlZH 5*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JASON MANFORD: URBAN LEGEND Jason Manford Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The multi award-winning comedian makes his Edinburgh debut with this exciting and hilarious show. 'Very funny' Peter Kay, 'Hilarious' Johnny Vegas, 'A true master of observational to your funniest mate' Student Direct.

Preview Aug 3-6:comedy' 21:4029:(I hr)BBC, £5.0 (I'0L0hr)ike £8.listening Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 2-25, 21: 4 0 0 (£5.

0 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:40(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00)0) World premiere • HSU 3 345*7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JASON ROUSE - IN MY DARKEST HOUR Jason Rouse Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Check your inhibitions at the door and let Canada's renegade stand-up comic rock you to new comedic heights on a one-hour journey through his satanic depths of twisted and lethal(Iedge, Preview9filth Aug 3-4:5-18,2300 hr)29:£5.23:00(Ihr) 0www.jasonrouse.com 0 Aug5-7, -11, 1 2 2-25, Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 23:00 (I hr) £ 10.50£9.(£9.50(£8.

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comaiv JEREMY LION:WHAT'S THE TIME, MR LION? Jeremy Lion Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: E6 It's time for Fun as Jeremy takes you on a magical journey of learning! A talking cow!

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Bears Picnic! Lager! The birds and bees! The hottest character act in comedy' Preview Aug 3-5: I8:26-28: 5(55mi18:ns)25£5.(SSmi 00 Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, Aug 8-9,11,15-16,19-21,18,222-25, 29: 18:25 (SSmins) n£9.s) 5£8.0 (£8.50 (£7,00)00) World premiere • fcE31 145*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JERRY SADOWITZ - CARD TRICKS & CLOSE UP MAGIC Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Jerry Sadowitz presents his highly acclaimed magic show. Jerry is one of the best sleight-of-hand artists on the planet 'Sadowitz does things with cards and coins that beggar belief DaityTelegraph.

Aug 11.00) Aug 5-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-28:29:18:18:252(I5 (Ihr)hr)£ 13.£ 1200 00 (£(£1200) 5*789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JIM BOWEN - YOU CAN'T BEAT A BIT OF BULLY Ovation Jongleurs Grid Ref: C5Comedy Club, Omni Leisure Complex, Greenside Place • 0870 787 0707 • The legendary host of 'Bullseye' and star of The Comedians' in a show crammed with riotous tales of life behind the dartboard. Including 'Ask Jim', it'l all be Super!

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JIMEOIN Geffer Notice Productions & MZA The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 'It gets no better than this. An Irish-Australian legend (Time Out). 'Comedy of the highest order... Inspired ramblings' (Independent). 'More warmth than a nuclear reactor, star-quality charisma and a broad, old-fashioned appeal' (www.chortle.co.uk).

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0 Aug 23-25,2129::S021:(I hr50 I(ISmihrnIs)Smi£n12.s) 0£0 10.(£ 10.00 0(£9.0) 00) World premiere • HSU Aug 8-11, 12-13,15-18, 19-20,21,26-28: 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JIMMY CARR - OFF THE TELLY Hannah Chambers Management EICC (Edinburgh Grid Ref: F2 International Conference Centre),The Exchange • 0870 4000 886 • Back with a new hour of stand up. If this is the kind of thing you like, then this is the kind 18-21, of thing25-28:you'21:ll like.

Aug 00 (I hr)'A £masterclass 14.00 (£ 1100)in stand up comedy'.

WoHd premiere 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 JOANNA NEARY IS PAN'S PERSON Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref;Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • See one woman do the work of six! The 2004 Perrier Newcomer Nominee returns with another sprightly display of characters. 'Gloriously different., sublimely funny' Eveni ng Standard ; 'You'ns)l £5.love00 her' Three Weeks, www.joneary.co.uk Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,'I8:*****' 46-28: 0(55mi Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 Aug 8-11,16-18,22-25: 18:40 18:(SSmi40 (SSmi ns) £9.ns)00£(£7.10.050)0 (£8.00) FTHU 67 8 9 I II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JOBLESS SATISFACTION Brash and Bling Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Television - Fun...Then your boss gouges out your eye. Charaaer comedy show exploring highs of poor TV. Written/performed by Brona C.Titley (award-winning writer) and Aisling B. O'Sullivan (formerly of HBAM). 'Gloriously hilarious' Metro, 'Preview Wonderful' Scotsman www.brashandbling.com Aug 4-5:19-21,14:206-28: 0 (SSmi ns)00(SSmi £4.00 ns) £8.50(£7.00) Aug6-7, 1 2-14, Aug8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 14:14:00(SSmi ns) £7.50(£6.00) UK premiere-EEU .34 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ..

JO CAULFIELD: WHO ARE YOU? Jo Caulfield Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Sell-out 2001/2002/2003/2004. Award-winning comedian examines fairy tales, celebrities and statistics. 'Cut-throat wit and razor-sharp tongue' Evening Standard.

'Quite simply, a damn funny woman' Scotsman. Wonderfully bitchy' Observer. 'Not to bePreview missed'AugRadio 3-6: 20:Forth.

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Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:20:20:000(I0 (Ihr)hr)£ 11.£ 10.000(£9.0 (£8.50)50) World premiere • 3112345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JOHN OLIVER & ANDY ZALTZMAN ISSUE A LIST OF DEMANDS AND AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE WITH INTEREST Andy Zaltzman & John Oliver Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Following their heroic partially-sold-out 2004 attempt to persuade The World to grow the 3-6:'stars'18:4of0 (IRadio 4'sThe Department return with Plan B. Previewup,Aug Aug 17-18,26-28: 22-25:18:hr)18:40£5.4(I0 (Ihr)00hr)£ 10.£9.5500(£9.(£8.050)0) Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, WoHd premiere • Hau 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH - FAWN AGAIN OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS: John Shuttleworth Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ♦ 0131 556 6550 « Grid Reft E6 ! S The versatile singer/organist is feeling his age. His kids have left home, wife Mary will soon be a retired dinner lady. The world's spinning ever faster, and John's starting to getPreview dizzy.Aug'Deeply deranged' Times.

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Aug 5,12,T19,hursday 26 Sep to2: 21:Sunday 00 (2hrs Aug (2hrs II Smi SmiI Smins)ns)££8.13.000000 Aug 6,11,13,14,20,18,2721,Sep25,23:8:2100 2lfl0(2hrs ,1(18111)811 31 1234 1*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2421 26 27 28 293031 I2J : JiJ j'jJY U CJU-TJ Let Canada’s renegade JOY GOHRING:THE JOY SHOW stand-up comic rock you fat Joy Cohring to new comedic heights g v\ ^ Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square >0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 on a journey through Currendy on the hit American sitcom 'Good Girls Don't..' (also BBC3). 'Hysterical.. ' his satanic depths...

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Frank,ns)Frank' 22:45 (55mi £5.00s Hardware Store, www.thejoyshow.com SSI m Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:22:22:4545(55mi (55mins)ns)£8.£9,5050(£7.(£8.50)50) UK premiere •H3I) www.pleasance.co.uk www.jasonrouse.com 345*78 9 10 II 12 13 14 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 www.offthekerb.co.uk JUMP Ye Gam Inc. Korea I Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 I A crazy family kicks comedy into combat in a hilarious clash of feet, fists and fun.

I Kicking butt as an art form from the director of Korea's world famous cookin'. 'One of the bestAugshows i Preview 5-6:22-24: 19:you'30 I9:30(lhr) (Illhr)ever£5.0see!'

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Aug 7-11, 1 5-18, 00) I Aug 12-14,19-21,25-27: 19:30 (I hr) £ 13.0000(£(£11.1200) European premiere* HSU 3 12345*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303112 JUST LAUGH -ATTHE FRINGE 1 Unaccustomed As I Am... Ltd I Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0800 169 7410 • Grid Ref. E4 Scodand's fastest growing and most celebrated comedy club chain comes to Edinburgh for the Fringe. Your compere, Bruce Fummey, and four different top quality7,9comedians every21:night Aug -14,16-21,23-27: 30 (I hrhelp30miyou ns) £6.to0Just 0 (£4.Laugh, 00) www.jusdaugh.co.uk HZgl 3 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 j KATY BRAND-CELEBRITIES ARE GODS 1 International Artistes ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref E6 9 'Moss slays Winslet', the 'Fall of the Charlotte Church' and the 'Wisdom of Dench'.

I Fall to your knees and worship, mortal, for here are the legends of cool. 'Fauldess' Hi www.chorde.co.uk PreviewAug3-6: 22:24-25, 50 (SSmi ns) £5.00 ns) £8.00 (£6.50) t1. Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22,26-28: 22:29:5022:(SSmi50 (SSmi ns) £9.00 (£7.50) World premiere • EEH 345*78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PHIL KAY H Gilded Balloon Productions I Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref F5 I:1 The internationally virtuosoMaycomedy raconteur does a lifacclaimed, e-affirming,astoundingly jaw-droppingpopular fresh take(yetonhumble) (t)his World. well include 2H Song, Dance, and the beautifully painful true story of the Ultimate Five Month Marriage.

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Aug 12-14,19-21: 23:05 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Worid premiere • HSU 34167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 KIKI & HERB Kiki «fi Herb Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pieasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Fresh from sell-out success at Carnegie Hall and a UK tour with Scissor Sisters, New York's legendary cabaret terrorists make their Edinburgh debut Obie award winners KiPreview ki & Herb are '2200 Deranged.

Confrontational. Unmissable' Time Out. Aug 3-5: (I hr) £6.Hysterical.

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00) 00) EEB 34167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29X31 123 KIT AND THE WIDOW AND DILLIE KEANE (FASCINATING AIDA) Tomfoolery - The Songs ofTom Lehrer Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671450 • Grid Reft 83 Be prepared! Poisoning Pigeons,Vatican Rag, Masochism Tango.. The hysterical songs ofTom Lehrer.America's master-satirist - performed by KitWidow and Dil ie!

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0 0 (£1200) Aug 19-20,2I9:6-27:30(2hrs) I4:30(2hrs) Aug26-27: £14,00£I4.00(£I200) 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x31 123 DANIEL KITSON The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 » Grid ReftCS Woooo-hoooo that's right Edinburgh, it's time once more to laugh through your hands and glance at your friends for approval whilst a man stands before you on a well lit plinth and says(Ithings.

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Preview Aug 7- i 1,Aug14-18,3-4:212230 -25,28: hr23:I 3Smi0 (Inhrs) £7.I Smi00ns) £9.00 (£8.00) Worid premiere 34 78 9 10 II 12 I 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x31 23 KOPFRAPERS SYNDROME: ONE MAN AND HIS INCREDIBLE MIND The National Kopfrapers Victim Support Group Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Reft E6 Imagine not knowing if what you knew was knowledge. Now imagine that's not true and you can't remember why. Living with Kopfrapers is like that but worse. Stigmas are born Aug 14-28:through 13:30 (SOmiignorance. ns) £6.00 (£5.00) 31 12345 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x3123 THE KOURAGEOUS KIPLINGERS -WITHOUTA NET! The Kourageous Kiplingers C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid ReftDS Stars of the American Vaudeville circuit this daring duo bring their unique blend of music and mayhem to amaze and amuse you. Thrills! Chills! Tril s! The NewYork Times5-15,raves:17-29:They20:2play Aug 5 (I hr)mean £9.50Kazoos!' (£8.50) Worid premiere-mi 31234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LA CLIQUE... UN SPECTACLE SENSUEL La Clique... Un Spectacle Sensuel The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 The undeniable hit of 2004 returns with a new twist 'Do whatever it takes to get a front-row seat' ***** Scotsman. 'One of the hottest tickets on the Fringe' ***** Herald.

'Unmissable' ***** Metro.

Aug8-11, Aug 12-13,14-18, 19-20,21-25, 26-27,28-Sep Sep 2-3:I: 23:23:3300(2hrs) (2hrs) £11. £ 13.0000 Worid premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23

THE LA COMEDIES HWS Rembiko Project Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 « GridRoxy Reft E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Award-winning young American playwrights Willy Alden, Rebecca Arzoian, Sam Alper and Andrew Schein present three delicious visions of twisted life in The City Of Lost Angels.

'By far7: 23:the00best young ensemble on the Fringe' Scotsman, www.rembiko.com Preview Aug 9,11,Aug 14,18: 23:00 (I(Ihrhr IISmiSminns)s) £6.£7.0000(£4.(£5.000)0) Worid premiere • ECU 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 31 12 3 LA-DI-DA SING CLASSIC CANAPES La-Di-Da City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Reft D5 Your favourite classical pieces decorated with spicy and satirical lyrics. Hear tales of murder, adultery, cloning, careers and relationships stylishly sung by female dynamic duo La-Di-Da. Relax£6.and Aug8-13: 18:00(Ihr) 00(£5.smile 00) with a free glass of bubbly.

HHH 3 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 311 2 3 LADYBOYS OF BANKNOCK Carnival Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Take 'The Full Monty', add in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and throw in a couple of musical numbers. Faced with closure the boys of the Banknock Bowling Club take desperate Aug 15-20: measures 19:30 (55minands) £9.become 00 (£6.00)the Ladyboys of Banknock. Worid premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x31 123 THE LAST SHOW AROUND Bell - O'Neill Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street -0131556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 Andrew O'Neill (Distincdy amusing' Time Out) and Tom Bell (Marvellous' A4etro) will be up late. Joined by friends from Radio I's 'The Milk Run' to conjure comic fancies forPreview an unpredictable, alternative at the Fringe, www.thelastshowaround.com 00fl0(2hrs) £3.00£5.night Aug 7-15,Aug 17-22,5-6:24-28: 00fl0(2hrs) 00 (£3.00) Ftffln 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 3 2 THEATRE CORPORATION PI 21SI - 29th AUGUST ONLY UK SHOWS 10:30PM-11:30PM

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EDINBURGH COMEDY ROOM I THE TRON I HUNTER SQUARE I ROYAL MILE Tickets: Fringe Box Office, 180 High Street in association with ItNNcNIb UKAUUH I Tel: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com For more information, please visit us at VELVET www.edinburghcomedy.com Tickets: £10

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com LATE NIGHT LAUGHTER LOUNGE Late Night Laughter Lounge Southside, 117 Nicholson Street •0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 We're back! For a fourth consecutive sell out season. Voted best late night show Scotsman. LindaTrayers (writer/performer HBO Channel LA) hosts this cornucopia of up and coming comedy talent from London's comedy circuit Aug 10-11,19-21, 17-18,26-28: 24-25:22:22:30(lhr30mins) Aug 5-6, 7,12-13, 30 (I hr 30mins) £6.£5.000(£5.0 (£4.00)00) BEED 2 s«789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29» 3M 2 3 LATE N' LIVE Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 The show that has the hottest late night comedy and music in town. Laugh and dance all the way til dawn. Not for the feint hearted! The celebrated comedy abattoir that5-6:has 0100 slain (4hrs) a thousand Scotsman.

Preview Aug £ 10.0£0 12.comics' Aug 7-11, 1 5-18, 2 2-25: 01: 0 0 (4hrs) 5 0 (£ 10.

Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 01 £» (4hrs) £ 15.00 (£ 12.00)50) s«789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2 3 THE LATE SHOW Underbelly Productions and Neil Masters Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The biggest names in the smallest of spaces. The most intimate late night gig returns.

You' mad1to9-21,miss26-28:it! 00:See45www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk Aug d6-7,be12-14, (2hrs I Smins) £11.50 (£9.50) for daily line-ups. HHH 2 33 567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 LAUGHING HORSE FREE COMEDY SELECTION Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay’s, 15 Brunswick Street» 0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 A fantastic selection of fresh new comedy talent from across the Fringe, Scotland, the UK and around the world. Different line-ups every night All for Free. Cheap drink.

Cheap6-7,food.

Big laughs, (Free www.laughinghorse.co.uk Aug 9-11,19-20: 1Friendly 4,16-18, 2(2hrs 1,atmosphere.

23-24:I Smi2l:45(lhr45mins) Non-ticketed) Aug 12-13, 21: 4 5 n s) (Free Non-t i c ket , Aug 25-27: 21:45 (I hr I Smins) (Free Non-ticketed) ed) World premiere 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 I LAUGHING HORSE FREE PICK OFTHE FRINGE I Laughing Horse Comedy I Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait 232 Canongate • 0131 556 4481 • Grid Reft D6 I Top comedians from across the Fringe. Competition winners and the best new I comedy talent Different line-ups every night Absolutely the best way to see great js Aug Fringe6-7,comedy year. 19:And35 (Iit'hrs 30mi free,ns)www.laughinghorse.co.uk 9-14,16-21,this23-27: (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 4 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303123 I LICK & CHEW I Pulse Productions ■ Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 I The fruitiest Male/Female comedy duo since Adam & Eve! '. . of all the new acts jockeying for position in the Edinburgh run up this has the most promise...' Bruce Dessau, Evening4-6:Standard (2005).

Preview Aug 21:4259:(I hr)21:45(Ihr) £5.00 50(£6.00) 4.3 Aug7-11, 1 6-18, 2 2-25, Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:45(Ihr) £8.£7.50(£7.

00) EEH 31 2341678 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE LOST AND LONELY REBELS The Lost and Lonely Rebels 1*1Smirnoff 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • Grid56 Cowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • jupp, Murphy, Ker return with brand new sketch show. That's right, a sketch show.

We're not trying to do anything clever with it No need to be confused. 'Laugh out loud funny'Aug- 4-5:Scotsman. t1 Aug Preview I6:226-28: 0(55mi****16:ns)2Independent. £5.00 ns) £9.00 (£7.50) 6-7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, i Aug 8-11,16-18,23-25: 16:20 (55mi0 (55mi ns) £8.00 (£6.50) World premiere • K.73I I 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x3 2

LUCY PORTER - HAPPINESS Lucy Porter Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • A brand new hour from the woman who '. . entirely disproves the theory that aggression is the root of all stand-up' Observer. Fringe Report Award-winner and total is even funnier. Book early!

Previewsell-out Aug 5-6:2003/2004, 22:7-18,20 (I22-24, hr)this£6.year' 00 2s0show Aug (I hr)(£ 11.£ 011.0)00 (£ 10.00) World premiere •EEH Aug 7-8, 12-14,10-11, 19-21,15,215-28: 22:20 (I29:hr)22:£ 1200 2 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LUNCH BOX LIVE Underbelly Productions and Neil Masters Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The best bites of stand-up comedy, theatre and sketch from across the Fringe.

Lunchtime smorgasbord of Fringe delights served up by hosts that include Boothby Graffoejo12:Caufield Aug6-28: 45 (Ihr) £5.and00Topping and Butch. The menu changes daily.

6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3t 3 m MACAULAY AND CO. BBC Radio Scotland The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Join Fred as he chats with the best comedians, performers and celebrities at this year's Fringe. Don't start your festival day without him. Also 92-95 FM, 810 AM, wvvw.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Aug 15-19,22-26: 09:30(lhr30mins) (Free Ticketed) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

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"intensely likeable. ...seriously funny" The List '...the most genuine comedic talent on show" The Independent 'packed with laughs" Jjp The Scotsman ^ 9.00PM 7-28 AUGUST ^ 0131-226 OOC EDINBURGH foMEDY r| THE TRnK, HUK7ER SQUARE, RnyAljr •whitehead.name

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 MACHOMER Rick Miller Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • MacHomer is back! Come see the new 10th anniversary version of the international smash hit 'Rick Miller's impersonation of the entire cast of The Simpsons' doing Macbeth is both hilarious and awe-inspiring!' Independent 'A breakneck one man tour-de-force!'

Preview Aug 6:7-18,Scotsman.

I4:l5(lhr Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 22-24,14:2ISmi 9:15 14:(Ins)hr15£5.I(ISmihr00nIs)Smi£nIZ50 s) £ 11.(£ 11.50 5(£0)10.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MANZILLWORLD - LETS START AGAIN Land Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 'Artificial plants fil our woodlands, surveillance animals record our every word. Act now before it's too late!'. Sirus Manzill's mesmerizing multimedia journey to a new safer DIY world. 'Seriously warped, funny and original' www.funny.co.uk www.manzillworld.co.uk Preview 4-5: I3:l5(50mins) £4.00 (£4.ns)0£8.0) 00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7,1Aug 2-14, Aug 8-11, 16-18,19-21, 22-25:26-28: 13:15 13:(SOmi15 (SOmi ns) £7,00 (£6.00) World premiere >HgH 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 s 3 MARC BLAKE IN MANNERS! Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 ‘Grid Reft D6 Let's all take our elbows off the table and behave! Fed up with this epidemic of substandard behaviour? Then join me. 'A towering comic intellect' Metro. 'A ream ofAugclever Scotsman.

6-27: one-liners' 17:00 (I hr) (Free Non-tic'ketGenuine ed) comedic nous' Fest. World premiere 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 MARK LITTLE IN SMARTARSE Mark Little Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • An early 21st Century comedy mash up (cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, Muslims and dancing allowed). Featuring DJ Surprised, MC Non Compliance and the Music Nazis, Seaside Alliance, Communist blah, blah.

Aug 16-18,2Hove 23-24:2Z20(lhr) 22:20 (I hr)£I4.£Party 00 (£0Blah, 1100) Aug 5-7, 12-14,9-11,19-21, 5-28: 013.0(£I3.

0) World premiere• 0221 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 MARK WATSON: 50 YEARS BEFORE DEATH ANDTHE AWFUL PROSPECT OF ETERNITY Mark Watson Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Sublime talent, glorious' Scotsman-, 'Magnificent Welsh wit' Telegraph; Wondrous, pioneering, inspirational' Three Weeks. Watson, probably the most-discussed new comic ofAugrecent times, and death's icy grip.

Preview 3-6: 21:3209:(Ianticipates hr)21:3£5.0 (I00hr) £8.decline Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 8, 2 2-25, 0 0 (£5.

0 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:30(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00)0) World premiere-BEl] 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARY JANE Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 Mary Jane - an original comedy presenting the life of Hollywood icon Mae West Performance merges traditional vaudeville and burlesque with contemporary standup. An accurate portrayal, delivered with gusto, in Mae West's indomitable style, with sensuality and1wit Aug 6-8,10-15, 7-22,24-27: 16:40 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) UK premiere 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23

MATT TILLER... LADYKILLER Zoofly Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Matt has one hour to make you fall in love.. with him. A multimedia interactive shambles. Virtual dates. Meet his parents. 23 shows. 23 dates. Updates live and online, for 5 stars'**** Three Weeks.

Previewwww.matttillerladykiller.com Aug 4-5:19-21,IS:2l56-28: (55mins) £4.00 ns)'C£8.ontender Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-14, 15,17-18,22,24-25:15:15:1515(SSmi (55mins) £7.5500(£7.(£6.50)50) FTCH 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2 MC HOT PINK IN BUSTY RHYMES Penny Ashton Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid ReftE6 'Brilliant.. *****' Three Weeks. Hot Pink Kiwi Penny Ashton is back to put the slapper into rapper. She blew away the Edinburgh massive in 2004.. don't miss out again!

'Preview Fabulous.Aug. ****' . ****' Fest. www.hotpink.co.nz 4-6:15,1Ho/r//ne;' 2300 (I22-25: hr)Sexy. £5.2300 00. impressive.

Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, 7-18, (I hr) £7.

5 0 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 23:00(Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) (£6.00) HBH <4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MERVYN STUTTER S PICK OF THE FRINGE Mervyn Stutter Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Just arrived? Then see this show! 'A vibrant and stimulating showcase of Fringe talent - long may it flourish' Scotsman. Every day 8 different acts in 90 minutes.

Comedy, theatre,22-25: music, dance - thens)lot!£8.514th glorious year!

Aug Aug 11,12-14,15,117-18, 9-21,26-28: 13:13:0000 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30mins) £9,500 (£7. (£8.000)0) 3 12 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 m MICHAEL MEE: CONFESSIONS OF A SWOT Michael Mee Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Following his successful 2002 debut, 'Mee, Myself & I' ('A real find' Fest), the Irish lawyer-turned-standup returns with a funny and touching monologue about bullying, academic success and45 (Ithehr) Irish word for 'wedgie'.

Preview 1Aug 3-5: 17:7-18, Aug 217:2-25:45£5.(I 17:hr)0045£ (I10.hr)00 (£9.£9.0000)(£8.00) Aug 6-8, 12-14,0-11, 19-21,15,216-28: World premiere •ECU 14567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .

MICKEY D - REAL NAME MICHAEL DWYER Velocity Boy Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Back for his fifth Edinburgh season. Fast paced, hyper-expressive, engaging, please like me - comedy Australia's Velocity Boy brings you urban survival tactics, tales of selfinduced woes,3-6:joys,21:3mirth Preview Aug 0 (I hr)21:and£5.3000mayhem.

Aug 7, 9 -11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 2 2-25: Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:30 (I hr)(I hr)£ 10,£9.00 0(£9,0 (£8.00)00) ET"H 3 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3C MIDNIGHT VELVET COMEDY CLUB Edinburgh Comedy Room Edinburgh Grid Reft E5Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • 5th fantastic year for 'The most popular comedy club in town' Herald. The absolutely best late night mix of stand-up in the most enjoyable venue, all right at the heart of Edinburgh. unrivalled favourite.

Aug 7-9,11-16,An18-23, 25-28: Fringe 00:00 (2hrs) £10 00 World premiere •HEgl 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

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11.30 Fridays & Saturdays only £8-£10 FREE AND EASY Free comedy and superb food every day at noon 5 York Place & 16 North St Andrew Stre^ 0131 558 7272 www.thestand.co.uk

Al PITCHER THE WOLF CATCHER “Catch him while he’s cheap” ot’**.

Evening Standard ‘Extremely funny... a star in the making” Time Out “Has the boundless energy of a kid who has drunk too much lemonade” Metro 5th-29th August (except 16th) 18.40 CAFE ROYAL £7/£6 0131 556 2549

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conndv MILES JUPP - YOUNG MAN IN A HUFF Miles Jupp Smirnoff Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 •Grid 56Ref:E5 His second solo show, directed by Bruce Morton. Aloof, stand off-ish and occasionally human, he aims to entertain, indoctrinate and belittle you. We'll see.

Not for Aug children.

Newcomer **** Independent Preview 4-5:19-21,20:Perrier 156-28: (SSmi20.Best ns)15£5.(SSmi 00 ns) £ 10.00Nominee.

Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 (£8.

5 0) Aug8-11,16-18,23-25: 2015(SSmins) £9,00(£7,50) World premiere-ECU 456789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 xn , MILK Festival Highlights - Pez En Raya Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Award-winning comedy theatre from Spain's brilliant Pez En Raya, directed by David Sant (Peepolykus.The Elephant Woman). A bedevilled cow, an amateur exorcist, and two crazed clowns collide with '. . sparky dialogue, surreal slapstick and a flutter of flamenco' Metro.

Preview 1Aug 3-6: 1I7:35(lhr5mins) Aug 5-16, 8,22-25,17:239:5 (I 17:hr 3Smi£5.5 (In0hrs)0 Smi£9,5n0s)(£8.£8.050)0 (£7.00) Aug 7-9, 12-14,1,119-21, 26-28: ECU 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MIRANDA HART S HOUSE PARTY' Miranda Hart Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 - Grid Ref: E6 Sublime character comedy from loveable Miranda Hart (from Absolutely Fabulous andVicar of Dibley). One week only - book early. 'Exceptionally funny' Guardian-, Wonderfully talented' Daily Telegraph; 'Imagine Dawn French at her best but taller' Financial Times.

Aug 20 (SSmins) n£9,s) 5£8.0 (£8.00 (£5.00)00) Aug 22-25, 26-28:29:15:215:0 (SSmi World premiere 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 : MISTRESS O S COMIC DISCIPLINE Novarama Productions City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street -07815 196 828 • Grid Reft E5 Clever comedians compete in this saucy quiz gameshow to amuse the strict hostess - but beware! Tasteless 'rude' jokes incur her wicked crop. 'Rip-roaring' Metro.

'Bizarre Aug 7-9,1and4-16,hilarious' 21 -23: OftBBC. OO (I hr)'T£6.he50Glory (£6.00)of O' Time Out. www.comicdiscipline.com Ff^31 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE MONKEY BUTLERS Goldman King £ CKP Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Sketch show with Hal Cruttenden (Perrier Nominee), Zoe Lyons (Babycham Funny Women Winner), Caimh McDonnell (comic and TV writer) and Paddy Lennox (comic and actor). '. . had the crowd roaring' Hollywood Reporter, 'An unqualified delight' Scotsman.

Preview 4-5:19-21,15:236-28: 0 (SSmins)30£4.(SSmi 00 ns) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-8,1Aug Aug9-11, 12-14, 5,17-18, 22-25: 15:15:30(SSmi ns) £7.00(£6.00) Woridpremiere*HSU 2345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 V MONTY PYTHON S FLYING CIRCUS Assembly Theatre, Marshall Cordell and Remy Renoux Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • The only stage version of Monty Python, in French! Well surtitled... a hoot' Observer.

A sell-out London run and three years in Paris, an Edinburgh return with a new improved show.

Choice £5.Time00 Out Preview Aug 5-6: Critics' I600(lhr30mins) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-28:29:16001600(I hr(I hr30mi30mins)ns)£ 15.£ 14.000(£0 (£13.I 0ZOO) 0) B£H 56 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ^ TlfJL T !'f -

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lor all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 OOOO MOONJOURNEY Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Experimental seventies band and unnatural phenomenon Triangle' excavate their legendary rock opus flop. Witness the prog-rock trio save the earth with mime and multimedia magic. Heavy socio-political content plus live cockatoos. Starring Perrier Award Marenghi).

Preview Aug 3-6:Winner 18:8,242-25, 0 (IAlice hr)29:£5.Lowe 0040 (I (Garth Aug 7-9, 1 1, 1 5-16, 1 18: hr) £8.

5 0 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 18:40 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) (£7.00) World premiere»HE3J 3 334167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NAKED ART: A PARTIAL, PREJUDICED & IGNORANT HISTORY Creative Tension Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Become an art millionaire from the proceeds as we generate artwork for ebay auction. Plus: What's the real Da Vinci Code? Was Duchamp's urinal a piece of piss?

Come for12-14,art'1s9-20: sake.

Aug Aug 6-7, 8,10-11,15-18: I ZOOI ZOO(I hr)(I hr)£7.£8.000(£6.0 (£7.00)00) World premiere • EEffl 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 NATALIE HAYNES: RUN OR DIE Natalie Haynes Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Very, very funny, laugh out loud material' Front Row. 'A dark, edgy motormouth' Independent. 'The most exciting thing since Morrissey' Julie Burchill. 'Shrewd, witty, talented and 3-5:mightily ***** Sunday Times.

Preview Aug 19:226-28: 0 intelligent' (SSmi19:ns)20£5.(SSmi 0Time 0 ns)Out.£950'E(£8.xcellent' Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, 0 0) Aug 8-9,11,15-16,18,22-25,29: 19:20(SSmins) £8.50(£7,00) World premiere-Em 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE NERD CENTRE Alex and Me City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street ♦ 07815 196 828»Grid Ref E5 Brilliant sketch comedy from the men who know everything. Laugh at our wimpy gestures and mannerisms. Scream at our obscure seventies television knowledge.

Our time'1s5-28: come.I555(50mins) We are the£7.0nerd Aug 4-13, 0 (£6.centre!

00) May include scenes ofUKnon-nudity. premiere • Hail 34567 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29:0 NEWSREVUE 24/7 Canal Cafe Theatre C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon)»0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Guinness World Record™ Holder for the Longest Running Live Comedy. Its unique high-octane mix of cruel sketches and savage songs has made NewsRevue a recordbreaker. Official Top Ten Best selling shows. Total sell-out every year. Book early! www.newsrevue.com Aug4-15,17-29: 20:30(Ihr) £950(£8.50) World premiere-ECU 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PHILNICHOL The Stand Comedy Club II The Grid Stand Ref: C5Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • New stand-up from the twisted imagination of award-winning Canadian comedian.

'Hovers between insanity and brilliance' Sunday Times. 'A comic genius who takes old crap transforms(Iithr)into£6.0something jaw-breakingly funny' List PreviewandAug Aug5-14, 16-28:4: 2220 2240(lhr) £8.000(£7.00) World premiere 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .: : NICHOLAS PARSONS’ HAPPY HOUR Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Following his sell-out success last year, he's back! More flamboyant, more outrageous, more engaging. A truly interaaive comedy show with high profile guests from all areas 'Choose this one for00)sheer smoothness' Daily Express.

Aug 11,of1showbusiness.

5-18,19-21,22-25:26-27;17:10(Ihr Aug 12-14, 17:10 (IlhrOmiI Omins) n£9.s) 5£0(£8.

10.50 (£9.00) 31 12 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 46

E R 0 T I C I S ED H U M 0 U " He's secured his reputation as one of the most exciting stand-ups of his generation" MALC0M HAY, TIME RUSSELL'100% S 2004SOLDFRIOUTNGE SHOWppw** THE TIMES ★★★★ THE GUARDIAN ★★★★ METRO irkitir 3HAIRLINE WEEKS ★★★★★ ASSEMBLY ROOMS 10.35pm 27th August Wednesday BOOK TICKETS17thNOWtoonSaturday 0131226 2428 or www.edfringe.com . \4

“Bold, brash and verylunny....... good rude fun” Superb Fringe Report VENUE 204 oooo OOOO on the Grassmarket ©Go 6-14 August 1.00pm 15-29 August 1.00pm Tickets £7.00/£6.00 Cones BOX Office: 0870 2410136 LET S AIL PULI TOGETHER!

NICKO AND JOE - SELL OUT Nicko and Joe Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • After sharking their unique brand of music and comedy to sell-out audiences around the world, Nicko and Joe have set their sights on Edinburgh. Wonderfully sil y songs, some which4-5:are23:5only PreviewofAug 0 (Ihr)mildly £4.00offensive.

Aug6-7, 19-21,22-25: 26-28: Aug 8-11,12-14, 15,17-18, 23:23:50(Ihr) 50 (I hr) £7.£8.505(£6.0(£7.50)50) European premiere • OSS 4J67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a NIGERIAN SPAM SCAM SCAM - THE DIRECTOR S CUT www.edcomS.com Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Update of the sell-out 2004 show. Tale of what happens when you respond to those emails promising vast (Isums Find out what happened next '****' Scotsman.

Preview12-14, Aug19-21, 3-6: 1600 hr)16.£6.0of0(Ihr) 00money.

Aug7, 2 5-28: £9.

5 0(£8.

Aug 8-11,15-18,22-24: 1600 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50)50) H7TJ1 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30; 23 A NIGHT ATTHE PICTURES - STEVE DAY GSOH Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 » Grid Ref: D5 Are you tired of comedians and their diched routines about Rembrandt?

Caravaggio? When will they do something different? It's just another deaf comedian talking art!2000'. . revelatory. funny' Guardian, www.isitmyround.com Previewabout Aug (I hr) £3.00£6.. very Aug7-15, 17-22,5-6:24-28: 20:00(Ihr) 00(£4.00) World premiere♦ Hmi 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 NOEL FAULKNER: SHAKE, RATTLE & NOEL Comedy Cafe Management Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: FS Take aTourette-fuelled helter skelter ride from the glitter of the King's Road in the 70s toPreview beingAug wanted 3-6: 2by17:2-25:the 30 (Ihr)17:FBI30£5.in(I0the 0 £8.80s.00 (£7.One00)Irishman's funny and fearless tale of survival.

Aug 7, 9 -11, 1 6-18, hr) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 17:30(Ihr) £9,00(£8.00) European premiere • EUJ 31 23 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 NOT THE FOOTLIGHTS Northern Youth Theatre Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Fifty minutes of original comedy sketches, each focusing on the pathetic absurdity of everyday life. Written by Spectator contributor Richard Kelly, performed by four dysfunctional students, the show wil appeal to intelligent and slightly unhinged adults everywhere.

Aug 8-13,15-20: I l:45(45mins) £5.50 (£4.50) UK premiere ♦ HSU 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 123 NUCLEARWAR! FOLLOWED BYTHE COMPLETE EXTERMINATION OF EVERY LIVING ORGANISM ON THE PLANET Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Kiwi comedian Kevin McCarron's hilarious post apocalyptic show. Unscripted, the experienced stand-up invites audiences to suggest subjects which form the show.

3 nights Free, www.kevinmccaron.co.uk Aug 25-27:only.23:00(Ihr) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 DARA O BRIAIN Dara O Briain Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Brand new show from the fast-talking Irishman. 'A perennial Fringe favourite' Scotsman and regular host of 'Have I Got News For You'. 'A master-class in intelligent stand-up' Every29:ticket soldhr) £20021314, Aug 5-7, 9-11,Guardian.

16-18,20:55(lhr) 23-24, 20:505(10(£1200) 1200 (£ 11.book 00) early!

Aug 12-14, 1 9-21: £13.

Aug 25-28: 20:55 (I hr) £ 14.00 (£ 13.00) Worid premiere 3 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 I.

comidv Ol OVER HERE Delish Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 A character led sketch show, based in a dysfunctional school with a mixture of performance Preview Aug 4-6:and7-18, 14:animation.

45 (I22-25, hr) £5.00 Aug7-8, Aug 12-14,10-11,19-21,15,216-28: 14:45 (I29:hr) I4:45(lhr) £8.50 (£7.0£7.0) 50(£6.00) World premiere • E 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FIONA O'LOUGHLIN Fiona O'Loughlin Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • An anorexic sister, an obsessive compulsive brother, a lunatic mother and some lovely children that aren't her 'cup of tea'. Fiona O'Loughlin, direct from Alice Springs, has some private love to share with you all.

Preview Aug 5-6:22-24, 1900 (I hr)1900matters £5.(I00hr) £she10.0would Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 9: 0 (£9.

0 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 1900 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) European premiere • EE31 ; 56 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OMAR MARZOUK - WAR,TERROR AND OTHER FUN STUFF www.edcom5.com Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Returning after his success in 2004. Taking a fresh look at the War on Terror from a European Muslim perspective. With Egyptian parents, and brought up in Scandinavia, he'Preview s stuckAugin 3-5: the 2l:00(lhr) middle. Welcome to his world.

Aug 21.0£5.(I0 (Ihr)00hr)£9.£8.505(£8.0 (£7.00)00) Aug 6-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-27:28:2100 European premiere • HOI 31 31456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 s 3 23 OMID DJALILI - NO AGENDA Omid Djalili - www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Djalili is Supercalifrajalisticexpialidocious' Scotsman. 'He struts across the stage raining cluster bombs of comedy genius' Metro. 'If you're going to see one show this year it20:is5this Previewmake Augsure 0 (Ihr)one'2£7.9: 020:Sunday 0 Express. Book early!

Aug 10-11, 13-6: 5,17-18, Aug 7,12-14, 19-21, 26-28:22-25, 20:50(Ihr) 5£14.0 (I5hr)0(£13.£ 13.050)0 (£ 1200) Worid premiere 3 2345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ONE MAN AND HIS GUIDE DOG Diabetes Rocks Promotions City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 • Grid Ref: E5 Accompany Kevin Knite on a journey through his diabetical life with his diabolical guide dog '. . injected throughout with extreme laughter overdoses'. Knite can't see much4-13,except the funny sidens)of£7.his00li(£6.fe, 0www.citycomedy.co.uk Aug 16-21,for23-28: 21:20 (SOmi 0) World premiere • ECU 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 OPAL LIVE COMEDY Opal Lounge Opal Lounge, 51 a George Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D4 One of Europe's award winning venues for eating, drinking and dancing brings its own selection of the funniest comedians from the festival. Select nights only opposite with comedy shows.

Aug 10-11,the15,Assembly 17,22-23: 2ftRooms.

15(Ihr) £5.Drinks 00(£3.promotions 50) 3! 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c 31 12 3 OWEN O'NEILL: CHASING MYTALE The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5York Place •0131 558 7272 • Grid RefiCS Extracts from O'Neill's seven award-winning critically acclaimed one-man shows.

And some new raucous poems and stories. 'Combines a stand-up's attack, a sketch comic's characters and an actor's ability to give them heart. Absolutely hilarious' Scotsman.

Preview Aug 4:5: 19:13:3350 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£6.0000 (£5.

00) Preview Aug 6-14,Aug 16-29: 13:35 (I hr) £8.00(£5.(£7.000)0) Worid premiere i 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000

i Valentine’s Andy McQuade Day 4-29 Aug 'Corin Rhys Jones'^|xcellenf performance' Stage 11:00 Chekhov, Beckett, Nabokov, Ishiguro 'Kjelland gives remarkable performance' Stage£\?fc Russian Victor Sobchak Beauty 4-29 Aug 'A stunning performance by Trine Thielen...

13:00 true star quality' Theatreworld .nth J- ^ Victor Sobchak StI Andy ^McQuade 4-29 Aug I Hie controversial tale 22:40 1 ^ 1 '/ willynever iay^ufn No Exit Jean-Paul Sartre 4-29 Aug 'Unfashionably intense theatre' Time Out 19:30 'Absorbingly unavoidable performances' Three Weeks so Act Provocateur International FORMmv701THE odeon 10 shows - Edinburgh 10th Anniversary season I 0870 5105 —t * t w al . c om with Provocative Gnema - a Festival of film Shorts 4-29 Aug at 23:00 0

THE OXFORD IMPS FROM THE MAKERS OF INTERNATIONAL HIT COMEDY Angel Sharp COOKIN' C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Jackie Chan Meets Chaplin After playing a year of well-out shows, Oxford's improv comedy troupe hits - CNN Edinburgh! Armed only with audience suggestions, the Imps create a Whose Line Is t vk Heart Stopping- Korea Acrobatics!

It Anyway?' high-paced comic show on the spot Fit for teens and adults.

Herald www.oxfordimps.com Aug 5-29: 16:55 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7,50) UK premiere«HSM 3 :31 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE OXFORD REVUE The Oxford Revue Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • A brilliant blend of comedy sketches and musical revue from one of the country's longest-standing student comedy groups. 'Laugh out loud funny' Cherwell,'. . savagely hilarious' Oxford Enjoying sell-out year.

Preview 4-5: Student.

I8:l0(55mins) £4.00anfabulous Aug 6-7,1Aug Aug 8-11, 12-14, 5-18,129-21, 3-25:26-28: 18:10 18:(SSmi10 (SSmi ns) £7,s)00£8.(£6.0000)(£7.00) wan 34S6789 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 2223 24 25 26272829X PADDINGTONS CRACK The Time Cats Ltd Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • This grotesquely imaginative satire presents 'Paddingtons Crack'. A decaying Hamlet off the AI. A sordid collection of characters inhabit this bland, insular dwelling, brought to life through a series of absurdist monologues. However something is chafing n Paddingtons CrackPreview1iAug 4-5:19-21,14:236-28: 0(Ihr) £4.00 Aug6-7, 2-14, Aug 8-11,15-18,22-25: 14:30 I4:30(lhr) (I hr) £7.00£8.(£6.000(£7.

0) 00) Worid premiere • WHUl 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29s PAJAMA MEN: STOP NOT GOING Fringe Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 The Marx brothers on speed! 2004 Perrier Best Newcomer and Dubble Act Shortlist (as 'Sabotage'). ***** www.edinburghguide.com, Irish Independent, Vancouver ?

I Sun, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 'Sheer hilarity' Seattle Weekly, 'Fantastic I comedy invention!'

Scotsman.£5.00 Preview Aug 3-6: 2l:40(lhr) Aug 7-11, Aug 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:21:21:404(I0 (Ihr)hr)£ 10.£9.5500(£9.(£8.000)0) World premiere • HE2I 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2005 COMEBACK SPECIAL Perrier Award Nominee 2003 PAM ANN: FLYING HIGH Pam Ann 0ne of the UKs Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 finest ]i Total sell-out! Biting blendsdirtof waspish wA M comedy talents Metro PokingLondon fun at Economy and dishing on othersatire airlines,andshematchless terrorisesaudience all withbanter, safety demos.

'Camp,3-6:kitsch Guardian.

Preview Aug 20:50 (Iandhr) £5.breathtakingly 00 0(£8.rude' Aug7-11, 7.50pm 4-28 Aug Aug 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:20:20:50(lhr) 50 (I hr) £ 11.£I0.000(£9.

50)50) World premiere • ETMI 3456789 10 1112 13 14 5 16 17 18 192021 2223 2425 26 272829 PARK'S CIRCUS HOWARD READ I Toecurler Productions 4 Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 THE LITTLE | Jim Park,Tony Wilkes and Patrick Hyland plus special guest stars invite you to enter Ithe world of 'Park's Circus'; a fun and friendly show of stand-up comedy, off-the-wall ■IOWA merriment and triangular sandwiches.

(NB: sandwiches not included.)

1 Aug Preview 7-21:Aug21:55-6:5 (I hr)2l:5S(lhr) £6.00 (£5.£4.00)00 Worid premiere • HSU APPEAL 1 31 : 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 12 “An infinitely charming creation’ Telegraph Bet you can't find a bigger free event on the I 3.30pm Fringe. ' 4-28 Aug 18

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 PATRICK MONAHAN S ROAD MAP TO PEACE' Patrick Monahan Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 'Engaging, genuinely enlightening' Scotsman. 'Comic pedigree all his own' List. Channel 5's Anglo-lrish-lranian stand-up star embarks on a hilarious quest to discover if peace really exists -4-5:with2l:a25(55mi little help from Richie!

Preview Aug ns)25£5.(SSmi 00 ns)Lionel Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, 2 6-27: 21: £9.

0 0 Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 2l:25(55mins) £8.00 (£7.(£8.00)00) UK premiere • EL~H 456789 10 II 12 13 14 1 5 16 1 7 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 PAUL KERENSA'S 26 Paul Kerensa Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • A stand-up show in real time... I'm comedian Paul Kerensa (BBC/ITV award-winner and writer including 'Dead Ringers', Lee Mack, R4), and this is the funniest hour of my lPreview ife. 26 years one21:2show. . 'Ingenious' Evening Standard.

Aug 4-5:1-9-21, 5 (SSmi21:nClock' s) £4.0s0 ticking.

Aug6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 16-18,22-25:26-28: 21:25 (SSmi25(SSmi ns) £8.ns)00£9.(£7.000(£8.

0) 00) World premiere • HEM 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PAUL MERTON'S IMPRO CHUMS International Artistes Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Paul Merton and his highly talented Impro Chums are wonders of nature. Impro Chums take audience suggestions and create cascades of fantastic tumbling laughter.

Most of the19-21, time. 'They turned £14. my grey cells psychedelic' Hindu.

Aug Aug 13-14, 15-18,23-24,229:5-28:15:2I5:20(lhr) 0(Ihr) £I3.00(£I50(£13.

1.50)00) 3 2 345 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PENNY SPUBB'S PARTY Anna Crilly and Katy Wix Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Not all parties end in wee and sick. Penny's end in labradors and, sometimes, thoughts. Award-winning comics Anna Crilly and Katy Wix present the most original show sketches PreviewofAug 17:2and2-25, 45 (Idamaged hr) £5.00 characters you'll ever see, lucky sods.

Aug 13-6: 7-18,26-28: Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, 17:29:45 17:(Ihr)45 (I£9.hr)50£8.(£8.5000)(£7.00) World premiere • HEM 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SUE PERKINS Sue Perkins Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 From BBC Radio's 'Just a Minute' and '99p Challenge'. Best known for her work as quarter of double act Mel and Sue. Sue now takes advantage of Mel's ASBO to go solo first3-5:ever stand-up Previewin herAug 20:3520:35(lhr) (I hr) £5.00show.

Aug6-11, 1 6-18, 2 3-25: 50(£8.00)00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 2035(Ihr)£9.£1050(£9.

HSU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 2 3 PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS Perrier Comedy Awards Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place » 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 The winner and nominees of Britain's No. I comedy award on one fabulous bil ! This outstanding comedy bil show brings tomorrow's big stars today. Book early. Every year a sellout!I9:30(lhr30mins) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 28-29: 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 t 2 3 PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS BEST NEWCOMERS Perrier Comedy Awards Smirnoff Grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • By public demand:The second Perrier Best Newcomer Shortlist Show - the nominees23:50(Ihr) and winner all on00)one bil . Be the first to see 2005's newest comedy stars!

Aug28: £I0.50(£9.

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NOW IN ITS FIFTH SELL OUT YEAR!

The BBC returns to the Fringe with its renowned comedy night. Check boards daily for our superb line-ups. Entire run sold out in 2004 so book now!

Plus, don’t miss ‘60 Acts in 60 Minutes’ specials!

(Exclusively on Mondays 15, 22 & 29) 11 pm, August 3-29 (not 16 & 23) Venue 23, Pleasance Dome, Bristo Square Tickets: £9.50 / £8 & £ 10.50 / £9 Box Office: 0131 556 6550

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com

Assembly Rooms 9>05pBII 5th-28th August www.andyparsons.co.ukwww.assemblyrooms.com ^29EE03E® ^or show information

Russell HOWARD Skylarking “One of the hottest comedians in the country” The Mirror % “Very, very, very, very funny.

Yes all those verys Time Out “One of the brightest hopes on the comedy circuit” Evening Standard covRimo 3rd - 29th August PLEASANGE 0131556 6550 (except 16th) at 8.30pm li

contdv PETE MONAGHAN -WISHIN N HOPIN www.edcomS.com Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 « Grid Ref: F5 The arcane world of wishes: we all make them, but why? Do they come true? From 300AD etruscan chickens to birthday cake candles, Pete explains why we're hooked, unwitting a newns)religion: Preview12-14, Augbelievers 3-6: 16.26-28: <iX)n (SSmi £6.00 wishtianity!

Aug7, 19-21, Aug 8-11, 16-18, 22-25: 16:01600(SSmi 0 (SSmins) n£8.s) 5£9.0 (£7.50(£8.50)50) World premiere • HEIJ 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2X 26 27 28 29 303 PETER BUCKLEY HILL AND SOME COMEDIANS FREE Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate •0131 556 4481 • Grid Reft D6 The show that pioneered free comedy on the Fringe; back for ninth year. Heroes, zeroes, stars and black holes have all played PBHASC. Different every night, but compered Aug 6-27: 21:by35the(I hr'T40miitanns)PBH'(FreeScotsman.

Non-ticketed) 6789 10 II 12 13 14 1 5 1 6 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031123 PHAT CAVE Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Ladies and Gentlemen! It's back, and Phat! Mickey D brings you fresh stand up that promises to run wild, then groove the night away with Phat beats.

Preview Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,5-6:17-28:00fl0(4hrs) 00:00 (4hrs)£7.0£010.00 (£8.00) 5678 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 2 3 PLUCK -THE SPECIALISTS Pluck Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 New show! The world's most stupid musicians return with more classical buffoonery.

String Trio meets Marx Brothers! Sold out 2003/4. 'Immaculate musical mirth' Barry Cryer.

'CAuglassical Sunday Times. Directed by Cal McCrystal.

Preview 4-6:18,music 19:22-25, 00 (Ifor2hr)9: £5.al19:l 00shoe 00 (I hr)sizes' Aug 7-11, 1 5-16, £9.

5 0 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:00 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.0(£8.0) 00) World premiere • EE3I <456 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 POLITICAL ANIMAL Political Animal Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver host top-class bil s in the Fringe's only political standup show. Previous acts include: Robert Newman,Al Murray, Stewart Lee, Jeremy Hardy, Daniel Kitson, Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle, Russell Brand, Andrew Maxwell, Will Aug 6-7,Hodgson.

11 -14,18-21,25-28: 23:10 (I hr 20mins) £ 10.50 (£9.00) QSH 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 POOL OF LIFE Big Value Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Following his critically successful show of 2003, Keith Carter returns as alter-ego 'Nige'. With new characters, a show celebrating Liverpool's capital of culture. 'Nige thinks he's a 5-6: superhero. terms he already is ****' Evening News.

Preview 21:2021:(I hr)20In(I£5.comedy Aug 7-15,Aug 17-22,24-28: hr)00£7.00 (£6.00) World premiere • nmn 5 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 PRIORITE A GAUCHE - REMASTERED Underbelly Productions Smirnoff Grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Are they:'Hilarious' (Sunday Times),'Glorious' (Telegraph), 'Divine' (Independent), 'Superbe' (Le Monde), A must-see' (Guardian), 'Painfully funny' (Times), 'Daft and witty a joy to behold' (Herald), or: 'Gallic pillocks' (List), 'Sleazy-looking' (Scotsman). You decide.

Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,2l:l5(lhr) £5.00 £l200(£l0.00) Aug6-7, 2l:l5(lhr) Aug8-11,12-14, 16-18,22-25:26-27: 2l:l5(lhr) £I0.00(£8.00) FTHJ1 2345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 SI

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS Puppetry of the Penis Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Refl F5 'Sold out to the rafters! The audience screams and squeals!' MoS. Having toured the globe to over 700,000 fans, Simon and Friendy are back with their sensationally funny hitPreview 'Astonishing, see£6.00for yourselves' Telegraph. 'Extraordinary' Guardian.

3-6: 2unbelievable, 20:2-24:55 (I20:hr5l5O(Imihrgons)I Omi Aug 7,12-14, 9-11,Aug119-21, 6-18, ns) £ 11.5500(£11. (£ 10.50) Aug 2 6-28: 20: 5 5 (I hr I Omi Aug 12-13,19-20,26-27: 23:35 (I hr I Ominns)s) £12. £ 1250 (£ 11.550)0) HSU 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29s GERALDINE QUINN Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: FS She swears like a navvy, sings like a gin-soaked castrato and plays like a demented child. An underground hit at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, this is uber-pop-cabaret Preview Aug 6: 21:1without 5£8.(Ihr)50(£7.£5.the0500)hangover. 'Killer voice.. a hoot' Age. Aug7-l3:2l:l5(lhr) Hag 3i i 2 3 4 s« 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 i 2 RADIO BLAH BLAH Danny James Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 'The' topical comedy show, broadcasting every night during the festival. Danny James brings some of the biggest stars of the Fringe together for all the gossip and loads of laughs.

'Hilarious' 'Very funny' BBC. Preview 2lParamount :30(50mi ns) £3.Comedy, Aug 7-14,Aug 16-21,5-6:23-28: 21:30 (SOmi ns)00£6.(£200) 00 (£4.00) World premiere • HSO 56789 10 II 12 13 1 4 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 RADIOPLAY Flywheel Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Frank drives the overnight bus from Penzance to London. The passengers want to sleep, but Frank wants company. He also has the in-coach microphone. Ed Gaughan' s darkly comic one-man a0y, with a host of characters, live jazz and film.

Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,I6:40(lhr ISmi ns)(I hr£5.plI 0Smi Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 6-28: 16: 4 0 Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22,24-25: 16:40 (I hr I Smins)ns)£9.£8.5500(£8.(£7.50)50) World premiere 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 RAGING HAGGIS Hi-Arts Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The best comedy from across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. A unique blend of stand up comedy and funny sketches giving a fast moving insight into life in today's rural21-23, Scodand.

Aug 25-28:Shows 1305 (Ivary, hr) £7.check 50 (£6.www.hi-arts.co.uk/hifringe.htm 00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3t 12 3 RAIN PRYOR - FRIED CHICKEN AND LATKES The Parker Entertainment Company Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Richard Pryor's daughter, Rain Pryor, tells us what it's like to be young, Jewish, black and the Aug loving4-5:child20:0of0 (SSmi a troubled genius.

Preview ns) £5.00comic Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-14, 16-18,19-21, 22-25:26-28: 20:0020:(SSmi00 (SSmi ns) £8.ns)50£9.(£7.5500)(£8.50) European premiere • H3H 3 2345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 M0TS, GiLDED A||/:iKTf BALLOON AO riUVJU J I V* 15™;1 THE SPORTSMANS (VENUETEVIOT, No.14) 13 BRISTO SQUARE. S.30 PM. BOX 0131 668co.u1633 DIRECTED BY TONI-ARTHUR HAY www.gildedbalOFFICE loon.co.NUMBER: ukwww.comedycafe. k

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RAY PEACOCK & SON Ray Peacock Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ♦ 0131 556 6S50 • Grid Reft E6 5'6" of brash Yorkshireman, with swearing, songs, world record attempts, blasphemy and - reluctantly - a backward son. Daily lifts to and from Leeds appreciated. 'A brilliant shambles' Three Weeks. 'Immensely talented' Sunday Times. 'Immaculately funny' PreviewTime AugOut. 3-6: vww.raypeacock.blockspot.com 19:15 (I hr) £5.15 (010hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:19:19:15(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) World premiere• HHH 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 REDUCED EDINBURGH FRINGE IMPRO SHOW ' SligtitRelupnise!riynipli...l Pleasence Courtyar# THE The Soap Kitchen an absolutely must-see show 15.45 (60 mins) C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 ★★★★The Independent Get your Fringe cut Hilarious impro based on every show in this year's Fringe Programme. New guests/victims daily. Gareth Kane, Lloyd Stephens, Steve Keyworth, Ruth 12:Bratt,Alex Aug 5-13,15-29: 30 (I hr) £7.Norris.

50 (£6.50)'Hilarious' Herald. 'Daft' Scotsman.

World premiere • HSU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CONFESSIONS 0F A THE REGGIE WATTSTANGENT - COMEDYTHAT THINKS OUTSIDE THE BEAT-BOX JINGLE #|| Olivia Wingate productions ltd in association with Neil Masters Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • WRITER * ^ Reggie combines live sampling with his unique brand of improvised comedy. He has thrilled audiences throughout Europe and the States. A must see for all comedy and music www.reggiewatts.com/tangent Previewfans,1Aug 4-5: 22:2306-28: (SOmins) £5.00 ns) £ 10.00 (£850) Aug PLEASANCE Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 16-18,19-21, 22-25: 22:3022:(SOmi30 (SOmi ns) £9.00 (£7.50) UK premiere • HSU COURTYARD 4 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .9 * 16-00 (60 mins) i RHOD GILBERT S 1984 Goldman King £ CKP by arrangement with Comedy Store Management present Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Orwell predicted a bad year, Rhod Gilbert had a stinker. Direct from the Melbourne and Montreal International Comedy Festivals, the multi-award winning comic presents his hotly anticipated debut show. 'One to watch for 2005' Sunday Times. www.rhodgilbert.com Preview Aug 4-6:22-25: 2025 (I hr) £5.00£8.50(£7.00) Aug7-11, Aug 12-14,16-18, 19-21,26-28:2025(Ihr) 2025 (Ihr) £9,50(£8.00) World premiere • HSU 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3tn 3 RICHARD HERRING - SOMEONE LIKESYOGHURT Richard Herring Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Return to stand-up for incredible 20th Edinburgh show. From the brain that brought yj Lovely Goat Show you: Fist Of Fun,TMWRNJ,Talking Cock, Christ on a Bike, Excavating Rita, On The Hour,Time Please.00 'Triumphantly funny' Standard.

Preview AugGentlemen ‘Highly talented, super-energetic Aug 7-11, 13-6: 7-18,22000 22-25,(I20:2hr)9:00£5.20G0 always unpredictable’ Aug 12-14,15,19-21, 6-28: (I hr) (I£hr)10.5£9.0 (£9.500(£8.0) 00) World premiere • ECTI 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Ik ‘Awesome, amazing, brilliant, hilarious and the outright RISK EVERYTHING The Fletcher Players King of Live Comedy’ ClubWEST Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid ReftC4 Fed up and with nothing to do, two friends begin a game of risk that wil see them plunge the depths. Featuring theft, kidnap and poisoning, it's all fair game. When pieces14-27: are at20:stake.

Aug 45 (Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) 31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m 23 5 -(EXCLUDING15 29 AUGUST AUGUST) ASSEMBLY ROOMS Bingo-ing to the Fringe for years?

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THE ROAD TO BOOTHBY GRAFFOE The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Radio 4's award-winning stand-up returns for a new hour of his unique brand of comedy and songs. Wonderful, loveable, funny and endlessly delightful. His songs are sublime pieces21:of00 (Icomic stuff Scotsman.

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00)- clever Aug 6-14,Aug 16-21,3-4:23-28: 19:hr)50(Ihr) 00) 34 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 L 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 ROAD TO PISA Festival Highlights -The Black Sheep Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 A love story. A road movie. A talking ass. Two unlikely acrobats and a glamour peasant hit Renaissance Italy's variety circuit, braving death, rivalry and a wonky tower.

'YAugou'l3-6:laugh14:3buckets' writing' Guardian.

Preview 0 (I hr)29:£5.Dai14:003l0y(IMaihr)l.£8.'G50reat(£7.0comic Aug 7-9, 1 1, 1 5-16, 1 8, 2 2-25, 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 14:30(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) World premiere • HE21 34S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ROB DEERING- 12 INCH Rob Deering Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Join Rob Deering - 'One of the leading stand-ups of his generation' Time Out - on a journey through time, fuelled by the raw power of music! N.B. Actual journey will bePreview forwards through speed.

Aug14-6: 10(1timehr)22:1at£5.0 (I0the0hr) normal Aug 7,12-14, 9-21,22:222-25: 6-28: Aug 8-11, 15,17-18, 22:10 (I hr) £9.£ 10.5050(£8.(£9.00)00) World premiere •HEM 4367 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X ROBERT DUBACSTHE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON? Genetic Pool Inc Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 'The male intellect - an oxymoron?' is Robert Dubac's hilarious solo performance where he creates five other male chauvinists and puts them to task to answer the impossible 'W6:hatI7:30(lhr do women Preview Aug ISmins)want?' £5.00. And guess what? He does!

Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:17:17:3030(I(Ihrhr15miI Smins)ns)£9.£ 010.0 0(£8.0 (£9,00)00) UK premiere • HOI 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x ROBERT NEWMAN: APOCALYPSO NOW Robert Newman The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Or: From P45ToAK47 - How to Grow The Economy With The Use OfWar. 'The funniest comedian I have ever seen' SundayTimes. 'Breathtakingly, heartbreakingly, goosepimplingly brilliant' Scotsman.£5.Warning:This show contains ukulele.

Preview Aug 3-6:22-25: 20fl0(lhr20mins) Aug 7-11, 15-18, 2000 (I hrn20mi n11.s)000£0 10.(£9.0000)(£8.00) Aug 12-14, 2 0-21: 2000 (I hr 20mi s) £ Aug 26-28: 2000(lhr20mins) £12.50 World premiere • EEH1 34367 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X ROBIN INCE ISAS DUMB AS YOU Robin /nee Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Quacks, psychics, ne'er-do-wells, mystics and dubious journalists - they're all out to profit from our stupidity. Let's get together and cock some kind of snook at them.

Wry, intelligent cruel' Evening00 Standard.

Preview 3-5: and 2l:45(5Smi Aug 6-7,11Aug 2-14, 6-28:221:9:ns)421:5£5.(55mi Aug 8-9, 1,15-16,19-21,18,222-25, 45 (SSmins) n£9.s) 5£8.0 (£8.50 (£7.00)00) Worid premiere • HSU 34367 8 9 !0 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Skip the queues and go straight to the above Waverley Station.

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RODDY FRASER SONGS Procrastifarian Productions Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 'A genuinely exciting performer with flashes of genius', 'Flawed genius', Verging on genius' www.chortle.co.uk, 'Genuis!' Roddy Fraser. (Note to editor: Genius deliberately misspelt to avoid appearingnarrogant to lower orders). Come see Funny Scottish Man. Preview Aug 7-28:Aug22:04-6:0 (SOmi22.On0s)(SOmi £5.00 s) £250 World premiere • EC3I 1 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x ROMANTIC COMEDY - A STAND-UP SHOW Terry Saunders C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft ES Romantic Comedy. If Terry had slept with Cheryl in 1997 after they read the Kama Sutra together, then he wouldn't have written this show. He didn't - so he did.. www.terrysaunders.co.uk Aug 3-29: 16:45 (Ihr) £7,50(£6.50) World premiere • HSU 13 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 RUSSELL BRAND - EROTICISED HUMOUR Russell Brand Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George St • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ret D4 After last year's 100% sell out, 'Better Now', Russell returns to the Fringe with 'death, Eroticised Humour' in whichoftheconsent Big Brother EForums host witters on about sex, and 2the manufacture Aug 17-18, 0) Aug 26-27: 22:2-24:35 (I22:35(lhr) hr) £ 13.00£11. (£ 12.000(£I0.

0) 00) Aug 19-21,25: 22:3S(lhr) £I200(£I World1.0premiere 3M 2 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112 3 RUSSELL HOWARD - SKYLARKING Russell Howard Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ‘ 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: E6 The young buck rides back into town to spil his comedic stylings wherever there's a crevice. 'One of the hottest comedians in the country' Daily Mirror. 'Hilarious' New Zealand Herald.3-6: '20:30(lhr) Phenomenal'£5.00TimeAugOut.7-11,'C1omedy prodigy' Manchester£8.Evening Preview12-14,Aug 50(£7.0•News.

0)HSU Aug 19-21,26-28: 20:30(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) 5,17-18,22-25,29: 20:30(lhr) World premiere 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JERRY SADOWITZ Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street»0131 668 2019 / 0131 226 2428«Grid Reft G6 Shocking, compelling, hilarious - Jerry Sadowitz on such people-friendly topics as terrorism, cloning and child abuse. 'There is nothing as strange and funny as Jerry Sadowitz. him at your peril' Scotsman.

Aug 12-13,1Face 8-20,down 25-27: 23:the30fear(I hr)and£ 13.miss 00 (£ 1100) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE SAD,THE ALMOST BLIND,THE POLITICALLY HAIRY AND STRANGE FRIENDS West Bank Promotions Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Robert White, many problems... A Trisha regular, Mac Ledemia - where's my stick? and Phil Kein - so hairy.. banned by right wing barbers, are joined by infamous friends.

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24-28: 20:05 (I hr 45mins) £6,00 (£5.00) UK premiere ♦ HSU 234 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SALLY SWALLOWS &THE RISE OF LONDINIAN The Sally Swallows Sketch Show Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: F5 UK's nastiest sketch show. Comic book characters spring to life amidst a world of pollution and granny bashing. Follow gutter-reporter Sally Swallows and her adventures inhabitants7-11,of1Londinian. www.sallyswallows.com Preview12-14,Aug19,with 3-6:21,2the 19:00stinking (Ihr) Aug 6-28: 19:00£5.(I hr)00 £Aug 10.00 (£9.00)5-18,22-25: 1900(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) HSU

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Aug 6:20:2300 23:00(Ihr) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 « 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 SCOTLAND 4 AUSTRALIA I Peter Aitchison, Kieran Butler, Austin Low, Keir McAllister, Paul Pirie Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Stand-up, sketch, music, video. The sold-out show from the 2005 Glasgow Comedy Festival. 'Slickly executed... each comedian leaves the audience wanting more... a hint ofPreview real comedy gold' **** Noise Magazine. www.scodand4australia I .com Aug 4-5:19-21, 22:2306-28: (Ihr)22:Sam £5.3000Taylor, Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, (I hr) £9.

Aug8-11,16-18,22-25: 2230(Ihr) £8.50(£7.5500)(£8.50) etth 31 34 5 8 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x SEAN COLLINS:TRUTH Comedy Cafe Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: E6 Driven to startling honesty by a mysterious voice, Truth' reveals Sean's intriguing journey from assisting in a psychiatric unit to international stand-up comedy. The voice forces Sean20:to20confront events in his life. 20 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Preview12-14, Aug19-21, 3-6: hr) £5.(I hr)00various Aug 26-28: (I2020 £Aug 10,507,(£9.9-11,00)16-18,22-25,29: 20.European premiere • unn 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SEX, LIFE AND E.F.T. Peter Searles Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 47 and single again - Searles reviews his sex-life with a little e.f.t What's e.f.t? Does it work? Find out in his new show - with its unique blend of stand-up comedy, storytelling and3-6: physical Preview Aug 18:23-25: 30 (I hr)18:theatre. £5.00 Aug 17-18,26-28: Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, 18:303(I0 (Ihr)hr)£10.£9.0000(£9,(£8.000)0) Worid premiere •HSU 3! 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031123 SEYMOUR MACE - IMAGINARY FRIENDS REUNITED Goldman King <& CKP Assembly Grid Ref; D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Single male, 36, seeks imaginary people to live in his head. Come along and laugh at a lonely PreviewmanAugwho 5-6:has21:22-24: 3never 0 (I hr)had£5.0any0 real friends,50) and meet the freaks he made up to get by.

Aug7-11, 17-18, Aug 12-14,15,19-21, 25-28: 21:21:303(I0(1hr)hr)£ 10,£9.5500(£8. (£9,50) Worid premiere • EE21 23 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SHAZIA MIRZA: BETWEEN YOU AND ME Shazia Mirza Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: F5 New stand up dealing with what's so special about relationships and why we need them. You may think you've heard it all before. You haven't 'Revolutionary, groundbreaking Preview Aug 3-5:2and 22:2-25,15hilarious' (I29:hr)22:£5.150Guardian, 0 'Sharp,50) witty' Telegraph.

Aug6-9, Aug 12-14,11,115-18, 9-21,26-28: 22:15 (I hr)(Ihr)£9.0£8.0 (£7,00(£6.

50) UK premiere • HSU 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE SHOW IN THE BRO Attention Please Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref. F5 A lively and fast paced mix of sketchesque comedy, music and dance. A student drama group pursue their quest for success at the Fringe in a hilarious lampoon of theatrical and dramatic hang-ups.

Preview Augtheory 3-5:13:I3:00(lhr30mins) Aug 6-11, 00 (I hr 30mins)£8.£7.5£5.05(£7.000(£6.50)50) Aug 12-14,15-18: 19: I300(lhr30mins) World premiere •FTHH 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

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A SHUT UP COMEDY FROM JAPAN Gamarjobat C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 Hilarious physical comedy duo from Japan will transcend anything you think you know about clowning, magic and mime. 2004 sell-out and Double Act Award-winner.

'Aug A show fall i17:n love 5-15,to17-29: 45 (I hr)with'£9.5Scotsman, 0 (£8.50) (£6.www.gamarjobatcom 50 C) WHH U56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SIMON NUNNERY'S AGM 2005 The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272» Grid Reft C5 It's annual. It's general. Need I go on? Entirely new show constructed on the rubble of last year's. The democratic element is preserved, yet curtailed. Sketches, poems, wry observations, Preview Aug 4-5: 3: 19:3prophecy 0 (I hr I Sminand s) £6.irregular 00 (£5.00) drumming. Almost no buckets.

Preview Aug 6-14,Aug 16-29: 160016:0(I0 (IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£8.£6.0000(£7.(£5.00)00) Worid premiere 2 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SIMPLE THINGS Alternative Soul HumourTheatre from Belarus (Novy Dzen) Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy ReftE6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Five artistic comedy heroes from Belarus present their unique style of hilarious mime. ABComic Dream Ear-drum Frame G-chord Heart Intuition Just Keep-on, efiLove Music Novy Dzen nOwords Performance Quite Real Simple Things Up Vision Wish25-29: XYZen. Aug 14-16, 17: IS (Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) Worid premiere L 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 1 4 1 5 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SISTER MYOTIS: SOUTHERN-FRIED AND SANCTIFIED! Voices of the South C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Sister Myotis Crenshaw has arrived from her Memphis Mega-Church with her interactive praise meeting to save souls at the Fringe! See the side-splitdngly irreverent show that has left Memphis audiences gasping for breath! Amen! www.voicesofthesouth.org Aug 6-9,11 -13: 23:15 (I hr) £8.50 (£7,50) Worid premiere • Ed] 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE 1649 SHOW I The 1649 Group Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref:E6 1 A funny, frantic sketch show from genuine comedy kings. You laughed at their Dirty l1 Shakespeare. at Swearing Parrots.surreal You comedy saw the goldmine! humour in Andrew Marr Worship...Younowguffawed delve further into their 1 www.the Aug 7-11: 1649show.com 23:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00) Worid premiere • FTH11 I 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 DWIGHT SLADE | Velvet Laughter Master Series Edinburgh » Grid Reft E5Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • iI After 2003, triumphant for Dwightlanguage' Slade. Sell-out showsconquering testify to hisEdinburgh '. . thrillingin displays of slapstickreturn and high-tuned Sunday Herald. 'Slade uses language fantastically - in a savage comic display' Guardian. fi Aug Indubitably a comic master.

14-20: 22:30(Ihr) £10.00 I 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 s 3 j !

SLAUGHTERHOUSE LIVE'S YARD OF BATTENBERG | Slaughterhouse Live > Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • 3 Grid Ref: F5 It The Comedy Store's smash-hit character-cabaret returns with an explosive new b show! Witness Pat Stephens and His Musical Eyes, 'Human-Clarinet' - Spacker Bilk, a double-act Knockers and Cocks, Four Fat Folkers.. and more! 'Brilliant!' List |<]1 Wonderful!'

Metro,19:0www.slaughterhouse-live Preview Aug23-6: hr) £5.00 50) com AA Aug7-11, 2-25:26-28: 19.00(I0(Ihr) Aug 12-14,18,19-21, 1900 (I£8.hr)50(£7. £9.50 (£8.50) Worid premiere • HZB I 3 123 45 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123

What Late & Live used to be.. and what all comedy nights should be STEWART LEE "A fantastic comedy^ night 3 WEEKS This is what the festival should be about THE LIST Critics Choice SUNDAY TIMES MIDNIGHT TILL 4AM AUG 4-7. 10-14 17-21 24-28 rsMIRNOFTI ’extras on 8+9 15+16.

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WntflCT Sell-out for the last ten years!

Four top comedians! Joke competiton prizes!

Two different shows - Early show and late show!

Two intervals! Air-conditioned venue!

Undoubtedly cabaret comedy entertainment The Scotsman at its very best' 'Top comedy, top value' The List

The Cafe Royal 17 West Register Street Sun 7tliTue-16th Sun 29th August (Not or Previews Fri 5th,23rd) Sat Gth Early Show10pm 7.30pm-12pm - 9.30pm Late Show Box Office:

THE SOAP KITCHEN The Soap Kitchen City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828«Grid ReE E5 Improvised soap comedy - episodes cooked up daily from audience suggestions.

Ruth Bratt (FAQu, C4), Gareth Kane (Newsnight!), Lloyd Stephens (Stand-up Britain), Steve Keyworth (Radio 4), special guests. From creators of 'Aliens are Scary’.

'Aug Hilarious' - Herald; aft' -ns)Scotsmon.

4-15,17-28: 18:05'D(SOmi £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere • HEM 3 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28: SOME Some Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road ♦ 07947 697 987 » Grid Ref: E6 'Some' tap the barometer of society and vomit joyously at the hideous results.

Sketches feature words, actions, a man and another man. Imaginative? Yes. Innovative? Yes. A cornucopia of indispensable tips for the aspiring match angler?

Oh, yes!Augwww.somes.co.uk Preview ns) £3.00)00 Aug 7-20: 17:35-6:0(SOmi17:n3s)0 (SOmi £5.00(£4, World premiere-Em 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SOMEBODY SHUT HER UP! Emma Horton Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • One actress... a million ways to offend. From X-factor reject to Kinky Tudor Queen, these women wil not be silenced! Brand new solo comedy. Not for the politically correct..

Michael www.emmahorton.com Preview AugTdf**kher!'

20 (SOmi £4.Winner, 00ns)Aug 10 (SOmipremiere ns) £8.00• ECU (£7.00) Aug 8,10-11, 14-5: 5-18,14:22-25: 14:n1s)0 (SOmi £7,06-7, 0 (£6.12-14, 00) 19-21,26-28: 14:World 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? - SPONSORED BY FIVE TV AND PARAMOUNT COMEDY Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 The best stand up comedy competition for newcomers. Legends are born, previous winners include Peter Kay, Rhona Cameron, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack and David O'Heats Doherty.

Aug25:7-9,20:14-17: Final Aug 00 (2hrs22:30(lhr30mins) 45mins) £I2.50(£I£9.01,000)(£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I !2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i 23 SPANK! Spank! and Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 ♦ Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Featuring awesome comedians, Perrier Winners, sexy DJs and a bar with tons of booze. Anything can happen! What Late 'n' Live used to be and what all comedy nights Stewart Lee.£5.00 Previewshould Aug 4-5:1be'9-21,00*)0(3hrs) Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-14, 15-18,22-25:26-28: 00:00003X) (3hrs)(3hrs) £9.50£(£8.11.000)0 (£9.50) FTH71 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829X 23 THE SPECIAL RESERVE Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref:E6 A heady mix of laughter from the last twenty-five years. You'd be mad not to buy tickets!

All proceeds go to thecosts Charlie Hartill Special Reserve, a rolling investment fund the 30mi production Aug 29:towards 153)0 (2hrs ns) £9.S0 (£8.00)of selected projects.

WoHd premiere 31 1234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 SQUATTING Perki and Mann Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550»Grid Reft E6 After 11 years 51 weeks, Alexander Perkins (BBC's The Office') and Richard Mann ('21 st Century Stones') realise they have been squatting unintentionally.. Now the owner wants it back! '. . calculated comic one-upmanship at its finest!' Adele Anderson, 'F3-6: ascinating , www.perkiandmann.co.uk Preview Aug 16:3529:(IAida' hr16:I Omi ns) £5.00 Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 2-25, 3 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 16:35 (I5 (IhrhrI OmiI Omins)ns)£8.£7.505(£7,0 (£6.00)00) WoHd premiere-HSU 14567 8 9 iO II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THE STAND: LATE SHOW The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place •0131558 7272 ♦ Grid Reft C5 Late night Fringe comedy at its best. Eight superb showcases from Scotland's favourite club. Five comics - two hours - late bar. Different sizzling selection nightly.

'Best5-6,value12-13,in town' Aug 19-20,lEvening b-27: 23:News.

30 (2hrs)'T£hey10.00keep (£8.00)the laughs coming' Times.

3i 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 THE STAND PLAYERS: COMPLETELY MADE UP The Stand Comedy Club II The Grid Stand Ref: C5Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Scotland's best improvised comedy returns. 'One of Fringe comedy's best kept secrets... riotous, madcap anything-may-happen burst of chaos' Scotsman. 'Four lightning-fast comedians who buzz with an ecstatic chemistry... brilliant Fringe atmosphere' Aug 5-14,16-28:****23:Evening 50 (I hr) £6.News.

00 (£5.00) World premiere 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x3 2 STAND UP FOR FREEDOM Amnesty International and the Amnesty Credit Card Assembly ©Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 10th anniversary show, featuring Fringe favourites Boothby Graffoe and Lucy Porter, plus surprise comedy heavyweights and top-name musicians. Laugh out loud with the from(Ithe Augbest 17: 2300 hr 30mipastns) 10£ 13.years.

50 (£ 11.50) World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 1 2 3 STAND-UP TRAGEDY AND OTHER DISASTERS FREE Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 'Grid Ref: D6 PBH's one-man show featuring stuffed sheep, dustmen,Yorick and the odd song. May contain new material. May not We have to write these blurbs in late March, you know. very25-27: entertaining' Out Non-ticketed) Aug 7-9,'O11ffbeat -16,18-23, 18:25 (55miTime ns) (Free 78 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 2122 23 2425 26 27 2829x3123 STATUS-SHOW:THE SECRET OF LIFE I Biker Bob SweetRef:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* ; Grid I You want explanations? I got 'em! No flash! No bullshit! 'Bob is both charismatic I and a capable storyteller' Scotsman 2004. See cause and effect reversed! Feel the I light of understanding switch on in your head!

Preview 19:30n(SOmi Aug 5-29:Aug19:34:0 (SOmi s) £7.n0s)0 (£6.£5.0000)(£4.00) World premiere»Hail : 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 STEVE FURST - BEHINDTHE NET CURTAINS Steve Furst Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • 7 brand new characters trapped in the hell of suburbia from a 'nice' terrorist under house arrest to the husband of an enormously fat wife who hasn't been downstairs iPreview n years.Aug Wickedly 5-6:23-25: 20:funny.

4520:(I hr)45 (I£5.hr)00£9.00 (£8.00) Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, Aug 12-14, 1 9-21: 20: 4 Aug 26-28: 20:45 (I hr) 5£(I11.hr)00£(£10.10.0000)(£9.00) HH2J 56789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 » ! STEVE HUGHES - WAKE UP TO YOURSELF | www.edcomS.com I Smirnoff Ref: E5 Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid .!' Last year he was at war with Satan, this year he’s in league with everything. Steve | returns with hard hitting stand up about himself, the world and our (non) human i3 condition. ’Hughes Guardian.

Preview Aug 4-5:22-24, 21:3wi208:(Il hr)21:rock3£5.0(1your 00hr) £8.world' \1 Aug Aug6-11, 1 5-18, 5 0(£7.

12-14,19-21,25-27: 21:30(1 hr) £9.50(£8.00)00) World premiere• FTHTI 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x3123

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WlMiPi Elaine St. George 'showstopping songstress' -NewYork mapne 'Barbara Cook and Elaine St. George must been separated at birth'-lime Out NY Purple Venues-Venue 175 Box Office 0870747 9837

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STEVE ORAM: DENIM Underhand Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •OI3I 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Characters and sketches from one ofTV's hottest talents. Star of The Pilot Show' C4, 'Matthew &Tone' C4, feature film 'It's all Gone Pete Tong!'. 'A true original' Stage.

'Preview Clever, dynamic and Aug 3-6:22-25, 19:352incredibly (SOmi19:n3s)5 (SOmi £5.funny' 00ns) £8.List50 (£7.www.steveoram.com Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 9: Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:35 (SOmins) £9.50 (£8.00)00) World premiere • HSU 34567 89 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 STEWART LEE - 90’S COMEDIAN Stewart Lee Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • New rope from co-writer of Fist Of Fun & Jerry Springer - The Opera.

'Interminable' Guardian. 'Surly, arrogant, laboured' Independent. 'Best stand-up in 20 years' TimeAugOut. Ricky Gervais.

Preview 4-5:19-21,20:'Cleverest, 46-28: 0 (I hr)20:£5.funniest 000(I hr) £comedian' Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 4 10.

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0 0) Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 20:40 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) World premiere 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STRAITJACKET SHOWCASE Straitjacket Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate •0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 Based in the North East of England, Straitjacket can be heard on BBC Radio One's 'Milkrun' programme. Here they showcase a 30 minute collection of dark and surreal sketches in video Aug 17-24:comedy 13KX) (30mi ns) (Free Non-tiformat cketed) UK premiere 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 DAVID STRASSMAN Strassman Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Brand new show.. same dark, disturbingly twisted mind! Eagerly anticipated Fringe return of Chuck Wood and Ted E. Bare. 'Unmistakable star who makes ventriloquism cool' Scotsman.

'R1900(Ihr) azor sharp£5.0comedian... d be a fool to miss it' Irish Times.

Preview Aug 3-4:22-25, 0hr) £ 11.50 (£you' Aug 5-11, 1 5-18, 2 9: 19: 0 0 (I 10.

0 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 19:00 (I hr) £ 1250 (£ 11,00) UK premiere • ECU 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SUPERELVIS: NO TWO CLONES ARE THE SAME KS MANAGEMENT Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Fresh from metropolis Tennessee Superevlis comes to save the world from bad impersonators. You'l love the hits, you'll marvel at this comic. The original Superelvis. singns) just like Elvis' Scotsman.

Preview9-11,Aug1The 3-6: 2Ofboy tOOcan(SOmi Aug 6-18, 2-25: (SOmi£5.n0ns)0s) £9.£8.5500(£8.(£7.550)0) Aug 7,12-14, 19-21, 26-28: Of00:tO0O0(SOmi renal 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SWEET COFFEE SHOWCASE Roundham Lock Theatre <& Sweet Entertainments Sweet Grid Ref:onE4the Grassmarket.Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • A choice selection of previews and tasters of this year's Fringe to stimulate and excite the mind. Some with froth, others without milk but maybe a biscotti instead!

Come14-29: and Ienjoy Aug OOP (I the hr) £7.giant00 (£6.Danish 00) that is Edinburgh.

UK premiere 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TAKING CARE WITH STAN AND JUSTIN Barker and Maley Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 'How would 'you' clean piss out of a lift?' Meet two of the best caretakers in the business. The pitfalls.. the perils.. the Toilet Duck. Think you've got what it takes?

Think again.23:30(lhr) £S.OO(£4.QO) Aug 21-25: World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3

TALLULAH MAY - HYPERACTIVE THE ROAD TO Tallulah May Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road « 07947 697 987 • Grid Reft E6 Tallulah proves why mad Is the new sane. Unrestrained wit meets naive eccentricity. ■ BOOTHBY With explosive enthusiasm, everything from marriage to mothballs explored with hysterical result '...The most mind-blowing thing to emerge from Somerset since scrumpy' News.(SOmins) £3.00 Proview9-21:AugWeston 5-6: (SOmi 2130 GRAFFOE Aug Stand-up comedy and sit-down songs Aug 7,22-28: 18:213030 (SOmi nns)s) £6.£6.0000(£5.(£5.000)0) World premiere •EC3I s«73 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29*3 2 3 ‘Funny, wonderfully clever and endlessly delightful’ *****Scotsman TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT 2005 Waverley Care THE STAND COMEDY CLUB Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 5 York Place, Aug 6-28 (not 15,22) 7.50pm 0131 558 7272 A top night of comedy, with proceeds going to Waverley Care. Recent line-ups have included Jason Byrne, Reginald D Hunter, Ed Byrne, Natalie Haynes, Phil Nichol, Danny16:Bhoy.

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50) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TATLOW & STANKUS Tatlow & Stankus Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 Taming your first stallion.. kil ing a man with your bare hands.. sketch comedy. All '... characters more disturbing in nature three require a loose grip on reality and suitable venue. Comedy duo perform and manner since the League of sketches with6:a18:delightful mixture of charm and childish spite.

Preview Aug 3 0 (SOmi n s) £3.

0 0 Gentlemen' Evening News**** Aug 7-21: 18:30(SOmins) £5.00(£4.00) World premiere •HSU 'fabulously outrageous romp' Scotsman**** 67 8 9 I I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THt STAND COMEDV CLUB II w«w.«,est.nd.™.

THAT AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE THING 16 North St Andrew St, Aug 5-28 (not 15) 7.10pm 0131 558 7272 HWS Rembiko Project Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy' s Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 Farcical iambic pentameter meets right-wing American politics? Uncle Sam gets culture? NY Fringe sensation KirkWood Bromley's world premiere, directed by Alexander Yannis Stephano. 'By far the best young ensemble on the Fringe' Scotsman. www.rembiko.com Preview Goldman King & CKP present Aug 7,9,1Aug 1,13,5:19:20:2a1515(I hr(I hrI SmiI Smins)ns)£6.£8.000(£4.0 (£6.00)00) World premiere • HSU 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I THAT’S TWICE I Full Tilt Bath Spa University Theatre Company [I 0871 Rocket750@0077 Demarco « GridRoxy Reft Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • A cast of fools play politician, unleashing a programme of outrageous policy making.

Smuggled into Australia's Parliament House for its premiere. Seriously funny, .theCochrane, highlight who is lanky, is anowliterate realandtip poignantly mad, joyfully biting.. Roll up!!! See it with 'And the Little One Said.. ' for for 2005. £ 11.22-27: 50 (£9.50). showCatch offwhentohimyour friends Aug 23:05(lhr30mins) £7,50 (£6.00) European premiere he’s a star' 3 ■■■:■■ 7 8 9 10 I! 2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 * 2 .

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I couldtheis easily j Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ♦0131 556 6550 • Grid ReE F5 have through exact I Two super-charged actors, 20(ish) hilariously hideous chararters and 511/2 high-speed same hour immediately’ j costume changes; hurl them into a terror maze and you know it is 13 o'clock! *★★** The List | Previous reviews include: 'Fantastically funny' **** Scotsman, 'Riotous physical comedy' I> **** ThreeWeeks.

‘Alun Cochrane was decent’ Preview Aug 3-6: 20: 3 0 (I hr) £5.

0 0 Gordon Strachan Aug 7-11, 2030(1 hr)£9,£8.00(£7.

00 (£6.50)50) j Aug 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:2030(Ihr) World premiere • BSH /. Aov\c-oc-Wav\e,, c-cv* 3 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TIME TROUPERS BOX OFFICE 0131-226 0000 1 Nasty Girls I* Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 7th-27tl' AUGUST motsunwih) 7.30pm | It's time to get back behind the sofa as time travelling reveals some deliciously H nasty surprises. 'Wicked sense of humour, combined with sharp take on life EDINBURGH COMEDY ROOM fl from a disabled point of view creates refreshingly different form of II Aug comedy' THE TROK, HUK7ER SQUARE, ROYAL MILE 11-14,. 16-19: I6:l5(lhr) £8.00(£5.00) I 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 TIM MINCHIN - DARKSIDE Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Winner of Director's Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2005. 'An immensely talented musician.. a bright, quirky and hugely entertaining comedian... Impeccable stuff www.chortle.co.uk; 'Irreverent and talented... excellent, provoking, funny' Age, Melbourne. 'The thinking person's comic crumpet' www.theProgram.net.au Preview12-14,Aug19-21, 3-6:222:6-28:15 (I22:hr)15£5.(I hr)00 £ 10.00 (£9.Aug Aug 00) 7,9-11,16-18,22-24: 22:15 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.021]00) TIMVINE - CURRENT PUNS Tim Vine Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Tim returns to Edinburgh with lots of new stupidity. Fresh from breaking the Guinness World Record for Most Jokes Told In One Hour. Gag follows gag follows s4jokes Independent Book early! 18:40 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) Preview12-14,gag.

Aug19-21, 3-4:'Vine'218:6-28: 0(1 18:hr)4are£6.0 (I0hr)0timeless' Aug £ Aug 11005-8, (£ 10.10-11, 50) 15,17-18,22-25,29:World premiere • FTHU

Jimmy Carr 9pm, 18-21,25-28 Aug os EICC Tickets: 0870 4000 886

TOAD IN THE HOLE Toad in the Hole Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street >07713 746 561 • Grid Reft D6 Dark, mysterious sketch show. Their road to cultdom brews up a blend of Python and Cook in Moore than a Fast Show. This League of Bristol Gentlemen be sure Aug 7-13: 2135wil (SOmi ns) £4.to00fi(£3.l that 00) suicidal hole, www.toadintheholecomedy.com World premiere»EE3 ig 14-27: 19.30(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) TOM GLEESON: GINGER NINJA Andrew Taylor Management Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Tom Gleeson returns to Edinburgh after sellout shows at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sydney Opera House and Montreal. The star of Paramount's Skithouse debuts Ginger Ninja.

Witty, original and very funny' Three Weeks.

Preview12-14,hisAug1show 3-6:220:l5(lhr) Aug 9-21, 6-28: 20:15£5.(I hr)00 £9.50 (£8.50)Aug 7-11,15-18,22-25: 20:15 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.BEH50) 3 2 3 4S6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TOMMYTIERNAN - LOOSE Assembly Theatre, Marshall Cordell and Mabinog Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 Perrier Award winner Tiernan returns for 11 shows only. WhenTiernan is on fire, his tales seem imbued with a brand of humour and an eye for surreal detail, of which Samuel18,2Beckett would have been proud' Stage.

Aug 0 (£ 13.00) Aug 28: 21:2-24:30 (I21:hr)05£(Ihr) 14.00£13. (£ 13.0000)(£ 1100) Aug 19-21,25-27: 21:05 (I hr) £UK14.0premiere 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 TONY CARTER: BENEFIT FRAUDSTER The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club 11, 16 North St Andrew Street *0131 558 7272 • Grid Reft C5 Britain's only new deal comic just went pro. No-one's more surprised than he. A deranged and quite brilliant star in the making' Scotsman. '. . after Carter's dizzying performance, List Aug 3: 20:50 (I hr) £5.00 Preview Aug 1:straight 21:00 (I hr)stand-up £5.00 seemed a tad toothless'Preview Aug5-14,16-28: 1800(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) World premiere I 2 3 4 S67 8 9 !0 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TONY LITTLER FAT, FURRY, FUNNY AND FREE Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 You'l rock in your seats with Tony's own special brand of comedy and parody songs.

Tony takes no prisoners. If you are looking for political correctness you've come to the place,(Ihr)www.tony-litder.co.uk Augwrong 13-21: 2145 UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 62

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TOPPING & BUTCH - A LOT TO TAKE IN Topping <£ Butch Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 5 Awesome Year Outrageous sexy satirists return with guest Maggie Bourgein ('Great tits' QX) pouring cocktails. The latest news headlines and parodies. 'Masters of innuendo' Scotsman. 'Clever, sharp.. extremely funny' T/mes. Official sell-out 2003/4.

MIDNIGHT VELVET ***** www.toppingandbutch.com Preview hr) £5.29:0021:20 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-11,3-6:15,121:7-18,20(122-25, Worid premiere • ETCH COMEDY club Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:20 (I hr) £ 11.50 (£ 10.00) 34S6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TOPPING & BUTCH - FILTH! Topping <£ Butch in Association with Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 « Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Utter muck.

Also, a song about lesbians.

Aug 17-18,24-25: 00:45(Ihr) £10.50(£9.

50) Not for children or critics.

31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 TOULSON AND HARVEY Toulson and Harvey Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 The explosive double-act rampage through our deranged world, exposing a sordid society teeming with Tony Blair battling Evil Blair, talk show host Roger Righteous-Self, the Italian Minister for Upsetting Foreigners, and the music of Coffee Blowjob.

Preview Aug 3-5:19-21,19:216-28: 5 (55mins) £5.00 ns) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 6-7, Aug 8-9,112-14, 1,15-16,18,22-25,29:19:119:5 (SSmi 15 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.00) World premiere • BEH 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TRAIN OFTHOUGHT Trolley Dolly Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Harassed buffet steward Albert Pantygirdle struggles to hold it together on a train journey that takes some surreal diversions. The Eurovision Song Contest, black underpants, and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle feature THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS HOLDER FOR MOST JOKES TOLD IN ONE HOUR prominendy.

Aug 8-14: 20:20 (45mins) £4.50 (£3.50) HEH 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 THETRAP The Trap Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 TIMVildE Total Sell-out 2004 'Surreally anarchic.. brilliant' www.chortle.co.uk Who says the spirit of the Goodies doesn't live on?.. it all works hilariously well' Scotsman.

'I don't know why nobody thought of doing comedy like this before' ***** Three PreviewWeeks.

Aug 3-5:19-21,17:216-28: 5 (SSmins) £5.00 ns) £9.50(£8.00) Aug6-7, Aug 8-9,112-14, 1,15-16,18,22-25,29:17:117:5(SSmi 15 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • EEB 34567 8 9 0 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TWISTED TALES Sherborne Comes to Edinburgh Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street *07713 746 561 • Grid Reft D6 Using a collection of original and bizarre versions of well-known fairy tales,'Twisted Tales' makes for a hilarious comedy experience completely different from anything else on15-18:offerI7:from Aug 00(45mithens)Fringe! £5.00 (£4.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 TWO BIRDS GO INTO A BAR...

LyonsIHazarika City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 • Grid Ref: E5 Stand up from two rising stars of the comedy circuit with Ayesha Hazarika, 'One to watch' Guardian, and Zoe Lyons,Winner of 2004 Babycham Funny Women awards, 'Razor7-15,sharp' Aug 17-22,Observer.

24-28: 2ft 15 (SOmins) £7.00 (£6.00) UK premiere • HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2031 23 th

contKfv 2005 YEARS IN 2005 MINUTES: MARK WATSON EXPLAINS THE WORLD SINCE CHRIST Mark Watson Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Insane sequel to last year's legendary 24-hour show. defining moment in Fringe comedy' Scotsmen;'. . wondrous miracle' Three Weeks;beautiful' Stewart Lee. Sleepover optional.

Aug 15-16:Bring 14:35provisions.

(2005mins) £3.00 Worid premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 UMBILICAL BROTHERS -THE REHEARSAL Umbilical Brothers Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The internationally acclaimed fools unleash their new show - so new it's a rehearsal.

'Sil y behaviour of the highest calibre' NewYorkTimes. 'Splendidly childish and fiendishly clever' Scotland on Sunday. 'Inspired twits' Scotsman. 'Exhilarating!' Times. www.umbilicalbrothers.com Aug Aug 8-11, 12-13,15-18, 19-21,23-25: 26-28:20:20:3030(I(Ihr)hr)££11.12.5050(£(£10.11.00)00) European premiere • EIZH 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3c UNCLE ORCHARD &THE SEAGULL SISTERS HWS Rembiko Project Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy’s Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Being gorgeous, rich and privileged isn't all it's cracked up to be. A hilarious new farce about being teenaged, beautiful and bored. 'By far the best young ensemble cast on the Fringe' Scotsman, www.rembiko.com Preview Aug 8,10,Aug 12,15:7,123:9: 023:0 (I00(1hr) hr)£6.0£7.0 (£4.00(£5.00) 00) World premiere• tEH 31 I 2 3 4 j 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 UNDERTHE BLUE, BLUE MOON Cambridge Footlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 A man drifts from daily disappointment to wonderful strangeness. Join the Cambridge Foodights as they explore a place between two worlds - and watch reality distort dreams true in the sparkling constellation of sketches.

Preview Aug 3-6:1and 17:7-18, 50 (I22-25, hr) come £5.29:00 1750(Ihr) Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, 5, 1 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 17:50 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.£9.00)50(£8.00) fTHTl 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 UNEXPECTED COMEDY - SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR The Parker Entertainment Company C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 New England's top improv comedy group brings their unique, long-form show to Auld Scotland. Hilarious free-flowing evolution from a single thought to an explosive conclusion, Aug 5-16: 18:www.unexpected-company.com 00 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) European premiere • B3ZI 31 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 UNPROPER Owen Niblock and Isii Lawrence Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Stars Iszi Lawrence (featured in Perrier Award winning 'Passion of the Hodgson') and Owen Niblock (who is very funny). Stand-up in its purest form - apart from the instrument and the girl. Witty, sil y and above all cheap. www.kumquatcomedy.com/unproper Preview 4-6: 23:0£2.0 (I00hr)(£1.£01.0)00 (£0.50) Aug 7-28:Aug23:00(Ihr) Worid premiere • HZ3I 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 UNTITLED Napier Drama Society Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 A freshly written quirky, off-beat and fabulous comedy from a bunch of students with too Aug much 23-27,2time 9: 12:in45the(45misummer!! ns) £5.00 (£3.50) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3: i 2 3 64

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UPTHEANTI Eddy Brimson Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room.TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • After having his house raided by MIS, Brimson has a few 'issues': Anti-Hunt Anti-Royal,Anti-Police and ultimately Anti-Establishment Mixing stand-up with reconstruction... A true comedy terrorist..You've been warned. www.eddybrimson.com Aug 7-29: 15:00(Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) World premiere-ECU 3 3 4 ,7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 VEGA$M BRANDX/Gawkagogo Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Sin City showlounge psych-out! From the creators of 'Die' - 'Deliriously funny, furiously inventive!' Guardian. 'A living cartoon - *****' List. Showgirls! Sexclowns!

Goretigers! Gamblin'! Elvis wedding chapel weird! Featuring keyboard-cyborg LiberArnie, evillusionist Dennis Hopperfield, Frankenstinatra and the RotPack.

Jackpot! www.gawkagogo.com Preview Aug 3-6: 2234022-25, (I hr) £5.00 £950 (£8.00) Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, Aug 12-14,19-21,15-18, 26-28: 22:4209:(I22:hr)40£ (I10.hr)50 (£9.

00) World premiere • mm 3 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 VLADIMIR MCTAVISH: SIXTY THINGS SCOTLAND GAVE THE WORLD The Stand Comedy Club II The Grid Stand Reft C5Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • 'Scodand's top sadrical stand-up' Morning Star celebrates one small nation's major contributions to global culture, from TV and penicillin to Irn Bru and religious bigotry.

'Nothing Scotsman.

PreviewJul 31: 19:3short 0(Ihr)hr)of£5.£5.0superb' Preview 000 £7,00(£6.00) Aug 5-14,Aug 16-21,3: 222:3-28:20 (I20:20(Ihr) World premiere 31 23 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29, WAR-TIME WIVES Reh-Tam Theatre St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 It's 60 years since the end ofWWII. This play is centred around life in a wartime tenement Men were at war and women had to survive. Blackmarket was rife with the Augparishman 11 -13: 19:45always (I hr I Smiaround ns) £5.0during 0 (£4.00)hard times.

UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 THE WATERSHED CABARET Festival Highlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 The festival's finest comedians and musicians, doing something different from their normal shows. See advert for schedule, including Artisan Trio, Barb Jungr's 'Cafe Prague',The Black Sheep's 'The Joy Of Wine', Carl-Einar Hackner,and Graffiti Classics. www.

Aug 5,18,F22estivalHighlights.

2,24-25:21:421:0 (I4hr)0 (I hr)£9.com5£8.0 (£8.50 (£7.

Aug 6-9, 12-14,11,119-21, 6-28: 00) 00) World premiere • mm 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 :23 WEAPONS OF LAUGH DESTRUCTION Son Francisco Comedy Experience C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft E5 Off-the-wall, wacky comedy from the city that takes eccentricity to a new level.

A different show every night features side splitting surprises, American political nonsense, ageing hysteria, sexism and attitude. From San Francisco's top professional stand-up Aug 3-29: comedians.

22:25 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • HSU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Clickity Click, visit the latest news, gossip and reviews.

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HH + SHTN I2£2am holyrood tav |ATFNIGHT COMEDY UENUI84 VENUE 175 WE ARE KLANG INYEE-HAA KLANG Avalon Promotions Ltd and Goldman King <£ CKP Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Spirit of the Fringe Award winners return with more songs, sketches and stupidity, spreading joy and eagles. 'Wonderfully derisive' www.chortle.co.uk 'Bloody amusing' Three Weeks. Not suitable for minors. Old people also not welcome.

PreviewII,Aug15,13-6:7-18,21:22-25, 45 (I hr) £5.00 Aug Aug 7-12-14, 19-21,26-28: 21:29:4521:(I hr)45 (I£9.hr)50£8.(£8.5000)(£7.00) World premiere • Ftm 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WHAT? YEH... NICK SUN AND JUSTIN LODGE Andrew Taylor Management Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref:F5 Winner of 'So You Think You're Funny 2004' and Justin Lodge team up for a brand new show. These are two of the hottest comedy prospects right now, prepare to be blown Previewaway.

Aug 3-6:22-25: 23:30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,26-28:23:23:3030(I(Ihr)hr)£8.£9.5050(£7.(£8.50)50) FTTH 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF Big Value Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Proper raw night The best and new comedians messing about You decide who is 'wheat' and who is 'chaff. Performers call Darrell 12-1 pm to participate. Gonna be raucous.

Aug 11-13,Want 18-20,to25-27:know00:3who' 0 (2hrss on.30mi. ngets) £5.a ticket 00 (£3.50) 31 12 34 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 . 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE WHEELCHAIR DIARIES Diverse Attractions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Jim's adamant PC thugs shall not inherit the Earth. Trevor couldn't give a damn, it's only an interview. Bet a pony, fell in love, sell out but never ever fake it in a wheelchair.

Unmissable, sensational Aug22-27: I7:30(lhr) £5.00(£4.

00) satire.

World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311 23 JASON-JOHN WHITEHEAD Goldman King <£ CKP Edinburgh Grid Reft E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Canadian star ofTVs 'The Comedy Store' and 'The World Comedy Tour' returns with a new show, new look, affordable tickets and a bar! Beats religion! 'Packed with laughs' Scotsman. 'Seriously funny' List www.jj.whitehead.name Jason-John at the Tron!

Aug7, 12-14,15-16, 19-21,18,226-28: 2l:00(lhr)hr) £8.£9.0000(£8.

Aug 8-11, 2-25: 2100(1 (£7.000)0) World premiere • HSU 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 66

WIFE IDOLS -THE RIVALS One Handed Women Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 - Grid Ref: D3 The reality of doing a reality TV show is that it is real.. or is it? Stand-up comedian and Wife Swap' star J0J0 Sutherland went inside the reality TV bubble and comes out to reveal all!28-29: 21:30(Ihr) £8.00(£7.00) Aug Aug 18,19-20,21,223-25, 6-27; 21:30 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World premiere 3112 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BENWILLBOND Ben Willbond Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'A performance of understated brilliance' from the sell-out star of Edinburgh 2004.

With award-winning, acclaimed material, Ben '. . stands out, head and shoulders above other character comedians' Time Out. 'Faultless: brilliant writer, serious acting talent., ' Scotsman.

Preview Aug 3-6:killer 21:2comedy 09:(I hr)21:20(Ihr) £5.delivery.

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Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 2-25, 2 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:20 (I hr) £10.50 (£9,000)0) World premiere * FTffH 3416789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WILL SMITH - MISPLACED CHILDHOOD Mick Perrin Productions <£ Old Man Management Ltd Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George St • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref D4 Marking the twentieth anniversary of Marillion's rock masterpiece 'Misplaced Childhood',Will examines how childhoods have changed since 1985. From the well-mannered infants of yesteryear to the obese, lawbreaking, drug-addled brigands of today.

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Preview Aug 19:22-24, (I2hr)9: £5.19:. 03brilliant., 0 magnificent' Observer.

Aug 7-11, 15-6: 7-18,25-28: Aug 12-14,15,19-21, 19:30 (I hr)0 (I£hr)12.5£0 11.(£ 10.50 5(£9.0) 50) World premiere •HSU s«789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 ABSENCE AND PRESENCE Andrew Dawson Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street * 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Solo performance from Pandora 88's director, Andrew Dawson. In 1985 I died. For 10 days my body lay undiscovered. ’ '. . eloquent, lyrical, quiet, an intimate account of 1 hisPreview relationship to13:his45 (Ifather Tot0 al Theatre, www.auroranova.org Aug 5-6: hr) £7.

0 Aug7,9-15,17-22: 13:45 (Ihr) £1150(£9.00) ECU 31 233567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 ACETYLENE 2 Faced Youth Dance Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Freeze... fly. . break.. flip. . 'Acetylene' is intense, hard-hitting, gravity-defying dance fusion. From the company that brought you the sell-out hit Slammin'. 'An all-male company is an extremely rare one - this slick is even rarer' Scotsman. www.2faceddance.tk Aug 3-13,15-20: 15.05 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere»EIZU 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 AFRICAN DANCE, DRAMA & HANDCRAFTS African Cultural Voluntary Organisation The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 African music, dance, drama and handcrafts that raise awareness of the African culture. These drawings and dances which entertain our communities are rich in values that 16:make Aug 26-28: 45 (Ihr)peoples' £7.00(£5.lives00)happier and stimulate their minds.

31 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 2 3 ALL... AND THEN ANOTHER Glasgow Student Dance Company Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid ReftC6 A quadruple bil from Manda Jones' young company. Intimate duets, fevered groups and shadow players shake off fantasy and tangle with the physical reality of relationships Aug 15-20: 15:stretched 00 (45mins) too £6.00far,(£4.too00) soon... For more information: www.gsdc.org.uk World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

ALL WEAR BOWLERS rainpan 43 Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 The desolation of Samuel Beckett, the mysterious beauty of Rene Magritte, and the pathos of Laurel and Hardy collide to create a surreal world of venomous ventriloquists and belligerent bowlers. 'Daring and ingenious.. ' NewYorkTimes. www.auroranova.org Preview (I hr 20mi 00 ns) £ 12.50 (£9.00) European premiere • QEH Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,5-6:17-22,180024-29: 18:00ns)(I hr£7.20mi 2 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ALTERED PERCEPTIONS Aardvark Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref:B2 In this piece three people seek to communicate something essential about themselves. Through movement, song and video, memories are constructed and expressed but arehr) they real?50)are they true? - and can we ever know?World premiere Aug 11-14: -1300(1 £5.00(£3.

31 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 ANDTHE LITTLE ONE SAID...'

Full Tilt Bath Spa University Theatre Company Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • One bed, one evening, seven friends, good friends. Really good friends? When all the games have been played, what next? Emotionally and physically risk-taking theatre and choreography. with00)'That's Twice' for £ 11.50 (£9.50). European premiere Aug 22-27: 21:35 (I hr)See£6.5it0 (£5.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Shakti The Garage, Citrus Club, Grindlay Street • 07708 280 016 • Grid Ref: E3 Challenged by director of Montreal Fringe Festival, premiered and sold out in Montreal last year, Shakti dances the story of the little red-headed orphan girl who came to Green withns)hopes Aug 12-13, 19-20,2Gables 6-27: 20.filled 10 (45mi £ 10.00and (£9.0dreams.

0) European premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 ART OF TRAVEL Kadam fairy taleMM of the 21st century C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Inspired by Alain de Botton's bestseller. A journey through diverse landscapes, exploring the edges between dream and reality. Tantalising digital imagery and live mqiL clarinet interplay with bold physicality of dance theatre through South Asian Mm perspective, www.kadam.org.uk World premiere •HSU • Ew m<£ , Aug 3-13: 14:35 (SOmins) £8.50(£7,50) (£6.50 C) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 33 31 I 2 3 ASHLEY PAGE, CURVE FOUNDATION, ROSIE KAY COMPANY Base emergence of the beast Dance DanceRef:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid original music by Rosie Kay's acclaimed black comedy 'Asylum'. Scottish Ballet Soloists performing 5TEVENond/|f^mE/W two defining choreographies by Artistic Director Ashley Page. Ross Cooper's elasticlimbed Foundation Aug. 7-11,1408,21-25,28 Preview11,Curve 00 (58mins)nwith s) £5.00heart-stopping 0(£6.

0 00) dance, www.dancebase.co.uk . @21:00 (22:00) Aug 1Aug 6,20:12:10:320:0 (58mi 020:0 (58mi £10.

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31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 The Garage www.TheGaragelnternational.com Tel 07708 280016 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Burldyn Youth Ballet Anne of Green Gables<6shows Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ‘ODI 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 "the red-headed freckled orphan girl like 9 A magical love story by the Fringe's favourite ballet company. A '. . very talented you've never seen her" ^ ^. A | young company' Evening News, '...glamorous produttion...assured performances' Scotsman. 'Magic mesmerising, memorable... family show not to be missed' Aug. 12-13,19-20,26-27 @ 20:10 (20:55)^ jjlBLi www.edinburghguide.com 10 pounds (9 pounds)www.shaktijp Aug 12-21: Ift30(55mins) £8.0-0Fringe (£6.00) Must!

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 BEAUTY &THE BEAST Shakti The Garage, Citrus Club, Grindlay Street ♦ 07708 280 016«Grid Reft E3 Fairy-tale of the 21 st century. From a whisper to a scream, forest to the rose garden, the journey continues as Beauty delves deeper into herself, til after the purification14-18,bathing, the Beast emerges in ful00)l glory.

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Aug 12-13,19-20,21-25, 26-27:28:21:2IOO(lhr) 15 (I hr) £ 10.f10.000(£9, 00) E 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 ; BELLYDANCE BANQUET Lorna Gow Morocco Walima, 3a I Dundas Street *0131 652 3764 • Grid Ref:C4 Lunch or show? Why not both! Another dazzling display of inspirational Arabic dance from the highly acclaimed Loma Gow. Sequins and skil ! Mouth-watering 3-course Moroccan9-14,lunch16-21,included, cuisineI2:l5(lhr45mins) and culture! Delight all your s back!

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00) senses. Bellylorna iEE3I 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3 CHAMBER MADE CoisCeim Dance Theatre Traverse 6: Caledonian Hilton Hotel, Princes St. • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E2 Room 206 has stories to tell! Six people with reservations... the intimate setting allows the audience an immediate and voyeuristic experience. A story of passion, love andAug coupledom dancens) £9.up0close and personal.

Preview 20: 20:15 -(45mi Aug 21-27: (£9.0000)0)(£4.(£4. (£4.50)5500 U)U) Aug 21 -27: 20:I800(45mins) 15 (45mins) ££ 15.15.0000 (£9.

UK premiere 31 I 234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 123 COASTLINE Serious Play! Theatre Ensemble (USA) Southside, I 17 Nicholson Street-0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Cross the imploding United Mistakes of America as two Hip Hop nomads race to find a sanctuary. Dragging along a gaggle of media manufactured hitch hikers, they challenge soul. premiere Aug 4-29: the17:45system (I hr 30miinnAlice s) £7.5Tuan' 0 (£5.0s0)rollercoaster road trip for theEuropean 456789 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 COLIN POOLE DOUBLE BILL Dance Base DanceRef:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid The extraordinary Colin Poole (ex Rambert, Phoenix) in a programme of provocative contemporary dance. 'Box Office' illustrates grotesque blaxploitation scenes of violence, prostitution, addiction. 'Bad Faith', a duet with Rachel Krische, explores Preview Augsex,10:seduction, 12:30 (I hr)deceit £5.00 www.dancebase.co.ukAug 12,17: 15:00(Ihr) £I0.00(£6.00) Aug Aug 11,13,118:6,20:17:312:0 (I3hr)0(Ihr)£ 10.£I0.00 (£6.00(£6.00)00) Aug 14,19: 20fl0(lhr) £ 10,00 (£6.00) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 COSSACK PASSION Russian Cossack State Dance Company George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid RefiFS 'Forget Riverdance! This is group dance at its best and most entertaining' Scotsman 2001. The world-famous troupe of dancers, musicians and singers, in a breathtaking production that delights and dazzles. Amazing feats of highly skilled, acrobatic Cossack9-14, dance!

Aug5-7, 16-21,23-27: I2:40(lhr) £9.50(£7.50) WM1 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 23 CURIOUS SEED, DAVID HUGHES, SARA CROW Dance Base DanceReftBaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid An intriguing solo from Christine Devaney's new company, Curious Seed. Hughes presents a new commission from Rafael Bonachela (Rambert Dance Company and Kyl ie fame).

Also, Sara Crow' Preview Aug 10:15:00(Ihr IS:00(lhr lOnmis) sn£10. s)mysterious £5.00(£6.

00 00) film 'The Smallest Things'.

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DANCE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Dance Base Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid Ref: E4 This is the place to be, do and see dance! Showcasing the best contemporary dance j on the Fringe and featuring classes for dancers of all abilities, taught by visiting festival t stars2-27: and visionary Aug Times and priprofessional ces vary. teachers, www.dancebase.co.uk i 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031123 j DANCEFORMS PRESENTS THE 29TH INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS' SHOWCASE’ Dance-Forms Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Extraordinary! The dancers enjoy the difficulty of their brilliant choreography. They perform at the very edge of possibility and with a fullness of being that is rare anywhere, Aug 16-20: anytime.

I500(2hrs) £10.00 (£9.00) World premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 3 1 DANCING FORTH RSCDS Edinburgh Branch Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B3 Edinburgh's annual showcase of traditional Scottish country dancing, to the music and song of James Gray, Jon Bews, Dan Houghton and Chris Wright Performed 'in the round' in anI9:3outstanding Aug 0(2hrs)£10.£10.0000neo-classical building in Edinburgh's New Town.

Aug 9-13: 13: !54X)(2hrs) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 Skip the queues and go straight to the E-TlCket Tent above Waverley Station.

A FLAMENCO FANTASY ‘tropical energy and flamenco passion, magical” cantv Pleasance Grand 5.10pm (6.30pm) 3-28 August (not Tuesdays) The sensational musicians from Las Lizarraga will also play at the Reid Hall and Spiegeltent (see Music section for details) inCctur %#f

THE DEPARTMENT joAurora Stromgren Nova @ StKompani Stephen’s, St Stephen's Street • 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Inside the innermost and secret office of an imaginary government, agents analyse and scrutinise society. Doors have long been sealed off for extreme secrecy. An absurd and incomprehensible spectacle from the critically acclaimed Norwegian company, www.auroranova.org Preview Aug 5: I900(lhr lO£mi12.n5s)0 (£9.£7.0000) Aug 6-7: 19: Aug 8: 13:450(I0 hr(I hrI OmiI Omins)ns)£ 1250 (£9,00) UK premiere 31 I 2 3 4 J e 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 DOCTOR FAUSTUS' BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Northbrook Theatre PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Remodelled for the 21 st century. Faustus has a lust for the fast life, but even today every vice has its price! Northbrook College's Physical Theatre students present a dark 16-21: and devilishly of the Marlowe classic.

Aug 14:30(SOmiboldns) £8.physical 00(£6.0adaptation 0) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 DOUBLETHINK Rotozaza Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 '. . a fascinating exercise in psychological puppetry' Irish Times ***** Every night, two new actors who can't see each other must gamely interpret the same instructions. '. . a magnificent, hilarious chaos' Kukureflash of behavioural conditioning, questioning the natureAugof5-6:performance, www.auroranova.org Preview 0 (I hr 20mi 00 ns) £ 12.50 (£9.00) Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,16:204-29: 16:00ns)(I hr£7.20mi HZ33 5678 - 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Bingo-ing to the Fringe for years? why not become a Friend of the Fringe?

Bussian Cossack State fiance Company In as'sociatioft with Edinburah Militarv Tattoo Cossack Passion George Square Theatre 5th - 27th (not 8th, 15th, 22nd) at 12.40pm Venue 37, George Square / Buccleuch Place Ihe Uniuersity of Edinburgh Festiuals Office Box Office & Info: 0131 662 8740 www.uoefo.com

THE DROWNER Lost Dog Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 The award winning Lost Dog present their unique brand of dance theatre. Physical, funny, tender and troubling. A bathroom story. See this new company while you can. . LostAugDog' s work wilns)appear next at Sadler's Wells March 06.

Preview Aug 7-19: 11:55-6:0 (40miI l:5n0(40mi s) £6.00 (£4.£3.50)00 World premiere • HSU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 ELEPHANT Dodgy Clutch George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Performers from UK and South Africa form a multi-talented company of actors, dancers, storytellers and musicians. With elaborate body puppets, brilliant acting and wonderful songs Elephant celebrates Ubuntu (humanity), exploring the themes of captivity, freedom andISmiredemption.

Aug9-14: Aug 16-28:2l:30(lhr I4:45(lhr ISmins)ns)£l0.£l0.00(£8.

00(£8.00)00) 12 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 FAN ATTIC Dance Base Dance Base at• 0131 Fan Attic, Granny’s Grassmarket 225 5525 • GridGreen Reft E4Steps, from Johnston Terrace or Spanking new! Two hour cabaret showcase including the glittering entrance of Scotland's first 'Drag Idol'. Also featuring the Claquettes, Magpie, Michael Popper, dangerous capoeira Aug 17-20: 2230 (2hrs)and£6.0tempting 0 (£4,00) slices of emerging dance talent.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FIDEOTEK Eddie Ladd Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 A new music, dance and visuals set from Fringe First/Total Theatre winners. A sortof Michael GondryV. Laibach clash, featuring moving cameras, motion capture, film, machine vocals and fractured choreography.

Aug 22-27: I6:30(35mins) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FLAMENCO CON FUSION Ricardo Garcia y la Familia Flamenco C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Flamenco as you've never seen before! Combining classical dance, African rhythms, Indian roots, this 4-star (Sunday Herald) collaboration provides audiences a glimpse of Flamenco's origins - and its future... Fifth year at the Fringe - book early!

Aug 3-15,17-29: 19:15 (I hr) £9,50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) European premiere • HSU 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FLAMENCO FUSION Mosaico Flamenco The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 Pure Flamenco dance flirts with frenetic guitar, syncopated rhythms & passionate vocals to reach a frenzied climax. Hot blooded, colourful, seductive and intimate.

New show for 2005. 'The fiery taste of Southern Spain' - Scotsman.

Aug6-7, Aug 6-29:13-14, 18:2200-21, (I hr I2Omi7-28:ns) £9.I300(lhr5mins) 00 (£7.00) £9.00(£7.00) UK premiere • HEU 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Cameo Bar Hole, 23 Commercial Street • 0131 554 9999 • Grid Ref: LEITH Aug8-29: 20:l5(lhr20mins) £9,00(£7,00) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE FULL MOON SHOW Frankenstein Pub Co. The World Famous Frankenstein Pub, 26 George IV Bridge *0131 622 1818 • Grid Reft E5 Come and meet the friends of Frankenstein in this light and sound extravaganza as they set out to thrill you! Enjoy a late night platter whilst boogieing to the DJ. Beware of the monster... it's alive!

Aug 9,11,16,18,23,25,30 Sep 1: 00:00 (30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 2- 25 2. 2' 22 ao i

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 GRACE - A NEW MEDIA DUET Joe INK (Vancouver, Canada) Southside, I 17 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 'Faust and Frankenstein would love it!' 'Target audience: Adventurous dance fens and computer geeks.' Dance and technology combine in this otherworldly skewed conversation, with an impact as hallucinatory as it is hypnotic.

Visit www.joeink.ca Preview (SSmi22:ns)00£5.(SSmi 00 ns) £ 10.00 (£8.00) European premiere • EEUl Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,S-6:17-22,2M024-28: .-567 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 y HACI GIUGO: 8.15 Comuna Baires and Fare Anima Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Berlin 1933. Los Alamos 1943. Auschwitz 1944. Hiroshima 1945. From Italy comes a brutal story told with delicate and poetic artistry. True stories of the 20th Century's defining moments - a swirling rhythm of images and emotions. www.auroranova.org Preview (I hr 2117:mi00ns)(I hr£7.2100mins) £12.50 (£9.00) Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,5-6:17-22,170024-29: UK premiere • ECU 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HIMALAYAN CELEBRATIONS Rokpa Children's Home, Nepal Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 This is a zesty performance straight from Nepal by children and young people who previously begged on the streets of Kathmandu. Directed by Gzregorz Bral ofTeatr Piesn15-20: Kosla1200(Ihr (Fringe First Aug ISmin2004). s) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere 31 I 2 33 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE HOSPITAL Jo Stromgren Kompani Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street • 0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 A remote hospital, very few patients; actually none. Three nurses decide to practice what they do besc pain relief. But who should volunteer to undergo pain for others to relieve? From the critically acclaimed Norwegian dance company. www.auroranova.org Aug 10-15,17-22,24-25: 19:00 (I hr I Omins) £ 1250 (£9.00) UK premiere 31 12 335 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 12 3 HOTEL AMIANTUS Nomadic Roots Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Welcome to Hotel Amiantus. Three guests, one G-spot A well, a tap, no water: half an hour to find it The only place where to quench the thirst in a post-apocalyptic world.

AAugphysical and(45mi mentalns) £4.challenge Preview 45:12001200 00(£650) to defeat dehydration.

Aug 8-11, 1 5-18: (45mi n s) £7.

5 0 Aug 12-14,19-20: I200(45mins) £8.50 (£7,50) World premiere 31 12 3 4 1 ^ 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 I'LL SELL THE HOUSE IN WHICH I CAN LIVE NO MORE Teatr KTO C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft E5 A theatrical seance inspired by the life and dramatic death of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. Veritable feast of physical theatre from outstanding Polish company performed Aug 10-29: 13:without 15 (Ihr)a£9.single 50(£8.spoken 50) word, www.theatrkto.pl UK premiere 3 233567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 IMMORTAL2 No Fit State Circus The 0870Big126Top1771@The ■GridOutRef:ofThe B6 Blue Tramworks, Shrub Place, Leith Walk • lmmortal2 is audacious, anarchic, surreal, magical & funny; a spectacular meditation on one of the biggest questions of the human race: are we immortal? Enter the extraordinary big top and find yourself immersed in a heart-stopping theatrical event 16-21,23-28: 20:00 (2hrs) £ 1200 (£8.00) Aug Aug 7,10,9-14, 13-14,17,20-21,24,27-29: 1500 (2hrs) £ 1200 (£8.00) BE3] 789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 70

IMPORT crashlfall collective Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 » Grid Ref: E2 Shock 'n' tease your kinesthetic embryo with Los Angeles' crash/fell collective's 'Import'. Refining the function of movement to explore the emergence of self within an increasingly androgenous culture, 'Import' transmutes parameters of conditioning, revealing translationsns)of0.00 commonality in the human experience.

Aug Aug 14,15-19:20: lI8:8:225(4Smi 5(45mins) £6.00 (£5. (£4.000)0) UK premiere 31 1233 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 KLOWN KAMPF The Loveevolution Korporation Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place ♦ 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: CS The story of 3 Magical Evolutionary Klowns sent from the future to free an enslaved humanity. Part play, part musical, part political statement All Heart.. Featuring an eclectic blend4:of19:Song, and Preview Aug 30 (SSmiDance ns) 0£5.(SSmi 00 nJoy.s) £7.Go50 (£6.with50) us.

Aug Aug 5-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:19:19:303(SSmi ns) £8.50 (£7,50) World premiere • ECU 31 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LAS BESTIAS Human Behaviour The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road •0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 l*ve L.lxost! mymymymym soul-soul-soul-soul??x abbble. !!2forrecognise itwww.humanbehaviour.org ??.? What is this cycle??? ErrorI cld404lookfile 4notit butfound.wouldn' Nott be suitable children, Aug 5-18: 16:16:445(Ihr) Aug 10-11, 12-13,119-20: 5(Ihr) £8.£9,000(£6.

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LIFELINE Matilda Leyser Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 5583853* Grid Ref: B3 Performer Matilda Leyser presents a fusion of aerial skills, dance and theatre to tell the story of a lifetime - a poetic journey from birth to death played out on the literal lifeline of a single vertical rope, www.auroranova.org Aug 26,29:ns)I l£6.:00(25mi Aug 10-13, 14,21,218:5,215:2,214,5 (25mi 00 (£4.n5s)0) £6.00 (£4.50) 3i 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MA Tadashi Endo (Japan Experience) The Garage, Citrus Club, Grindlay Street • 07708 280 016* Grid Ref. E3 Endo expresses the field of tension between yin/yang, male/female and the everlasting alterations using suggestive power of concentrated movement to explore the closures of life's cycles. He opens the void space - a world beyond time and words... MA. Aug7-20: 17:15 (Ihr) £9,00(£8.00) HSU 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 MEXART 2005 - LIGHT AND LEAVES The Anglo Mexican Foundation, Richard Demarco, Jon Bonfiglio & Giles Ramsay present Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Pilar Medina invokes the paradoxical vitality of death. Taking her inspiration from traditional Spanish dance she transforms the style into something tactile, sensitive and feral.

Aug 15-20,22-27: 11:40 (I hr IQmins) £8.00 (£5.00) UK premiere 31 1234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 Cash in your chips at the Frinse Shop and collect yourself a memento of Fringe 2005.

BlueGreen Productions presents The Drowning Point A poignant study of an ordinary life made unbearable

‘Charismatic Claire Porter (Fringe First winner) Maximum effect’

- 28 August I venue34 Adam Chambershouse Street 4.00pm 0870 701.5105 bluegreenproductic or s * o w information

NUT/CRACKED The Bang Group Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 ■GridRoxy Ref E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 21 st Century neo-vaudeville Nutcracker with nuts! New York's David Parker and The Bang Group tear the cherished classic from its holiday grip with outrageous wit and breathtaking po-mo virtuosity. 'Nutcracked is The Nutcracker on crack' NYTimes.

Aug 22-27: www.thebanggroup.com 2ft 15 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.00) UK premiere 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 PALESTINE THROUGH TRADITIONAL DABKA Yafa Center Dabka Troupe Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B3 Performing traditional folkloric dance merged with dramatic tragedy, youth from the largest refugee camp in the West Bank convey the pain and strength of Palestinian refugees from 1948. Experience history and culture as seen by children.

Aug Aug 8:8-9:14:19:003(I0 hr(I hr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.000(£4.0 (£5.00)00) Worid premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 PANDORA 88 Fabrik Potsdam Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 » Grid Ref B3 Fringe First,Total Theatre and Herald Angel award winning show in 2003 returns from a world tour for four nights only! '. .fiercest, funniest choreography you'll see at the Fringe' Herald ***** 'Simply unforgettable' Scotsman ***** www.auroranova.org Aug 26-29: 19fl0 (I hr Smins) £ 1250 (£9.00) 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I! 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PRIYAAND DANCEIHAYAMI PRESENTS Priya and Dancelhayami Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Innovative, dynamic choreographs from Indian classical dance forms Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Odissi. The diverse repertoire brings the exquisite beauty of ancient temple traditions on to the performing arena. Indian dance23-29: to Scottish Aug 13:25 (I hrmusic I Sminis)s a£8.popular 00 (£6.00)highlight 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i.

THE RACE Gecko Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street * 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref B3 In the mania of modernity, one man is on a collision course with his future, sprinting to the most important moment of his life - will he be ready? An explosive show from Gecko. 'Physical theatre heroes' Time Out www.auroranova.org Preview 12:0209:(I hr12:IOmi Aug 8-13,Aug 15-20,5-6:22-27, 00 (Inhrs) £7.I Omi00ns) £12.50 (£9.00) EE3I 3 234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3 REN-SA DarrenNova Johnston (array)s, St Stephen's Street * 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Aurora @ St Stephen' Blacked out coaches deliver you to this beautiful, dark adaptation of Japanese Horror, from the multi-award winning choreographer:'... if there was aTurner prize for dance, Darren Johnston would be on the shortlist' Times. www.auroranova.org Preview Aug 5-6: I9:30(lhr20mins) Preview Aug 5-6:17-22,2200 (I hr 20mi ns)(I hr£7.£7.20mi 0000 ns) £ 1250 (£9.00) Aug 7-8, 1 0-15, 2 4-29: 19: 3 0 Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: 22:00 (I hr 20mins) £ 1250 (£9,00) HSU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 RUINS Anurekha Ghosh C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: F6 A ravishing display of North Indian Kathak dance. Spectacular modern dance and music - mesmerising and inspiring. Celebrated choreographers Anurekha Ghosh, Kumudini Lakhia and Shobana Jeyasingh investigate the different aspects of the state world.ns) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 21of-29:ruins19:0in0 (Ithehr 20mi World premiere 31 12 34 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 71

SANS Cie. Martine Pisani Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street ♦0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 No sets, no music, no dramatisation. No psychological narrative. On a still and empty stage, three men appear at the constant mercy of constant rebounds. Martine Pisani, one of Europe's most innovative choreographers, makes her Fringe debut. www.auroranova.org Aug 24-29: 13:45 (SOmins) £1250 (£9.00) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE Scottish Dance Theatre Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Award winning Scottish Dance Theatre fuses the narrative of theatre with the rich language of dance in a spirited, captivating performance featuring contrasting original works. 'SDT is a company with adrenaline in its veins' Sunday Herald. www.scottishdancetheatre.com/home Preview 1Aug 6: I7:00(lhr36mins) 50) Aug 1700ns)(I hr£ 10.36mi0£5.0 n(£7.0s)0 (£3. £10.

Aug 7-8, 25-28:1-14,18:1008-21: (I hr 36mi 00) 00 (£7.00) RBII . 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 SHADOWS 7K Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Sleeping with our eyes open, dreaming life. Wake up from the nightmare and look into the shadows. 7K return with their unique brand of total theatre and haunting visual imagery,5-6:inspired by the work of Antonin Artaud. www.7-K.co.uk Preview Aug 7-16,Aug 18-29: 18:18:3030(I(Ihr)hr)£8.£5.5000(£7.00) UK premiere • HSU S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SHI-ZEN, 7 BOWLS Lume Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft 83 A visual poem of exquisite beauty not to decipher, but to be devoured by. Brazilian vitality, Japanese minimalism, the expressive theatre and profound emotion of Butoh dance. The most representative, important group in Brazilian theatre today. www.auroranova.oqg Preview (I hr 20:ISmi45n(Is) hr£7.I 0Smi0 ns) £ 12.50 (£9,00) Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,5-6:17-22,204524-29: UK premiere • Ban J6789 10 II 12 13 14 13 6 17 18 19 20 21 22232423 26 2728 29 SHOT Gagged Theatre Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Three hedonistic women, one big night out, a hundred reasons. As the evening unravels so do their takes on religion and relationships, booze, bingo and bikini waxes in a funny, fast-paced, thought-provoking, entertainingly riotous new drama. www.gaggedtheatre.com Preview Aug 13:22-25: 30 (I hr)13:£5.30 (I00hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-6: 8-19,26-28: Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, I3:30(lhr) £9.50(£8.50) Worid premiere •Ban 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SLEER..LESS...NESS DoTheatre Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 « Grid Reft B3 Multi-award winning company (Fringe First 1999,2001) returns with a sensual, atmospheric exploration of sleep, its absence and the dreams that become nightmares, '...the anxieties and magic of the insomnia, the intolerable lightness of the awakening' Movie0Magazine, www.auroranova.org Preview (I hr Smi Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,5-6:17-22,22:234-29: 22:3n0s)(I£7.hr 0Smi0 ns) £ 1250 (£9.00) UK premiere • HBH 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SOUL II Alma Flamenco Dance Company C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) ♦ 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft F6 The UK's hottest Flamenco company in their sensational new production. A company of dancers and musicians, led by the extraordinary talent of Felipe de Algeciras, combine in an unforgettable evening of pure electricity and panache. A luscious14-20:and19:exhilarating Aug 00 (I hr 20mins)visual £I2.5spectacle.

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SPLICE Pants On Fire Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • A theatrical ode to cinema. 'The actual execution of this clever tribute to all things silver screen is so flawless and creative it's that most rare of plays, more worthwhile than catching Preview Aug 5:1,an218:7:actual 418:0 (I4hr)0 (Ifilm'hr)£4.0£9.Edmonton 0 50 (£8.50)Sun. www.pantsonfiretheatre.com Aug 7, 1 3, 1 9, 2 Aug 9,11,15,17,23,25: 18:40 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) EEUI 3; 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 STEP INTO AFRICA CAFDA Youth Dance Company -34118 Southside, I 17 Nicholson Street • 07721 912 331 • Grid Ref: F6 Renowned for their incredible energy, outstanding talent and versatility, the South African dance troupe will perform mind-blowing and innovative dance works. 'Step Into Africa' : experience found00) at 34° latitude and 18° longitude.

Aug 7-8,10-14: 11:30 (45mithens) £5.vibe00 (£3.

UK premiere ♦ HSU 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 STITCHED Rough Cut Theatre Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 'A cast of five uses physical theatre and Japanese puppetry to give the impression of being at least ten' Stage. 'Rough cut is a dynamic ensemble company to look out for' BriPreview tish Theatre Out www.roughcuttheatre.com Aug 4:Guide.

18:248:0 (I'18:.hr). breathtaking..' £4.00 £9.50(£8.Time Aug6, 1 2, 1 4, 2 0, 2 6, 4 0(Ihr) 5 0) Aug 8,10,16,18,22,24: 18:40(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) Worid premiere •BSD : 234567 8 9 10 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

T S.W.A.L.K - SEALED WITH A LOVING KISS Walk The Plank Old College Quad, South Bridge» 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft E5 WalkThe Plank/Mark Murphy. An intimate love story blown up to cinematic proportions, in a cocktail of outdoor theatre, film, music and explosive pyrotechnics.

'Preview Red hotAugtale16:of 22.burning passion.0.0 compulsive viewing' Guardian.

00 (30mi Aug 17-18, (30minnns)s)s) £6.£11. £10.5000 (£9. (£8.500)0) Aug 19-21,223-25: 6-28: 2200 21OQ(30mi 3i 123456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 303i 123 THATHA Siyaya and Underbelly Productions Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • The spectacular celebration of music, dance and life in Africa returns to Edinburgh.

Dancers, drummers and an African journey that cannot be missed. 'Siyaya willed a casual mid-afternoon WOMAD audience into whooping ovations through sheer musicality and4-5:energy' Preview Aug 18:246-28: 0 (IGuardian. hr) £5.00 Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 1 9-21, Aug 8-11,16-18,22-25: 18:40 18:(I hr)40 (I£8.hr)50£9.(£7.5000)(£8.00) European premiere • tlSU 4S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 THIS IS NOT A ROMANTIC DUET/WAS MONA LISA UNA LAMPARA7/STILL LIVES International Young Makers Marathon PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 3 Countries; 3 Shows; I Ticket This triple bil showcases the theatrical talent of Amsterdam, Bilbao and Edinburgh. Exploring relationships and fantasy through dance and Aug physical 4-7: 19:00theatre.

(Ihr IQmins) £8.00 (£6.00) UK premiere 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 3112 3 TRANSPOSITION Teamwork and Out of the Blue The ofThe BlueTramworks, Shrub Place, Leith Walk • 0870Big126Top1771@The •GridOutRef:B6 A visually striking production India which explores transcendental questions of The Theatre of life, love, loss and purpose usingfromdance, puppetry and martial arts. With energetic the Emerging performance, spectacular stagecraft and exquisite soundtrack, this internationally • American Momen acclaimed show i s a complete sensory experience! www.theteamplays.com 12:00 (SOmi s) £9.0ns)0 (£7.£9,000)0 (£7,00) humour, bracing stories, electric physical performance Aug Aug 13-14, 15-16,210-21, 8-19,227-28: 2-23,25-26: 17:00n(SOmi European premiere 3 1 1234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 latural Shocks TROPEA COUCH POTATOES' PARADISE CieLaroquelHelene Weinzierl Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 '. . a brilliant performance making the pretend world and real world seem perfectly synchronised... anarchic' Salzburger Nachrichten. Dancers imagine they are the TV programme - so sit back, relax. Innovative and energetic, from Austria's leading dance company, www.auroranova.org Preview (SOmi29:ns)15:£7.1500(SOmins) £ 12.50 (£9.00) Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-13,5-6:15-20,15:2152-27, UK premiere • BZHI 16789 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TUMBUKA DANCE COMPANY - ZIMBABWE Tumbuka Dance Company Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Initial y for underprivileged youngsters,Tumbuka has become one of Africa's foremost contemporary dance companies and toured to terrific acclaim. Physical, dramatic, energetic, they exude charisma and fire the eye. 'Sensitivity and phenomenal athletic prowess' Pretoria Preview Aug 5-6:22-24, 14:News.

00 (I hr) £5.00 £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28:29:14:14:000(I0 (Ihr)hr)£ 1100 (£ 11.00) venue34 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ADAM HOUSE Chambers Street Clickity Click, uisit WW.edfringe.C0m for all 0870 701.5105 n the latest news, gossip and reviews.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 TOC and MZA present CAESAR TWISTED DIMENSION Twisted Youth Dance Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St» 0131 556 0476 « Grid Reft D5 A collaboration of works, guiding the audience on a journey of life from the 5th Dimension descending to our 3rd dimensional planet, Earth. Chaos, love, separation, birth, loss, death, longing and prayer.

FRIENDS Aug 22-27: 16:15 (30mins) £5.00 (£150) Worid premiere 3i 12 3 -t 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 An extraordinary show of acii atic artistry by the Twin Stars of VENEZUELA VIVA: A FLAMENCO FANTASY /T\202004's smash-hit "La Clique" Las Lizarraga Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 5-29 August (not 14, Large-scale spectacular celebrates Venezuelan life with gorgeous dancing girls, fabulous . eAssembly pip Rooms • costumes, sensational Caribbean salsa and South American rhythms. 12 dancers and 12 musicians create a dazzling fantasy of flamenco passion and tropical energy.

V* 0131-226 2428 Preview 1Aug 3-6: 17:7-18,10 (I22,hr220mi ns)17:£6.100(I0 hr 20mins) £9.00 (£7.50) • * • wv\/W.assemblyrooms.com Aug ' /, 'fm ^)L I www.edfringe.com 0131-2260000 Aug 7-8, 12-14,0-11, 19-21,15,216-28: 17:14-25: 0 (I hr 20mi ns) £ 10.00 (£8.50) European premiere • 0231 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 7 ( V ^ VISIONARIES: DANCE ON FILM Dance Base A 7. , "Breathstoppingly skflled! Do whatDance Base National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket •0131 225 5525 • ql” ***** herald hi ever iUakes to get afront-row-seat"'~ "Sparkling!"

Grid Ref: E4 ★ Scotsman "Unmissable!" ★★★★★ m An afternoon of dazzling dance on film, including 'Returning Home1 by Anna Halprin.

Under negotiation at time of going to print - a screening of Rhythm Is It! featuring the Berlin Philharmoniker. Watch this space! www.dancebase.co.uk Aug IS: I500(2hrs) £6.00(£4.00) 3i i 2 3 3 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 XFACTORAND FRESHMESS Dance Base DanceRef:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid XFactor's Uncanny is a head-on collision of humour, emotion, choreography and music set somewhere in the twilight zone. Award-winning crew Freshmess presents a humorous and original blend of street and contemporary dance. www.dancebase.co.uk Preview11,1Aug I7:30(lhr5mins)£10.£5.000(£6.

0 00) Aug 0:10:I7:30(lhr5mins) Aug 12,13,117:8:6,22a00(lhr5mins) £10.

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Aug 14,19: I5:00(lhr5mins) £10.00 (£6.000)0) 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 YIN-YANG Mu Mu Company in association with National Theater of Korea George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ret F5 A spectacular combination of martial arts, ritual and physically intense dance reveals the awesome power of concentration (yin) and extraordinary feats of mind and body (yang).

A big,5-6:colourful, shocking, mysterious and profoundly beautiful show.

Preview Aug 7,9-14,Aug16-21, 2I9:3-28:30(50mi 19:3n0s)(SOmi£6.0n0s) £ 11.00 (£9.00) (£7.00 Under 13s) European premiere • HSU 3 56789 10 11 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 2829 abiM-e£ofSmXle*' NEW 2005 PRODUCTION Fri 5th Aug to Sat 3rd Sept The Meadows Studio Big Top Twice Nightly 7pm/9.15pm TO BOOK Dial-a-seat 0131 226 667CALL 0202 Box Office 0131 0000 Licensed bar applied for www.ladyboysofbangkok.co.uk *0 r B

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com ALLEN WRIGHT AWARD Sponsored by Shepherd and Wedderburn Fringe Club, Unit 3, Fishmarket Close ♦ 0131 226 0026 • Grid Reft E5 Calling all young Fringe reviewers! Are you 30 years of age or younger and writing for a UK or Irish publication during Fringe 05? Enter your reviews for the Allen Wright Award. Application forms at the Fringe Club or from www.edfringe.com.

Must22:benoon submitted Aug deadlineby noon, 22nd Aug. 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 AULD REEKIE'S HAUNTED UNDERGROUND CITY EXPERIENCE Auld Reekie Tours Auld s Haunted4700Underground RoyalReekie' Mile •0131557 • Grid Ref: City E5 Experience, meet outsideTron Kirk, 122 Featured on American television as one of the scariest places in the world. Visit Edinburgh's 1700s underground legendary haunted vault, pagan temples, medieval torture museum, ending in Nicol Edwards, Scotland's most haunted pub. Great drink JulJulpromos!

3131 -Sep 3:3:See10.18.www.auldreekietours.co.uk 3000 (SOmi ns) (onns) hal(onf hour -Sep (I(I hrhr 30mi hour30 untuntmiiinlls21.17.unt03i0)0)l 23.£6.£7.300)000 £9.(£5. (£6.00000)0)(£8.00) JulJul 3131 -Sep 3: 22.

0 0 30mi n s) (every -Sep 3: midnight (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£9.00) HEM 3112345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 BBC ROLF ON ART -THE BIG EVENT BBC , : Mound, Princes Street • Grid Ref: Rolf Harris and hundreds of contributors attempt to recreate the most famous painting in the world - the Mona Lisa. Activities throughout the day culminating in live broadcast on BBC I at 7pm.

Aug 28: I0.00(l0hrs) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3, Bet you can't find a bigger free event on the Fringe. on the Meadows. m: THEATRE CORPORATION PRE VILVII ALL SHOWS 10:30PM-11:30PM LAUGHTER ■ er Award Winner 7-13 AUGUST SCOTT CAPllRRO Seattle Comedy Award Winm SIADI San Francisco Comedy Award Winner 21-29 AUGUST

BODYWORK AND RELAXATION Energetics Energetics, 14A Broughton St Lane •0131 557 9567 • Grid RefiCS Stay on top form with deep tissue massage, acupuncture, reflexology; drop-in yoga/pilates classes 12:30 Mon-Fri. Special programme and discount for performers.

'Amazingly effective, professional and v. v. good indeed' Helen Lederer. 'Genuinely warm homely' 9:Li3st0-18: . 00 (closed Sun). Treatments from £ 18.00; classes from £7.50.

Aug 8-27:andReception 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 BOOK EVENT - DREAMS MY FATHER SOLD ME Nabil Shaban Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 Well known actor Nabil Shaban in conversation about his anthology of poetry and graphic art '. . this magical book is fascinating.. ' Richard Attenborough. '. . direct and stark Aug 19:anthology.

1400(Ihr). ' £6.Colin00(£4.Baker.

00) A dynamic and lively event 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 BREAKDANCE WORKSHOPS 2 Faced Dance Company The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance •0131 662 1222-Grid Reft F6 Ever wanted to learn how to spin on your head? Come and learn how to pop, lock and break. Try gravity-defying moves to the best in old and new skool tunes. Total sell-out 6+ years.£7.00(£5.00) Aug 8-13,2004!

15-20: Suitable Iftl5(lhr30mins) 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 BUDDHIST MEDITATION Friends of the Western Buddhist Order Edinburgh Buddhist Centre, IQViewforth • 0131 228 3333 • Grid Ref:H2 Buddhist Meditation is based on the principle of mindfulness: full awareness centred on immediate experience. In the simple techniques that we teach, qualities such as concentration, calm 30mi andnemotional Aug s) £7.00 (£4.0£7,warmth 0)00 (£4.0can0) be developed.

Aug 10-27: 10,15,17,11:202,02(I4:hrI9fl0(lhr30mins) 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 CASHMERE FLING Belinda Robertson Ltd Belinda Robertson, 13A Dundas Street • 0131 226 0000 * Grid Ref: C4 The 'Cashmere Queen', already internationally renowned for her vibrant and sexy designs, introduces more bare-faced sophisticated cheek with a fashion show of her A-Z range2of4-25:cashmere Aug 17-18, 19:15 (45miessentials ns) £7,50accompanied (£5.00) by live music. Fizz included.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 CEILIDH NEEPS AND TATTIES The Lot The Lot, 4 Grassmarket-0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 A treasury of traditional Scottish entertainment in a charming venue with unrivalled views of Edinburgh Castle. Featuring live band, Highland dancers and an opportunity toAugtry11,Scottish dancing.

18,25: 19:country 00 (2hrs 30mi ns) £25.Includes 00 a haggis supper and Scottish ale.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 COME HORSERACING AT MUSSELBURGH RACES Musselburgh Racecourse Musselburgh Racecourse, Linkfield Road, Musselburgh *0131 665 2859 • Grid Ref: F6 ANGEL AWARD WINNER MIDNIGHT VELVET Just six miles from Edinburgh City Centre is one of the UK's most stylish racecourses. With 7 bars, 3 restaurants and special family entertainments, an ALL SHOWS the races MIDNIGHT - 2 AM.COMEDY CLUB afternoon Aug 25: 1200at (5hrs) £ 13.0i0s(£7.great00) fun for all ages.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 "The most popular comedy club of the Fringe" - The Herald 7 - 29 AUGUST COURTYARD READINGS EDINBURGH COMEDY ROOM I THE TRON I HUNTER SQUARE I ROYAL MILE Scottish Poetry Library in association with Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate *0131 557 2876 • Grid Reft D6 Tickets: Fringe Box Office, 180 High Street ItNNtim UKAULhl International, open to all. Come and read your poems, or your favourites by other Tel: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com in any language. Unsure what to read? Choose something from our shelves.

For more information, please visit us at VELVET writers, Hosted15-20,by2the of Poets. www.edinburghcomedy.com Tickets: E10 Aug 2-27:School 14:00(Ihr) (Free Non-ticketed) 31123 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 75

evens DA VINCI CODE AND ROSSLYN CHAPEL Rosslyn,The Grail, and Cracking the Da Vinci Code Wee Red F4Bar at Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: Expert historians guide you through Dan Brown's fiction to the startling truth about Rosslyn and the Holy Grail. Bestselling authors Simon Cox, Mark Oxbrow and Ian Robertson secrets30mibehind Aug 13,16-20,reveal 23-27:theI9:00(lhr ns) £9.the00 (£6.mysteries, 00) www.markoxbrow.com/grail World premiere 31 1234567 8 9 10 I 7 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 FESTIVAL CITIES OF THE FUTURE CFEM, School of Marketing and Tourism, Napier University Business School DanceRef:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid Imagine Edinburgh, 2020.. will festivals still enrich the city? Building on 2004's success, Napier University's Centre for Festival and Event Management hosts a debate17: onI4:3the0(2hrs) festival(FreecityNon-tfeaturing Aug icketed) important figures from culture and the arts.

3M 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 FESTIVAL FM 87.7 playsonthenetcom Festival FM 87.7, Bristo Square » Grid Reft F5 Aims to provide the latest news and show times, plus interviews, with artists also performing tasters of the shows on offer at the festival. Playsonthenetcom is also attempting Aug 6-29: (24tohrs)offer a further 100 new plays performed on air.

67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FIDDLERS, SANGSTERS AND BOXES Borders Traditions Series Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B3 Beware of stomping feet! A concert (with chat) of uniquely Scottish Borders traditional music. Sparkling highlights from 3 CDs in the acclaimed Borders Traditions Series.

Aug 2-6:With 19:00Ian(I hrAnderson, I Omins) £6.Gordon 00 (£4,50) Kelly, lain Fraser, Gary Forrest Fred Freeman.

31 I 2 3 4 I 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FILMS ATTHEATRE WORKSHOP London Disability Film Festival Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place « 0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 In 'Every Time You Look at Me', Chris and Nicky are two disabled people exploring the angst and beauty of love. Starring Mat Fraser. The second programme features international and Scottish shorts, Aug 14-15: 2ft00(lhr30mins) £6.00 (£4.including 00) 'Desirability:Vera Cam'.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE FIRST TO GO Theatre Workshop presents a rehearsed reading of Nabil Shaban's play Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 A rehearsed reading about the experiences of disabled people in Nazi Germany, featuring disabled hero Von Stauffenberg attempting to blow up Hider, disabled vil ain Josef savingns)Hider' s bacon Aug20:Goebbels 16:00(Ihr30mi £5.00(£3, 00) and disabled victims to be gassed.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m 2 3 FREE DAILY WALKS DOWN THE ROYAL MILE Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association Cannonball House, Castlehill, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E4 Casde (Cannonball House) to Holyrood Palace. Expert voluntary guides relate the history and facts about the Royal Mile. Now in 57th year. Suitable for all ages. Tours last approximately hours.between 10:00 and 11:00,14:00 and 15:00 (Suns between 14:00 and Aug ar2tours 15:00)8-Sep (I hr) 3:(FreeRegulNon-t icketed) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123

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24 hour Box Office at: wuiw.edfringe.com FREE EVENTS - MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA AT THE MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Museum of Scotland Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street *0131 247 4422 • Grid Ref: E5 Enjoy free lunchtime performances, in the stunning main hall, from talented fringe performers from around the world. Something different every day! Also don't miss 'Nicholas Aug 7-29: and 12:45Alexandra' (35mins) (Free- seeNon-tExhibitions icketed) section.

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FRINGE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Festival Fringe Society Apex Grid Ref:International E4 Hotel (Apex Suite), 31-35 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Everyone is welcome to come, listen and comment The Fringe's Board of Directors review the last 12 months and then open the floor to your opinions and suggestions forAugfuture Fringes. (Free Call 0131 20: ll:00(2hrs) Non-tic226keted)0026 for Society membership information.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 FRINGE SUNDAY ON THE MEADOWS Festival Fringe Society The Meadows, Melville Drive • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: G4 An enormous open-air jamboree and the ultimate Fringe free day out Enjoy a taste of over 100 Fringe shows from every category of the Programme: 'everyone knows this Fringe' Aug is14:the11:best 00 (5hrs)gig of(FreetheNon-t icket-ed)Adam Hills, comedy tent Fringe Sunday, 2004.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 GAME SCREENINGS Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival (EIEF) EICCRef:(Edinburgh Grid F2 International Conference Centre),The Exchange • 08700 600 100 • Want to meet your video game heroes? Come along and meet the people who make the games you play and find out how to kickstart your career in the video games industry.

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Aug 10-14: 1100 (45mi Aug 10-13: 10-14: I8:14:000(45mi 0 (45mifornns)s)programme Aug 10-14: 1500 (45mi ns)s) £3.£3.£3.000000 Aug £3.£3.0 0000 Aug 10-13: 19: 0 0 (45mi n Aug 12: I600(45mins) £3.

0 Aug 13: 20:00 (45mins) £3.00 Aug 14: 12:00 (45mins) £3.00 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 GO PLAY GAMES Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival (EIEF) EICCReft(Edinburgh I Grid F2 International Conference Centre),The Exchange • 08700 600 100 • I Serious about having fun? Join us and get hands on with the latest and greatest I games from Playstation!, Nintendo, Xbox Live and others. Enter online challenges i* Aug and competitions www.eief.co.uk/consumer 10-14: (2hrs)and£3.win00 coolAugprizes!

10-14: Visit I2:30(2hrs) £3.00 10-14: 20:10:I5:000000(2hrs) I. Aug Aug 10-14: (2hrs) £3.£3.0000 Aug 10-14: I7:30(2hrs) £3.00 I4 3 2 4 ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15———————lWnW—nTlWryiTW 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 31 1 HOWTO WRITE AN OPERAABOUT JERRY SPRINGER ■ - STEWART LEE & RICHARD THOMAS I Stewart Lee <£ Richard Thomas ka Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Aj A lecture from the award-winning writers telling the story behind the theatrical | event of the century (thus far). Two performances only. Features words and music n■ . Aug (sometimes simultaneously!).

A Aug 16:17: 14:12:330(Ihr) 0(Ihr) £10. £10.550(£9.

0(£9.000)0) World premiere 13M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 » si I# M—l—MM———————————— S! INTER-FAITH PRAYERS AND MEDITATION FOR PEACE Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road •0131 229 3776 • Grid Ref: E3 A You are welcome to an Inter-Faith Exhibition and meditation space. Join hearts for Siy] peace!

Early evening events;Time forUniversal Rest andPeace Silence (Tuesdays). Taize Singing (Wednesdays). i/j Aug9-11, 16-18,3Chants/Dances 0-Sep I: 17:30(Ihr)for(Free Non-ticketed) (Thursday).

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A SAINT St Patrick's Community St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E6 Forget Edinburgh's ghost tours and come on the city's only Saint Walk. Margaret Sinclair is a saint in the making. See where she lived, glimpse the Edinburgh she knew, herns)shrine.

Aug 8-9:andI8:visit 00(50mi (Free Non-ticketed) 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 KINSAI! SUSHI AND SAKE The Perfect Palate The Perfect Palate, 75 Trafalgar Lane • 0131 553 4666 • Grid Ref: LEITH Roll, press & mold sushi like a pro! Learn handy tips to demystify the art of sushi making from California chef, Annette Sprague. In the end, which will you choose fingers Aug 8,1or0,15,chopsticks?

17,22,24,29:www.theperfectpalate.co.uk 18:45 (I hr I Omins) £ I ZOO (£ 10.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 1 5 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 THE LEFT FIELD Fair Pley Outhouse Cafe•Grid Bar - Dietrich 0131 478 7435 Ref:C5 Lounge Upstairs, 12A Broughton St Lane • Our brand of political comedy, music and debate returns with David Hayman, a tribute to musical icons by MSPs, debate from supporters direct on making football more19-21: democratic plus comedy Aug I7:30(lhr30mins) £5.00from (£4,00)Bob Doolally and music from Hopper.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 LEITH FILM FESTIVAL Leith Film Festival Destiny Church, 12 Casselbank Street • 0131 555 2707 • Grid Ref: LEITH Enjoy seven days of film fun - high quality dramas and documentaries in the evenings; afternoon industry and theand2468 challenge -workshops all focusingwith on work thatprofessionals; explores Christian moral24-hour themes.film www. l eithfilmfestival. o rg. u k Aug (9hrs) (Free icketed) Aug 7-13: 8-12: 13:140000 (2hrs) £3.00 Non-t (Workshops) 3M 2 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 LEITH MARKET Leith Market Leith Market, 12a Dock Place • 0131 467 9422 • Grid Ref: LEITH Leith Market provides a high quality mix of food, fashion, design, antiques, music, plants and flowers from Leith's Commercial Quay. Running daily throughout the festival. live shows, JulFree31-Sep 3: 09:30entertainment (8hrs) (Free Non-tandicketstreet ed) performers across all genres. Unmissable!

3112341678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 LOVE SONG - AN EDINBURGH NOVEL Martin Kaney Roxburghe Hotel, Charlotte Square *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 World city of literature - capital of the mind and the democratic intellect - city of enlightenment and £5.reason (wine premiere & buffet).

Aug 23: 19:00 (4hrs) 00 (£3.-5a0)new Edinburgh novel read by the authorWorld 31 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 MICHELANGELO ANDTHE PIETA Prof. Hamish Swanston St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E6 Lively, informative and entertaining talks from an internationally renowned lecturer focusing on the life and work of Michelangelo, particularly the significance of the three Pieta.10:Two30(Ihr)shows.

Aug 19-20: £100 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 NEAL'S YARD REMEDIES Neal's Yard Remedies Neal's Yard Remedies, 102 Hanover Street •0131 226 3223 • Grid Ref: C4 Our Therapy Centre Festival Chillout Zone offers various treatments I0am-8pm Mon-Sun. Indian Head Massage, Seated Acupressure Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and Sports Massage. For Pilates classes and talks visit www.nealsyardremedies.com.

Pop in£15(1 for freeSmins) herbal tea and relax.

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A NIGHT IN CUBA Cuba Norte Cuba Norte, 192-194 Morrison Street • 0131 221 0499 • Grid Ref- E2 Jose Cuervo sponsors a (unfilled evening. Margarita on arrival, then our Latino instructor will teach some sexy salsa moves. You'l receive a two course meal, then danceI-4,the8-11,night15-18,away22-25,to 2Spanish Aug 9-Sep I: beats.

18:30(3hrsBOmins) £17.00 3 1234: 8 9 10 II 2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2D 2 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 1 NOT ANOTHER FIRKIN FESTIVAL A Celebration of Scottish Beer The Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street • 0131 229 5030 • Grid Ref: F3 A rare opportunity to sample fresh cask ale from around Scotland. Choose from 150 beers from 30 Scottish brewers, a selection of which are unique to our festival.

Join celebration ofI130(l4hrs30mins) Scottish beer. (Free Non-ticketed) JulAug31our 21,28:22-27, I-6,Aug8-13,7,114,5-20, 29-Sep 3: Il:00(l6hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 31123 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 POETRYWITH A LITTLE PIANO F Philip Holland St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A reading of his own poetry by F. Philip Holland. An eclectic mixture of sonnets, ballads, rhyming and free verse. Dramatic, reflective, romantic, descriptive and comic -Augall punctuated piano music.

22: 12:31230(Ihr) 0(Ihr)with(Free£5.a -little Aug23-24: 0wi0(£4.th col00)lection) European premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 PROVOCATIVE CINEMA - A FESTIVAL OF FILM SHORTS Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon)«0870 701 5105 »Grid Reft F6 Award-winning theatre company API bring six deliciously unique and disturbing films to Edinburgh's former Odeon cinema. With murder, sex, death, suicide and schizophrenia, it's a 4-13, late 1show Aug 5-29: not2300for(SOmithenfaint-hearted! s) £6.50 (£5.50) Strictly certificate 18. www.actprovocateur.net World premiere •EC31 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PSYCHIC EXPLORATIONS Osirus City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Ref: D5 Let your guard down and allow Osirus to reveal the truth about your hopes, dreams and aspirations. Soak up the atmosphere of the floor show then indulge in a private reading16,1to8,2find Aug 3,25:outI9:3what 0(2hrs)your£8.0future 0 holds.

UK premiere 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE RADIO CAFE BBC Radio Scotland The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Clare English, Janice Forsyth and distinguished guests from the Book Festival debate current issues, Scottish, UK and Global. Join the audience, and be part of the debate.

Also on 92-95 810 AM, www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Aug 15-19, 22-26:FM,I3:l0(50mins) (FreeTicketed) 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 3-29 August 10.25pm

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com REBUS - HYDEAND SEEK RebusTours Outside Scottish Arts Club, 24 Rutland Square *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E2 Experience the world of Ian Rankin's bestselling Rebus novels by walking through the New Town along the beautiful Water of Leith. History and mystery combine unusual glimpses this undiscovered Aug 7-20,2into2,26-27: I l:00(2hrs) £10.Edinburgh 00 (£9.00) area. Ends in Stockbridge. UK premiere 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 12 3 REBUS - THE BODY POLITIC RebusTours Outside The Royal Oak, I Infirmary Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 The bestselling crime books by Ian Rankin brought alive in real locations. Politics, corruption, murder, mystery in the Scottish Parliament's shadows. Guided walk with readings.22,Unusual EdinburghISmihistory Aug7-20, 26-27: I4:30(2hrs ns) £I0.and00{£9.stunning 00) Old and New town views.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 REST FORYOUR SOUL St Patrick's Community St Patrick’s Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E6 An hour of peaceful contemplation and worship in quiet and beautiful surroundings incorporating music, chant, silence and guided meditation. Come and be refreshed in body,22-26: mind 16:and00(Ihr) spirit(FreeRefreshments Aug Non-ticketed)served.

31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 i4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 ROYAL BANK ON THE ROYAL MILE Festival Fringe Society High Street,E5 Cockbum Street to George IV Bridge, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: Out there and outrageous. Free showcases, wild street performances and great busking. Whet your appetite for Fringe performances and soak up the atmosphere of the6-29:festival' s most visited venue.

Aug I I:00(l0hrs) (Free Non-t icketed) 6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

McCulloch "Highly intelligent All Englishman, “s; an Irishman, and a Scotsman i Melbourne ft cV International Bt Comedy Festival Barry Award Nominee 2005 II li Barr Award Newcomer) 2000 BabyV Mon Belly15(Best 3,6pm.

August 4-280870 745 3083 (not or 22) Bookings: www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk LITTLE DELICIOUS J23JSS3E® *or show information

evens SAINTS & SINNERS WALKING TOUR Saints <£ Sinners Tours Apex International Grid Ref: E4 Hotel Back Bar, 31-35 Grassmarket * 0131 226 0000 • How about something that's a wee bit different!! An entertaining way to find out about Edinburgh's history. Retrace the steps of the Saints & Sinners, the characters and events Aug 5,8-12,1that 5-19,shaped 22-26: 19.old<X) Edinburgh.

(I hr 30mins) £7.00 (£5.00) HEJU s 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 The Hub Courtyard, Festival Centre, Castlehill, Royal Mile *0131 473 2000 • Grid Ref: E4 Aug 6-29: 6-29: 14:1100(1 30minns)s) £7.0.0000 (£5. (£5.000)0) Aug 00 (I hrhr 30mi HSI1 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SCOTTISH HOLISTIC HEALTH & CLAIRVOYANT FESTIVAL LA. Events Freemasons Brodies Pub)Chapel • 07713&226Hall,612Brodies • Grid Close, Ref: E4304 Lawnmarket (opposite Deacon A festival of healing and clairvoyance facilitated throughout the Fringe by a selection of Scodand's finest Therapies include massage, reiki, reflexology, kinesiology, spiritual healing,12-14,tarot18-21,and26-28: clairvoyance.

Aug I2-Q0(8hrs)See(Freewww.laevents.co.uk Non-ticketed) 31 1234567 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SCOTTISH POWER EDINBURGH FARMERS MARKET Edinburgh City Centre Management Company ScottishPower Edinburgh Farmers' Market, Castle Terrace • Grid Ref: E3 The freshest homegrown produce from across the country. Operated every Saturday, this market is acknowledged in farming circles as the best in Scotland. High quality also(5hrs) available.

Aug 6,1hot 3,20,food 27: 0900 (Free Non-ticketed) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 SECRETS OF DESPERATE PERFORMERS City Central City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 • Grid Reft E5 Performers discuss topics: poetry, comedy, theatre, improvisation, sketches, cabaret International panel, professional performers in their field reveal the mysteries of their careers. Anecdotes and obstacles on their way to success. Questions and answers toAugconclude, 8,10-13,15,www.citycomedy.co.uk 17-20,22,24-27: 13:15 (I hr) £6.50 (£5.50) HSa 3112 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303123 SELECTED WORKS: JOHN HEGLEY, JOANNE HARRIS, JAAN KAPLINSKI Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate • 0131 557 2876 • Grid Reft D6 Novelist Joanne Harris, author of'Chocolat' (25th), and celebrated Estonian poetjaan Kaplinski (27th), read and discuss favourite poems. John Hegley (23rd) reads some of his poems Aug 23:25: 12:1600(Ihr) 4and5 (Ihr)some£5.£8.00of0(£3.

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00) Aug Aug 27: 12:45 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.000)0) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 SOYOU WANTTO DO A SHOW ON THE FRINGE? Festival Fringe Society DanceReftBaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid The Edinburgh Fringe is one of the only open platforms for performance. If you'd like to participate, join the Fringe Director who will tell you how to go about becoming of the world'(FreeTi s largest Aug 13,26: part I4:30(lhr30mins) cketearts d) festival.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 Put your money where your mouth is.... place your own reviews on www.efttringe'Com/

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 SPIRIT OF THE HORSE Equestrian Theatre Ltd. The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston«0870 160 9559 • Grid Reft FI 'A New Dawn', a celebration of the unique creative bond between horse and human in a breathtaking and dramatic family entertainment Featuring 30 magnificent horses, daredevil and Spanish horsemen on classic00Andalusian mounts.

JulJul 27-30, ARussian ug8:1-7:14:3I9:0Cossacks 30(2hrs)£3200£3200 (2hrs) (£24.0(£24.

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0) 0 0) 0 0) £3200 (£24.00) £25.00 (£ 17.00) £ 16.00 (£ 1200) HSU 31 I 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TAP WATER AWARDS Out of the Blue The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 Recognising outstanding skil , artistry and originality in all genres, this much-celebrated cabaret showcases the 2005 winners. Defying the formulaic route to recognition via corporate Aug 28: 2230hype,(3hrs)these£9,5performers 0 (£7.50) embody the true spirit of the Fringe. (Club til late).

31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 THE TEA DANCE Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square -0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Dance with tea and crumpets or sip a Manhattan or a Singapore Sling and learn the best of ballroom dancing.

Aug7-14, 16-21,23-29: 18:00(Ihr) £5.00 HSU 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TOMORROW'S WORLD Festival of Spirituality St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road •0131 229 3776 • Grid Ref: E3 Reflect on Hiroshima and future challenges with George Monbiot, Mona Siddiqui, Peter Tatchell, Abbot of Samye Ling, artists George Wyllie, Peter Howson and others.

Discover sacred space for contemplation, music from Swingle Singers, Giveway, St Petersburg - donations www.icketfestivalofspirituality. org.uk Aug6, 9,13,15-20: 16,Brass 20,21:23,(free 300(ISep 3: 12:Non-t 30(Ihr)sought), (Free Non-t ed) Aug 8-13, 3 hr) (Free i c ket e d) Aug 9-11,16-18,30-Sep 1: 17:30 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) *>7 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 m 31 13 ATRADITIONAL BURNS SUPPER Poosie Nansie Burns Club Roxburghe Hotel, Charlotte Square *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 An unforgettable heartwarming experience. A Burns Supper in authentic format Traditional meal (haggis etc.) followed by a full evening of music, poetry, comedy and a singalong.

The (4hrs) highlight£15.of00your Aug 9-11: 1900 (£13.5festival.

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31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 TRAINSPOTTING TOURS Leith Walks Port O' Leith Bar, 58 Constitution Street •0131 554 3568 » Grid Ref: LEITH Literature live on location! Join Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie as they laugh and crash round Leith in Welsh's Trainspotting and sequel Porno. Choose life! Tour ticket is worth-13,£1I5-20, off first drink venue £8.bar.00 (£6.00) Aug I9:at30(2hrs) Aug 6,1-2,8-13,4-6,185-20, 22-27,222-27, 9: I4:239:0(2hrs) £8.00 (£6.00) 3 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TRAQUAIR FAIR Traquair Fair Traquair House, Innerleithen >01896 830 323 • Grid Ref. H6 Magi cal fairforsetallinages.the Theatre, grounds children' of Scotland' s oldest inhabited weekend s entertainment, worldhouse. and CelUnbeatable tic music, dance, storytelling, crafts and complementary medicine. This year's theme is The New Europeans' .

Aug £28.06-7: 0 (£18.11:000)0 (Thrs) (£40.0Day0 F)passes £ 13.00 (£8.00) (£38 F) (under 5s free). Weekend (ind. camping) 31 12 3 4 5« 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 GetdealtTwoofaKindavailableflugustTandS

THE VAULTS TOUR Mercot Tours The Mercat Cross, High Street • 0131 557 6464 • Grid Ref: E5 A great bridge is built to the south of the Royal Mile. In a secret catacomb of underground chambers, a community thrives. Journey back in time and learn of life Julin these 31 -Seprecently 3: (I hr) uncovered Wilks at 1200,18th14.0century 0,15,00,16.vaults.

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3111345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031113 THE VAULTS VIGIL Mercat Tours The Mercat Cross, High Street • 0131 557 6464 • Grid Ref: E5 Descend into the Underground Vaults beneath the South Bridge -'... probably the most haunted place in Britain' (BBC). Explore the labyrinth of 18th century corridors and chambers. Experience the chil - physical, supernatural - as you brave the hours from midnight11-13, to dawn.

Aug4-6, 18-20,25-27: 0000(6hrs) £20.00 4 s 6 7 8 9 !C 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE WINTER'STALE The Lean and Slipper'd Pantaloons Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row •0131 552 7171 • Grid Ref:A2 Heartbreak, hilarity, slapstick and songs in the most unseasonal Shakespeare you'll see all year! Audiences of all ages will enjoy this classic tragicomedy of death and rebirth iAug n a fun, interactive open-air performance.

12-14:free,I4:30(lhr45mins) (Free Non-t icketed) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 WORKSHOP: THE EAR OF THE HEART Noirin Ni Riain St Patrick’s Church, 5 South Gray’s Close, 40 High Street -0131 226 000 • Grid Ref:E6 Irish singer Noirin Ni Riain draws participants into the depth of the Celtic soul in this practical exploration of songs from diverse cultures and traditions, including Gregorian For singers Aug 12-13: plainchant I OflO (5hrs) £1200 (£7.00) and listeners alike.

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EDINBURGH The Meadows Theatre Big Top Wednesday 10th August to Saturday 3rd September To Book Call Dial-A-Seat 0870 122 4730 FRINGE BOX OFFICE 0131 226 OOOO for show information

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com AAAAAAAAAAmazon Hope Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Ocean Drive, Leith 07761 369 333 • Grid Ref: LEITH Inspirational onboard exhibition and international award winning documentary on work of The Vine Trust - a Scottish charity delivering a health service for up to 100,000 in the Peruvian Amazon. www.amazonferry.com Aug 11-18 noon-21.00 (Documentary I hr) Free Africa Galerie Mirages Galerie Mirages, 46a Raeburn Place >0131 315 2603 Grid Ref: B2 A superb selling exhibition of masks, bronzes, carvings, furniture, textiles and jewellery from the Sahara,West Central and Southern Africa and Ethiopia. In support of the Harnas Lifeline Clinic, Nambia. Make poverty Julhistory.

28-Sep 11 10.00-18.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Free 'And it all went Brazilian...' | Designshop UK DesignShop UK, 116 Causewayside *0131 667 7078 Grid Reft H6 Celebrating the best of Brazilian street life and carnival culture, discover design, photography and artwork 1: inspired by this vibrant, energetic and enormously diverse country. Featuring designs by Brazilian brothers and Humberto Aug 4-SepFernando 3 10.30-19.00 (Suns Campana. noon-17.00) Free World premiere Annual Exhibition Dalkeith Arts Centre, White Hart Street, Dalkeith 0131 663 6986 • Grid Ref: G6 Midlothian Community Artists have once again produced an exciting variety of paintings including stil lif9-25 e studies.

by Midlothian Council.

Aug (notSponsored Suns)Free10.00-16.00 (Sats 10.00-13.00) Asante The African Experience' African Art Gallery and Shop Asante 'The African Experience', 13 Raeburn Place 0131 343 1498 • Grid Ref: B2 Experience the warmth and richness of Africa.

Exhibition featuring original paintings by some of 'Africa's leading artists. Feast your eyes on fairly traded, giant ceramic pots, vibrant textiles, musical instruments and jewellery. (Suns 10.00-18.00) Aughand I-Sepcrafted 3 10.00-20.00 World premiere I Best of Scottish Contemporary Art Scotlandart.com scotlandart.com, 2 St Stephen Place 0131 225 6257 • Grid Ref:C2 Free exhibition featuring a range of abstract, landscape and figurative work from some of Scodand's most i exciting artists. These include Lesley Anne Derks, | Alan Watson and lain Carby. Original art at affordable ■prices, www.scotlandart.com if Aug Free 11 -Sep 3 10.00-18.00 (Suns noon-17.30) [Bibliotheca Alexandrina :city Art Centre, 2 Market Street * 0131 529 3993 [Grid Ref: D5 i Designed Norwegianisarchitects Snohetta,the newwork bibliothecabyAlexandrina an important architectural i meeting place between Islamic and Christian cultures.

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The Carpet People Persian Rug Village Persian Rug Village, 34 Morningside Road 0131 466 7071 • Grid Ref: H2 A selling exhibition from nomadic to village carpets, from finest silk rugs to Eastern trappings, from unusual Kilim stools to hand made artefacts. The best place to meet the rug people!

Aug 5-Sep 3 10.00-17.00 Free CEL Scotland - Contemporary Editions Limited Scotland Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street 0131 latest 557 2479 • GridbyRefiCS The multiples some Scotland' leading artists, including MartinCallum Boyce,ofInnes, Katy Dove,sSherry Graham Fagen,Shipway.

Kenny Hunter, Dave and Alan (Image: Callum Innes, Untitled IV, 2004, etching, edition of 30. ) Jul 30-Sep 17 (not Suns, Mens) 10.00-18.00 Free The Chip Shop Awards Exhibition Elmwood Gallery, 40-44 Thistle Street 0131 225 1181* Grid Ref: D4 The bad-ass ads you'll never see on telly, movie screens or mags, created by the advertising world's boy wonders. Fantastic rubbish and sheer anarchic genius funny, clever, slick work, knocked into a bloody brilliant exhibition.

Aug 23-25 11.00-16.30 Free UK premiere Clay 2005 The Adam Pottery, 76 Henderson Row 0131 557exhibition 3978 • Grid Reft B3makers. Contemporary Selling by resident and traditional wheelthrown, handbuilt and sculptural work i n stoneware, porcelain and marvellously earthenware.

The diversity of the show reflects the adaptable qualities of cl a y.

Visitors welcome to look round8-Sep workshops.

Aug 3 (not Suns) 10.00-17.30 Free Clock Exhibition Craiglea Clocks Craiglea Clocks, 88 Comiston Road 0131 452 8568 • Grid Ref:H2 After last year's absence, another chance to see this exhibition of fine hand-crafted clocks by Ronnie Rafter, Archie McQuater and lain Maconochie. Introducing some14-20 new exhibits.

Aug Free 10.00-16.00 (Tues.Thurs 10.00-19.00) Dazzle - 50 Contemporary Jewellers Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd 0131 228 1404'Grid Ref: E3 Selling exhibitions. 3,000 for-sale exhibits. 23rd year.

Major designers from all over the world following another huge success at London's RNT. In spectacular Atrium space by leading restaurant and cafe bar. www.zone-d.com Aug 5-29 10.00-00.00 Free Discover Islam Edinburgh Central Mosque, 50 Potterrow 0131 667 1777 • Grid Ref: F5 Cinematic presentations, guided tours, refreshments, free literature and enlightening talks.. All this and more in the 'Discover Islam' exhibition, an intriguing and informative journey through Islam. Join us and have all your questions answered. Special events every Saturday.

Aug I -31 noon-18.00 (not Fris) Free

exhibit ons Edinburgh Reminiscence Centre Living Memory Association Reminiscence Centre, 101 St Leonards Street • 0131 667 0761 • Grid Ref: G6 Welcome to our world of reminiscence. Join us for a chat, share memories, discover Edinburgh's past Browse memorabilia and photographic archive.

Souvenir calendar and new book of old photos available. Comfy sofas for tired festival feet www.livingmemory.org.uk Aug I -Sep 2 (not Sats, Suns) 10.00-16.00 Free Edinburgh Seen and Unheard Hog's Back Gallery, 12 Montagu Terrace 0131 552 9222 • Grid RefcA3 Exhibition of maps, prints, photographs and artworks showing Edinburgh over seven centuries. Originals and reproductions available for sale. Browse our selection of prints and books and enjoy a tea or coffee in our traditional Scottish tearoom.

Aug 7-29 10.00-19.00 Free Edinburgh Showroom Edinburgh Showroom, Caledonian Hilton, Princes Street • 0131 222 8878 • Grid Reft E2 Located in the Caledonian Hilton the Edinburgh Showroom includes a great diversity of styles and artistic viewpoints by established artists and new talent Artwork exhibited includes paintings, prints, photography sculpture, jewellery, glass and textiles.

For festival Aug 7-29 events 10 00-20visit00www.scottishartpromotion.net Fre* Elements:The Landscape of Scotland Edinburgh Ski Club Rooms, 2 Howe Street 0131 220 3121 • Grid Reft C3 An exhibition of stunning black and white Scottish landscape photographs by Craig McMaster, 'the Ansel Adams of Scotland' Black and White Photography. He has exhibited internationally and is widely published.

Aug 7-29 10.00-19.00 Free Fabric of the Nation The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C5 Presents recent work exploring notions of Scottish cultural identity through an investigation of recognised iconography. He investigates how such emblems can act as a shorthand for a sense of cultural and national belonging.

Aug 6-26 (not Suns) 10.00 Free Fashionable Viktor The Red Door Gallery, 42 Victoria Street 0131 477 3255 • Grid Ref: E4 'Fashionable Viktor' explores the blurring of lines between art, fashion and design through the eyes of Edinburgh based artists. A creative mix of artwork, this boutique gallery is a must for serious collectors, bargain hunters and art fetishists, jul 31-Sep 3 10.00-19.00 Free 4 Windows KodakReftExpress, 37 Hanover Street • 0131 220 1007 Grid HermitageD4spirits, an ancientlandscapes. leatherworks, sombre nightscapes and distorted Edinburgh.

Photographic artists Luke Watson & Anna-Lisa Drew invite you toFridays, take aSaturdays closer look.17.00-19.00.

Artists present Tuesdays, Julwww.digisnaps.co.uk 31-Sep 3 10.00-19.00 Free World premiere

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 Francis Bacon: Portraits and Heads Scottish National Gallery of Modem Art, 75 Belford Rd 0131 226 0000‘Grid ReftDI First ever exhibition in Scodand of one of the most important British artists of the twentieth century.

The human figure was the dominant subject of his work. This hotly-anticipated show is the first devoted to his portraits.

4 Jun-Sep 4 10.00-17.00 £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere • unai Fringe Poster Exhibition Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Ocean Drive, Leith • 0131 226 0026 • Grid Ref: LEITH A wonderful display of 160 Fringe poster designs by artists aged 6 to 16 from schools throughout Scotland.

The winning design by Corrie Drummond (II) from St Fergus Primary School, Dundee was selected from over 3,400 entries.

Aug 7-29 10.00-18.00 Free Gauguin's Vision Royal Scottish Academy Building,The Mound 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D4 The National Galleries of Scotland's festival blockbuster is devoted to Gauguin and explores one of the most famous images in the history ofWestern art Featuring sixty pieces by Gauguin, Cezanne,Van Gogh, Degas and many others. Unmissable.

Jul10.00-20.00) 6-Oct 2 10.00-18.00 £6.50 (£4.50)(Thurs-Sats OZ21 Handknit Cashmere - Design Studio Exhibition & Sale Hillary Rohde Design Studio, 22Free Moray PlaceCashmere *of0131hand225Workshop 3948 • Scottish GridandReftC2 exhibition knitted from designers Hillary Rohde cashmere andbeautifully Stephanie Laird. Edinburgh Atraditional unique opportunity to purchase crafted and contemporary knitwear direct from the design workshop.

Aug I -Sep 2 (not Sats, Suns) noon-16.00 Free The Hans Christian Andersen Travelling Exhibition Danish Cultural Instituted Doune Terrace 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft C2 2005 marks the bicentenary of the world's greatest fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen. This exhibition from Andersen's city of birth, Odense, tells the story of his extraordinary life in wordsUKandpremiere pictures.

Aug 3 18.00-20.00 Aug4-Sep9 (not Sats, Suns) 9.00-17.00 Free The Healing Touch Scottish National Portrait Gallery, I Queen Street 0131 226 0000 • Grid ReftC4 Scottish men and women have played a pioneering role in the history of medicine. As the Royal College of Surgeons celebrates its 500th anniversary, the Portrait Gallery's festival show celebrates Scotland's medical achievement Julcontributions 27 to10.00-17.00 (Thurs 19.00)• HSU £4.009-Nov(£3.00) World until premiere Heartland: Curiously Fine Woodturning from Local Wood The Heartland/Barry Smith Woodturning Workshop 15 Dowie'ss Mielegant l Lanefunctionalism ‘ 0131339 6767 • you GridtheRef:beauty CI ofHeartland' Scottish wood and that sense ofbrings primitive luxury which eating off a wooden platter evokes!

Finely figured urns, lidded boxes, goblets, and much more.7-29bowls,08.00-20.00 Aug Free

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com Henri Cartiet^Bresson (1908-2004) National Galleries of Scotland Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road • 0131 226 0000 Grid Ref:PI Massive retrospective, featuring more than 200 photographs, of one of the most celebrated photographers of all time. Organised as part of a world tour by the Cartier-Bresson Foundation in Paris, the Dean Gallery is the only UK venue.

Aug 6-Oct 23 10.00-17.00 £5.00 (£3.50) UK premiere • QEU Highland Stoneware Highland Stoneware John Donald & Co, 8/10 Bristo Place • 01571 844 976 Grid Reft F530 years of making in the Scottish Celebrating Highlands, thisworks is a comprehensive collection, selling the current of this guest innovative pottery.

Featuring one-off pieces, tile panels, artists and much skilled and witty freehand painting.

Aug 6-Sep 3 10.00-17.00 (Mons noon-16.00, not Suns) Free Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sentences Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row 0131 552 7171the»artist' Grid sRef:eightieth A2 birthday, Inverleith Celebrating House presents asmajor exhibition of newwith work devoted to Finlay' lifelong preoccupation horticulture.

Events include regular coach tours to Little Sparta,Freefrom Inverleith House.

Julhis famous 29-Oct garden.

23 10.00-17.30

v Jesus Laughing and Loving Greyfriars Kirk Promotions Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 35 artists from around the world were asked to explore the notion of a cheerful, happy Jesus. As many of them work in the style of their indigenous cultures, the exhibition could raise some interesting questions.

Aug 9-19,22-23,25-26,29-Sep 3 (not Suns) 10.30-16.30 Free Jewellery 2005 Outstanding collection of designer jewellery from Poland in silver and amber, Ayala Bar new autumn collections, hundreds of unique Galeries Mirages designs, antique trade beads, turquoise, pearls, coral, aquamarine and silver jewellery from India,Africa and East Asia.

JulSouth28-Sep 11 10.00-18.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Free Light, Line and Form Assembly George• 0131Street, 54 George@Street 226Assembly 2428 • GridRooms, Ref: D4 Installation by Edinburgh-born, internationally renowned artist David Begbie. Combined with light, the sensual forms of his unique steelmesh sculptures are projected, creating compelling images with a strong, dynamic presence, while apparently occupying no space at all.

Aug 5-29 10.00-22.00 Free Light on the Landscape The British Medical Association, Scotland British Medical Association, 14 Queen Street 0131 247 3000 ♦ Grid Reft C4 The passage of light over the landscape can transform everyday scenes into memorable images. Captured by established artists from Aberfeldy Gallery using colour and atmosphere to great effect Aug 6-20 11.30-16.00 Free

Ingleby Caller Grid Ref: C6 Part of celebrations and events this summer marking Finlay's eightieth birthday, this exhibition features a major new installation, previously unseen sculptures and his Garden Proposals (in collaboration with Inverleith House and Scottish Poetry Library).

Aug I-Sep 3 10.00-17.00 Free Lime Blue Diamond Jewellery iimawashi: contemporary art from Japan Collection II Merz Gallery 87 Broughton St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:C5 107 George Street • 0131 220 2164 • Grid Ref: D3 Featuring work by:Yasuyoshi Botan, Norihisa amazing new selling exhibition of contemporary Hashimoto.Tatsuo Inagaki, Michiyoshi Isozaki, Ken m Andiamond jewellery by Grant MacIntyre. This longKageyama, Manya Kato.Tomoko Nagao, Motoko awaited sequel collection from Edinburgh's award Ohinata, Hisashi Uematsu.Takayuki Momose, Kazue Sato, Satoru winning diamond store combines the store's trademark Tamura.Takuma Yamamoto, simplicity with10.00-18.00 classic elegance dazzling effect Kumi7-Sep Yamashita, Miyuki Yokomizo.

LJI Aug (Thursto 10.00-19.00, Aug 3Suns) 10.30-18.30 (closed World 14.30-16.30) Sats 7-29 9.30-17.30, Suns 13.00-17.00) Free (not Weds, premiere Looking Both Ways: Art of the International Photography Contemporary African Diaspora The Edinburgh Photographic Centre, 68 Great King Street • 0131 226Exhibition 0000 • Grid Ref: C3 City Art Centre, 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 143rd Annual Exhibition of more than 200 prints by Grid Reft D5 photographers worldwide.

Featuring the work of twelve African bom contemporary Under patronage of FIAR artists now living in Western countries. Identity, nationalism Aug and memory are explored by Ghada Amee, Kendell £3.007-Sep (£2.00)4 10.00-20.00 (Suns 13.00-17.00) Greers,18-Sep Wangechi Shonibare among others.

Jun II 10.Mutu, 00-17.Yinka 00 (Suns noon-17.00) Free Low-Fi lerwood Applied Arts Prize 2004: ■urniture Stills Gallery, 23 Cockburn Street • 0131 622 6200 Grid Ref: D5 Museum 131 247 of4422Scotland, •showcases Grid Chambers Ref: E5stunningStreet Low-Fi artists invite you to join a search for designs from the metaphysical meaning on the net, feed the animals in IK'lissexhibition top' El furniture designers including Tom Dixon, the digital zoo, try DIY international fair trading, visit ai Ultimo Gritojim Partridge and, the 2004 intriguing online museum and change the map with s, Barber Osgerby. A Crafts Council Touring news of world events.

Aug 6-Sep 3 11.00-19.00 Free

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 Lys Hansen and Mette FruergaardJensen Theatre Workshop Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ret B2 Lys Hansen is one of Scotland's most colourful painters, concerned with the human condition and extreme emotional experiences. Mette Fruergaard-Jensen brings a thought-provoking exhibition of paintings, drawings and artists10.00-22.00 from GarvaldFreeand Project Ability.

Augweavings 8-28 (notby 21) Made in Scotland Georgian Antiques Georgian Antiques, 10 Pattison Street, Leith 0131 553 7286 » Grid Ref: LEITH An exhibition dedicated to Scottish furniture, identifying over fifty quality pieces, including works by Trotter, Whytock & Ried and Lorimer. The furniture ranges from the 18th century through the Regency, Victorian and up to the(not20thSuns) century.

Aug (Sats8-29 10.00-14.00) Free8.30-17.30 Magazine Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, 25 Hawthornvale 0131 551 4490•Grid Ref:A6 Magazine is a multi-media arts event showcasing contemporary art from Scotland. The project transforms an industrial workshop into a unique visual art venue and uncorks the current breadth of practise in contemporary sculpture.

Aug 21-27 10.00-17.00 Free Mansfield Traquair Centre Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place 0131 556 3882 • Grid Reft B5 Major murals by arts and crafts movement artist Phoebe Anna Traquair are revealed after conservation and cleaning. This is the last chance to compare the brilliance of the restored sections with the final small untouched areas, www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk Aug 8-27 (not Suns) 10.00-11.45 Free Marc Mamie's Nights at the Circus Marc Mamie The Village, 16 South Fort Street • 0131 478 7810 Grid Reft LEITH All the colour, magic & sparkle of The Famous Spiegeltent in a stunning new exhibition by leading photographer Marc Marnie. Acrobats, burlesque artists & Camille O'Sullivan.

Aug I -Sep 4 noon-00.00 Free World premiere Moghul and Modern: Persian Ceramics and Glass The Nomads Nomad'sTent, Tent21 St Leonard's Lane The 0131 662 1612•Grid This selling exhibition ofReftF6 Iranian ceramics celebrates the Moghul tradition and itsminiature descendants.

Tiled panels and lovely bowls, recalling contemporary glassofamongst Orientalpaintings, carpetsandfrom the same tradition ornament Aug 4-Sep 3 10.00-17.00 (Suns noon-16.00) Free World premiere MoreConcrete Wardrobe 317-319 Cowgate Concrete Wardrobe, 0131 558 7130 • ofGridcontemporary Reft E6 Scottish, national and CONCRETE Aninternational eclectic mixdesign.

Products featured include- fashion WARDROBE accessories, clothingandandsoftinterior accessories glassware, ceramics furnishings.

20th century antiques presents a range of original furniture and accessories the last century.

Aug2-Sep3fromnoon-18.00 Free

New Scottish Furniture Scottish Furniture Makers Association St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road 0131 229 3776 ♦ Grid Reft E3 A prestigious exhibition of furniture by some of the best designers and makers in Scodand. The makers themselves are on hand to discuss their work.

Outstanding innovation and talent in a wide range of styles. Simply unmissable!

Aug 5-27 11.00-18.00 £2.00 Nicholas and Alexandra Royal MuseumChambers Street *0131 247 4422 RoyalRef:Museum, Grid Uncover theE5 movingandstorytheiroffive Tsarchildren.

NicholasDiscover I , the Empress Alexandra hundreds of treasuresMuseum, from theStstunning collections of the State Hermitage Petersburg, Faberge to superb religious icons. from Julfabulous 14-Oct 30 10.00-17.00 (Suns noon-17.00, Tues 10.00-20.00) £5.00 (£4.00)World (£3.00C) premiere Peter Petrochko Orbital Art Space Orbital Art Space, 150 Easter Road 07766 730 054 » Grid Reft C6 A personal, dreamlike experience of time and nature.

Solo exhibition of new work by Peter Petrochko.

Featuring paintings, papercuts, and sculptures from his 'Orbital Art Space' project Aug 5-Sep 2 (not Mens) 13.00-19.00 Free World premiere Phoebe AnnaTraquair Song School Murals St.St. Mary' sCathedral, CathedralPalmerston Place 0131Mary’s 226 0000 • Grid Reft El Painted between 1888-1892 Phoebe Traquair's acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle omnia opera'. Showing pre-Raphaelite influence, they a moving expression of faith. Tours meet at West Door Aug I -31 (not Suns) 11.00 and noon (45mins) Free Paula Rego Talbot RiceofGallery University Edinburgh, OldE5 College, South Bridge 0131 650 2210prints •Grid Ref: Paula Rego: and works on paper. Theof Rego's work monumentality and aspsychological has established her one of the drama most important figurative artists of her generation.

In 2005 it is her 70th birthday, a fitting occasion for this major assessment of Aug 6-Sep 3 10.00-17.00 (Suns 14.00-17.00) Sep 6-24 10.00-17.00 (not Suns, Mons) Free Scotland's Secret War: Hidden Stories ofWorld War II National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge 0131 623 3845 • Grid ReftD4 Encounter the Scots whose courage and cunning helped change the course of the war through secret technology, propaganda, escape and espionage in the the backroom and in ordinary homes.

Julfield, 3 10.00-20.00 Suns31-Sep 14.00-17.00) Free (Sats 10.00-17.00, The Scottish Sale Bonhams Auctioneers Bonhams, 65 George Street • 0131 225 2266 Grid Ref: D4 The Scottish Sale is a celebration of Scottish art and culture from Celtic craftsmen to modern day contemporary artists.

Aug Free 16-23 10.00-16.00 (Sat, Sun noon-16.00)

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com Shift - Art Installation Newhailes, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh 0131 653 5599 • Grid Ref: F6 A candlelit path leads to a luxurious carpet of shells accompanied by subde sounds, in the servants' quarters. In the woods, lighting, smoke, water and projections create a contemporary interpretation of the mystical 18th century shell grotto.

Aug 26-28 20.30 (I hr 30mins) Free World premiere Showstoppers City Art Centre, 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 Grid Ref: D5 the 25th anniversary of the opening of the ToCitycelebrate Art Showstoppers features many famous works fromCentre, theexhibition City of Edinburgh' spaintings impressive collection.

The includes fromart Ramsay, Raeburn, McTaggart, Peploe andnoon-17.00) Eardley.

May I4-Sep 11 10.00-17.00 (Suns Free World premiere Stenton Gallery's 'Scottish Art Today' Lloyds TSB Scotland, 120 George Street 07740 588 168 • Grid Ref: D3 A prime selection of the gallery's regular exhibitors combines each year in this prestigious show. Selling at reasonable prices to collectors and new buyers alike, this is artwork worth shipping home. www.stentongallery.com Preview 6 14.00-18.00 Aug 7-27Aug10.00-18.00 Free Stephen Mackey - Mermaids, Fairies and Eskimos Studio One Gallery Studio One Gallery, 10 Stafford Street I 0131 226 5812 • Grid Ref: E2 Stephen Mackey's enchanting, ethereal images have become internationally femous as posters and cards.

I This exhibition provides a rare opportunity to view j. and original illustrations and artworkFree Augpurchase 6-Sep 4 the9.30-18.00 (Suns noon-17.00) I Studio Rome Open Eye Gallery, 34 Abercromby Place 0131 557 1020 Grid Ref:C4 This exhibition focuses on the development of Morrocco's Italian sketchbooks to finished paintings, giving a unique insight into his working methods and why the eternal city has inspired one of Scotland's most important (not contemporary artists.

Augl3-Sep7 Suns) (Sats 10.00-16.00) Free 10.00-18.00

Uncompromising Courage Falun Gong Lamb's House at Friends of the Earth Scotland 07815 811865/0131 554 9977 • Grid Ref: LEITH This art exhibition expresses serenity and positive life changes that come from practising Falun Gong meditation, the resilient spirit of compassion and tolerance amidst suffering the brutal persecution wrought by the Chinese Communist Party this past six years.

Aug 6-14 noon-17.00 Free Wasps/Chicago Exchange Exhibition ARC Gallery, Chicago Patriothall Gallery at Wasps, Id Patriothall 0131 225 1289 • Gridpresents Ref: B3an international Patriothali Galleryexhibition contemporary featuring 17Foundation, member artists from ARCincluding GalleryBeth and Educational Chicago, Shadur, formerly Third Eye Centre, Glasgow.talkPaintings, photography, media.6-30Exhibit SundayFree August 7th,World 3pm.mixedpremiere Aug 11.00-18.00 West End Craft & Design Fair 3D/2D Craft <& Design Fairs St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road 0131 229 3776 • Grid Ref: E3 80 exhibitors every day with changeovers each weekend. An absolute must if you like buying contemporary work from the makers, artists and designers. One of the festival's liveliest daytime venues. www.3d2d.co.uk Aug 5-27 (not Suns) 11.00-18.00 Free Where Seeing is Not Believing!

Camera and 3709 World• Grid of Illusions, RqyaiMileObscura • 0131 226 Ref: E4Castlehill, Fithevestreet great attractions: one visit Spy passers-by and pickendless themhands-on up on yourfun.onhand.

Amazingin optical illusions, Stunning holograms, rooftop views, lattraction! ive city viewcams.

Edinburgh' visitor(Last Jul£6.45 I-Sep(£5.15) 4s original 9.30-19.30 presentation (£4.15 C) (Family discount)18.30)

I 10/10 - Buildings That Made a I Difference RIAS Gallery, 15 Rutland Square 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E2 A new exhibition assessing the impact of the ten mos significant Scottish buildings of the last decade buildings that made a difference: culturally, environmentally economically, www.rias.org.uk Aug I-Sep 2 (notandSats, Suns) 9.00-17.00 Free 1 Twisted: Contemporary Hat Forms Fabhatrix, 13 Cowgatehead, Grassmarket 0131 225 9222 • Grid Ref: E4 A free exhibition that explores the twisted form in modern hatmaking, with a series of new works by leading Edinburgh milliners. Fawns Reid and Rosy Naylor. The twist is playfully worked in different Julmaterials -Augand10.00-20.00 7,techniques.

Aug 28-Sep(Suns 3 noon-18.00 g318-27 noon-18.00) Free

WM.D. St John's, Comer of Princes Street and Lothian Road 0131 229 3776 • Grid Ref: E3 Paintings by Julia Fowler. At the Cornerstone Cafe and the Peace and Justice Centre.

Aug 1-27 (not Suns) 10.00-17.00 Free

With the Grain - The Life and Legacy ofTim Stead Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row 7171 • Grid Ref:A2 the work of one of A0131 new552exhibition celebrating Scotland' s most inspirational artist-craftsmen, featuring his exquisite furniture,andtactile sculptures, enigmatic writings and designs, his passion for woodland conservation.

Jun 26-Sep 4 10.00-17.00 Free World premiere

Zimbabwe Sculpture Assembly @ St George’s West, 58 Shandwick Place 0131 226 2428 ♦ Grid Ref: E2 Vhukutiwa Gallery returns for its third exhibition of small-scale sculpture, presenting a haunting range of work l withnatural, a remarkable tactile quality evoking world alpart part spirit-orientated.

Zimbabwea produces some of the best sculptors in the world.

Aug 5-29 (not 8,15,22) 10.00-22.00 Free

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 ABADDON S MUSIC FEST Nicol Edwards Experience Nicol Edwards Experience, 29-35 Niddry Street« 0131 557 4700 » Grid Reft E5 From Hades to Heaven, international musicians have been summoned to perform their skills in rock, Scottish, Celtic, national and personal styles not to be missed. include0free JulJulTickets 31-Sep 0(1 hrhrbottle 30minns)s)Stella/Vodka-mixer (£6.000)0) or coffee. World premiere • ECU 31-Sep 3:3: 14:1800(1 30mi £8.£7.0000 (£7.

3i 123456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031113 A CAPPELLA ALLSORTS midge Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 Regular Fringe performers back with a programme of mainly 16th century sacred music including Victoria's O Quam Gloriosum Mass, Schiitz Magnificat and works by Palestrina, Gibbons,ISmiStanford and00)Pearsall. There is no better venue for this music!

Aug27; 1700(Ihr ns) £8.00(£6.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ACOUSTIC EDINBURGH FESTIVAL Acoustic Edinburgh Medina & Negotiants, 45-47 Lothian Street- 0131 225 6313 • Grid Ref: F5 The best live music.. unplugged. Five spectacular sets from across the musical spectrum, including headlines from critically acclaimed featured artists: Gecko (2nd), Special Guest (9th), Amplifico (16th), Nizlopi (23rd). DJ Si provides lounging grooves.

FulPreview l listings: Augwww.acousticedinburgh.com 2: 20:30 (3hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 9,16,23: 2ft30 (3hrs) £5.00 (£4.00) 3ii 1 3 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 AFTER DARK VENUE FEST Nicol Edwards Experience Nicol Edwards Experience, 29-35 Niddry Street ♦ 0131 557 4700«Grid Reft E5 Scotland's most haunted pub has 3 bars on 3 levels located in old underground Edinburgh, with 3 interval venues with non-stop comedy, music and performers. Free Julbottle 31 -SepStella/Vodka-mixer 3: 2200 (Thrs) £ 10.or00 (£9.coffee 00) with every ticket WoHd premiere • mi 3II134S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031113 AGEE'S FESTIVE CONCERT St Clements Wind Ensemble Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 This acclaimed international chamber group present a bouquet of festive music (Dvorak: Serenade, Mozart Gran Partita, Strauss: Symphony No. 2) as well as Samuel Barber'16,s18-19: famousI700(lhr30mins) soprano solo £6.'Knoxville: Aug 00 (£3.00) Summer of 1915' in memory of James Agee.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ALABAMA 3 T on the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref-FI Famous for the Sopranos theme tune but so much more than the one song. A quirky dance30migrooves Aug 13:mix19:3of0 (3hrs ns) £16.0and 0 country chords. Controversial and irresistible.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI CANTATAS St Andrew’s and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Tom Latham (Countertenor), Marcia McDougall (Mezzo Soprano) and string ensemble present a rare opportunity to hear cantatas by A Scarlatti, including the duet 'O di£7.Betlemme Aug 12:cantata 12:30(Ihr) 00(£5.00) poverta alta'.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 ALEXYELLOWLEES HOT CLUB QUARTET Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 Grid Reft FI Scodand's leading jazz violinist recreates the style of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt with inventive contemporary flavour. 'Intoxicating, exciting, virtuosic and inspirational. This band will swing you into good health!' BBC Radio3,Jazz Lineup. www.jazzviolinpromotions.co.uk/main.htm Aug 17; 20:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 86

24 hour Box Oifice at: www.edfringe.coni ALY BAIN AND PHIL CUNNINGHAM The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019/0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 2005 got off to a flying start for Aly and Phil with their nomination and subsequent award as 'Best Duo' in the BBC FolkAwards in London. They are delighted to be returning toI9:3the0(2hrs)Queen' Hall. 00) Aug0-11: £14.0s0(£12.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3 AMADEUS DUO - MARGARET PRESTON (FLUTE), ALINA BZHEZHINSKA (HARP) St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street« 0131 225 3847 ♦ Grid Ref: D4 Take time out from your hectic schedule and let Amadeus Duo luxuriate you with Debussy and precious moments of Bach. Then cleanse your palate with Scottish music19,old26: and16:3new.

Aug 0(Ihr) £7,00(£5.00) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 AMATI PIANO TRIO St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 ♦ Grid Reft D4 Following their highly successful Fringe debut last year the Amati trio return with the second programme in their Beethoven/Brahms series, this time featuring two youthful Aug 25: 20:masterpieces, 00 (2hrs) £9.00Beethoven' (£7,00) s Op I No. I and Brahms' Op 8.

3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 i 2 3 AMERICAN DUO St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 ’ Grid Reff D4 Varied programmes including Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart, Chausson, Kreisler. '. . hard to better Antonello's violin playing anywhere on the Fringe' Scotsman 1995. Arnstein's piano performances '. . were marked by a mixture of sensitivity extreme emotion' Three Weeks 2005.

Aug 23-24: 18: 14:and20:30(Ihr) Aug 00 (2hrs)£7.00(£5. £9.000(£7.0) 00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3 AMERICAN DUO The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Antonello is '. . the most amazing performer I have ever seen' Three Weeks 2003,'... a poetic player' Fanfare 1992. 'Mr Arnstein's fingers were nimble.. an astonishing emotional intensity' Scotsman, 1998. Two programmes, including: Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy, Arnstein.Vitali,£9.Kreisler.

Aug 16: 2000(Ihr30mins) 00(£7.00) Aug 19: 12.00(Ihr) £7,00(£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3 AMY KOHNrWHIMSACCORDION ipiegel Acoustic Series The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Motorcycle-tough accordion'd songstress, New York musical devil Amy Kohn's experimental pop is whimsical, cathartic, sweet and smart 'Emotionally powerful and musically daring work' Broadway On-line. 'Unique brand of musical innovation' HX Where people meet the Fringe Magazine. ' 24: 17.00 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) UK premiere Over a quarter of a million people will come nose to nose with , 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 1 all kinds of acts at the Fringe on the Royal Mile. We like to think our support helps make it happen. Now that’s music to our ears. g 16-17: 18:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) Royal Mile, High Street, 6th-29th August from 11am each day.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X ANDTHE ANGELS SING' -THE SONGS OF JOHNNY ME “lERCER Make it happen ; ^Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Reft E4 :dHoon River, Autumn Leaves, Something's Gotta Give:This unique, acoustic irmance brings the poetry, wit and romance of Mercer's wonderful lyrics alive. * audience reviews 2004: 'A truly sophisticated voice', www.andreaturnerW The Royal Bank S|ingjazz. uk 13:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 22-27: 21:30(1 hr) £6.00 (£5.00) g 8-13,c1o.5-20: *THTI X* of Scotland 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X3i 123 87

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 ANDY GUNN BAND Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Grid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • This astounding home grown talent cooks up some electrifying Highland Voodoo soup. From Virgin Records sponsored jamming on Beale Street days to the remote Highland tours, this guitarist-songwriter always touches with his unique brand of soul-fire!

Aug 20: 22:www.andygunn.com 30 (I hr 30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 3M 2 3 -1 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ANTONIO FORCIONE QUARTET - TEARS OF JOY Antonio Fordone Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • 'One of the greatest acoustic guitarists in the world' Guardian returns with his acclaimed Quartet (Adriano Adewale, Jenny Adejayan and Igor Outkine) in a visually stunning show to coincide with their new CD. www.antonioforcione.com Preview Aug 5-6: 20:5529:(I hr)2055£5.(I00hr) £ 1250 (£ 1150) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-28: 2055 (i hr) £ 13,50 (£ 1250) tl~21 3■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ! 12345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 AS ISACAPPELLA As Is ClubWEST 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref: C4Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • From the New Zealand Fringe to Edinburgh, five antipodean women celebrate the harmonies of life. Through ethnic and original songs they tell universal and personal stories. Harmonies are rich and distinctive - sometimes traditional, often complex, always surprising.

Aug 21-27: 1500 (Ihr) £8.00 (£6.00) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 BACH 2 BACH Philomusica of Edinburgh St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Philomusica of Edinburgh perform Bach's Concerto for 2 violins and his reorchestration of Brandenburg 3, a Symphony by the Earl of Kelly, a Concerto for 2 oboes clarinets Aug 21:and20:020 (2hn. ) £9.00by(£6.Vivaldi 00) and aTippett Centenary tribute.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 BACH CANTATAS FOR SOLO VOICE Edinburgh Symphony Baroque Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 •Grid Ref: D6 Eighteenth-century German solo cantatas for soprano and alto, including Bach's famous cantatas 'Jauchzet Gott in alien Landen' (BVW 51) and Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust' (BVW 170), performed by Scodand's most excidng young ensemble.

Aug 20: 20:00 phrs) £10.00 (£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 BACH FOR BREAKFAST ROSLARTS Royal Grid Ref:Over-Seas D3 League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Award-winning musicians including Jane Gordon (violin). Gemma Rosefield (cello), Sara Temple (clarinet), and pianists Jan Raudo andViv McLean present a series of morning concerts with music by Bach, Beethoven and others. Tea/coffee and pastries afterwards Aug 15,17,22,included.

24: 09:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 i9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 BACH:THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 StGridAndrew’s Ref: D4 & St George’s Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Pianist Stefan Warzycki plays the first twelve of Book I of Bach's famous 48 Preludes and Fugues - sublime masterpieces that are guaranteed to make the audience as well-tempered Aug 25: 1230 (Ihr)as £7,the00piano. (£5.00) 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 i 2 3

BACH TO BEETHOVEN Harpsichords at St Cecilia's Hall St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Music of the 18th century in recitals, operas and lectures using unusual instruments including harpsichords and others from the Russell Collection. Composers also include20-21, Vival27-28: di, Couperin, Aug I5:00(lhrClementi 30mins) £7.and50 (£6.more,00) www.friends@russellcollectionfriends.org Aug 23-25: 20fX)(2hrs) £7.50 (£6.00) 3M 2 3-15 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 BAGS OF HARMONY St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 I Scodand's leading women's quartet,Vocal Zone (www.vocalzone.co.uk), presents a " lively and varied presentation of barbershop singing. What better way to while away j anAughour! jI 13: 16:30(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 U 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 12 J BARB JUNGR - LOVE ME TENDER Festival Highlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ♦0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 | Elvis Presley's songs interpreted by '. . the best cabaret singer in Britain today' Stage.

'She takes risks.. Presley's lush sentimentality goes out the window' **** Sunday Times.20-21,'Jungr26-28:knows just how nas)song should feel' Time Out. Aug Aug 22-25, 29: 17:317:0 (I30hr(IIhrOmiI Omi ns) £8.5£9.0 (£7.50 (£8.00) 00) 2 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BA ROBERTSON - MY LIVING YEARS WestBeth Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Following his 2004 critically acclaimed Fringe success,'The Man Who Wrote The Best Football Song Ever', BA Robertson returns with a brand new show. The Scottish Springsteen is(Ihr)back'£5.Metro; Preview Aug 3-6: 22000 0hr)0 £9.0'D0 (£8.on'0t0)ask just go' www.edinburghguide.com Aug 7, 9 -11, 1 6-18, 3-25: 2000 (I Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 2000(Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) Bj 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 25 BASEMENT JAXX T on the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref.FI A whole string of hits behind them like Where's Your Head At'. They are as good live asAugthey28: are19:3on0 (3hrsrecord.

30mins)Expect £1750an extravagant stage show and irresistible rhythms.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 BASS:THE FINAL FRONTIER Steve Lawson C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Solo bassist Steve Lawson returns blending chilled-out jazz, world and electronica, interspersed with between-song banter worthy of an international comedy tour.

'One5-16: of the23:1most Aug 5 (I hr)influential £8,50 (£7,5bassists 0) in the world' BGM. www.stevelawson.net World premiere • Hag 31123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31123 BEETHOVEN CELLO SONATAS AND VARIATIONS St Andrew’s and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Anne-lsabel Meyer and Peter Croser return to play Beethoven's works for Cello and Piano written between 1796 and 1815. A wonderful opportunity to hear the five Sonatas Aug 16-18:and16:three 30(Ihr)sets£7.of00(£5.Variations 00) performed in three concerts.

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 1 2 3 BEYOND BELIEF Martin John Nichoils <£ The Christian Aid Team St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI There are three sides to every story in the Middle East Searing songs, stories and images transport us to the West Bank revealing the fear, hope and healing in the land we to call holy. £5.00 Augstill11-12:dare2ft00(lhr30mins) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 31 12 3

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baStijungf Love Me Tender an uncharted journey into The King’s legacy ‘‘new high queen of cabaret... displays a fearless originality" hmv choicI “with fungr's pure, quirky, powerful voice to guidepreviously you, you’llimagined" find a depth never timeinoutthese songs Pleasance Dome: 20-29 August '' 17.30 (70 mins) for show ini

mus c BIG BAND SWING St Andrew’s & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 ♦ Grid Reft D4 Mil er, Ellington, Basie - and a touch of the Bee Gees. Since its formation, the KVO have been playing both for their own pleasure and the pleasure of others - no-one has been disappointed yet. www.kvo.org.uk Aug 26: 2ft00(2hrs) £9.00 (£7.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 BIG BUZZARD BOOGIE BAND The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Always unpredictable, always great; twelve daredevil musicians playing without a safety net Fringe stars since 1991. 'Intoxicating blend of big-band swing, soul, jazz salsa and funk' Brighton Argus. '***** Mischievous musicianship' Scotsman.

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0 (£8.000)0) Aug l9P0(lhr l8P0(lhr 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 BLAZIN FIDDLES Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh *0131 665 2240 • Grid Reft F6 A celebration of Highland and Island fiddle music from Scots Trad Music Live Band of the Year 2004. A wonderful explosion of music. Fiddles and bows blaze away with pieces different Aug 15:featuring I9:30(2hrs)the£1250 (£10.0regional 0) styles and exciting ensembles.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 BLAZIN FIDDLES Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Like rare single malts, each member of Blazin Fiddles draws the distinct flavour of music from their part of the highlands and islands. From solo to ensemble sets, they raise the roof with a fiery blend of tunes, www.blazin-fiddles.co.uk Aug 14: 20:30(lhr30mins) £l200(£l0.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE BLUEHOUSE The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 'The girls' return at last New and old original songs, heavenly harmonious voices, inspiring acoustic guitars and huge passion for entertaining. 'Before you die.. while you . youns) must Aug still19-20:have1800a pulse.

(I hr I Omi £10.00see... must hear.. the bluehouse!'

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 B MINOR MASS Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D6 The 'Eve of Festival' performance with the magical singing of the Dunedin Consort is a firm festival favourite; let Bach's heavenly music lift your spirits and inspire you for the riches of this year's festival.

Aug 13: 19:30 (2hrs) £1200 (£9.00) 3i 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 BOOTHBY GRAFFOE & ANTONIO FORCIONE - WOT ITALIAN? Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 Following two sell-out shows at Assembly last year, the boys are back together for one night only. 'These songs are sublime pieces of comic writing. Life-enhancingly gorgeous, wonderfully clever stuff ***** Scotsman.

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mus c GILL BOWMAN Valvona £ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 » Grid Ref: B6 Singer/songwriter Gil Bowman presents an entertaining and diverse selection of new songs about Scottish life, from the cradle to the grave. 'Both literally and figuratively, something of a clear voice singing out in the wilderness' Folk Roots.

Aug 7,11,13,15,22: 15:00 (I hr Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10,19: 17:45 (I hr Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 17,24: 11:00 (I hr Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 23: 2000 (I hr Smins) £10,00 (£8.00) 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 BRAHMS WITH A BITE! ROSLARTS Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D3 Fresh and invigorating performances of Brahms' chamber music in a series of concerts with award-winning musicians, including Martin Cousin (piano), the Vermeer RanoTrio and the Doric String Quartet. Tea/coffee and shortbread afterwards included.

Aug 15-18,22-25: 14:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 123 LORNA BROOKS Spiegel Acoustic Series The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Lorna Brooks returns with a dazzling set 'An accomplished guitarist who's like a sultry Nina Simone with the ability to hit a note young Streisand would be proud of, add a soulful helping of jazz.. ' Roots Review.

Aug 27: 17:00 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 BRUCH ViOLIN CONCERTO Philomusica of Edinburgh St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Lawrence Dunn performs the most popular concerto in the repertoire, plus 'Meditation' from Thais' with choir. Also Morten Lauridsen's 'LuxAetema' and I st performance of Chezz's 'A Passing Dream'. St John's Church choir-conductor Stephen Doughty.

Aug 13: 2000(Ihr45mins) £9.00(£6.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 BURACH Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace • 0131 346 1405 -Grid Reft FI With a new line-up and album, Edinburgh's favourite folk rockers play a storming set of powerful original songs and mighty tunes set to pack out the dance floor.

Catch Sandy Brechin's 'heavy folk' outfit in a rare house gig. www.burach.com Aug 19: 22:30(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 ADRIAN BYRON BURNS Caledonian Folk £ Blues at the Guildford Guildford Grid Ref. D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Native of Washington DC, The Funky Troubadour', Extraordinary Blues/Jazz Guitar Craftsman. British Blues Connection & Blue Print Magazine Acoustic Artist of the Year 1999/2000. On the bil with Yard of Ale. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

Aug 18,20: 2000 (4hrs) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 ADRIAN BYRON BURNS Adrian Byron Burns Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 A welcome return for a fourth season for this award winning acoustic guitarist and singer.

This year Adrian brings with him new songs, new instruments and new adventures.

Aug 14-28: I4:40(lhr) £6.00(£5.00) 31 ! 2 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so31 123 BURNS N' BLUE: THE MERRY MUSES' Morran, Weatherby, Bruce, Freeman The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Funny, filthy, folk music. 'Great music - good laugh!' Bawdy songs of Scotland's national poet, Bums, originally penned for his drinking companions. Singers/players from internationally acclaimed 'Complete Songs of Robert Burns'. Strictly adults only!

Aug8, 15,22:23:2lfl0(lhr Aug 11-13: 00 (I hr I OmilOmins)ns)£10.£l0.0000(£8. (£8.00)00) UK premiere 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 !23 90

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THE BURNS UNIT: SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS Ian Bruce £ Dr Fred Freeman Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft B3 The foot-stomping folk songs of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, along with his poignant love songs and songs of political protest Two artists from the internationally Aug 2-6: 20:45 (Iacclaimed hr I Smins) £8,'C0omplete 0 (£6.00) Songs of Robert Burns'.

31 I 11 4 s « 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 i CABARET CELTAIDD Celtic Goddesses Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place » 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref:C5 Two cabaret goddesses explore Welsh and Cornish Celtic history. Inspired by their environment and creative careers they perform with zeal and passion through language, song and dance. A captivating Celtic cabaret Performances wil appear on anAug22-23: S4C series.16:15(Ihr) £6.50(£5.50) Woridpremiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 i CADENZA AT THE FRINGE Cadenza 1 Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 441 2015 • Grid Reft E5 Rossini: Petite Messe Solonnelle; Maxwell DaviesrThe Kestrel Road. Edinburgh's exciting and accomplished choir, conducted by Jenny Sumerling. Piano: Margaret Wakeford; Harmonium: Philip Sawyer. Wilma McDougall: Soprano; Louise lnnes:Alto; Peter20:Van2000HulleTenor; Gordon: Aug (2hrs) £ 1100George (£9.00) (£100 Q Bass.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 JONATHAN CAIRNEY Spiegel Acoustic Series \ The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 A huge star waiting to be discovered by the world. His interpretations of jazz classics are up there with the best., his own songs idiosyncratic, soulful, beautiful observations e. Scotland' Aug 23; 1700 (IofhrliIfOmi ns) £8.00 s own Marvin Gaye.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3, CALLUNA Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society St Andrew’s & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Calluna combine flute, fiddle and clarsach to perform a wide selection of Celtic music as well as their own compositions. 'Spirited and immensely talented' Scotsman. They are tonight by£9.0one Augjoined 17: 20fl0(2hrs) 0 (£7.of00)Scotland's most respected singers, Christine Kydd.

3! I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CAMILLE Camille The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 'A vocal talent and stage presence, like no other singer.. this girl is a one-off Evening News. 'Raunchy, dangerously fragile, laced with dark erotica...This Irish chanteuse sings Brel,Weill,Waits, Cave and more. Outstanding talent... a real star!' www.camilleosullivan.com Aug 8-14,17-21,25-28: 2000 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 World premiere 31234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 23 GAMUT BAND - KITING-KITA - WALKING WITH RHYTHM Camut Band, Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place •0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 After two Edinburgh sell-out seasons, the international phenomenon Camut Band return with a world premiere production by Guillem Alonso. 'Experience their spectacular inventiveness and sheer verve... magic, passion and energy from Barcelona'15-17: Scotsman *****£I150(£I 150) Aug9-11, 2l05(lhr) Aug 12-14: 2IOS(lhr) £1350(£1150) Aug 18, 2 3-24: 22:30(Ihr) £I250(£I 150) Aug 28:19-21,23O0(lhr) 25-27: 2130(Ihr) £1350(£1150) Aug £1350(£1250) World premiere 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031123

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The Reid Wdls Cantabile Artists Agency brings to the Reid some of the finest performers from Wales - The Land of Song.

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CARUS AND THE TRUE BELIEVERS The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens >0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 A mixture of rock, reggae, country and folk. Part of the burgeoning new Australian roots scene, alongside John BuderTrio and The Waifs. Now looking to conquer Europe. has lOmithens)voice Aug 23-24:Cams I9fl0(lhr £8.00 of an angel’.

UK premiere 31 i 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL CHOIR CONCERT St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: El An annual feast of the very finest choral music, sung by one of Britain's best Cathedral Choirs. Not to be missed! Conducted by Simon Nieminski, with Organist DuncanISmiFerguson.

Aug 27: 19:30(Ihr ns) £8.00Full details available on www.cathedral.net 31 i 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL ORGAN RECITALS St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place •0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref: EI Free hour-long Recitals on the magnificent 1879 Father Willis organ: 14th: Scott Farrell (Newcastle Cathedral), 21 st Simon Nieminski (St Mary's Cathedral), 28th: Duncan Ferguson (St Mary's Cathedral). Immediately after Choral Evensong on Sundays, Aug 14,21,wvvw.cathedral.net 28: 16:30(Ihr) (Free Non-ticketed) 31 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 CATHEDRAL LATE-NIGHT CANDLELIT VOICES St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI 18th: Durufle Requiem (Edinburgh Camerata/Will Dawes); 22nd: Pergolesi Stabat Mater (Rosie Bell/Rob Colquhoun/Burg String Quartet); 23rd:Tudor Masterworks (St Mary's Cathedral Layderks); 24th: Schumann Dichterliebe (Alexander Cadden/ Ruaraidh Sutherland/Burg Aug 18,22-24: 22:30 (SOmins) String £5.00 Quartet).

3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2| 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CATHEDRAL LATE-NIGHT INSTRUMENTAL St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place ♦ 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref: EI l6th:The stunning Edlian Piano Trio play works by Rubenstein and Dvorak. 25th: Joanna Nicholson (Clarinet) and Simon Nieminski (Organ) explore this unusual instrumental pairing, including music by Albinoni and Reger. Full details: www.cathedral.net Aug 16,25: 22:30 (SOmins) £5.00 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 1 6 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 M 26 27 28 29 3031 123 CATHEDRAL LUNCHTIME CONCERTS St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place ♦ 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref: EI A former Critics' Choice in The Times; a whole month of free concerts with leading performers from some of the world's top Conservatoires and Universities, including StAugMary' l details.

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18-20,2See 2-27,www.cathedral.net 29-31: 13:10 (40mins) for(FreefulNon-t icketed) 123416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 CATHEDRAL ORCHESTRAL ORGAN CONCERTS St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 « Grid Reft EI Three nights of orchestral transcriptions on the mighty Father Willis Organ. 8th: Timothy Byram-Wigfield (St George's Chapel,Windsor). 9th: Simon Nieminski (St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh). 10th: David Gibbs (Carlisle Cathedral). For Cathedral20fl0(lhr) programme£5.0see Aug8-10: 0 www.cathedral.net 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3

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CATHEDRAL SUNDAY SERVICES St Mary's Cathedral iillSMWTBll St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft EI The internationally renowned Cathedral Choir sings each Sunday, Choral Eucharist at "TANGO THAT "MUSIC SO GOOD 10.30am and Choral Evensong at 3.30pm. The best Cathedral music in awe-inspiring IS SERIOUSLY IT MAKES surroundings. Details of music and the complete Cathedral Festival Programme at YOU SHIVER" www.cathedral.net GOOD FUN" Aug 14,21,28: 10:30 (1 hr I Smins) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 14,21,28: I5:30(50mins) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ao 3112 3 CATHEDRAL WEEKDAY SERVICES St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 'Grid Ref: EI Sung by the world-famous Cathedral Choir Monday to Friday 5.30pm. Wednesday 17th is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 (begins 4.00pm - doors close at 3.45). Details ofAugall15-16, our Festival programmes 18-19,22-26: I7:30(40miavailable ns) (FreeatNon-twww.cathedral.net icketed) Aug 17: I6fl0(lhr) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 CATRIONA MCKAY (SCOTTISH HARP), CHRIS STOUT (SHETLAND FIDDLE), ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 They have developed a duo partnership over 10 years and tonight they will perform a dynamic, spellbinding concert of contemporary/traditional music from their long awaited duo (2hrs) CD. £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 15: 2000 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 c OQ AII 11 IP-) assembly y M WZA @ST. GEORGE'S WEST W mmSS rgaiwww.assemblyrooms.com CEILIDH WITH THE SENSATIONAL JIMI SHANDRIX EXPERIENCE for show information StoneyportAgency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Led by accordion wizard, Sandy Brechin, along with fiddle, guitar, bass and drums.

'Shandrix' have played all over the globe but tonight they unleash their unique brand ofAughigh9: 22:30(lhr30mins) energy ceilidh at£8.home, 00 (£6.00)www.squeeze.demon.co.uk 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITALS 2005 St Giles’ Cathedral St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile • 0131 226 2998 • Grid Reft E5 Celebrity organ recitals 2005. Two recitals on the magnificent Rieger organ in St Giles'. Aug 3: Peter Backhouse plays music by Wesley, Jackson, Bach andVierne.

Aug Aug 3,10:10:Kristiaan 20:00 (I hrSeynhave I Smins) £7,plays 00 (£5.music 00) by Bach and Dupre.

311 2 j 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 THE CELLERS Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 0870 1 If Ryan Adams joined Crosby Stills & Nash and they all hung around in Glasgow BRINGING NEW MUSIC TO YEAR THE INCLUDE HEART OF THE FRINGE with Belle & Sebastian, the collective musical output could just about be ACTS THIS described21:00(Ihr as somewhere Aug20: ISmins) £I0.in 0the0(£8.same 00) ballpark as that produced by The Cellers.

GWYNETH HERBERT BritishUS jazz jazz blues star‘Avocalist remarkably gifted talent’The Guard/anCullum.

DAVID MIDGEN London based ‘Phenomenally good’ Jamie 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 ‘An irresistible blend of R’n’B and jazz-drenched blues’ Met r o DICOaccoustic Formerly lead singer ofduo.ZeroLif7.e affiDanish CELLO COURTS...

NIZLOPITINAEclectic , Folkpeerless rminsinger/songwriter g stuff ‘As far as concert experiencesHipgoHiitpwas The Guamian Robin Mason, Andrew Lees, Michael Lester-Cribb, Steve Kettley ITRAFICANTE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AT BABY BELL’ and Rick Bamford.

FP ATI If?IMP St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 8th: Cello/viola, including solos/duos by Bach, Milhaud, Bartok. 16th: Cello/piano.

Including duos by Janacek, Liszt, Lester-Cribb. 18-19th: Cello/saxophone/percussion.

Includes solos, trios, improvisations - Bach, Ketdey, Bamford and music from the Antipodes.

Aug I7«)(lhr40mins) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 8:16:18-19: I7:00(lhr45mins) Aug I4:30(lhr40mins)£7.0£7.0 (£5.00 (£5.00) 00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 92

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com CEOL IS ORAIN' (MUSIC AND SONG) St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 ♦ Grid Reft D4 As seen in Vancouver in May, Lothian Gaelic Choir celebrates 20 years of toe-tapping mouth music and songs from the heartland of the Gael in this unique blend of choral and harp Aug 18: 20:music.

00 (2hrs) £9,00 (£7,00) 3i i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street ‘0131 668 2019/0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 An award winning writer for herself and others. Her CD 'Fire & Water' gave inspiration to many and provided Elton John with his US tribute to Lady Diana. New CDs8:'L19:ook'30 (2hrs) and 'H£17,ymns' Aug 00 (£15.are00)winning new fens.

311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 CHOPIN CORNUCOPIA - II St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 ♦ Grid Reft D4 Stefen Warzycki gives us another bouquet of delights from the supreme poet of the piano, including12:the30(Ihr) Berceuse, four0Mazurkas, Aug26: £7,00(£5.

0) four Impromptus, two Nocturnes and a Scherzo.

31 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CLAIDHMHNEAN DEARGA SA' GHLEANN The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ♦ 0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: F5 Traditional Gaelic songs and music of North West Perthshire garnished with a history of the frequendy intriguing events that lead to their creation. Performed by singers26: and players from£10, Aberfeldy Aug 2l:00(lhr30mins) 00 (£8.00)and wider Gaelic music community.Worid premiere 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 CLARINET QUINTETS AND TRIOS tarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Neil Hamilton with the Rose Street Quartet present three major clarinet quintets and trios over three nights.These pieces by Mozart, Brahms,Weber and Khachaturian are a must-hear at this year's Fringe.

Aug6: 1700(Ihr) Aug7-8: 19:30(Ihr)£7.£7,50(£5.

50(£5.00)00) HZ31 3i 1 2 3 4 5« 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 NOBBY CLARKE The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Original singer and founding member of The Bay City Rollers presents songs from his recendy released albums. Working with some of the finest musicians and singers enjoy complex vocal harmony and0musical Aug 14: I9fl0(lhr IQmins) £10.

0 arrangements. A performance not to be missed.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 CLASSICAL AND WORLD GUITAR MUSIC -TheChurch, Guitarist StNeilMark'Wilson s Unitarian 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Dynamic, expressive, passionate, technically brilliant all describe Scodand's young virtuoso guitarist He played Concerto deAranjuez with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra last year. Neil plays Rodrigo,Tarrega,Albeniz,Assad, Piazzola and more.

Not to be7: missed!

Aug I9:30(lhr30mins)£8.0£8.0 (£6.00 (£6.00)00) Aug 10,15:1I4:30(lhr30mins) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE CONCERTO/CHORAL CONCERTS WITH MR. DANIEL CUMMINGS HWS Rembiko Project The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 The celebrated LA Youth Orchestra & Chorale from Harvard-Westlake School performs an exquisite programme featuring instrumental and vocal solos from Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak and more. Led by an award-winning American composerconductor.

Aug 17,20: 12:www.rembiko.com 00(Ihr) £6.00(£3.50) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 311 2 3

mus c CON ESPRESSIONE - ALISON STEPHENS, CLASSICAL MANDOLIN Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row » 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Come and be guided through the evocative and romantic world of the classical mandolin by one of the UK's leading players. A rare opportunity to enjoy the sonority and beauty Aug 15,17: 22000(Ihr 2-23: 1100(1lOmihrofns)lthis O£9.min0s)unusual £9.000)0 (£7.instrument 00) Aug 0(£7.

Aug 18, 2 6: 17: 4 5 (I hr I Omi n s) £9.

0 0 (£7.

0 0) Aug 27: 15:0l0O(Imihrns)I Omi£9.n0s)0(£7.£9.000)0 (£7.00) Aug24:20,25,13:00(Ihr 3i 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 2 3 COUSIN LEONARD The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Don't miss the glorious rise of Cousin Leonard. Two heartland singer/songwriters that breathe new life, joy and harmony into audiences around the world. Think David Gray, Finn Brothers, Aug28:the17:00(Ihr lOmins) £8.Ben00 Harper. Life is a beautiful thing.'

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 CROFT NO. FIVE Acoustic Grid Reft FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405* Fusing contemporary Scottish melodies on accordion, guitar and whistles with dance and funk grooves, global influences, samples and programming, they fil dance floors wherever they go. 'Slam-tight funky and boy, were they fun!' **** Scotsman. www.croftmusic.net/ Aug 26: 22:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3 A CUT ABOVE C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Cambridge campsters return in style, singing everything from traditional to modern, sublime to ridiculous - complete with sil y hats and waistcoats. Relax, wind down, and have a laugh on us. You should certainly 'take a chance on them!" www.edinburghguide.com Aug5-13: 19:05(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) (£6.50 Q nmn 31 12 3 4 S6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 31 123 DAIMH Acoustic Grid Reft FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • An exciting combination of traditional musicians from Cape Breton Island, Ireland, the Scottish West Highlands and the ever-innovative Irish/American scene, Daimh effortlessly blends music from their native traditions with a few more tunes picked up en-route.

Great craic!£10.www.daimh.net Aug 18: 22:30(lhr30mins) 00 (£8.00) 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 311 2 3 DANCES GITANES St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E3 Scodand's premier guitar duo, Phillip Thorne and Selina Madeley present a unique recital of fentastic music ranging from Scottish courtly dances through to the gypsies of Sacro-Monte. 'Audience hears perfect music of virtuosic skil ' Courier and Advertiser.

Aug 16,21: I9:30(lhr45mins) £8.00(£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 3112 3 DAN MAYFIELD - LIVE LOOPING' MUSICAL EXPERIENCE Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft C5 Combining technology and traditional instruments such as the violin, guitar and glockenspiehThe show allows audiences to experience dynamic and melodic music being5-14: created material.• EEU Aug 14:50from (SOminthes) £6.very 50 (£5.first50)note without using any pre-recorded Worid premiere 3112 3 4 s « 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 3ii 2 3 93

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 DAVID VERNON AND DICK LEE Valvona <& Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row « 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Virtuoso music from Jewish Hora to classical, jazz and traditional. 'Dick Lee's clarinet and David Vernon's accordion combine wonderfully.. their playing is full of spirit.. they great26:double Aug 8-9,make12,2a3-24, 1500 (Iact' hr Smi(£8.Jann0s)0)Fairley, £ 10.00 (£8.Scotsman.

00) Aug Aug 22:15: 2000 1300 (I(I hrhrSmi Sminns)s) ££10.10.0000 (£8. (£8.000)0) Aug Aug 27:17: 17:110045 (I(I hrhr Smi Sminns)s) ££ 10.10.0000 (£8.

00) ^ 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 12 3 DEAF SHEPHERD Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace ♦ 0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI From the hell-for-leather elation of fiery jigs and reels, through the stirring, majestic Highland pipe marches, to the haunting eloquence of slow airs and ballads. 'Simply the best folk band Scotland has (Iproduced many(£years' Aug 25: 2030 hr 30mins) in£ 1200 10.00) Scotsman, Aug 27: 22:www.deafshepherd.demon.co.uk 30 (I hr 30mins) £ 12.00 (£ 10.00) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 !5 16 17 !8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 LOUIS DE BERNIERES Valvona <£ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Celebrated author of 'Captain Corelli' plays mandolin and reads his own poetry with the acclaimed Antonius Players. Together they've delighted audiences across the UK with their exciting programme of classical/traditional music on a variety of instruments, Aug 6,10:11:150017:4(I5www.antoniusplayers.com I Ominns)s) £10. £ 10.0000(£8.(£8.000)0) Aug hr(I hrI OmiI Omins)ns)£ 10.£ 10.000(£8.0 (£8.00)00) Aug Aug 8-9:12: 13:200000 (I(Ihrhr IQmi 31 I 2 3 4 3 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 DELICE AFTER NOON St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Stunning saxophone. Four passionate musicians, winners of the British Youth Saxophone Quartet Competition, provide a dynamic performance and a varied programme. Highlights include Celtic Suite and Petit Quatour.

Aug 20: 14:30 (I hr) £7,00 (£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE DEPARTURE &THE CHERUBS T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street ♦ 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 A double bil of emerging Indie Rock from the States.

Aug 22: 1900 (3hrs 30mins) £7,50 31 i 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 DE ROMER Sal, Mel I Vida Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • We all know the word 'Flamenco', but what do we really know about this music, this dance, about its influence? Come with us on a short but intensive journey, and you wil discover new sensations! Music! Dance!

Aug 15-20: 20:30 (I hr) £7,00 (£5.00) Aug 22-29: 22:15 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00) 31234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JOHNNY DICKINSON Roots @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square»0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 The '. . most potent slide guitarist in Britain', Johnny possesses one of the most soulful voices around today. A hugely talented songwriter and arranger of Celtic music,24:he19:recently Aug 00 (I hr I Smitoured ns) £ 10.with00 (£8.Tommy 00) Emmanuel, who simply says 'Don't miss him!'

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 CHRIS DIFFORD Chris Difford Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Co-founder of Squeeze, Chris has recorded more than 13 albums and had numerous top 20 hits such as 'Tempted' and 'Cool for Cats'. Supported by Dorie Jackson and Matt22-27: Deighton.

Aug 21:15 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 123

DINNER WITH A DIVA Lisa Faye Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place » 0870 241 0136 « Grid Ref-CS Intimate cabaret featuring songs from the great divas of our time, including Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland. Lisa Faye's powerful yet versatile voice takes you on a memorable musical journey. Dinner included! Not to be missed!

Aug 15-29: I4:30(45mins) £8.00 (£7.00) 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 THE DIRTY RASCALS Bums on Seats Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 12-piece band that specialises in a fusion of funk, latin, samba. Fervent and soulful spontaneous improvisations, rip-roaring funky breaks and Cuban rhythms. All guaranteed to fil a dance floor!

Aug 14-19: 2l:45(50nnins) £8.50 (£7.50) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 THE DIVINE ORTHODOX LITURGY LIVE AT FRINGE Ukrainian National Choir 'Trembita' The Forest Upstairs, 3 Bristo Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Explore the divine music of Orthodox Liturgy composed by monks in X-XII century.

Silence of mind, peace of heart guaranteed. Start your day with soul make-up!

Aug 15-21: 10:00 (I hr) (Free Ticketed) UKpremiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 DOUGIE MACLEAN IN CONCERT Dunkeld Records The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 / 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 Scotland's finest singer-songwriter internationally renowned for his song 'Caledonia', music for 'Last of the Mohicans' and BBC's 'Mug's Game' and 'Songroads' performs solo. 'A musical hero' Wall Street Journal.

Aug 12-13: I9:30(2hrs) £14.00 (£1100) 31 1 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 DOWN MEMORY LANE St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George’s Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 A nostalgic look over 100 years of popular shows and songs you will love to hear again. Beautifully sung, dressed and staged. Members of Petticoat Opera,Andante Youth, 3 Mezzos. Introduced by Lena Phillips. Marcus Martin, piano.

Aug 0(Ihr) £7.£7.000(£5.

0(£5.000)0) Aug 22:20: 12:16:330(Ihr) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE DRESDEN DOLLS CPL Entertainment Group The Exchange, Grove Street •0131 228 2141 • Grid Ref: F2 Brechtian Punk Cabaret! Combine the smoky cellars of a Weimar era cabaret with the fury of Joan Jett, PJ Harvey and the Violent Femmes and you have a remote idea of what to expect when experiencing The Dresden Dolls.

Aug 24: 20:00 (2hrs) £11.00 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 DYNAMO S RHYTHM ACES - DEJA VOODOO Dynamos Rhythm Aces The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref. F5 A band with visas from the borders of genius. Cult and contemporary hits from Prince and Ian Dury to the Smiths, served up hot, in 40s/50s western swing and boogie-woogie. Visually entertaining, musically stunning.

Aug 28: 19:00 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 EARLY MUSIC AT ST MARK S Banquet of Mustek and7 Castle Galloway St Mark's Unitarian Church, TerraceConsort • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Varied programmes Mediaeval to High Baroque including Trio Sonatas by Corelli, Telemann, Cantatas by Buxtehude and Telemann. Banquet of Musick and the Galloway Consort perform on 'period' instruments. Programme details www.albamusick.co.uk, click 'Banquet of Musick'.

Aug 22-25: I5:00(lhr30mins) £7.00(£5.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com BOUND & 04UUED (OMIDY by arrangement with RDF Management presents Danny Robins in ‘Superb character comedy’ The Guardian ‘Sharp as a box-fresh Evening Standard

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EAT TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC Delicious Duet Centotre, 103 George Street • 0131 226 0000 - Grid Ref: D3 A Fringe first for Centotre regulars, Delicious Duet, bringing their sweet mix of easy jazz and laid-back ballads to Sunday summer evenings. Fabulous food, great music.

An experience to be missed!

Aug 7,14,21,28: I8:not00(3hrs) (Free Ticketwww.centotre.com ed) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 KIM EDGAR The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 Expressive and inspirational. Singer-songwriter Kim Edgar's steadily growing following suggests that people identify with what she has to say. 'Beautiful.. her music is fantastic' Leith12,FM.20: Wistful, delicate £7,voice' Aug I9:30(lhr45mins) 00 (£5.J&G.00) 'Don't miss her when she comes back’ NEN. 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2fl 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 EDINBURGH QUARTET Valvona & Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row « 0131 556 7800 - Grid Ref. B6 After last year's sell-out, Scotland's premier string quartet plays a programme of chamber music with wide appeal. Tuesday: Mozart K421, K465 The Dissonance'.

Wednesday: Mendelssohn Op 12, Beethoven Op 74, The Harp'. Thursday: Beethoven Aug 16-18: 15:Op00 18(I hrNo.Smin3,s)Bruch £10.00 2nd (£8.00)Quartet www. edinburghquartetcom 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 EDINBURGH RENAISSANCE BAND - PASSIONS OF LOVE AND WAR St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate - 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 Instrumentalists, singers, period-costumed dancers - present an evening of entertainment from the Crusades to Elizabethan times.. battlefield to boudoir rowdy to refined - shawms and sackbuts - chitarrones and cometts - pavanes and saltarellos..

Aug 18-19: 20:00 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 20-21: I7:30(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 EDINBURGH SYMPHONY BAROQUE Edinburgh Symphony Baroque St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 Italian chamber music from the 17th and 18th centuries. Including music by Monteverdi,Vivaldi and Bononcini on Friday 12th. Also choral pieces only during church service on£7.Sunday Aug 028th.

0) Non-ticketed) Aug 28:12: 22:30(Ihr) 1100(1 hr 30mi0n0(£5. s) (Free 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE EDLIAN PIANO TRIO St Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street -0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Mendelssohn's famous D MinorTrio, a rarefy heard Trio by Hummel and Rubinstein's magnificent Trio No. I, hitherto unheard in the Edinburgh festival. 'Kil for a ticket' was Aug the 14: I9:critics' 30(2hrs)verdict £9.00from (£7.00)a previous year.

31 I 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE ENGLISH SONGBOOK The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 * Grid Ref. F5 The young London baritone, Henry Deacon, returns to Edinburgh to sing a programme including Britten 'Folksongs', Finzi 'Let Us Garlands Bring' and VaughanWilliams Aug20: 14:'S3ongs 0(Ihr)ofTravel' £5.00(£4.. 0A0)flavour of English folksong in the festival city.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE ENNIO MORRICONE EXPERIENCE Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street •0131668 2019/0131226 2428«Grid Ref: G6 This cult Australian group creates mesmerising, often hilarious renditions of classic Morricone Spaghetti Western soundtracks using a battery of instruments, exotic percussion, expansive melodies, 1 in-the-saddle rhythms and incoherent grunting.

'Preview Brilliant.Aug , a must-see show 8: 22ZOO(l hr)O£5.0(l0hAge. 0 Aug9-11, 1 5-18, 2-24: 22.

1.50) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-27: 22.00(Ihr)r) £I250(£I £13.50(£1250) European premiere-HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829x31 23 ENSEMBLE St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George’s Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 « Grid Reft D4 Newly returned from a week long 3 concert trip to Germany and performing on the Fringe for the 15th successive year, Ensemble presents its traditional 'something for everyone' Aug 28: I9:programme 30(2hrs) £9.00of(£7.scenes 00) from operas, operettas and musicals.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 31 I 2 3 AN EVENING WITH JOHN WRIGHT Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Grid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Respected as one of Europe's finest interpreters of contemporary song, John Wright is in '. . a class of his own. Beautiful material, powerfully delivered. Outstanding!'

David Jones, Fb/k Northwest. Accompanied by Joe Wright and Joe Topping. www.johnwrightband.com Aug 10: 20:30 (I hr 30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3.. s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 i 2 3 AN EVENING WITH MISS AUSTEN Cameo St Mark's Unitarian Church,? Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A costumed entertainment combining extracts from the novels of Miss Jane Austen with music by Haydn, Mozart and other contemporaries. 'An evening of charm and delight' www.cameo-edinburgh.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk Aug25-26:Scotsman, 2000(lhr45mins) £7.00(£5.00) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 x 31 i 2 3 FAITHLESS T on the Fringe Ross Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens (West) • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft D3 One of the best live dance music bands in the world playing in the shadow of the Castle sun 30mi goesns)down.

Aug 29:as18:the00 (4hrs £20.00 311 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 I 2 3 A FAMILY AFFAIR Wales @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Wales's most talented musical family present a programme that looks back on our Euro Celtic heritage and looks forward to a multi-cultural future. The recital includes music19:by14:30(Ihr Haydn, Beethoven, Bartok Aug ISmins) £5.00(£4.

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3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 3i i 2 3 FAURE ON THE FRINGE Waverley Care Mayfield Salisbury Church, la Mayfield Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft H6 Your chance to perform on the Fringe or simply enjoy the concert Come and sing Faure's much-loved Requiem and two Tippett spirituals. Sells out every year!

Rehearsal +00concert 14:00. Concert only 18:00. Score hire available.

Aug (5hrs45mi Aug 27:27: 14:!8£X)(l hr45minns)s)£9.£12.000(£7.0 (£9.00)00) 31 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com FAURE REQUIEM, BERNSTEIN CHICHESTER PSALMS AND TIPPETT FIVE NEGRO SPIRITUALS St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Reft EI Programme combines Faure's popular and uplifting Requiem with the vibrant Chichester Psalms of Bernstein and Tippett's Five Negro Spirituals. Harp, percussion and accompaniment£10,0Musical Aug organ 14: 2ft00(lhr30mins) 0 (£7,00) director is Michael Harris.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FBYO: BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH SECOND ORCHESTRA & DANESBOROUGH CHORUS NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Bedfordshire's young musicians are joined by the Danesborough Chorus to perform Bizet's Te Deum and Borodin's 'Polovtsian Dances'. Also on the programme are works Aug 24:by19:Elgar,Tippett 30 (2hrs) £8,00 Gershwin (£4.00) (Freeand TicketLutoslawski. ed SUDQ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FBYO: BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH SECOND ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLES NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 In their lunchtime concert Bedfordshire County Youth Second Orchestra presents a programme of chamber music played by the wind, brass and percussion sections of the Britten' for Harp.

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24; 12:30 (I hr)It will£5.00include (£2.50) (Free Tickets Suite ed SUDQ r 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 FBYO: CHAMBER MUSICIANS OF ST MARY'S MUSIC SCHOOL, EDINBURGH NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ret F3 A lunchtime concert featuring talented young musicians from St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh, performing Beethoven's Septet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello2:andI2:30(lhr) double£5.bass.

Sep 00(£2.50) (FreeTicketed SUDQ 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31- 2 3 FBYO: CHESHIRE YOUTH CHOIR NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The forty young singers of Cheshire Youth Choir (a guest choir at the Festival of British Youth Orchestras) present a captivating and entertaining programme of choral music, from folksongs to classical pops, under Aug25: 12:30(Ihr) £5.00(£2.

50)(FreeTicketed SUDC)director Shirley Court 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FBYO: EAST RENFREWSHIRE SENIOR JAZZ BIG BAND & CONCERT BAND NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 •Grid Ref: F3 The diverse talents of East Renfrewshire's young wind players are displayed in a joint band concert featuring a variety of music including Zawinal's 'Birdland' and 'Stephenson' s Rocket'

by Nigel(FreeTi Hess.cketed SUDC) Aug 16: 12:30(Ihr) £5.00(£150) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 FBYO: EDINBURGH SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND & WIND ENSEMBLE NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Two bands for the price of one! The Edinburgh Schools Concert Band and Wind Ensemble once again fil Central Hall with the amazing sound of a wind band in full flight Aug 23: 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c Bet you can't find a nigger tree event on the Fringe.

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FBYO: EDINBURGH SCHOOLS JAZZ ORCHESTRA NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Every year ESJO director Dan Hallam worries about losing his experienced players but the band always returns stronger than ever! Come along and let Dan and ESJO get for families.

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30(Ihr) £5.00(£150)Great (FreeTiconcert cketed SUDC) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 t 2 3 FBYO: EDINBURGH SECONDARY SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref:F3 The closing concert of the Festival of British Youth Orchestras features the Edinburgh Secondary Schools Orchestra performing Glinka's 'Ruslan and Ludmilla' Overture, Parry's 'Elegy for Brahms', Liszt's les Preludes' and Sibelius' First Symphony.

Sep 3: I9:30(2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 The 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras presents a varied programme featuring the best youth orchestras and ensembles from the UK, this year with guest youth choirs. programme from Aug 13,16-17, 1Ful7,21l2-25: 0(2hrs)available 00 (£4.mid-July 00)£5.(Free00(£2.

Ticket50)venue. ed(FreeTi SUDC)cketed SUDC) Aug 9,24-27,I9:239-Sep 3:£8.I2:30(lhr) 31 12 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 FBYO: FIFE YOUTH CONCERT BAND &THE KINGDOM FIDDLERS NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 ♦ Grid Ref: F3 Once again journeying across the Forth to perform for us, the Band's programme includes music from Bernstein's West Side Story', while the Fiddlers perform a selection traditional Aug 26: 12:of30(Ihr) £5.00(£2.and50)Broadway (FreeTickettunes. ed SUDC) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 FBYO: FIFE YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross « 0131 229 2921 » Grid Ref: F3 After a brief absence, the Festival is delighted to welcome back FYJO and its director, Richard Michael. Their programme features music from Richard's 'Shedand Suite' alongside standards£5.such as 'S(FreeTi atin Doll' in't Misbehavin' and 'Groovemaker'.

Aug 19: 1230(Ihr) 00(£250) cket,ed'ASUDC) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FBYO: FIFE YOUTH ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross ♦ 0131 229 2921 « Grid Ref: F3 Fife Youth Orchestra presents a varied programme that features Kabalevski's Violin Concerto (with soloist Feargus Hetherington), Schumann's Fourth Symphony and music by Borodin, Arnold, Grainger and from the musical 'Chicago'. Plus 'The Orchestra Sings!'.£8.00(£4.00)(FreeTicketed SUDC) Sep I: 19:30(2hrs) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 FBYO: FIFEYOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA & PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 The String Orchestra performs Warlock's 'Capriol Suite' and music by Gluck and Bach. The Percussion Ensemble presents a visually and musically stimulating performance vast array of tunedSUDQ and un-tuned percussion.

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for all your fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 FBYO: HALLE YOUTH ORCHESTRA 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The Halle Youth Orchestra make their debut at the Festival with a very exciting programme - Brahms' jovial 'Academic Festival Overture', Scottish composer James MacMillan' onfession Aug 25: 19:s3dramatic 0 (2hrs) £8.'C00(£4.

00) (FreeofTiIsobel cketedGowdie' SUDC) and Dvorak's sunny Sixth Symphony. s7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x FBYO: JUNIOR GUILDHALL BRASS BAND 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Making their Festival debut, the brass players from the Junior Guildhall School of Music present a dazzling programme of music for brass, featuring several soloists.

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67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 » FBYOiTHE LYDIAN ORCHESTRA 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The Kent-based Lydian Orchestra return once again to perform at the Festival. Their programme features Beethoven's 'Fidelio' Overture, the Scottish Premiere of James Long's 'Kaleidochimera' for saxophone and orchestra and Schumann's beautiful 'Rhenish' Aug 27: 19:Symphony.

30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i FBYO:THE LYDIAN ORCHESTRA CHAMBER ENSEMBLES 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 » Grid Ref: F3 In its first concert at this year's Festival of British Youth Orchestras, the Lydian Orchestra presents a programme of chamber music for a variety of groups, including music and strings.SUDQ Aug27:by12:Handel 30(Ihr) for£5.0trumpet 0(0.50)(FreeTicketed 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c

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FBYO: MALDEN YOUNG STRINGS' EVENING CONCERT 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Malden Young Strings' evening performance will include Holst's 'Brook Green Suite', Grainger's 'Molly on the Shore', Sibelius' Andante Festive' and music by Corelli, Bach, Mozart17: and Aug 19:30local (2hrs)composer £8.00 (£4.00)Neil(FreeButterworth.

Ticketed SUDQ s7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FBYO: MALDENYOUNG STRINGS' LUNCHTIME CONCERT 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Malden Young Strings present a lunchtime performance of music for strings that will include works by Rimsky-Korsakov,Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Banchieri, Mozart, Brahms and Vaughan antasiacketonedGreensleeves' Aug 17: 12:Williams' 30(Ihr) £5.beautiful 00 (£2.50)'F(FreeTi SUDC) , under director George Steven.

67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i FBYO: MIDLOTHIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA & YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 This year we welcome Midlothian's Youth Jazz Orchestra alongside its Youth Orchestra. The former will play music by Ellington, Kern and others. The latter's programme Aug 30: 19:30includes (2hrs) £8.works 00 (£4.00)by(FreeChabrier, TicketedMaxwell SUDC) Geddes and Mozart 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 * FBYO: NATIONAL YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA OF SCOTLAND 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 A warm welcome back to NYSOS for the Festival's opening concert Talented string players from all over Scodand will play music by Tippett Seiber and Karlowicz, finishing Dvorak' Serenade Aug 13: 19:with30 (2hrs) £8.0s0(£4.

00) (FreeforTicStrings. keted SUDC) 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 r FBYO: PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Regular Festival performers Perth Youth Orchestra's programme opens with Verdi's j 'Nabucco' Overture, followed by concerto items for viola and piano and two exciting symphonic works by RW Smith. The concert will finish with Dvorak's Sixth Symphony.

Aug 31: I9:30(2hrs) £8,00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FBYO: PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLES 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross ♦ 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 In its lunchtime concert Perth Youth Orchestra presents a programme of chamber ; music.

The PYO String Quartet perform percussion Mozart's Divertimento wiAugl also wind,willcbrass ensembles. in D and there ] 31: 12:be3performances 0(Ihr) £5.00(£150)by (FreeTi keted and SUDC) I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FBYO: RSAMD JUNIOR ACADEMY ORCHESTRA g> Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The Junior Academy's concert features music by English and American composers Walton's 'Crown Imperial', Elgar's Cello Concerto, John Adams' 'Short Ride on a Fast j Machine', Barber's famous Adagio' and Bernstein's West Side Story' Symphonic Dances.

Aug 22: 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x GetdealtTwoofaKindz fori tickets availableAugust7and8

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com FBYO: SHROPSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The Shropshire Youth Orchestra returns to the Festival of British Youth Orchestras with a programme that includes music by Beethoven, Arnold and Walton,'Autumn' and Winter' from Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' and Mendelssohn's 'Reformation' Symphony.

Aug 26: 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FBYO: ST MARY S MUSIC SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & SINGERS NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross *0131 229 2921 •Grid Reft F3 In a first for the Festival, musicians and singers from St Mary's Music School will perform two short semi-staged theatre pieces - Duncan Strachan's 'A Monochrome Tale' Aeneas' Sep 2:and19:3Purcell' 0 (2hrs) s£8.'D0ido 0 (£4.and00) (Free Ticket. ed SUDC) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FBYO:WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 2292921 •Grid Reft F3 Regular visitors to the Festival of British Youth Orchestras, the ever-welcome West of Scodand Schools Concert Band presents a glittering programme of wind band music, conducted Nigel Boddice.

Aug29: 12:3by0(Ihr)the £5.incomparable 00(aSO)(FreeTicketed SUDC) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FBYO:WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 26th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The West of Scodand Schools Symphony Orchestra performs an all-British programme - Walton's 'Spitfire' Prelude and Fugue, Leighton's Dance Suite and Vaughan Williams' 'London Symphony' - under James Lowe, the RSNO's talented young Aug 29:Associate I9:30(2hrs)Conductor. £8.00 (£4.00) (Free Ticketed SUDC) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 FESTIVAL CD & RECORD FAIR Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 LPs, singles, CDs, DVDs, memorabilia, covering all styles of music, 60s, 70s, 80s, punk, blues, soul, funk, jazz, classical, rock, indie, heavy metal, world, etc. Massive selection, now in itsHX)12th(9hrs)year,£100a festival must for all music lovers.

Aug Aug 20:21: II (OOP (7hrs) £2.00 (£(£ 1.1,330)0) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FESTIVAL CEILIDH - NO STRINGS ATTACHED' & FRIENDS St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Relax and savour the talents of these young harpists from The Clarsach Society Edinburgh Branch who will provide, with guest musicians, a range of traditional and non-traditional Aug 19: 20:00 (2hrs)entertainment £9.00 (£7.00) in a Scottish Ceilidh atmosphere!

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 FESTIVAL EVENSONGS Old Saint Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D5 Traditional choral Evensong and Benediction in historic Old Saint Paul's. Choral and organ music including classic gems from the Anglican repertoire. Blackburn Cathedral mixed choir will sing on 28 August Full programme details wil appear atAugwww.osp.org.uk/music 14,21,28: I8:30(lhr30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) ,67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

FESTIVAL FOLK AT THE OAK The Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, South Bridge *0131 S57 2976 • Grid Reft E5 Edinburgh's legendary folk pub presents 34 nights featuring some of the finest singers and songwriters in the Scottish and international scene. Enjoy the best of acoustic music in an3:intimate, Aug I-Sep 20:30 (2hrswelcoming 30mins) £5.0and0 smoke-free atmosphere.

3 12345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 FESTIVAL MASSES Old Saint Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D5 Sumptuous traditional worship at the renowned Old Saint Paul's with choral and organ music spanning five centuries including: Byrd Mass for Five Voices (Aug 14); Haydn14,Missa in F (Aug 21);Arvo Aug 21,28: Brevis I0:30(2hrs) (Free Non-t icketed)Part Berliner Messe (Aug 28).

3i 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 FIDDLE HARP AND VOICE St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Isobel Mieras, Scottish Harp and Voice - Jim Ferguson, Fiddle. Well-known Scottish duo in two entertaining and varied programmes of traditional music. Aug 25: A Musical25-26:Journey Aug 14:30 (Iround hr) £7.Scotland.

00 (£5.00) Aug 26:Trembling String and Vocal Air. 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 FIDDLINGWITH A PIANO - PERDYAND JOAN The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Perdy and Joan are back with a new programme of gorgeous airs, snappy rhythms and breathless reels - authentic Scotland. 'Joyfully refreshing - warm and spontaneous' 'Sublime Aug 15: 19:I4:30(lhr20mins) 00 (IScotsman. hr 20mins) £10.

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Aug Aug 16:17: 214X) (I hr 20mins) £I0. £ 10,000(£8.

0 (£8.00) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 1 2 3 Assembly Theatre & Marshall Cordell present

10pm 8-27 August

'Brilliant mus jl arrangements... top act with n usical standards of the highest order. This is a must-see show.

The Age, Melbourne 'The Good, the Bad and the Seriously Talented.' Rhythms Magazine

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mus c FINE FRIDAY Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace » 0131 346 1405 •Grid Reft FI Scotland's top young traditional trio. Anna-Wendy Stevenson (fiddle), Kris Drever (guitar, vocals) and Nuala Kennedy (flute, vocals) have wowed audiences from Europe to Australia with their stunning performances and have recorded two albums receiving critical acclaim,£10.www.

Aug 24: 22:30(lhr30mins) 00 (£8.finefriday.

00) com 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 FLAMENCO JAZZ UMBRELLA Ricardo Garcia's Flamenco Flow Assembly @ George St,Assembly Rooms, 54 George St • 0131 226 2428 ♦Grid Ref: D4 Mellow, avant-garde - the perfect end to an evening's Fringeing! Don't miss this unique group. An unprecedented blend of flamenco and jazz accompanied by captivating dance and the Aug exceptional stunning.. 4*' Sunday Herald.

Preview 6: 23:7-18, 35 guitar (I hr22,lO24:miofn23:Ricardo s) £5.00 Garcia. £9.Truly Aug 0000)(£8.00) World premiere • tlZH Aug 7-8, 12-14,10-11, 19-21,15,215-28: 23:35 (Ihr3l5O(Imihrns)I Omi£10,n0s)0(£9.

67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x FLING - CEILIDH IN THE CLUB Fling!

The Exchange, Grove Street *0131 228 2141 « Grid Ref: F2 Something traditionally different.. This unique night will give an alternative and contemporary feel to our traditional Scottish Ceilidh as DJs mix and scratch with the finest2l£Ceilidh An0innovative night definitely not toWorld be missed!

Augnation' 12,19,2s5-26: X)(6hrs)bands. £10.00 (£8.

0) premiere 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 FLINT Caledonian Folk & Blues at the Guildford Guildford Grid Ref: D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312* Trio with a very lively take on Scottish and Irish traditional music featuring whistle and Aug highland 21 -22: 20fl0pipes.(4hrs)On the bil with Yard of Ale. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 FOUR HAND PIANO MASTERPIECES FROM VIENNA St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street« 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: D4 Stefan Warzycki and Geoffrey Dancer return with another programme of the best from the piano duet repertoire. Mozart's B flat sonata, two works by Schubert (including Aug 18: 12:the30(Ihr)'Lebenssturme' £7.00(£5.00) fantasy) and Brahms' alluring 'Liebesleider' waltzes.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FOUR HANDS ON ONE PIANO Katzenjammer Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh ■ 0131 665 2240 » Grid Reft F6 Two classically trained pianists take the piano duo tradition and flip it on its head.

Spectacular piano gymnastics and comic banter combine in this parody of musical styles Aug 24:from19:3the 0 (2hrs)Spice£11.Girls 50 (£9,to00)Ragtime.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FOUR NON BONDS E/ectro-Muse Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136«Grid Reft C5 Four Non Bonds. Strings don't come sassier than this! This South African all-girl electric string quartet has created a storm in local media and music industries with their fusion of Acid nJazz, Break-Beat and House performed with live DJ. Aug Aug 7-14: 15-16:I4:15:l51(50mi 0 (SOmis)ns)£7.£7.5050(£6.(£6.50)50) European premiere • ESBU 31 12 3 4:6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 Cash in your chips at the and collect yourself a memento of Fringe 2005.

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Assembly Theatre & Marshall Cordell present GAMUT BAND# KITING KITA World Premiere!

Edinburgh sell-outs 2003 & 2004!

'Sheer verve, magic, passion and energy from Barcelona!'

Scotsman ***** 9-17 August at 21.05 (22.05) 18-27 August (not 22) at 22.30 (23.30)

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it live and loud original comedy cool cocktails the best new acts chilled out late night vibe C venues vibrant vivacious variety box office hotline 0870 701 5105 programme information www.CtheFestival.com £32323^) for venue information

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfrinBe.com FRANZ FERDINAND Ross Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens (West) • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: D3 Two very special shows by a very special band in a very special venue. Bom in the thriving Glasgow music scene and huge across the world, this will be the first chance toAughear30-31:songs18:0from 0 (4hrstheir 30minnew s) £25.album.

00 311234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so n i 2 3 FRASER FIFIELDTRIO Acoustic Ref: FI Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Reprising their beautiful genre-defying new album, 'Slow Stream'. '. . Brilliandy articulate... intensely expressive low-whisde playing.. A power trio to rival more conventional line-ups.. Not just for speed and precision but genuine excitement too' Herald,13: www.fraserfifield.com Aug 20:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FRENCH FIZZ WITH AN INFANTILE TWIST St Andrew’s and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street» 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Piano duo Stefan Warzycki and Adrian Sims take a trip down memory lane: Faure's 'Dolly', Ravel's 'Mother Goose' and 'Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saens are mixed with Aug 20:solo2000works.

(2hrs) £9.00 (£7.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 DICK GAUGHAN Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405* Grid ReftFI Bom in Glasgow, raised in Leith, toured the world since - the troubadour. A most respected and sought-after musician, Dick is at once compassionate and passionate, soft and edgy; making new friends, new enemies and influencing people. www.stoneyportdemon.co.uk/bio/gaughanbio.html Aug 26-27: 20:30 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 GLENN TILBROOK AND THE FLUFFERS The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft E4 Legendary British songwriter with Squeeze now out on his own with a new band and album.

Aug new 14: I9fl0(3hrs30mins) £13.00 31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE GLORY OF FRENCH BAROQUE The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 John Kitchen, Edinburgh City and University Organist plays organ and harpsichord music by Couperin, Clerambault and d'Anglebert music of unsurpassed elegance and refinement which £5.characterises Aug 18: 1200(Ihr) 00(£4.00) the later years of Louis XIVs reign.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 GOLDENHORSE 1 T The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 A New Zealand's number one band. Their beguiling music reminds that the sheer >cj possibilities of the basic guitar/bass/drums/vocals combo has barely begun to be o explored - powerful invention. Listen at www.goldenhorse.co.uk | Aug26: 1700(Ihr IQmins) £8.00 1 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

mus c THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO GERSHWIN The Salvation Army Hall, I East Adam Street • 07950 530 726 • Grid Reft E6 Classic Gershwin songs and original gospel jazz, exploring the spiritual significance to some of the world's most famous jazz standards, including Rhapsody in Blue.

Informative, Aug 22-27: I9:entertaining 30(2hrs) £7.0-0 a(£5.wow 00) of a show!

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so31 123 GOSPELS GALORE Cillis Gospel Choir, Munich Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 'When The Saints.. ','Swing Low...','Oh Happy Day.. ' - Inspirational gospels and spirituals in imaginative choral arrangements, sung by talented German choir.

Conductor former Edinburgh music-teacher, Brian Hamilton. German precision combined with Scottish passion! High feel-good factor guaranteed! www.sanktcaecilia-germering.de Aug 12-13: I9:30(lhr20mins) £9.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 GRAFFITI CLASSICS Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: F5 The stand-up string quartet return after their sell-out 2004 debut Sixteen strings, eight dancing feet four voices: an eclectic mix of classical and modern music for all ages.

'BAug est music, best funlOI mihavens) £5.had00 in years' Irish Times.

Preview Aug 7-9, 11,119:5,3-6:117:7-18:3I7:30(lhr 17:30 (I hr I Omins) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 12-14, Aug 16: 17:50 (I hr I0Omi(I hrns)I Omi£8.5ns)0 (£7.£9.050)0(£8.00) 01331 31 123 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31123 GRAVEYARD MUSIC St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 The spirits in St Cuthbert's notorious graveyard awake to sounds of English, German and Italian music from ARTEK, NYC's leading baroque ensemble whose darkly compelling performances on love, betrayal and death cry out to provoke the restless souls.

Aug 00 (40mins) £5.£5.0000 (£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 15-18, 19-20,222-24: 5-26: 22.2IP0(40mins) 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 GUITAR FAVOURITES St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace < 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 A perfect programme for a mid-day festival recital. Stephen Morrison performs with his unique and fresh interpretations of popular favourites for the Classic Guitar.16,20: I2:45(lhr) (FreeTicketed) Aug9, 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 GUITAR FIESTA St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Malcolm Watson returns to the festival with a programme exploring the fiery and passionate Flamenco-inspired pieces of Rodrigo and Manuel de Falla, grandeur of Baroque master Bach, jazzy harmonies of William Walton and Latin-American rhythms Villa-Lobos.

Aug 13: 20:with00 (2hrs) £9.00 (£7.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 GUITAR IMMORTAL Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row ♦ 0131 556 7800 • Grid Reft B6 The great Italian patriot and keen guitarist Giuseppe Mazzini's bicentenary inspires LucaVillani to celebrate this jubilee of the legendary Segovia with a dazzling programme: Giuliani, Granados, Paganini, Schubert,Tansman,Villa-Lobos.

Sponsored by the Italian Cultural0Institute, Aug Aug 16,14,Edinburgh.

1500(Ihr Aug 13:15: 2ft17:45(Ihr 00 (I hr IlOOmiminns)s) ££I0.10.000(£8.

0 (£8.00)0) Aug 118:9: 11OO (I hr IlOOmiminns)s) £l0. £10.000(£8.

0 (£8.000)0) 3i 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 GUITARRA Y TARA Ricardo Garcia at Dionika Dionika, 3-6 Canonmills Bridge • 0131 652 3993 • Grid Ref:A4 Romantic guitar music from acclaimed Spanish/flamenco guitarist Ricardo Garcia. Just back from Montreal Fringe! Atmospheric, soulful - relax in this lovely candlelit Spanish restaurant arrivals welcome.

Aug 5-10,15-18,Early25-29: 2130(Ihr) £1250Stay late too. A first drink and a tapa included!

311234 5 «7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 a# 30 3112 3 GUY PRATT - MY BASS AND OTHER ANIMALS Guy Pratt Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Join legendary Bassist on a hilarious journey from teenage bedroom to stadium, armed only with Bass Guitar and frankly unbelievable tales of life with Pink Floyd, Madonna, Jackson Preview AugMichael 4-5: 1750 (55minands) £5.madness 00 of the 580s.

Aug6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 16-18,19-21, 23-25:26-28: 1750 I7:(55mi50(55mi ns) £8.ns)00£9.(£6.050(£7.

0) 0) World premiere ■ HSU 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29* GWYNETH HERBERT AND BAND Underbelly Live Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Parkinson approved jazz vocalist Gwyneth Herbert returns for 3 intimate gigs with pianist11-13: Tom21:Cawley Aug 30 (2hrs)and£8.5band.

0 A remarkably gifted talent' Guardian.

3M 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 ROLF HARRIS Rolf Harris Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 One performance only from the legendary Wizard of Oz and his band, performing all his classic hits - 'Jake The Peg', 'Two Litde Boys', 'Stairway to Heaven' and more. Your only 26:chance Aug 15JOto(I hrsee20mithens) man £14.0behind 0 (£1200)the wobbleboard!

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 Afternoon Proms loo™ 5.00 PM Elgar, Popular and Dutch songs

HEARTSTRINGS f Wales @ The Reid i The Reid Hall,Reid Quad,BristoSquare•0131 662 8740 • Grid ReftF5 Two of Wales's finest instrumentalists, Pianist Annette Bryn Parri and Harpist ' Dylan Cernyw bring you ’Heartstrings’. Featuring piano and harp duets and solos from classical, opera, jazz, Celtic and Broadway. Preview show on www.cantabilerartistsagency.co.uk Aug 17: 14:30 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 (£4.00) | 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 311 2 3 | HEATHER YULE - STORIES AND SCOTTISH HARP Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society St Andrew’s & St George's Church, 13 George Street» 0131 225 3847 ■ Grid Ref: D4 Traditional Scottish folk tales and Traveller tales form the basis of Heather Yule's repertoire. Lively, vivacious storytelling accompanied by music from the clarsach (Scottish traditional Aug 16: 2000 (2hrs) £9.harp) 00 (£7.illustrates 00) and reflects the mood of the stories.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 HOTEL CALIFORNIA... A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES Hotel California The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: F5 This brilliant band returns after last year's sell-out shows with songs from the Eagles Story I tour... a highly acclaimed show that wowed audiences. Stunning guitars, awesome performing Aug 28: 1600vocals, (I hr 20mi ns) £ 13.00Eagles (£ 10.00)timeless Aug 28:music, 18:00www.eaglesstory.co.uk (I hr 20mins) £ 13.00 (£ 10.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 HOT HOT HEAT T on the Fringe The Uquid Room, 9c Victoria Street •0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft E4 Canadian rockers whons)play£750indie rock anthems that get in your head and stay there.

Aug 29: !9£X)(3hrs30mi 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 HUGH CORNWELL: A MULTITUDE OF SINS* ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE PLUS READINGS FROM HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY Hugh Cornwell Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 , Legendary former Stranglers frontman brings his superb acoustic performances, plus readings from his autobiography, to the Fringe. Writer of classics 'Golden Brown', 'Aug Always14-19:the2l:l5(lhr) Sun', 'Peaches' £11.00, this is a must-see show. Book now. ' 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 , HULL UNIVERSITY BIG BAND H.U.B.B. j City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Ref: D5 The 'Kings Of Cool' return with yet another toe-tapping tour to start your evening in swinging style. Jazz/blues favourites with that classic big band sound. Bar at venue.

'Best event 2005' HUU, 'Great00) afternoon' Herald.

Aug7-14: £4.50(£3.

Aug9: 22.-1700(Ihr) 00(lhr) £450(£3.

00) FTM1 i 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 123 J THE HWS JAZZ/FUNK EPIPHANY HWS Rembiko Project Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Reft E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • !

Virtuoso jazz and funk from the LA Music Conservatory. Coltrane, Bil ie Holliday, Parliament-Funkadelic, Miles and more.

Trio, Quartet, Bi g Band, V ocal.

A smorgasbord for the soul from the West Coast's most celebrated young jazz ensemble. www.rembiko.com Aug 15: 19:45 (I hr 30mins) £6.50 (£5.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 Cash in your chips at the and collect yourself a memento of Fringe 2005.

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com JACOBS PILLOW AND PANTHALASSA The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Two of Edinburgh's finest come together in a diverse collaboration. London-based duo Panthalassa perform contemporary blends of Jazz and Caledonian soul, Jacobs Pillow encompass traditional folk to rock. Musicianship blended with originality unique6: 19:and00 stirring Aug (2hrs 30miCeltic ns) £10,experience.

00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 BERT JANSCH Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI Former member of Pentanglejansch's legendary acoustic guitar and emotive songs stil hold audiences spellbound. One of the most influential musicians ever. 'He completely re-invented guitar playing and set a standard that is still unequalled' Johnny Aug 21 -22:Marr.20:3www.bertjansch.com 0 (I hr BOmins) £ 1200 (£ 10.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 JAZZ AT HENRY'S Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street •0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Scotland's top jazz club offers a varying programme of great jazz artists playing in the classic, surrounds of a candlelit, basement smoking).intimate For ful&l atmospheric programme:I:www.henrysjazz.co.uk/0131 467 5200jazz club (no Aug 30 (2hrs)£8.0£7.0 00 Aug 9-11, 12-13,14-18, 19-20,212-25, 6-27,28,Sep30-Sep 2-3: 20:320:0 (2hrs) 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 JAZZ AT HENRY'S:THE LATE GIG Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street *0131 467 5200 • Grid Reft F3 Edinburgh's pioneering jazz/funk club - the finest live acts & resident DJs serve up the freshest, funkiest sounds at midnight For full programme: www.henrysjazz.co.uk/ 0131 467 5200 Aug 12-13, 19-20,26-27,Sep 2-3: OftOO(2hrs3Qmins) £7.00 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 :! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 I 23

mus c JAZZ @ THE LOT The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 Live music every night of the festival. From acoustic jazz to contemporary jazz funk/world. Great singers, outstanding musicians make Edinburgh's newest music venue a great00place Aug (I hr 30mito nbe.s) FulAugl event6-29:schedule 19:30 (I hrand30miprices ns) available at www.the-lotco.uk Aug 6-29: 6-29: 00:2200(lhr30mins) «7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 JAZZ BAR JAZZ The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street • 0131 220 4298 • Grid Ref: E5 Edinburgh's newest purpose-designed, dedicated jazz venue presents a full programme of superb jazz, featuring top Scottish and UK/US names. Great music every night plus Sat/Sun afternoons, late bar, free admission (mostly). See thejazzbar. co.uk plus local listings for details.

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Aug 6-7,13-14, Aug313-28: 01P0 (2hrs)20-21,27-28 Sep 3: 14.00 (3hrs) Jul 31 -Sep 3: 2100 (3hrs) 3111341678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031123 JAZZ INSTITUTIONALISM St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 From Japan, this jazz trio is described by critic Toshihiko Shimizu as 'Miraculous.. not like any other jazz improvisation I've ever seen... but music pure and faithful to inner movement Aug 24-29: 16:of3self, 0 (I hra Iperformance Smins) £6.00 (£4.standard 00) that's very rare.' European premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 JAZZ ON A SUMMER WEEKEND Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: AI A star studded programme of top UK/US names play this 300 seat marquee, in the grounds of prestigious Fettes College. A tented 'JazzVillage'; food, drinks all day.

Programme: plus local listings.£12.00 (£8.00) Aug 19-21: 20:www.thejazzbar.co.uk/fettes, 00 (3hrs) £ 12.00 (£8.00) Aug 20-21: I4:00(3hrs) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 JENNIFER LOGAN AND CLAIRE LIDDELL St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Song Recital - including I st performance of Poems by Mary, Queen of Scots, composed by Claire Liddell - with arrangements by Claire of traditional Scots folk songs, Aug 21:nursery 16:45 (Ihr)rhymes £8.00(£6.and00)her jazzy Songs of Dance (written 2003). World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 JOHN RENBOURN & CLIVE CARROLL The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Legendary fingerstyle guitarist John Renboum, co-former of the highly influential Folk/Jazz fusion band, Pentangle, teams up with Britain's most gifted young acoustic guitarist Clive Carroll, Aug 25: performing 1900 (I hr I Smia mixture ns) £10.0of0 (£8.style00) and duets from their huge collective repertoire.

3! 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 JONATHAN PRAG CLASSICAL GUITAR Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street •0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 A warm and invigorating performance. This stunning programme ranges from Dowland through Bach,Villa Lobos.Albeniz and tango to Russian folk melody and an elegiac Jaques Aug5-16, 18-29:Brel13:2song.

0(Ihr) £6.'Powerful.

00(£4.50). a gem.. absolutely recommended' ***** Herald.

HBH 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JULIETTE &THE LICKS The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Juliette Lewis has proved she is so much more than just a film star. Joined by her excellent she is a natural born Rock Star!

Aug 23: 1900band(3hrsThe30miLicksns) £1250 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

For all your Fringe ticket; : call: 01312260001!

KEN RAMAGE DIXIE 6 Orkney Jazz at the Guildford Guildford Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Grid Ref; D5 'Feat Cream of Edinburgh's Trad Jazz Stars!' ind. Jim Petrie/Gus Ferguson (Trumpets) - Bob Busby/Martin Foster (Reeds) - Alan Quinn (Tram) - Bev Knight (Edinburgh's Lady of the2l:00(3hrs) Banjo) playing 'Condon-style' Dixieland Jazz. Sponsor: Orkney Brewery.

Aug7-11: 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 KEN RAMAGE TRIO & FIONNA DUNCAN Orkney Jazz at the Guildford Guildford Grid Ref: D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Trio 'Guildford Regulars' 1988-1993: Ken Ramage (Drums),Jack Finlay (Keyboards), Kenny McDonald (Bass). Fionna Duncan: Scottish Vocalist toured world’s top festivals; hosting Glasgow's I.J.F. Late Night Club. Sponsor: Orkney Brewery.

Aug 12-13:5 years 21.00 (3hrs) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 KEN RAMAGE TRIO & ROY WILLIAMS (LONDON) Guildford Grid Ref: D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Roy Williams is one of the world's truly great Jazz Trombonists; Ex Alex Walsh/Humphrey Lytdeton, Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, major record labels, TV, . he (3hrs) has graced them all. Sponsor; Orkney Brewery.

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5-6: 2100 31 1 2 3 4 j 6 7 89 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 KERBSIDE TO THE STARS C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: D5 An emotional journey of everyday people, told with brutal words, captivating music and hypnotic visuals. Tears, laughter, darkness and hope, in an inspiring spectacle. www.workingclassrecords.co.uk Aug 5-15,17-29: 2225 (Ihr) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere»HE21 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GJm\ presents /

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LA GAYOLA PIANOLA SUPPER CLUB The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref; F5 A twisted Club for the discerning punter with impeccable taste... straighten your tiara, adjust your garter, catch your breath (or someone else's). Get your ivories tickled . all (Free whileNon-t sipping Aug 8-Sepand3:unwind.

00:00 (3hrs) icketeond) a cool martini. i 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 ■ i LA PRECIOSA 1 Symphonic des Plaisirs St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 The baroque ensemble returns with a heady mixture of art and folk music. From the lute songs of Dowland to the songs of Burns, alongside baroque guitar music by Sanz.13:Soprano, lute/guitar, Aug 17:00 (2hrs) £7.00 (£5.recorder/violin.

00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 THE LA'S Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: FI A band that defined the Liverpool sound of the 80s and 90s. Their hit single 'There She Goes' is one of the UK's classic tunes that sounds as relevant now as it did 20 LAS LIZARRAGA BAND The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square » 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 12-piece band from the spectacular show Venezuela Viva (@ Pleasance) play a cocktail of sensual and devilishly fast Venezuelan music influenced byAndalucian Flamenco, Caribbean Salsa,West African Rhythms and Latin Jazz. 'A cosmic force' Nuevo Aug 7-8,Herald.

10-12,15,22,24-25: 21:30 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) European premiere • HEJ 31 7 8 10 II 12 L 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ’0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: I4:00(lhr ISmins) £10.00 (£8.00) European premiere j

LEITH FOLK CLUB The Village, 16 South Fort Street» 0131 478 7810 • Grid Ref: LEITH Three Tuesday evenings of the best of Scottish traditional folk music. 9th Aug: James 1 Graham with James Ross, Donal Brown and Christine Hanson. 16th Aug: Aidan j O'Rourke with Kris Drever and Martin Green. 23rd Aug: lain MacDonald and lain MacFarlane.

Aug 9,16,23: 20fl0(3hrs) £8.00 i LIZ LOCHHEAD AND MICHAEL MARRA - IN FLAGRANT DELIGHT

** AUGUST RIOTOUS TALES -8TH - 28TH OF LIFE IN FRONT A OF THE CAMERA /.OOPM AND BEHIND THE DARTBOARD WWW.OVATIONTHEATRES.COM TICKETS: 0870 787 0707

Michael Marra (variously compared to Hoagy Carmichael,Tom Waits, Randy Newman) together with Liz Lochhead ('A Tartan Victoria Wood') in their own revue. 1 Songs, monologues.

Funny,0sad, Aug 11:poems, 20:30(lhr30mins) £1200(£10.

0) superb - Scottish too!

LOS ALBERTOS The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Creating a frenzy on the dance-floor and streets of Europe with their inimitable blend of swing, jazz, ska, latin, funk and klezmer. Original compositions and twisted interpretations oflOtraditional jazz 0and0) popular music classics, www.losalbertos.co.uk Aug22: Aug 23-24:2200(Ihr 2000 (I hrmilOnmis) n£10.s) £010.0(£8.00 (£8.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.coni JACK LUKEMAN Assembly @ George St,Assembly Rooms, 54 George St • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4 Irish singer and songwriter Jack Lukeman returns to the Supper Room after storming Assembly in 2003. His songs tell stories of love, death, sex and more. 'Jack Lukeman' Preview Augs voice 6: 22:i3s5simply (I hr) £5.stunning' 00 Fest.

Aug 7-11, Aug 12-14:15:22:22:353(I5 hr)(I hr)£ 11.£ 10.000(£0 (£9.10.000)0) UK premiere • FTHU 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 A punky five-piece string band play renditions ofAppalachian and Gypsy tunes that run from lively and infectious to deeply melancholic. Original compositions and interpretations of traditional melodies are like tiny, richly arranged musical adventures.

Aug8-11,14-16: 1800 (I hr lOtnins) £8.00 European premiere 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 MABON The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square » 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Original and exciting interceltic music featuring accordion, fiddle, guitar, bass & drums in an intense live experience that will leave you exhausted yet crying out for more!

Arriving dirert from nLorient Interceltic, Aug 18: 21OO(IhrSOmi s) £10,00(£8.

00) Brittany. Preview show on www.mabon.org 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 HEATHER MACLEOD Acoustic Grid Reft Music FI Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405' Heather's soaringly seductive singing owes as much to Beth Gibbons, KTTunstall or Annie Lennox as to her Celtic roots. 'Songs illuminated by boldly-drawn imagery.. a big, bountiful box of musical colours' **** Sunday Herald. Pure genius! www.heathermacleod.org.uk Aug 25: 22:30 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 MAELASTA AND JONATHAN COHEN The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square « 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Violinist Feargus Hetherington with Jonathan Cohen (piano) and Matthew McAllister (guitar) in arrangements of traditional and native music styles coupled with Ives' astounding Sonata No. 2 a bold mix of vernacular and the polytonal. Consummate artistry.

Aug 8: I2.-O0(lhr35mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ! 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 MAGIC FEET The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Led by John Rae this critically acclaimed ensemble combines rhythms of Ceilidh music alongside hard bop and gypsy melody creating a distinctly Scottish/Hungarian sound. A perfect blend of perspiration and inspiration takes music to destinations never11-13, dreamed Aug 18-20:of.19:00 (Ihr IQmins) £10.00 UK premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 to II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 MAGIC FEET Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh •0131 665 2240 » Grid Reft F6 Led by drummer John Rae. Irresistible rhythms of ceilidh music, headlong hard bop and gypsy melodies create a distinct Scottish/Hungarian sound of freewheeling improvisation and traditional music. 'They took the music to destinations never dreamed Guardian.£11.50 (£9,00) Aug 17: I9:of30(2hrs) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

MAGIC NUMBERS The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Rapidly24: emerging as onens) £8.of 5the0 bands of the year.

Aug 1900 (3hrs30mi 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 MALINKY Acoustic Grid Reft Music FI Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Special Fringe preview of award-winning Scot's song band's third album due for release on 1st September on Greentrax Recordings. Featuring new members Fiona Hunter (vocal, cello) and Ewan MacPherson (guitar, mandolin). 'Absolutely fabulous' Mike15:Harding, BBC Radio£10.2.00www.

Aug 2ft30(lhr30mins) (£8.00)malinky.com 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 MARK EDEN BAND The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Hailing from Australia and Berlin, their uplifting percussive funk music has been played all over the world from India to the States and Europe. Their 4th album 'Meaning I Give'19:has17:just00(IhrbeenIQmireleased.

Aug ns) £8.00(£6.A Spiegeltent 00) debut 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 MICHAEL MARRA Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter *0131 346 1405 ‘Grid Reft FI Michael Marra is one of Scotland's most prolific songwriters. Finely-crafted, thought provoking and insightful songs delivered with his spine-tingling voice observe and comment upon our human condition with a dark humour and always soar above the 'Aug usual28:fare'20:30(lhr30mins) , marra.me.uk/£1100 (£10.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 MCCALMANS Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter • 0131 346 1405 »Grid Reft FI 'Simply the best., robust yet sensitive renditions of ballads and chorus-songs traditional and modern... richly embellished with three-part harmonies' Scotland on Sunday. 'Thought-provoking... hilarious!' (Roots. Received 'Hamish Henderson Award for to Traditional£10,Music' AugServices 16: 2ft30(lhr30mins) 00 (£8.. 00)'Clean boys' Ian's Mum. www.mccalmans.com 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 JULIE MCKEE The Lot, 4 Grassmarket ‘0131 225 9922 • Grid Reft E4 Jazz meets folk and blues as velvet-toned vocalist Julie McKee takes you on a journey of timeless musical landscapes. Soothe your senses as McKee weaves songs with stories of love, and the odd hiccup, www.juliemckee.com Aug 0-25,longing, 27-29: 22.adventure 00(lhr30mins) Aug 15-18, 19,26: 220:l5(lhr30mins) £7.50(£5.50) £7.50 (£5.50) 311234 567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 THE MEDICINE SHOW Guildford Grid Reft D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Exciting new band returns to their home town for three nights only. Mainly original material. acoustic Aug 14-16:Electric 20:30 (2hrs)and (Free Non-tsets. icketed)Style rooted in late 60s London Blues scene.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 MEMPHIS WOMEN AND FRIED CHICKEN C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Immerse yourself in the American South with the soul music and soul food of Beale Street, Memphis - home of the Blues. Performed by six female vocalists. Big bang gospel ' roll and Aug 5-13:rock21:4'n5(SOmi ns) £8.free50(£7,food!50) World premiere'Em 31 12 3 4 5*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x31 123

muse MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD 7 on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 * Grid Ref: E4 Former winner of the Mail Music award. Probably the best live band you will ever see. 21:A simply irresistible mixture Aug !9fX)(3hrs 30mins) £12.

50 of conscious rap and excellent musicians.

3i 123456? 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 MIKELANGELO &THE BLACK SEA GENTLEMEN Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Awarded the Herald Devil and Spirit of the Fringe at Edinburgh in 2003, these charmingly menacing gentlemen waltz, tango and polka their way through a formidable show.28: 23:00(Ihr 'Exuberant,lOmifaintly Aug8-10,15-26, ns) £9.disturbing 00 and extremely funny' Independent.

3 234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 MIRTH AND MAHLER St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Ian Ainsworth (bass-baritone) and Alan Graham (piano) return to explore the more light-hearted songs of the Viennese composer, and to present a programme of pieces byAugPurcell, 27: 12:Britten, 30(Ihr) £7,Duparc 00(£5.0and 0) Berg.

31 i 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 MOISHE'S BAGEL Moishe's Bagel Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh *0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 Rip-roaring, toe-tapping, jazz-infected Klezmer and Balkan music from Scotland's finest musicians. An intoxicating mix of Eastern European dance music. Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. Bringing passion, soul and irresistible energy world£1150 music.(£9.00) Aug 25-26:to Jewish I9:30(2hrs) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 MOZART REQUIEM Edinburgh Philharmonic Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 Edinburgh Philharmonic Orchestra presents an evening of Mozart Don Giovanni overture, Mozart piano concerto No. 20 in D Minor (soloist Geoffrey Duce) and the Requiem.

Aug 26: 20.00 (2hrs30mins) £8,00 (£3.00) 3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 MOZART SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 The accomplished duo, Charlotte Edwards and Muriel Levin present in 2 concerts the complete Mozart sonatas for violin and piano from the Mannheim and Early Paris period.2A4: rare opportunity Aug22, 14:30(Ihr) £7,00(£5.not 00) to be missed.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MOZART: WHOM THE GODS LOVE Flatpack Music (in association with Opus I music) St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A beautifully staged and costumed presentation of Mozart through his letters and music. The humour, sensitivity and loneliness of the man are shown in family letters and through24,songs, great arias and ensembles.

Aug Aug 20,18-19, 22-23,225,8:220fl0(lhr) 7: 17:30(Ihr)£8.0£8.0 (£6.00(£6.00)00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 MOZART WITH MUFFINS ROSLARTS Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ret D3 Chamber music by Mozart, Handel, Mendelssohn and others performed by awardwinning musicians, including violinists Elizabeth Cooney, Jane Gordon and Ruth Palmer, the Vermeer Piano Trio and the Doric String Quartet. Tea/coffee and mini muffins16,1afterwards included.£8,00(£6.00) Aug 8,23,25: 09:30(Ihr) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 MR MCFALL S CHAMBER Mr McFall's Chamber The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 / 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 Mr McFall’s Chamber cuts effortlessly across the usual boundaries which separate classical music from rock with a programme of Zappa, Piazzolla, Raymond Scott, Joe Zawinul and King £14.

Crimson.

Aug 10: 23:30(Ihr) 00(£1200)'. . Pleasure let rampant..' Times, March 22nd '05.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23( MUSIC AT PALMERSTON PLACE Palmerston Place Church Palmerston Place Church, Palmerston Place • 0131 220 1690 • Grid Ref: EI Six lunchtime recitals in West End church: Clare Mingins (organ - 9th), Sarah Aitchison : (organ -11 th), Ruaraidh Sutherland (organ -16th), John Willmett (organ -18th), Michael Harris9,1(organ Fionans)Chapman Aug 1,16,18,-23,23rd) 25: 13:and00 (SOmi (Free Non-t&icMairi keted) MacLeod (darsach, flute - 25th). 1 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 31 MUSIC FOR ALL Sunderland Symphony Youth Orchestra (formerly Usworth Youth \ Orchestra) j St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Reft E3 A lively and exciting programme of popular classics and well known tunes celebrating | the 60th anniversary ofWWII ending. Formed in 2004 with a nucleus from Usworth j Youth Orchestra performed at St Marks in 2002 and 2003.

Aug26: 30(Ihr) who (FreeTi Aug27: 10:11-30(Ihr) (FreeTiccketketeed)d) Aug26: I4:45(lhr) (FreeTicketed) 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 MUSIC FORTHE CORONATION OF GEORGE II Edinburgh Symphony Baroque j Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Reft D6 i Handel's four Coronation Anthems, and music by Tallis, Gibbons, Blow and Purcell. i Arguably the most sumptuous musical event in British history, Handel's music, j including 'Zadok Aug 21: 2000 (2hrs)the£ 10.Priest' 00 (£5.,0remains 0) some of the best-known. ; 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com MUSIC FOR VIOLA AND PIANO St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 « Grid Reft D4 Mary Breatnach (viola) and Julia Lynch (piano) return to St Andrew's and St George's. Their programme includes works by the Venezuelan-French composer Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947), the Japanese composer ToruTakemitsu (1930-1996) and Johannes Brahms Aug 11 2000 (2hrs)(1833-1897). £9.00 (£7.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MY HEARTS BEATING DRUM Elizabeth Fotheringham Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street ♦ 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Kick back beneath the lights of the cityscape. Expose your soul and senses to the rhythm of my heart's beating drum. Soulful, jazz inspired songs wriaen and performed

by Liz Fotheringham on keyboards, with guitar support Preview Aug 7-13:Aug16005-6:(I hr)I600(lhr) £5.00 (£3.£3.50)50 UK premiere 31 I 2 34 1 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 NAKED VOICES EXTRAORDINARY ACAPPELLA C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A tapestry of blended voices, movement tableaux and projections. From Queen to Nitin Sawney, Star Trek to Tallis. . a feast to satisfy every taste. Sell-out award-winners return with an exciting new show. Book early! 'Magnificent' ***** www.edinburghreview.com.www.naked-voices.co.uk Aug 21 -29: 1500 (I hr I Smins) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NAPOLETANO Valvona & Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row « 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: 86 Roberto Murolo was the finest exponent of Neapolitan Song in the 20th century.

He brought the sunshine, melancholy and laughter of Naples to audiences worldwide. His stories and songs told and sung by Philip Contini and his band. www.valvonacrolla.com Aug I Smi(Ins)hr£I 10.Smi0n0s)(£8.£ 01100 0) (£ 10.00) Aug 6,10,9,112,6,128,3:20,13:25,002(I7:hr2000 31 12345*7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 x31 123 NAPOLI E BASTA! C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 UK premiere of original Neapolitan songs of great musicality, artistry andVesuvian energy. Performed by the great Neapolitan lyric artist, Oscar Mancico, named 'The Voice of Naples’, accompanied by his virtuoso musicians. Unleashed with Italian charm an unforgettable Aug 7-14:for2105 (I hr I Smins) £10.evening.

50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) World premiere • HB2I 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NATHAN KAYE & DAVIDE SANNA The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Powerful roots style of guitar and didgeridoo playing simultaneously, soulful voice and songwriting, Nathan Kaye, an artist to experience! Davide Sanna is an exemplary guitarist SardiniaIQmiwho Aug 10-11:from1700(Ihr ns) £8.combines 00(£6.00) styles that echo traditional folk roots.

UK premiere 311 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 I 2 3 ANDI NEATE The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 International performer Andi returns home for her second appearance at The Spiegel Garden. A blend of folk, jazz and strong female songwriting; intimate, atmospheric and to bens) missed, Aug magical 25: 17:00-(Inothr I Omi £8.00 www.andineate.co.uk 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 I 2 3

mus c NEIL INNESAND BAND The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Monty Python's singing minstrel and musical genius of The Ruttles and The Bonso Dog Doo Dah Band.nights.

Multi-talented musician and raconteur, Neil brings his songs to Edinburgh Aug 23-24: for18:0two 0 (I hr I Omins) Celebrate £ 10.00 his 60th anniversary in style.

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 3i 12 3 NICK PYNN'S BOX OF ACOUSTIC DELIGHTS/THE HAT LADY SINGS Berlitz Language Centre, 13 Hamilton PI, Stockbridge » 0131 226 7198 • Grid Reft B2 Original compositions on strings and bass pedals from legendary British multiinstrumentalist Musician Magazine, with lyrical and mechanical magic from our Queen of4: the21:- 'S20tunning' Funky Harmonium - 'Enchanting' Preview Aug (I21:hr 230mi ns)30mi£4.0n0s) £7.Preview Aug 5-6:Stage,18:2'0D(Ielightful' hr 30mins)Scotsman. £4.00 Aug 9-11, 1 6-18, 2 3-25: 0 (I hr 5 0 (£5.

0 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: I8:20(lhr30mins) £7.50 (£5.00) World premiere 45*7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x31 23 I9TH & 20TH CENTURY PIANO MASTERPIECES St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street« 0131 225 3847 « Grid Reft D4 Aug Petra Casens Twelve performsStudies.

Mazurkas and Szymanowski, Debussy's Arpeggio study,24:Szymanowski' Augby25:Chopin Ravel's Vaises Nobles et Sentimentales, Schoenberg' s Six Litde Reces, pieces fromAlbeniz' s Iberia, Chopin' s Fourth Ballade.

Aug 24-25: 16:30 (I hr) £7,00 (£5.00) 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 » 31 I 2 3 1933 AND ALLTHAT: BRECHT,WEILL & FRIENDS Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 World-class singer-actor Zapparoli, simpaticissimoI'vmusicians child co-star kabaret Beniamino.

'One ofAnna the most arrestingherperformances e witnessedandin years of Fringe reviewing' Herald; "**** Critics' choice' Scotsman; ' T op-notch' Time Out. Aug 15-21: 2100 (I hr Smins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X3i 123

mus C RAB NOAKES Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ♦0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Rab returns to The Reid with his acclaimed solo show. Last year's performance was described as demonstrating his unique vocal and intelligent turn of phrase'. Come experience the skil and £10. intimacy Aug 13: 2l:00(lhr35mins) 00 (£8.0of0) a class songwriter and consummate performer.

3ii 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 NO SPRING CHICKENS - ISLAND STRANDS' No Spring Chickens Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 You are invited to join these two sisters on a magical journey round our island shores. Music, poetry and Highland harping evoke our rich heritage. A perfect pre-lunch in a0historic Aug 15-20:entertainment 11:45(Ihr) £6.00(£5.

0) setting.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 ORCHESTRA MACAROON Orchestra Macaroon The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 International eight-piece led by Colin Blakey (exWaterboys). Instrumental line-up includes piano, double bass, jazz horns, berimbao, bongos and several species of bagpipes. Expect infectious grooves, great tunes, joyful improvisations - and free macaroons, www.orchestramacaroon.com Aug 25-27: I8:00(lhr lOmins) £8.00 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 ORGAN RECITALS St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Explore the organ repertoire from Bach to Gardonyi with three of Edinburgh's most talented church organists - Aug 10: Brigitte Harris (St Andrew's and St George's), Aug Place),Aug 24: Sheila Robertson (button Place).

Aug 10,17:Andrew 17,24: 12:3Caskie 0(Ihr) £3.(Palmerston 00 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 "Kill to get a ticket"' The Scotsman tAsXX MlJSfCA#

PLEASANCEl Special Reserve The 25 Years of Comedy Vintage Comedy Irritations A new play by Reserve Sam Peter Jackson Four sparkling new stand-ups Pleasance Dome 5.40pm Pleasance Dome 7.10pm Supported by |1iger SflliliH Box Office: 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk 108

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 ORGAN RECITALS @ LUNCHTIME Greyfriars Kirk Promotions Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 Come and hear the magnificent Peter Collins organ on August 16th - John Young (Greyfriars Kirk); August 18th - Douglas Hollick (Cambridge); 23rd August - Thomas Laing-Reilly s, Edinburgh); Aug 16,18,23,(St25:Cuthbert' I3:l0(50mins) £5.00 25th August - Henry Wallace (Greyfriars Kirk).

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 2J 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 O'ROURKE, DREVER & GREEN Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405* Grid Reft FI An exciting new collaboration between three world class Edinburgh-based musicians.

Aidan, Kris and Martin's combined credentials include Blazin Fiddles, Fine Friday, Kate Rusby, Session A9, Eliza Carthy, Aug23: 22:30(Ihr30mins) £10,00(£8.Linda 00) Thompson and Joan Baez. Not to be missed!

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 OUT OF THE BEDROOM - OUT OF BOUNDS! Out of the Bedroom Lamb's81House at Friends Scotiand, 07815 I 865/0131 554 of9977the»Earth Grid Reft LEITHBurgess Street Leith • Edinburgh's premier original open mic session, at the Fringe, for one week only!

Three regular acts will feature each night but as is tradition, free floor spots will be available Aug 20-26:for21intrepid JO (3hni) singer-songwriters. £3.00 (£200) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 !9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 OUT OF THE BLUE Out of the Blue C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft E5 The all-male a-cappella sensation returns for a thrilling show of cutting-edge vocal rock, pop and comedy. 'If you only see one instrument-free, foot-tapping musical medley, make one' n**** www.ootb.org.uk Aug3-13, 15-20:it I5:this35(50mi s) £8.Forth 50(£7,One. 50)(£650C) HZ31 31 12 3 4 S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com PETTICOAT OPERA DIVAS ON STAGE St Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 This famous all-ladies Opera company return with scenes from Carmen, Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, Hansel and Gretel etc. Beautifully sung, staged, directed and introduced Aug 21: 14:1by5(Ihr)Lena£7.Phillips.

00(£5.00)Special guests Andante Youth, Marcus Martin, piano.

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 MADELEINE PEYROUX Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 •Grid Reft E4 Peyroux's voice transports one to a time of hidden, smoke-filled haunts, rouged lips and lavish melodies. A mix of deep Southern US roots and Parisian upbringing lends her voice a distinctive Aug 7: 2l:30(2hrs) £18.50quality, (£17.50)landing 'Careless Love' several 2004 'best-of lists.

2 (5 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 PHILOMEL - FIRE AND ICE I Valvona & Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Philomel juxtapose music from different centuries and traditions - passionate love songs, spine-tingling ballads, heartwarming airs and reels, heartrending laments. A rare j mix of improvisation, folk and art music combine to create continuous musical journeys intons)the£ 10.unknown.

Aug 8-10:that 11:00lead (I hr Smi 00 (£8.00) Aug 25: 17:45 (I hr Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 PHILOS - FUSIONS III St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Lawrence Dunn (director) presents the annual Fringe performance by this exciting group of musicians. Music from 17th to 20th centuries, blending the sounds of strings,12:flute, mandoline, Aug 14:30(Ihr) £3.00 keyboards, percussion, bass clarinets and saxophones.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 PIANO CLASSICS - SCARLATTI, SCHUBERT AND BEETHOVEN St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street >0131 225 3847 » Grid Reft D4 London based pianist Geoffrey Dancer returns with a programme including three Scarlatti sonatas, a set of German Dances by Schubert and Beethoven's joyous sonata19:in12:A3major 101.00) Aug 0(Ihr) £7.op.00(£5.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 PIANO FAVOURITES William Alexander St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 William Alexander plays masterpieces by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel,27:Chopin and £7,Liszt00 (£5.00) Aug I4:30(2hrs) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 THE PICANTE QUARTET Bums on Seats Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Fiery and flamboyant guitar quartet that draws on a mixture of tango, blues, jazz and classical. Three acoustic guitars and one double bass combine frenetic and prodigal improvisations an exuberant Aug 5-15,17-29: with 2250(50mins) £8.50(£7.and50)highly visual stage act Worid premiere •HSU 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 I PIXIES, IDLEWILD,TEENAGE FANCLUB, MY LATEST I NOVEL ik Stadium, 139 London Road • 0870 169 0100 • Grid ReftC6 »t influential bands in the last 30 years. The only Scottish show ig their fantastic performance atT in the Park. Supported by three of Ts best i a veryns) special ig 28: 16:00 (6hrsn 30mi £30.00 outdoor gig.

IMIS C THE POOZIES The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 '. . spine-tingling, close vocal harmonies’. vibrant, buoyant energy','... exquisite accordion and delicate interweaving fiddle',harmony and counter-melody', fabtastic Karmik electro-harp','... the aural kaleidoscope of musical invention wielded

by The16: Poozies Aug 20fl0(lhrcontinues IQmins) £10.to00dazzle' Stuart Ferguson, Celtic Roots.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3D 3i 12 3 PRESTON REED IN CONCERT The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019/0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft G6 Reed weaves and melds genres, rhythms and textures producing a signature sound and explosively original music that will forever change your expectation of a guitarist 'Aug True14:spellbinding 19:30 (2hrs)guitar £14.00mastery' (£1100) Guitarist Magazine.

311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 PRODIGY Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft FI One of the world's most enduring and powerful dance acts. Hits like 'Firestarter' fil dance across thens)globe.

Aug 11:floors 19:30(3hrs30mi £25.00 Live they are an irresistible energy.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 PROJECT ADORNO - ELECTRO-POP HEROES Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 'We've always admired Phil Oakey's vocals on Mirror Man' - with beat poetry stance and Vaudeville swagger, Project Adorno do electro-pop songs including Hi-NRG homages to Germaine Greer, Picasso and, er.. Davros. 'Stunning' Record Collector. www.projectadorno.com Aug 23-29: 19:30 (45mins) £6.00 (£5.00) UK premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PTARMIGAN PLAY CELTIC AGAIN The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Reft E4 Returning after last year's sellout performances, folk band Ptarmigan provide an evening of Scottish and Irish traditional songs, lively fiddle music and original compositions.

Aug 24,27: 19:30Get (I hr your I Smins)tickets £7.00 (£5.early!00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 PURCELL: DIDO AND AENEAS Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 * Grid Reft D6 Based on Virgil, with a libretto by Nahum Tate, ESB present the first great masterpiece of British musical theatre. Including 'Dido's lament', Purcell's sublime music accompanies Aug 6: 2100(1 anhr) emotionally £9,00 (£4.50) and psychologically charged tale of love's bitter betrayal.

31 (2 315 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 QUATTROVOCI, VOCAL QUARTET St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 Madrigals, motets and more! Various composers, styles, and languages from throughout the centuries. Featuring Le Chant des Oyseaux by Clement Janequin and madrigals Lasso,Non-t Cipriano Aug 21: 20:by00 (IOrlando hr 45mins)di (Free icketed)de Rore and Josquin des Pres.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 RACHAEL PENNELL BEWITCHED -THE SONGS OF RODGERS AND HART C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Be bothered and bewildered by Rachel's imaginative revue. With a song in her heart she doesn't need a thing - but you. 'One of the UK's finest jazz singers' ScottYanow. www.rachaelpennell.com Aug21-29: 193)5(Ihr) £9,50(£8.50) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 109

lor all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 JL RAE MACINTOSH PRESENTS...

Roe Macintosh Music Rae Macintosh Music, 6 Queensferry St • Grid Ref: D2 A series of free, relaxed daily concerts featuring some of Edinburgh's freshest undiscovered talent There'll be a range of styles, from jazz to traditional Scottish, classical rock!15:Come n andNon-t listenicketwhile Aug7-14,to16-29: 30(Ihr) i(Free ed) you browse.

31234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 THE RAKES T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 ♦ Grid Reft E4 London based, infectious first single '2 Grand Job' was a big indie hit New single 'Aug Repeat' bring30mithem 8: 19:will00 (3hrs ns) £7.even50 more success. Sold out Glasgow's King Tuts in March.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE REALLY TERRIBLE ORCHESTRA The Really Terrible Orchestra Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Reft D6 After their sell-out triumph last year, the RTO is back with an exciting new programme ofSepmusic 'One of the 100 things to experience before youWorld die' Herald.

3: 1700and(I hr)laughter. £3.50 (£250) premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 j REBECCA CARRINGTON - ME, MY CELLO AND I Rebecca Carrington Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • The multi-lingual, musician/impressionist and Joe her 18th century cello return to Edinburgh in a brand new show. 'Sharply observed musical spoof Independent. Total sell-out 2004.5-6:The16:Victor Century.

Preview Aug 3016:(I hr)30Borge £5.hr)00£9.of00the(£8.021st Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 3-25: (I 0) Aug 26-28: 12-14,116:9-21:30 (I16:hr)30(Ihr) Aug £ 11.00£10. (£ 10.000(£9.

0) 00) World premiere • HSU S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30

east to edinburgh 2005 Tickets forpromoters: East to Edinburgh 07814695598/07818 063078 Aisle 16: Pleasance Kadam Dance: c -1 Sara Crow & Co: Dance Base Gagged Theatre: Gilded Balloon Ruffian Productions: Pleasance Mike Maran Productions: Vaivona & Croiia Menagerie Theatre Co: Theatre Workshop Trestle Theatre Co: Pleasance Darren Johnston: Aurora Nova co Richard Dedomenici: Artist £ Scamp: Assembly Rooms Glassworks: Pleasance ^i ^ 7k: Hill St ESCALATOR IEC

THE RECORDER UNLEASHED Delicate Balance St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0I3I 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Just a toy? Dispel the myth with an entertaining and enlightening afternoon of musical fun, frolics and surprises from around the world. For the whole family age 7 upwards. (recorder), Aug 20,28:Angus 1500(Ihr)Skinner £5.00(£3.

00) Mark Owen (harpsichord/piano).

3I 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0 11 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I9 20 2I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3I 12 JENNA REID Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI Shedand Fiddle music, presented by one of the islands' most prominent female exponents. Award-winning fiddler Jenna Reid with guitarist, Kevin Mackenzie, will be showcasing traditional and original music from her newly released solo album.

Explosive www.jennareid.co.uk/ Aug 28: 22:fiddle 30 (I hrplaying!

30mins) £10.

00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 RHYTHM SHARKS ] Caledonian Folk <£ Blues at the Guildford | Guildford Grid Ref: D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Sandy Tweedale on vocals and guitar with Gary Martin on vocals and harmonica.

Major driving force of the Scottish Blues Scene. On the bil with Yard of Ale. Sponsor: Aug 19,23,Caledonian 26: 20:00 (4hrs)Brewery.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 RICHARD STRAUSS - ALPINE SYMPHONY. JOHANN STRAUSS - FAVOURITE WALTZES AND POLKAS J Scottish Sinfonia. Conductor Neil Mantle , Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 667 2170* Grid Ref: E5 Join the 100+ Sinfonia members in their ascent up the musical Everest! We offer you a ; rare opportunity to experience massive Aug28: 1700(Ihr30mins) £9,00(£7.this00)(£3.

00Q and exciting work live - not to be missed! !

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 ROBIN HARPER AND FRIENDS Robin Harper and Friends Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft 82 Robin Harper, MSR one time folk singer/guitarist, will entertain with his mix of Folk, Elizabethan and guitar pieces. Anticipates being joined by many of his old friends from the music world.£7,00 (£4.00) Aug 11-13: 21:30(Ihr) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123.

THE ROSINATORS Stoneyport Agency (j Acoustic Grid Ref Music FI Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter *0131 346 1405 • Raw gospel - country! Hell-bent singers touring their current show to the edge of reason. Bluegrass for the criminal class. These Alabama-3 co-writers and collaborators wil be uplifting wallets, loosening underwear as every opportunity presents www.rosinators.com Aug 11-17:itself, 22:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Aug 21: 1900 (I hr I Omins) £ 10 00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 ROXY: MUSIC AT THE FRINGE 2005 Roxy Art House Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Late and Live! Music/cabaret programme featuring performers from around the world: • New York to New Zealand and all points en route. Details from venue programme and on5-28:website, Discount tickets available from venue.

Aug 00:30 (Iwww.roxyarthouse.com. hr) £8.00 (£6.000)0) Aug Aug 5-28: 5-28: 22:00(Ihr) 23:15 (I hr) £8.£8.0000(£6. (£6.00) i7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 m

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com RUACH SAXOPHONE QUARTET St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 The quartet is formed from enthusiastic focal musicians and performs widely throughout Scotland. The music varies from the standard classical repertoire to modem classi17:cal and popular£7.pieces Aug 14:30(Ihr) 00(£5.0and 0) a typical programme is aimed to please all tastes.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 j RUSSIAN EXPANSES OF THE SOUL St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 The enigmatic Russian soul' laid bare in song - by countertenor. 'Romances' and folk songs by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka and others presented in a fresh light 5,by7,9Moscow Aug ,11,15,17,duo 19,2Yuri 1,24,2Borisov 6,28: 17:and 15 (I Lev hr I SmiAronov. ns) £7.0www.chernozem.net 0 (£5.00) UK premiere • BESO ! 31 12 3 4 $ 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31123 SACCONI QUARTET St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 The 'Overseas League Best Ensemble 2005', formed at London's Royal College of Music in 2001, follows itsWigmore Hall and Purcell Room debuts with its Edinburgh debut23:celebrating 100th00)anniversary of Michael Tippett's birth.

Aug 16:30(Ihr) £7,the00(£5.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 SACRED AND SENTIMENTAL - A CELTIC MUSICAL EXPERIENCE St Patrick’s Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E6 A lively evening of Celtic music performed by Anian a gifted group of musicians who specialise Celtic music both and for worship.

Aug 18-19:inI9:30(lhr30mins) £5.00for(£3.entertainment 50) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 SAMURAI AND BARD St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref. E3 Triona Marshall, touring Irish harpist with The Chieftains, meets Thomas Ranjo, player of the Japanese Satsumabiwa lute, the chosen instrument of the warrior samurai class, the embodiment of Bushido in music.

Aug23-26, Aug 27: 19:218-29: 5 (I hr22:l5(lhr30mins) 30mins) £7.00 (£4.0£7.0) 00(£4.00) European premiere 3■■■«■■■■■—miiwi 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13n m—m—■H—w 14 15 16 17 18 19 20iiwnawtn 21 22 23•—nrimrmiiwf 24 25 26 27niinur 28 291 mrr3031- -r-rr 123 THE SANDY BRECHIN BAND Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter •0131 346 1405 ‘Grid Ref: FI Wild whirlwind of accordion music from the master himself plus Greg Borland (bass), Colin MacFarlane (guitar) and Jim Walker (drums). The highlight of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, here's another chance to boogie to the hippest box band around.

Aug23: 20:30(lhr30mins) £8.00(£6.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 SANDY BRECHIN, EWAN WILKINSON & RONAN MARTIN Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter •0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Original Edinburgh' s own accordion ace, Sandy plus Brechinguest and the 'and newtraditional young voicesongs of thefromBorders' , singer/guitarist Ewan Wilkinson, appearance from Skye's£8.top00(£6.fiddler, Aug9: 20:30(Ihr30mins) 00) Ronan Martin, www.squeeze.demon.co.uk/ 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 SAX IN THE CITY | St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 ’Grid Ref: E3 We' rematching a sax quartet So what' s new? awesome We're livelmusic y, female, seatingtoand wear tops. Well be playing fromprovide Barkercomfy to Itturalde Wood.

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Aug 18-23: 1400(Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) ' 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

SAX IN THE CITY National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain, sponsored by EON The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Improve your sax life! Thirty saxophonists present a genre-bending combination of fugue, folk, rhapsody and rag. Features eight sizes of sax including the world's tiniest and Classical lunchtime, Aug grandest 9-13: 1200 (I hr) £7.00at(£5.£10.

00)00 (£8.00)sax spectacular in the evening. World premiere Aug 9-13: I900(lhr25mins) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SCHUBERT WITH SHORTBREAD ROSLARTS Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D3 Award-winning musicians including pianists Danny Driver, Simon Lepper and Louisa Breen, violinist Elizabeth Cooney, cellist Gemma Rosefield and the Vermeer Piano Trio perform chamber music by Schubert, Schumann, Chopin and others. Tea/coffee and shortbread Aug 16,18,23,afterwards 25: 17:00(Ihr)included. £8.00(£6.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 SCHUMANN AND BRITTEN St Andrew's & St George’s Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 •Grid Reft D4 Geoffrey Madell (baritone) and Alan Graham (piano) return to perform Schumann's great song-cycle ‘Dichterleibe’, followed by a selection from Britten's arrangements of British13:folk-songs, concluding Aug 12:30(Ihr) £7.and00(£5.

00) with a group from Schumann's ‘Myrten’ songs.

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SCHUMANN AT ST MARKS St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace •0131226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 The delightful 'Liedersammlung' wil perform Schumann's romantic song-cycle Myrten together with a selection of the composer's duets and trios.

Aug 20:18: 2000 1300(Ihr) £7.0n0(£5.

Aug (I hr 30mi s) £7.000)0 (£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3

The very best bits from seven award-winning shows. And some new raucous poems and stories.

‘Absolutely hilarious’ Scotsman THE STAND COMEDY CLUB 5 York Place, Aug 6-28 (not 15) 1.35pm, 0131 ill

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 LISA SCOTT Lisa Scott Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: C5 Vibrant, sophisticated and moody. Lisa brings her own simple interpretation of the great song-writers from the 30s to date. From Edinburgh, Lisa uses her talents beautifully with her home Aug22-29: 18:00(Ihr) £7.00(£6.city00)her platform.

31 12 34 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 :1 SCOTTISH CLARINET QUARTET St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 This stylish young ensemble return with another breathtaking array of instruments and music. From Brazil to Bulgaria, classical to contemporary, clarinets have never travelled so far so1500(Ihr) fast! 'Brilliant of serious quality' Senay Boztas, Sunday Times.

Aug28: £7,00(£5.entertainment 00) 3I I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0 11 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I9 20 2I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3I t 2 3 SEX WITH MAE WEST Corliss Randall & Andy Williamson Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI Gorgeous New Orleans diva Corliss (Louis Prima's god-daughter) and some exHonkin' Hepcats with a steamy, raunchy, glittery, feathery, saucy gumbo of deep-downand-dirty prohibition Aug9-15,1songs 8-21: from 18:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.and 00) beyond. A paean to high burlesque and low art 3 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SHAKEN N' STIRRED Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 The coolest late night Jazz and Cabaret Club of the Fringe. So if you like your Jazz Hot and your Burlesque and Cabaret Spicy, then grab yourself a cocktail and get ready toAug swing5-6:into00:3the Preview 0 (3hrswee30mihours. ns) £7.00 Aug 7-11, Aug 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-24: 26-28:00:00:3030(3hrs (3hrs30mi30mins)ns)£8.£9.5050(£7.(£8.50)50) Waal 31123456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 THE SHALOM ENSEMBLE St Andrew’s and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Madeleine Whiteson, Juliet Davey, Lucy White and Ann Sheffield return with yet another engaging selection of music for various combinations of strings and piano. The varied programme includes£7.0items Aug23: 12:30(Ihr) 0(£5.0by0) Vivaldi, Gershwin, Faure, Bruch and Jascha Krein.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 SIMON AMSTELL -THE LAST MINUTE ALTERNATIVE Tiger Aspect Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: F5 Popworld's cult hero, Simon Amstell, hosts an evening of music, chat and comedy. An hour of his favourite and alternative pick of the festival. Accompanied by house band extraordinaire, Priorite A Gauche.

Aug Aug 22-25, 26-28:223:9: 123:l5(lhr) 5 (I hr) £ 10.£9.000(£8.0(£7.50)50) Worid premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SIMON COVERDALE - PIANO RECITAL Simon Coverdale St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Returning as soloist this year to the fine acoustics of St Mark's, Simon Coverdale performs Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata, Poulenc's Trois Pieces, Etudes from Op. 10 + 25Augand22: theI9:30(lhr30mins) gripping Sonata£8.0i0n(£5.B-flat00) minor (Funeral March) by Chopin.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Q 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 SIMON THACKER - VIRTUOSO GUITAR Hispanismo Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Sq • 0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref: F5 Raw energy, infinite beauty.. explore the soul and many sounds of Spain and Latin America with one of Europe's finest guitarists, Simon Thacker. 'Superb guitar playing' Herald. closeI9:30(lhr30mins) guitar magic' Li£8.st, 0www.simonthacker.com Aug 19-20,'Up26-27: 0 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 112

SING! ZIMBABWE Pamushana Productions Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 African song and dance at its best! Acclaimed Chitungwiza Harmony Singers and Tumbuka Dance Company perform traditional and familiar choral harmonies and extraordinary dance sequences - resilience, massive power, breathtaking talent!

Don' t missAugSi5-6:ng! Zimbabwe.

Preview I ZOO29:(Ihr)I ZOO£5.(I00hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 8-11, 15-18, Aug 12-13, 9-20,2(I2-24, 25-27: Aug 16,23: 11600 hr) £ 11.IZOO(l 00 (£ 10.hr)00)£IZ00(£l 1.00) World premiere • fIZU 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019/0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 Aug 19-21: 19:30 (I hr) £I250(£I 1.50) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SINOCZESKA Brian Bannatyne-Scott Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 ’ Grid Reft D6 Outstanding transcontinental fusion of newly discovered lieder by early 19th Century Czech composer and extraordinary Chinese and Persian poems set by Jewish prisoners in Terezin concentration camp, performed by internationallyacclaimed ScottishISmiBass,ns) £8.Brian00(£6.Bannatyne-Scott, in wonderful venue. UK premiere Aug 26: 1700(Ihr 00) 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3!

SLAM, SILICON SOUL AND ALEX SMOKE T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street»0870 169 0100«Grid Reft E5 Soma records artist Slam from Glasgow have been at the forefront of dance music not just in Scotland but across the world. This club night wil also feature other artists the Soma Aug21:from 2l.00(8hrs) £10.0label.

0 3! 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 EMILY SMITH Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI One of the best female vocalists on the international folk scene. Ancient Scots ballads, heartfelt contemporary songs and up-beat tune sets are combined seamlessly by this multitalented young musician. Joined by Jamie McClennan and Steve Byrne. www.emilysmith.org Aug 20: 20:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 SOFT SHOE SKIFFLE BAND Soft Shoe Skiffle Band BrodiesReftCoffee Grid D4 House, Ottakars Bookshop, 57-59 George St • 0131 220 2943 • Back again after last year’s outstanding success - hear again 'My Old Man's A Dustman', 'Tom Dooley', 'Cumberland Gap', 'Chewing Gum' and many more by Lonnie15-20:Donegan and £8.others, Aug 19:30 (2hrs) 00 (£7,perhaps 00) with a washboard and tea-chest bass again!

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 SONGS AND ORGAN WORKS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES AND UNITED STATES IngramITobey Duo Christ Church Episcopal Church, 6a Morningside Rd • 0131 229 0090 • Grid Reft H2 Bass Baritone Eugene Tobey and Organist Donald Ingram include works of Purcell, Vaughan-Williams, Harold Darke, Samuel Barber (Adagio,The Crucifixion), Ives (Serenity,' Variations), Aug 19: 19:A3merica' 0(Ihr) (Free Non-ticketFedak. ed) Free.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE SOUND OF GOD Noirin Ni Riain &A.M.EN. St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E6 Sacred music through the ages, sung in the unique and haunting style of Noirin Ni Riain and A.M.E.N. From Hildegard to Sean-Nos. Come and be enchanted by the sound of God. Aug 11-13, 15-16: 19:30(Ihr ISmins) £8.00(£4,00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com

muse SOURMASH BLUES BAND City Edinburgh, I a Market Street •0131 226 9560 » Grid Reft D5 Enjoy and dance to this talented and popular six-piece rhythm and blues band.

Performing many traditional gems made famous by BB King,]) Gale,T-Bone Walker and Commitments...

AugThe 20: 2000 (2hrs) £8.00 (£6.Let00) the good times roll!

3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 SPIKEDRIVERS: BLUES, ROOTS AND BEYOND Acoustic Grid Ref FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Hugely popular semi-acoustic delta blues and roots music trio from London, comprising former members of the HankWangford and Otis Grand bands and fronted Aug 21: 22:by3outstanding 0 (I hr 30mins)artist £ 10.00Ben(£8.0Tyzack.

0) www.spikedrivers.co.uk 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ! 2 3 ST. CUTHBERTS LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

Timothy West Nichola McAuliffe

Guy Retallack DESIGNED BY Christopher Richardson

St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Festival of Organ Music. 10 lunchtime recitals on the acclaimed Walker organ.

Repertoire includes12:45wide musicalicketstyles.

Aug 15-19,22-26: (45mirange ns) (Freeof Non-t ed) 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 STEVE ARVEY: BLUES AND ROOTS FROM CHICAGO Acoustic Grid Reft Music FI Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Legendary blues guitarist Steve Arvey, former sideman to Bo Diddley, Hubert Somlin and Honeyboy Edwards, blends his native Chicago blues with traditional Irish song in aAugunique 22: 22:celebration 30 (I hr 30minofs) both £ 10.00cultures, (£8.00) www.stevearvey.com 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ST. MICHAEL'S AND ALL SAINTS CHURCH St Michael and All Saints' Church, Brougham Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F3 Experience the music of high mass in the setting for which it was originally composed, featuring Haydn Nelson Mass (14th), Rossini Petite Messe Solonelle (21st) and in G. (Free Non-ticketed) Aug Poulenc 14,21,28:Mass I I:00(lhr30mins) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 STORY OF ASIAN FOREST C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Deep in the Asian Forest meet a messenger to take you through the boundary between memory and dream. Classical fusion music group from Korea transcend the world of reality to create a mythical, fantastic performance art-based fairytale. www.thelim.co.kr Aug 3-29: 23:30(lhr20mins) £9,50(£8.50) World premiere •Han 31 2141678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SUILLY AND THE MOLEMAN St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E6 Two brothers from Ireland, both gifted singers and instrumentalists, present a varied and of modern Aug original 11,16: 14:programme 00(Ihr) £5.00(£3.

00) songs - many composed by themselves.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 A SUMPTUOUS ENTERTAINMENT Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Sq • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 The three guitarists who '...travel the world and gain admiring audiences anywhere... exceptional' (Times) are back with a programme of Spanish, South American and European Scotsman.

Aug 18-20:music.

13:00 (SSmi'Sumptuous ns) £6.00 (£5.entertainment' 00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 113

\\vm+ SUPER PROM CONCERT Dutch 4 Music Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 0131 226 0000»Grid Reft B3 Exciting mix of the best choral classics and pop songs from the Netherlands and Scotland, where tradition and the new age meet Surprising Dutch hospitality afterwards. Evening: (recommendadon!!!) wonderful performance of Faure's famous Requiem Faure'£8.s00Songs.

Aug 24: 15.and00(Ihr) Aug £8.0n0s) £ 10.00 Aug 24:24: 20:1700(Ihr) 30 (I hr 30mi European premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE SWINGLE SINGERS The Swingle Singers St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road > 0131 229 3776 • Grid Reft E3 This world-renowned young a cappella group will lift your spirits and delight you with their skil , charm and vocal magic! Don't miss stunning new arrangements and dazzling favourites, Aug 2 i: 20:performances 00 (2hrs) £ 15.0of0 (£Bach, 10.00)Beades Aug 22:and19:Jazz30 (2hrs) £ 15.00 (£www.swinglesingers.com 10.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 TAM WHITE S BLUE EYED BLUES Tam White Why Not Nightclub, 14 George Street •0131 624 8633 • Grid Reft D4 A chance to catch Scotland's premier blues artiste in action. White performs songs written by Joplin, Dylan, Cohen and John Lee Hooker as well as his own acclaimed material. square, be there!

Aug 10-14,Don' 17-20:t beI9:30(lhr30mins) £9.00 (£7.00) 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 TANGO FIRE Cheval Productions Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Direct from Buenos Aires, Argentina's hottest tango show makes its UK debut!

Tango Fire features BA's most gifted musicians and dancers in a show that is seductive, irresistible and passionate. 'So good it makes you shiver' B Correo, Guatemala.19:30(Ihr) £11.00(£l0.00) Aug5-11: Aug 12-18, 19:30 (I hr) £ 1100 (£ 11.00) Aug 15,22: 2216:2-24: Aug 19-21, 5-29:00(Ihr)19:30£11.(I hr)00£ 13.00 (£ 12.00) UK premiere • fTmn 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS Roots @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Traditional Scottish music at its best - as tight and versatile as anyone in the Celtic music scene, they can summon rock-n-roll intensity or haunting introspection. 'An especially Aug 27: 1900eloquent (I hr I Smimixture ns) £ 10.0of0 (£8.the00)old and the new' NewYorkTimes.

31 i 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 TAO - MARTIAL ART OF THE DRUM Too Entertainment Co. Ltd <2 MZA Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 Powerful bodies, explosive percussion, timeless ritual combine perfectly in this new spectacular from Japan’s unrivalled drumming masters. Visually compelling, precisely choreographed, athletically executed - strange and beautiful as a dream' Independent.

'Preview Stunning'AugHerald.

Sold-outlO2004!

5-6: I7:50(lhr mins) £5.0000) Aug7-11: 17:50(Ihr lOmins) £1130(£10.

Aug 12-18, 2 2-24, 2 9: (£ 11.00) Aug 19-21,25-28: 17:517:0 (I50hr(IIhrOmiI Omins) n£s)13.£51150 0 (£ 1100) UK premiere • FTHTl 311234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TASTE OF SCOTLAND WITH THREE SCOTTISH TENORS Three Scottish Tenors And The Taste Of Scotland The Stables at Prestonfield, Prestonfield Rd « 0131 225 7800 • Grid ReftG6 Three Scottish tenors star in this extravaganza of traditional music and dance.

Scotland's most famous Scottish show & dinner, minutes from the Royal Mile at Julmagically 31 -Aughistoric 1,3-5,7-12,Prestonfield.

14-19,21 -26,28-Sep I: 19:00 (3hrs) £43.00 31 I 234S 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1

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ALLAN TAYLOR !

StoneyportAgency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter»0131 346 1405 « Grid Reft FI i A consummate professional who has taken songwriting to a high level. Poetry with music, over 30 years touring worldwide with songs encapsulating the realism of otherwise unsung heroes, otherwise uncharted lives. '. . beautifully crafted, worldlywise . ' Scotsman, www.allantaylor.com Aug 12:songs.

20:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 TAYLOR WILSON (MEZZO-SOPRANO), HELEN THOMSON (HARP) St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 1 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Enjoy a rich programme of harp solo works by McGuire, Beamish and Edmund Rubbra, interleaved with songs by Philip Cannon, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and settings of odes22: 20:from00 (2hrs) the Chinese Aug £9.00 (£7,by00)John Rose.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TCHAIKOVSKY FOR TEA ROSLARTS 1 Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St * 0131 226 0000 « Grid Reft D3 : Chamber music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and other Russian masters performed by 1 award-winning musicians, including pianists Viv McLean and Martin Cousin, the Vermeer 1 Piano15,Trio17,2and2,24:the1700(Ihr) Doric String Quartet Aug £8.00(£6.

00) Tea/coffee and shortbread afterwards included. j 3H 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 23 j TCHAIKOVSKY'S ROCOCO VARIATIONS ] Children’s Orchestra Society, New York I Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 3 Share a magical and musical evening with the dynamic Young Symphonic Ensemble of ; the Children's Orchestra, New York. Directed by Maestro Michael Dadap, performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations for cello and orchestra, plus works by : Grieg, Mendelssohn Aug 22-23, 25: 20£)0 (I hrand30miPreston. ns) £3.00 (£100) j 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so3112 3]

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.coin TECOMA The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens >0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft FS The newest export from the Red Centre of Australia to turn the musical world on its head. Born in the desert and shaped in the city, a unique mix of influences ranging from Sep 2-3:contemporary 19:00(Ihr lOmistreet ns) £8.0styles 0(£6.00)to traditional Middle Eastern.

3i 123456? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 13 EDWARD TENPOLE TUDOR Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter-0131 346 1405 •Grid Reft FI 'Like good medicine,Tenpole Tudor energised his audience as if he was a rock'n'roll therapist. Remember 'Who Killed Bambi?' Now, he’s playing rambustious, feel-good Chuck Hankhr) style music50) and wowing them whenever he hits town' Maverick.

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31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031123 RICHARD THOMPSON The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 / 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 Like Elvis Costello and David Byrne.Thompson plays his own music with intensity, humour and excitement Hear one of Britain's finest singer-songwriters in a solo setting, past£17, favourites, Aug 15-17:exploring 19:30 (2hrs) 00 (£15.0radical 0) cover versions and material from his new CD. 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE THREE MEZZOS St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 You have heard the three tenors, now listen to the three mezzos. Susan Beard, Lena Phil ips, Brenda Waite present a unique programme of Opera and music theatre as never before.£7,0A0(£5.festival Aug 22:heard 16:30(Ihr) 00) must Marcus Martin, piano.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE TIGER LILLIES The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft F5 Treading a fine line between Brecht and Weil, English Music Hall, Gypsy folk and Left Bank Parisian buskers. Unique mix of falsetto crooning, Gypsy esoterica, cabaret from hell and deranged black Aug s) £10.00comedy.

00 This debauched trio defies description.

Aug 15,18: 118:7: 0I900(lhr 0 (I hr I OmilOnmis) n£10.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 TIPPETT CENTENARY CONCERT St Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Scotland's international vocal ensemble, and avant-garde instrumentalists drawn from SCO, join to present a programme ofTippett's vocal and chamber music and a newly commissioned Aug 18: 19:30 (2hrs)work£10.in00honour (£8.00) of the centenary by William Sweeney.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 TODD GORDON & FRIENDS Apex Grid ReftInternational E4 Hotel (Apex Suite), 31-35 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • If you like Sinatra, Ella, Bennett, Crosby, Peggy Lee etc., join Todd - 'Masterful' Independent - and special guest singers for an evening of Great American Songbook classics. 1'T4-18, odd'2s1-26, voice28-29: can really tell a story'£I0.Jamie Aug8-12, 21:15(Ihr40mins) 00(£9.Cullum.

Q0) www.toddgordon.com 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TODD GORDON SINGS IRVING BERLIN Todd Gordon Quartet Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh ♦0131 665 2240 » Grid Reft F6 'Oneofofthethetrue country' singers andsongbook. entertainers' 5 rtj one giantss most of thepopular great American ClassicsScotsman, includecelebrates Let's Face Jli the Music and Dance, Cheek to Cheek and White Christmas, Aug 20: 19:30 (2hrs) £12,50 (£10.00) JI31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3

TOMMY SMITH YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh •0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 Experience theRepertoire glory of a includes big band Stan withKenton, 20 youngMaria musicians eachDuke filled with prowess and Schneider, Ellington, Countpromise.

Oliver£9.Nelson, Aug 27:Basie, 19:30 (2hrs) 00 (£6.50)Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Mingus.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS: ADVENTURES IN MIDDLE AMERICA VOLUME II Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550*Grid Ref: E6 Indie-vaudeville conceptual pop band who find slide collections at thriftstores then turn them into(agedpop-musical exposes.

Jasonvintage plays piano/guitar/vocals,Tina: slideshow, Rachel 11): drums.

Preview Aug 3-6: 19:2209:(I hr)19:£5.20 (I00hr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28: 19:20 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9,50) World premiere •HZ31 14167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 7 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH PIPING St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 •Grid Ref: E3 Members of the Society will perform a wide variety of Scottish bagpipe music including marches, strathspeys, reels and familiar slow airs. A soloist will also perform aAugpiobaireachd from the ancient 23,29: 204»(lhr45mins) £7.00 (£5.Gaelic 00) tradition.

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 TRANQUILLITY AND FIESTAS St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Clare Jones returns to the Fringe with a programme of romantic music centred on Schumann's 'Phantasiestiicke' and works by Milhaud and Villa-Lobos. Short preview on August 150 (45mi is free.ns) (FreeTicketed) Aug Aug 15:16-17;12:314:30(Ihr ISmins) £7.00(£5.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 zoof/y presents...

MATT TILLER

‘Definite , contender for 5 stars...’ * * * * three weeks

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 TRANS WORLD ORCHESTRA Trans World Orchestra Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • God said.. 'And let there be Trans World Orchestra'. Something unique landed from Down Under. No effects, totally live, totally kickin' didgeridoo 'n' drums. Dynamic, organic, homegrown and Preview 1Aug 4-5: 01:2006-28: (I hr)renegade. £3.00 'Like molten lava in the veins' David Chillman.

Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 16-18,19-21, 22-25: 01.000100 (I hr) (I£6.hr)50£7.(£5.5000)(£6.00) World premiere • UZU 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 x TRIPLICITY St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Join the trio as they leaf through the ‘Diary of a Day'. Wake with Purcell's morning alarm call, spend time with Mahler, Bernstein and Ravel, sleep with the peace of Handel.19: 14:Duets, arias00)and readings mark the hours.

Aug 30(Ihr)songs, £7.00(£5.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 TUIREADH: LAMENTS FOR CLARINET Classics @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square-0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Kate McDermott presents a recital of clarinet works written in the style of Elegies.

Including Gavin Bryar's 'Three Elegies for Nine Clarinets' and James MacMillan's 'Aug Tuireadh' clarinet and 0string 21: 12.for00(Ihr) £5.00(£4.

0) quartet 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 TWO MEN AND A SHORT SOPRANO: SONGS, DUETS ANDTHREESOMES Classics @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Rosie Bell (soprano),Tim Ambrose (tenor), Henry Deacon (baritone) wonderfully perform music including Finzi, Rossini and Mozart, together with a World Premiere by the14:talented Edinburgh Aug 12-00(Ihr)young £5.00(£4.

00) composer Jenna Robertson. World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TWO S COMPANY Swartet Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 - GridRoxy Reft E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Two's Company', two sensational soprano sisters, Swartet shower you with song.

AnAugeclectic mix ofI4:dazzling 15-16,27-29: 40(40mins)duets £6.00from (£4.00)throughout the centuries.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 UKRAINAVIVA! Buy Hutsul Song and Dance Folk Company Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref.DS Magical folk music from the Ukrainian Carpathian mountains. Wild dances that wil change learn topremiere dance with Aug 8-14:your12:1perception 5 (I hr) £5.00of reality. Bring comfortable shoes and European • FTHT1us!

31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 UNDERBELLY LIVE Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Unleashing again the only new music programme at the heart of the Fringe. We've had Keane, Athlete,The Thrills, Ocean Colour Scene.. Who will it be this year? See www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk Aug 6-24,26-28: 21:30 (I hr 30mins)for full line up and prices.

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UNDERBELLY LIVE @ BABY BELLY Underbelly Productions Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • The biggest live music at our new venue. Late night bands, dance, DJs and more from the cutting edge of the British music scene. See www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk forAugful6-28: l line-up 23:45 and (4hrs)prices.

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VASCO DA GAMBA Vasco Da Gamba Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Reft E2 Something irresistible. Scots/Irish festive four-piece play acoustic song-based folkfunk from far and wide with Celtic, Ladn, Arabic, reggae, jazz and soul flavours. Sit or dance, whatever you £6.can00(£4, manage!

Aug 14-20: 2200(Ihr) 00) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 VHS OR BETA T on the Fringe ' The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 With a sound that hints at both The Cure and Duran Duran a new and exciting band from who30milookns) set£7.5to0 follow in the footsteps of The Killers and The Bravery.

Aug 25:America 19:00 (3hrs 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 VIENNESE CHORAL CLASSICS St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Mozart Coronation Mass and Haydn Te Deum. The choir of St Andrew's and St George's, directed by Brigitte Harris, presents a festive programme accompanied

by Michael Aug 20: 12:3Harris, 0(Ihr) £3.the00organist at St Giles' Cathedral.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3, 1 VIOLIN AND PIANO RECITAL St Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time 2005 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 In this recital Claire Docherty (violin) and John Cameron (piano) move through the centuries include£7.0music Aug 27: 14:to30(Ihr) 0(£5.00)by Mozart Faure and Stravinsky.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 VIRTUOSIC FUSION String Theory St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Two award-winning classical guitarists unhealthily obsessed with South-American music, an unstable ex-celebrity metal bassist a jazz guitarist student suffering from ; musical snobbery, and.. a cellist are thrown together to deliver virtuosic, comical and inspired Aug 22-27:music, 19:30 (Iwww.stringtheory.co.uk hr 30mins) £ 10,00 (£8.00) WoHd premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 mj VOICES, BASSOON AND PIANO Jennifer Logan, Peter Connell, Simon Rennard and Michael Lester- I Cribb -| St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Jennifer Logan (soprano), Peter Cannell (baritone), Simon Rennard (bassoon), Michael : Lester-Cribb (piano) performing mainly new music by Michael Lester-Cribb.

Edinburgh based professional musicians with an interesting and enjoyable programme I; including some premieres.£7.00(£5.00) Aug 18: l7J0(lhr45mins) WoHd premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 31

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com EDDIE WALKER ■Co/edon/on Folk & Blues at the Guildford Guildford Grid Ref. D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 S56 4312* Astonishingly versatile English Guitarist/Vocalist Great interpreter of Ragtime & Blues, Hil bil y & Original material. Has toured world’s top venues in Europe, New Zealand Aug 24-25:&The 2000Far(4hrs)East On the bil with Yard ofAle. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 WALTZES & OUTLAWS: O’LEARY, TWEED & DEIVERT Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Ter» 0131 346 1405 •Grid Ref FI Christy O'Leary (voice, whistles, uillean pipes), Karen Tweed (accordion) and Bert Deivert (guitar, bouzouki). These multi-cultural outlaws present the most lyrically vibrant and scenic approach to Irish, Scots and Swedish traditional music. www.karentweed.dk/ Aug 24: 20:30 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE WEDDING PRESENT The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street» 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Many of today's 'indie rock' bands owe their sound to this band. Together again after over 10 years and as powerful as ever. Proving that a simple love song can be delivered power,npassion Aug 16: I9:with 00(3hrs30mi s) £15,00and feedback. : 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 WELSH CLASSICAL SONG The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square « 0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref F5 This show is an evergreen programme of favourite and famous Welsh songs brilliantly performed by this outstanding quartet of young Welsh opera singers. www.cantabileartistsagency.co.uk Aug 18: 14:30(Ihr ISmins) £5.00(£4.00) 31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 WHATTHE FUNK?!

The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 » Grid Ref: E4 Brash brass and guitar grooves coalesce to create a jazz-infused funk-fest, inducing involuntary hip gyration. This 8-piece leave their critically acclaimed nest in Leeds to spread their eclectic blend£8.0of0 (£7.spicy00) jazz funk, www.add9.co.uk Aug I9:30(lhr30mins) Aug 18:17: 003X) (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£7,00) World premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2: MIKEWHELLANS Guildford Grid Ref PSArms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Ex Boys of the Lough/Vindscreen Vipers Skiffle Group. Incredible 'One Man Blues Band' - not to be missed; guaranteed to bring the house down! On the bil with Yard of Ale.27; Sponsor: Aug 2000 (4hrs)Caledonian Brewery.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MIKEWHELLANS Stoneyport Agency Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTer ♦0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref FI ! Scotland's only live-wire one-man 12-bar rhythm-n-blues band. Crisp, fast, accurate flat-picking on acoustic and electric guitars; fabulously wild mouth-harp all underpinned with drum kit and Mike's own highly idiosyncratic speciality - mouth percussion. he sings.

Aug 18: 20:30And (I hr 30mi ns) £10.Wow! 00 (£8.00) 131 ! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

muse WHISTLEBINKIES IN CONCERT St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref D4 Fresh from success at Celtic Connections (Eddie McGuire's Creative Scotland project),Whistlebinkies present traditional music in a thrilling, rich blend of pipes, harp, fiddle, viola, flute, concertina and voice. Look out for their new CD (Greentrax). www.whistlebinkies.net Aug 27: I9:30(2hrs) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 TAM WHITE The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens * 0131 226 0000 * Grid Ref F5 Scottish legend and man of soul performs three special shows. Tam's on-stage presence demands that we enjoy ourselves, his whisky, gravelly voice commands immediate attention. Close your eyes and be transported to Glasgow's hardworking, Aug25-27:hard-living, 19:00(Ihr lhard-hitting Omins) £10.00Barrowlands.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 31 I 2 3 WINE,WOMAN AND SONG! LSH Productions ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550 » Grid Ref C4 From Sinatra to Gershwin, Ella to Whitney via Lloyd-Webber and Sondheim, come enjoy lunchtime with this stylish young singer. Classic tunes beautifully sung by one ofAugjazz14-23, and2music 5-27: I3:theatre' l5(50misns)rising£8.0stars 0 (£6.0-0)don't miss it!

31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE WRIGLEY SISTERS Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides,St Brides,OrwellTer *0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref FI ’. . play from the heart about their Orkney Islands Homeland' Canberra Times. '. . put their own spin on traditional jigs and reels' Denver Post '. . bending traditional tunes to jazzy, tonal keeping crowds Aug 19:surprises, 2ft30(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.guessing' 00) Santa Cruz Metro, www.wrigleysisters.com/ 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 YARD OF ALE Guildford Grid Ref D5Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) * 0131 556 4312 • Probably Scotland's best acoustic pub band, music spans 30 years incl. Folk, Skiffle and Country. Anchoring event for I IthYear. The Band; Peter Gillian, Colin Mackenzie & Alistair Aug 18-27:McDougald.

20£)0(4hrs) Guests featured nightly. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 YO LA TENGO The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref E4 AtAugthe15:forefront of alternative I9fl0(3hrs30mins) £13.50 music for over 15 years. Quirky and always likeable.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 YOUNG SINFONIA AND A MONK NAMED RUFUS The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ♦ 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref F5 This exciting and atmospheric programme by the award-winning youth orchestra of the north of England features a new stunning multi-media collaborative work about life in a Cistercian Aug 13: 14:30 (Ihr)Monastery, £6.00 (£4.alongside 00) concert favourites Beethoven's 7th andUKVilla-Lobos. premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 I 2 3 THE ZUTONS Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref FI From Liverpool with a very individual sound that nods to the musical history of that great Aug 22:city19:. 30 (3hrs 30mins) £17.50 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 117

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 AIDA American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road •0131 447 0111 ■ Grid Ref: H2 This timeless love story for the whole family centres on an Egyptian captain who falls in love with the beautiful handmaiden slave who serves his betrothed princess. The BroadwayI2:l5(lhr30mins) musical from£6.Disney Aug8: 00features 0)0) a pop-rock adaptation by Elton John.

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Aug 12: 22:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.000)0) UK premiere • H3H 3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ANYONE BUT ME HWS Rembiko Project Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref: Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Max Freedman's crowd-pleasing, award-winning musical, produced to great acclaim at Los Angeles' Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival. Can nerd Joe Schmelnick ever find true love? Non-stop laughs! 'By far the best young ensemble on the Fringe' Scotsman, www.rembiko.com Preview10,1Aug 1 hr) £6.£8.000(£4.

Aug 3,17,7:20:193X1( 1900(Ihr) 0(£6.00)00) European premiere • HSU 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 APOCALYPSE - THE MUSICAL Feed the Ducks Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A tale of milkmen and whores, nuns and angels, 'Apocalypse' romps between the surreal and the sublime as God and Satan prepare for the End. 'Dazzling.. wonderfully absurd... cannot fail to make you laugh. Triumphant' TCS. www.apocalypse-the-musical.com Aug 3-15,17-29: 23:30 (I hr 30mins) £9.50 (£8.50) EUl 3i 13416789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 > • • • • • » '• • ’• • • • • * • • * • • • • • '• ’• • • • • • • • 9 Skip the queues and go straight to the above Wauerley Station.

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ASBO'S Foot Productions Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671450 • Grid Ref: 83 From the company that brought you 'Cluedo', a new musical about young people that operate outside the law and make their own rules. Fast moving story about being brave and standing up for what you believe in, despite the odds.

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Aug 27: 11:45 (I hr 20mins) £6.00 (£4.550)0) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 26 27 28 29 3031 12: AS I LAY DYING American High School Theatre Festival Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • \ As the Bundren family makes its odyssey across Mississippi to bury their mother, tj they try not to dig up their own secrets. Rich with storytelling and music, this classic J features Aug 7:121:1:strong 111:5 (I15hr(Iemotions, 30mi ns)nin£6.s) 0£6.both 0 (£4.00 (£4.0comic 0)00) and tragic.

Aug 9, hr 30i Aug 12: 22:30 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) European premiere • HOD | . 7 9 II ^2^3J^H5J6^7^^^^22^23^24^^26^27^8^jo^J BEST OF THE FESTIVAL MUSICALS Liquid Productions j The Lot, 4 Grassmarket ♦ 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 | Can't decide what to see? Catch highlights from the best and more unusual of this | year's Fringe musicals, with selected songs from various shows. Featuring a different | line up eachI3:30(lhr) day with£6.something Aug7-29: 00(£5.00) for everyone.

FTTH 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BUNG! THE HIP-HOPERA SFX | Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: C5 I Bling!! The Hip-Hopera - an audaciously dynamic urban musical from South London, f Yo! You wanna be big? Dress like the Beckhams, gloss likeJ-Lo? Then we'll see you j in the ultimate hreality Trust me, you need 'Bling'!

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Aug 27:28-29:IIXX)(l 12:20 r25mi (I hr 25mi n£5.s) 0£5.0 (£3.00 (£3.50) 50) i 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF ALZHEIMER'S Brave Cool World Purple Venues, L’Attache, 3 Rutland Street ♦ 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 An epic American musical odyssey that distills a family's turbulent history into potent theatre. Through monologue and haunting, original music from blues to opera Aug 7-13:- historic, 18:10 (I hrlikeI Smiannoracle. s) £6.00 (£4.A one 00) woman tour de force! World premiere ■ HBH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 BROADWAY SAINTS AND SINNERS Edinburgh Music Theatre Company St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 We all lust for a little justice to temper our greed. This new show of Broadway hits takes the seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues as inspiration for a fantastic Aug 8-11:delve 20:45 (Iintohr I musical Smins) £8.delight 00 (£7.00)www.edinburghtheatre.co.uk World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 BUSITHE MUSICAL Young Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance >0131556 6550* Grid Reft E6 'Kil to get a ticket' Scotsman for the 10th anniversary production of this spectacular 1920s jazz musical by Pleasance's own 'breathtaking ensemble' BBC Scotland. Sixty performers and a bus built before your eyes. 'Who needs Broadway?'

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Preview Aug 8: 15:00 (I hr 30mins) £5.00 Aug 9-11, 1 5-18: Aug 12-14,19-20:15:15.0-000(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£7.£8.0000(£5.(£6.50)50) UK premiere 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 2

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com CALAMITY JANE - LETTERS TO HER DAUGHTER, 1877-1902 Marika Klambatsea C central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft PS Not‘Annie Get Your Gun’ - classically trained soprano Marika Klambatsea sings originals, Chopin and Verdi, and flays her voice and her audience with agitated arias and thundering arpeggios. Greek National Award-winner. ‘Unmediated passion’ Metro.

Aug 14-29: 20:45(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) Woridpremiere 312 3 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 CELTIC REVELRY Early Music Maui Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Tales of rascals, rogues, heroines and heartbreak told through Celtic song and poetry.

Audience participation during this tour through laughter, charm leavens)you£8.welcomed things tears, off. wit •andEdl Aug 6-13:that12:will40 (45mi 0singing.

0 (£7.00) Free shot of whisky to kickEuropean premiere 3 67 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE DESTRUCTION OF EVE Canada's McMaster University: Eve Project PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939-Grid Ref:B6 I Sveldana Zylin's comedic rock musical! Join Eve,Virgin Mary, M.M. & Lil ith in a funky [ feminist re-vision of Biblical women! God revealed in all Her glory.. all hell breaks I Aug23-28: loose! Fabulous 17:00(Ihr)songs£8.by00(£6.acclaimed 00) composer Connie Kaldor. European premiere [ JI 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FAME I Viva Youth Theatre and Soham Village College Productions | Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 ♦ Grid Reft C6 i Ever dreamt of 15 minutes of fame? These guys have! Inspired to don legwarmers j and leotards, leap around like loons and 'light up the sky like a flame',Viva Youth Theatre' young cast£6.0rocket j1 Aug 15-19:s talented I6:20(lhr30mins) 0 (£5.00)through this amazing show, J 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so31 i: "A hippietasty, delight...

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FAME GAME Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Can Jack, the popular finalist in the global television phenomenon that is 'Fame Game', break free of his indie rock shell to become the crooning ballad singer that the Augnetwork 22-27: 18:want?

50 (SSmins) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 3031123 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Royal Scottish Academy of Music <£ Drama Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref E5 Musical version of Hardy's classic, this beautiful score captures the drama and humour of rural life in 19th century England - where love and desire could be as passionate Aug 10,13,1and 6,18,violent 21,25: 20:as30any(I hrstorm 20mins)of£7.nature.

00 (£5.00) European premiere 3112 34 5 67 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 1 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FEAST OF SONG Wales @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square - 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Welsh Opera stars in an evening of favourite operatic arias, duets, trios and quartets as well as songs by Rogers and Hammerstein, Flanders and Swan, Novello and Gershwin. £10.

Preview Aug 19: I9fl0(lhr30mins) 00 (£8.show 00) on www.cantabileartistsagency.co.uk 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 THE FIFTEEN STREETS Katapult Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref:FI Katapult delivers Rob Bettinson's powerful adaptation of Catherine Cookson's work.

With an original score, this penetrating and insightful drama highlights intolerance and bigotry within early 20th century Newcasde Docklands. A must for Cookson and Aug non-Cookson 22-27: 13:00 (2hrsfans30mialike. ns) £8.00 (£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE FIX Throwaway C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Olivier Award-winning new musical from the authors of 'The Witches of Eastwick'.

Live, hard-edged rock score and jet-black humour chart the rise and fall of a young politician and his almost-first family. An adult man-hymn to the maxim 'whatever it takes.'

Aug 4-29:www.throwaway.org.uk 00:00 (I hr 45mins) £8.50 (£7.50) WMl 4167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 FOOTLOOSE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 •Grid RefiH2 A virtual non-stop spectacle of dance with an electrifying rock-n-roll score.

Footloose is a party onstage and off. Portraying timeless struggles betweea innocent pleasure and rigid morality, Footloose will have you rockin' in the aisles!I6:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug8: Aug9: 20:l5(lhr30mins) £6.£6.00(£4.

00) Aug Aug 11:13: I2:l5(lhr30mins) 10:15 (I hr 30inins) £6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) >T~3I 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 FRINGE FANTASIA - DISNEY’S MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES Edinburgh Music Theatre Company St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Lose yourself in the magical world of Disney's music performed by our talented group of singers and musicians. 'Go, see it and become a kid all over again' **** Evening www.edinburghtheatre.co.uk Aug8-11:News, 19:00(Ihr) £8.00(£7.00) : 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 3M 2 3 119

mus cals&onera THE FROG PRINCE Royal Scottish Academy of Music £ Drama Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge ♦ 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref-ES Wacky, romantic adult version of Grimm's classic story. With a witty sparkling score, this contemporary spin on an old tale is an evening of musical delight that will put everyone Aug 8,11,17,in2touch 0,24,26,with 28: 20:their30 (Iinner hr 20mifrog! ns) £7.00 (£5.00) European premiere • HSU 8 9 CM 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 GILBERT & SULLIVAN IN BRIEF In Brief Productions, LLC Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 From the Kennedy Center Stage - Don't miss this hilarious musical romp featuring 4 talented singer/comedians performing every role in every Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta in just 8014: iminutes.

Preview Aug 3-6: ns)(I£5.hr 020mi 0 Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 22-25,0 (I14:2hr9:120mi Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 0 14:(I hr1020mi ns) £n10.s) 0£9.0 (£8.005(£7.0) 50) European premiere • EE221 34ss7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S THE GONDOLIERS: COUNTY USA HWS Rembiko Project George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 George W & Condi importing democracy to the Middle East? God Bless America!

About Andrew Stocker's ***** Mikado: 'Fabulous singing.. great performances... you'd bePreview crazyAug not5-6:to goI4:30(lhr30mins) along' Forth One, £5.00)00 Radio Scotland, www.rembiko.com Aug 7-11: 14: 3 0 (I hr 30mi n s) £9.

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Aug 12-15: 14:30 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) QEH 3M 2 311« 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 M 2 3 GOBLIN MARKET Youth Music Theatre: UK George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Fairytale, opera, musical theatre combine in a luscious production from Lyric Theatre Belfast Tempting, seductive, irresistible, haunting.. can you hear the goblin call?

Thirteen piece orchestra and thirty-five mesmerising performers. 'Brilliant exceptional, superb' Irish News. 'Magical' Belfast Telegraph. www.youth-music-theatre.org.uk/goblin_markethtml Aug 5-7,9-14,16-21,23-28: I7:00(lhr20mins) £ 13.00 (£ 11.00) (£7.50 Q (£30.

World00 F)premiere • QEIl 3*78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 GODSPELL American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road » 0131 447 0111 » Grid ReftH2 Experience the unexpected wonder! A new approach to a modern classic with triple the cast triple the energy and triple the fun! Award-winning actors from an award-winning programme. Unique and joyful, from a director who works internationally.

Aug20: Aug2l:24: 18:I4:20(lhr25mins) Aug 23: 20:20(lhr25mins) 16:20 (I hr 25mins) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 20 (I hr 25mins) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) 3i 123356789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 GOLEM NPLS Spectrum Youth Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Set in 16th century Prague, this haunting tale was the inspiration behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This unmissable new musical examines the oppression that led the16-20:Jews143)5(Ihr) to create£7.the50(£5.Golem, wrong...

Aug 00) and what happened when it all wentWorld premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 GUYS AND DOLLS Ready Ay Ready Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 The classic Broadway musical explodes onto the Fringe with a vibrant and enthusiastic cast With its colourful characters and dazzling dance routines, this show has it4-13: all. For Aug 12:00the(I hrgambler, 45mins) £8.hearthrob 50 (£7.50) (£6.or 5lonely 0 C) heart in us all.

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HAIR Deep Blue Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 j The original rock musical. Can the ideals of the Tribe survive the spreading flames of ij!

Vietnam? Genre-busting and taboo-busting, and still highly relevant in today's | confusing Aug 14-29:ambivalence 19:25 (I hr SOmitowards ns) £9.50 peace. (£8.50) Contains nudity, www.deepbluetheatre.com ^f 31 12 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HATS American High School Theatre Festival Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Reft Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • j An original musical pastiche on the life of Scottish colourist John Duncan Fergusson j (1874-1961). Based on a recent gallery showing of Fergusson's sketches, the artist's ! fascination with hats and the creative milieu of early 20th century Europe. www.cces.org Aug 7:9: 20:35(lhr20mins) 15:20 (I hr 20mins) £6.£6.0000 (£4. (£4.000)0) Aug Aug 10: I4:50(lhr20mins) £6.

0 0 Aug 12: 09:20(lhr20mins) £6.00 (£4. (£4.000)0) European premiere « HSU ; 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3] HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH RTP and Velvet Undergrowth j Greenside, I b Royal Terrace ♦ 0131 557 2124 • Grid Reft C6 ) A tale of gummi bears, a botched penectomy and the platonic notion that sex is the human effort to reconnect two halves of our original whole. A brutally honest theatrical experience to startle your Preview 22:25(lhr30mins) £4.00soul.

Aug 7-13,Aug 15-20,5-6:22-27: 22:25(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£6.00) FTT!T1 s(7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123' HOT MIKADO Tempo Musical Productions St Oswald's Hall, Montpelier Park • 0131 220 3234 • Grid Reft H2 j East meets West head-on in this hilarious 1940s blues, gospel, swing-style updated 4 classic. This zoot-suited, toe-tapping, colourful show is certain to provide a very agreeable source of innocent merriment Fringe sell out shows 2003,2004 - don't miss Tempo!I9:50(2hrs lOmins) £10.00 Cabaret-style table seat £15 (evenings only) Aug Aug 20:15-20:I4:50(2hrs IQmins) £8.50 !

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 j I LL NEVER SEETHE STARS AGAIN ARTEK in association with Richard Jordan Productions, Ltd. J St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 Following their 2001 Edinburgh collaboration with Mark Morris - direct from its s sellout NYC season - ARTEK's new show with 10 actor/musicians combines passionate drama and sensuous music of Monteverdi, creating '. . an enchanting theatre es. £9.00(£8.00) Aug 15-18,piece' 22-25:NY18:Tim00(Ihr) Aug £10.000(£9.

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Aug 25: 22:00(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) European premiere 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m 23 1 I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE! Dawson Langley Productions Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 5572124 » Grid Reft C6 Four West End actors perform this hilarious Broadway musical revue, taking you on the all-too-familiar journey through the jungle of dating, love and romance. It'l make you reminisce.£ 10,00 (£8.00) Aug laugh, 16-20,2cry2-27:and20:IS(lhr) 3M 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M23 JEROME KERN -THE SONG IS YOU Strictly Songtime Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 01383 724 487 • Grid Reft B3 Strictly Songtime (Anne DiackGreigWW Hil and guests) celebrate the grandfather ofAmerican musicals, his songs tracing his own lifetime; from operetta to Broadway, seminal8-13:'S20:howboat' to Oscar-winning Aug 00 (I hr SOmi ns) £8.00 (£7.00) 'The Way You Look Tonight'.

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mutuals&onera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 » Grid Ref: H2 Superstar rocks! Come experience this rock opera interpretation of the Passion of Christ as seen through Judas Iscariot's troubled eyes. Prepare to be entertained with songs Aug 8:10:that 18:14:151include hrhr30mi30mi'Dns)namned (£4.for(£4.0Al0)00)l Time' and 'Everything's All Right'.

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Aug 12: 10: 1 Aug 13: 20:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.000)0) HEB 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 JOHNNY GUITAR Festival Theatre USA Drummond Theatre, 41 Bellevue Place •0131 557 9009 • Grid Ref: B5 A laugh-filled musical based on the legendary Joan Crawford cult-Western. Unlike anything the theatre has ever seen! 2004 Outer Critics Circle Award winner: Outstanding off-Broadway musical. 'Bravo! 'Johnny Guitar' works, joyously!' NewYork Post Aug. 4,6,9,11,13,16,18,20: 21.00 (I hr 45mins) £8.00 European premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT American High School Theatre Festival Church Hil Theatre, Morningside Road * 0131 447 0111* Grid Ref: H2 St Mary's Episcopal School from Memphis,TN performs this musical blockbuster by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Watch this talented group of teens as they bring to1025(Ihr life the ISmi biblicalns) £6.story Aug8: 00(£4.

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0 Aug Aug 12:10: 22:25(Ihr 18:25 (I hr IISmi Sminns)s) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) FTE21 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 JUDY AND ME Comme Si Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136* Grid Reft C5 A tender, surprising, original journey with Judy Garland, through the eyes of two internationally acclaimed performers. Sell out Paris 2002/2003 and Holland 2004.

UK premiere! Book now! www.judyandme.net 'A little gem' Pariscope. 'A delicious voice' Time Out. (I hr I Smins) £5.00 Preview Aug 5-29:Aug18:4:00 (I1800 hr I Smins) £8.50 (£7.50) UK premiere • FTTTB 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JULIETS TOMB Grangemouth High School The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 In association with BBC Radio Scotland's let's Do the Show Right Here'. Stacey, anti-social and bitter, makes it big in the world of pop, but carries a dark secret Exposed and rejected, how Aug 16: !5fX)(lhr45mins) £7.50can she fight back?

World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 KORCZAK Demarco Rocket, Ojemba Productions and St Ives Youth Theatre Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Hauntingly beautiful music envelops this heartrending and uplifting true story about children and their mentor, Janusz Korczak, living in the notorious Warsaw Ghetto, a musical8-13:like1500no(2hrs other,I Smibeginning and00)finishing in the Gas Chambers ofTreblinka. K-UI Aug ns) £9.00 (£7.

31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 KURT WEILL -THE BROADWAY YEARS Strictly Songtime Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row » 01383 724 487 < Grid Ref: 83 Fleeing Nazi Germany,Weill made America his home, becoming the new and original voice of musical theatre. Strictly Songtime perform songs from 'Street Scene' alongside including the premiere Knife'.

Aug 22-27:standards 20.00 (I hr SOmi ns) £8.'0S0peak (£7.00)Low', 'September Song' and 'MackWorld 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12:

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 LHO: LEE HARVEY OSWALD -THE MUSICAL Evil Twins C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 Eccentric mother of accused JFK assassin embellishes the story of her own son's unusual life in this original tragicomedy. Singing cops, strippers, marines and KGB agents! multimedia look at a £9.multi-layered Hysterical.• HSU Aug 4-13,A15-29: I5.00(lhr20mins) 50 (£8.50) personality. Historical.

UK premiere 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LYSISTRATASWAR Lake Tahoe Community College C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft E4 Original rock opera take on the classical Greek comedy. Explores issues that don't go away - war, corruption in the government, human relationships. Sung-through score, contemporary images and dance. 'Clever lyrics.. meets and even exceeds the outrageousness Aristophanes' Aug 4-13: 20:50 (I ofhr 20mi ns) £8.50 (£7,Act50)ion Magazine.

European premiere • BS31 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3U 2 3 MACDADDY & LADYBETHrTHE MUSICALTRUE CRIME STORY OF TWO TEENAGE AMERICAN SERIAL KILLERS HWS Rembiko Project Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy ReftE6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Shakespeare, Bowie, Floyd, Clapton, Beatles. A scorching live band. With Adam Cochran ('Superb.. ' Scotsman '03') as The Crimson King. 'Welcome to the Bloody Hotel California. . ' www.rembiko.com Preview Aug 8,10,Aug 12,16:7,220:l5(lhr20mins) 0: 20:15 (I hr 20min£6.s) 0£8.0 (£4.00 (£6.00) 00) World premiere • HSai 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MANIFEST DESTINY Daniel X Opera Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E2 Love and death in the War on Terror 'A tango for torture, a waltz for the Oval office' Observer, 'Moving, powerful, frighteningly topical' BBC, 'My soul cried out' Vanessa Redgrave, 'PreviewAug6: Absolutely brilliantl63X)(l music'hr30miNicholas n(Is)hr£5.30mi 0Kent, 0 ns)Tri£c10.ycl0e0, (£9.www.00) keithburstein.co.uk Aug 7, 1 0-11, 1 7-18, 2 4, 2 9: 1600 Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 16:00 (I hr 30mins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) World premiere • HBH 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM - REVISITED Demarco Rocket Productions presents Munich Shakespeare Company Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref: Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Dare to delve into the delightfully frantic world of crafty fairies and desperate romantics in this highly acclaimed new Pop-Opera version of Shakespeare's masterpiece. 'Ingenious' Nordbayerischer Kurier. Wonderful' Bayerwaldecho. 'May I hear21it-29:again?'1500SV-Zei Aug (I hr ItuSming.ns) £ 10.00 (£7,50) Worid premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MIKEYTHE PIKEY Mikey The Pikey Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 You’ve seen them, lurking on street corners or at roundabouts, in the shadows of estates you’d rather forget about, they are Chavs. This award-winning new musical introduces Mi3-6:key.15:'A40 hit(I hrin20mithens)making' Preview Aug £5.400(I0 hrSundayTimes.

Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 2 2-25, 2 9: 15: Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: I5:40(lhr20mins) £8.20mi 50 (£7.ns)0£7.0) 50 (£6.00) WMl 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MISSING MELANIE Youth Music Theatre: UK George SquareTheatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 New musical from award-winning 'Goblin Market' team. Girl goes missing from school. Friends freak out Relationships shatter. Never the same again. Driving rock/pop score, street dance. Hard-hitting, honest in-your-face workshop production.

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MOZART FOR BREAKFAST Early Music Maui Sweet Grid Refton E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • i Musical comedy at its best Anton Mesmer narrates this satire aboutWolfgang's magical ij youth, scandalous loves and shocking revolution. Served with period instruments, 1 costumes, Kona £7.coffee in 2004.

Aug6-13: free 10:00(Ihr) 50(£6.and50)pastries. Sell-out 'Bach for Breakfast'Worid premiere• BZ3I |jl 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31121 MURDER IN THE HEART F8-L Productions C central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 j An emotional journey through the mind of Britain's most notorious serial killer, the | Yorkshire Ripper. Breathtaking operatic melodies tell a powerful story and capture I the felt by£8.5the0(£7.public Aughelplessness 17-29: 23:l5(lhr) 50) at the time, 1975-1981.

Worid premiere 1 31 12 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 ml NATALKA POLTAVKA Zankovetska National Drama Theatre ] The Exchange, Grove Street • 0131 228 2141 • Grid Reft F2 National Ukrainian musical 'Natalka Poltavka' - romantic love story, rich national : costumes, folk tunes and dances. Fall in love with beauty and discover unique Ukrainian culture.17:00 (I hr I Omins) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 9-10,15-17: UK premiere j 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 NEVER LAND Three Bugs Fringe Theatre Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid ReftES j 'There's something out in the snow.. ' Enter the legend of Peter Pan through original music woven with physical theatre and explosive dance. This adventure of wide eyed abandon Aug 8-14,1and6-21:love18:5is0 for (I hr children I Omins) £8.both 00 (£5.young 00) and old.

Worid premiere •HEM 3 5,7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123' (RachaeC (PennefC ‘(Bewitched’ The Songs of (Rodgers odJdart “One ofthe CJi Jazz finest SceneJazz singers” evenue 54 21-29Jluaust 7.05pm mvw. mcriaetpennett.com

A NEW BRAIN Stage by Stage Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671450 • Grid Ref: B3 The UK premiere of the New York musical hit by Tony award-winning William Finn.

For Gordo, writer's block could be a matter of life and death. 'A delirious dreamscape comedy and compassion' Preview18-20,Aug23:of17:I6:45(lhr20mins) I6:45(lhr20mins) £5.00 (£6.

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Aug21-22: Aug 25: 12:1I4:l5(lhr20mins) 5 (I hr 20mins) £8.0£8.0 (£6.00(£6.00)00) UK premiere §12 3 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JAY ASTONS RoxyCo presents About Mouth C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Drag lip-synched musical about the alleged slutty one from Bucks Fizz.

Watch as the baby of the 1980s super group turns a skirt-ripping douzepoints to a coach-crashing zero. Suicides, broken contracts, shattered dreams...

Aug 3-15,17-29: 23:15 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) World premiere • EE31 31 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE ODD(US)SEY HWS Rembiko Project Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 •GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Ben Folds-esque piano pop meets Homerian epic in this energetic original musical.

Will 17-year-old Oz survive Los Angeles' pitfalls to save Penny from the randy suitors? 'By far the best young ensemble on the Fringe' Scotsman. www.rembiko.com Preview Aug 8,11,Aug 14,15:8: 1900 19:00(1(I hr)hr) £6.£8.0000(£4.(£6.000)0) World premiere • Baa 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 ONCE UPON ATIME IN NEW JERSEY Royal Scottish Academy of Music £ Drama Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Funny, frenzied Italian-American musical about what we do for love. A farce about dames, games, food, feuds, molls, dolls, switches, snitches, mistaken identities.. and how9,a1simple Aug 2,14,19,sandwich-maker 23,27: 20:30 (I hr 20mibecomes ns) £7,00a(£5.hero!00) European premiere 3i i 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 THE ONE AND A HALF SOPRANOS SEEK SPONSORS! The One And A Half Sopranos St Margaret's Episcopal Church, 170 Easter Road •0131 226 0000 » Grid Reft C6 The impoverished National Opera Company of Grantonia - reduced to 11/2 sopranos - presents selections from next season's programme to potential sponsors. Culture and fun with soprano and mezzo! 'Beautifully sung!' Courier. www.theoneandahalfsopranos.com Preview Aug16:6:30(Ihr) 16:30£8.(I hr)00(£6.£5.0000) Aug7-29: Worid premiere»BgH 3i 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OUT ON THE FRINGE Outlaw Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 A musical conversation about gay love and life that explores the rights of men who want to be open in their love for other men and reinterprets songs to give them a new 11identity, Aug -12,16-17,www.

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25-26: 20:5c0o.(Iuhrk 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Worid premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 (PARADE Giudecca Productions o Southside, 117 Nicholson Street *0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 j Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award Winning Musical based on the seminal trial of Leo a Frank in 1913 Atlanta, Georgia. The murder of a young girl ignites dormant prejudice 1uiAug as a mediaI2:frenzy incites a community 0 (£9.00) to revenge, i, Aug 5-6: 7-28: 12:50(2hrs20mi 50 (2hrs 20mins)ns)£5.£ I0ZOO UK premiere • BSJI 5 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19

PENNY LANE The Inspirational Theatre Company James Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: H4 This fantastic futuristic musical comedy features space ranger Penny Lane's battles against evil aliens, space pirates and diabolical villains as they plot to destroy the universe. aI9:soundtrack Preview AugAll IS:to30 (2hrs 30(2hrs20mi nofs) 30£5.0classic 0(£350)songs by The Beatles.

Aug 20mi Aug 20:16-20:I4:319:0(2hrs20mi ns) n£7.s) 0£9.0 (£5.00 (£7.00) 00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 PHILEMON American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 - Grid Ref: H2 From the creator of 'The Fantastics', this lost musical masterpiece chronicles the perilous journey of a disillusioned street clown as he transforms from a heartless con-artist to inspirational martyr. An innovative, exciting show not to be missed! www.oakschristian.org Aug 8,11: 14:15 (I hr 30inins)£6.£6.00(£4.

00 (£4.00) Aug Aug 12:10: 20:I8:l5(lhr30mins) 15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.000)0) Baal 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 PIRATES OF PENZANCE American High School Theatre Festival Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Pretty English maidens! Stumbling, bumbling policemen! A modern major general!

And pirates! From Texas, don't miss this Gilbert and Sullivan favourite. The charatters and songs will £6.be0dancing Aug 8,10:12:11:I4:45(lhr30mins) 0 (£4.00)00) in your head long after you leave the show!

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mutuals a onera RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road»0131 447 0111 «Grid Reft H2 Galactic smash hit returns! With crashed spaceship, mad scientist, courageous captain, beautiful lass, and wondrous robot, 'tis a star-blessed combination of sci-fi, Shakespeare, and cosmic collection of the best rock-n-roll in the universe! www.falcondrama.com Aug £6.00(£4.

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Aug 22:24: 14:I2:l5(lhr30mins) 00) 31 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 RISE UP HWS Rembiko Project Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 •GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Award-winning actor and composer Adam Cochran's irresistible new rock musical about deadly Amish buggies, heavenly damsels in distress and a very sexy Devil indeed. Uproarious! 'By far the best young ensemble cast on the Fringe' Scotsman. www.rembiko.com Preview Aug 6: 19:0(Ihr) 00 (I hr)£8.£6.00(£6.00 (£4.00)00) Aug9, Aug 14,12,18:19:201519:0(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) European premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 «7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 A ROCKY HORROR NIGHT Frankenstein Pub Co. The World Famous Frankenstein Pub, 26 George IV Bridge * 0131 622 1818 • Grid Ref: E5 Let the friends of Frankenstein entertain you in true Rocky Horror style. Live performances from Dr Frank 'N' Furter and guests. Make sure you are part of the horror spectacular! Dress to impress and prepare to be scared!

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THE SAWDUST CIRCLE Bums on Seats Productions CGridtoo,ReftSt Columba' E4 s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • | Enter the shadowy and spectacular world of MacFee's Travelling Circus. Unravel thefj dark events leading to the death of Joe the trapeze artist, and discover the secret 6 that circus17-29: folk have Aug 4-15, 19:15 (Iwhispered hr 20mins) £8.about 50 (£7.since 50) the day it began. World premiere«HSU 3 2345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SCHOOL TIES Brothers Kaufman C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 j Remember how great your school days weren't? The Brothers Kaufman's sidesplitting 2003 smash-hit original comedy musical is back. Puberty, perverted woodwork teachers and thwarted teenage passion in an anorak! 'A fantastic show ] of incredible Aug 3-15,17-29:panache' 22:00 (I hrwww.edinburghguide.com I Smins) £9,50 (£8.50) HEM | 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE SECRET GARDEN American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road •0131 447 0111 • Grid Reft H2 \ Orphaned, the embittered Mary Lennox is sent to live with her tragic and lonely | uncle. At the ghostly manor, she discovers a sickly cousin and a deserted secret | garden.

As the garden £6.blossoms, Aug9: 00)00)so do their lives.

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16-21: 22:Join20 (40mi (£4.00) A must for all G & S fans! ( 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123; A SLICE OF SATURDAY NIGHT Harland Hamstrings Theatre Group The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) ■ 0131 225 6766 » Grid Ref: E5 Harland Hamstrings' tenth consecutive year at the Fringe - in 2004 we had four sellout productions! 'A Slice of Saturday Night' is the sixties set to music - Rock 'n' Roll meets7-9,The11-16,Beatles Aug 18-21:- 19:fantastic 00 (I hr Ientertainment!

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Hot Box returns after sell-out runs of'Honk!' and 'I Love You,You're Perfect, Now Change' Aug 3-13:. I9:25(lhr50mins) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 Q HSU 31 ,21 4 I « 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING Wales @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Welsh Principal Performers with the major UK Opera Companies in an evening of favourites from the musicals of Bernstein, Rogers and Hammerstein, Novello I and show00 (£8.on 0www.cantabileartistsagency.co.uk Aug Gershwin.

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0) I31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE WITH YOU Silvery Moon Productions ! St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Based on a true story, this is a poignant and funny musical journey through WWII with 40 singalong favourites, authentic uniforms, costumes and memorabilia. Wonderful nostalgic entertainment' says Dad's Army vicar, Frank Williams, Aug 8-14: www.silvery-moon.co.uk I4:30(lhr45mins) £6.00 (£5.00) H331 L 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SONGS FORA NEW WORLD I Royal Holloway Music Theatre I C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 j Breathtaking songs performed in an original style by '. . one of the best musical j theatre companies on the Fringe' Musical Stages. Everybody faces choices that can j change their lives. From one of Broadway's brightest young composers, Jason Robert |» Aug Brown.14-29: 2050(lhr20mins) £9.50 (£8.50) 1 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 j SONGS FORA NEW WORLD ■ Stage by Stage StageReftby Stage j! Grid B3 Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671450 • I The award-winning production of Jason Robert Brown's modern masterpiece. From the producers of 'My Baby Just Cares for Me'. 'Spine-tingling Voices' Western Morning News.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THETHING ABOUT MEN Arts Educational,Tring Park Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 The UK premiere of this new musical comedy, a follow-up to 'I Love You,You're Perfect, Now Change'. Tom's cheating on Lucy. Lucy's cheating on Tom. Tom moves out and Aug 22-27:in disguise, 18:00 (I hr moves 25mins) i£8.n with 50 (£6.her50) lover.. 'Arousing'.

European premiere 31 123456? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 3031 m THE THING AND I Upstart Crows C central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 When her rivals are mysteriously bumped off, an underachieving cabaret singer gets her big break. Coincidence? Or does she have a sinister benefactor? A comedy murder mystery musical featuring classic songs from theatre and the charts. www.davidmartin.info Aug 5-13,15-29: I4:40(55mins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • HSU $6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 THE PARKER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY PRESENTS UNEXPECTED COMPANY ✓UPv someone’s Pgf^knocking at the door “Rhode Island’s Best Comedy Troupe” The Westerly Sun “Non-stop entertainment and fun” Motif ^■>1 venue 54 MtfCll N O R T H B R I°D G E 5-16 AugUSt 6Pm Initcd Kingdom of Oi Passport I’asseport f

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I THETHREEPENNY OPERA Cambridge University Broadway Savoyards C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Brecht's seductive world of beggars and whores where lust, crime and corrupdon i thrive. With thrilling music by Kurt Weill. Another unforgettable production from •, the producers of last year's Fringe hit, Sondheim's 'Putting It Together'. 'Exceptional J performances' Aug 4-15,17-29: Three 22:30 (IWeeks. hr 30mins) £9.50 (£8.50) fSHUB 312341678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A TRIBUTE TO MARIO LANZA, HOWARD KEEL AND PAUL ROBESON Wales @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ♦ 0131 662 8740»Grid Reft F5 | A celebration in song of the wonderful careers of these three superstars, with three || outstanding Welsh Opera singers performing their favourite hits. Preview show on I www.cantabileartistsagency.co.uk Aug 17: 1900 (I hr 30nnins) £10,00 (£8.00) I 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 121 TWELFTH NIGHT -THE I960S SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHEDELIC MUSICAL Aurora-WCSU Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref-FS j A rollicking, Shakespearean, 'hippie delight', featuring fifteen classics from Janice, Doors, Airplane, Beaties, Hendrix, Animals, Monkees and more. Rocking band, fantastic singers,23-25: superb dancers, blow your00 (£9.mind!

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UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 31 m WEST SIDE STORY Stage 84 Yorkshire School of Performing Arts James Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale Street« 07785 244 984 ♦ Grid Reft H4 Award-winning company Stage 84, their 15th year at the Fringe, by popular demand, wil delight audiences with the spectacular hit musical West Side Story. Modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, timeless love destroyed by senseless hatred.

Unmissable.I9:l5(2hrs30mins) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug Aug 9-13: 13: I4:00(2hrs30mins) £9,00 (£7.50) 31 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 WETMARSH COLLEGE Cambridge University Ught Opera Society C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 When a fellowship falls vacant at Wetmarsh College and the best candidate is a woman, will the fellows overcome their age-old prejudices to appoint her? Mark Wainwright'

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50) A slightly sexually frustrated Worldcabaret premiere 3i 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE WORKS - MOZART AND SCHUBERT I Harpsichords at St Cecilia's Hall |; St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate»0131 226 0000«Grid Reft E5 Two Murders and a Marriage: 3 comic operas in English. One by Mozart, one about Mozart, and one wishedguitar,he'puppet d writtenand(23rd and 24th). s I Wintereisse withMozart fortepiano, animation (25th).Schubert' www.the| works.org / www.friends@russellcolleaionfriends.org Aug 23-25: 20:00 (2hrs) £7.50 (£6.00) 3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 I THE WRECKERS OF RED ROCK Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Reft E5 Fresh from 2004's sell-out run of Trial by Jury', EUSOG present a new Gilbert and Sullivan inspired musical comedy. Mysterious cat-suit clad wreckers terrorise unsuspecting menns)as£7.secrets coastalpremiere village. • R^TI Aug 8-14,23-29:revenue 22:15 (SOmi 50 (£5.00)abound in a topsy-turvyWorld I 311234567 8—9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 211 122 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 123 YEEHADITHE MUSICAL | Eclectic Company Theatre in association with The Greater Los Angeles Performance Arts Project C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) » 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: F6 Disguised as an A-rab terrorist,Texas oil gazillionaire T-Bone Pickens plans to blow himself up in a Korean grocer's car park in downtown LA. But the ordinary folks he tries won'ns)t co-operate...

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AAAARRRGGH ADELIE! Cold Snap Productions Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 •GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Nas and Johnny expected a summer of tasks and tacdcal voting. Instead they are stuck in Antarctica, accompanied by penguins and a jilted husband - yet they still cling toAug22-29: the belief19:that20(Ihr)they£6.might 50(£5.0be0) on reality TV! Worid premiere I 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ABIGAIL S PARTY Bats-Reds The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Welcome to suburbia; canapes and voyeurism. Mike Leigh's dysfunctional adults perform a carnival of emotional party games. Expect alcoholism, amorous intent, masochism (sado- or otherwise) and masked revelry. Roll up for the farce, for the spectacle, Aug 6-29: 21:for15El(Ivhr)is. £7.00 (£5.00) ECU 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ABIGAIL S PARTY Close Up Theatre Greenside, lb Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 Red wine chilling in the fridge,Tom Jones on the record player, gin, ciggies, cheesy pineapple ones and a cleavage you could get lost in. . it could only be 1977.. it could only Aug 23,be25,1327:Richmond I6:20(2hrs)Road. £6.00. (£5.00) 31 I 2 3 -15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 i ABIGAIL'S PARTY 3's Company PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 Bored and bitchy Beverly invites her neighbours around for drinks, nibbles and inane conversation. However, sexually oppressed desperate housewives with too much gin and tonic iI9:30(lhrl0mins) s the fetal recipe£8.for00(£6.a darkly Aug9-14: 00) funny evening's entertainment I 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST Feet and Fingers Theatre Company TheZoo, l40The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Reft F6 Death in police custody Events spiral absurdly out of control as officers attempt a cover-up. An innovative and intimate production of Nobel Prizewinner Dario Fo's hilarious farce; sharp40 (Iwit lightning pace, Preview Aug hr ISmi (£4.00biting 0)0) political comment Aug7-14, 16-20:6: 14:I4:40(lhr ISminns)s) £5.£6.0000(£5.

FTEU » 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST I Buffoni Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Dario Fo's femous black and absurd comedy based on real events. These young performers bring energy and physicality to this controversial play - a politically loaded ferce with hilarious Aug23-29: 20:l0(lhr)insights £5.00(£4.into00) the nature of power.

31 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3:3 ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST Three Bugs Theatre C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 A political ferce for our times, Fo's satirical masterpiece surrounding the murder of a suspected terrorist by the Italian police is now more shocking than ever. Highoctane Aug 4-13:fest-paced 19:45 (I hrproduction, I Smins) £9.50sharp, (£8.50)witty and bitingly honest FTflU 234 1 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ADHDU On The Spot Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street- 0131 226 6522 • Grid ReftD3 Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder University is an original work by NYC students. An investigation of a modem American 'epidemic' of learning disabilities and the values of the treatments prescribed for them. Improv, comedy drama, music and improv, Aug 8-16: I3:comedy. l0(45min.s) £6.50(£5.00) World premiere 31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com ADULT CHILD DEAD CHILD Du Players & Sheepnomore Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 This clash between energetic youth and the darker side of the human mind creates a wonderful theatrical experience that allows audiences to use their own imagination through of ans)boy£7.and Aug 5-16,the18-29:experiences 16:20 (I hr I Omi 50 (£5.his00)imaginary friend. tlZH 31 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE ADVENTURES OF JOSEPH ANDREWS Studio 268 PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 An exuberant celebration of life and love. 'The highly energetic and likable cast never loses hold over the audience...' Eye Magazine. 'Rollicking and energetic, funny and clever. . a first12:0rate Aug 16-21: 0 (I hrevening I Omins) of£8.entertainment' 00 (£6.00) Edmonton Journal. i 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31123 AE FOND KISS I Nonsense Room Productions Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian « 0131 440 2159 • Grid Reft H6 An original and affectionate journey through the life of Scotland's bard, Robert Burns.

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(I hr19:I Omi00 (InTicket s)hr£5.I Omi00offer Aug 6,8-13,Aug15-20, n(£5.s) £00)1100 (£ 10.00) World premiere 31 5 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND DRAMA Adimula Cultural Troupe Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 'Experience Africa'. African contemporary drama like you have never seen before, with African display at£7.your Aug8-14, 16-21,magic 23-29:onI4:20(lhr) 00(£5.doorstep.

00) World premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 AFTERTHE END Paines Plough and the Bush Theatre Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E3 Louise survived a terrorist explosion, but can she survive being trapped in a shelter with a man who loves Dungeons & Dragons? 'Strangely irresistible... Kelly is a talent to watch' - Times on Debris.

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Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 16:50 (I hr I Smins) £ 11.00 (£ 10,00) 00) UK premiere • ECU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN American High School Theatre Festival Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 A funny, heartwarming look at what's profound in everyday life. Presented in a theatrical storytelling format, these stories celebrate our very existence, from childhood whimsy to old age wisdom, Aug 10:11,114:15(Ihr30mins) 00) www.ankenydrama.com Aug 3: I6:l5(lhr30mins)£6.£6.00£6.0(£4.

Aug 12: I8:l5(lhr30mins) 0(£4.00(£4.00)00) 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 ALMOSTTHERE Ex Animae C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Almost there. Almost in love. Almost sincere. Three people trapped in an obsessive quest for happiness and understanding, where words are both obstacles and solutions. Intimate, humorous and unnerving devised theatre work exploring what's brewing Aug 5-29:under 11:15 (Ithehr) surface. £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere-ECU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ALTERNATE ENDINGS Naked on Stage Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 - Grid Ref: D5 Every performance a different show and an alternate ending. From deceptive dressmaking to comedic funerals, original stories and intriguing one-act plays presented straight from the authors' mouths. 20% of sales to the National Literacy Trust (1015539).

Aug 15-16, 18-28: 16:www.nakedonstage.co.uk 00(Ihr) £5.00(£4,00) World premiere 31 12 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x31 123 THE ALTRUISTS WTE Theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 An eccentric group of New York radicals gear up for the protest of a lifetime, but find their focus diverted by a prostitute and a corpse. Nicky Silver's hilariously searing satire pokes fun at every American movement of our time. www.wtetheatre.com Aug 5-13: 20:45 (Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) UK premiere • ECU 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3 AMAZON DREAMING Stillspace Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Following invisible paths, the Shamonic art of journeying takes you into an unfamiliar world. Here beyond everyday mind and time, story and storyteller merge. Meet who you were before£6.0history Aug 8-13: 15:21:30(Ihr) 30(Ihr) 0(£5.

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AMOR DE DON PERLIMPLIN CON BELISA EN SU JARDIN (THE LOVE OF DON PERLIMPLIN AND BELISA IN THE GARDEN) Baraka C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Lorca's dramatic masterpiece of love, desire and betrayal. Music, poetry, physical theatre and flamenco evoke the sensual heat of Andalusia. Performed in Spanish wi English surtides.

Aug 5-13,15-29: 13:55 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ANCIENT LIGHTS King's Players Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket > 0131 225 8961 • Grid Reft E< An engaging, warm, hilarious comedy showing the reunion of a famous Hollywood star with his old college friends. Stephenson's subtle balancing of the poignant and the folly in all our lives shines through.

Aug 15-20; I l:IS(lhr20mins) £5.00(£4.00) .6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x ANGRY YOUNG MAN MahwaffTheatre Company Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 Immigration. Patrick isn't sure. Crusading against injustices in a cruel world, Patricl makes an alarming discovery that could destroy him. New comedy exploring BritiS attitudes towards immigration and asylum. Exciting new play by award-winning writer Ben Woolf.

Preview Aug 3-6: 20:20(Ihr) £5.00 Aug 20:20(Ihr)£9.£8.50(£8.

50(£7.00)00) Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:2020(Ihr) World premiere • EE 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ANORAK OF FIRE The Surprising Carrot The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 'I was born a spotter'. Thus we meet Gus Gascoigne; young, spotty, cheerful and completely bemused by anything which isn't involved with his sole interest Trainspotting! Touching, ironic and consistently hilarious. A guaranteed audience pleaser!

Aug 7-20: 13:40 (SOmins) £7.00 (£5.00) EEL 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ANTIGONE BY JEAN ANOUILH (IN TRANSLATION) Captain Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 A symbolist influenced presentation of this landmark in theatre. The juxtaposition c political upheaval with domestic insurrection provides a poignant context for j Anouilh' s examination of tragedy as a genre and vehicle for social comment Preview Aug 24-27:Aug20:22-23: 15 (I hr20:l5(lhr30mins) 30mins) £5.00 (£4.£3.00)00 i 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1!

THE APPRENTICE Nonsense Room Productions J Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian • 0131 440 2159 • Grid Ref: H6 Sell-out 2003/4. The powerful and moving story of the choices a man must make t< fulfil his destiny. A dream inspired him to build a pil ar, his master ordered him not to... Back due to popular demand. Ticket offer info: www.nonsenseroom.co.uk Preview 4: 20:22-27: 00 (I hr21:ISmi00 (Ins)hr£5.I Smi00n(£5.s) £00)I ZOO (£ 10,00) Aug 6,8-13,Aug15-20, ) 4 6789 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29»3i (i ARABIAN NIGHTSrTHETHREETREASURES Singing Harp Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street» 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 j Princess Perizidah sets out to find the magical three treasures. She discovers the shocking truth that alters the Fate of the Kingdom. Worlds unravel, mysteries unveil and a family and a kingdom are restored.

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ARUBA People Can Run Theatre Co. Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A travel agent who's going nowhere, a personal trainer who can't perform and an ad-man who's started to believe the hype. Paradise isn't looking so rosy. PCR's trademark wit and physical absurdity return. 'Delightfully sil y' Time Out. 'Inspired' **** PreviewScotsman.

Aug5-16, 3-6: 114:8,242-25, 5 (I hr) £4.50 Aug Aug 7-9, 12-14,11,119-21, 26-28: 14:249:5 (Ihr)14:45£9,(I0hr)0 (£7.£8.500)0 (£6.50) World premiere-BEn 34167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ASKING FOR IT Asking For It Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Who me? Bernadette O’Connell? All hair and legs? A Rockette? That rocked my world! Sorry Sister Nazaretta, more than my husband had the key to My tabernacle.

You’ll laugh at what I really ask for.. and get www.askingforitonline.com Preview17-28:Aug22:15-16: Aug 40 (I hr22:40(lhr30mins) 30mins) £7.50 (£6.5£3.0)50 World premiere 3 ,1 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I! 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3, , 23 ASSAULT ON PSYCHIATRIC WARD 13 LIP Theatre Company Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Dr Hunt is mad because he has a new boss. His new boss is mad because he is! A new patient has arrived who can't feel his skin! Dark, hospital comedy from within the ward.

Aug 5-14: I4:55(55mins) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere • HSU 31 I 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 t 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 ASTRAKHAN WINTER Cambridge University ADC C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A refugee suffers the secrets of war - stories of things killed and died for. This powerful fable explores mendacity and vanity in contemporary politics. Total theatre with an original musical score. World premiere from award-winning professional playwright Die Edwards, www.cuadc.org Aug 3-13,15-29: 15:00(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere-mi 3456789 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ASYLUM Total Theatre Experience C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) « 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft F6 A young boy searches for riches only to discover that the greatest treasure is freedom. For those without this liberty, they must seek Asylum. Inspired by Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' Action-packed physical theatre, with stunning Japanese sword fighting.

Aug 4-29: 18:30 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) H3H 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 AUDIENCE WITH ATRANSVESTITE Max Speed ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550 • Grid Reft C4 Max becomes Maxine and shares some of his/her trials and tribulations in an attempt to demystify a sub-culture that even his/her wife participates in. Enjoy canapes and wine with a committed transvestite.

Aug7-13: Preview Aug13:7:15(Ihr) 19:30£8.(I hr)00(£6.£4.0000)(£3.00) World premiere 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 AWAKENING English Dramatic Society Greenside, I b Royal Terrace-0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 Want to learn about the facts of life? Melchior.Terry and Ben tell you all about their plunge into adulthood. Any questions? Three pieces from Wedekind's 'Spring Awakening' and American Youth Theatre.

Aug 18,20: 18:45 (SSmins) £4,00 (£3.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 . 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 31 , 2 3 131

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 BABOOSHKA Liberated Theatre (a Host Universal company) Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550« Grid Ref. E6 Is media manipulation eating away at women's self-esteem? 5 women peel away the layers to reveal more than you might expect An inspiration for women, an eyeopener for men! Dimply buttocks, belly laughs, wobbly bits, some nudity. Free vodka jellies!

Aug4-6: I4:l5(lhr18,2lO2-25, mins) £5.0015 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,1S-16, 19-21,26-28: 14:29:15 14:(IhrlOmins) £9.00(£7.50) World premiere • HZ31 4167 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BACKSTAGE BALONEY Jameaters Theatre Ltd Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street -07713 746 561 • Grid Ref: D6 Backstage Baloney is a play set in Carlisle and follows the highs and lows of colourful characters in a women's prison, as they try to escape the reality of their prison lives through Aug 7-20:drama.

19:45 (I hr I Omins) £7.00 (£6.00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 BACK TO YOUR ROOTS The Actors' Circle 13 BristoSquare»0131 668 1633-Grid Ref:F5 Gilded BalloonTeviot, Victoria Wood-esque comic murder mystery set in a hair salon. Rivalry in love leads to a hair-raising double poisoning. You'l be 'dyeing' to know whodunnit Book an appointment Preview Aug 3-6:- it could 12:22-25: 45 (Ibehr)12:the £5.00highlight of your Fringe!

Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-16, 19-21,18,26-28: 12:454(I5 (Ihr)hr)£8.£7.505(£7,0 (£6.50)50) World premiere • HSU 3 4S 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28.. < BALAGAN Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E2 A furious whirlwind of music, circus and international variety performances combining a fiery temperament with surreal imagery - a light uplifting comedy to feast upon! 'A sensational firework, bursting with passion and sensuality' Berlin Zeitunger, 'A sexy Preview Aug 5-6:22-24, 22:fairytale' 3029:(I hr)22:3£5.Berl0(100ihr)n Courier.

Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 2230 (I hr) £ 14.£ 1150 00 (£(£13.11.00)50) UK premiere • nrnni 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BARRIE S FAREWELL MISS JULIE LOGAN Celtic GreyfriarsCircle Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Peter Pan's playwright tells with whimsical charm how a highland minister loses his heart and wits in a snowbound glen haunted by ghosts of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie8-14,Prince Aug 16-21,2Charlie.

3-27: 21:1Staged 5 (I hr) for£5.00the(£4.first 00) time, www.celticcircle.co.uk EC3I 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303123 BASH And Other Things as Well Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy’s Church, Roxburgh PI • You are invited to a bash.. Neil LaBute's chilling confessionals, performed by a talented young cast, range in subject matter from a disturbing haircut to extreme violence abuse.£5.The00(£4.only00)party worth going to this festival.

Aug 15-20,and22-27:sexual21:00(Ihr) 311234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 BASIC TRAINING Basic Training Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square * 0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 'A runaway hit at the 2004 Montreal and Vancouver Fringe Festivals.. Ashanti draws comparisons to Whoopi Goldberg, John Leguizamo.. with his liquid mug, stand-up chops, emotional energy and physical courage, spinning among 23 characters' Los Angeles PreviewTimes.

Aug 3-6:23-25: I6:00(lhr ISmins) £5.00 Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,26-28:16:16:0000(I(IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£9.£ 10.00 0(£8.0 (£9.00)00) European premiere • HZ3] 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 25

BEASTLY BEAUTIES Kindle Theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 » Grid Ref:E5 Kindle Theatre with Carran Waterfield. Welcome to The Society. A dark, confused ;■ self threatens the order of this institution. This unique piece of theatre is raw, spiritual and 4-5: all human. enveloping.. swirling!'50 (£650) Ciaran Ryan, BBC. 1i Preview12-14,Aug 12:05(1(I hr)hr)'Very£8.£4.50entertaining...

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50) 8-11,15-18: 12:05 (I hr) £7.World premiere • HEJ1 .54 5:7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 J BEAT FREAK Universal Taxi ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550 • Grid Ref: C4 i Accompanied by King Solomon, Macfarlane the Ginga travels from the Isle ofWight to 1 Prague. As he descends into madness, narrowly avoiding being shot and raped, he searches for an 'exit' sign. 'On the Road' for a post-9/11 generation. www. universaltaxi. co.uk£7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-27: I8:l5(50mins) UK premiere • HSU ^^^TaOIOMITISHISieiTISIOTOTIMlSMlSM^TTSSx^j BEAUTIFUL CHILD State the ArtHotel, Productions C central,ofCarlton North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ■ Grid Reft D5 j How do we love someone who falls outside our moral code? An exploration of reality which grabs you so close, you have no choice but to look. Nicky Silver's shocking Aug 5-29: and1805moving (Ihr ISmiperspective ns) £8.50(£7.of50)our responsibilities to the world.

UK premiere •BSH 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BEAUTIFULTHING DeadZoo,Rabbit The 140 TheProductions Pieasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 'There's no such thing as just a kiss'. Edgy, garrulous comedy from award-winning writer. Beautiful people search for meaning in an ugly world - what's your fantasy?

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BED OF ROSES LOVE CAFE Sally Crabtree Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket *0870 241 0136* Poetry on a plate - edible words, sweet serenades. Dancing poems and a game of love Bingo. Make your life a bed of roses just for today. 'She's like the bubbles in Champagne' Aug 15-29: 16.Brian -00 (SSmiPatten. ns) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere 4567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A BEGINNER'S GUIDETOTHE FRINGE I Beeswax Theatre Company IC central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Can't decide what to watch? Pockets full of flyers you won't even use for roach?

Then come and see everything you're likely to see in the Fringe in one show.. including Aug 5-29: something 23:35 (SOminyou s) £8.won' 50 (£7.t!50) World premiere-HCH s»7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BEING CHARLIE KAUFMAN I Singular Mind Productions I| Grid SweetRef:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • | Nobody creates original screenplays like Hollywood scriptwriter Charlie Kaufman 1 at least that's what Charlie Kaufman thinks before meeting obsessive gun-toting fan, If Moke Greenerby. Hilarious black comedy, incomparably Kaufmanesque. 'Accolades SiPreview n store for the15.writer' Spark. <X)n(40mi I Aug 6-14:Aug15:05:0 (40mi s) £6.n5s)0 (£5.£4.0500) World premiere • HEB 2 3-156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a an 2 3 BEING EARNEST: IT'S RATHER IMPORTANT |' Shore C central,Thing CarltonYouth Hotel,Theatre North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 1 Brand new youthful take on Wilde's classic - Oscar as never before: funky dialogue, wit and a 32-year-old man swearing he's 13 and called Susan! Edinburgh debut for acclaimed youth-run theatre Aug 5-13,15-29: 10:10 (SOmi ns) £6.company, 50 (£5.50) www.stytco.uk World premiere • WEB

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BEING ELVIS Poor Players Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 Three Elvis wannabees looking for fame, fortune and escape from their real lives battle it out in this rock and roll comedy. Laughter, tears and all the karaoke you can handle! Half price tickets for Elvis sightings www.beingelvis.com Preview16-20,Aug22-27:15: 22:22:IIO(45mi Aug O(45minns)s) £5.£6.0500 (£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 BEING OF SOUND MIND Southern Light Drama Blackball St Columba's Parish Church Hall, Muirdale Terrace • 07788 757 297 • Grid Ref:Cl Susan looks forward to her holiday in France recovering from a breakdown. John, her husband, goes out and a stranger turns up. Thus begins a series of terrifying events for Susan.

Aug 15-20: 19:30 (2hrs 30mins) £8.00 (£7.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 BELLAANDTHE BEAUTIFUL KNIGHT Silver Tongue Theatre Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid RefiFS Bella and her brother inhabit a seductive, private world. But when Philip arrives for dinner it all begins to unravel. Mesmerising new drama about love, sex, deception and death. 'Clever, stylish, terrific' Guardian on 'IZ'(2003).

Preview Aug 7-18, 3-5: 14:22,4254-25: (I hr) £6.00 £7.50(£6.50) Aug6-11, Aug 12-14,15,119-21, 26-28: 14:45 I4:45(lhr) (I hr) £8.50 (£7,50) World premiere-HEB 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 THE BEST IS YET TO BE Chameleon Theatre Company DiverseRef:Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid E4 Tam the colourful caretaker takes over from the ailing lecturer to give his own unique interpretation of Scotland's history as he brings to life characters from the past Aug 15-20: 19:30 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 BETWEEN THE TWO OF US Iceni Diverse Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:Attractions, E4 Two people, one body. Things are bound to get messy. A dark comedy making its premiere from writer/director Sharlene Zeederberg.

Aug 8-13: 17:30 (I hr I Smins) £9.00 (£7.00) World premiere 3 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 BETWEEN THE WATER AND THE AIR Hunger Warrior Theatre Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 Fathers. Sons. Ice Fishing. An unseasonably warm winter. A young man waiting for a lake to freeze, struggling to overcome the past in the search for what it means to move on. http://hungerwarrior.ofdoom.com Preview Aug 6-7: 16:l4O0mi(Inhrs) £5.lOmi00(£4. ns) £4.00 Aug8-11: Aug 12-13:16:40(Ihr 16:40 (I hr I Omins) £6,00 (£4.00)00) World premiere • tIEB 2 34 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 BEYOND MIDNIGHT Trestle Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Cinderella is dead. What lies beyond 'Happily Ever After'? Witty, fantastical, physical theatre combining Trestle's visual style, new writing by Diane Samuels, masks and music. Award-winning Edinburgh favourites return with a dark fairytale, definitely not for children! www.tresde.org.uk Preview 50 ns) £ 10.00 (£8.50) World premiere • Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,3-6:17-22,I7:l0(lhr20mins) 24-29: 17:10 (I hr£7.20mi 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 t 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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John Gielgud, Evans andcocktail Emlyn5-13:Williams are £7.the00(£5. unusual Aug 19: 3 0(Ihr) 0 0) Aug 14-20: 11:30(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere • ECU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 BIRTH OF THE COOL Ideas Gilded Australia BalloonTeviot,Pty13Ltd Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Cool words, livdrugs e jazz. andGetsax!high'Tinheirthe relevance world of Kerouac, Ginsberg,Sydney Burroughs; cabaret of sex, mind blowing' Morninga beat Herald.

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0 0 Aug Aug 11,12-14,15-18,19-21,22-25:26-28:17:117:5 (I15hr(IIhrOmiI Omins) n£s)10.£011.0 (£9.00 (£00)10.00) UK premiere 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 THE BLACK SAINT ANDTHE SINNER LADY Arcadia Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* AChoked girl coiling sleazy fantasy aroundsomething the grimness her life. else is by thethederanged love ofofherprostitution only customer, slips,ofsomeone knocking Aug 6-29: on20:3her 0 (SOmidoorns) £6,tonight 50 WHU 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BLIND OPEN Wake-Up Call Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Ail after psychopath, recluse and senileroompensioner a couple' home.nightmare.

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Sheffielofd Star. www.blindopen.co.uk Preview 00(1 hr)1300£4.(I00hr) £7.Aug006-7, 00 (I hr)premiere £8.00 (£7.0•0)ECU Aug 8-11,Aug 15,14-5: 7-18,13:22-25: (£6.100)2-14,19-21,26-28: 13:World 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BLUES SISTERS Harland TheatreGeorge GroupIV Bridge) » 0131 225 6766 » Grid Ref: E5 The Subway,Hamstrings 69 Cowgate (Under Harland Hamstrings' tenth consecutive Fringe 2004 weSix great had fourfemale sellout Bluessongs Sisters parodiesyear the atfilmtheofSomebody' a similar- inname. singersproductions! all the18-21: classic - we need you! FTHJ1 Aug8-9, 1- 1-16, I4:30(lhr -ISmi'Everybody ns) £5.00(£4.Needs 00) 8 9 II 12 13 14 15 16 ^ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 m BLUETREE GREEN Theaterverein Holyrood Tavern, 9aSPIELHALDE Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 Language: German.

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A BOAT'S YER WHOLE WORLD Roundham Lock Theatre Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Birth, death, tears, laughter.. and tons of coal! Adapted from 'Ramlin Rose:The Boat Woman's Story' by Sheila Stewart, this one-woman show takes you to the canals, to aAugworld 4-29:you14:0didn' 0 (40mit know ns) £7.0we'0 (£6.d 0lost 0) 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 THE BOILED FROG ChicNeurosis Theatre Company Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 * Take a journey into the bizarre fairytale world of the charming lure and vile nature of narcotic culture. A glamorous dazzling spectacle, based on the post modem murder, thePreview naughty but nice Michaelns) Al£3.ig0.0 NotAugsuitable for children. £7.50 (£6.00) ■ Aug 7-11,Aug 14: 4-5: 16:1016:(40mi10 (40mi ns) £6.00 (£5.00) 6,12-13: 16:10 (40mins)World premiere ♦ tlZJ] 3i : 4 s a 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i THE BOOTH VARIATIONS The Moonshine Project Rooms, 54 George Sf 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4 Assembly @ George St,Assembly Technically dazzling.. a breathtaking whirlwind of light video and sound' NewYork Times. A far-ranging historical fantasia based on the lives and careers of American actors Edwin and12:John40 (IWilkes from its sellout run in NewYork.

Preview Aug 5-6: hr9:I Omi12:4n0Booth, s)(I£5.hr 0I 0Omidirert Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 2 2-24, 2 n s) £ Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 12:40 (I hr I Omins) £ 1200 11.(£ 11.00 0(£0)10.00) European premiere • HZ31 3 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BORDERING NORTH KOREA | kawaii To House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 GreyfriarsEKirk The company owns everyone. I obey the company. I will do whatever you f***ing say because I'm utterly indispensable. Two blokes in Japan getting their lingo out beer in, hopes up and22:3pants gem. 14,16-18,21,23-25: 22:30 (SOmins) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 8-9, 0 (SOmi22:down. n3s)0 £3.(SOmi0A0 nsmall | Aug 12-13,28-29: 19-20,26-27: s)Aug£5.010-11, 0 (£3,00) WoHd premiere • HSU 3i 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 things unattempted ^

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IF MILTON AT ST VINCENJ tial»tyth “And if you prefer something more substantiailjgjpthe tranquil gloom of St Vincent’s Chapel...”

Edinburgh Pickings (Festival and Fringe) SPECTATOR 2004. “astonishingly vivid”. THE STAGE “a divine miraH^iti its oyvn right.” EDINBURGHGUIDE.COM ww.guthrieproductions.com

BORN ROMANTIC MC Rockit with DJ Masonic City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 » Grid Ref. D5 Ego of a genius.. Mind of a warrior... Heart of a champion... A helping of hiphop/sprinkling of short stories/pinch of poetry/all washed down with vintage vinyl.

One mic.. 1T7-21, wo turntables... 'n' a whole lotta luv..

Aug 27:10-14, Aug 20:30 (45mi24-25, ns) £3.27-28: 50 (£3.22.00)00 (45mins) £3.50 (£3.00) WoHd premiere 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 so31123 BOSTON MARRIAGE Primavera C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Sex, savagery and stolen emeralds. Mamet's wickedly funny comedy about the scandalous relationship between two women on the fringes of fashionable Edwardian society. Exposes cruelty, greed and predatory impulses which simmer beneath the surface propriety, £8.www.seebostonmarriage.co.uk Aug 15-29:of social I4:45(lhr30mins) 50 (£7.50) 31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 BOTTOM'S DREAM Sweet Moon Theatre C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 An accessible and playful adaptation of Shakespeare's most delightful play where the glorious language meets equal parts of clowning and dance in unforgettable storytelling. An international cast make compelling and comical hay while Shakespeare' s theatrical Aug 21-29: IZ-55(55mi ns) £7.sun50shines (£6.50) (£5.bright!

50 Q WoHd premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 BOUNCERS Watch-lt Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft E5 Witness the grotesque 80s club culture in all its trashy glory. Four mature hunky actors return to play 20 characters in one crazy night on the town. 'Fast, furious, very funny -18:00(Ihr they liveISmiupns)to£9.their50(£8.hype' Aug 13-20: 50) Three Weeks.

31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so31 123 BOX OF NOISE Amy Ingram Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid RefcCS Using verse and physical performance witness a darkly comic and harrowing look at one woman's captivity and possession by a parade of eccentrics. Partial nudity. This laserlike, intensely energetic performance is nothing short of remarkable' Virginian Pilot.

Aug 15-29: I9:30(40mins) £6.50 European premiere 31 12345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 BREAKFAST AT AUDREY'S Clyde Unity Theatre & BandBazi Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 An evocative aerial drama exploring the life of Audrey Hepburn, seen through the eyes of a working-class Scottish mother. Written by John Binnie (double Fringe First winner), the play combines breathtaking trapeze with the haunting 'Moon River'.

Preview9-11,Aug16-18, 5-6: 17:3-25:30 (I17:hr 330mi ns)30mi£6.0n0s) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug Aug 7,12-14, 19-21,226-28: 17:300(I(Ihrhr30mi ns) £ 10.00 (£9,00) WoHd premiere • HSU 1567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031123 BREATH [E] Theatre 2.0 (Canada) in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. Traverse 7; 30b Grindlay Street, 30b Grindlay Street • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 A theatrical installation of light and sound, BREATH[e] is a sensual journey. A play without words or actors, that happens to you, not just in front of you, this is a sensory mind-stretching voyage.

Aug 6-7, 99extravaganza, -14, 16-21:(35mi 15.0a0ns)(35mi Aug 6-7, -14, 6-21: 16.00n(35mi ns) £5.00 Aug 6-7, -21:1700 £5.£5.n00s)00 £5.00 Aug Aug 6-7, 6-7,999-20: -21:12000 1800 (35mi (35mi Aug 6-7, 9 -21: 1900 (35mi n s) ns)s)n£5.s)£5.£5.000000 Aug 9-14, 1 6-20: 2100 (35mi n s) £5.

0 0 Aug 9-13, 1 6-20: 2200 (35mi Aug Aug 21:13-14,13:200-21: 0 (35mi1400 ns) £5.(35mi00 ns) £5.00 Aug 21: 1200 (35mins) £5.00 EEJl 67 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123

For all your Fringe ticket call: 01312260001 BRECHT ON BRECHT Brentwood Theater Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge - 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Ref:E5 Songs - satirical and sexy - in red & black. Poetry profound and profane. Bow ties, bowler hats and bombshells. A revue of revolt, as relevant today as it was in 1930s Germany.

Aug 8-13: 15:It'5s0smart (I hr I Smi& nfunny. s) £6.00Book (£4.00)it! ggH 31 12 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 BRECHTS FEAR AND MISERY IN THE THIRD REICH FRIGHT Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy’s Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 Your son wears a brown shirt Your lover a swastika. Who can you trust? Brecht's chilling glimpse into the private life of a master race. Welcome to the New World Order!

Aug 22-23: 16:20 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 24-27: 16:20 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00) ■5 ■ - - - 2C 2 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 BRECHT S THE WEDDING' Pompalorum Jig 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Roman Eagle Lodge, A great opportunity to catch exciting new talent from LAMDA, one of the UK's leading drama schools, performing in this hilarious one-act farce, with original music and a collapsing Preview Aug 5-7: set15:00 (I hr) £6.00 (£4,00) Aug 8-28: 15:00 (I hr) £7.50 (£5.50) EEH 3 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .

THE BROWNING VERSION Close UplbTheatre Greenside, Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid ReEC6 As middle-aged classics master Andrew Crocker Harris surveys the pathetic wreckage of his career, marriage, ambition and self-respect - only a small gift from a pupil22,offers Aug 24,26:to14:salve 30 (I hrthe30migentle ns) £6.agony 00 (£5.of00)mediocrity.

I I 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i BRUISED BLUEBERRIES Rosalind The Zoo, 140Adler The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref:F6 Take Anna - the vicar's wife who knows it all. Add a parishful of dysfunctional, needy women. Then watch Anna work her magic. Laugh, squirm and weep as she takes over their 5(50mi lives inns)a £5.staggering of self-belief.

Aug 00 (£3.ns) 0£7.0)display Aug 6:7-16,I4:138-29: 14:35 (SOmi 00 (£5.00) World premiere • EEU 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE BURLESQUE HOUR The Burlesque Hour The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Reft F5 This show locks, loads and liberates burlesque for the 21 st century. Non-stop panorama of raucous, risque and razor sharp acts. Internationally acclaimed queen of cabaret-bizarre Moira Finucane, extraordinary Azaria Universe, Japanese shock artiste Yumi Umiumare!

Aug 9-14, 16-21,23-26,Unmissable!

28,30-Sep 3: 21:00 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 European premiere 5 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 113 BUS-SPOTTING Colman Higgins Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Take a bus trip around the world with this one man show. Meet a bizarre rollercoaster of 12 comic and tragic characters along the way. Join Johnny the busspoaer' Aug 8-14:s voyage I9:20(40miof nspiritual s) £5.00 (£4.and00)sexual discovery! www.busspotting.comUK premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 THE BUTCHER AND THETHIEF Blank Sheet Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft D5 Resurrecting Burke and Hare. Two actors tell the chilling true story of Edinburgh's serial killers from factual trial transcripts, with physical theatre, masks, puppets and gore. Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets the History Channel. Adults only. www.blanksheetproductions.com Aug 5-29: 00:30(Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) World premiere • HBa S6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 136

BYE-BYE BARBIE Perspective Purple Venues, Theatre L'Attache, Company 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 Adark,sinister drama injectedofwith power and humour.Swapping Mary's been seducedforbyheroin. the ;j seedy underworld drugsprostitution. and corruption. herwhatBarbie Exchanging dance lessons for Abused too much, will be Mary’s j salvation?

Preview17-27:Augwww.perspeaivetheatre.com Aug 16:14-16: 45(Ihr)16:£7.455(Ihr) 0(£6.5£5.0)00(£3.50) World premier^ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303: ■; CAGE Badac Theatre Pleasance Courtyard,Company 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 : Acclaimed theatre company to the festival withwho theirarenew piece 'Cage'political . An exploration of the fearBadacandreturn pain suffered by women trapped in violent relationships.

Scotsman reviews for previous productions:Ashes t< Ashes **** Crucifiction ***** Preview Aug 3-6: 1300 (I hr I Omi n s) £5.

(I hr I Omipremiere ns) £850• (£7.HSU00) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 1300(Ihr IQmi00nAug s) £9.7-11, 50(£8.16-18, 00) 22-25,29: 1300World 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 CAGEBIRDS ( Kissbar The Garage,Company Citrus Club, Grindlay Street • 07708 280 016 • Grid Reft E3 'Cagebirds' orwildoppressed women?

Are we all trapped? conspiracy, of the . confinement, behaviour, female frustration.

'Cagebirds'usCorsets, is an fear exploration obsessive parameters we build i n our minds, protecting from of change, sheltering us from the unknown.

Aug : 21-28: 18:45 (Ihr) £5.00(£3.50) -.■■''■7 8 9101! '2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 301 ; CALL OFTHE STRANGER Mouse the Stair <!

C central,onCarlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Sour love and financial ruin eat at Gill' s family until charismatic, philosophising Mac arrives.

Withplayhisabout wit, panache Mac seduces the and family,negligence. damning them; all! A new revengeandfor rhetoric, wounds inflicted by pride Aug 6,8.10,12,14,16,18,20.22.24.26.28: 19fl0 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • HSI e7 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 : 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12

24 hour Box Office at www.edfringe.com CANDLES IN THE WINDOW Belleherst Productions Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace « 0131 220 6109 • Grid RefcE4 No pyrotechs, nudity or catapulting bodies; only a life changing experience. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed for plotting to assassinate Hider, speaks from the grave. A British officer's widow can't forget! His exiled Jewish housemaid refuses to remember, Aug 15-20: 20:www.belleherst.com 15 (Ihr20mins) £7,50(£6.00) World premiere -)| 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 li 16 17 18 19 M 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a 31 I 2 3 THE CANTERBURY TALES Distraction Augustine' s, 41Theatre George IVCompany Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 A mad miller, handsome scholar, a beautiful tart and an East End bad boy! They sing, they dance (they speak our language). Funky and funny reworking of Chaucer's classic, full of1900(Ihr) tireless £8.energy Aug23-29: 50(£6.and 50) pure comic mayhem.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN Valvona& &Crolla, Crolla Valvona 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 ' Grid Ref: B6

By Louis de Bemieres, adapted by Mike Maran and Philip Contini, music by Alison Stephens and Anne Evans. After 500 triumphant performances worldwide, the original cast return 5to(I hrthe20miintimate where Aug 1200venue 00) (£10.

Augthe00)16,story 24: 20:began, 00 (I hrwvvw.mikemaran.com 20mins) £ 1200 (£ 10.00) Aug 15:17,117:9,24226: 1300n(Is)hr£20mi n(£s) 10.£1200 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 m CARMEN ANGEL Catalyst Theatre19 Hil Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Hil Street Theatre, Two-time Fringe First and Herald Angel award-winners - creators of'The Blue Orphan', 'The House of Footsie Flunked and 'Elephant Wake' present 'Carmen Angel'; aAug5-7, crime9scene photographer s haunted -16: 21:45(Ihr ISmins) i£10.

00(£8.00)by the murder of his childhood sweetheart ■ ; ■ ■ s g 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 CASErTHE ARTIST...

Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco 0871 750 0077 • GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Humorous visual performance dedicated to persecuted artists, based on Vlado Gotovac's 'Beauty of Courage' and Oberiu's absurd. Stage Award nominees Croatian Daska Theatre featuring Tamara Obrovac, BBC World Music Award nominee. Sequel toAug'. .8-13: beautiful, 00:30 touching...'

(SSmins) £8,0'0M(£5.urdered 00) AugWriters' 15-20: 22:Society' 00 (SSmi. ns) £8.00 (£5.00) HBH 8 9 10 II 12 13 IS 16 17 18 19 20 ^ ~ CASINA The Ding Millers Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Tolecherous cook upolda mouth-wateringly ely Roman add wife. one Season Greek, hisandsongarnish andmodern a younga and slavelivgirl.

Stir in comedy, a suspicious with squabbling Aug 22-29: 15:35 (Islaves hr I Smins) £7.00 (£6.with 00) hint of crossdressing. Enjoy!

SI 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 THE CATALYST Rand' omTarget Royal Terrace Hotel,Theatre 18 Royal Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:C6 Having hit hard times, the partners of Grimoblivion!

ReaperHasEnterprises are fast-approaching liquidation. . andexplores certain the from time(Scotland) come for aLtdScottish change iperspective. n direction? This tragicomedy the consequences a distinctly Aug7-27: 19:00(Ihr ISmins) £8.00(£7.00) World premiere•HCU 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 CATCH-22 jar Street Productions C,Cookie Chambers • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E5 Joseph Heller's definitive war drama. Disappearing Major Major, reappearing psychopathic prostitute, Irving Washington,Washington Irving, Doc Daneeka (dead) and the last of the Assyrians. The twentieth century's iconic story. War has never been3-29: this siI9:30(lhr40inins) l y, nor this sad.£9.50 (£8.50) Aug wall 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 137

theatre CATRIN GLYNDWR Theatr Bwcibo Club Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720WEST 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref:C4 During Wales' fight for independence, Catrin and her children were imprisoned in the Tower of London. Her husband Edmund had a strong claim to the English throne; Aug8-20:but14:Henry 30(Ihr)V£8.objected.

00(£6.00) A passionate, historical, cry from the heart EBM 3 2345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 23 CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF Abercromby Productions in Association with Assembly Theatre The Cave of the Golden Calf at The Royal Scots Club, 30 Abercromby Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: C4 Unique cabaret supper club serving food and drink until 12.30am in an exquisite Edwardian ballroom. Presenting an international fayre of late night entertainment from modern l and28-29: performance Aug 7-13,music 15-20,2hal2-26, 2230 (2hrsart30mitons)Vaudeville £ 15.00 (£ 13.and50) Burlesque Worldstarring premiereLa •Celine.

FTflTl 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place •0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref: C5 Aug 00 (Shrs)£15.£10.00 00 Aug 27:14,2OOf1: 00:lO (5hrs) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF: MOSTLY HAUNTED Abercromby Productions in Association with Assembly Theatre The Cave of the Golden Calf at The Royal Scots Club, 30 Abercromby Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: C4 Dinner theatre with a melodramatic menu of ghost stories, haunting musical entertainment, enchanting puppets, hysterical impressions and fervid dancing. Full restaurant service Aug 7-13,15-20, 22-26,available 28-29: 20:throughout 30 (I hr BOmiperformance. ns) £ 1200 (£ 10.50) World premiere • HZ31 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Abercromby Productions in Association with Assembly Theatre The Cave of the Golden Calf at The Royal Scots Club, 30 Abercromby Place • 0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref: C4 Tea and sandwiches served with witty literary declamations and sophisticated song and dance, featuring 'the creme de la creme' of contemporary Scots and London poets7-13,and15-20, performers.

Aug 22-26,28-29: 18:30 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£650) Worid premiere • fclZH 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE CEMETERY CLUB Fairmilehead Drama Croup James Grid Ref.Gillespie' H4 s High School, Lauderdale Street • 0131 226 0000/0131 445 1335 • Three best friends - three dead husbands. At times hilarious, at times poignant, this is their story and how they cope with their grief and each other. Not to be missed.

After 'You'rI9:e Only YoungnTwice' Aug 23-27; 30(2hrs20mi s) £7,0,0we'(£6.r0e0)back.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME Hard Graft Theatre Company Bamardo’s Charity Shop, 106 Nicholson Street« 0131 668 2288 » Grid Ref F6 Returning with a new comedy following their sell-out show Thick as Thieves' ('A first-class double-act' **** Scotsman). An ordinary couple in an ordinary charity shop are about16-18, to have the1900 mosthr)extraordinary Aug ££11.

10.0000(£8.(£9.50)50)day of their lives, www.hardgraft.co.uk Aug 7-11, 12-14,19-21,22-25: 26-29: 19:0(I0(Ihr) Worid premiere • HSU 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 : 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 CHARLES MANSON, WHERE ARE YOU? Alex Kitay ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550 • Grid Ref: C4 Incest Sexuality. Gender identity. Kitay's mesmerising performance returns from Los Angeles. Nominated for the Freedom of Expression Award, it's the tale of a loner manipulated 'This7-20:dark15:gem PreviewandAughis7;mind' 20:45s(45mi ns) £4.00 (£3.reality.

00) Aug 45 (45misparkles ns) £8.0boldly' 0 (£6.00)Scotsman.HEM 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 138

For all your Fringe ticket& call: 0131226 0000 CHATROOM Nightingale Productions The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance •0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref F6 j.

Six teenagers fight it out in Cyberspace. Will Jim be persuaded to commit suicide or | wil Laura, Jack and Emily be in time? 'Piercing, frighteningly'of our time'. Nailbiting new 9-11: dramaI8:from Aug 45(45mihitns)playwright £5.00 (£3.50)Enda Walsh' ***** Fringe 2004.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3N 2 ] CHEAPERTHAN THERAPY! New World Theatre Group - Miami Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 « GridRoxy Ref Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • ij Four Miami actors (Cuban, Columbian, Finnish and Italian) stir 'the melting pot', sear the American Dream, and serve up two double-bills of satire, surrealism, slapstick andis sycophancy, proving one man' s pain00)is another man's laughter.

Aug8-13, Aug 8-13,115-20: 5-20: 12:13:3255(Ihr) (I hr) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.00) European premiere • QEH 3 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12: CHILDREN OF THE SEA Theatrum Botanicum - Theatre of Plants Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row «0I3I 5527171 ♦Grid RefA2 I Tales of hope from the people of the tsunami. Performers from Indonesia and Sri Lanka play out their stories in mask, music and dance in a stunning outdoor torchlit ; promenade under the30 (Istars.

The festival's best venue.

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CHINA DOLLS Nacata Productions PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref B6 Jack Heifher's new comical play 'China Dolls' looks at the dysfunctional, displaced world in which we live. Told as a satirical, politically incorrect bedtime story, we follow the lives Chinesepremiere babies.

Aug 16-21: 19:30 of(I hrthree I Omindiverse s) £8.00 American (£6.00) families and their adopted World 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 121 CHINESE STATE CIRCUS Urban Circus Ltd Meadows Theatre Big Tops,The Meadows, Melville Drive ♦ 0131 667 0202 ♦ Grid Ref G51 A cast of 30 world class acrobats, deadly martial arts exponents from the Shaolin Temple and artistes from the internationally acclaimed Peking Opera, have been specially assembled create a lavish and Aug 10-12, 114,6-20, 16,221,3-27, 28:to31500 (£ 17.0thrilling 0)£25.£20.000(£0all-action 0) £show.

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0 0) Aug 13,20,27 Sep23-27,3: 314:0 0Sep 0 (2hrs)1-3:17:00 £25.00(2hrs) (£ 17.00)£25.£20.000(£0 (£17.14.00)00)£20.£ 15.000(£0 (£14.10.00)00)£ 15.£ 10.0000(£(£7.10.000)0) j Aug £10.014,13,0 (£7.211,7-20, Aug 208:0) I8:00(2hrs) £25.00 (£ 17.00) £20.00 (£14.00) £15.00 (£10.00) £10.00 (£7.00) 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1031 1 23 CHRISTINE JORGENSEN REVEALS The Splinter Group Assembly Grid Ref D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • 'My only answer is that I am more a woman than I am a man.' In 1952, she was a scandal, s first famous Acclaimed lip-synch interview artist Bradford Louryk’sAmerica' tour-de-force recreationtranssexual. of Jorgensen’s only recorded is a provoking and enlightening new play about personhood, gender and identity.

Preview Aug 6:7-18,22:2452-24, (I hr)29:£5.22:0045 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 22:45 (I hr) £ 11,00 (£ 10,00) World premiere • wnil 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CIDER HOUSE RULES PARTS I & 2 - HERE AT ST CLOUD S & IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD Vertical Theatre Company C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref F6 John Irving's bestselling novel - physical, fast-paced, two-part drama spanning 60 years in rural Maine.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THE CIRCUIT American High School Rocket @ Demarco Roxy ArtTheatre House, LadyFestival Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 The story of the coming-of-age of a Mexican migrant child as he struggles to assimilate in 1950s California. Forced to find work as fruit pickers, the family encounters many obstacles includingns)language and isolation, www.syvhthecircuit.com Aug (£4.barriers 0) premiere Aug 21:18: 15:14:3000 (35mi (35mins) £6.£6.0000 (£4.

000)0) Aug 20,23: 17:00 (35mins) £6.00 (£4.0European 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 i 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3<ni i 2 3 CITY CENTRAL FIRSTS CityCentral Central@ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street« 07815 196 828 « Grid Ref: E5 City' From award-winning exciting new plays to 'never been seen before' to 'stil being developed'. Drama, verse and musical theatre. Serious - funny - provocative, sponsored by City Central. Full programme details available from City Central. www.citycomedy.co.uk Aug4-13, 15-28:17-20, 14:420(Ihr) 00(£5.00)£5.00 Aug5-8,10-13, 4-27: £6.1200(Ihr) HEM 4se78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . > CITY OF THE DEAD HAUNTED GRAVEYARD TOUR BlackBlack HartSignStorytellers Large Outside St Giles' Cathedral, Royal Mile • 0131 225 9044 « Grid Reft E5 Investigate the MacKenzie Poltergeist, the world's best documented supernatural case, responsible for hundreds of physical attacks on the tour. Terrifying' Mystery Hunters. 'Fascinating' Beyond Chance. 'Brilliant' About Edinburgh. Wonderful' Scottish JulJulConnection.

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311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Codlight Theatre Company in association with Cahoots Theatre Company Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Reft F5 Rape. Murder. Gang violence. Drugs. Beethoven. All in a night's work. Godlight Theatre Company present their award-winning production from New York. A devastating journey into the mind of a sociopath. Prepare yourself for a visceral experience.

Preview Aug 16:22-25: 00 (I hr16:I Smi ns) £5.00 Aug 13-6: 7-18,26-28: Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, 16:000(I0 (IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£ 10.£9.0000(£9.(£8.000)0) UK premiere •BHa 3436789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Citadel Arts Group/Diggers Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court,Writers 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 - Grid Ref: E4 Following 2003's sell-out show, Citadel presents more new drama from WEA's playwrights group, inspired by Riddle's Court's colourful and violent history. Saturday show features words and music brewed by the diggers writers in Edinburgh's most infamous Aug 15-20:howff!

17:30 (I hr I Smins) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i CLOSER 1 Jurys King’sInnPlayers Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07713 746 561 » Grid Reft D6 j| How close is too close? When two couples' lives become irrevocably intertwined I the consequences reverberate through them all, leaving them faced with the j troubling question: Preview 21 -22: do19:3they 0 (I hr£7,really 30mi50 n(£5.s)know £5.00)00what it is to love?

Aug 23-27:AugI9:30(lhr30mins) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 COELACANTH Ben MoorCourtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 5566550»Grid Reft E6 Pleasance A twisting, twisted romantic comedy about competitive tree climbing, imaginary flatmates and underground compliment clubs. Ben Moor's new show is a lifeaffirming delight 'Captivating stage presence, superb storyteller' Scotsman.

'Preview Storytelling Aug as3-6:2funny 15:15as(Ihr)it i£4.s beautiful' 50 Times.

Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,2-25, 26-28:29:15:15:151(I5 hr)(I hr)£9.£8.505(£8.0 (£7.00)00) Worid premiere • ECU .345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Ihe Umuersity of Edinburgh Fgstiuais Office GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE Venue 37, George Square / Buccleuch Place Scotty and Lulu - ‘Bounce 5th - 15th at 10.30am Russian Cossack State Dance Company - ‘Cossack Passion’ 5th - 27th (not 8th, 15th, 22nd) at 12.40pm HWS Rembiko Project - ‘The Gondoliers - County USA’ 5th - 15th at 2.15pm Youth Music Theatre UK - Goblin Market’ 5th - 28th (not 8th, 15th and 22nd) at 5.15pm Youth Music Theatre UK - ‘Missing Melanie’ 27th and 28th at 10.15am MuMu Company in association with the National Theater ot Korea - ‘Yin-Yang’ 5th - 28th (not 8th, 15th or 22nd) at 7.30pm Dodgy Clutch - ‘Elephant’ 9th - 14th at 9.30pm, 16th - 28th at 2.45pm Hannah Chambers Management presents Demetri Martin - ‘These Are Jokes’ 17th - 28th at 9pm Box Office: 0131 662 8740 www.uoefo.com See page 8, 68, 120, 120, 122, 74. 69. 30 Mf 139

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 COME AGAIN -THE WORLD OF PETER COOK AND DUDLEY MOORE Weasel <&@ Sons Assembly George St, Assembly Rooms, 54 George St ♦ 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ret D4 Their extraordinary rise andexploration fell, throughofthethiseyestempestuous of diminutivecomedy geniuspartnership Dudley Moore.

A darkly humorous from Beyond the Fringe to beyond the pale.

Preview Aug 6: 111:8,212-24, 5 (I hr Smins) £5.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-11, Aug 12-14,15-16, 19-21,25-28: 11:29:15 11:(I hr15Smi(I hrns)Smi£n10.s)0£9.0 (£9.000(£8.0) 00) World premiere • EC31 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS CygnetMeeting TheatreHouse, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Reft E4 Quaker 'News.

Energetically performed... with and inventiveness!'

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A Colourful strong Commedia Arte flavour captures the delights of Shakespeare' s comedy. costumes,dell'masks, fairy-tale setting a family treat!

Aug 15-20,22-27: I6:l0(lhr40mins) £7.00(£5.00) 3i 12 34 5 6? 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 i THE COMING OF GOLF BY RG.WODEHOUSE Ken GildedSharp BalloonProductions Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 .Cuthbert' .And other. Agolfing McClymont fromofThemirth.Clicking of feast oftales. drivingAdapted comedyby byKen'Dtheevilishly scratchrefined' master 'Excellent' Wooster Sauce. ' C harming' Independent Time Out Preview12-14,Aug19-21, 3-4:214:6-28:45 (I14:hr4I5Smi(I hrns)I Smi£5.0n0s) Aug (£8.00) Aug £ 10.05-11, 0 (£9.105-18, 0) 22-25: 14:45 (I hr I Smins) £9.00BSH 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .

COMMONSENSICAL Mess the MessRiddles Theatre DiverseUp Attractions, Court,Company 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 'Grid Ref: E4 Powerful account of a mental health ward' towards recovery.to William Touching, humourous insight into ' g etting better' froms journey electric shock therapy Shakespeare!

A compelling fusion of theatrical styles and a once i n a lifetime invitation Aug 22-27:to15:visiting 30(Ihr) hours. £7.50(£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so3i 123 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) State University Theatre CIowa central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 'irreverent To laugh orromp not tothrough laugh?'theAllBard' 37 plays in onewillperformance?

This lightning-quick cause more guffaws at Shakespeare's tragedies in shis50oeuvre Aug 14-19:than193)5thought (I hr) £9.possible 50 (£8,50) (£6.

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31 I 2 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 CORPUS CHRISTI Moomingoose Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 The l i f e of Christ as you have neverplays seenintoit before.

Thissetting. promenade brings authentic medieval mystery a modem Shinesproduction new light on this eternally Augwell-known 14-20: 12:20 (Iandhr I Smi ns) £7.5moving 0 (£6.50) story. Poetic, timeless and passionate.

31 2 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3 CORPUS CHRISTI Zuloo C electric,Productions Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Reft F6 Terrence McNally' s controversial modernandre-telling the Gospels.www.zuloo.org Taboo-breaking necessary theatre tenderofpoignancy, Aug 4-29: 0000(1 hrtold IQminwith s) £7.deft 50 (£6,humour 50) Wnai 3M 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 COUNT CASSMIR PULASKI'S COMPLETE HISTORY OFTHEATRE American High School Theatre Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road Festival • 0131 447 0111 - Grid Reft H2 The troupetourrecognised for their irreverentshowperformances whirlwind to discover the greatest ever written.takesAlongthetheaudience way, you'onllasee the classics. . and the not-so-dassics.

Aug 000)0) Aug 9:11:10:22:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug Aug 10:12: 16:14:1155 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30minns)s) £6.£6.0000 (£4. (£4.European premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 140

3RD AUGUST - 28TH AUGUST 2005 @ 4PM

ANTHONY BURGESS'S A CLOCKWORK,

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com A COUPLA WHITE CHICKS SITTING AROUND TALKING Little Fish Theatre - San Pedro/Los Angeles Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Take a neurotic, suburban housewife... add one excitable ex-Texas cheerleader... mix in two worthless husbands... for a recipe of love, laughter and disaster! A 2 chick dramedy fromI5:l0(lhr20mins) Los Angeles. £6.'. . a00huge hit!' OCWeekly.

Preview18-21,Augdirect Aug 23-29:16-17:I5:l0(lhr20mins) £7.00(£6.(£4.00)00) 31 1234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 COWBOY MOUTH Honeytrap Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E4 Unmissable, theatrical gold dust little-known collaboration between dramatist Sam Shepard and rock icon Patti Smith. Cavale's kidnapped Slim, determined to create a rockstar. This sultry snapshot finds them in a debris-strewn room, tattered, moody, restless and dreaming. www.honeytraptheatre.co.uk Aug 8-14,16-21,23-29: 22:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) HEH 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 | CRACKING NUTS Adam Spiegel Productions Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place ♦0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 The Nutcracker... spun on its head! Twenty of the world's finest breakdancers, a thrilling soundtrack and one classic story as you've never seen it before. Watch them I burst over skate-ramps, swing, slam and pirouette through this breathtaking I' streetdance event Preview Aug 6: 13:00 (I29:hr I13:Smi00n(Is) hr£5.I 0Smi0 ns) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,22-24, 25-28: 13:00 (I hr I Smins) £ 1200 (£ 11.00) UK premiere • Baa | 3M 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CRIMES OF PASSION 2-Way Mirror Film and Theatre Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Stage adaptation of Ken Russell's controversial erotic cult movie that starred Kathleen Turner moonlighting as a prostitute stalked by a sexually warped priest (Anthony Perkins) determined to redeem himself by saving her soul in the ultimate 3 sexual power-game.

Aug Aug 5-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:22:22:1S15(I(Ihrhr20mi20mins)ns)£8.£9.0050(£6.(£7,00)50) World premiere • BEa | s«7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 j CROSSFIRE 1 Ideoms j C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 t In the besieged town of Ladysmith during the opening months of the Anglo-Boer I War, three men with very different backgrounds, views and loyalties cross paths with :( tragic consequences. Written and performed by John Nichol with music by Hilary ||(> Aug3-13: Bell 18:00(Ihr) £750(£6.50) World premiere-Baa I 31 12 3 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 jt CROSS ROAD BLUES || Arcadia (! Sweet Grid Ref:onE4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Dark and vital new drama, wrought by demons within and without: Robert Johnson is sleeping at a crossroads, cold and exhausted, a young and desperate blues singer Hi/j onAugthe4-29:verge21:25(Ihr) of making £6.50an ominous pact Baa i 31234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 CRYSTAL CLEAR ■ Chelsea Players rII Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 | The rules of attraction are governed by sight - aren't they? Richard's world is < J collapsing: no job, a foiling relationship, diabetes and blindness. Enter beautiful, blind r | Thomasina. Can their love survive without sight in this award-winning play? www.chelsea-players.co.uk Aug 23-29: I2:50(lhr lOmins) £8.00(£6.00) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

thesflf CYRANOSE American High School Theatre Festival Greenside, I b Royal Terrace-0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 The award-winning Leyden Theatre from Chicago presents this funny and edgy adaptation of the classic Cyrano DeBergerac. It is a wonderfully moving tale of love and longing that is great for everyone. Aug 10: 16:15 (I hr 20mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug Aug 9:11:14:18:1515(I(Ihrhr20mi20mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 12: 2ft 15 (I hr 20mins) £6.00 (£4.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 THE DALMATIAN OF FAUST Two Shades of Blue (in association with Oxford/Cambridge Light Entertainment Societies) Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Faust a serious play, dealing with important questions of religion, faith and belief.

Fortunately, this version doesn't Actors fail to turn up, scenery collapses and the production disintegrates into the theatrical equivalent of Murphy's law. Carnage. http://www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk Aug 8-10,13: 17:00 (I hr) £7,50 (£5.50) Aug i I -12: 17:00 (I hr) £6.50 (£4.50) Bag 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 DANIEL KITSON: STORIES FORTHE WOBBLY HEARTED'.

Hannah Chambers Management Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Stories of heroic loneliness, optimistic sadness and broken love. Told by lamplight 'Kitson's writing is so strong: poetic, eloquent even profound. It's joyous entertainment intimate, funny, sad, poignant life-affirming' Herald Sun, Melbourne.

Preview10-14,Aug16-21, 9: 2Z-00(lhr) Aug 23-28: 21-00£9.(I00hr)(£4.£515.0) 00 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) European premiere 3112 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112 3 DARK HORSE, INDIANA Punch Theatre Rleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref.E6 Welcome to Dark Horse, Indiana. Population: Gay. A closeted heterosexual makes his journey to freedom in a homosexual world. Fantasy and allegory dissect apart the media, politics, and American family with razor-sharp dialogue and machine-gun style Previewacting, Aug1www.punchtheatre.com 3-6: 13:22-25: 45 (I hr13:I Smi ns) £5.00 Aug 7-18,26-27: Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, 13:454(I5 (IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£8.£7.505(£7.0 (£6.00)00) Worid premiere • Ban 3 34567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 DARK OF THE MOON American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 This theatre classic, set in the smokey mountains in the Southern United States, recounts the love story of Barbara Allen and her witch boy, which ends tragically.

Spirited singing and dancing make this powerful fantasy irresistible. www.davidsonfinearts.org Aug Aug 13:10: 15:17:0000 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£6.0000 (£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 8:12:22:20:4545(I(Ihr)hr)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug Baa 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3

For all your Fringe ticket: call: 01312260001 DARK SOMETIMES The Allgood Theatre Hill Street Theatre, 19 HillCompany Street« 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 Afraid of the dark?

Seven months.

Sevenhe missing No suspects. clues.

And Brady.

The only one who believes candrama. solvechildren. the mystery. . Urban No Horror given a theatrical twist in this £5.dark, disturbing Preview Aug 5-6: 2l:40(55mins) 0 0 Aug7-16,18-29: 2l:40(55mins) £7.50(£6.00) World premiere*HOI s67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 11 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DAVID HUME - CITIZEN OF THE WORLD StTheMark'Radicals s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 This founder of the Scottish Radical Enlightenment with his message for today comes to life with his sister Kate and friends: Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin, Countesse de Boufflers (with12:Wolfgang Aug 00 (I hr 30mi£6.Amadeus ns)00£6.(£4.0000)(£4.Mozart) 00) Augand9: others.

19:30 (I hr 30minWs) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8,14:10-11: I700(lhr30mins) DAVID LEDDY'S THROUGH THE NIGHT David Leddy Gateway, Elm Row ♦0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Scotland’sTheatre Critic's choice Guardian, Scotsman, Sunday Times. An eccentric, witty and energetic pastiche of celebrity culture, like Cinderella re-written by the Dalai Lama. 'The rising star of Scottish theatre' Observer. 'Warm, compelling, emotional, profound' List. www. davidleddy. com ISmins) £4.00 Preview I9:30(lhr Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,6:17-22, 24-28: 19:30 (I hr 15mins) £8.00 (£6.00) HEM . 67 8 9 IQ II 12 13 14 H 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 79j___ A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG Close UpITheatre Greenside, b Royal Terrace » 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 This uncomfortable, uncompromising comedy follows a young couple's struggle to cope with the demands of marriage, career and a desperately sick daughter resorting Aug 22,24,to26:humour I6:20(2hrs)and£6.fantasy 00 (£5.00)in order just to survive. n 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3n A DAY IN THE LIFE TheZoo, Lonely Theatre The 140 TheHearts Pleasance ♦ 0131 Group 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Four fab actors take you on a journey through the enduring themes of Sergeant Pepper's lyrics. Would love to meet audience for magical drama. All you need is a heart22-28: and an16:open www.lhtg.co.uk Aug 45 (Ihr)mind, £5.00(£4.

00) UK premiere i 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A LONELY HEART macrobert youthRiddles theatre Diverse Attractions, Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Seventeen young Scottish actors, telling it how it is - life, loves, parents, sexuality, sleeping around, searching for the one. Explores the highs and lows of loneliness with insight15:and Aug 8-13: 15 (I hrhumour.

I Omins) £6.Unmissable.

00 (£4.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 THE DAYTHEY SHOT JOHN LENNON Edinburgh St Ninian's Hall,Theatre ComelyArts Bank Road •01620 860 802 • Grid Ref:BI A deftly blended series of encounters between a group of strangers who assemble at the site of John Lennon's assassination in 1980, the play captures the sense of shock and loss which followed the event..

Aug I9:40(lhr25mins) Aug 8-13, 13,20:15-20: I4:30(lhr25mins) £8.00£8.(£6.0000)(£6.00) WHU 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 '4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 DEADEND lost dog theatre company Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A dark twisted comedy that bites. Trapped in Limbo with his imaginary friends, a tramp stumbles around the edges of reality. An epilogue to the diary of a deadman, this astonishing new script in turn£4.0charms, Preview Aug 4-5:19-21, I7:40(lhr5mins) 0 terrifies and seduces.

Aug6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 15-18,22-23,26-28: 25: 17:I7:40(lhr5mins) 40 (I hr Smins) £7.£8.505(£6.0(£7.50)50) WHII 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 2425 26 2728293E

DEALER S CHOICE The Player's Fools The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance •0131 662 1222 ■ Grid Ref: F6 You'l want to take every line home with you. From the man who brought you ‘Closer’, this is one of the funniest poker plays ever. Six men, some beers, some cards and some of the sharpest Aug 23-29: 2l:45(lhr30mins) £6.00 (£5.lines00)around.

DE BERNIERES' SUNDAY MORNING ATTHE CENTRE OF THE WORLD A / Theatre Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 'Suffused with the humour and tragedy of a South-London community. A patchworf ofAugmagical fe in anI6:l5(lhr) hour of£6.joy00(£5.that00)is a lift to anyone' York and County Press.

15-20,2li2-27; THE DEVIL APPLYING COSMETICS Catapult C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 A seventeenth century female fantasy or a critique of contemporary notions of femininity? A clumsy history of cosmetics or a dissembling of gender identity? Highli speed contemporary theatre that both attacks and mimics the art of dressing up. I www.pigeontheatre.com Aug 14-21,23-29: I2:40(55mins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere ; 31 2 34 5 67 8 9 10 I : : 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE DEVILS LARDER Grid Iron4: Debenhams (Scotland)Princes St., 109 Princes Street *0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: D3 Traverse 'Oh honey'. Feed your desires,abandon your restraint. Join us on a journey into theculinary underworld. Multi-award winning Grid Iron (Scotland),'... magicians of site- ; ■ specific theatre' Observer. Dark, delicious, dangerous. A promenade production from 3 Jim s novel.

AugGrace' 9-10,12-17, 19-24,26-28: 20:15 (I hr I Smins) £ 11.00 (£8.00) (£4.50 U) UK premiere | (i 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2:

THE DIARIES OF MARJORIE SIMPSON Laurielorry Theatre Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Everyone's invited to Marjorie's party, not Marj, she's a cartoon character with blue hair and a dysfunctional family. Relationships reveal a moving yet hilarious story, shaken stirred with a twistns)in£3.a 0cat'0 s tale.

Previewand Aug16:25(Ihr 5-6: I6:25(lhr Aug7-27: IQmins) l£7,Omi00(£5.

00) Final 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829 3031123 DIRTY WORKS Stiff Lip Theatre SmirnoffUpper Baby Belly, The Caves,Company Niddry St South, - 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 'If you like your theater crime-ridden, foul mouthed and drained of human compassion, 'Dirty Works' should be right up your very dark alley' NYTimes. linley's writing s taut,4-5:clever Previewi1Aug 16:00and (I hr humane...'

IOmins) £4.00Time Out NY. Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 16-18,19-21, 22-25:26-28: 1600 16:(I hr00I(IOmihrnIs)Omi£7.ns)50£8.(£6.5000)(£7.00) European premiere ♦ HZ31 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DNA Exit Theatre Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07713 746 561 • Grid Ref: D6 A Blunkett-esque tale of paternity testing in our modern, promiscuous society.

Jimmy and Lisa have everything. New baby, new house. Perfect, until Glenn appears.

He's7-20: not around eyes hitpremiere home.• HSU Aug 21:15 (45milong,ns) used £7.50 to(£6.be50)Jimmy's mate. Then the blueWorld MS 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 s DOGG'S HAMLET, CAHOOT S MACBETH 10 inZoo,a Bed The 140 The Pleasance-0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Tom Stoppard combines Shakespeare, linguistic jokes, political comment and farce. In an autocratic system Shakespeare becomes instantly subversive and words change their meaning entirely. Total entertainment for the puerile intellectual in everyone. www.IOinabed.co.uk Aug 8-20: 16:45 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 DOLLY TheatreTavern, OfThe9a Insane Holyrood Holyrood Road ♦ 07947 697 987 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 A dead Catholic schoolgirl wills an angry man back to the 1960s. To a life of drugs, rebellion and tragic teenage love. Ironically a life he introduced to her. 'A gripping eulogy lost souls'16:30audience PreviewtoAug ns) £3.member.

Aug7-14, 16-21,5-6:23-28: I6:(SSmi30(55mi ns)00£6.00(£5.00) EE31 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m; THE DONAHUE SISTERS The Threeway Theatre Company Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* The Donahue sisters, reunited once again, find themselves recalling not only childhood memories, but also that one hot afternoon of seduction and murder they wish they'd15.all00forgotten...

Aug 15-21: (SOmins) £6,5Does 0 (£5.50)your past come back to haunt you?

112 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »311 DON JUAN Rec Theatre CTheo2, Oxygen, InfirmaryCompany Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Seeking revenge, blatantly masculine, reflecting upon his sexual adventures of lust, wine, women, orgies and debauchery, the lecher romps his way through Europe, from mistreated virgins to whores and duchesses - but finally gets his comeuppance. www.rectheatre.com Aug 3-13,15-29: 1100 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) World premiere • HSU 3 214567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 y DON QUIXOTE Classicss by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E4 CInstant too, St Columba' A new adaptation of Spain's comic classic from 1604, of the man who believed that windmills might be giants (amongst other things). Never read it? Now's your chance.

From4-13, the1company Aug 5-29: 17:35behind (I hr 20mi2004' ns) £8.s Lysistrata.

50 (£7.50) (£6.Witty, 50 C) bawdy, hilarious' World Scotsman. premiere • H33Q 3 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3

DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY! Cottoge and Rural Enterprises Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St»0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Charlie Chuck Productions presents their Edinburgh debut This fast and funny musical, at times hilarious, at times moving, wil have your endorphins jumping. It's all there, laugh18:and30 (SOmi cry atns)the£7,0same Aug 21-27: 0 (£5.0time.

0) UK premiere i 1231567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 DON'T LOOK BACK dreamthinkspeak HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 Inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice. A miraculous journey through the atmospheric, labyrinthine interior of Register House, where shadows, whispers, musical fragments and fleeting film images merge and dissolve before you. Timed entry slots every 5 mins.23-27: Pre-booking essential. antastic' Aug ns between14:'F019:0-16: 00-21:15 (not 15Guardian. (not15:020:0)0(I0)hr)(I hr)£9.0£9.0 00 Aug 27: everyevery5 mi5nmis between 31 12 315 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 DRAG KING RICHARD III The Shake-scene Players Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street ♦ 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 This intimate, entertaining and powerful Shakespearean adaptation returns to the Fringe to tell the autobiographical story of a lesbian friendship tested by a transsexual, transformative and dynamic journey. 'An excellent piece of theatre' Scotsman.

Aug 8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26: 13:10 (I hr I Smins) £6.00 (£5.00) Finn 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 .7 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12: DROWNING LILIES Aleateia Theatre Group PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft 86 The poignant story of 1930s American poet Edmund Zanter who falls for Siamese twins cum vaudeville performers - The Italian Twins'. Can this love ever be possible especially s mother?

Aug 16-21:with 17:00the(I hrdomineering Smins) £8.00 (£6.figure 00) of the Signora Fogli - the twin' European premiere 3M 2 315 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

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rrEtE THE DROWNING POINT BlueGreen Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Fringe First Winner Claire Porter's solo debut Evocative images and haunting soundscape. Darkly comic, intimate and compelling. A poignant study of an ordinary life made unbearable. The charismatic Claire Porter - like a dramatic haiku.

Maximum I6:effect' Aug3-28: 00(50miScotsman. ns) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere-HSU 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 272829 DUBLIN BY LAMPLIGHT The Corn Exchange, Ireland Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd * 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E3 The lurid and filthy world of Dublin 1904 exposed by this multi-award-winning company. Tragi-comedy written by Michael West 'Awesome perfection' Irish Times; 'Preview A tour deAugforce 5: I2:l5(2hrs) 19:of00theatrical (2hrs) £9.£9.0000vision' (£4.

550)0) Sunday Independent; '****' Guardian.

Preview Aug 6: (£4.

Aug 7:9,115:3,138,0 2(2hrs) £ 15.000(2hrs) 0 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) Aug Aug 10,11,116,4,210,9,3,225:4,27:2I0:8:I6:318:0(2hrs) 45 (2hrs)£ 15.££15.015.00(£9.000(£9.(£9.00)00)0(£4.0)(£4.(£4.505U)050U)U) Aug Aug 12,17,21,26: 13:45 (2hrs) £ 15.00 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) UK premiere • Wan 5*789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 23 DUCK About Turn Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 - Grid Ref: E6 A touching tale of two typical teenage girls in a swirl of alcohol, steamy affairs and blown up cars. Sexy, sharp writing in a play first premiered at the Royal Court 'Well deserved Aug 9,11,1reputation 3,16,18,20: at13:1the0 (I hrFringe' I Smins)Scot£7.s5goy.0 (£5.www.aboutturn.co.uk 50) 31 I 2 31 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 DUCK VARIATIONS Playbill Productions C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Two grumpy old men. One bench. Lots of ducks. David Mamet's poignant and hilarious modern classic about mortality, alienation, and (pond)life, brought to life by two of Cambridge Aug 3-13, 15-29: 15:45University' (45mins) £7.s 5finest 0 (£6.5acting 0) talents. wm 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DURANG B4 DINNER About Turn Theatre Company Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 •GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Taste four shorts by the American master of Absurdist comedy, Christopher Durang.

Have a little murder! Sex! Kitsch! Shakespeare! Coward! Beckett! Furniture!

Funerals! Crossdressing! Executions! Senators! Keening! Accountants! Breakfast!

Hummel figurines! and the American Family! www.abouttum.co.uk Preview Aug 9,11,Aug 13,16:6,117:8,240:5 (I17:hr)45£5.(I hr)00 (£3.£7.050)0 (£5.50) 3M 2 3-15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 DYLAN THOMAS IN AMERICA Amulet Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate » 07074 201313 « Grid Reft D6 Adapted from Dylan's letters home, this tragic comedy portrays the poet struggling with his demons before his death in 1953. 'Exquisite' **** Test 'Made all the funnier

by Read' Aug 5-13:s 21:almost 00 (I hrbewildered I Omins) £7.0delivery' 0 (£5.00) Scotsman.

WHH 3112 3-1 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 DYLAN THOMAS: RETURN JOURNEY - BOB KINGDOM Richard Jordan Productions Ltd Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Farewell performance of one of the greatest solo shows. The electrifying presence of Thomas' last lecture tour.en route to the White Florse Tavern. 'Kingdom stands shoulder with Alec Guinness Aug 22: 15:to15shoulder (Ihr20mins)£ll.00(£l 0.00) and Emlyn Williams' New Yorker.

31 I 2 3 -15 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 EAST COAST CHICKEN SUPPER TraverseTheatre, TheatreCambridge Company Traverse Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 « Grid Reft E3 The whisky's in, the drugs are out and the chicken stir-fry's on. Camaraderie, cookery and cocaine in Martin J Taylor's vibrant debut, exploring the highs and lows ofPreview youngAugenterprise in small town£9.0Scotland.

I4:00(lhr30mins) 50) Preview Aug 3: I9:00(lhr30mins) £9.00 (£4.50) Preview Aug 6:2:3,2I5:30(lhr30mins) £9.ns)0£00(£4.

Aug 9, 1 3, 1 8, 2 7: 19: 1530(I(Ihrhr30mi 15.(£4.15.05000)0(£9.(£9.Aug 00)00)(£4.7:(£4.18:50504U)5U)(I hr 30mins) £ 15.00 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) Aug 10, 1 4, 1 9, 2 4, 2 8: 10: 30mi n s) £ Aug 13:45 (I(I hrhr 30mi Aug 12,11,117,6,221,0,226:5: 1700 30minns)s) ££ 15.15.0000 (£9. (£9,000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) World premiere-mi i!

3 13 6789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 2 3| EASY STAGES The Ding Millers Sweet Grid Refton E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • " An award-winning insight into how backstage politics, misunderstandings, ineptitude | and 'secret' liaisons all combine to thwart a stage manager's efforts to bring Hamlet , toAuglif22-29: e. NotI4:at20(50mi all likens)bringing £7.00 (£6.a 0show 0) to the Fringe.. oh no!

■ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ij EDINBURGH LITERARY PUB TOUR The Literary Tour0800Trust169 Ltd. BeehiveScottish Inn, 18 Grassmarket« 7410 • Grid Reft E4 A cultural gem of an introduction to Edinburgh! A hilarious dual of wits by professional’ actors through the atmospheric pubs and wynds of Auld Reekie. 300 years of great from £8.Stevenson JulScottish 31 -Sepwriting 3: 19:30-(2hrs) 00 (£7.00) to Welsh, www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.ukWnai 3112 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031113 THE EDINBURGH LOVE TOUR Festival Pleasance Highlights Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance « 0131 556 6550 « Grid ReftE6 Walk back to happiness, through the romantic streets of Edinburgh. Your guides: a lovingly married couple who are really in love. Really. A dramatic adventure to 1 warm the cockles of your heartns) -£5.whilst exercising it www.edinburghlovetour.com Preview Aug 7-9,1Aug 1 -16,3-6:18-29:13:313:0 (I3hr0 (II Smi hr I Smins)0£010,00 (£8.00) World premiere •H3H 34 5678 9 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 T EDINBURGH WOMEN Greyfriars Kirk Promotions Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row-0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 Nine centuries of Edinburgh womanhood in words and music, Radi Mathieson and friends take a look at Edinburgh's saints, sinners and successes with music from Rosemary Aug 15-19: MacKerchar 17330 (I hr I Smionns) darsach. £6,00 (£4.00) 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I ?; RITA R.EDUCATING P. Theatre Company Sweet Grid Refton E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Comedy and pathos collide in Willy Russell's hilarious social documentary. Educating Rita portrays how a working class Liverpool girl's search for education and enlightenment inspires Frank, a disillusioned university lecturer. One for your list of 1 'Aug4-29: must-see' I9:45(lhr20mins) productions. £9.00(£8.00) n-?i __45678jJ(H I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22 EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION Love Child Productions Venue 45, Old St Paul’s Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 A young teacher is powerless: a crying child in a playground. Uniformed bodies run forever. Are we just an election issue? Can an embrace change the 'system'? And 'Preview where isAugthe6:clitoris?'

It's all our education.

2200n(45mi Aug 7-13: 2200 (45mi s) £6.n5s)0 (£5.£4.0000) World premiere •HSU < 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12

TREBLE FRINGE FIRST WINNERS THE RIOT GROUP (1999,2002,2003) 2003 First of the First winners for Puglist Specialist

august 4-27 @ 8 pm

EDWARD ALBEE S THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABY Festival DrummondTheatre Theatre,USA 41 Bellevue Place • 0131 557 9009 • Grid Ref:B5 Funny, mysterious and disturbing. 'An exhilarating, wicked, devastating piece of emotional terrorism' Newsday, 'From one of the few genuinely great living American dramatists...

NYTimes; Among Aug5, 8,IQ,12,theatre 15,17,19:heaven' I9:00(lhr30mins) £8.00 his very finest' Variety.

HSU 3i 12 3 4 1 678 9 10 II II 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3331 i 23 EDWARD ALBEE S THE ZOO STORY' Zoo Productions in association with Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square»0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Albee's classic park bench two-hander portrays the darkly comic encounter of two very different Americans. A darkly comic struggle whose dreadful outcome is a moving, tragic3-6:comment Entertaining and thought-provoking.

Preview9-11,Aug 12:8,212-25: 5 (Ihr)on12:£5.social 05(Ihr) 0 division.

Aug7, 1 5-16, 1 1 £750(£6.

5 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 12:15 (I hr) £8.50 (£7,50) 0) HSU 2 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 k EDWARD II Frank Ermsley Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Marlowe's classic Elizabethan tale of love and betrayal. Grotesque politicians, grisly beheadings and gruesome impalings - all unspeakably horrifying and tragically beautiful. A fast-paced and visually aggressive style combine with a claustrophobic intimacy to create £4.a ground-breaking Aug4-6: 00(£3.£8.00)00(£6.00) performance' Catalyst.

Aug7-13,11200(Ihr) 5-20; 1200(Ihr) tdl EENIE MEANIE Ensemble Tours Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • An autobiographical look at one woman's experience of racism in a theatrical, interactive presentation that invites the audience to look at their own experiences of racism.22-29:'. . leaves Perezvertti.

Aug 11:50 (Ihr)you£7,with00 (£4.the00)sweet taste of having seen great theatre'World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 iO II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ELAINE DAVIDSON S BRAZILIAN LIFE Elaine Davidson Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place •0131 226 5425 ♦ Grid Reft B2 Elaine Davidson's spectacular and emotional tale of life in Brazil. Marvel at her 3,920 body piercings and tattoos. Share her experience through 'letting your feelings go'.

Breathe she £7.brings Aug 11-20,in2the2-28:energy 2000(Ihr) 00(£4.to00)the journey of life!

31 12 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 EMBRACE THE VAMPIRE Livewire Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St ♦ 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 A hot summer - languid days, dark nights. A country house. A celebration. Happy Birthday, dear Bella. Yet down in the valley children are missing. Strangers. The unwelcome visitor. Their blood runs hot Let your blood run cold.

Preview Aug 7-13:Aug21055-6:(45mi2IOS(45mi ns) £5.0n0s) £3.00 World premiere • QEU 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 EMMA Arkle Theatre Company Mayfield Salisbury Church, I a Mayfield Road ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft H6 Doon Mackichan and Martin Millar's adaptation of Austen's classic. Seen Gwyneth Paltrow, Mr. Knighdey, boring, staid? You won't get that here. A fabulous modern reworking, full of life and vitality. Physical, truthful, moving, funny. This is period with attitude!

Aug 15-20: 20PQ(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE CHAIR ChelseaEMPTY Players Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Reft E4 What really happens within a group therapy session? One of the group is missing and their empty chair is a catalyse tempers flare, characters clash and sexualities are questioned.

Aug 16-21: 12:Therapy.

50 (45mins)It£6.ain'00t(£4.all0doom 0) and gloom!' www.chelsea-players.org.uk World premiere I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 » ENCOUNTERS TraverseTheatre, TheatreCambridge Company Traverse Street, off Lothian R •0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Encounter I: Leading playwrights discuss their festival plays. Chaired by Joyce McMillan, leading arts journalist and theatre critic for The Scotsman. Encounters 2,3,4: Key writers and performers events and dialogues Traverse.

Aug 8:22:1400 00) createAug Augunique (£200) at theWorld Aug 13:45(2hrs) (I hr) £4.£4.0000(£2.(£200) 22:22: 15:11:3300(I(Ihr)hr) £4.£4.0000(£100) premiere 31 I 2 3 ■( 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 ENOLA Kandinsky Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Hiroshima. Exactly 60 years on. Enola Gay shares her name with the plane that dropped the atomic bomb. The powerful new play about nuclear suburbia from Al Smith, author4-S:of 'I2l0(50mins) Chalk'. 'Excellent writing, which deserves notice' *****£8.0Noise.

Preview £4.00£7,new Aug Aug 8-11,Aug 15-18,22-25: I2l0(50mins) 00 (£6.6-7,00)12-14,19-21,26-28: I2l0(50mins) World pi 0(£7.00) ;e7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 <c ENTER LADY MACBETH Strange Greyfriars Gain Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 lady macbeth, how did you die? did you kil yourself? were you scared? were you alone? what were your memories? did you leave any children? lady macbeth, did you Aug die?

8-14,1what 6-21,2was 3-29:your I8:l0name, (45mins)lady£6.macbeth?

00 (£4.00) European premiere • HBH 31 12345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 ETHER FROLICS Sound Fury in 56collaboration with onShunt artists Smirnoff<£Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 •Grid Ref:E5 A visceral, provocative and sometimes comic theatrical journey into the history and contemporary practice of anaesthesia and questions of consciousness. As absurd as it is surreal and as disturbing as it is stimulating. 'An extraordinary piece of total theatre' Aug 21 -28:Guardian.

20230(1 hr) £9,00 (£7,50) i67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 EURYDICE The Eurydice Project Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 An intimate and strangely beaudful drama about a woman's journey of self-discovery after the loss of her husband. An intelligent and inspiring world premiere onewoman play by internationally acclaimed American writer Thomas Gardner.

Performed Original musical score.

Aug 8-10: 14:by30 Patricia (40mins) Raun. £3.50 (£250) Y 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x EVE & LILITH Absolute FinnlochRiddles Theatre Diverse Attractions, Court,Company 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Eve wasn't Adam's first wife. Lilith is the Bible's best keep secret Was that pesky snake really a red herring? A tantalising tale of sex, lies and apple pie - come take a bite.

Aug.22-27: 8:(Free 1730(113:pie!)hr)30(I£5.hr)00£5.(£4.00(£4.

00) 00) Aug 9-13: 17:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00)World premiere •HEH Aug )67 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a AN EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN American Festival Greenside, I bHigh RoyalSchool Terrace •Theatre 0131 557 2124 • Grid Reft C6 Welcome to the darkly comic world of Shel Silverstein, where nothing is normal.

From dead ponies to talking dogs, these short plays send the audience out with an appreciation of human nature as perverse and laughable.

Aug9,13: I8:20(lhr20mins) Aug 12: I4:20(lhr20mins) £6.£6.000(£4.0(£4.00)00) Aug 10: 20:20(lhr20mins) £6.00(£4.00) 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 146

“Has a lovely distinctive feel.

A consistent,warm-hearted style that sets him apart from the crowd" **** “Outrageously brilliant” “Marvellous" ‘k'k'k'k

Dan Clark Star Eel Agents Erotic Neurotic andseen C4of Electric sinTheTheEstate Asand Mighty Boosh French & Saunders 8.15pm: 3 - 29 August Pleasance Courtyard 556 6550 Book online at0131 www.edfringe.com

NEW SOLO COMEDY FROM THE FRINGE FIRST WINNER i FDAVID BENSON'S CONSPIRACY CABARET j "Benson's performance is both captivating andTheprofound" MK Scotsman II "Forvitality the sheer range of his performance, the tautness and 1I of his language, and And the masterful comictheinsight, David Benson has fewa himpeers. he can sing, swine. at your peril." The independent :I Assembly Rooms 15.05 (70 mins)

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com EVIDENCE FORTHE EXISTENCE OF BORROWERS Kazuko Hohki Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place«0131 226 5425 ♦ Grid Reft B2 An interactive installation and performance, which invites the audience on an intimate journey around Theatre Workshop to explore the unique world ofThe Borrowers, small£8.people Aug 22-27: 14:the00(Ihr) 00(£5.0who 0) live under the floorboards.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 ! 22 23 24 25 M 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE EVIL OF TOBACCO Act Provocateur International C electric. Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 A middle-aged man is forced by his wife into giving a monologue about the evil of tobacco. Original Chekhov combined with modern absurd and farcical moments of man'4-13, s loneliness Aug 15-29: 12.from 00 (SOmiBeckett, ns) £7.5Nabokov 0 (£6.50) and Ishiguro. www.actprovocateur.net WoHd premiere •ECU 31 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE EXIT Deep Impact Theatre Co. Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 • Grid Reft B3 Four teenagers find themselves in a psychiatric ward. Julia is anorexic and selfabsorbed. Angelique is frightened to face the truth. Jennifer is over-confident Is Harry22,their hope? CanISmithey Aug 24-25,only 27: I6:45(lhr ns) £5.survive 00 (£3.50)or is there only one way out?

Aug Sminns)s) £5.£5.0000 (£3.

Aug 26:23: 11:10004S (I(I hrhr II Smi (£3.550)0) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE EXONERATED The Culture Project, Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019/0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: G6 Culled directly from interviews, letters and court transcripts,The Exonerated tells the true stories of six individuals convicted of crimes they didn't commit Featuring a celebrity docudrama is£5.powerful Preview Augcast 9:thisI7:30(lhr30mins) 00 and one of Off-Broadway's biggest hits.

Aug Aug 10-11, 12-14,116-18, 9-21,222-24: 5-27: 17:17:3300 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30minns)s) ££ 13.15.0000 (£(£ 11.I ZOO)00) European premiere 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS OF ORCATHE GOLDFISH Arkle Theatre Company Mayfield Salisbury Church, I a Mayfield Road •0131 226 0000 » Grid Reft H6 For Henry married life was rarely dull, for his wife Alice life was rarely anything else.

Fantasy blurs into reality, secret passions explode and only Orca their goldfish and you Aug know 15-20: the18:1truth.

5(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 I 23 FABARET Another Twinsglitter Production City Central @ City Cafe, 19 Blair Street • 07815 196 828 • Grid Reft E5 Midnight., what better time for us to drag you into true cabaret mayhem.. welcome to Fabaret's demented world of hysteria, wigs and bad make-up. Home for random acts of meaningless Aug 4-6, 10-13,17-20,2and 4-27;senseless 0000(1 hr)beauty. £6.50 (£6.You00)have been warned, www.fabaretco.uk 234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 FAIRYTALE HEART Roumeli Municipal Theatre, Experimental Stage Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Experimental company from Greece. The story of two kids' journey into the light and shadow of being fifteen. A world of sweet fairies, bitter tales and bittersweet i: Aug memories.

Unexpected, atmospheric 11-14: 00:20(Ihr) £6.50(£5.

50) performance: find your way to a fairyland tale.

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 Skip the queues and go straight to the above Waverley Station.

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A FAN'S CLUB Minicab Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Based on the true story of the formation of AFC Wimbledon. A Fan's Club is a feelgood story about shattered dreams and renewed hope, about taking on the big boys.. and losing! 'Constandy charms' Time Out. Preview Aug 7-28:Aug19:25-6:5 (I hr19:I2Omi5 (Inhrs) £I Omi10.0n0s)(£8.£5.000)0 3 2345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28.9 FANTASY TERRORIST LEAGUE Milk Bottle Productions Diverse Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:Attractions, E4 Behind the lies are people, trapped. The subject is one of them, interned undl he tells the 'truth', joins the Fantasy League, and learns how the system can be abused by one man just because he can.

Aug 22-27: 17:15 (I hr I Omins) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 FAUST Theatr Nowy, Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • A prodigy of European theatre (winner BITEF, Nancy and two Fringe Firsts),Theatr Nowy director Janusz Wisniewski (The End of Europe', 'Dazzle' and 'Panopticum') presents a '. . trial from heaven to hell via the earth' with his outrageous vision of Faust Preview Aug 5-6: 17:40 (I hr I Omins) £5.00 Aug 7-8,10-11,15,17-18,22-24,29: 17:40 (I hr I Omins) £ 14.00 (£ 1100) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 17:40 (I hr I Omins) £ 15.00 (£ 13.00) UK premiere • wrm 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FIT PIECE Unfit Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 'Fitness is the new sex!' thinks ugly duckling Louise. But is it? Dark comedy set in a gym, exploring obsession, body image and sexual power. You'l never walk the treadmill again. A Windsor Fringe Winner 2004.

Aug 7-11,15-18: 13:15 (30mins) £4.50 (£3.00) Aug 12-14,19-21: 13:15 (30mins) £5.50 (£4.00) mi 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE Three Bugs Fringe Theatre Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 An abusive father drives his family to a drastic form of escape. 3Bugs Fringe Theatre's dark, experimental look into a violent crime reveals a home built on punishments, rules and betrayal.

Aug 15-20: 11:20(Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 THE FLICKERING TRUTHS OF A CRUEL AND DIRTY BITCH Laura Griffin Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid RefiDS Simplicity seduces wisdom an exuberant Miss Elusive poet and fantastical cat.. (beautiful theatre)... amidst the undulating landscape of music sounds words an exploration of shamelessness art and love occurs purrs... www.theabsolutedarlings.com Aug 5-8: 23:00 (I hr I Smins) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-28: 00:00(Ihr ISmins) £6.00(£5.00) Worid premiere • HSa 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v FLIGHT COURIER SERVICE SmudgeClinic Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 SmudgeClinic discovers Kuala-Lumpur from the kitchen cupboard in Richard Maxwell's dark comedy. A cartoonesk fantasy, accompanied by neon and karaoke, no heroes, no nudity. Smudge returns with a comic revenge, a trip to the magically mundane.

Aug 15-20,22-27: 23.-00 (SOmins) £5.00 (£3.50) 3112 34 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 147

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 FLOWERS OF RED KomedialBoston Roman Eagle Lodge, 2Theatrics Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 ‘Grid Ref: E4 A seductive play of political passion. Two young women, their courage matched only by their innocence, face each other in Rafah, Gaza. 'Virtue is bold and goodness never fearful.5:' Written a Wyatt, directed by Terry Adams, www.elizawyatt.com Preview 20:452(I4-28: hr)by£6.20:El040iz5(£5.

Aug 5-8,1Aug 0-15,17-22, (Ihr)00) £8.00 (£6.00) World premiere 567 8 10 11 12 13 14 IS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 a3 FOOL'S GOLD Maverick Cymru Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Reft D6 What happens when your best friend falls for the girl you love? 'Fool's Gold' is an adrenalin packed, body moving, word shouting mix that pulls you into the dreamland ofAugyouth - and then (SOmidestroys (£5.the000)0)whole f***ing thing.

Aug 2114-20: -28: 13:16:1050 (SOmi nns)s) £7.£7.0000 (£5.

World premiere 31 12345 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 1 FORBIDDEN Theatre OfThe Insane Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 No show hits harder than the socially blasphemous Forbidden. Raw dialogue and imagery involving race, religion, sex and politics. American theatres wouldn't dare.

Audience members said, 'The strongest thing I've seen on stage' and 'Brilliantly insane, talked I9:for30(55mi days'.ns) £3.00 PreviewweAug Aug7-14, 16-21,5-6:23-28: I9:30(55mins) £6.00(£5.00) fEUI 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE FOREVER WALTZ BY GLYN MAXWELL Unrestricted View and Underbelly Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A man scours the underworld in search of his murdered bride. Can he save her from being killed again? This fantastic thriller is the latest work from acclaimed and award-winning poet/playwright Glyn Preview Aug 4-5:19-21, I4:40(lhr20mins) £5.20mi 00Maxwell.

Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 6-28: 14: 4 0 (I hr Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 14:40 (I hr 20mins)ns)£8.£9.505(£7.0 (£8.00)50) European premiere • HZ31 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FORTYFIVE45 Sheugh Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Student life at its best, or worst? Tuition fees, crap flats, 9am classes, rising price of beer, no fags, Neighbours, condoms, hangovers, Students Union, Richard and Judy, wonky toasters, wish!

Aug 16-21, 23-29: Friday 14:20 (I nights hr 30minout? s) £6.-0Yeah!

0 (£4,50)First Class Honours Degree?World- Youpremiere 7 8 9 0 12 3 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE FOUND MAN Traverse Theatre Company Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E3 1859. An isolated community awaits with expectation the arrival of a man on whom they pin their hopes of a better life. Brutal yet lyrical,The Found Man is the latest play fromJulGlasgow-born Galgani.Aug 2: 19:00 (2hrs) £ 15.00 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) Preview 17:0£015.(2hrs)00 (£9.£9.Riccardo Aug 6:9,120:3,138,031:2(2hrs) 00)0£0(£4.15.(£4.055000)(£9.U)00) (£4.Aug Aug 3, 2 7: 12: 4 5 (2hrs) 5057:0U)U)12:15 (2hrs) £ 15.00 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) Aug 10, 1 4, 1 9, 2 4, 2 8: 15: 3 0 (2hrs) £ 15.

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UK premiere • HS21 31 1 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FOURPLAY lascene Theatre Co. Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street • 0131 2261 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Four funny, poignant short plays about 'life . Menopausal women (hot stuff); Escapist middle-aged men (swashbucklers). One night Disillusioned career girls (eye candy); Image threatened young men (boys'r'us) the next You'l recognise yourself in one of them.

More info? www.iascene-theatre.co.uk Aug Aug 6,5,78,,91,0,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28:29:17:17:4545(I(Ihrhr20miI Smins)ns)£7.£7.0000(£5.(£5.00)00) »-31 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 148

THE FOURTH WALL Too Write Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 It's simple. He's read Stanislavski. He'll just read the play and begin to rehearse. He'll | learn his lines and believe in his character. He'll arrive at the theatre, enter, speak his j lines 5-29: and exit Aug 16:45 What (I hr) £7.could 50 (£6.possibly 50) go wrong?

World premiere-B 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FREE HENRY GOODBAR.TELEPATH' Black Forest Theater Company Experiencing the connections, billionaire Henry Goodbar assesses Empire USA through dreams of Richard Nixon, LSD, the Beatles and Guantanamo. Seeking refuge 1 from this nightmare of Bush's America, Henry Goodbar finds that freedom can learn ] to dance.

Aug 8: 2l00(lhr30mins) Aug <X) (I hr 30mi30min£3.s)ns)0£6.0£7.0000(£5.(£6.00)00) Aug 9-11: 12-13:212l8X)(lhr World premiere • HSU 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30: FRESHLY GROUND Ed Curtis Associates with Richard Jordan Productions by arrangement with Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Coffee, comedy and chocolate cake! The Pleasance cafe and you the audience become part of the stage-set - held hostage by the Frappucinos - in this unique and brilliant comedy! Stones In His Pockets, meets The Fast Show, meets GoldBlend!

Preview Aug 3-6: 15:2209:(I hr)15:£5.20 (I00hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28: 15:20 (I hr) £ 11.50 (£ 10.00) World premiere-Em 3 4567 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE FROZEN DEEP Ironduke Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Set against the backdrop of Franklin's doomed expedition to find the North-West Passage in 1845. After Ironduke's 2004 sell-out show, 'Dorian Gray', experience '. . a tale and sacrifice Aug of8-14,sex16-22: I5:40(55miinns)the£7.North 00 (£5.00)Pole.. ' World premiere • ECU 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 F***ING ASYLUM SEEKERS Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 Blackly humorous tale of a family of asylum seekers who intrude into the mundane world of an Englishman - taking his flat, his girlfriend and then the country. 'Why can't US theatres make shows like this?' NewYorkTimes.

4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FUNNY SHORTS American High School Theatre Festival Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 A series of short plays sure to tickle your funny bone. Funny Shorts gives you a taste of some of the most hilarious comic playwrighting from that side of the pond.

Chuckles,I6:l5(lhr20mins) guffaws and giggles for00)all ages!

Aug9: Aug 10:11: 20:l5(lhr20mins) 18:15(Ihr20mins)£6.£6.£6.00(£4.

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0(£4.00) 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 ! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3C GAELIC DRAMA - LIVE AND KICKING Cluicheadairean Dhun Eideann St Serfs Church Hall, Clark Road, Goldenacre • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:A3 Live, original Gaelic drama at a reasonable hour! An Latha Dubh by Domhnull 'Ruadh' Smith sets the pace for a flurry of topical sketches. This satirical kick up the initiatives a gael£6.warning, Aug 25-26:carries I9:30(2hrs) 00 (£4.00) www.cluich.org 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfrioge.com GALILEO Playback Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 The epic story of a scientific and cultural giant in a production that examines the place of Galileo in our contemporary world. Utilises actors alongside puppets, ventriloquism, Aug 3-16,18-22,video-projected 24-29: 21:30 (I hr 30mimodel ns) £9,theatre.

50 (£8,50) HZH1 14167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GANGRENE AND GRAPES Upstart Crows C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Darkly comic song and surrealist verse from the twisted genius who created 2004's 'Jacob's Bladder'. Described as 'the reincarnation of Noel Coward' this is intelligent comedy Aug 5-13,with 15-29:a macabre 15:45 (SSmitwist. ns) £7.5'A0 (£6.n absolute 50) treat' Scotsman, www.davidmartin.info World premiere • HSU S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GAUGLEPRIXTOWN Menagerie Theatre Company Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: 82 Gaugleprixtown. Where monsters live. Gaugleprixtown. Where pirates rule.

Gaugleprixtown. Where innocence is lost Chilling and comical, GaugleprixtownrThe place where childhood dreams meet grown-up fantasies.. 'Extraordinarily powerful'. .

Independent 'Absolutely compelling theatre'... Guardian (on Menagerie). www.menagerie.uk.com Aug 11-20,22-28: 18:00 (I hr 20mins) £9.00 (£7.00) World premiere 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 G-CITY MONOLOGUES Firefly Productions Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 After the defoliation of a supervillainous and ensuing scandal, G-City's hero is forced into shameful exile leaving his foes with one choice, become carnies.These are their stories, eloquently told with whips, balloons and card tricks.

Aug 5-8,10-15,17-21: 2125 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) European premiere • 0321 . S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 GEORGE VI IN HEAVEN (GIVEN THAT THERE'S A GOD) Andrew Hallett Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 07947 697 987 • Grid Ref: E6 Deliciously scandalous revelations that combine high comedy, subversion and heartache as the late monarch sneaks a crafty fag outside heaven's gates. 'Wonderful piece, beautifully performed' Ralph Fiennes. 'Brilliant' Evening Standard.

Preview Aug12:35-6:0 (SOmi12:3n0s)(SOmi ns) £4.00 Aug Aug 7-20: 22-28: 15:30 (SOmins)£6.£6.0000(£5.(£5.00)00) tlZH 31123416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 GET STONED... WITH THE 21 ST CENTURY STONES Phoenix @ 4 Productions Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 » Grid Ref: E5 Britain's leading tribute to The Rolling Stones. A rip-roaring Rock 'n' Roll extravaganza full of flamboyant costumes and outrageous stage antics. Includes special.guest support Relive the 60s,'Satisfaction' guaranteed!

Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,23:30(lhr45mins) £5.00 £I0.00(£8.50) Aug6-7, 23:30(lhr45mins) Aug8-11,12-14, 15-18,23-25:26-28: 23:30(lhr4Smins) £9.00(£7.50) nrm 54567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 THE GIGLI CONCERT Assembly Theatre, Marshall Cordell and Charm Offensive Theatre Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • The acclaimed revival ofTom Murphy's fascinating Irish classic, following one man's quest to sing like Italian tenor Benamino Gigli, and the English quack therapist who helps. Starring Alastair MacKenzie (Monarch of the Glen). 'Mordantly funny' Sunday Times.

Preview Aug 6-7: I4:220(2hrs40mi ns) £5.00 Aug Aug 8-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,23-24, 25-28:9:14:1420 20 (2hrs(2hrs40mi40mins)ns)£ 15.£ 14.000(£0 (£13.13.00)00) Fimi 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 149

tho'Ao THE GIRLS OF THE 3.5 FLOPPIES The Anglo Mexican Foundation Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd ♦ 0131 228 1404 » Grid Ref: E3 A Mexican tragi-comedy, John Tiffany's production is outstandingly smart and funny.

Two semi-whores, semi-junkies - half-mad and half-baked - discover that their lives count forAugnothing.

Preview 4: 19:30 (Ihr) £8.50 (£4.50)U) Aug 5:6,12200 Aug 2,3,117,8,22(I1,3,hr)226:7:£ 11.14:11:014055 (£8.(I(I hr)hr)00)££(£4.11.11.005000(£8. (£8.000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) Aug 7, 1 Aug 9, 1 4, 1 9, 2 4, 2 8: 16: 4 5 (I hr) £ 11.

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Aug 10,11: 121:6,240,5 2(I5:hr)19:£111.5 (I00hr)(£8.£011.0) 0(£4,0 (£8.500U)0) (£4.505U)0 U) Aug European premiere • H£3I 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3i 123 G I RONIMO Safety Catch Productions C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: D5 A man on a mission. Determined not to return to Iraq, he has chosen the frying pan over the fire and plans to eat his way out of the army. Ingredients include: fresh writing, food and liv£7.e music.

Aug 17-29:fastI800(50mins) 50 (£6.50) World premiere 3i 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 GIVE UP! START OVER! (IN THE DARKEST OF TIMES I LOOKTO RICHARD NIXON FOR HOPE) The Team C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 An electric, rigorous solo performance. Comic and desperate, about reality television, loneliness, Richard Nixon, and the search for heroes and the authentic in America.

Aug 3-13,15-29: 12:15 (Ihr) £7,50 (£6.50) European premiere • EE31 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GLASS ONION PS Theatre Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road » 07947 697 987 » Grid Reft E6 Roll up, roll up for a Magical Mystery Tour of The Beatles in words and timeless music. What's the Aberdonian doing in the bag? Is the skinhead going to play requests? splendid12.time Preview AugA 21-22: 00(1 hris25miguaranteed ns) £5.00 (£3.for00)all.

Aug23-28: Il-00(lhr25mins) £6.00(£4.00) 3M 234567 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE GLORIOUS AND BLOODTHIRSTY BILLYTHE KID Tricklock Company in association with Fringe Management Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square-0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Music, madness and melodrama abound in this Wild West extravaganza about America's favourite outlaw. Part circus, part cabaret, 100% entertaining!

'Incomparably funny!' Stack Revue; 'Exceptionally talented!' Chicago Tribune; 'Preview Eye-popping Weekly Aug 3,spectacle!'

52-6:2-25:I7:45(lhr ISmi nAls)ibn£5.is). 0£9.0 00 (£8.00) Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 17: 4 5 (I hr 15mi Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 17:45 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£9.00) UK premiere •EEH 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .9 GOLDEN PROSPECTS Skullduggery Theatre Company C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Opium! Prostitution! Apoplexy! Asphyxiation! A family heads West in 1901 searching for the American Dream, but find Los Angeles.. Gloriously old-fangled comedy from Oscar nominee Colin Campbell: 'Hilarious, deadpan homage to moralising melodramas of yesteryear' Time Out NewYork. www. skullduggery. co.uk £8.50 (£7,50) Aug 3-13, 15-29: I6:20(lhr20mins) European premiere • BE1I 5 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GOOD LITTLE N***A Reality Productions - Deborah A Williams Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 ♦ Grid Ref: B2 After years in the background biting her tongue and gnashing her teeth, Sister Dee is here, ready22-24, and 2willing to impart£8.her00(£5.wisdom.

Aug 14-20, 6-28: 21:30(Ihr) 00) She tells it like it is. Worid premiere

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THE GOODTHIEF Watch-lt Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A hired thug whose conscience beats him up. Violent, funny and riveting. Conor McPherson (The Weir') writes a one man play to die for. Stewart Parker Award winner. lucid ISmi andns)admirably Irish Times.

Aug 21-29:'Terse, l8O0(lhr £8.50 (£7,5dispassionate' 0) 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE GREATEST OF THESE...

American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Love: we all seek it! Psychology and science converge in a comedic look at the human psyche: its loneliness and its search for the greatest of all human qualities.

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22:30(lhr25mins) £7.50 (£6.50) LL~H 31 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 THE GRILL CHEF Paper Aeroplane in association with the Bristol Old Vic C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 »Grid Reft E5 Explosive fusion of movement, film and text A healthy serving of satire on the rat race. 'An ingenious text and talented cast make this parody of our fears and insecurities a must-seeISmishow' Aug 14-29: 12:30(Ihr ns) £8.5Venue, 0(£7.50)www.paper-aeroplane.co.uk World premiere 311234567 8 9 10 II 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GROOM He's Spartacus...

Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 'She was asking for it!' Tom surfs the internet; Mandy dreams of Mr. Right, but the girl Tom meets is not the woman he was expecting. An award-winning dark romance forAugthe8,10,Internet Wake.

12,14,16,Age18,2by0: 12:David 30 (40mi ns) £6.00 (£5.00) *131 3i 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 | GUARDIANS ; MahwaffTheatre Company !j Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ‘ 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 i The indelible images of war: atrocities at Abu Ghraib prison, provocative forgeries in j a British newspaper. Critically acclaimed playwright Peter Morris (The Age Of I Consent, Marge - awarded 5 stars, Scotsman) daringly imagines the truth behind these shocking lIi Aug Preview12-14,Augimages.

3-6:26-28: 15:50 (I15:hr)50(Ihr) £5.00 £10,00(£8.Aug 9: 15:50premiere-tm (I hr) £9.00 (£7.50) 19-21, 50) 7-11,16-18,22-25,2World 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 GUIDED TOUR (TRAVERSE 5) Peter Reder McEwan Hall, Bristo Square • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft F5 Let UK live artist Peter Reder show you around the mysterious underground passages of one of Edinburgh's architectural gems, McEwan Hall. A site-specific performance about place and memory; a guided tour for the post-modern age. www.peter-reder.co.uk Preview I9:00(lhr (IlOhrminI Omi s) £8.50 (£4.0500)(£8.00) (£4.50 U) Aug 6-7,99Aug -14, 115:6-17: Aug 6-7, -14,23-28: 6-17:12:1500 1900 (I hrI OmiI Omins)nn£s)s)11.££ 11.11.00 (£8.

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idea 4% GULLIVER S TRAVELS Illyria Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 Idealistic young Gulliver embarks on four extraordinary voyages, encountering midgets, giants, totalitarian horses, corrupt governments, unjust wars and ultimately genocide. A riotous comedy about how dramatically the world changes one man. ***** Britis2h3-27: Theatre2000Guide Aug 16-20, (2hrs)2004. £10.00 (£8.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 HABEAS CORPUS Edward's Theatre Company Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 Meet the Wicksteeds - the dysfunctional family at the centre of Alan Bennett's cynical, irresistible farce of lust, lies and death. Ride the roller-coaster of 'love' as you are 70s.00) Augwhisked 8-13: 20:1back 5 (I hrto30mithens)saucy £6.00 (£4.

HSD 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 HAD AVERY SHINY...GUN Animate Objects Theatre Company PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row ♦ 0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 Terror. Treason. Tinsel. Two discarded Christmas fairies spend the year plotting revenge on the world. A hilarious duo waste their time in the most inventive ways with a surprise Aug 23-28: 22:00or(SOmitwons) along £8.00 (£6.the00)way.

Worid premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 HALF SISTER Fingerprint Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street» 0131 556 2549 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 Your dad's died. The sister you've only ever spoken a few words to is locked in the same room as you for an hour. If your dad's in Hell, it can't be worse than where you Aug are 5-13:now!

14:40 (I hr) £6.00 (£3.50) Worid premiere • Hm 31 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 HALO BOY AND THE VILLAGE OF DEATH Westminster School C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A village on the edge of a dark, dark forest A boy is born with a halo growing out of his neck.

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Worid premiere • HSU 54567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HANDY PANTOMIME Moot Theatre Company Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace » 0131 226 7207 » Grid Ref: E4 Handy pantomime; (n.) A convenient pretence. A journey through two worlds separated by fifty years. This ride is a good one! 'Magic moments', real people, discomfort at its most comical, where tea is never made for two. Visit www.moottheatre.co.uk Preview Aug 7-21:Aug14:15-6:5 (SOmi14:1n5s)(SOmi £8.00ns)(£6.£6.00)00 (£4.00) HEH 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 HANNAH AND HANNA Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref: Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy’s Church, Roxburgh PI • Hanna. 16. From Kosovo. Loves pop music. Feels alone in a strange land. Hannah.

16. From Margate. Loves pop music. Hates foreigners. Two girls discover a common develop face22-27: of prejudice.

Aug 15-20:bond 11:40and (I hr 20mi ns) £8.a0friendship 0 (£6.00) in the Aug I3:00(lhr20mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 HAPPINESS, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? Vivian C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: D5 In the time it takes to play a game of American basketball, this dynamic one-manshow from multiethnic performer-playwright Daniel Vivian takes you on a journey through landscapes com Aug 5-29:varied 13:30(Ihr) £7.50 (£6.to50)attempt to gain understanding, www.

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ie& t e HAUNTED The Rec Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Gordon, alone in his bedsit, is forced by the spectre of his wife to relive their life together so she may ultimately rest in peace. A short sharp and impactful piece of theatre - a tale with a twist www.rectheatre.com Aug3-14: 22:00(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere• EE3J 31 .3 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 II II 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 3112 3 HEADS OR SNAILS? Phantom Fictions PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 A toy shop. A pretty girl. A childhood fantasy. And the flip of a coin. Dynamic new play from Scotland's freshest company following one man's reckless journey into the dangerous world of chance, www.phantomfictions.co.uk Aug9-14: 17330(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) World premiere ;i 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311 23 HEART OF A DOG Rogue State Theatre Company Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • The testicles of a dead man are transplanted onto a dog. So begins Rogue State's reimagining of Bulgakov's hilarious but brutal satire charting the rise of the mediocre and power-hungry. 'Bold, brave and imaginative' Guardian.

Preview Aug 6: 1405 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 Aug 7-11,15,17-18,22-24,29: 1405 (I hr I Smins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 1405 (I hr I Smins) £ 1100 (£ 11.00) World premiere • H~I] 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303123 THE HEIDI CHRONICLES American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road* 0131 447 0111 'Grid Ref: H2 Heidi Holland is an art historian who tries to balance love, friendships and career in the rapidly changing social and political landscapes of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, and not lose her integrity in the process.

Aug 19: IO:IS(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug 20: I6:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug 22: 18:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 23: I2:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) 3M 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 2 3 HELL AND HIGH WATER The Blue Chicken Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Frantic mask and puppet comedy. Bizarre true tale of cross-dressing pirates Bonny and Read, with evil governors, spurned lovers and a jealous husband from beyond the grave in hot pursuit Blackadder meets League of Gentlemen. www.thebluechicken.com Preview Aug 4-5: I4:20(lhr20mins) £4.00 Aug6-7,12-14,19-21,26: I4:20(lhr20mins) £8.50(£7.50) Aug 8-11,15-18,22-25: 14:20 (I hr 20mins) £7.50 (£6.50) ST-TI 4S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 303 123 HELLGATE: MACBETH UNHINGED Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 « Grid Ref: D5 Prepare to be drawn into a world where make-believe and reality become blurred.

An innocent student presentation on criminology leads to one student's dangerous obsession with Macbeth, and a rehearsal process taken a step too far.

Aug 8-13,15-19: 16:00 (4Smins) £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere * HEP 3 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a31 123 HELLO DALI ClubWest Productions ClubWEST Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref: Theosophical C4 Five-star Fringe First winning exploration of Salvador Dali returns, with the added bonus of its author, Andrew Dallmeyer, playing the great moustachioed surrealist for the first dme. Art, sex, genius, madness, it's all here in glorious abundance.

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HELVER'S NIGHT Theatre With Accent ClubWEST Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 S50@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref:C4 'Helver's Night' is set in the kitchen of a one-roomed apartment in a working-class district of an industrial town in Europe where the personal drama of a man and woman overtakes the chaotic events outside.

Aug 15-28: 1200(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) 3112 34567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 HERCULES Queen Mary Theatre Company Venue Grid Ref:45,D5Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • In a corruption of ancient myth a dysfunctional family of substance abusers face the difficulties of monogamy and divine intervention. Hercules massacres his way through mythology and an epic hangover in this comic tale of madness, betrayal and death.

Aug 16,18,20,23,25,27: 1300 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.00) Worid premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 HERE Seagull Productions Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street * 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 A rare treat to see one of Michael Frayn's lesser-known comedies with a West End cast 'Here' follows the relationship and misunderstandings of Cath and Phil as they try to navigate the pitfalls of a new life together.

Preview Aug 5-6: 1600 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 Aug 7-16,18-29: I600(lhr ISmins) £830 (£750) HBH 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HIAWATHA Room 37 Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row ■ 08452 26 27 21 ■ Grid Ref: E4 A smoke signal rises above the mountains. It is the peace pipe calling you to hear the tale of the legendary Hiawatha. An all-female cast fuse storytelling, movement, rhyme and music in this vivid adaptation of Longfellow's poem.

Aug 23-27,29: 12: IS (I hr) £6.50 (£4.50) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE HIDING PLACE Saltmine Theatre Company ChaHotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street • 0131 225 5560»Grid Ref. D3 The Ten-Boom family bravely, and against all advice, sheltered Jews from their Nazi oppressors in war-time Holland. Loyalty, love, forgiveness and a determination to show compassion, despite the costs, are portrayed in this powerful real-life story.

Aug Aug 25-27: 27; 13:1I9:l5(2hrs 5 (2hrs I OmilOnmis) n£8.s) 0£8.0 (£6.00 (£6.50) 50) 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 HIGHLANDTHEATRE SHOWCASE Hi-Arts Smirnoff Grid Ref. Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Midsummer Night's Dream (10-14th): Out of the Darkness Theatre. Othello Unplugged (15-20th): 'Chaos has come again' Dogdazetheatre Company, for young people. 'Quality performance' Stage. The Isle of Riskay (24th): Alan Jamieson's new play, a reading, www.hi-arts.co.uk/hifringe.htm Aug 10-20,24: 13:05(Ihr) £7.50(£6.00) 3112 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 A HISTORY OF HAM Gresham's CGridtoo,RefSt E4Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 * Following Gresham's 4-star sell-out last year, a gluttonous glimpse at the dramatic peaks and troughs spanning 3,000 years of hamming it up - a theatrical trot from Greek tragedy to TV spam. The perfect cure for boredom...

Aug 6,8-13: 10:00 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) World premiere • nrrm 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 153

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HITTING FUNNY Volcano Theatre Company Assembly @ George 0131 226 2428 •Grid Street, Ref: D4Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • A provocatively filthy one-man show about a stand-up comic on the ropes.

Comedian Chris Rich pushes humour beyond its acceptable limits in this funny, twisted, moving play. How far is too far? Serious comic theatre for adults only.

Aug6-11,16-18,22-24: 1700(Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 17:00 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) FTTH s7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 c HITTING TOWN Ya Mama Theatre The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref:F6 Ralph's in town for the weekend. But there's nothing to do. It's 1974 after all. With terrorism a reality, this extraordinary play explores that fear through the lives of youngsters Aug 7-20: 21:out30 (Iforhr IaSmigood ns) £7.time!

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HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Collapsible Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft D5 Pulitzer Prize-winning portrayal of the uncommon love shared by a girl and her uncle. 'A potent and convincing comment on a taboo subject' Variety. 'This imaginative company restores one's faith in the Fringe' Independent. www.learnedtodrive.co.uk Aug 5-29: 16:30 (I hr 20mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Finn S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HOWTO BUILD ATIME MACHINE Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance "0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 As an astrophysicist explains the cosmos to his audience, he accidentally builds a time machine. Searching for the secrets of the future reveals his own past 1 iPreview n this compelling McLaren.

Aug 3-6: 114:8,comic 02-25, 5 (I hr)2performance £4.14.0005 (I hr) £7.by5Greg Aug 7-9, 1 1, 1 5-16, 2 9: 0 (£6.

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HOMEMADE Signal to Noise Your Home,Where You Live -07914 629 851 When is a door not after all. a door? An unforgettable performance brought into your home by the creators of 2000's legendary 'Tempest'. '. . brilliant show.. extraordinary... genius' List, including Fringe First winning director Chris Goode.

Hiring18-28: costTifrom Aug me and£80.cost by arrangement 31 12 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303u 23 HOOK, LINE AND SINKER Flying Pig Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Two blokes, one tent and a bucket of worms. A comic tale of sibling rivalry. They've buried their dad, dug up the past. Now what will they do with the hatchet? Flying Pigs -3-15,Very17-29:best19:in30sit-down Aug (I hr) £8.5comedy' 0 (£7.50) ***** Scotsman.

WoHd premiere .FEU 14567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HOSPITALS AND OTHER BUILDINGS THAT CATCH FIRE Royal Holloway Theatre and InForm Theatre Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • New writing, physical theatre and puppets blend in a smouldering story dominated by a sick child,Aimee, and underpinned by faeries, priests and nurses. All with a burning need...4-5:See14:1www.informtheatre.co.uk Preview 1Aug 5 (I hr) 14:£4.1050(I hr) £8.50 (£7.00)for details.

Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 15-18,19-21, 23-25:26-28: 14:15 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) WoHd premiere • FEU 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE HOTHOUSE Double Edge Drama C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) '0870701 5105 'Grid Ref: F6 Harold Pinter's outrageously comic critique of the heartless incompetence of bureaucracy. The unhinged Roote struggles to reign in a crumbling asylum, as shadowy conspiracies culminate in a fatal showdown with whisky, ducks, bayonets, lust and high voltage. £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 21-29:veryI9:45(lhr30mins) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 HOT PURSUIT Plested and Brown Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance '0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 CID meets village bobby when a crimewave hits Upper Lower Greater Middle Gobbleston. All hell breaks loose as their elaborate, daring and foolhardy operation penetrates the darkest corners of the rural community. 'Impeccable comic timing' Scotsman, www.plestedandbrown.co.uk Preview Aug I7:l0(lhr Aug 14-6: 7-18,26-28: 22-25,17:29:1l0O17:(Imihr1n0s)I(IOmi£5.hrn0Is)0Omi£9,ns)50£8.(£8.5000)(£7.00) Worid premiere-Ed] Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

A HUEY R NEWTON STORY Cal Arts Festival Theatre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 ' Grid Ref: D6 | This intense, ironic and often humorous solo portrayal follows the epic story of the t[ Black Panther movement leader from 'little black kid named Huey' to the fulcrum of j, the American BlackI Power Movement Preview I:l5(lhr) Aug 14,1Aug 7-19:12-13: 18:00(Ihr) £7.00(£5,£3.0000) WoHd premiere I 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112 3I

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com HUSH Andy Jordan Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Explosive new writing! little children aren't supposed to want to hurt their mummies and daddies, are they?' Griff and Lydia are expecting a baby. Their little stranger.

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Aug7-11, Aug 12-14,15-18, 19-21,26-28:29:12:1240(1 40 (I hr)hr)£9.£8.505(£8.0(£7.00)00) World premiere •HSU i<s7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 HUSH:AN INTERVIEW WITH AMERICA American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Reft H2 This multi-media absurdist comedy investigates truth and fiction in the American news industry. A reporter steps through the television screen, the FBI's in the microwave and everyone's hungry Aug 18:30(Ihr 0(£4.000)0)for a piece of the big story.

Aug 20:19: 22:30(Ihr 10:30(Ihr lllOOOmimiminnns)s)s) £6.£6.£6.0000(£4.

Aug21: Aug 23: 20:30 (I hr I Omins) £6.000(£4. (£4.000)0) Worid premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 HYENAS I Stages Theatre Center The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 I Brutal. Poetic. Tender. A night of hell before confronting the guillotine in the morning. Accused of a double murder, a young man relives the nightmare of his trial.

Starring I Aug 7-13:Eric20:0Szmanda, 0 (I hr 20mifrom ns) £8.TV'00 (£6.s CSI. 00) UK premiere • 030 234 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 ’I AM STAR TREK' Skullduggery Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Cult hit from Fringe 2001 returns. Re-enter the warped world of Trek's creator.

'Fast paced satire' **** Metro, 'Manic energy' **** List, 'Hilarious.. everybody - not justTrekkies - can2l:50(lhr25mins) enjoy' **** Scotsman.

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UK premiere I 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X31123 I I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT I Demarco Rocket Productions II 0871 Rocket750@0077 Demarco • GridRoxy Ref: Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • | 'The carpet was damp. I was cold in my vest I licked her deodorant while she | was out of the room. What's happening to me?' Jim Cartwright's exposition of a ]\ Aug meeting two vulnerable characters.

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I LOVE ME JUSTTHEWAY I AM Meant-2-Play Productions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 - Grid Ref: E4 Where is Mr Right? Lorraine reaches the big 4-0 and wants to know how many more Mr Wrongs there are to come. Maybe she should've settled for Mr Almost Right22-25: after al19:l!3!??0 (I hr) £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 26-27; 19,30 (I hr) £7,50 (£6.50) Worid premiere Aug 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 I MISS COMMUNISM Ines Wurth Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 East goes west; communism goes capitalism; atheism goes God. From Croatia to America and back, this solo show is about three generations of women who live through three3-6:wars16:1i5n(Iahrdrama comic moments.

Preview Aug Smi5 n(Is)hrwith £5.Smi00nintense Aug s)£8.£7.50(£7.

50 (£6.00)00) Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:16:16:151(IhrSmins) Worid premiere • Ban 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 IMMACULATE Les Enfants Tembles Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid RefiFS A whore, an angel, a devil, an ex, a betrayal and an old flame. A comedy of misconceived conceptions. The Gospel according to Les Enfants Terribles.

The awardAugwinning the world premiere of12:their Preview 3-6:26-28: 12:1company 5 (I12:hr)15 £5.(I hr)0return 0 £9,50 with 15 premiere (I hr)new£8.pl5a0y.•(£7.BSH50) Aug 12-14,19-21, (£8.50) Aug 7-11,15-18,22-25:Worid 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 IMOGEN Sketty C.Chambers Street •0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A child has died. Can her father move on from the tragedy when her ghost haunts his every waking minute? From the winner of Fringe Report's Best Play 2004 comes aAugtouching story20:fusing 3-15,17-29: 45 (Ihr)puppetry £8.50(£7.with 50) visual theatre.

Worid premiere-BJl 31 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 :r entertainment company presents ANDREW J. LEDERE ME AND HITLER "SIFTEPSCOTSMAN RACONTEUR" 'VERY FUNNY INPEEP" CHORTLE

iTH - zqth AU0 @ 9.Z5pm www.andrewjlederer.com THE PARKER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY and MIXED RAIN PR00UCTI0NS INC PRESENT RAIN PRYOR FRI6D CHICK6N AND lflTK6Si| ''IRR6V6R6NT HILARITY' LOS FING€L€S TI/V\€S (CRITICS CHOIC€) "RUTOBIOGRRPHICRUV V NRK6D" URBAN N€UJ YORK •i WiSaJI 4-28TH AUGUST ijlfflliij S.oqam ••• 0870 745 3083 IBfcL

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEINGTURBANN'D Tabula Rasa Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref. E5 New theatre to rattle the drawing room walls. Tempers are frayed, saris ripped, turbans unwound and etiquette trampled on in this high-energy black comedy.

Sharp, and head-shakingly Aug 3-29:witty20:30(Ihr IQtnins) £8.50(£7,funny.

50) A must-see. www.tabularasatheatre.com World premiere • EI~3] Z34167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 IN LIMBO Glassworks Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: F5 Felling, 1962. A town where a dark secret becomes a strange story. Love and death.

Past and present Growing up. A story about a nurse, a soldier and.. www.classworks.org.uk.

Past winners s best production on Fringe.

Preview Aug13-6: I4:30(lhr5mins) £5.£8.0050 (£7.of Independent' Aug 7, 1 2-14, 9-21: 14: 3 0 (I hr Smi n s) 0 0) Aug 8,10-11,15,17-18: 14:30 (I hr Smins) £7,50 (£6.00) EEUI 34167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 23 THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 » Grid Ref:H2 The haunting and true story of Mary Girard who, in 1790, was confined to a Pennsylvania insane asylum by her husband,American millionaire and philanthropist Stephen Girard. A riveting(£4.and00) powerful piece, www.longtrailschool. oig/theartsdrama.h00)tm Aug Aug Aug 23:19: 16:14:1155 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£6.0000 (£4.

00) Aug 21:24: 20:12:1155 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£6.0000 (£4. (£4.00) 311 2 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 AN INSPECTOR CALLS - J.B. PRIESTLEY Moving Parts £ Whale Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 'Grid Reft E4 Five star Moving Parts theatre company capture the gripping tension of Priestley's detective thriller. Adapted to take a fresh look at the crumbling social conscience.

'Aug Stunning 9-13: performers' 19:30 (I hr I SmiScotsman. ns) £8.00(£6.Sel00)l out show 2004.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE INTERROGATOR Pointed Arrow Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street >07713 746 561 • Grid Reft D6 Storm clouds gather. Truth Blurs. History grips the throat of the present Blood trickles down the street Based on transcripts of family interrogations. This dark journey the interrogator s skin.premiere Aug 14-27:leads23:35(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00)too close for comfort to the dead man'World 31 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031123 IN TOTALITARIA Stucorp PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 The future's dark. Very dark. A dynamic near future fable of demagogues, communists and secret policemen. And then there's Joe, unemployed, disillusioned and for a job. Any£8.job.

Aug desperate 16-21: 21-00(lhr30mins) 00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 THE INTRUDER Kudos Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 A rare opportunity to see symbolist drama in performance. Maeterlinck’s play is a beautiful, eerie evocation of the merciless approach of death. 'I think someone has come18-29: into the13:00garden, Aug (40mins)grandfather... £5.00 (£4.00) the nightingales have suddenly stopped singing’.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE INVASION HANDBOOK RiverRun Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft F6 Set in 1940 at the height of the Battle of Britain. A boarding house on the south coast is the setting for a post-modern look at WWII: Dad's Army meets Tom Stoppard Aug 4-29: i14:n a30nostalgic (2hrs I Smifarce. ns) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • unai 5416789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 156

by Jeremy Paul

Directed by Roger Martin Original music composed by Nick Russell-Paviei SH August 3,dl0 29th (not 9 or l6 ) 12 55 14 10 PLEASANGE - - 0131 556 6550 Pleasance"’ Upstairs www.pleasance.co.uliwww.freshlooktheatre.co.uk

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com IN YOUR DREAMS...

LDM Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row * 08452 26 27 21 * Grid Ref: E4 Life is a clogged drain of hair-brained schemes. Charlotte is at her split's end but has a pipe dream. Share your dreams with us on the Royal Mile and you may be on the screen just InI6:l5(50mins) Your Dreams...

Aug 8-14,not16-21; £6.00(£4.50) World premiere •HSU - 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 JACK IN THE BOX I; S.K.A.B. Productions PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Benson Town FC fight for FA Cup glory. Will 'Jack' be over the moon, or sick as a I Aug23-28: parrot whenI4:30(lhr5mins) the fat lady sings? £8.00(£6.Half-time 00) oranges!

I 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 JAIL TALK Takayasu Komiya (Japan Experience) The Garage, Citrus Club, Grindlay Street • 07708 280 016 • Grid Ref: E3 A middle-aged lawyer meets a suspect arrested on suspicion of assault. He suspects there is more to the story than what meets the eye. But is this excitable lawyer possessing Aug 7-13: 12:a 3peculiar 0 (I hr I Smichronic ns) £8.00illness (£7.00)capable of finding the truth?

HH11 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE JAUNDICE TABLE Oubykh Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Two men, dead cats, waitresses with E.S.R One table, a dark dirty face, skewed extremes of masculinity and vaginal real estate. Glyn Roberts' Oubykh Theatre are back after16-21, 200423-29: Fringe18:hit55(45mi 'Laundry 4am'0.0)Touring UK 2005.

Aug8-14, ns) £7.at00(£5.

EE31 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE JEW OF MALTA Teatro Della Contraddizione (Milan) Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Jew. Christian. Muslim. Different journeys. Different physicalities. Different masks.

But, the same face lies behind. One of the plays most performed in Third Reich..

A notorious text by Christopher Marlowe plunged into a Physical Nightmare. www.teatrodellacontraddizione.it Preview Aug Aug7-15, 17-28:6: I950(lhr45mins) I9:50(lhr45mins) £5.£9.0000(£7.50) H3D 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 JOHN LAURIE, FRAZER & I Ian Watt & Crossword Productions Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street •0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 25 years after his death, John Laurie is still best known as Dad's Army's Frazer.

A '4 star honourable salute' Metro to this great man's life and true acting talent.

Watt is terrific' Independent www.ianblairwatt.co.uk Preview 45 (SSmins)ns)£8.£5.0000(£6.00) Aug 7-16,Aug 18-29:5-6:I9:19:45(55mi USD 311234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JOHNNIE JOUKTHE GIBBET Edinburgh People’s Theatre St Peter's, Lutton Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: G6 This witty, light-hearted Scots comedy is set in the 17th century when punishment for theft was hanging. But Glasgow has no hangman, causing the council serious problems when a lovable rogue returns to town.

Aug 16-20,I2Smi3-27:ns) 19:£7.4050(2hrs Aug 5-6, 13: 9I5:-13,00(2hrs (£6.00)I Smins) £7.00 (£6.00) 3i $6789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 Skip the queues and go straight to the above Waverley Station.

JOHN RUSKIN UVE:THE 1853 EDINBURGH LECTURES National Galleries of Scotland Scottish National Portrait Gallery, I Queen Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C4 Following sell-out performances in 2003, actor and art historian Paul O'Keeffe re-enacts Ruskin's four 1853 Edinburgh lectures. The Victorian critic will change the way you look at art, architecture and Edinburgh itself.

Aug I3:00(lhr30mins) Aug 22:23,25-26: 13:00(Ihr) £6.£6.0000 311 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 i I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 3! i 2 3 KAFKAESQUE Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger. Enter the mind of Franz Kafka and come on a journey of absurdity and intrigue. An exciting and original piece derived from his short stories, diaries and letters.

Aug 8-13,15-19: 17.-00 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.00) World premiere • HSU 3 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 KATIE AND HUGO ARE MAGIC! CFKA Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Hugo says you should see our 'show'. Personally, I'm not fussed. But Hugo says it’s '. . a darkly comic exploration of private lives destroyed in the pursuit of public acclaim', and you'd enjoy it Bless.

Aug 8-13: 13:20 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00) World premiere • H.T2I 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3i 123 KEVIN TOMLINSON - SEVEN AGES Kepow Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 We all go through seven stages in life. Kevin explores these stages, via masks, impro-visation, sketches and storytelling. 'He creates magical comedy theatre.

A wonderful, dynamic show' Herald, 'Heartwarming, compelling and profound' Evening News.

Preview Aug 3-6: 15:20 (I hr) £5.00 Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18: 19-21:15:15:2020(I(Ihr)hr)£7.£8.5050(£6.(£7,00)00) World premiere • ECU 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303123 KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Enforced friendship and developing love set against the backdrop of a cinematic culture and brutality of 1970s Latin America between a homosexual window dresser and a Marxist journalist and political prisoner. Presented by InYer Space.

Aug 22-27: I4:30(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 KISSTHE BRIDE Maize and Blue Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 * What do you do when three sexualities, two loves and one lifelong friendship collide - for your wedding? This vibrant, thought-provoking yet touching new drama follows Jake and Andy searching for the answers. Who's got them all?

Aug 22-29: 21:20 (Ihr) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3! 12 3 KVETCH The Horror Show Groodies City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Reft D5 Performed by The Horror Show Groodys, in a physical and inventive style, Steven Berkoffs hilarious tragi-comedy is a staggering expose of the hysterical inner workings of the contemporary mind. Winner of the Evening Standard best comedy award.

Preview 00(lhr20mins)£6.£4.00 (£5.

00 Aug 21,22-26: 2Aug 7-29:15JO20:I5.(I0I5.hr0(lhr20inins) Aug 20mins) £5.00 (£4.00)00) 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE LAD LIT PROJECT Third Angel Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Funny, warm, thoughtful exploration of the way that men make sense of the world, told through stories of mates, girls, sex, courage, fatherhood, love and loss.

'Fantastic one man show1 Yorkshire Post, 'Exceptional insight' Stage. www.thirdangel.co.uk Preview Aug 4-5: I7:05(lhr l O mi n 00 ns) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 19-21,22-25: 26-28:17:17:050(I5 hr(Is) hr£4.I OmiI Omi Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-14, 15,17-18, ns) £8.50 (£7.00) EGIU 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 < LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK Urban Circus Ltd Meadows Theatre Big Tops,The Meadows, Melville Drive *0131 667 0202 • Grid Ref: G5 The Ladyboys of Bangkok - Cabaret of Smiles Tour 2005. From Diana Ross to Jennifer Lopez, an intoxicating cocktail of humour, spectacle and sexy cabaret Edinburgh' fun night £16. out!50 (£14.50) £14.50 (£12.50) No concessions Fri/Sat Aug 5-Sep 3:s biggest I9fl0(lhr40mins) Aug5-Sep3: 2l:l5(lhr40mins) 50(£1450)£14.50 (£12.50) No concessions Fri/Sat EESP Aug27: I700(lhr40mins) £16.5£16.

0,£1430 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 ■ 23 LADY BULGATROTSKY S CIRCUS. FREE. Exquisite Folly Theatre Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street - 0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Once upon a wire, two tightrope walkers found themselves a twitch away from retirement With their futures in the balance, can they leave behind their friends, the evenNon-t eachicketother?

Augenchantment 7-9,11 -15,17-20:of 15:the25circus (SOmins)or(Free ed) www.exquisitefolly.com UK premiere 7 8 9 0 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3i 123 LADY IN RED Certain Curtain Theatre Company Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 ♦ Grid Ref: D6 One woman's journey through a night of terror. Combines the raw, brutal tensions of a psychological thriller with a startling lyrical beauty that wil keep you transfixed, on the5-20:edge16:1of5 (Iyour seat (Optional after show discussion) Aug Aug 21 -28: 14:30 (IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£7.£7.0000(£5.(£5.00)00) rrm 567 8 9 10 1112 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 x THE LADY OF THE HOUSE doomngloom productions Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 The Lady of the house questions society's beliefs and ethics through the interactions and musings of two characters, the maid and the lady. Promoting various questions about how we regard the nworld around us.

Preview Aug 9-20:Aug11:34-5:0 (30miI l:3n0(30mi s) £6.50s)(£5.£4.50)00 Worid premiere 3112 34 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE LARAMIE PROJECT American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road « 0131 447 0111 » Grid Ref: H2 Matthew Shepard was bound to a fence outside Laramie,Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of hate. This play chronicles the life of the town after the murder.19: 20.Riveting, compassionate, Aug 000)0) truthful.

Aug20: 14:3330(Ihr) 0(Ihr) £6.£6.£6.0000(£4.

0(£4.

Aug 22: 12: 0(Ihr) 0(£4.

Aug23: 22:30(Ihr) £6.00(£4.000)0) 31 1 2 315 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE LARAMIE PROJECT Stromness Drama Club The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 •Grid Ref:F6 A hard hitting true story no community can afford to ignore. In the wake of the brutal murder of gay university student Matthew Shepard, small-town America must re-examine A lif0e0)enhancing piece of theatre.

Aug 15-20: 12:its3attitudes.

0(Ihr) £5.00(£4.

31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 158

LATER SHOWERS Three's Company C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Refi E5 A young man. A cutting-edge fusion of poetry, philosophy: stand-up and spectacular dramatisation. A tragic tale of love, lies, lochs - and the secret that will tear his world apart... 'Deep, compelling.. breathtaking young talent!' Opera House Review. www.threescompany.co.uk Aug 3-13,15-29: 13:00 (I hr I Smins) £7.50 (£6.50) Worid premiere • H,72l 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 LAUREL AND LAUREL - BOB KINGDOM Richard Jordan Productions Ltd Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • On-screen Stan - the simple one. Off-screen Stan - the comedy genius. What's the real story? Edinburgh legend Bob Kingdom (Dylan Thomas,Truman Capote) in his new soloAugshow5-6:playing Preview 11:2529:(I hr)both £5.25 Stans.

00hr) £. 10.and00 (£9.Ollie,00) too.

Aug 7-11, 1 5-18, 2 2-24, 11: (I Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: I l:25(lhr) £11.00(£I0.00) Worid premiere-HSU 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 2!

LEAR Ariel Productions Augustine' s, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref-ES Edward Bond's visceral re-imagining - brutal, modern and redemptive. Can regime change guarantee enduring freedom? Fringe theatre at its boldest from the 'inspired' Ariel ProduCTions Varsity. In repertory with 'Richard I ' by William Shakespeare.

'Intense18,2and Student.£8.00(£6.50) Aug 0,23,assured' 25,27,29: Cambridge I6:50(lhr40mins) i67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LE CID Pip and Brouard C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Conflicts of love, honour, duty and desire face the legendary Spanish knight on the chessboard of courtly life. Explosive performances and exquisite costumes by designer Philippe Model complement the comedy and physicality of Corneille's timeless French,ISmiaccessible Aug 5-13,classic.

15-29: I Inl:IO(lhr ns) £7.50(£6.to5al0)l.

EE3 :e7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LEMN SISSAY'S SOMETHING DARK Apples and Snakes Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 A journey of the soul and a triumph of the heart revealing the secrets and lies of Lemn's incredible past 'Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching' Guardian.

'Aug . .a big22-28:hearted pleasure' Time£9,0Out. 2ft00(lhr20mins) 0 (£6.00) M5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Mouse the Stair C central,onCarlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Christopher Hampton's acclaimed adaptation of Laclos's tale of sex, intrigue and deceit This production is stirringly re-set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Paris. Nazi seediness and Vichy cynicism lend explosive dimensions to this dynamic exploration Aug 5,7,9,11,of13,sexual 15,17,19,excess.

21,23,25,27,29: 1900 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) EI~U : 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a THE LESSON Trent Theatre 5) DemarcoCompany Roxy Art He e, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Absurd, hilarious and disturbing. The sellout team:TrentTheatre, who brought you Blood Brothers in 2004, explore Ionesco's classic. One 'teacher', one 'student' and a knife.8-13:Super16:2women Aug 0 (SOmins)crave £6.00hard (£3.50)lessons! Come and see absurdism at its best 6TTT1 - 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1 Bet you can't find a bigger free event on the Fringe. on the Meadows. l!

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THE LIFEBLOOD The Lifeblood Theatre Co. Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0I3I 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Guy Retallack directs Glyn Maxwell's classically beautiful, razor sharp account of the final days of Mary Stuart as a contemporary thriller, where religion is politics and abuse of power commonplace. 'Brilliant writing, intelligent acting, elegant direction...' wrrs DAVID CALVITTO, BILL COELIUS, ***** Scotsman.I5:45(lhr30mins) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 'MIKE McSHANE,'NANCY WALSH Aug 22-25, 26-28:29:I5:45(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£8.50) DIRECTED BY JOHN CLANCY 3! 1234567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (FRINGE FIRST WINNER: HORSE COUNTRY, CINCINNATI, AMERICANH§SURDIIM, FATBOY) LIFE IN SHOW/SUNDAY MORNING AT THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD Aireborn Theatre Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St Sth, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref. E5 A challenging new drama interpreting the life of an I Sth Century actress (even dates). Louis de Bernieres' lively interpretation of life through the eyes of the blind (odd Previewdates).

Aug 4-5:19-21,I3:l5(lhr) £4.00 £8.00(£7.00) Aug6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 15-18,22-25:26-28: 13:15 (II3:l5(lhr) hr) £7.00 (£6.00) tdl 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 35 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR Things On Fire Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref F6 Together for the last time, a group of surrealist lighthouse keepers squeeze into a |! Konmv tiny lamp room. Exploring the dark expressionistic power of the dream through experimental puppetry, physical theatre, mechanical dogs, and a lost jockey. www.thingsonfire.co.uk j,covc r-^-j dssemi Preview SIR* . ^ scamp ©GEORGE mssssnssr Aug 8-28:Aug13:45-7:5 (SOmi13:4n5s)(SOmi £5.50ns)(£4.£3.00)00 World premiere • HEH 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ASSEMBLY ROOMS or5-29aug 3.15pm 0131226 2428 LILA ON THE WALL ^ show information Charliecat Productions Fishers Close, Off Lawnmarket, Royal Mile •0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref E5 The world premiere from New York's highly acclaimed playwright Edward Allan Baker '. . humorous and disturbing' Theater Week. A suicidal mother is saved by a Sj vision of Jesus 2on1-25:a wall.19.00Reporters flock to the scene. Outdoor performance.

Aug 7-11, Aug 12-13,14-18, 19-20,26-27: 23:00(30mi (30mins)ns)£5.£4.0000(£4.(£3.00)00) World premiere • QE21 BOX OFFICE: 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 07074 20 13 13 LILITA The ALlieS Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref E5 Look-but-don't-Lust Fiendishly comic furry-tale of longing, lipgloss and lollipops. If Jerry Springer eats the big bad wolf is anyone ever happy after? www.thealliestheatre.com 'Gutsy, original' Showbusiness Weekly. This is one of the good ones' Backstage Preview 21:1521:(INYC. hr)15 (I£5.hr)00£8.50 (£7,Aug (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 8-11,Aug 15-18,4-5:23-25: 50) 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 21:UK15 premiere»ECU 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 Modern Dance for Binkie Beaumont and Beginners the Body Backstage LILITH Act Provocateur International “Foul tempered, acid tongued A fantastic cocktail of murder C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref F6 and dripping in bodily fluids" and theatricality.

THE TIMES 'Why must I lay beneath you?'Torah. The controversial tale of the First Woman,

By Mark Ryan (writer of previous Lilith, who rejected Adam for demons. Poses the deeply intriguing, disturbing Scotsman's “Pick of the Fringe’'). question: are women today descended from Eve.. or from Lilith, Queen of the Tales from the Demons?

Warning: sexually Dylan Thomas in Dirty Dog Cafe Aug 4-15,17-29: 22:40 (SOmi ns) £8.explicit 50 (£7.50)www.actprovocateur.netWorld premiere-Em America Laughter... Cheap Sex...

134567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Lost Souls. A series of shorts Return of the 2004 sellout.

A LIMITED RUN designed to destroy all you “exquisite” ***** fest RPM Arts Ltd hold dear.

Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref F5 Ben Steiner (RPM Arts). Hilarious and moving tale. Andy Gray, Scotland's finest comedy actor, playing God who has downsized from celestial greatness, trying unsuccessfully to I9:l5(lhr) avoid earthly affairs. Directed12-14,by1Elaine C. Smith.

Unmissable!

More details at Venue13.com PreviewAug3-5: 9-21,26-28: I9:l5(lhr) £I0.00(£9.

Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 19:15 (I£5.hr)00£9.00 (£8.Aug6-7, 00) World premiere • HSU00) 31 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

For all your Fringe tickets call; 0131226 0000 LINDA MARLOWE - MORTAL LADIES POSSESSED Festival Highlights Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George St • 0131 226 2428 • The short stories of Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century, performed by a Fringe favourite in Matthew Hurt's sensual yet comical adaptation. 'One of our most powerful, uninhibited actresses' Mai l. Aug 5-6: I4:l0(lhr20mins) £5.00 Preview Aug 22-24,14:29:10 14:(I hr1020t(I hrnin20mi Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-16, 19-21,18,25-28: s) £n11.s)0£010.(£ 10.00 0(£9.0) 00) BSD 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE LION,THEWITCH,AND THE WARDROBE Livewire Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Do you dare unlock the door? Do you slip inside the wardrobe? Do you dare push aside the soft furs and enter the unbelievable? A superb new adaptation created for the Fringe.Aug 5-6: 20:l0(40mins) £3.00 Preview Aug 7-13: 20:10 (40mins) £5.00 UK premiere • umi 3123416789 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 THE LIPSTICK SHERLOCK HOLMES Feme Sole Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 A gender bending exploration of female autonomy and independence in a world of strict social norms. Watch as Charlotte transforms herself before your very eyes into Britain's best loved detective Sherlock Holmes!

Aug 23-29: 16:25 (I hr I Smins) £4.00 (£3.00) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO Valvona £ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref; B6

By Giovanni Guareschi, told by Mike Maran, music by Colin Steele, Martin Green and Verdi. Post-war Italy: Priest and communist Mayor square up and the mighty Po flows chuckling by.00)www.mikemaran.com Aug6, 19,120-11, 6:river 20:00(lhr20mins) £l0.

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Aug 7-8, 2 0, 2 7: 13: 0 0 (I hr 20mi s) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 21:16,2!53X)(l 3: I7:45(lhr20mins) Aug hr20mins) £ 10.£010.0 (£8.00 (£8.00) 00) 2 3 4 367 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 LIVING PRETTY Normal Productions Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref:B2 From childhood in Jamaica to old age in Leeds, this 2-hander is rich in poetic Jamaican storytelling; peppered with laughter and tears, it breaks your heart and leaves you smiling.

Aug 22-28: 17:00 (I hrAuthenticity Smins) £8.00 (£5.and00) unforced humour!’ Times.

31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 LOOK BACK IN ANGER Close Up Theatre Greenside, I b Royal Terrace « 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 Fifty years after it rocked the British theatre to its foundations, this searing portrait of the original angry young man - searching for a place in a world he despises - has lost Aug none 23,25,2of7:itsI3:emotional 50(2hrs lOmipower. ns) £6.00 (£5.00) 31 , 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 ; LORILEI Reprieve Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square * 0131 556 6550 ‘Grid Ref: F5 The true, compelling story of a mother who fought to save her six year old child's murderer from execution in the USA. Following a sell out London run. This is an extraordinary evening' Guardian, 'Critics Choice' Time Out. Aug Aug 7-8, 12-14,10-11, 19-21,17-18, 26-28:24-25,14:259:5(Ihr)14:55£9.(I5hr)0(£8.£8.050)0 (0.00) 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 160

J LOSER Company FIZ Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Physically acrobatic and visually inventive tragic-comedy, 'Loser' delves into the unspoken territory of grief with humour and haunting lyricism. 'An off-the-wall, divertingly skewed view of the world... will seduce you with its melting beauty' Guardian.

Total3-6:Theatre Preview Aug 14:7-18,10 (I22-25, hrAward I Smi29:nWinners s)14:£5.100(I0 hr 2002.

Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, 1 5, 1 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 14:10 (I hr I Smins) £9.I 5Smi0 (£8.ns)0£8.0) 50 (£7.00) HZ [67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LOSING FAITH Chargd Youth Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Je :y St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 It's not easy being the new doll in the box, life isn't always as sweet as the sugar fix.

Through the eyes of the toys a secret unfolds linking two worlds in a physical and contemporary portrayal of abuse.

Aug 22-27: 1500(Ihr) £6.50(£3.

00) World premiere , 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311: LOST HEARTS Left Handed Theatre Company iy, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 M.R. James' chilling ghost story, newly adapted. An orphan boy goes to live with his , uncle but the house holds a secret. Why does Stephen hear noises at night? What happened to thehr)children Aug 9-14: 21-00(1 £8.00 (£6.who00) lived here before? . 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c % Put your money where your mouth is....

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com LOST ONES I Vanishing Point Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 ♦ Grid Ref: B6 [ 'Demented piece of pure entertainment' Metro. 'Quite extraordinary... superb' Sunday Herald. Surreal, twisted, comic, visually stunning show about a strange event on a mountain and a man whose haunted past comes creeping back. Extraordinary design, anarchic live music.lOmins) £5.00 Preview Aug 6:17-21: I3:30(lhr Aug 7-8, 1 0-15, Aug 22,24-28: 11:30 (I 13:hr 3I 0Omi(I hrns)I Omi£ 10.ns)00 £(£6.10.000)0 (£6.00) wnai *7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LOST PROPERTY [ Tangled Feet Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 : Award-winning Tangled Feet present their internationally acclaimed production 'Lost Property'. From London to Cairo six actors have thrilled audiences fusing text, I music and movement telling stories of where our lost things go. '. . a pleasure to behold' Scotsman.

Preview Aug I4:45(lhr) £5.14:0405 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-11, 13-6: 7-18,26-28: 22,24-25: E Aug 12-14,15,19-21, 14:45(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) ECU ] 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x3 2 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING | Trident Theatre Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • I Trident Theatre present this poignant play from award winning Joe Penhall 1 ('Blue/Orange', 'Enduring Love') that painfully reminds us nothing lasts forever.

I' Ritchie, returning from abroad, explodes back into Neal and Rachel's lives forcing |■ Aug them15-20: to reassess everything.£7.00(£5.00) 20:55(lhr40mins) K 31 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 LOVE HURTS I Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • | 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 fl But shouldn't Real Love heal? Heart Productions return from last year's award| winning 'Romeo and Juliet' with a sassy, captivating play, powerful new writing about the downs 1 Aug 9,11,13,and 15,17,ups19,of23,that 25,27,bittersweet, 29: 1900 (I hrfunny 30mins)little£7.0thing 0 (£5.0we0) call love..World premiere | 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x3: i LOVERS I The Edinburgh Makars I Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row » 0131 226 0000 » Grid Reft B3 T The play's chief merit is its subtle combination of elegy and indignation, comedy and 1 tragedy; its ability to enlist our sympathy for the victim and at the same time reveal j■i Aug the absurdity resultsISmifromns) human 17-20,22-27:whichI9:30(2hrs £7,50 (£6.weakness 50) and failure. ^12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 _ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 LOVE SICK Cat in the Bag Theatre Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Sunday Times Playwriting Award winners. Malcolm meets Martha. Martha makes Malcolm sick. Love stinks. An odd little adventure of romance and vomit Join them forPreview a painfully achingly Aug 4-5:1funny, 2(HX)(l hr) £4.tender 00 slice50) of idiocy. 'Huge amount of talent' Scotsman.

Aug6-7, I. Aug 8-11,12-14, 15-18:9-20: 200020:00(lhr) (I hr) £7,50£8.(£6.550(£7.

0) World premiere •H3H 3 4167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 333 1 I LUNCH IN VENICE I Demarco Rocket Productions 1 Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • I 0871 750 0077 » Grid Ref: E6 Hi Pizza? But the pizza is free and never runs out There is something decidedly strange « happening on the Rialto. Nick Dear's enchanting and atmospheric new play has been |l|J Aug especially 8-13: commissioned I4:35(40mins) £5.for00 (£3.NT50)Shell Connections. Arnold School Production.

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MACBETH Act V Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon)» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Four actors from acclaimed classical company perform Shakespeare's drama. Three witches conjure up the characters in Macbeth's mind's eye. 'Striking' Yorkshire Post.

'A visceral joy to watch... gripping' Venue. 'Well-deserved reputation for articulate and Aug imaginative 22-29: 2100 (Iinterpretations hr 20mins) £9.50of(£8.Shakespeare' 50) (£6.50 C) ***** Bristol Evening Post.

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MACBETH Dorking Dramatic <£ Operatic Society Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 Critically acclaimed as a production that wil 'hit you like a ton of bricks', DDOS' highly atmospheric and stylised version pushes boundaries, exploring the seductive power of 22:30(lhr40mins) evil in a contemporary Aug8-13: £7.00(£5.world...

00) with the sexiest witches you'll ever see!

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 MACBETH: BLOOD, FIRE & WATER Blood, Fire £ Water City Edinburgh, la Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Ref: D5 Fancy a barbecue? Suicide in a bath? . .Yes!.. Macbeth presented using Total Theatre a multi-sensory experience. This truly contemporary and physical interpretation situates the audience2000in the of the action. Shakespeare like never before.

Aug (I hr)centre Aug23,21 -22, 25: 218:4,208-29: 0(Ihr) £5.00(£4.

0£5.0) 00 (£4.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 MACBETH BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Theatre Babel Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 From Scotland's internationally acclaimed Theatre Babel. '. . thrilling.. spine-tingling.. go see it' Guardian,'. . would hold its own in the official Festival.. unexpectedly moving.

Sunday(£ 10.Times, Aug 24-28:. not21:to30 (Ibehrmissed.

30mins) .£' 1200 00) '. . a Festival must..' Daily Mail.

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DAVEdirector WYBROW A Palestinian poet turned suicide bomber; a woman US President declared ‘the first American Emperor’; and this choice for the world - death, or love. ‘my Vanessa soul Redgrave cried out’ ‘a tango for torture, Observer a waltz for the Oval Office’ ‘powerful, moving andBBCfrighteningly topical’ ‘provocative,Nicolabsolutely brilliant as Kent, Tricycle Theat re music’ 6th-29th AUG (not 8,9,15,16, 22,23) 4pm (finish 5.30pm) I Assembly @St George’s West Shandwick Place, Edinburgh I 0131 226 2428 • www.assemblyrooms.com • www.manifestdestiny.co.uk

MACBETH: FRANTIC REDHEAD S WALKING PLAY Frantic Redhead Productions Greyfriars Kirk Yard - Main Gates, Greyfriars Place *0131 225 6575 • Grid Ref: E5 '. . madness and murders flood the closes of Edinburgh's Old Town in this innovative ; walking performance...' Independent, 'Critics' Choice' 'Five stars' 'Hot list' 'A Fringe | event7-8,of1the richly£9.imaginative.

Aug 0-15,best 17-22,sort., 24-27:a must-see...

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1 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 12I MACBETH KILLING TIME Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 « Grid Ref: E6 Heart Productions return from last year's award-winning 'Romeo and Juliet', again redefining the magic of Shakespeare's glorious words. Dead and doomed to J: wander eternity, see cutting-edge powerful new writing in this stunning sequel to the f Scottish Aug 8,10,pl12,ay.16,18,20,22,24,26,28: 19:00 (I hr 30mins) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere • ECU : 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12!!

MACBETH -THE HOUR | Cambridge University ADC C, Chambers Street ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 | Fusing Shakespeare's verse with a battery of music, rhythm and physical theatre, i Cambridge University's acclaimed ADC presents a spellbinding hour of theatre with 1 their new interpretation of Macbeth. 'Breathing dynamic life into familiar Shakespearean Aug3-13,15-29: territory' 12:00(Ihr) Steve £8.50(£7.Waters, 50) www.cuadc.org Qfflljs 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 4 MADAME TELLIER'S ESTABLISHMENT The Village Idiots Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Reft E4 j A feisty adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's delightfully bawdy tale. Amorous i adventures ensue as a glamorous Madame takes her saucy city girls on an excursion i f toAuga sleepy 15-20: 14:French 30(Ihr)village, £6.00(£4.www.villageidiots.org.uk 00) J 31 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2i MADAM I'M ADAM Spike Theatre Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 j In a Victorian hospital, an amnesiac awakes.. a darkly comic tale of love, explosives and kil ing time! Combining inventive storytelling, original music and madcap humour - this award winning company never fails to entertain. www.spiketheatre.com Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 21:00 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) Worid premiere • BB21 I s 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 f MADMAN S DIARY Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 A low-ranking clerk slowly descends into delusions of grandeur and insanity in Gogol's hysterical yet highly poignant classic tale of madness and delusion. Shaban ■), Arifi reprises his acclaimed 4-star performance. Arifi's impish interpretation is mesmerising Aug 4-13,15-29:in its12:1insanity' 5 (SOmins)Scotsman, £8.50 (£7.50)www.actprovocateur.net nrm T 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE MAGNETS - MAGNETUDE The Magnets 1 Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place-0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E2 j The brand new vocal extravaganza from the sell-out success of Edinburgh 2004.

A singing, drumming, scratching, screaming tour de force featuring A-Cappella singing straight from the gods...The Magnets are the epitome of cod' Evening News. www.themagnets.com Preview Aug 5-6:22-24, 2l:00(lhr)2l£)0(lhr) £5.00 £11.50(£I0.00) Aug7-11, Aug 12-14,16-18, 19-21,25-28:29:2IKX)(l hr) £IZ50(£I 1.50) Worid premiere • BE3DI % 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311 l

THE MAIDS I RSAMD and Pollenpot Theatre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 i RSAMD and award-winning Canadian theatre company Pollenpot present Jean Genet's torrid, sweaty, sweet play. The Maids indulge in erotic and secret rituals I ofAug21-28: hatred and17:3revenge, 0(Ihr) £7,directed 00(£5.00) against their mistress - the consequences are fatal.

I 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 26 27 28 29 3031 MAKING THE DIFFERENCE Small Change Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Lost direction? Need to make sense of the new world order? Sign up to Brigadier John Wahon' solution: a weird kind of party. From the company behind award winning LongWave: triumph Sunday Times.

Preview Aug 3-6:15,115:7-18,4'0A(SOmi ns)29:£5.15:of004the0 (SOmiimagination' Aug 7-8, 1 0-11, 2 2-25, n s) £7.

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Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 15:40 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.00) 00) WoHd premiere • QEU 3 34S678 9 I0II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MALA AND EDEK -ATALE OF AUSCHWITZ The Holocaust Project Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 To find love is special. To find it in Auschwitz was a miracle. Mala and Edek is a special7,1story under£8.the00(£7.shadow of the worst atrocity this world has ever known.

Aug 13:set00(Ihr) Aug8-11:2-13:1300(Ihr) £7.00(£6.00)00) H~7I 311 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 MANOPAUSE Born Ready Productions Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft C5 Look down... are you a man, woman, both... does it matter? Join the Manopause boys in their hilarious show as they explore themselves to find out Blending music, theatre a little reality, Manopause probes the absurdity of modernity.

Aug 14-18,1and 21 -25, Aug 4,5-6,7-11,12-13, 9-20, 26-27:28-29:20:420:5 (I45hr)(I hr)£9.0£8.0 (£8.00 (£7.00)00) World premiere* HSU 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 26272829 MARTHA LOVES MICHAEL £ Ruffian Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Michael Jackson's biggest fan lives in a world where only Michael understands.

I Headphones on, Martha switches off in this dark tale of fame, fans and misfortune.

Everyone needs to escape but wil she ever reach Neverland?

I www.ruffianproductions.co.uk Preview Aug 4-6: 14:3209:(Ihr14:lO30mi(Inhrs) £5.I Omi00ns) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28: 14:30 (I hr I Omins) £9.50 (£8.00) WoHd premiere •HSU 31 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MATRON OF HONOUR I Greengage Productions | Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Everyone loves a fairytale wedding! But is the matron of honour entering into the spirit of things as she prepares for her sister's big day? Her amusing send-up of the event darkns)secret..

Aug 8-14:reveals13:30a(40mi £5.00 (£4.00) Worid premiere »BSn 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 THE MAUN'S A BALLOON Thistle Sifters Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 : The hilarious and touching story of James Tytler. He battled against the odds to ! build and fly Britain's first hot air balloon in Edinburgh in 1784, and was exiled in 1793. Genius or chancer?

You decide!

Aug4-13: Aug 14-20:20:55(Ihr) 22:25(Ihr)£9.£9.00(£7.

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MAYBE TOMORROW Dundee Rep Youth Theatre North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 15a Pennywell Court •0131 315 2151 • Grid Reft AI Dundee Rep Youth Theatre presents 'Maybe Tomorrow' by Tim Primrose. A new play for and by young people. 'I could quit my job, stop living in the past and finally grow up! Then again there's always tomorrow...'

Aug I4:00(lhr30mins) Aug 11:11: I900(lhr30mins) £4.£4.000(£2.

0(£100)00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 ME AND MARLENE GlovesOff Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Glamour, sex.. and a penchant for men's clothing! Patricia Hartshorne returns with a haunting and humorous look at the colourful life and songs of Marlene Dietrich.

'Gets under the skin with style and stamina' Manchester Evening News.

Preview Aug 7-28:Aug13:45-6:5 (I hr13:I 4Smi5 (Inhrs) I£7.Smi00ns)(£6.£3.00)00 Worid premiere • EGSD 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29k MEAT Upstart Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Either you eat meat or you are meat Upstart presents the European premiere of Ethan Upton's Drama-Logue Award winning comedy about dogs, gazelles and dinner.

'Ingenious' LA Times; 'Hilarious' LA Reader.

Preview Aug 4-5: 21:15 (I hr) £4.00 Aug 6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 16-18,19-21, 22-25:26-28: 21:1521:(I hr)15 (I£8.hr)00£9.(£7.0000)(£8.00) European premiere •EEH 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 MEDEA Zero.6 Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 The tragic story of Medea is retold in a modern setting using a physical and visual style. Greed and betrayal lead to revenge of catastrophic proportions. Powerful, physical and innovative theatre. 'This is good stuff Herald.

Aug 15-20: 16:25 (Ihr) £5.00 (£4.00) Worid premiere 3! 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3; 1 2 3 MEN OF THE WORLD Harland Hamstrings Theatre Group The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) • 0131 225 6766 > Grid Ref: E5 Harland Hamstrings' tenth consecutive year at the Fringe. In 2004 we had four sell-out productions! John Godber's play - touching - often hilarious, perceptive look at three bus drivers preparing for a mystery trip to Scarborough brilliant Aug 7-9,11 -16,18-21: 20:30 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 (£4.00) HHH 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 ME, NOT I Human Symphony Orchestra Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 ♦ Grid Ref-CS Theatre at its purest! No script, only unique, repetitive everyday actions. An absolute Zen-like experience: actors as living instruments of the Orchestra - noises become music in the dramatic harmony of performed reality. Direct from Moscow. www.hso.ru Aug 19-21: 12:30(Ihr) £6.00 (£5.00) (£4,00 C) Worid premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE MERCHANT OFVENICE Poor Tom C electric. Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 A punchy version of Shakespeare's dark comedy - where racism hides behind righteousness and merry sport turns easily sour. Could you give and hazard all you4-12:have11:for45 (Ilove?

Aug hr I SmiCould ns) £7.5you 0 (£6.for50) money? Would you for revenge? Tni 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 m

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE MERMAID ANDTHE HARE Frantic Redhead Productions St Patrick' Grid Reft E6s Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Mary Queen of Scots is thrust into a world of betrayal and intrigue in Scotland's notorious unsolved royal murder. Frantic Redhead's newest walking play performed in ancient and sinister wynds and closes near Holyrood Palace.12-15,17-22,24-27: 2lfl0(lhr45mins) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug Worid premiere 31 1234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303m 23 MEXART 2005 -THE DARK ROOT The Anglo Mexican Foundation, Richard Demarco, Jon Bonfiglio <& Giles Ramsay present Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Teatro Linea de Sombra have created experimental work since 1993 and toured USA, Europe and Russia. Here they present a bleak but compelling vision of our world.

Aug 8-13,15-20,22-27: 10:50(1 hr) £8.00(£5.00) UK premiere 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 ! 23 MEXART 2005 - THE GREY AUTOMOBILE The Anglo Mexican Foundation, Richard Demarco, Jon Bonfiglio £ Giles Ramsay present Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 Teatro Ciertos Habitantes breathe multi-disciplinary life into an extinct art form as strict traditional Japan meets spontaneous, forgetful Mexico City of 1915.

Aug 8-13,15-20,22-27: 18:45 (Ihr) £8.00(£5,00) UK premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 ♦ Grid Reft H2 One of Shakespeare's happiest comedies set in the 1920s where fairies share the world of royalty, young lovers and zany clowns. Confusion, magic, jealousy, love and a hint of darkness create a hilarious theatrical experience.

Aug8: 22:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00)00) Aug Aug 10:12:13: IO.12:I8:l5(lhr30mins) 1I5(lhr30mins) 5(Ihr30mins) £6.£6.£6.0000(£4.

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Aug 0(£4.000)0) ETm !I I 2 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 X 3! I 23 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM Close Up Theatre Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise - a royal wedding, mischievous fairies, wife-swapping and the most amateur of amateur dramatics...

Classic Shakespeare. Classic close-up. (Sell-out 2004 Death/Salesman) Aug 22-27: IQK)0(2hrs) £6.00 (£5.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM FROM THE EAST Yohangza Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref. E5 A world of unforgettable fantasy revealed through dance, movement, voice and percussion. Dynamic, compelling, hilarious and fun visual and physical theatre production for adults and children alike. Multi award-winning physical theatre company from Japan, www.yohangza.com Aug 3-29: 16:15 (I hr 30mins) £9,50 (£8.50) (£650 Q World premiere • HSU 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MILTON'S PARADISE LOST BOOKS (I & 2) Guthrie Productions Milton at St Vincent, St Stephen Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C3 Milton brings his own work to life. '. . the awesome scale of the masterpiece and the magnificent richness of its language are evoked in almost orchestral manner' Stage. With interval, latecomers not admitted. www.guthrieproductions.com Aug 12,15,19,22,26: I4:00(3hrs) £9.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 164

Assembly Theatre and Marshall present the FLIEGENDE BAUTEN, HamburgCordell produdio^^M

directed by S SEBASTIANO TOMA

circus andbursting beauty!

'Music, A sensational firework, with passion and sensuality' Berlin Zeitunger 'A sexy fairytale' Berlin Courier

5-29 August (not 15th) I 22.30 (finish 23.30) j 05 assembly @ ST. GEORGE'S WEST

‘Raw, Human Tension Holyrood Tavern 4:30 p.m.

August 5th - 29th, 2005

healre of the insane rasp? presents

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com MILTON S PARADISE LOST BOOKS (3 & 4) Guthrie Productions Milton at St Vincent, St Stephen Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:C3 Milton continues to bring his own work to life. 'His greatest achievement is bringing to life words that for me have always lain dormant in a big book collecting dust' 13,www.edinburghguide.com.

Aug 16,20,23,27: l4<X3(3hrs) £9,0With 0 (£6.00)interval, www.guthrieproductions.com ;3i 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a 3i 12 3 MILTON'S PRELUDE, OR,THINGS UNATTEMPTED YET I Guthrie Productions Milton at St Vincent, St Stephen Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C3 Milton, with the aid of others tells why, how, and for whom he will bring his masterpiece (Composed Burns.)premiere • EEM Aug 8-11,15-18:to l11:ife.00(Ihr) £6.00(£4.and 00) played by David Guthrie World 3 8 9 10 II 2 3 H 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MINI-BREAK ; Bess Productions Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 I Tm king of the call centre...' Following last year's sell-out and award-winning hit, ; Then Again, comes this highly anticipated world premiere from Bess Productions, a hugely original new comedy about abject failure and heart-breaking disappointment.

APreview must Aug see! 4-5:wvvw.bessproductions.com 15:50 (SOmi15:ns)50£4.(SOmi 00 Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-13, 15-18,19-21, 22-25:26-28: 15:50 (SOmins) £7.ns)50£8.(£6.5500)(£7.50) World premiere • ECTi 3 34167 8 9 10 II 12 13 K 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MINOR IRRITATIONS [ Instant Irritant Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Hilarious neurotic comedy about a young struggling actor's escape from catde castings, one-night stands, call centre jobs and friends who always know f***ing better!

Supported Charlie Preview Aug 3-6: 17:4by209:(IThehr17:I Omi ns) £4.Hartill 50 Special Reserve Fund.

Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,23-25, 26-28: 17:404(I0 (IhrhrI OmiI Omins)ns)£7.£6.505(£6.0 (£5.00)00) World premiere • EIZ2] 31 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MISSING PERSONS - FOURTRAGEDIES AND ROY KEANE Eleanor Lloyd/Critical Mass Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Five dark tales of modern masculinity evoke the heroes of Greek myth. Colin Teevan's new monologues star RSC virtuoso Greg Hicks,'... one of the finest, most charismatic actors Preview Aug 5-6:22-24, 12:of3209:our (Ihr)12:time' £5.30 (I00hr)SundayTimes.

Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 00 (£9.000)0) Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: I2:30(lhr) £11.£ 10.00(£10.

World premiere• ECU 311234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MISS JULIE Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Strindberg's classic tale of gender and class struggle, focusing on a young aristocratic woman's rejection of her place in society. A timeless tragedy about lust, consequences, and the repression imposed by generations of tradition. www.actprovocateur.net Aug 4-15,17-29: 2105 (I hr Smins) £8.50 (£7,50) EE3I 416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MISS JULIE Exit Theatre jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street -07713 746 561 • Grid Ref: D6 Strindberg's tale of sexual repression simmers in the murky underworld of a 1960s Northern Soul nightclub. The extravagant hostess tempts the doorman's fidelity and revels in the perversity of her actions, ignorant that such careless sedurtion has consequences.

Aug Aug 7-13: 14-27:23:22:3535(53mi (53mins)ns)£5.£5.0000 HZH 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

A MOBILE THRILLER/BROKEN ROAD Hush Productions in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. The Hush Car,Various locations • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: AI Experience two parallel and intertwined plays, both performed in the back of cars hurtling through the city at night Book last year's hit 'A Mobile Thriller', catch the extraordinary new 'Broken Road' or00see both.

Aug Aug 10-14, 10-14,116-20, 6-19,222-27: 2-27: 20:30(Ihr) 22:30(Ihr) £25. £25.00 World premiere 3 2 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303123 MOBY DICK REHEARSED American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 01 11 • Grid Ref: H2 A turn-of-the-century theatre company assembles to rehearse King Lear and find themselves rehearsing 'the new play' Moby Dick instead. With only rehearsal pieces in hand,19: they board the Pequod Aug I4:l5(lhr30mins) £6.0000(£4.

0i0n0)0)search of Moby Dick.

Aug 21: 16: 1 5 (I hr 30mi n s) £6. (£4.

Aug22:23: 20:15(Ihr30mins) Aug 18:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) 31! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MODERATE LIGHT FASTNESS Port in Air C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 A dead baby, a dud husband, and someone else's wallpaper. Something must change, but she's plastered to the patterns of her own longing. Dancing walls, screaming wallpaper, and words with a mind of their own. www.portinair.com Aug 14-20: 19:45 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 MODERN DANCE FOR BEGINNERS RWCMD Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 Talking about it Doing it Wanting it Needing it Avoiding it Hating it Loving it Gagging for it? Wry drama by BBC writer Sarah Phelps. 'Foul tempered, acid tongued and dripping in bodily fluids' Times.

Aug5-13: £7.00(£5.00) Aug 21-28: 14,17-20:1800(Ihr) Aug 190014:(i3hr)0(Ihr)£7.0£7.0 (£5,00(£5.00)00) FT~H 16789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c 3 MONKEYTHINK, MONKEY DO We Could Be Kings TheZoo, l40The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Frank lives his life the 'monkey think' way - you think something, you do it Loosely based on real events we follow the story of Frank, an unlikely icon of a phenomenon that sweeps the nation, www.wecouldbekings.com Preview16-29:Aug18:14-15: ns) 0£200 Aug 40 (I hr18:I Omi40 n(Is)hr£6.I Omi00 (£4.

0) World premiere 3 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MONSTER S TEARS Lung Ha's Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref:B2 Edinburgh's unique ensemble returns with John Binnie's new play. In a town square, trapped in a net a monster attracts the love of a goth girl. Visual, musical and highly theatrical, Monster's Tears will touch your heart Aug Aug 11-14: 15: 16JOI4:l0(lhr (I hr I SmiISmins) n£8.s) 0£8.0 (£5.00(£5.00)00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 MORE STORIES BYTHE LOCHSIDE Theatre Alba mpr.

Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • 0131 556 9579 • Grid Ref:F6 Following last year's success,Theatre Alba invites you to spend more peaceful and reflective time beside the lapping Duddingston Loch hearing tales of mysticism, folk-lore and saintliness told by some of Scotland's leading storytellers...

'Aug Unique!'

3-6,10-13,17-20: 12:15 (45mins) £4.00 31 121 4 1 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m 2 3 165

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0001!

MORIARTY IS CRYING Emergency Productions in association with Theatre in Action Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street« 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 Inaugural winner of the Willy Russell Foundation Award for new writing. Johnny's in a dead end job. His dad is driving him insane. He's got to get out What would they doPreview in theAugmovies . .? (SOmins) £5.00 2ft00 Aug 7-16,18-29:5-6:20fl0 (SOmins) £8.00 (£5.00) World premiere • HSJ1 56789 10 1112 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 MOTHER COURAGE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road » 0131 447 0111 • Grid Reft H2 A woman selling provisions to armies from her wagon loses her grown children, one by one, while attempting to survive and profit from the war. A landmark Brecht drama and15a(Ihr30mins) potent condemnation of war. http://moreaucatholic.org Aug9: £6.£6.00(£4.

Aug 10:14:2ftl5(lhr30mins) 00(£4.

0(£4.00)000)0) Aug 11: I6:l5(lhr30mins) £6.

0 Aug 13: I2:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) 3i i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOVING ON UP Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Holiday travel - not always easy, often comical. Take a chance, imagine the possibilities and fasten your seatbelts for a turbulent flight The Behoovers present a comedy with music16:on25 (SSmi the dangers Aug 8-13; ns) £7.00of(£4.love 50) and taking the risk.

UK premiere • Bag 2 3 13 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3.

MUGGED Pump House CYT Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 Part of National Theatre Shell Connections 2005. To save his dead friend's reputation, he must tell the truth, but that risks retribution from the muggers.

Author Andrew Payne is also known for Pie in the Sky, Lovejoy, Minder, Midsomer Murders.

Aug 16-20: 19:05 (45mins) £5.00 (£4.00) 3! I 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 MURDER WE WROTE WeaselFood Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street ♦ 0131 556 2549 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 WeaselFood Productions proudly presents an innovative, intriguing, multimediamurder-mystery, mwith multiple mendings. Prizes if you solve the case and some fine jokes even if you don't! 'Brilliant These guys are brilliant' Three Weeks '04. www.weaselfood.co.uk Preview 1100n(SOmi Aug 7-20:Aug12:06:0 (SOmi s) £5.n0s)0 (£4.£3.0000) WoHd premiere • Hag 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 MY AMERICA American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077-Grid Ref:E6 Can I pay my bil of rights with my Visa? A visiting exchange student looks at the States: the landwww.ihsthespians.org of the 'fee', home of decaf, peanut butter and jel y, and roadside attractions, Aug 7:9: 19:15:3000 (SOmi nns)s) £6.£6.0000 (£4.

Aug (SOmi (£4.000)0)00) Aug 11: 09: 3 0(SOmi n s) £6.

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Aug 12: 17:00 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4.00) European premiere • H3g 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD Three Bugs Fringe Theatre Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 Focusing on the story of four women, struggling with society’s changing requirements throughout the twentieth century, Charlotte Keadey's play flicks between the different generations, showing the womens' struggle to hold onto each other.

PreviewAug2l: Aug22-26: 21:45(12l:45(lhr) hr) £5.00(£3.£3.0500) Aug27; 21:45(Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23

MY PYRAMIDS! OR: HOW I GOT FIRED FROM THE | DAIRY QUEEN AND ENDED UP IN ABU GHRAIB, BY PFC. LYNNDIE ENGLAND Volcano ffl Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd * 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 | A High-Octane Fantasia by award-winning Canadian playwright Judith Thompson, fj Produced by the internationally acclaimed Toronto company,Volcano.

Preview Aug 4:6: 19:18:1050 (I(I hr)hr) £9.£9.0000 (£4. (£4.50)0) Preview Aug 7:121:3,Aug 38,02(I3,hr)27:£ 15.10:0300 (£9.

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U)00) (£4.50 U) Aug 9, 1 (I hr) Aug 10, 1 4, 1 9, 2 4, 2 8: 13: 1 5 (I hr) £ 15.

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6 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 2829x 2I THE MYSTERY OF CHUNG LING SOO 78th Street Theatre Lab <6 Flying Carpet Theatre Company \ C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Dynamic New York Fringe First winners conjure explosive physicality and dazzling j i; illusions in this true-life murder-mystery thriller. When the star of London Vaudevil eQsl magic is shot dead performing his own signature trick - whodunnit? www.78thstreettheatrelab.org Aug 3-13,15-29: I6:35(lhr20mins) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 Q World premiere • HHH j[] 23456789 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 —————K MYTH, PROPAGANDA AND DISASTER IN NAZI GERMANY AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICA Festival Theatre USA m Drummond Theatre, 41 Bellevue Place « 0131 557 9009 ‘ Grid Ref: B5 j The most awarded and controversial play in Australian history now given its first || American production in a terrifying look at paranoia in the post 9/11 world. Michaeffl Sewell'5,8s,1disturbing Aug 0,12,15,17,1masterpiece.

9: 20:30 (2hrs I Smins) £8.00 HZXI 31 I 2 3 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3H 2.1

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com NATIONAL HERO I Pleasance Theatre | Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 5 56 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 i The bomb disposal expert is challenged by his past and forced to choose his future j between the woman he married, the woman he loves and a television spin-master.

I An explosive new play starring Timothy West and Nichola MacCauliffe.

Preview16-18,Aug23-25, 15: 16:9: 00I6«)(lhr30mins) (I hr 30mins) £6.0£11.

0 Aug I Aug 19-21,26-28:2I6:00(lhr30mins) £I2.50(£I50 (£10.

1.00)00) World premiere i-311234567 8 9 10 I M2 13 - 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NEST OF ANGELS I Bleeding Flag Theatre St Mark's Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A contemporary provincial Welsh Republic finds itself subject to military occupation j under the authority of foreign forces, whose origin remains undefined. A resistance has been formed to fight them.

Aug 5-6: I9:45(2hrs) £7.00 (£5.00) UK premiere I 12 3 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NET WORTH I Harwyn Theatre Company Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Your assets (children, career, spouse, home, income) minus your liabilities (lack of children, career, spouse, home, income) equals.. Bari Hochwald explores the balance of life and living in this new comedy-drama, www.harwyntheatrecompany.co.uk Aug 16-21: I9:20(lhr30mins) £6,50 (£5.50) World premiere 1311234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 I# 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 N.F.W. [ In Your Space I Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square >0131 668 1633 • Grid RefiFS [ . . In this modern world, a life starved of free choice is not so hard to imagine.. [ despite what they say.. it's closer than you think. A new production by a new company that tells it like it is.

Aug3-6: 13:30(Ihr)22-25:£5.013:0 30 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,26-28: I3:30(lhr) £9.00(£8.00) World premiere«HZ31 323456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 u NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Bablake at Diverse Attractions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 •Grid Ref: E4 Having sold out last year with 'How to Succeed in Business.. ' Bablake returns with part one of David Edgar's acclaimed dramatisation and its gallery of characters Squeers, Smike, Crummies - Dotheboys Hall and aVictorian Romeo and Juliet!

Aug 15-20: I4:l5(2hrs Smins) £4.00 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 3 NIGHT-LIGHT Sinead RushelOut of Inc Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 It's not only monsters that go bump in the night Two-hander, developed at BAC, funded

by Arts Council England. Last Edinburgh production:'Sharply engaging, a bold and intelligent delight' Evening Standard, 'Startlingly inventive' Independent, 'Exhilarating' Scotsman.

Preview 0 (SSmiInls):30(55mi £3.00 ns) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,5-6:17-22,11:234-28: World premiere •HSU 3M 2 4567 8 9 10 1112 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 THE NIGHT SHIFT Mark Murphy Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Ever dreamt you were dreaming? We each spend twenty-five years asleep yet noone really knows why. Now Luna has the answer. From acclaimed director Mark Murphy, a slick and sinister thriller from the darkest recesses of Luna's past Preview 4: I I:45(lhr30mins) 0) 00) (£4.50 U) Aug 5,6,118,1,Aug hr 30mins) n£8.£s)11.5£0011.0(£4.(£8.005(£8.

Aug 2123,7,4,2227:8:1,26:16:19:4114:55 (I(I15hrhr(I30mi 00) (£4.5500 U)U) Aug 7, 1 9, 30mi n s) £ 11.

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NO EXIT Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 »Grid Ref. F6 Satre's classic tale of three characters forced to face not only themselves but also an eternity of hell together. The original cast from the highly successful 2004 Edinburgh show Aug 4-15,reunite 17-29:to19:reprise 30 (I hr this I Otninmasterpiece s) £8.50 (£7.50)of theatre, www.actprovocateur.net QS21 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NO EXIT Artemis Theatre Company Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street -07713 746 561 • Grid Reft D6 'Hell is other people!' Jean-Paul Sartre's intense, dark, sexual and compelling vision of three souls doomed to spend eternity together. Come and find out what real claustrophobia feels like in one Aug 14-27: I8:00(lhr20mins) £8.00of(£6.the00) 20th century's greatest plays.

31 1236567 8 9 10 I 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 NOT A WORD Gomito Productions Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Within a musty library an assistant's mind starts to play tricks, but why can't she utter a word? A dynamic ensemble using object manipulation brings to life the touching Aug 15-20:tale15:of00(1onehr) £7.woman' 00 (£5.s00)fear of sound, www.gomito.co.uk World premiere 31 1236 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 NOTHING LIKE THE SUN Year Out Drama Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E4 Perfection and compromise, innocence to experience. A slick, witty look at idealism and reality from the world's brightest composers, lyricists and poets. An acclaimed young company, direaed by vintage professional talent 'Intelligent focused and unerringly Scotsman.

Aug 15-20: smart' IOOO(5Qmi ns) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) World premiere 3! I 2 3 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 NOVECENTO Valvona <£ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row « 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6

By Alessandro Baricco,told by Mike Maran. On board 'The Virginian' and the transatlantic liner buzzes with rumours about its extraordinary pianist They say he was born1,13:on2000 the (Ishiphr 20mi andns)never once disembarked. No one knows why.

Aug Aug 6:5,8-9,1I500(lhr20mins) £10.00£(£8.10.000)0 (£8.00)£10.00 (£8.00) Aug 1 2, 2 0, 2 2, 2 4, 2 7: I7:45(lhr20mins) Aug 13-14,18,21,25: I3£)0(lhr20mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 2365 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123

For all your Fringe ticket; call: 0131226 OOOf NYMPHS & SHEPHERDS (A PAEDOPHILE S LIFE) Black Cab Productions Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place ♦ 0870 241 0136 • Grid RefiCS Disturbing! Graphic! Oliver talks about his childhood, his time in prison, his obsession with young girls, his modus operandum, society and parenthood. He is angry, funny, charming and devious but not a monster.

Preview 0 (I hrns)30mi£7.n0s)0 (£6.£5.0000) Aug 6-27:Aug12305: (I12:hr330mi World premiere 56/8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829X3i m AN OAK TREE Tim Crouch Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 'Grid Reft E3 Man changes tree into girl. Hypnotising new play by Tim Crouch, author of 'My Arm' (Colossally powerful' Scotsman 2005). Mystery guest each performance. 'Crouch is armed and dangerous' Guardian. Unmissable.

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50 U) World premiere • HSU 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE ODD COUPLE Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place ♦ 0131 226 2428 » Grid Reft E4 Bil Bailey and Alan Davies in Neil Simon's legendary, hilarious comedy - the latest classic revisited by Guy Masterson and team of stand-ups (12 Angry Men). Two pals' attempt at harmonious post-marital co-habitation!

Preview Aug 5-6: 15:1259:(I hrI5:l5(lhr45mins) 45mins) £ 10.00 00(£14.00) Aug7-11, Aug 12-14,16-18, 19-21,22-24, 25-28: I5:l5(lhr45mins) £20.£16.00(£15.

00) wmi 56789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OEDIPUS; OEDIPUS AT COLONUS; ANTIGONE Performance Exchange Theatre Company Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Reft E4 The tragic account of the cursed king who has murdered his father, wed his mother and thereby destroyed his family. This homage to Sophocles is a stunningly visual treatment of the great Theban Plays.

Aug 8-13: 14:30(Ihr) £5.50(£4.50) World premiere • ECU 31 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 OFALLTHE PEOPLE IN ALL THE WORLD Stan's Cafe Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place • Grid Ref: F4 Enigmatic performers measure out 989kg of rice, one grain for everyone in the UK, into a range of human statistics. Provocative, shocking, amusing, it will change the way you look at the world.

Aug 26-27: Ift00(7hrs) Aug 23-24, 25: I0:00(l0hrs) (Free Non-t(FreeicketNon-t ed) icketed) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 AN OFSTED INSPECTOR CALLS Feltonfleet@The Fringe Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 'Special measures' loom for the staff and pupils of the 'Chris Woodhead Memorial Secondary Modern City Arts Status College' - when an Ofsted Inspector calls! A black comedy for anyone who's been to school - and survived!

Aug 8-13: 12:50(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) World premiere • FEU 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 OLEANNA Born Ready Productions PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: 86 Where do you draw the line between friendly and inappropriate? David Mamet's 'Oleanna' sees a professor and a student dispute education, privilege and sexual harassment in this explosive play, which examines how the balance of power can so easily shift.

Aug 23-28: I9:30(lhr IQmins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 d 3^ 1 2 168

ASSEMBLY THEATRE and MARSHALL CORDELL present THE CULTURE PROJECT (NYC) PRODUCTION of The Exonerated

by Jessica Blank Erik Jensen UK Premiere of hit US docudrama: ‘#1 PLAY OP THE YEAR’ NY TIMES Winner Outer Critics’ Circle Award Off-Broadway Outstanding Play Drama Desk Award Lucille Lortell Award Unique Theatrical Experience Featuring a celebrity cast 9-27 August (not 15) doily at 17.30 (finish 19.00) 05 assembly @THE QUEEN' Syrooms.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com OLEANNA Schadenfreude Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 As passionate as it is controversial, David Mamet's celebrated work has shocked and polarised audiences for more than a decade. Issues of gender roles, power struggle, censorship, education and language fuel a blistering confrontation between teacher and Aug student 4-15,17-29:www.sfprod.co.uk 19:05 (I hr I Omins) £9.50 (£8.50) 4S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OMNIUM GATHERUM I American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road *0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 A dinner party in the home of one of the great New York hostesses, some time after September I Ith. The subject of tonight's dinner conversation? Terrorism... and that delicious But what about(£4.tonight' s special guest? Bon appetit.

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Aug 1155 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30minns)s) £6.£6.£6.000000(£4. (£4.0000)0)0) Aug 22: I6:l5(lhr30mins) Aug 24: I4:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 ONE ACT OF MADNESS [ Gomito Productions Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Where pigs are hung for murder and a west end theatre is rehearsing 'Death Row the Musical', Gomito's new play play brings you humanity's darkest spectacle. A powerful piece exposing the sheer stupidity of capital punishment. | www.gomito.co.uk Aug 8-13: 20:00(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere • HE33 31 I 2 3 4 3 67 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 ONE O'CLOCK SCRATCH 1 BAG in association with Underbelly Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • I 0870 745 3083 »Grid Ref: E5 Jerry Springer and Jackson's Way were created from Scratch at BAG in London.

Now Edinburgh audiences get a piece of the action... Experience new ideas, witness [ fresh collaborations, a lunchtime Aug 13-15, 18-22,25-28:haveI3:00(lhr) (FreeTibeer cketed)and offer your feedback to artists. > 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 ONEWEEK Fluff Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 »Grid Reft E6 Love, who the hell understands it? A whole relationship compacted into one week!

Tears, laughter, songs and dance sequences (you know you love it). By award winning writer Erin Thomas. Presented by that plucky young Australian company Fluff.

Aug 22-27: 13:30 (I hr) £7.00 (£4.00) Worid premiere 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 ON THE SCENT Curious Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 An intimate and aromatic journey exploring the elusive connection between smell and memory. Scents mingle and intertwine as three performances exude haunting and seductive a00)private house. 'Well worth a sniff Guardian.

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Aug 22-27: 17:00 (35mins) £10,00 (£7.000)0) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 ON THE VERGE Mind the Gap Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place '0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 A captivating tale of a man, a Harley and his epic journey down Route 66. Join learning disabled actor Jez Colbourne as he relives his journey across America through Aug 11-13:songs, 12:15stories (Ihr IQmiandns) fi£I0.lm0. 0(£6.0Q) 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

THE OPENING Bad Penny Theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 * Grid Ref: E5 A tale of joy and woe, fantasy and fellatio, masturbation, vibration! Blood, sweat, tears, heart ache and heart burn. First loves, first times. The sheer bliss of an untainted heart.. Who knows, you might even come twice! www.badpennytheatre.com Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,23:246-28: 0 (45mins) £4.00 ns) £8.00(£7.00) Aug6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 15-18,22-25: 23:4023:(45mi40(45mi ns) £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere • 023 4se 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 « OPEN WINDOW Freya Linklater Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ret B2 Life for Freya has always been difficult She has faced learning difficulties, fear, dizzy spells and isolation. 'Open Window' tells us what it is like to face and overcome the slings and arrows of a disadvantaged life.

Aug 18-20: I3:00(l5mins) £3.00 (£2.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 3i i 2 3 ORGASMIC REVENGE Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) » 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: F6 Dario Fo's triptych of women and their sexual fate in society, written with his wife Franka Rame. Two women and their separate sexual hells. A theatrical tease that continually promises revaluation but pulls out at the last minute. www.actprovocateur.net Aug 4-13,15-29: 11:15 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) tmn 4se789 10 1112 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OTHERWISE ENGAGED Emergency Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 You are invited to the wedding of the year.. While Charlotte and Phil's reception is going full throttle, a selection of guests have found solace in the ladies' toilets.

Explosive new comedy uncovers the black truth behind white weddings.

Aug 5-29: 12:30 (SOmins) £7,50 (£6.50) Worid premiere •HSU 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 -Grid Ref:E6 Award-winning and based on a true story. 18th century convicts defy the rules of prison to create Australia's first theatre which in turn becomes their first hope for the Augfuture.

22-27: 20:25 (I hr I Omins) £7,00 (£5,00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 OUR DIARIES THROUGH THE WALL Stars of Bethlehem Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Reft E4 A vivid dramatisation of life for teenage Palestinian girls during the Second Intifada (2000 to 2004) written and presented by the girls themselves. Discover how anger and fear can be channelled in positive directions.

Aug 8-13,15-20: 18:30 (Ihr) £6.00 (£4.00) UK premiere • HZ3I 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 OUR GIRLS' BRIGHTEST Hart and Low The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance •0131 662 1222 • Grid Reft F6 From Fish Without Fins to Tea-ladies in Perpetual Preparation,'Our Girls’ Brightest' recaptures flavours of your childhood and amplifies the terrors of your today. A cunning blend of comedy, physical theatre and perhaps a cup of tea.

Aug6-14,16-21,23-29: 15:45 (SOmins) £6.00(£4.50) Worid premiere •BS2I 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Bet you can’t find a bigger free event on the Fringe. on the Meadows.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0001 OUR STATE TOMORROW Fair Play Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 April 1945. As Allied troops NberateVerona,a young Gl captures a famous priest and secretive countess, only to run into an enemy sniper. By Robert Butler, whose 'Drop of Fred' was '. . sheer joy' Independent,runaway hit' Guardian.

Preview Aug 4-6: I6:020(55mi £5.00ns) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 1600ns)(SSmi Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:9:I600(55mins) £9,00(£7.50) World premiere •HEM 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 OUTLIVING THE HAMSTER Carpe Diem Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref-FS The battle's on, the enemy's huge! Nina has breast cancer but it's far from gloom and doom. Meet hubby, meet doctors, join the roller-coaster for a ride, see if cancer can be beaten eating carrots everyday! www.carolinejay.com Preview Aug 3-6: I400(50mins) Aug (SOmi£5.ns)00£7.£8.5050(£6.(£7.50)50) Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25: 26-28:1400 I400(50mins) World premiere • Hg21 «7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 » OUT OF THE CORSET Lipstick Theatre Company Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 Seductive lesbian romance set amidst the modern urban underworld. Follow a woman's voyage of self discovery, encompassing being a drag-king and escort Performance preceded by queer short art films 'Purple Haze' and 'Pride'. Images by Mazz.

Aug 22-27: 18:45 (Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) UK premiere 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PALACE BREAK-IN Common Room C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Clarence was a royal butler, but he disgraced himself by nearly kil ing a soldier. He was locked up - but now he's out in the community! What is he doing in Buck Palace in the dead of night?

Aug 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28: 13:30 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) 0131 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 . I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3 1: PANDORA S PEEP SHOW! Pebble-Dash Theatre Company Sweet on the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Do you have secrets hidden in the sock drawer of the mind? Mistakes pressed between pages of a favourite novel? Foibles locked securely in a box? Pebble-Dash release the lid on deception, fantasy and painful footwear!

Aug 6-13: 12:50 (SOmins) £6.00 (£5.00) UK premiere • EE31 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PARAS OVER THE BARRAS Leitheatre St Serfs Church Hall, Clark Road, Goldenacre •0131 226 0000 • Grid ReftA3 James Barclay's hilarious, heartwarming play set in Glasgow's East End tenements during the war. A laugh-a-line story capturing the grit and humour of Glaswegians overcoming all adversities during the dark days of the Forties...

Aug 6,8-13,15-20: I9:30(2hrs) £7.00 (£5.00) 023 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 I! 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PASSION FRUIT American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 Describe yourself in 300 words or you don't pass go. No college. No boyfriend.

You'l probably beg for change on the streets. 300 words. It's just you - and a litde pressure. Feiffer's absurd work looks at education in America.

Aug 18: 17:00(Ihr ISmiISmins) n£6.s) 0£6.0(£4.00(£4.00)00) Aug Aug 20,21:23:18:315:00(Ihr 0 (I hr I Smins) £6.00 (£4.00) European premiere 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21

PAULA S CHILDREN New Flight Productions Quaker Meeting House, 7VictoriaTeirace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Reft E4 In a back bedroom a woman lies dying and while a bride prepares for her wedding, the maid plots revenge. What happens when storybook characters spiral out of control? new hit12:1from Aug 15-20,A22-27: 5 (Ihr aISmi2004ns) £7.5-star 00(£4.cast?

00) World premiere ia 3 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PETROGRAD BYVAN BADHAM Prospekt Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A comedy, a tragedy and a love story about three cities, one place.. and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Fringe Report’s Best Playwright of 2005. 'Australia’s hottest playwright' , acclaimed writerlOmiofns)Nikolina 'Stunning' Independent.

Preview Aug 3-6: I4:25(lhr £5.hr 0I Omi 0 ns)and£9.Camerilla, Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 2 2-25, 2 9: 14: 2 5 (I 0 0 (£7.

5 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 14:25 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.50) Work)] 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PHONE PLAY Playground Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Award-winning quirky comedy exploiting our obsession with the telephone. One chaotic afternoon in Toronto eight people are on the phone. Through call-waiting, voicemail and phone sex we are comically reminded of how telephones prevent us from communicating, www.phoneplay.org.uk Preview Aug 3-6: 15:22,1254-25: (SSmi ns) £5.00 ns) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 15:15 15:(SSmi15 (SSmi ns) £9.00 (£8.00)

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by Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weil Cambridge University Broadway Savoyards at 11.30 pm 34 Apocalypse: the Musical C venue34 God and Satan prepare for the End /^>,uenue OT70TO1 5105 Feed the Bucks Productions Throwaway preseats 4-29 Aug at Midnight venue4 The Fixmusical OliviertheAward from writerswinning ol Thenew Witches of Eastwick C venues vibrant vivacious variety box office hotline 0870 701 5105 programme information mrww.CtheFestival.com

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com PIAF ■ Troika Productions ■ Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 ’ Grid Reft D5 Chantueuse to drug addict to lover extraordinaire, Piafs life was full of passion and contradictions. Troika Productions proudly present this controversial biopic of the ; famous French singer. A Tragedy! A Comedy! A Passion! A Diva! The Little Sparrow! Piaf!

Aug 15-27: 2il0(lhr40mins) £8.00(£6.50) »i 1234567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 123 PIG'S SISTER i Pig Tales Company in association with Theatre Workshop Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 A bleak landscape of people disconnected from their identities, hell bent on survival in a grim care home. Two moulding old inmates and one dead body are gathered together in a macabre tale of survival of the shittest Aug 16-20: 2000 (I hr Smins) £8.00 (£5.00) World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 PILGRIMS I Babel Theatre Project Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place *0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 | What do you do when you lose something irreplaceable? Obsess. Explode, f Cope. Join us for this exploration of four peoples' struggle with their own agonizing loss. A world premiere production of a work by an up-and-coming American I playwright.

Aug4-6: 30(Ihr)22-27:£5.013:0(£250) Aug 8-13,18:15-20, 30 (I hr) £8.50 (£6.50) World premiere • HSU 31 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123

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PILLAR TALK/SI-APDASH Edward Petherbridge (co) Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 5561 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Modern stunts pale to Saint Simeon Stylites 36 year residence on a pil ar.

Petherbridge performing his new philosophical comedy explores life aloft He comes down for 'Slapdash', his quest for enlightenment through paint peripatetic poetry and pantomime.

Preview Aug 3-6: I3:l5(lhr20mins) Aug 15 (I hr 20mi£5.ns)00£7.£8.5050(£6.(£7.00)00) Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,23-25: 26-28:13:I3:l5(lhr20mins) Worid premiere •HSU 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 : THE PIPE MANUFACTURER S BLUE BOOK RiverRun Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon)»0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 A revenge drama in the Absurd tradition. One evening a stranger arrives in the home ofAugthe4-29:Lamberts change fans premiere of Little Britain.

I7:00(2hrsto ISmi ns) £8.their50 (£7.world 50) forever. A 'must see' forWorld • HSU 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PIP UTTON - ADOLF Pip Utton Theatre Co and The Merlin Theatre Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Writer/performer Pip Utton. Director Guy Masterson. As powerful and relevant as ever. 'A tour de force' Stage. 'Makes the oratory sing' Daily Express. 'Precise fury, a chilling force' Independent.

'Terrifying, searing, transfixing' ***** Scotsman.

Preview Aug15:7-18, I9:30(lhr Aug 6-11, 22-25:19:l19:O3mi03(I0n(Is)hrhr£6.I OmiI 0Omi0ns)ns)£8.£7.505(£7.0 (£6.50)50) Aug 12-14,15,19-21, 26-28: HfHI 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 PIP UTTON - BACON Pip Utton Theatre Co and The Merlin Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Welcome to the concentration of camp! My paintings mean nothing. I paint to excite myself. Life's meaningless, but there's something quite beautiful being abused by an ugly15,brute in a bar just one hour before.

Aug 17-18,2one 22-25:captivated Aug 5-11, 12-14,19-21, 6-28: 12:12:404(I0 (IhrhrI OmiI Omins)ns)£8.£7.505(£7.0 (£6.00)00) World premiere • HSU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 « THE PITCHFORK DISNEY About Turn Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 What do you do when your nightmares walk through the door asking what happened to Mummy and Daddy? Dark jokes, haunting images, shocking beauty; an unsettling reflection of the tensions and contradictions of post-modern London Life. www.aboutturn.co.uk Aug 8,10,12,15,17,19: 17:45 (I hr) £7,50 (£5.50) FTTTJI 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 PLAYBACKTHEATRE Random Acts Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Diverse Attractions, Return of the acclaimed improvised theatre company, where you the audience provide true tales for the performers. Enjoy interactive, reality theatre, magically created in front of your19:30eyes!

Aug 8-13: (I hr I Smi'A nwonderfully s) £6.00 (£5.00)different Fringe experience' **** Three Weeks.HHH 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 PLAYWRIGHTS' STUDIO - PLAYS ALOUD Playwrights' Studio, Scotland Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row ♦ 0131 317 3939 ♦ Grid Reft B6 A programme of play readings by leading Scottish theatre companies and BBC Scotland Radio Drama. Including latest works from David Greig,Anthony Neilson, Douglas Maxwell and Des Dillon. Full details at www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk or call 07931 694 1300 675. (2hrs) Aug 18-19: Aug 18-19: 16: 00 (2hrs) Aug Aug 23-27: 24-28: I600(2hrs) I3«)(2hrs) £3.£3.0000 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 171

For all your Fringe ticket call: 01312260001 PLENTY Jesus College Drama Society Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 » Grid Ref:C5 'Happiness is being able to tell the truth without making anybody suffer.' What happens when you spend your teens sabotaging Nazi operations and must return to post-war life, without adventure or independence? David Hare's bitingly witty masterpiece. material. £5.00 Preview AugI7:40(lhr30mins) 4:Explicit I7:40(lhr30mins) Aug 8-13: Aug 15-21: 17:40 (I hr 30mins)£7.£7.5050(£6.(£6.50)50) BZ3I 4 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M23 POPPIES The Pippin Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 We wear poppies lest we forget the horrors of war. Not a problem for Joshua. His memories pierce his heart like the pin on the back of the flower. 'Poppies' is a brave plPreview ay youAug wil not forget Aug 10-13: 13:8-9:15 (I13:hr)15£6,(Ihr)00 (£4,£4.000)0 UK premiere • HZgl 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 POPPYCOCK! Gist Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge « 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E5 'I'm sure it just started out as a normal argument’ A bright new comedy from two young writersI600(50mins) demonstrating Aug 23-29: £5.00 (£4.the00)real difference between the sexes. World premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 POSSESSION: MACBETH The Shake-scene Players Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 The effervescent Players brew a mixture of true accounts, persecutions and mythic tales peppered with Shakespeare. This new adaptation bubbles with haunting insight into the demonising of powerful women. Experience the real world of witches, beyond7,9,1the1,13,cauldron.

Aug 15,17,19,21,23,25,27: 13:10 (I hr 20mins) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere • tmt 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 123 POSTSCRIPT Diverse Attractions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 'Grid Ref: E4 A platform for writers to showcase new work, poetry, prose and short plays. Read in an22-27: atmospheric 16th century Aug I9:l5(lhr30mins) £4,00(£3.panelled 00) room in the heart of Old Edinburgh.

Worid premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ! I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 23 POUND OF FLESH Festival Theatre USA Drummond Theatre, 41 Bellevue Place *0131 557 9009 • Grid Ref: 85 A play of questionable morality, ethics and humanity, guaranteed to appal, scandalise and enrage. With savage wit and coruscating language Nazi-collaborator Ezra Pound defends9,1himself guard.ns)From Aug6, 1,13,16,1to8,2his0: prison 16:00(IhrSOmi £7,00a new American voice, Michael WorldBolus. premiere 31 12 3 4 5« 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 PRAMFACE Northern Girl Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 It-girl, lollipop, pikey, chav: in a world where image is everything, what face have you got? A vigilante chavette stages her own unforgettable extreme make-over. 'Pitch black comedy' drama' Jeremy Kingston, Times.

Preview Aug 3-6:2Stage.

17:15 17:(I'Vhr)ery15 (I£5.scary 00£8.revenge Aug 7-11, 1 5-18, 2-25: hr) 5 0 (£7.

5 0) Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 17:15 (Ihr) £9,50(£8.50) UK premiere • ECU 34S67 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3 Skip the queues and go straight to the above Waverley Station.

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I Was a Rat!

by Philip Pullman Terrifying rodent - boy threatens royal wedding.

Assisted by his erstwhile captors, 'Roger the Rat" escaped last night from the front ■-how at London's THE Collapsible Theatre

Wonderland Productions Terry Pratchett’s

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringo.com PRAY FORTHE SOULS OF MARTHA ANDVERONICA I Loba Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 I Discover two friends: curious, confused. Join their quest for truth, world peace and I boyfriends. Fiercely funny, painfully true... Martha,Veronica - What‘did’ you do? 'This iPreview s true talent' Kathy www.experienceloba.com Aug15-6: 18:26-28: 00Burke, (I hr)18:£6.00(Ihr) 00 Aug7, 1 2-14, 9-21, | Aug 8-11,15,17-18,22-25: 1800(Ihr) £9.£8.000(£7.

0(£6.000)0) World premiere • HSU s«789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 THE PRELAST OFTHE MONIKIN 1 Paradise Green Promotions and Friends Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 A 'Madochistic' antiherobothfromGreekjoycean, postmodern, Greek writerin Paris Tacopoulos, 2 turning upside-down and Euro-Christian civilisation this humorous, , tragicomic play of words, where no-one knows whether l i f e is death or life.

Aug 23-29: I9.-Q5(lhr ISmins) £7.00 (£5.50) UKdeathpremiere ; 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 : 23 PRICKED ( Ripple in Association with Drum Theatre Plymouth Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • New play by Fringe First winning playwright Anita Sullivan. Previous plays for Grid Iron, Borderline, BBC, Drum Theatre Plymouth. A woman's journey to confront risk, revenge and rampant retrovirus. Performers: Ruth Mitchell (RSC, NT) and Derek I Frood Preview(Theatre Aug16:7-18:13:Alibi).

45 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21: 13:13:454(I5 (IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£ 11.£ 10.000(£0 (£9.10.000)0) World premiere 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE I Practical magic Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 The dangerous Miss Brodie is one of the giants of post-war fiction. Sold-out 2004.

'Outstanding - *****' Three Weeks. 'Razor-sharp - ****' Evening News. 'The Real Thing - ****' Herald. 'Fluid - 5/6' www.edinburghguide.com. Dazzling Entertainment www.practical-magic.org Aug 8-13: 20:05 (I hr SSmins)£8.£8.5050 I Aug 13: I200(lhr55mins) .31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 PRODUCT Mark Ravenhill and Paines Plough Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 i Written by and starring Mark Ravenhill. Mark tries to woo starlet Amy with the perfect pitch - a script which combines a torrid love story with the dark spectre of l terrorism big, big explosions.

Preview17-21,Augand Aug 23-28:16: 2l:45(45mins) 21:45 (45mins) £8.£ 11.500(£4.0 (£8.50)00) (£4.50 U) Worid premiere I Si 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 PROOF Festival Theatre USA Drummond Theatre, 41 Bellevue Place • 0131 557 9009 • Grid Ref:B5 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play by David Auburn. Catherine's problem: how much of her father's madness - and genius - wil she inherit? 'Combines mystery and suspense... a compelling evening of theatre...' NY Daily News; Wonderfully Aug 6,9,11,13,1funny' 6,18,20:Vari18:et3y5. (2hrs I Smins) £8.00 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 THE PROPOSAL AND THE YELLOW WALLPAPER DOUBLE BILL Barking Crow Theatre Company PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: 86 The Proposal' and 'The Yellow Wallpaper’ are two classic nineteenth century texts.

This double bil presents them in a totally inspirational and unique manner. Masks and madness Aug 9-14: 14:30make (I hr I for Omintheatrical s) £8.00 (£6.mayhem!

00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

thea%e THE RAP CANTERBURY TALES Babasword Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Sell-out 5-star smash hit of 2004 is back! Incredible rap version of Chaucer's classic stories of murder, lust, jealousy, greed and infidelity. Featuring the Mil er, Pardoner and Wife Aug 3-13,1of5-29:Bath.17:0'T0 ruly (SOmiawe-inspiring' ns) £8.50 (£7.50)***** Scotsmen, www.babasword.com FTHU 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 RAVE:THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES - REMIXED American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 •Grid Ref: E6 A classic play re-imagined for a new generation told through rap, dance and drama.

A wild fusion of blank verse, Greek tragedy and contemporary trauma held together with beat A rock-n-roll Aug 19,a pulsating 220:4: 1I6:45(lhr25mins) £6.0 (£4.00 (£4.00)0bloodfest!

0) Aug 21: 5 (I hr 25mi n s) £6.

0 Aug 22: 14:45 (I hr 25mins) £6.00 (£4.00) UK premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 READY STEADY DATE! Hallmark Players Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 'We're so alike!' What's your salary?' Wanna f**k?' Andy Hughes' comedy wryly observes work-love balance through dysfunctional speed-dates and their aftermath.

Deconstruct post-modern romance with sexualpolitikdialectic and speed-dating. But who' s happy15.ever Aug 22-28: 00 (I hrafter?

I Ominwww.ready-steady-date.com s) £7,00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Rep Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft E5 Tom Stoppard's hilarious theatrical send-up in which aspiring critics become unwitting performers in the ultimate Who-dunnit' This acclaimed company return to the Fringe with a slick, fast-moving tale of sexual intrigue and professional envy. 'A rattling21 -29:good14:night Aug 45 (I hrout'I OmiAttribution. ns) £7.50 (£6.50) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE REALITY CHECKER - BY PETER YATES MuseMachine Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 •GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Deep in our subconscious lurks the nasty stuff. No one can control when it decides to surface. The nightmares start here... MuseMachine, 2004: 'Captivating production' Three Weeks. 'Slick.. perceptive... outstanding theatre' Scotsman. 'Highly effective' Independent.

Preview 0 (£050) Aug 8-13,Aug 15-20:6-7:19:19:1515(I(IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£5.£ 01.00(£4.

00) World premiere • HSU 31123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 THE RED SHOES Touch Nty Toes Theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: D5 A darkly provocative physical re-working of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale - for adults only. Against a harsh war-torn background in which fact and fantasy have become inextricably entwined, a mysterious girl in scarlet stilettos dances minefield.

Aug 5-16:across 18:00a(SOmi ns) £7.5.0 (£6.50) World premiere • FTHT1 '567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123 THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY All the Great Movies (Abridged) Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Lights, Camera, Reduction! Direct from the USA in their brand new show, the Reduced Shakespeare Company go completely Hollywood! They condense 'Preview Casablanca' and through 'Rocky' LA Times.

Aug 4-5:19-21,race I200(lhr30mins) £7.30mi 00. n's)Fast,£ 1200funny,(£ 10.hilarious' Aug 6-7, 1 2-14, 2 6-28: 11O0 (I hr 5 0) Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25,29: 1200 (I hr 30mins) £ 11.00 (£9.50) Worid premiere 345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29

mtTr REFRACTED TALES - THE TRUTH LOCKED UP Venue 2 Venue Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place » 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: C5 A dark tale of three teenage girls, one night, an evil stepmother, some magic beans and a big bad wolf. Who can be trusted in this hazy fog and what can be believed?

Aug 15-29: 16:30(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE REHEARSAL Pigeon Theatre C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Bizarrely choreographed, violent and physically explosive, The Rehearsal' lays bare the methods of creativity. In a bar at the end of a long night's drinking, performers and spectators break every rule and plan a unique, disturbing theatrical experience. www.pigeontheatre.com Aug 14-29: I8:l0(lhr) £7.50(£6.50) World premiere 31 234567 8 9 10 II 12 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 RELATIVELY SPEAKING Harland Hamstrings Theatre Group The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) « 0131 225 6766 • Grid Ref: E5 Harland Hamstrings' tenth consecutive year at the Fringe - in 2004 we had four consecutive sell-out productions! Ayckbourn's comedy of misunderstanding is one of his funniest Excellent cast deliver top quality production. Destined to be another sell-out Aug 8-9,11-16,18-21: 1300 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 (£4.00) FTHU 2 34 . 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 is 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 RELATIVELY SPEAKING WritinghawkTC Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 Dan and his father seem comfortable together, but they avoid difficult subjects. When Dan's down-to-earth friend Matt appears, the balance is disturbed in this moving comedy Aug 18-29:of I4:manners 35(55minbys) £6.Mark00 (£5.Wainwright 00) 'A great piece of new drama' Varsity.

31 12 3 45 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 RELIGION CABARET:WITH 'DIVINITYLAND' & RAINBOW SWASTIKA ALIEN ENCOUNTER Anthony Padgett ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550 • Grid Ref: C4 Condemned in Mail on Sunday, award-winning Jewish artist Anthony Padgett presents his Religious Themepark,'Interreligious Disco Dance' and Rainbow Swastika. Padgett tours the Theosophical Society, Jerusalem, Auschwitz, Ground-Zero and Tibet. www.theism.co.uk Aug 8-14: 1200(Ihr) £8.00(66.00) World premiere 3M 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 23 A REMARKABLE STORY Syracuse University Drama Dept Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace •0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 A powerful lyric drama based on the aftermath of Pan Am Flight 103. This redemptive story recounts how a Scottish village turned an act of terrorism into anAugact8-13:of love.

A Scottish £8.premiere.

16:15 (Ihr30mins) 00(£6.00) »~ll 311234567 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 A REVENGE TRAGEDY Smith and Miller Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 Shockingly alternative dramatic comedy.. Enter the elegant decadence of a renowned French restaurant, as a wife exacts revenge on her vile, tyrannical husband.

Inspired by an English film director, a play of lust, betrayal and cannibalism, theatre to absorb consume. £7.50 (£5,00) Aug 22-29:and22:30(lhr30mins) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Bet you can t find a bigger free event on the Fringe. on the Meadows.

For all your Fringe ticket! call: 0131226 000( david mamet/s Oleanna directed by gd millerick

venue SO 4-29 August 7.05pm Clerk Street Schadenfreude FORMERLY THE ODEON Productions 0870 701 5105 www.sfprod.co.uk www.( :theFestival.coin

GUY BROWNING'S

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com Assembly Theatre & Marshall Cordell present Alan Davies Bill Bailey

PIP UTTON THEATRE CO & THE MERLIN PRESENT adolf Written and performed by pip utton Directed by guy masterson ‘if you only see one show on the fringe - see Adolf’ - BBC radio4 ‘terrifying, searing, transfixing’*”'*'*’'' Mark BrownThe Scotsman ‘Makes the oratory sing, almost has you believing’ Daily Express @Roman Eagle Lodge venue 21 @ 19.30 World Premiere Bacon

By Pip Utton &, Jeremy Towler With Pip Utton as Francis Bacon ‘Welcome to the concentration of camp’ Last year - ‘a work of sheer genius’ - Martin Powell Scotsgay ‘ great show with fabulous acting’ Alex Fades Edinburgh Guide @Pleasance Courtyard venue 33 @ 12.40

RICHARD II Ariel Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Shakespearean political thriller from Cambridge University's 'inspired' Ariel Productions Varsity. Sell-out show 2004. Modern leadership unspun - through a glass, darkly. In repertory with 'Lear' by Edward Bond. 'Charmed every member of the packed Weeks 2004. £8.00(£6.50) Aug 16-17,auditorium' 19,21,24,26,Three 28: l6:S0(lhr40mins) 31 12 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 k ?

RIDE THE PUNANI Thistle Theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 Breakfast with diets and death, lunch with love and lust, and a supper of conflicts ranging from the battlefield to the bedroom. Solo performance from Carrie Mason with visuals18:from Mikens) El£8.lis50and(£7.5music Aug 17-29: 00 (SOmi 0) by Martin Brew.

WoHd premiere 3112 345 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 RIGGED Loop Gas de Nada Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 The Fast Show with legs, a pell-mell of absorbing characters offering tumultuous fun stalk the stage on the way to nowhere. Twenty players join the game in a fest of movement, music,£5.laughter Preview Augperformance, 00 and some hysterically bad jokes.

Aug 7-11, 16:7-18,!2:4S(lhr5mins) 22,24-25, Aug 12-14,15,19-21, 26-28: 12:4259:(I hr12:Smi45 n(Is)hr£8.Smi00ns)(£6.£7.50)00 (£5.50) European premiere • HT «7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE RIOT GROUP - SWITCH TRIPTYCH Soho Theatre Company <6 Chantal Arts with Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Treble Fringe First winners The Riot Group ('Pugilist Specialist') present a mispunctuated period piece about three New York switchboard operators on the brink of extinction. A carelessly researched, yet undoubtedly serious-minded peepshow for the brain.Aug 5-6: I2:l5(lhr30mins) £5.00 Preview Aug 7-11, 22-24,1215 29: 12:(I hr15BOmi (I hr nBOmi Aug 12-14,15-16, 19-21,18,25-28: s) £ n14,s) 0£0 13.(£ 13.00 0(£0)1200) World premiere • Han 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ROADMETAL SWEETBREAD Station House Opera Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 A tantalising production in which a man and a woman co-exist with their life-size video images. 'Fantastically clever' Scotsman;'. . outstanding' Herald;'. . strikingly dynamic, confusing, funny and alarming' Frieze;'. . faintly sinister, rather disturbing' Guardian;' brilliant. iciously Independent.

Aug 11-20,.2.2-28: 2215. v(Ihr I Sminmodern' s) £1200 (£10.

00) 3 2345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30312 3 ROBERT BURNS -THE ILLUMINATED MEMORY lllumni Productions The Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street • • Grid Ref: E6 David Purdie and Walter Nimmo present Robert Burns in Enlightenment Edinburgh.

Glorious images from the National archives; narration by David Purdie; songs from Moira & Douglas Aug23-25: 19:00(Ihr)Burke£10.0(SCO 0(£6.00)Chorus); the pianoforte of Walter Nimmo.

3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 ROM.COM Cambridge University Mummers Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 •Grid Reft E4 Just when you thought romance was dead, they made it into an online reality gameshow - and everyone's playing cupid. rom.com; a multi-dimensional, sparkling comedy about love. 'Mummers has few rivals as far as student drama companies go' Observer.

Aug 0-15,122:00(Ihr) 7-21: 23:1£5.5 (I0hr)0(£4.£5.000)0 (£4.00) Aug 5-8, 22,214-28: wmn 567 8 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222324 25 26 27 28 2930 175

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0001 ROMEO AND JULIET About Turn Theatre Company Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 < GridRoxy Ref: Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Sexy, vibrant, passionate: Fringe veteran Dan Hyde's take on Shakespeare's classic performed by About Turn's youthful, dynamic and skilled players will leave you fulfilled in every way. 'Sparkles with.. talent, commitment and enthusiasm' British Theatre Guide, Aug8,10,www.aboutturn.co.uk 12,14-15,17,19: I3:l0(lhr ISmins) £7.50(£5.50) USQ 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 ROMEO AND JULIET Base Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 Base, a Scottish and Austrian youth collaboration, presents a hip-hop musical production of the bard's most famous love story. The show features live DJs, hip-hop dancers actors. Funded£9,by00the Aug 12-13:andI9:30(lhr20mins) (£6.5British 0) Council.

World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 ROMEO & JULIET - DECEASED! WITH TOM STOPPARD'S THE 15-MINUTE HAMLET C Presents C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Romeo, desperately seeking Juliet in the afterlife, gets more than he bargained for and loses the plot - pursued by the mad, syphilitic Rosaline and the insanely jealous Tybalt. funny farce, Aug 4-13,. Side-splitdngly 15-29: I5:45(lhr45mins) £8.50www.rectheatre.com (£7.50) (£6.50 Q EESQ 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ROMEO,YOU IDIOT! American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 » Grid Ref: E6 Romeo and Juliet's love could survive anything.. the families' bitter mafia rivalries, the wooing of Paris, an alleged vampire - anything, except poison! Swing back to 1940s Verona, York and £6.experience Aug8: I New I:20(lhr25mins) 00) this irreverent spoof of Shakespeare's original.

Aug £6.0000(£4.

Aug 9:11,22:35(lhr25mins) 13: I6:50(lhr25mins) £6.(£4.000(£4.0) 00) UK premiere • HSU 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 t 23 ROPE Funbus Productions Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Reft E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Hang the rest! This is Patrick Hamilton's stage masterpiece. Inspiration for the Hitchcock classic of the same name. Murder in 1920s Mayfair. High energy, high suspense, wickedly enjoyable. It's to die for! (Raising money for NCH Action for Children) 2125(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug8-13: Q3E 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »31 ROSES & MORPHINE Point Blank Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 ■ Grid Ref:E6 In an archive of repressed memories history is dismanded and hidden between crumbling manuscripts. Through lyrical text and frenetic physicality three characters become readers and performers of their forgotten past 'Quality theatre... totally compelling' Aug 8-13,15-20,Independent 22-27: 17:1on5 (ISunday. hr I Smins) £8.50 (£5.00) ST-T1 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303! 23 THE ROSES OF EYAM Edinburgh Acting School To be confirmed • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: AI The Roses of Eyam - a remarkable true story of a village stricken by a plague through the arrival of a box of clothing. Set in 1661, this play shows the courage of the all ages).ns) £8.00 (£6.00) Augvillagers 15-20: I9:(of30(2hrs20mi 3112 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 176

ROUGH CROSSING Theatrical Theatrics Productions Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft C5 Oh Hear Us When We Cry To Thee For Those trying to get their Broadway musical4; ready for arrival in New York. With rolling seas and rocky romance, Stoppard's 1930s15-16: comedy will be£7.anything sailing.

Aug 13:1-25,50(Ihr) 00(£6.50)but£7.0plain Aug 28-29: I4:l0(lhr) Aug 17-18, 19-20,226-27: I4:l0(lhr) £8.00(£7.00)0(£6.50) 567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 iRUNNERS - THE RETURN Merco Productions Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 ’ Grid Ref: E5 Join the Acorn Therapy Group and meet your fascinating fellow members who can't |' wait to talk to you! Dynamic interactive show combines high drama, low comedy, script and spontaneity. Unleash your inner child! By Cristina Teixeira. www.mercoproductions.co.uk Preview 1Aug 4-5: 13:236-28: 0 (Ihr lOmins) £4.00 Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 15-18,19-21, 22-25: 13:30 13:(I hr30I(IOmihrnIs)Ot£8.nins)00£9.(£7,0000)(£8.00) World premiere • I ie78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 RUSSIAN BEAUTY Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 A young Russian girl is waiting in her Moscow flat for a British visa and phone call from her English fiancee.. A funny and touching story about love, expectations and |: disillusions. 'Talented and multinational company' Hampstead and Highgate Express. www.actprovocateur.net Aug 4-29: 13:00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • H.Tli 1 i ;<7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SAINT OEDIPUS Wierszalin Theatre Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 « Grid Reft B2 A psychedelic game between a man and a woman, mother and son, which uses Oedipus myth to explore human sexuality and the entrapment of the physical body. | A production with intriguing visual appeal and music. In English.

Aug 15-20,22-28: 14:00(Ihr ISmins) £10.00 (£7.00) UK premiere $ 12 3 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SALFORD STUFFERS Jelly Shoe Productions Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Developed from the script which won a share ofWilly Russell and Tim Firth's WR. Foundation Award 2005, Stuffers is pure comedy drama. If your life amounted to a flyer in a bin, you'd have to laugh, wouldn't you?

Aug 8-13: 12:15 (I hr I Smins) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere • HSU 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 SANDWICH The Road Show Theater The Garage, Citrus Club, Grindlay Street • 07708 280 016 • Grid Ref: E3 A dark and surreal drama focusing on two suburban housewives' compulsive | j behaviour while their perfect lives collapse around them. Company members switch] roles every performance exposing the artifice of theatre while simultaneously delivering a powerful one-act play.

Aug 21-28: 17:15 (SOmins) £7.00 (£6.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112 SAVAGES Edinburgh University Theatre Company I Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 « Grid Ref: F5 Hampton's ('Dangerous Liaisons', 'Quiet American') darkly comic political drama, combining puppets, actors and an original score to portray the horrific exterminatiort of the Indian peoples in 1970s Brazil. From the team behind the acclaimed London production Dust'ns), £7.www.bedlamfringe.co.uk Aug8-13,15-20:'The18:Settling 00(Ihr30mi 00(£5.00) . ; ,7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x31 12!

SCARAMOUCHE JONES I Painted Face Productions Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place •0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 After selection for the National Student Drama Festival and a UK tour Painted Face Productions present this dark, hilarious and tragic tale of a clown. 'Brilliant!' Hype Magazine.

Tourde22:30(lhr Force!'ISmiSunday mes. 00) Aug 15-20,2'2-27: ns) £7.Ti00(£5.

B3i 123456? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 303i 123 SCIENCE FICTION BLAST-OFF THEATER! m Festival Theatre USA Drummond Theatre, 41 Bellevue Place •0131 557 9009 • Grid Ref: B5 A hilarious anthology of short plays by Richard Nathan. Fantastic adventures, sly | satire and supreme silliness from the company who gave the world 'Star Wars Trilogy in 305,Minutes' Aug 8,10,12,1!5,World 17,19: 16:Premiere.

00(Ihr) £7.00 World premiere • QHIl 31 12 3 4 1 1 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SCOTT ON SCOTT : Brawlad Productions Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07713 746 561 • Grid Ref: D6 : Who haunts Abbotsford? The dead? The living? Walter Scott reflects and tries to make sense of the hand that life has dealt him. Author/actor Scott Moffat presents a compelling and compassionate exploration of a literary legend.

Aug 19-27: 17.00(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere |i 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SCREWMACHINE/EYECANDY E Scamp Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • B Hilariously brutal assault on the American Dream. Best of Fringe First winners CJ I Hopkins (playwright) and John Clancy (director) return with a gameshow. Tonight I there are no rules and Big Bob's playing for keeps. With Mike McShane.

I www.scamptheatre.com Preview Aug15-6: 15:15 (I hr I Smins) £5.ISmi00ns) £I100(£I 1.00) Aug 7,12-14, Aug 8-11, 16-18,9-21,22-25,26-28:29: 15:15:l5(lhr 15 (I hr I Smins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) World premiere-023 3 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE SCREWTAPE LETTES fSaltmine Theatre Company ■ Charlotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street >0131 225 5560 • Grid Ref: D3 1E C. S. Lewis' vivid insight into the themes of temptation and damnation takes fresh life in Nigel Forde's brilliant adaptation. This delicate balance of heavenly humour and devilish evil was a 'Sell-out Show' award winner in 2004.

Aug I9:l5(2hrsIQmilOns)min£8.s) 0£8.0 (£6.00 (£6.50) 50) Aug 24:22-24:I3:l5(2hrs li 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 SCRIPTEASE I WatchThis Theatre Company Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • E! 0870 745 3083 ♦ Grid Ref: E5 Six actors. Two plays. No script Murder-mystery or play-within-a-play? You decide and we improvise, as theatre goes interactive (and you don't even have to press the red button!)

Preview 4: 11:3300(Ihr) Aug 6,110,2,Aug (I hr)hr) £4.£7.£6.055000(£5. (£6.000)0) Aug8, 116,4,128:0: 11:1130(1 gSM 1 31 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 SEARCHIN' FOR ME CHAV PRINCESS Ian McKenzie/East to Edinburgh I You Choose,Various Locations • 07748 394 667 II Ex-Aisle 16 performance poet looking for love and he can't resist a bargain. Male 30s JI MiGSOH seeks394cuddly, for cozywww.chavprincess.co.uk nights in. Daily performances Royal le: 07748 667 forbubbly timesn/sandladylocation, Aug 3-29: I0: 3 3(30mi n s) j|i Aug 3-29: I5:l8(30mins) World premiere 3 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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A SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS Apollonysus Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Two masters, two wages, two thrashings... can Truffaldino handle his own ingenious idea? Lovers chasing lovers, fathers chasing dowries,Truffaldino chasing his lunch physical and furious Commedia dell'Arte romp by young bunch of performers appassionato!

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SEX, LIES AND AN 805TRIBUTE BAND Practical magic Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street« 0131 226 0000 » Grid Reft E5 Dirertor of last year’s sell-out smash 'Jean Brodie' ***** Three Weeks, **** Herald jreturns with a raucous Scottish comedy. Mullets, intrigue and leopardskin bedsheetsp Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.. www.prartical-magic.org Aug8-I3: I8:l5(lhr ISmins) £7.00 ' World premiere♦ uaH]i

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SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO I SEDOS Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace » 0131 226 7207 ♦ Grid Reft E4 I The urban singles scene laid bare in this classic fest-paced four-hander. Pummelling I in-your-face banter underscores a familiar ritual: raw nerves, wry smiles and belly Jt£0NMm<f I laughs as things fall apart..

Aug22-27: I4:l0(55mins) £8.00(£6.00) ■311234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 URBAN LEGEND SHAKESPEARE FOR BREAKFAST 1C theatre I C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 I Rollick and roll with the Bardic Breakfasters at C. Back for its 14th sell-out year, WY 1 clowns and classical actors carouse though Shakespeare' s works with free coffee and ■ croissants! Well worth getting out of bed for1 Independent. www.Ctheatre.com (inc.

I breakfast). niNuy’ I Aug 3-29: 10:00 (Ihr) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • EC31 PETER KAY | 3 34S67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 I SHAKESPEARE'S LOST BLUEGRASS MUSICAL AS YOU LIKE IT! ‘UiUPUS’ K Unicorn PlayerslA Working Theatre Company JOHNNY VEGAS 1- Quaker Meeting House,7VictoriaTerrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Re<:E4 1 As You Like It as you've never seen it! Gender confusion seen through the eyes of ■ isolated mountain folk. Shakespeare's words, Kentucky bluegrass - you do the math.

As You Like It! 9.40PM Preview AugI8:l5(lhr30mins) 22: 18:15 (I hr 30mi£7.n0s)0(£5.£3.5000) 3 - 29 AUGUST I Aug23-27: EXCEPT: 15 AUGUST fti 1234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 PLEASANCE COURTYARD BOX OFFICE: 0131 556 6550 I SIGNS OF A DIVA www.edfringe.com I The Drill Hall | Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place ♦0131 226 5425 ♦ Grid Ref: B2 I Tammy's friends are the flat vinyl sort - strong vulnerable women she identifies with l the Celines, Dollys, Dustys and Patsys of this world. UK's favourite sign songstress 1 Caroline Parker tells Tammy's story to a soundtrack of favourite divas.

Aug 16-20: 17:30(Ihr) £9.00(£6.00) ■ 3112 345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 1 SILLY COW FttM/WIV jw Crumpet Theatre Company I Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Reft E4 I Ben Elton, who brought us Blackadder and Popcorn, brings us a dark comedy with a We I twist A scathing satire of the manipulative journalistic world. Crumpet Theatre love9 I Company's seventeenth Fringe performance reminds us that what goes around her 1 comes around!

Aug 8-14: 20.05 (I hr I Smins) £5.00 (£4.00) I 31 I 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 THE SILVER SWAN | The Clod Ensemble ! McEwan Hall, Bristo Square ♦ 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Seven singers haunt the magnificent McEwan Hall, weaving two exquisite 17th kitsch century melodies into a spine-tingling evening of music theatre. Music - Paul Clark.

Choreography - Suzy Willson. 'Clark has an ear for the bizarre and brilliant' Observer. i Aug 21 -25,27-28: 1800 (25mins) £6.00 I Aug 21-25,27-28: 20:00 (25mins) £6.00 U 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so31 12 3 THE SINGING NUN Richard Talbot Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • | 0870 745 3083 »Grid Reft E5 i An obsessive fan of the suicidal Singing Nun relives her bid for fame in a fabulous comedy about love, cults and pop songs. 'Delirious in every sense' Times,'. . see the divine become truly ridiculous' Arundel Festival.

- Aug6-7, Preview Aug 4-5:19-21,18:246-28: 0 (I hr) £5.00 £9.50(£8.50) 0131 556 6550 *5 Aug 8-11,12-14, 16-18,22-25: 18:40 18:(I hr)40(Ihr) £8.50 (£7.50) Hail PLEASANCE www.edfringe.com 45«78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 COURTYARD@20:50 179

For all your Fringe ticket1, call: 0131226 000« SINKTHE BELGRANO! Northern Youth Theatre Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Reft E5 A rare opportunity to see the show about the Falklands that caused the right wing press to spontaneously combust Maggot Scratcher takes on the Argies and everyone else runs for cover in this fast, funny, physical satire.

Aug hr I OmiIQmins)ns)£5.£5.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 8-13: 15-20:17:15:3045(I(Ihr HZ31 :7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3112 3 SISTERS SFX Theatre Dublin Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Tony Award winner Anna Manahan ('Magnetic and breathtaking' Irish Examiner) creates two extraordinary portraits of sisters - Martha and Mary. Earthy country humour mixes with gentle pathos - a memorable evening of Irish theatre with a twist in the tale..

Preview9-11,Aug16-18, 5-6: 1550 00 Aug 3-24,(I215:9:hr530mi 15:0 (I5hr0n(Is)30mi hr£5.30mi Aug 7,12-14, 19-21,225-28: ns) £ns)11.£0010.(£0010.(£9.00)00) UK premiere • EEP 31 234 167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION SEDOS Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Tve lost everything and didn't know where to go.. I'm a friend of your children.. ' Wealthy art dealers Flan and Ouisa Kittredge become beguiled by a youth whose charm and intelligence belie a far darker reality..

Aug 22-27: I3£)0(55mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 31 I 23456? 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 SIXTY TWO -TICKETY BOO Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 > Grid Ref:E6 Suspicion, sex and stress. Money, men and madness. The scandalous lives of four middle-aged women revealed through their weekly trips to bingo! Company devised with thanks to Willy Russell as their inspiration. Arnold School Production.

Aug 8-13: 15:25 (35mins) £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere • USB 3 2 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 SLEEPWALK Red Chair Players (West) C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Enticed by the suicide of his Rock Star idol, an American teen longs for release.

Hysterical comedy meets poignant drama in a life or death struggle against impulse.

William Mastrosimone's follow-up to 'Bang Bang You're Dead', Fringe First winner 2004.3-13: 13:45 (Ihr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug European premiere • EC21 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 ! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30.3, 23 SNAPSHOT All Here Together Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 When war, interracial love and insanity converge, America's melting pot boils over.

Award-winning performer Mitzi Sinnott takes you on a heroic journey through history, photos, soul music and dance - to find her Vietnam-veteran father and heal the unhealable.

Aug 4-29: 21:35 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) European premiere • Hitll 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SNORTiNG GREEN JELLY The Gordon Craig Youth Theatre Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 A wobbling mix of humour, mischief and bop-iL Crack open a bottle of mousse, stuff into marigold gloves. Add a pair of pants (preferably clean), a dash of love and garnish with grated chocolate. Mmmmm..

Aug 22-26: I l:30(45mins) £6.00 (£4,00) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tl 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 180

SNUFF Arches Theatre Company Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 013 i 228 I ‘ The War on Terror: fear and violence seep through the walls of a Glasgow tower block in this extraordinary new play from young Scottish writer-director Davey Anderson (Arches Award winner 2005). '****' Hera/d,'Ferociously effective *’r " Scotsman.

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Aug 16-21: 21 SO (SOmins) £6.50 (£450) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SOLETRADER Act-IV Theatre Company Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 •: Truly wicked! You'd have to be heartless not to love this fast moving fiery family furra Just watch the fur and feathers fly as Good triumphs over Evil in this comedy of souls!

SoleI4:sponsor, design:(£5.www.soletrader.co.uk Aug 15-21: 40(55minbys) £650 50) World pr 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SOME EXPLICIT POLAROIDS Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 •Grid Ref: E4 Lust, loss and go-go dancing. Mark Ravenhill's controversial play explores universal themes of love and loneliness. Following last year's acclaimed sellout production ot Sarah Kane's 'Crave', EGTG continue to offer cutting-edge British theatre at its finest Aug 15-20: 2l:l5(lhr30mins) £8.00(£6.00) 6? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 1 SOME EXPLICIT POLAROIDS Growling Monkey Theatre Group Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 From the author of 'shopping and f***ing' comes a high octane slice of violent sexy, and drug-fuelled theatre. Come join the search for the 'happily ever after', and witness revenge, and death.

Preview 1Aug 4-5: love, 14:216-28: 5 (Ireconciliation, hr) 14:£4.1050(I hr) £8.sex00 (£7, Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 15-16,19-21, 18,22-25: 14:15 (I hr) £7.00 (£6.00)00) ECU «789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SPACE FACE Plan B Theatre Company Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket* 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E4 Deliciously dark mischief reigns supreme as Plan B pit social tragedy against persona triumph. Without a border to contain us are we nothing but a puddle on the floor aAugperson 8-13: without 21:30 (I hr)a £6,face?00 (£5.www.planbtheatrecompany.com 00) World premiere: " 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CAugo2,14-20: Oxygen,14:3Infirmary Street00)(£5.

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Madman’s Diary Nikolai Gogol ★ ★★★ Scotsman 'Arifi is mesmorising, charismatic, convincing... a triumphl' Victor Sobchak 'A cross between Monty Python i« M if F** 4-29 Aug and South Park... brilliant!'

18:00 New York Times '• , Orgasmic Revenge Dario Fo & Franka Rome 4-29 Aug 'Rosalinde Lonsdale's gutsy, mesmerising performance' 11:15 Theatreworld venueStreet so Ad Provocateur International .Clerk « formerly the odeon iq shows - Edinburgh 10th Anniversary season 0870 7015105 . . r. , . .

SPANISH INTERLUDES Collapsible Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 - Grid Ref: D5 Sex and trickery in the land of Don Quixote! Three outrageous forces by Spain's greatest author. Flamboyant characters, unlikely schemes, live music and a sparkling new translation bring Cervantes' comedy to life. 'Hugely impressive' BBC Online. www.spanishinterludes.co.uk Aug S-14: 14:45 (I hr 20mins) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 S) World premiere • HSU 31 I 2 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 THE SPECTACULAR FALL AND RISE OF THE PIEJUS SISTERS Imprint Theatre Company Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212-Grid Ref: F6 Circus showgirls Florence and Josephine let loose on Victorian Britain! But how to get rid of George the Homicidal Hungarian Clown? Approach the big top with caution. . '****5-6:company' Scotsman 2004.

Preview Aug 7-8,1Aug 0-15,17-21:I8:00(lhr5mins) 18:00 (I hr Smi£3.ns)0£6.0 00 (£4,00) World premiere - HSU 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123 SPILLING MORE BEANS - LETTERS FROM EAST HAM VICARAGE - 1953-56 Margot, Rupert and Lisa Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Lisa Wright returns with more letters from her mother's marvellously vivid and indiscreet pen. A 1950s East End parish, from sublime to ridiculous. Plus vicarage bun. 8-13, Sell 1out6-20,show Aug 23-27,2004.

29: 11:25 (55mins) £6.00 (£4.50) European premiere • HSM 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SQUEEZE BOX Festival Highlights Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • In this comic tour de force, Ann Randolph's pursuit of true love collides unexpectedly with her job in a women's shelter. 'For both the funny bone and the left ventricle' Preview Aug 5-6:Mel18,12:2Brooks.

35 (I 2hr9:I SmiBest ns)Solo £5.00Performance Award LA Times.

Aug 2-24, Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-16, 19-21,25-28: 12:35 12:(I hr35 I(ISmihrnIs)Smi£n11.s) 0£0 10.(£ 10.00 0(£9.0) 00) European premiere • HSU 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 STAGS AND HENS Harland Hamstrings Theatre Group The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) • 0131 225 6766 • Grid Ref: E5 Harland Hamstrings' tenth consecutive year at the Fringe - in 2004 we had four sellout productions! Willy Russell's classic comedy set in the Gents and Ladies loos of a tacky club 16:- '0A0n(I exuberantly Aug 7-9,Liverpool 11 -16,18-21: hr I Smins) £5.0cynical 0 (£4,00)play' - Times.

311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 STANDING ALONE,THE WORKS OF CLIFFORD ODETS Cal Arts13, Lochend FestivalClose, Theatre Venue Canongate » 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 This striking compendium of Clifford Odets's most indelible characters includes Waiting for Lefty, Golden Boy, Awake and Sing and Rocket to the Moon. Presented asPreview a homage 12-13: to the12:revolutionary 45£7.(I hr)00(£5.£3.0000)Group Theater.

Aug 14,1Aug 7-19: 19:30(Ihr) World premiere 311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3; STAR WARS TRILOGY IN 30 MINUTES Festival Theatre USA Drummond Theatre, 41 Bellevue Place • 0131 557 9009 • Grid Ref-BS Back by demand! 'You must go see the entire 'Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes'. It's brilliantly done. You'l laugh' Sunday Times. '***** (unmissable)' List. '. . fresh, funny and highly5-6,recommended...

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For all your Fringe tlcketi call: 0131226 000E STEINER GRAFFITI Circle XArts C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 One man - one blackboard - one empty space. Solo show from Switzerland features verbal and physical spontaneity, action graphics and movement In penetrating the complex layers of Rudolph Steiner's life, a story emerges which shows us the extraordinary nature of our own. www.circlexarts.com Aug 5-10,14-29: 19:35 (I hr 20mins) £8.50 (£7.50) UK premiere * BEM 31 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 THE STEPPE BROTHERS Rejects Revenge Theatre Company Southside, 117 Nicholson Street •0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Heedless of public demand, music hall legends The Steppe Brothers are back!

Internationally acclaimed double Fringe First winners (‘Peasouper’,‘Dusty Fruit’) give you immense professional silliness and '. . more laughs than any comic on the Fringe' Evening Standard.

Preview Aug15-6: 1600 (I hr16:IOmi Aug 00 (In16:hrs)0£5.I0Omi(I0hr0ns)I Omi£ 11.ns)00£(£8.10.000)0 (£8.00) World premiere • ECD Aug 7,8,112-14, 0-11,19-21, 5,17-18,26-28:22,24-25: 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 STICKS AND STONES...

Whole in the Head Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2 i 24 • Grid Reft C6 Compelling, shocking, funny. Becky, bullied and abused in childhood, is forced into the absurd world of mental health services. Watch as we unlock the door to her troubled New thought£7.0provoking Aug 15-20:mind.

I2:50(lhr20mins) 0 (£4.00) real-life drama. Q&A session. UK premiere 3M 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 i I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3! I 2 3 STILL GIRLS Hopetoun Street Productions Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place ♦ 0131 226 5425 » Grid Ref: B2 Four women stage a snapshot of an age - at this twenty-something time of their lives they are stil girls, but only just. Exhilarated and shy, humorous and ambitious, four girls Aug consider 11-14: 17:3what 0(Ihr)it£7,is 0to0(£5.truly00) grow up.

World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 o 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 STIRRING Shalimar Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 2004 New York Fringe sell out Eight Brooklyn hipsters navigate their fantasies and grim realities, all from the safety of their laptops, with the help of Morrissey, S&M, Friendster and The Beach Boys. 'Elegant' 'clever' 'moving' 'abstract'. www.nytheatre.com Preview Aug 4-5: 20330 (I hr) £4.00 Aug6-7,12-14,19-21,26-27: 2000(Ihr) £9.50(£8.50) Aug 8-11,15-18,22-25: 2000(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) European premiere• HSU 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 123 STOCKHOLM He's Spartacus...

Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row « 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E4 'We have to get him to see us as people!' A policeman lies dead or unconscious and Dr. Beth Haslett is held hostage by a knife-wielding maniac. An award-winning psychological drama by David Wake.

Aug9,11,13,17,19,21: 12:30(40mins) £6.00(£5.00) World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 THE STORY OFTHE PANDA BEARS TOLD BYA SAXOPHONIST WHO HAS A GIRLFRIEND IN FRANKFURT Rouge28 Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row « 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Written by MateiVisniec. A play set on the border between intimacy and isolation, waking and dreaming, light and dark.

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i STRANGERS Somatic Tintamarre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 1 Those we don't see, we don't talk about Scared of them we are, they are after all strangers. Mixing our influences, from Lecoq to Complicite, a comical piece about • human3-13,conditions, Aug 15-29: 18:1the0(1 hr)potential £8.50 (£7.aspect 50) of despair, and the beautyWorldof ludicrousness. premiere • BE31;| 3 23456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 STRANGE SHADOWS WatchThis Theatre Company j Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 InTenebris' magical hair salon, the clients leave with more than their hair untangled but can the stylists undo their own love knot? A wistful comedy. A happy tragedy. * APreview play about Aug 5:love,11:3l0if(Ie,hr)beauty, £4.00 Shakespeare and hairdressing.

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3 :; - s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12< STREETS Easy Tiger Productions Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136*:j Escaping the past to find a new beginning, the journey from Swansea to London can mean life or death. The ultimate Welsh love story; gritty, in ya face, breaking the fourth Aug 4-14:wall23:is40an(I hrunderstatement!

I Omins) £8.00 (£6.50) UK premiere • FEU 31 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12: STREUTH Blue Team Theatre Croup Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft C5 j From Michael Green's 'Great Cause Acting Show'. A murder mystery Agatha Christie herself wouldn't have dared to write. Performed with all the style and finesse Aug 5-14:of a15:major 20 (30minatural ns) £4.0disaster.

0 (£3.00) Whodunnit? Probably the man with the chainsaw 83231: 311234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311 2I THE STRONG AND CAPABLE SHOULDERS OFTHE STUDENTWHEN HE DREAMS Flaneur Productions Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 ■ A darkly poetic consideration of the relationship between the frustration of an ; idealised self-image and the emergence of nihilism and social pathology in the individual.

Aug Aug 14,15-18,19-21,22-25:26-28:13:01300(Ihr) 0(Ihr) £7.5£8.0(£6.50(£7.00)00) European premiere 311234567 8 9 10 I 12 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 12 STUCK Andy Jordan Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square « 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 j Jack thinks he's Kerouac... but he's just a queer out of work actor looking for weed, love, inspiration.. Sell-out show from New York and Dublin. 'Very funny' ***** Irish Times,'. . grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.. ' Variety.

Preview Aug 19:22-25, 10 (I2hr)9: £5.19:0100 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 14-6: 7-18,26-28: Aug 7-11, 12-14,15,19-21, 19:10 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) UK premiere • EUl 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SUBMISSIVE BARBI Elmo Martin Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • The American culture of sex, violence and media presented through punk, poetry, pop icons and personal experience. A quick paced, one man, spoken word j performance to make you think and smile. 'Outstanding' LA Gig List.

Aug 4-29: 22:40 (40mins) £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere »BSir 34567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

SUBVERSE Lost Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge ’ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 A unique combination of brand new sketches from British and American writers that continually evolves to reflea current events around the world. Alternating each night to create two electric performances of immediate and hard-hitting political drama, monologues, Aug 5-13,15-29:poetry 22:00 (Iandhr) comedy. £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • EE31 : 5«7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 AUG 6th-28th @7pm ADULTS: £12 C0NC:£10 SUPER PATRIOTS AND MORONS Ae Fond Kiss’ All seats £5 Rooftop Productions the story of Robert Burns BOA OFFICE: Assembly A BRAND NEW show for 2005 01314402159 Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • SEE BOTH SHOWS FOR ADULTS: £20 CONC: £17 Before it was banned by the government for addressing socio-political issues that face Zimbabwe today, Super Patriots and Morons played to full houses and was a sell C5EBIEEE) fo out at the 22004 Harare International Festival of the Arts.

Aug Aug 22-24, 25-28: 9:13:4I3:45(lhr 5 (I hr 15miISmins) n£s)11,£10.00 (£0010,(£9.00)00) European premiere 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SWANSONG Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 One-man show based on Chekhov's famous monologue. Locked in a theatre after a show, an aaor recalls his solitary life and the broken dreams that never come true.

Including famous pieces from Shakespeare,Wilde, Nabokov, Ionesco. www.actprovocateur.net Aug 4-13,15-29: 16:30 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • EUJ 4 s e 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SWEET LOVE ADIEU Abandon Theatre Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 » Grid Ref: F6 Romeo and Juliet meets Fawlty Towers in this ferociously farcical take on friendship, love and tyranny. 'The most original comedy of errors since Shakespeare's own' Observer. Rampant cross dressing causes mayhem. Can love survive faddishness? www.abandontheatre.co.uk Aug Aug 6-20: 21-27:I4:50(lhr25mins) I9:20(lhr25mins)£10.£10,0000(£8.(£8.00)00) European premiere • EE31 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 303 23 ‘Incapable of doing % SWIFT a bad show.

Bare Bawds Productions She is, quite simply, Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street * 0131 226 2428 • a damn funny woman’ Guy Masterson directs Jeffrey Mayhew as Jonathan Swift, the flawed but prescient ★Scotsman ★★★ author of Gulliver's Travels, battling his demons. Poignant and powerful, an The exploration of encroaching darkness illuminated by sparkling wit and brilliance.

Swift man5-6:for IalI:45(lhr20mins) l times. £5.00 'Packed with comedy gold.

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367 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 She’s fantastic’ TABLE MANNERS ★ ★★★★ Living Stone Media Three Weeks Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 ‘Wonderfully sharp Ever complained about your food? Is the customer always right? Is Tipping really a and bitchy. One of place in China? Tasty theatre served at its finest; today's special is a hilarious course the finest female onPreview the dos and5-6:don' 15:2t0(1s15:ofhr)20(1restaurant £4.hr)00£8.(£3.0000)(£6.etiquette. comics at work’ Aug 7-13,Aug 16-21,23-28: 00) World premiere Observer Who Are You? m 234167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303n 23 TALES FROM THE DIRTY DOG CAFE RWCMD Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Reft D6 . cheap sex.. lost souls. Who gives a f**k about Blair's Britain: life is a play, JoCaumeld Laughter. but with better writers.£7.00(£5.

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THE TALES REVISITED The Canterbury Pilgrims Purple Venues, L'Attache, 3 Rutland Street • 0870 747 9837 ♦ Grid Reft E2 8 strangers. Imminent death. A pilgrimage of truth, understanding and acceptance.

AWriter, a Skater Boy, a Prostitute, a Musician, a Teacher, a Postman, a Businesswoman and a Tearaway revisit their pasts in search of closure.

Aug Aug 21,22-26:27: 18:18:1155 (I(Ihr)hr) £7.£6.0000 (£5.(£4.000)0) UK premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THEATRE ALBA mpr Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • 0131 556 9579 » Grid Reft F6 An outdoor production of Shakespeare's hysterical comedy, staged against a backdrop of unsurpassed beauty at Duddingston Loch. A large professional cast of Scottish is directed Aug 11-14,actors 18-21,and 25-28:musicians I9:45(2hrs30mi ns) £9.i0n0the(£5.0inimitable 0) and unique ALBA style.

3i 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 m TANGLE Unlimited Theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Double Fringe First winners '...the gifted Unlimited Theatre' Scotsman stimulate your nervous systems for two shows only. Teleportation,Top Secret Military Experiments, Quantum Entanglement andTheWombles feature in a welcome return from '...the excellent Guardian.

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00) World premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IM2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 TAPE TheatreFusion C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Three friends, haunted by one terrible event, reunite. Old wounds are ripped open and a dangerous game of cat and mouse rollercoasters into a tense, unpredictable thriller. Scottish stage premiere of the Uma Thurman film from an established Scottish company, Aug5-12: 12:40(Ihr) www.theatrefusion.co.uk £7,50(£6.50) HSU 31 1 2 3 4 1 « 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 TARA REATA Exit Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St» 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 A horrendous mis-match or genuine love? Two people, strained by lies and the death of their baby, lead a tense, guilt-ridden relationship. Healed by each other's filmed confessions truthns)cuts£7.5deep.

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World premiere 3! I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TEA WITHOUT MOTHER Petit Four Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 In Petit Four's Fringe debut, four characters try to discover the secrets of an extraordinary woman, in this absurdist tale set inside a world without weather.

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TELLING TALES NE66 Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace » 0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 What are fairytales really all about? What moral corruptions dwell beneath the surface of these 'innocent' yarns? NE66 premiere their funny, physical, fast-paced show.5-7:Guess s having for tea...

Aug 10(1who hr)18:1£5.grandma' Aug 8-15,118:7-28: 0 (I00hr)(£3.£6.00)00 (£4.00) World premiere • HZ3I j 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE TEMPEST West Lothian Youth Theatre North Edinburgh Arts Centre, I Sa Pennywell Court*0l3l 3152151 • Grid Ref: AI A multimedia production of Shakespeare's classic tale of love and revenge. The setting is updated to twenty-first century Ibiza, the music of the deserted isle replaced by club dance music and Prospero's magic expressed through video technology.

Aug 1400(Ihr 30minns)s) £4.£4.0000(£100) Neigghbours hbours Scheme) Aug 19-20: 19-20: 1900 (I hr 30mi (£200) (£1. (£ 1.5500 Good Good Nei Scheme) i 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TERRORIST! THE MUSICAL Bad Penny Theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) * 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Bush has won his war on terror leaving seven notorious terrorists unemployed, forcing them to band together to become... entertainers! Watch these terrorist superstars create a musical circus extravaganza - until their livelihood is threatened once Previewagain, Augwww.badpennytheatre.com 4-5: 213026-28: (55mi2130 ns) £4.(55mi 00 ns) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug Aug 6-7, 8-11,12-14, 15-18,19-21, 22-25: 2230(55mins) £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere • EE3I 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .

TERRY PRATCHETT'S MASKERADE' I Wonderland Productions ; C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 | A ghost stalks Ankh Morpork's Opera House, leaving threatening letters with lots of exclamation marks and.. kil ing people. Back after three sell-out years,Wonderland [ creates a tale of divas, witches and murders you can really hum!

I www.edinburghmaskerade.co.uk Aug4-19: I4fl0(lhr30mins) £8.50(£7.50)(£6.50C) Baa 3i 234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 THIS LIME TREE BOWER I University College Dublin Dramsoc/Open Fire Productions | Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 I A rib-tickling Irish yarn, full of fun and the odd surprise. In overlapping monologues : three young men from Dublin reminisce about an eventful week, which was to I| change good. Four Aug 14-21,things 23-28:for13:30(Ihr ISminnominations: s) £7.00(£5.00)ISDA Festival 2005. |3I 12 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THIS STORY OF YOURS I Cordial Productions Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • I Gradually, mercilessly, in three confrontations, Hopkins dissects the mind and soul of I a policeman accused of kil ing a criminal. 'Grit and realism move this drama onto l another plain'4: Time Out. ***** What's On. 'Excellent' Evening Standard.

Preview Aug I7:20(2hrs) £5.I7:0200(2hrs) Aug 5-6, 1 2-13, 1 9-20, 2 6-27: j Aug 7-11,14-18,21 -25,28-29: 17:20 (2hrs)£9.£8.0000(£8.(£7.00)00) HZ31 31 4567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ATHOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS j The Team C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Physical theatre inspired by Hamlet and other visions of the end of the world.

Horatio meets Denmark's future leaders - Hamlet, Ophelia, Laertes - confronting corruption in their inherited state. Rigorous choreography with raw and jagged language.15-29: 18:00(Ihr IQmins) £8.50(£7.50) Aug3-13, European premiere»HS21 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

3 FOR 2 P<£ F Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Do you enjoy the convenience of your one-stop shop? Isn't it nice to have so much 'choice'? But what is the price we are paying for using supermarkets? 3 For 2 is a humorous16-21, and2quirky at thens) £8.real00(£6. cost50) Aug8-14, 3-29: 17:look30(SSmi World premiere’Em 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THRILLER OF THE YEAR Saughtonhall Drama Group Saughtonhall Grid Ref:FI United Reformed Church, 87 Saughtonhall Drive •0131 539 0491 • Explosions, poisoning and murder as a prizewinning author is forced to re-enact a series of events from her own bestseller 'The Lady is Dead'. Discover if she can escape Aug 8-13:her19:heroine' 30 (2hrs sI Smifatens)in£7.this00 (£6.intriguing 00) whodunnit HEI1 31 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THRILLSEEKING Shadowshape Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: D5 There's a body in the bathroom and Colin doesn't know how it got there. He's been high for three days, the police are on his tail, but most importantly where is James?

Aug 5-15,When 17-29:reality 2055 (Iand hr) £8.hallucinations 50 (£7.50) merge, what comes next?

World premiere •HBU 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TOBIAS AND THE ANGEL Union Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace •0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 James Bridie's lovely adventure story, a forgotten masterpiece by Scotland's foremost playwright. Tobias, dog and disguised angel Raphael travel over mountains, meeting crocodile, bandits, beautiful maidens and demon. Ancient Middle East, colourfully costumed, a great family pl£6.ay.00(£5.00) Aug9-13: Ill5(lhr30mins) 31 ! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 TO BLOOM The John Oldham Society, Oxford University Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: C5 Toy designer Tom pulls his Bloom apart She trusts him. He trusts her not A new life beckons. The confessions of four lovers unfold against live music from London band4-14: 'Carmichael' judge00) the paranoid.

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Worid premiere •HSU __M56 7 8 9IOIM2l3l4I^M7l^^^l2^3^ 25 26 27 ^29»3ii23 TONE CLUSTERS Wesleyan University Second Stage Bedlam Theatre, I I b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Straight from the United States' Wesleyan University comes a play about the disharmony provoked when we try to protect the people we love. An exploration ofAugdenial, 8-13: perspective 2l:25(45mins)and£6.0truth 0 (£4.0written 0) by renowned author Joyce Carol Oates.

31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 TRAD Galway Arts Festival Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Galway Arts Festival presents a startlingly original new play by Mark Doherty.

A surreal comedy about tradition in a mad place,Trad is an achingly funny and tender piece.5-6:Featuring a stellar £5.Irish00 cast and haunting original live score.

Preview I5:35(lhr Aug 7,12-14, 9-11,Aug119-21, 6-18,225-28: 3-24,215:9:3l515:O(Imi3hr5n(Is)I Omi hr I Omi Aug ns) £ns)1100£ 10.(£0011.(£9.00)00) UK premiere • fEm 56789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 Y ^ See more for less, visit the i \ #1: \ above Waverley Station.

For all your Fringe ticket! call; 0131226 OOOt TRADE AND TRAFFIC Queen Mary Theatre Company ie 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St» 0131 S56 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Can Shakespeare serve the 21st Century woman? Do his charaaers remind you of the women you know? Two women, one unwanted man, peroxide and heated rollers,15,played exciting East£5.0London Aug 17,19,22,out24,2by6: anI300(45mins) 0 (£3.50) company.

Worid premiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I: TRAGEDIAN I -THE RISE TO FAME Prodigal Theatre Company Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Bastard. Drunk. Actor. Genius. At 26 Edmund Kean was a grieving, drunk megalomaniac. He was poetry in motion. 'A must' Steven Berkoff; 'Beautiful' Scotsman; Aug 6,10,1'3,A1stonishing' 7,20,24,27: Stage.

16:30 (I hr I Smins) £8.50 (£6.00) 2 3 4 5* 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TRAGEDIAN 2 -THE FALL TO INFAMY Prodigal Theatre Company Southside, 117 Nicholson Street >0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Adulterer. Star. Madman. Fool. The world's first celebrity hits self-destruct.

'O'Loughlin's interpretation of Kean is mesmeric' Prague Literary Review, 'Judged tc perfection' Aug 7,11,14,Three 18,21,Weeks; 25,28: 16:'M3agnificent' 0 (I hr I SminEls) Pai£8.s5.0 (£6.00) B ;6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 TRAGEDIAN 3 -THE DECLINETO LEGEND Prodigal Theatre Company Southside, 117 Nicholson Street • 0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Revenger. Scapegoat Father. King. Diseased, dying, lonely and broken; Edmund Kean has only his audience left to live for - and it's the audience that will kil him. The final part 5,of8,Prodigal' Aug 12,15,19,s22,epic26: trilogy.

16:30 (I hr I Smins) £8.50 (£6.00) World premiere«HSU 311 2 3 4 j 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2118 29 30 31 THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD, DUKE OF YORK Collapsible Theatre Company C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Sex and trickery in the land of Don Quixote! Three outrageous farces by Spain's greatest author. Flamboyant characters, unlikely schemes, live music and a sparkling new 4-29: translation BBC Online.

Aug 13: IS (I bring hr) £7.Cervantes' 50 (£6.50) comedy to life. 'Hugely impressive’ World premiere-ECU ;<7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TRAVELSWITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES Thedtre S'Amourailles The Garage, Citrus Club, Grindlay Street» 07708 280 016 ♦ Grid Reft E3 French company Theatre S'Amourailles walked on the steps of Stevenson the femous author ofTreasure Island and his donkey Modestine! A contemporary and humorous15:monologue Aug7-28: 45 (Ihr) £8.0with 0(£6.0the0) great actor Christophe Chaumette.UK premiere* I 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE TREASURE OF THE PUTA MADRE Black Custard Theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: D5 Classic Radio Comedy on stage. In the year 17.. , Elvira signs on as ship's parrot to a drunken pirate Captain searching for lost treasure. Will the Navy or the green Alsatians Aug 5-13,1get5-29:him15:first?

15 (I hrwww.blackcustard.com I Smins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • [«7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TRIPPIN'WITH NO LUGGAGE Cal Arts Festival Theatre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 * Grid Ref: D6 Money & Politics, Sex & Drugs, Love & Music. 100 lovers, 52 pairs of high heels, 24 litde black dresses, 12 ethnic identities, 8 characters, I hour, a single actress and a night ll never forget Preview14,you'1Aug I4:l5(lhr) Aug 7-19:12-13: 2lfX)(lhr) £7.00(£5.£3.0000) World premiere i67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

TROJAN WOMEN Theatre Cryptic Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Using Brendan Kennelly's contemporary adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, this is a sensational multimedia production and one of the most powerful indictments of war. It witnesses the women ofTroy anxiously awaiting their fate. 'Provocative and absorbing' Iri6:sh Times.

Preview Aug 20:30 (I hr 20mi Aug 7-8: 20:30(lhr20mins) £6.0n0s)(£4.£5.£12.

000)0 00 (£8.00) Aug 10-15, 1 7-21: 20:30(lhr20mins) Aug 22,24-28: 14:30 (I hr 20mins) £ 1100 (£8.00) FTTl *7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TRUE GENIUS True Genius Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 This intelligent, provocative psychological twister explores the fine line between purd genius, true love and utter insanity. Smart Witty. Curiously honest The latest w from award-winning Chicago playwright David Holstein. A play you'll be talking aboil Aug4-13,15-29: I5:l5(lhr30mins) £8.50(£7,50) European premiere *BS21 I ;<7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 TRUE WEST Distillery Theater Company The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Do Not Miss! Austin and Lee are two brothers who can't get along in this classic from Pulitzer prize-winner Sam Shepard. Douglas Taurel & Foster Davis swap roles j; onAugalternate 21 -29: 19:nights.

00 (2hrs)Directed £7.50 (£5.5by0) acclaimed Off-Broadway director Tim Phillips. is7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TURN TO FACE THE CHANGE Act 2 Productions C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: F6 Sex in the City with Men Behaving Badly and Frasier. That'll be Turn to Face the Change' - romantic comedy with bite! Four very different lives coincide in one highj unusual night Confusion, secrets, lives - everything and everyone changes. www.act2productions.co.uk Aug 15-19: 2l:IO(lhr) £8.50(£7.50) it? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29'30 TWELFTH NIGHT Barnsley Youth Theatre Sweet Ego, 14 Picardy Place » 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: C5 A hilarious and lively version of Shakespeare's wonderful comedy set in the swinging 1960s, this shortened show combines live music, dance and powerful drama for some utterly13:fab00 (45mi entertainment Aug 22-27: ns) £7,00 (£5.00)Groovy, Baby! i67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The Moon <£ The Stars Theatre Company Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Come and explore the giddy world of love, comedy and illusion through film and drama, recorded and live swing jazz, as we discover Viola's journey from girl into woman through the16:30guise of a man!

Preview Aug 8-13,Aug 15-20,4-6:22-27: 11:(I hr30I(ISmihrnIs)Smi£4.ns)00£7.00 (£5.00) EES «7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TWELFTH NIGHT - OR WHAT YOU WILL Original Theatre Company C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) » 0870 701 5105 » Grid Reft F6 Shakespeare's hilarious tale of love, mistaken identity and cross-dressing, told with a original twist In a tum-of-the-century British outpost a mysterious arrival causes uproar, andI9fl0(lhr45mins) sets off an unforgettable chain50 ofC) events.. www.originaltheatre.com HC2 Aug7-13: £9.50(£8.50)(£6. >.7 8 9 10 II 12 13 - 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29,30 Bet you can’t find a bigger free event on the Fringe. on the Meadows.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com 20,000 LEAGUES UNDERTHE OFFICE Publick Transport Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207«Grid Ref: E4 A lift plunging to the centre of the earth brings out the best and worst in two people trapped inside. A cock-eyed meditation on life told through verbal slapstick, IS INNOCENT visual wisecracks and vertiginous melodrama, www. publicktransportcom TAKE EQUAL PINCHES OF BILLY CONNOLLY AND JERRY SADOWITZ Preview AND YOU ARE SOME WAY TOWARDS THE STORYTELLING GENIUS Aug 7-15,Aug 17-28:6: I5:30(lhr 15:30 (I hrlIOOmiminns)s) £3.0.0000 (£5.50) World premiere • fcUl OF GODLEY London Evening Standard e 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2004 RAVE REVIEWS 40 STARS TWILIGHT OFTHE GODS including Bill and Ben Productions COMPELLING C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft F6 Guardian * Extraordinary true story about the friendship between Richard Wagner and Friedrich HILARIOUSEvening * * * *News Nietzsche. Wagner's ascent into success, Nietzsche's descent into madness, and the Edinburgh little-known truth about the quarrel that ended the relationship between two giants ofAugnineteenth-century MASTERFUL: 4-29: 20:45 (I hr) £8.5culture.

0 (£7,50) World premiere •Em Fest 45(789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NATURAL * * The Scotsman TWO FULL OFWeeks GAGS Fierce Trade Three Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 FEARLESS...PITILESS-IS, A pub. Two actors. 14 characters. Belly laughs, flirtation, dry wit, uncomfortable EXHILARATING...THIS silences.

Jim Cartwright's comically poetic and shudderingly moving play. Ready for a INFORTHEHAPPY END. PEOPLE A HAPPY*SHOW *** relaxing night at the local?

Sunday Herald Preview Aug 7-28:Aug16:55-6:5 (I hr)16:5£7,5 (I50hr)(£6.£3.50)50 BZ31 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29?

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-28 August TWO BY JIM CARTWRIGHT Crackerjack Theatre Company 0870745 3083 AUTOBIOGRAPHY ON SALE NOVW Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Fancy a pint? Pull up a pew and meet the locals - there's bound to be someone there that you recognise. Trust us, going for a 'quiet one' will never be the same again.8-13, . 15-20: 14:30(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) Aug Final 8 9 10 II 12 13 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 3 UBU Theatre Modo Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 The greatest f***arse ever written. A highly physical production of Jarry's masterpiece flaunts its exuberant, hysterical & disturbing excess. Grotesque clowning, infectious music, shameless satire and eye opening narrative. 'Scatological Scots Metro, ourns) times' Previewjoy'1Aug 4-5: '14:Perfect (I hrforISmi £4.00 **** Herald.

Aug 2256-28: Aug 6-7, 8-11,2-14, 15-16,19-21, 18,22-25: 14:14:252(I5 hr(I hrI SmiI Smins)ns)£8.£9.000(£7,0 (£8.00)00) 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3c UNIDENTIFIED Five Others and I Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place •0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 Where do they go? Why do they go? It's about running and never looking back. It's about new paths and new journeys. It's about winter in Liverpool, spring in Manchester, about£7,summer Aug 14-20: 15:it'3s0(Ihr) 00(£4,00)in London, autumn in Edinburgh. European premiere 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311 2 3 URSULA MARTINEZ - O.A.R Ursula Martinez Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Following on from the successes of A Family Outing and Show Off, performance diva Ursula Martinez brings her funny, thought-provoking investigation into her personal fear of growing old and becoming a miserable old trout! Suitable for immature and decrepit alike.6: 17:35 (I hr) £5.00 Preview Aug Aug 7, 9 -11, 6-18,225-28: 3-24: 17:17:3355(I(Ihr)hr) ££11.10.0000(£(£9.10.000)0) Aug 12-14,119-21, HSU 6789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

For all your Fringe tickets, call: 0131226 0000 USANDTHEM Rattlesnake!

Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge « 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 In this age of Anglo-American coalition, do Brits and Americans truly understand each other? A story of confusion, false courtesy and cultural impasse, where the burgeoning friendship between two families disintegrates, blurring distinctions between amity and enmity.

Aug 16,18,20,23,25,27,29: 17:20(Ihr ISmins) £6.00(£4.50) 3i 123456? 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 “ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 23 USE ONCE & DESTROY Squidge Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Jack's trying to save the Post Office. Kenny's doing community service. Jack's son, Danny, just wants to save himself. New play by Katie Douglas, former National Theatre writer, on attachment 'Douglas hooks the heart' Guardian.

Preview Aug 4-5: 13:00 (45mins) £4.00 Aug6-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: I300(45mins) £8.50(£7.50) Aug 8-11,15-18,22-25: 13:00 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • EIZ3I 3 2 3 416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26272829 3 U.S. UNDRESSED II The Putney Players TheZoo, l40The Pleasance > 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 A series of interlocking short pieces dealing with the recent experience of youth in America. Created and performed by country-spanning ensemble, with members from eleven different states.

Aug 7-9: 23:30 (45mins) £3.00 (£250) World premiere 31 I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 VALENTINE'S DAY Act Provocateur International C electric, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) ♦ 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: F6 Valentine. 30. Single. Lives alone. Virgin. Speaks to his Teddy bear. Seeks: girl of his dreams to enjoy a normal, married life. Reply Box No 4244. New solo show from award-winning API. 'Carin Rhys Jones's excellent performance' Stage. www.actprovocateur.net Aug 4-13,15-29: 11:00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • wan 4S6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 VARIATIONS Braindead Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Braindead ('A remarkable young company' Scotsman) returns with Sheila Yeger's dreamplay: Louise's research into nineteenth century composer Clara Schumann, played against the voices of other women, past and present, real and fentastical, counterpointing Aug 8-14: 15:35 (I hrher30misearch ns) £6.for00 (£4.her00)own identity.

HSU 31 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 i 23 VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB Vaudeville presents...

The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref:E6 A Circus Burlesque of unusual entertainments, theatre, comedy and music. Discover a secret world of cocktails, cavorting and cabaret at this infamous evening extravaganza. Handpicked festival delights! Different each night! Dancing til dawn!

Dress: Fabulous.

Preview Aug 10-11: 22:30 (4hrs 30mins) £5.00 Aug 15-18,22-25,29: 22:30 (4hrs 30mins) £9.50 (£750) 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com VIOLET S TRENCH Crash Call Productions Purple Venues, L’Attache, 3 Rutland Street ♦ 0870 747 9837»Grid Reft E2 Can a deserted battlefield trench give hope as well as refuge to three fleeing soldiers? Thrown together by chance, each faces new enemies, while back at home Violet must confront£4.her00(£3.demons alone. Over 18s only.

Aug Aug 14-15: 16-20: 14:14:550(Ihr) 0(Ihr) £6.00(£4,000)0) Worid premiere 31 1234 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 THE VOICE Hip Street Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 A new adaptation of surrealist Jean Cocteau's most acclaimed play. This riveting drama captures the tragedy of unrequited love through one woman's conversation with her ex-lover. 'A success of careless glamour.. a resounding success' BBC Oxford.

Aug 21-29: 2l:45(50mins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 1 ■ ■ VOLPONE:SEX LIES & VIDEOTAPE Growling Monkey Theatre Group Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 A contemporary adaptation gives Jonson's classic a shot of adrenalin, offering a satire on contemporary life and our instant news culture. Come witness the humour and the horror...

Preview Aug 4-5:come 17:2deceive 0 (I hr) £4.and00 be deceived.

Aug6-7, Aug 8-11,12-14, 15-18,19-21, 22-25:26,17:28:20 17:(I hr)20(Ihr) £7,50£8.(£6.50(£7.

50) 50) HZ31 3 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 25 VOX LUMIERE - HUNCHBACK Vox Lumiere Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref-FS Lust, Betrayal, Revenge! This radical retelling of a silent movie masterpiece explodes off the screen with original rock score, eight singers and live band. 'Absolutely riveting' LA Times.

P1henomenal!'

Preview Aug 3-6: 16:2'2-25: 5 (I hr16:I Smi nhrs) Provence, £5.I Smi00ns) £ 10.www.voxlumiere.com Aug 7-11, 1 5, 1 7-18, 1 5 (I Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 16:15 (I hr I Smins) £ 12.000(£0 (£9.11.000)0) Worid premiere •ECU 5 23 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29x3 WAITING FOR GODOT f The Strolling Theatricals Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • 'Nothing happens twice' Vivian Mercier. All the fun of the fair, without the fair!

Samuel Beckett's theatrical masterpiece comes to life in what is undoubtedly this I company' production.

Aug 21-29:s finest I l:40(2hrs) £6.50 (£5.5If0)you've nothing to do, join the club!

3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 123 WAITING ROOM [ ZENDEH Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row » 0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Playwright Isabel Wright has poetically crafted a timeless, powerful vision of Marah and Naomi's hidden world, surviving in a cradle of an unknown faith-civil war.

Director Nazli Tabatabai's playful and sensual production unravels ritualistically towards Aug 6-8,1truth 0-15,1and 7-22,freedom.

24-28: 21:30 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00) HZ3I 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x THE WAR BUS Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket750@0077* Demarco 0871 GridRoxy Ref: Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Ribcaged presents 'The War Bus'. Set in a Lancashire village pub it is a tale of romance, hope and fear spanning both World Wars. Based on true stories and premiered Festival Aug 15-20: at13:Ribchester 20(Ihr) £6.00(£4.

00) of Music and Art 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I! 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 123

THE WATCHER Fresh LookTheatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: E6 Will she be raped? Is he what he seems? Fantasy and reality become distorted in this absorbing two-hander. The characters pick their way, sleuth-like, through dangerous, psychological scenarios. Written by Emmy Award winner Jeremy Paul. www.freshlooktheatre.co.uk Preview Aug 3-6:15,112:7-18,55 (I22-25, hr I Smins) £5.00 Aug 7-8, Aug 12-14,10-11, 19-21,26-28: 12-55 (I29:hr I12:Smi55ns)(I hr£9.I 0Smi0 (£7.ns)5£8.0) 00 (£6.50) FICTI 14567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 THE WATCHERS Park Crescent Productions Southside, 117 Nicholson Street •0131 667 2212 • Grid Ref: F6 Where were you when it happened? What happened? The eclipse of course. 'The Watchers' is a new comedy play that takes a look at life's little dilemmas including lust, insecurity, trendy burglars Aug (£5.000)0)and the creation of vol-au-vents.

Aug 22-25: 26-28: 18:18,0000 (I(I hr)hr) £8.£7.0000 (£6.

31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 X3i 123 WATERMELON BARBIE American High School Theatre Festival Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 » GridRoxy Ref: E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • One average, one extreme, two girls form an unlikely friendship, forged by humour, love and tragedy and ultimately great sacrifice. 'Watermelon Barbie' paints a realistic view of friendship that counts and ultimately triumphs in a most surprising way. www.wrapwf.org Aug 7: 09:30(Ihr) 17:30(Ihr) £6.£6.000(£4.

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Aug 13: 11:30(Ihr) £6,00(£4.000)0) European premiere• HEH 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 I 2 3 WE LOVE YOU ARTHUR Northern Firebrand and New Writing North Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Before George Michael was gay and Madonna was British.. two teenagers fall for Arthur Scargill. As the strike grips the nation, Lisa and Julie resort to subterfuge and dog-napping to meet their hero. £5.A 0coal-black comedy.

Preview Aug 5-6: I3:20(lhr30mins) 0ns) £ 10.00 (£9.

Aug 7-11, 1 6-18, 2 2-24, 2 9: 13: 2 0 (I hr 30mi Aug 12-14,19-21,25-28: 13:20 (I hr 30mins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.000)0) Worid premiere • BE31 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WE RE NOT IN BRIXTON ANYMORE Blake Club 7 C, Chambers Street < 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Award-winning playwright Andrew Shakeshaft returns to Edinburgh with this fastpaced comedy. Between heaven and earth three adults trapped in teenage bodies face rediscovered Aug 3-12: 18:00 (I hracne I Sminand s) £8.the50 (£7,afterlife 50) - and are left looking for a return ticket!HSU 3i I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 31 12 3 WHAT BIG EYESYOU HAVE Kafuffle Productions The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 Far from the sugary sweetness of the original fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood', What Big Eyes You Have' is no children's story, combining passion, murder and mystery in a surreal, psychological drama.

Preview Aug 7-16:Aug23:46:5 (I23:hr)45£8.(I hr)50 (£7,£3.0500) Worid premiere • HSU 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 s 31 12 3 Bingo-ing to the Fringe for years?

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU SAW Spiny Norman Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 A girl without memory awakes on a beach; a magician without scruples faces up to his past; a game without rules reaches its deadly conclusion. Haunting mystery drama from this acclaimed Guildford Student Company.

Aug 23-26: I5:l0(lhr20mins) £8.00 (£5.00) UK premiere 3M 2 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3n 2 WHEN THE WIND BLOWS Green Light Theatre Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 James and Hilda Bloggs follow government directives and prepare for a nuclear attack only to suffer its consequences. Raymond Briggs' cartoon brought to the stage. Funny, delightful yet macabre and chilling.

Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 13:05 (I hr 20mins) £7.50 (£5.50) QEU s«7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 < WHEN WE ARE MARRIED Rattlesnake!

Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 What happens when, celebrating your 25th wedding anniversary, you find you're not actually married?! Does fidelity still mean anything? Follow 3 couples through this JB Priestley farce of tears, laughter and psychotic vicars to find out!

Aug 17,19,21,24,26,28: I7:20(lhr ISmins) £6.00 (£4,50) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 WHERE SPIRITS AND FAIRIES DWELL Kawasemi-za C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Japanese myths, legends and fairytales. Animated puppets perform in the poetic and illusionary world without language or words. Edinburgh debut of this multi-award winning and internationally acclaimed company from Japan. For adults and children too. wvvw.kawasemiza.com Aug 3-13: 1205 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 Q UK premiere-ECU 31 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 23 WHERE'S THE POWER? A RAP OPERA The Elements World Theatre Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 Powerfully dramatised conflict between Rulers and Outsiders, armed with Rap, Hip-hop, Bollywood dance and music by Scotland's leading multicultural theatre.

Explores the nature of power, oppression and hierarchy in a production packed with surprises!

Aug8-13,15-20,22-29: 13235(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) ST-71 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WHITE HORSES Halyon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 A repressed housekeeper, a handsome French priest, a nosy village telephone operator and a group of young female students are all implicated in this murder mystery set in a 1960s Irish village. A workshop production featuring Sarah McGuinness.

Preview Aug 5-6: 13:30 13:(I hr)30 (I£5.hr)00£750 (£650) Aug Aug 7-11, 12-14,16-18, 19-21,23-25: 26-27: 13:30 (Ihr) £8.50 (£750) World premiere •ECU 2 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 123 WHODIDIT? Bigvillage Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Neil Harrison's 1993 Fringe hit is back! This brilliant spoof on a country-house murder mystery is jam-packed with bizarre characters, including the world's ugliest detective, a wheelchair-bound transvestite and an invisible professor. Comic theatre just doesn't come any dafter!

Preview 19:00n(50mi Aug 9-13:Aug19:08:0 (50mi s) £7.n0s)0 (£6.£5.0000) 31 I 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3

WILDE BY NAME' The Mercators Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 ; The Mercators tribute to the life and times of Oscar Wilde. Was he 'Wilde by | Nature'? Was he playboy, poser, pederast, playwright, poet or performer? From high society15-20:to Reading Aug 17:30 (I hrgaol,Wilde ISmins) £6.00enjoyed, (£5.00) endured and suffered much. UK premiere ■: 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 (| THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Two Shades of Blue (in association with Oxford/Cambridge Light Entertainment Societies) Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 Join Ratty, Badger and friends as they battle to save Mole's home from the vile weasels and Toad from his own unhealthy obsession with motorcars. A rip-roaring riverbank ride in this feast of family fun. Poop-poop! www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk Aug8-10, Aug 11-12:13:12:12:00(Ihr 00 (I hr I OmiIOmins)ns)£6.£7.000(£4.0(£5.00)00) World premiere • EEHl 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 THE WITCHING HOUR: LATE NIGHT GHOST J STORIES Panda Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Top festival names read classic ghost and horror stories. A different chilling linc-up . < every Bring2300(Ihr) someone£5.to00 hold on to. 'A great late night alternative' BBC. Previewnight Aug 3-6: Aug 23:00 (I hr)£9.£8.00(£7.

00 (£6.50)50) Aug 7-11, 12-14,15-18, 19-21,22-25, 26-28:29:23:00(Ihr) World premiere• ECU j 54567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WITH THEIR EYES: A LOOK AT GROUND ZERO American High School Theatre Festival Rocket0077@• Demarco 750 Grid Reft E6Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 Tuesday September I Ith started off like any other day. 'with their eyes.. ' chronicles the first hand stories of a day that challenged the human spirit - and changed the world!

Aug £6.00(£4.000)0) Aug 9:8: 09:l5(lhr30mins) I6:45(lhr30mins) Aug 30minns)s)£6.£6.£6.000000(£4.(£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 11:13: 20:22:3300 (I(I hrhr 30mi European premiere • EEU 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 WITKACY IDIOTA Lazzi Rocket 750 0077@• Demarco Grid Ref: E6Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 The bizarre legacy of early 20th century surrealist S. I. Witkiewicz is examined in a ! j unique and thrilling psycho-theatrical experiment Prepare to be astonished by this : insightful and absurdist morning show that promises to wake you up! www. lazzi.cI0:l0(lhr o.uk IQmins) £7.00(£5.00) Aug 15-20: I 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2I WOMEN OFTRACHIS Cambridge University ADC j C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref. E5 1 Herakles lies dying, killed by his wife's gift. Daysair lies dead, killed by her husband's sword. The women ofTrachis watch and lament Music, dance and the poetry of Ezra Pound revitalise Sophocles' tragedy of love, heroism and conflict www.cuadc.org Aug3-13,15-29: 18:00(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) Edl 345 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A WORK IN PROGRESS Rhymes with Purple Productions Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street •07713 746 561 • Grid Reft D6 , In one hour, four actors will show you 3,000 years of theatre history as they see it AAug7-13: charmer,18:a 0thespian, an awkward guy and a gay make it up as they go along.

0(Ihr) £7.50(£5.50) EEH1 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12'

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A WORLD IN YOUR SHELL-LIKE Sorcerer Baklava Sweet Grid Refton E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • The story of a man who, having lost his home in a storm finds himself alone, save for a sea-shell. A multi-media puppetry show, using objects and sound, that will captivate you.

Aug 5-14: 13:50 (40mins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.00 C) mi 311234*67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 THE WOUNDED PROJECT The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble Rocket0077@• Demarco 750 Grid Ref: E6Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 An exploration of sacrifice, pain, and triumph of the American soldier, based on first hand accounts of veterans injured in batde. 'The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble is going to take14:50(Ihr LA onISmi a wildns) £7.ride'00(£5.- Metro Aug 22-27: 00) LA. World premiere 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ao 3n 2 3 THE WRONG MAN New Strung Theatre Company Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref. F5 'A taut gritty drama' Telegraph by ex-IRA prisoner and Sinn Fein's former publicist Danny Morrison. Tracking the spiralling life of a suspected informer Morrison's first play '. . makes for 2a2-25, highly29:authentic and memorable00)evening' Daily Mail.

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00) mi 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE Pandora Colin Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref E6 'I don't care what is written about me, so long as it isn't true' - 1927, Dorothy Parker resolves to change her life or die trying. A play as witty and provocative as its Aug 4-6: 12:20(Ihr)7-18, £5.0202-25,29: 1220(Ihr) £7.50(£6.00) Aug7-8, Aug 12-14,10-11,19-21,15,216-28: 1220 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • mi 34*67 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 YOUR OLIVES OR YOUR LIFE ElFunoun Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place ■ 0131 226 5425 ♦ Grid Ref B2 Samer.a Palestinian fromYanoun, intends to marry college sweetheart from Mablas.

Barricades, ID cards, imprisonment, raids on the olive groves are obstacles. Enjoy music,11-13: poetry,20fl0(lhr dabkeISmidance.

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UKpremiere 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112 3 YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED PerfAct Youth Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Sf 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref D5 A Head Teacher with a hidden agenda! A final solution in the quest to bring about the perfect student Wholly original piece flavoured with Dennis Pottery. A new perspective,17:an00(Ihr) old issue.

Aug22-27: £6.50(£3.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 amazing new venue musicals dance film ZIGGER ZAGGER Sawston Players tSIgCttiC brave new writing C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref E5 " cult comedy revue Harry has just left school and doesn't know what to do with life. Should he follow Zigger Zagger on to the football grounds, or is there something better to strive for? ; scorching new drama Peter Terson' Aug 14-20: 14:s00funny, (SOminmoving s) £7.50 and (£6.50)thoughtful play.

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AURORA NOVA ST STEPHEN'S Venue: 8 • Grid Ref: B3 • St Stephen's Street © 0131 5583853 ' 10:00-23:00 © 0131 558 3468 • www.auroranova.org Aurora @ St Stephen' n Best Venue 2004) haspresents outstanding, oriinnovation ginal Nova international visual presenting ands (Guardi danceaantheatre. a reputation for excellence and by consistently awardofThe wicreative nnivenue ng programme ofsiothen andhighest The spirit that Aurora Nova captures i s one excellence, vi solfestidiariqual t.yi.t'y. It.. tha\. embodies an atmosphere of artistic exchange and co-operation unique to the v al most coherentvenueandincludes consistently impressive programme the Fringe'LetMark Brown,be Sunday Heral cafe, bar andoncourtyard. yourself moved ]1 sensuald.lyThe , emotionally and intwo tel ecttheatres, ually. Beaentertained!

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BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTRE Venue: 97 • Grid Reft B2 • 13 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge ®© 0131 226 7198 • Mon-Fri 09:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 18:00-20:00 www.languagecentres.com I'f Cothers) entrallyallsituated language centre cultural actWeivitalso ies. We language&courses (English and as welprogrammes. l as artwithexhibitions. offerruntranslation interpreting [ services andyearcrossroundcultural O Soft drinks available. © Ground level entry.

THE BIG TOP @ THE OUT OF THE BLUE TRAM WORKS Venue: 171* Grid Ref: B6 • Shrub Place, Leith Walk • 0870 126 1771 • Now until end show, 10:00-19:00 © www.outoftheblue.org.uk Just a truly unique new venue wicreation l land atvithe former Edifornburgh Tramminutes Depot,from iton theyoutheformbyPlayhouse, This. extraordinary the first [I time, brought 'NofoaFispaceship! t State Circus' Thefrom state-of-the-art biarray g topsitsofScotland wifestl host pioneering contemporary ci r cus, spectacular physi c al theatre Indi a and an ivalnburgh' happenings.

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BLACKHALL ST COLUMBA'S PARISH CHURCH HALL Venue: 117 • Grid Reft Cl • MuirdaleTerrace ® 07788 757 297 • 18.00-22.00 on performance dates © 0131 449 4856 O Available. © Fully accessible.

THE BLUE BLAZER Venue: 280 • Grid Ref: F3 • 2 Spittal Street ® 0131 229 5030 © 0131 229 5030 [| and Edinrum. burgh Pub of thebyYearfrie2004, The Blue Blazer boasts a wide range of Scottish ale, whiskey lit! Open 11:All0served 0-03:00. ndly staff in a cosy bar Sunny by day, candlelit by night Don't miss O Food and drink available all day. © Easy access to bar. Toilets down staircase.

BONALY OUTDOOR CENTRE Venue: 330 • Grid Reft FI • 71 Bonaly Road • 0131 441 1878 • From 5th Aug: 10:00-19:00 © www.bonaly.org.uk/edin/main.htm .[from 2005 EdimarksnburghBonalTown y Outdoor s inauguration an Edia brisk nburghwalFrik),ngebyfestcarivoral venue.

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BRODIES COFFEE HOUSE Venue: 253 • Grid Reft D4 • Ottakars Bookshop, 57-59 George St ®09:00-19:30 0131 220 2943 • 09:00-17:00 Mon to Sat, 11:30-16:30 Sun. On show nights Brodi es Coffee Housesoups,at Ottakars Bookshop - come and enjoy our own blended teas and coffees, lager relaxhomemade on our sofas andhomebaking, chairs. light lunches, washed down with a glass of wine or O Beer, wine, coffee, tea, soft drinks and snacks. © Fully accessible.

BRUNTON THEATRE Venue: 191 • Grid Reft F6 • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh ® 0131 665 2240 • 10:00-19:30 © www.bruntontheatre.co.uk BRUNTON THEATRE Brunton Theatre is easythetocifitnyd,centre. just offThere the citiys bypass, burgh journey from plenty ofeabout freefrom20parking and aendbusmussel stopPrinces outside theminutes' door Buses (15, 15A, 26,44,44C, 44D, 124 129) l ave the east of Street outside Romanes and Patterson.

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CABARET VOLTAIRE Venue: 139 • Grid Ref: E5 • 36 Blair Street ® 0870 169 0100 © www.tonthefringe.com One of Edinburgh' s newest venue/club's an intimate 200 capacity space for new bands and acoustic nightfme shows. events. This wil be the hub of T on the Fringe this year with both daytime and © Restricted access basement club. Please call 0131 220 6176 for more info. Staff happy to help.

CAFE ROYAL FRINGE THEATRE Venue: 47 • Grid Ref: D5 • 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549* 11:30-00:00 Mon-Sun © 0131 557 4792 We got aWe'venueve gotandloads we gonna ay. Justatthelit lToni bookeds comedy, this year'musis Cafe Theatre. ofgotbigaplshows e fancy pricces.havebarThere' c,themagiRoyal c, theatre, cabaret and booze.

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THE CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF AT THE ROYAL SCOTS CLUB Venue: 148 • Grid Ref: C4 • 30 Abercromby Place ® 0131226 2428 © 0131525 6156 The Cave cabaret of the Golden Calf bringsa light-hearted together thevariety visual, literary and musicandal artseclectic in a unique late-night presenting of sophisticated entertainment in anclubround exquisite Edwardian theatre inwith the heart of New Town.Tea,Thedinneraudience comfortably seated elegant candle-lit tables a ful l bar service. and is supper menus arefurther availablande throughout performances.

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CITY ART CENTRE Venue: 229 • Grid Reft D5 • 2 Market Street ©www.cac.org.uk 0131 529 3993 • 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sat, noon-17:00 Sun O 0131 5293993 * The City Art Centre is the City Council' ncipal artStation, gallery and hosts a vibrant programme ofmodem temporary next stopribyWaverley space,exhibitions. with six gallLocated eries accessible lift and escalatorthe former warehouse is a bright O Licensed cafe open all day. 0) Wheelchair access to all galleries. Lift and adapted WC. CITY CENTRAL mnzziz Venue: 85 • Grid Reft E5 • 19 Blair Street ® 07815 196 828 • August 3-28 12:30-midnight O www.citycomedy.co.uk Location - new andDiner bold Frijustngeoffentertainment foodfestandivaldrink City Cafe is i theCentral hdel1950s theforRoyal le-; afamous renowned gathering place provisttidnyiglnisgdimension icious,American affordable refreshments artistsMiand theatregoers.

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CONCRETE WARDROBE Venue: 150 • Grid Ref: E6 • 317-319 Cowgate CONCRETE © 0131 558 7130* © www.concretewardrobe.co.uk WARDROBE ;include An eclectic mi x of contemporary Scottish, national and international desi g n.

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CUBA NORTE Venue: 113* Grid Reft E2 • 192-194 Morrison Street © 0131 221 0499 O www.cubanorte.com CubaareNorte is a Latinsalthemed bar/restaurant s West End alongpackage Morrison We sa establishment in Whether theinciEdinburgh' ty andyouboast abeginner complete ofjoin cocktStreet.

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DANCE BASE - NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DANCE Venue: 22 • Grid Ref: E4 • 14-16 Grassmarket ©20:00,013117-20225August 5525 • 09:00-22:30, 11 july-9 August 10-16 August 09:00- d 21 -2709:00-17:00, August 9:00-17:00 © www.dancebase.co.uk Dance inBase,Scotland.

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DANCE BASE AT FAN ATTIC Venue: 232 • Grid Reft E4 • Granny's Green Steps, from Johnston Terrace or Grassmarket ©20 August 0131 22509:005525- 22:30, • 11 July21 -- 927August August 09:00-20:00, 17August09:00-17:00,10 09:00-17:00 ©- 16www. dancebase. co.uk/fanattic FanDance.AtticAincabaret Studio setting 3, is theforwayward chi l d of Dance Base, Scotland' s National Centre for Queens,viCapoeristas.

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THE DAVID YOUNG GALLERY AT MARIE CURIE HOUSE Venue: 194 • Grid Ref: C5 • 29 Albany Street © 0131 226 0000* 10:00-17:00 O 0131 456 3700 Thiproceeds s galleryfromis situated in a magnificentandspacedrawings at the arebackdonated of Maridirectly e Curie toHouse. sale of pictures/prints Marie 25% Curieof all Cancer Care.

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DEAN GALLERY Venue: 69 • Grid Ref: Dl • 73 Belford Road © 0131 226 0000 O 0131 624 6200 • www.nationalgalleries.org Situated opposite the Dean Gallery houses an extensive collection of DadaandtheandaGallery Surrealofism.Modern It alsoArt,contains a reproduction of sculptor Eduardo Paol o zzi ' s studio, remarkable library and archive of artists' books, catalogues manuscripts. Entry to the gallery is free, but a charge is made for special exhibitions.and Oadapted Licensed cafe and shop. ID Wheelchair access to all parts ofthe gallery. Lifts and special y details. toilets. BSL tours and descriptive tours for the visually impaired available, contact venue for

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DESTINY CHURCH Venue: 128 • Grid Ref: LEITH • 12 Casselbank Street ®© www.destinyedinburgh.com/www.leithfilmfestival.org.uk 0131 555 2707 • Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 12converted Casselbank in the ilate thenand has a into Street a cinemawascinema andconstructed used as this l the1800s 1930s.asDestiny TheaTurkish buiChurch, ldinbaths, g is who 'Cit was listed historic ornate plaster screen in thetheuntauditorium. haveservices just purchased this venue, creatively integrate bi g screen i n their regular worship multimedia as well as opening the building up to the city for regular movie nights. using O Light snacks for sale & non-alcoholic bar. ID Fully accessible.

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IOIof stairs Drindown ks avaitolablbasement e until 03.from00. street ID Restricted disabled access in a listed building. Two flights DIVERSE ATTRACTIONS Venue: 11 • Grid Ref: E4 • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket EDINBURGH CORN EXCHANGE 0131 225 8961 • 10.30-21.30 Mon-Sat (Weeks 1-3) Venue: 77 • Grid Ref: FI • 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford ©© www.lawnmarket.freeserve.co.uk © 0870 169 0100 • 24 hrs © 0131 443 0404 • www.tonthefringe.com unique award-winning community venue.where Between the sponsored polish and dire riEdinburgh' sks of thes theatre, commercialised Fringe,new therewriting is a venue s newesthas ltheive musi c venue is proving to be a welcome addition hosting great live Experience music, poetry, and cafd reason prevails. Open I 1.00-23.00. giEdinburgh' gSlateford s. The train venue station. latest modern facilities with licensed bars and cafe. Right next to IOI Cafe all day. ID Wheelchair access to Room I only. Entrance: 3yd Flat Aud: 25yd Flat Oentrance Licensed 0) Entrance: t 9 Str:Aud:Cafe:2 ydentrance flat WCfrom(adapted), or at sibarde:Wheelchair 20andydcafe.ramped.

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ID Good access to public open space. Disabled parking available at NCP Car Park nearby.

DUDDINGSTON KIRK MANSE GARDEN EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE Venue: 121 • Grid Ref: F6 • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village 244 • Grid Ref: E5 • 13-29 Nicolson Street ® 0131 556 9579 • 19:00-20:00 (venue), 10:00-17:00 (Netherbow) O 07940 498 311 Venue: © 0131 529 6000'Mon-Sat 11:00-20:00 © 0131 662 1112 • These secluded gardens, overlooking the st i l n ess of Duddingston Loch, made famous by the paiDuddingston nting 'The KiSkatrk i-ng'theMinmost ister',beaut lie under the shadow Arthur' The valisTheatre is theofcapital' forInternational Scottish Opera iful venue in Edinofburgh' . Buss Seat serviceand- theNo.ancient 42.

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EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Venue: 183 • Grid ReftA6 • 25 Hawthornvale ©© 0131 551 4490 • Aug 20-27 10:00-17:00 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop www.edinburghsculpture.org I■ Ediintonburgh Sculpture Workshop i s an i n dust r i a l workshop which the Frininge a unique exhibition space with presented both insideisthetransformed building andforoutside ■■ thecyclecharacterful it offworks Newhaven path, servedgrounds.

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ELMWOOD GALLERY Venue: 331 • Grid Ref: D4 • 40-44Thistle Street © 0131 225 1181 © www.elmwood.co.uk ■■ theLeadifinrstg time.

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FABHATRIX Venue: 235 • Grid Reft E4 • 13 Cowgatehead, Grassmarket © 0131 2259222 O www.fabhatrix.com iWith over 300themenwider and hatwomen' s hats in stock, we arestorepromoting work of bothinterested local designers for those distinctive andcontemporary desitrade. gn. WeThiinsdiindependent vidually make hats ifors a must everyday wear as well as in

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FESTIVAL FM 87.7 Venue: 102 • Grid Reft F5 • Bristo Square © www.festivalfm.net Fest s.situated Bristo location Square, which thoroughfares of the FriBalnligeovon,alfestFMandivaliThe It Famous is in aincentral nearstation Theis onUniisoneavaiversilofatblytheeofforEdimainperformers nburgh, Pleasance, Spiegeltent.

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FISHER'S CLOSE Venue: 133 • Grid Ref: E5 • Off Lawnmarket, Royal Mile © 0131 226 0000 FiFrisnher'ge sOffiClosece onis anthealsame leyway off theIt provides High Street, 200thatmetres the a plofaabout yitheng areastage isthe11 up1/side2thefeetofstreet widebuilfrom anding about 32thefeetaudience. long, withIt isaopen stonetowalsithedle.against the back and a d behind significant weather such as heavysky,raiandn. so performances wil be cancelled in the event of ©is sloped Wheelchair accessifromble onefromentrance both entrances; the alnoleybathroom is 11112 feeton siwited. e and no stairs; ground downward to the other; THE FOREST UPSTAIRS Venue: 221 • Grid Reft F5 • 3 Bristo Place © 0131 226 0000 © 0131 220 4538 • www.theforest.org.uk The is a selbyfa-fundi ng, not-for-profit arts Our cafd aim and iexhibition space, run andForeststaffed collective ofarevolunteers. s to provideThere a non-exclusive community space; al l our events free and open to everyone. events happening most ni g ht s from l i v e musi c to workshops, pol i t i c al discussions to fi l m s - aresometimes all at once!

Each month we host an exhibition of l o cal or international artists.

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FRINGE SHOP Venue: I • Grid Ref: E5 • 180 High Street © 0131 2260026 O www.edfringe.com The nge shop and is theposters only offispanning cial outlettheoflaFrist 30ngeyears, merchandise. homeT-shianytrtshanding from Frihoodies, ngeFripostcards urbanly.Take inspired manyisweird and wonderful githefts forfreefriends andtoProgramme. femi FromTheProgramme theOffi Frice nisgetoyourshop the bi g gest stockist of Fri n ge Metro Frinduration gelaunch, Box one stop shop for al l Fri n ge tickets.

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GALERIE MIRAGES Venue: 149 • Grid Reft B2 • 46a Raeburn Place ® 0131 315 2603 Mirages itrove s a permanent galleitems ry housed n a 19ththeCentury bakehouse and is a real fiGalerie a treasure of wonderful from iforaround sinlvder- jewellery and is internationally renowned its designs.world. The gallery specialises in © Four steps to venue.

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GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE Venue: 37 • Grid Ref: F5 • George Square/Bucdeuch Place ©22:000131© 662www.uoefo.com 8740 • From June 9- Aug 4 10:00-18:00, from Aug 5 10:00George Square Theatre s, somebelies mightwhat say, aismonstrous mushroom, purpose but, as withbuiltmany an unsiwith ghtlyaobject - theandifacade hidden wig tconcrete hinexhi . Anlaratexceptional venue fi n e stage grand auditorium, provi d i n an i n gl y diverse programme encompassing thethis,best ofyoutheatre, dance,overheated, children'sbutshows, musifearcalthere s andiscomedy from theyou world.

Al l and might be never our bar, from around which indulge Gardens. in the refreshment of your choice and enjoy the tranquil surroundings of Georgecan Square OavailFulablle.venue bar and outdoor seating. 0) Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Induction loop GEORGIAN ANTIQUES Venue: 306 • Grid Ref: LEITH • 10 Pattison Street, Leith ® 0131553 7286 O Fullyaccessible.www.georgianantiques.net Located n theouroldwarehouse, part of Leicovering th, 50 yards from theoffersHistoric Links range and only 10 minutes from the cifurniture ty centre,iand five floors, the largest golfing memorabilia in Scotland.

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT Venue: 14 • Grid Ref: F5 • 13 Bristo Square ©O www.gildedballoon.co.uk 0131 668 1633 • Phone 09:00-00:00, Counter 10:00-04:00 Gilded Balis home loon Teviot is one of the on the Frispaces: nge. ThiDebating s massiveHalneol, Wine gothicBan buiDinlidnigngRoom, Ballohottest on'Sportsmans s sevenvenuesperformance Baltocony,bartheBiandGilded l iardcafe.Room, andshows Nightcinlutheb. There arecafe/ban four publwhich ic bars,also private performers Hangout between garden boasts a juice banandcreperie, foodavaiarealablande atgreat music. It'We s a massi ni Frifornge!the24Underbel hour ly. online booking information our website. also vsele,l mitickets O Food and drink available all day. ID Most venues are fully accessible. Call venue for more details.

GREENSIDE Venue: 231 • Grid Ref: C6 • I b Royal Terrace ©www.w4greenside.co.uk 0131 557 2124-09:30-22:30 Mon-Sat © 0131 5572124* Greenside, 231,mingiutves’es styourollgreat interaction between andataudience. venue is setk. aWalgentlekVenue from the popular pubs andperformer restaurants thethattopit'ofsTheaLeiwarm th Wal ingtwodown thea steps atunder Greenside you immediately become aware and cosy venue offering Fri n ge one roof!

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GREYFRIARS KIRK Venue: 131 • Grid Ref: E5 • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row © 0131 226 0000 O 0131 225 1900 Over theatmosphere past few years, Greyfriars Kirk has become anrk acclaimed city day centrethroughout venue withthea and themagni The KiBobby. is open every festrelaxed ival. Come and hear trueficentstoryacoustics. of Greyfriars ID Flat access to church and toilets. Induction loop system in operation.

GREYFRIARS KIRK HOUSE Venue: 28 • Grid Reft E4 • 86 Candlemaker Row ©© 08452 I July-7 Aug 11:00-21:00,8 Aug-29 Aug 10:45-22:45 0870 06326 27842021 ••www.paradise-green.co.uk Paradise Green Promotions brings you theatre at the heart of the Fringe. Presenting shows of diverse theatrical styles andof theinternational up the true atmosphere Fringe. backgrounds. Relax in our vegetarian cafe and soak I=OI22Veget an cafe.HR.NoStbar.udio 2ID= Rest stepsaripartial rampricavaitedlwheel able. chair access. Entrance: 2 steps. Studio I & WC GREYFRIARS KIRK YARD - MAIN GATES Venue: 99 • Grid Reft E5 • Greyfriars Place © 0131 225 6575 • 09:30-18:30

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 The main gates of Greyfriars Kirkyard venue are justarebehind the Greyfriars Bobby Pub at the top of Candlemaker and would be Row. difficulThet forshows thoseatwiththisrestricted mobioutdoor lity. plays involving extensive walking ID Limited - please call for further information.

GUILDFORD ARMS Venue: 107 • Grid Ref: D5 • I West Register St (off East End Princes St) © 0131 556 4312* O www.guildfordarms.com Free Live Folk and BluesCaledonian anchored by local acoustic bandgalleYard Of Ale for the 10th year guests Sponsor: Victorianinghtbarly. famous for real ale. EveniBrewery. ng NewsEleBestgantCity Barry restaurant 1999. overlooks classic O Licensed bar, food. ID Restricted access, staff happy to help.

THE HEARTLAND/BARRY SMITH WOODTURNING STUDIO WORKSHOP Venue: 329 • Grid Ref: CI • 15 Dowie's Mil Lane © 0131 339 6767* Open 7-29 Aug 08:00-20:00 © 07788 135 824 The Heartland Workshop is an island ofRoadtranquillity just 20 minutes by bus(busfromstopsthedirectly city centre.

It onis reached viatoQueensferry Bri'FgirstHotel opposite) the roadnorthside the Forth Road Britodge.theBehi TheCramond No.d the43Cramond EdinBriburgh’ buscross leavesthe Stold. Andrews Square every 20 minutes. n g Hotel downriver for 100Riyards.

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OstepsTwoup itonns,thea workshop. bistro and a coffee shop in the rural area. ID Restricted wheelchair access, 39 HENRY'S Venue: 218 • Grid Ref: F3 • 8 Morrison Street © 0131 467 5200 *09:00-18:00 (On door from 20:00) © www.henrysjazz.co.uk Imagi ne the archetypical jazz club: subterranean, atmospheric, candlelit. Full of character and imbued room ofwith swinag' history Herald.ofThecountless festival'great s jazz sessions. joint. Henry's is just that place. 'The living O Top quality Chinese food/bar attached. ID Unfortunately no wheelchair access.

HIGH STREET. COCKBURN STREET TO GEORGE f IV BRIDGE Venue: 10 • Grid Reft E5 • Royal Mile © 0131 226 0000 O 0131 226 0026 The Bank onof thetheaction.

Royal Mile. A mini outdoor festival within the festival, head to the Miin orle Royal foroutaofpiece the sun to eat, drinkYou'andl fibend themerry.Fringe shop and Box Office and plenty of seats !

HILLARY ROHDE CASHMERE WORKSHOP AND DESIGN STUDIO Venue: 105 • Grid Ref:C2 • 22 Moray Place © 0131 225 3948 • July, August weekdays 09:30 - 16:30 On gthen studio first floor of a classiviews c Georgian New minutesfriefrom the city centre,forthe i the ciTown ty sweaters andhouse, provides ndly environment videsi ng and buyihasngstunning unique, hand across knit cashmere and aaccessories.

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ID Restricted wheelchair access, 6 steps + lift to first floor. Please phone in advance ifassistance required.

HILL STREET THEATRE Venue: 41 • Grid Ref:D3 • 19 Hill Street © 0131 226 6522 *5-29 Aug © 0131 478 0195 (pre-Fringe) Magi cally created each August theatre from a historic Masoni c Lodgeof popular in the heart Edinburgh, this award-winning celebrates 16 andyears lofrom cal ofandtheGeorgian international drama just twounusual minutesthingfromis how the Assembly Rooms three minutes Book- who *I: Fest i v al . ' T he homey i t feel s .

Their legendary barman Edward comes over from Pol a nd every year develops speci a l cockt a i l s .

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The Robert Adam-designed RegisterArchives HouseofatScotland. the east end Princes Street, irecords s the home ofGeneral theonNational TheofliNational ArchivesNew of Scotland holds touching vi r t u al l y every aspect of Scottish f e. adjacent Register House withresponsible its striking formulti-tiered ironworkof dome imarriages s home toandtheThedeaths.

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venue O Dri n ks 12:00-03:00; snacks 12:00-01:00. © The venue is downstairs in a basement, with HOG'S BACK GALLERY access bydistairs 328 • Grid • 12 Montagu Terrace separate sableonld toy;iltewt ofaciflilgithty.s of around 10 steps, with intermediate landing. There is no 9Venue: 0131552 9222 Ref:OA3www.hogsbackgallery.com I■ OriExhigibnialtiosnandof maps, prints, photographs andsaleartworks showing Edinburgh over seven centuries. JOHN DONALD <& CO available forScottish . Browse 86 • Grid Reft F5 • 8/10 Bristo Place k enjoy a tea orreproductions coffee in our traditional tearoom.our selection of prints and books and ©Venue: 01571844 976 O www.highlandstoneware.com I Q) Fully accessible.

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There i s something to cater l tastes here and we keep the ■ j prices down; all shows are £5 or £6 entry, keeping the true spirit of the Fringe festival alive.

Venue: 250 • Grid Reft C5 • Omni Leisure Complex, Greenside Place ®© 0131 0870 787 Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 Sat BB Ocall iLin cadvance ensed barforalbooki l daynandgs. Winightl consiFoodder12:00-19:30. © No steps.

Wheelchairs wel c ome, please 524 0707 9300•• 10:00-20:00 www.jongleurs.com ■ to make the necessary arrangements. signing for some shows, provided sufficient notice is given Come to Jongleurs and be entertained by four of the biggest, funniest, freshest comedians from the festafterwards ival packeduntiinto fabulous night venue. of comedy. in the.prior THE HUB COURTYARD Nightclub l uslateone . Air-conditioned FoodFolalsolowed availbyaEatbledancing tonpurchase Venue: 214 • Grid Reft E4 • Festival Centre, Castlehill, Royal Mile to the show starting.

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Venue: 260 • Grid Reft D6 • 43 Jeffrey Street ® 07713 746 561 >7-27 Aug 16:45-23:45 O www.exittheatre.com THE HUSH CAR The venue space atandJuryscomedy Inn Edinburgh offers an intimate atmosphere ideally suited to the Venue: 327'Various locations 9 0131 226 0000 © www.hushproductions.org smal froml-thescaleMidrama le right through theonhotel.offer Located beside the Royal Mile, Chalmers Close runs ■I Just two actors, three audience members and the open road;The Hush Car i s shattering ast- year' s hit,tAevenMobile l address. er; and theIf you' stunning new scriptcal, Broken I*theatre Road. convention No boxonoffitoitctoe,stage nofindbarlout wemore.don' haveThritanthen l the IstOaIirsBarif desiandred.a restaurant © No wheelchair access but staff wil be happy to assist clients up number printed If you haven' you'l have tovegetgotthea ticket bus instead.

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ExpressWeis aareretaexhi il shop forthephotophotographic developingart& ofprinLuke ting; and thisandis ourAnna-Li first year as a Venue: 225 • Grid Reft C6 • 6 Carlton Terrace ® 0131 556 4441 thediFrisplngeartists title theperspective exhibitionbiti'n4ongWindows' asHermitage the shop hasSpi4ritsla,Watson rgeAn Ancient windowsLeatherworks, and eachsa wiDrew l B Situated on thethe Ingl ground floor ofisa one Georgian townhouse onng theprivateeastern edge of exhibits Edinburgh'a s a y a different Edi n burgh; New Town, e by Gallery of Scotland' s l e adi gal l e ri e s and Sombre Nightscapes & Distorted Landscapes. Further works wil be on show inside the r changing programme of international contemporary art. © Good access but no disabled toilet ©to enter Mosttheof theshop.exhiThere bitionisisrestricted in the winwheel dowscand from 5street hair canaccessbe tvioethewedshop, stepsletovelmaiwitnhoutdoor.the need INVERLEITH CHURCH HALL Venue: 120 • Grid ReftA3 • Inverleith Gardens, Ferry Rd LAMB'S HOUSE AT FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ® 0131 226 0000 • Box office counter open I hour before show. © 0131 538 6077 SCOTLAND II past Inverlseventeen eith ChurchyearsHallandhashasbeenhosted the setting for Forth Children' s Theatre Productions for the Venue: • Grid Reft LEITH • Burgess Street, Leith manyincolourful productionsyear!from the young, talented cast ® 07815237811865 / 0131 554 9977 • Open duration of Fringe I of the multi-award winning company, now their twenty-first www.foe-scotland.org.uk/events/events_index.html I O Interval refreshments. © Restricted access, please call 0131 538 6077 for more information. ©Located i n Lei t h , Lamb' s House is steeped historysheandarrived is documented one atofthethe Shore. sites whi chhisplaayedhivehost toiviMary Queen ofexcellent Scotsinwhen a few The yardshalasaway \AMES GILLESPIE'S HIGH SCHOOL Lei t of act t y and boasts restaurants and pubs. l i s nestled behind Venue: 93 • Grid Reft H4 • Lauderdale Street 'The Waterline' public house. Check out our website and see for yourself! © 0131 226 0000 O 07785 244 984 • www.jghs.edin.sch.uk © Level access into venue, advanced notice appreciated. No disabled WC. II and In 1803, as a result of a l e gacy l e ft by James Gi l e spi e , a wealthy Edi n burgh manufacturer of snuff JamesbuiGilldeinspig ien'sGiSchool foundedandforas 65theboys anddeveloped, one master!girlThe school LARGE BLACK SIGN OUTSIDE ST GILES' 1■ admitted movedtobacco, toasa wellarger l espitheewasEdiCrescent schooltook sbwere CATHEDRAL l as boys.

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Venue: 57 • Grid Reft E5 • IA Chambers Street ® 0131 220 4298* 12:00-21:00 © 0131 220 4298 • www.thejazzbar.co.uk ■■ Edinburgh' s dedicated live jazzis venue!

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I LAUGHING HORSE Venue: 78 • Grid Reft D6 • 232 Canongate © 0131 SS6 4481 *6-27 Aug, 11:00-23:00 © www.freefringe.com Nestlingluinnches, the heart the Canongate onselection the RoyalofMimaltle, thewhisCanon' s Gait the is a traditional serving realstand-up aleof and an extensive kidayes. from During festtoivnearly al bar performances of comedy are avai l a bl e throughout the midday midnight the basement performances shows are free.

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LAUGHING HORSE (5) LINDSAY'S Venue: 56 • Grid Ref: B6 • 15 Brunswick Street © 0131 556 8974-6-27 Aug, 11:00-23:00 © www.freefringe.com Lindsay'town. s is situated just years off oftheLondon Road and th Walkas and is withiCln ueasyb. Thewalkvenue ing distance from previous beenLeiand known theatmosphere.

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LEITH MARKET LeithcMarket provides aweekend higfv qualfrom ity mix of food, fashion, desiQuay.gn, antiques, and operatingwith every ivitiesfurniture, based atbooks wimusi l integrate Edinburgh' s performance festival; Leias welth'sofl Commercial asalthree fullcraft weeksactActiofvitmarket trading, wethewiShore l be attracting and providing street l genres, i e s, l i v e musi c and entertainment for all. LeiofthEdiMarket totodeliver a lively and authentic contribution to a tfound hriving,justmodern burgh.promises Scotland. off Dockdistrict Place, first nright afterUnique the Shore Bridge. Unmissable! Commercial Quay is O Wide range of bars & restaurants in immediate vicinity. 0) Full wheelchair access.

LIME BLUE DIAMOND STORE Venue:290 • Grid Reft D3 • 107 George Street L[ IVt E BLUE ©10:00-19:00, 0131 220Sat21649:30-17:30, * 7-29 AugSunMon-Fri 10:00-18:00, store 13:00-17:00 © 0131Thurs220 2164 •diamond www.lime-blue.co.uk LiSituated me Bluone Diamond Store boasts one of Scotland' s most cutting edge architectural desi theBluecorner ofofGeorge Streets most and exciting North Castle Street iWith n the acistunning ty's stylishblend Newgns.of Town.

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THE LIQUID ROOM Venue: 173 • Grid Reft E4 • 9c Victoria Street © 0870 169 0100 © 0131225 2564-www.tonthefringe.com AZutons, well-established b fornlivChain e musiandc which last year hosted the sell-out shows for the likes of Kelis, GoldiecluLooki Embrace.

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0) Ramp on ri g ht venue information number for more detaihand ls. side of building on to dance floor. Please LIVING MEMORY ASSOCIATION REMINISCENCE CENTRE Venue: 249 • Grid ReftG6 • 101 St Leonards Street ® 0131 667 0761 Welcome to ourdiscover world of reminiscence.

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LLOYDS TSB SCOTLAND Venue: 159 • Grid Reft D3 • 120 George Street © 07740 588 168 Step de thetranquil administrative TSBiScotland and escape the festival rush. iAnsicool location headquarters for a free insigofht Llintooydswhat nspires Scotland' s artistsfromtoday.

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Venue: 24 • Grid Reft E4 • 4 Grassmarket © 0131 225 9922 O www.the-lot.co.uk The Lot is centrally s famous Grassmarket area converted church.

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MANSFIELD TRAQUAIR CENTRE Venue: 262 • Grid Reft B5 • 15 Mansfield Place © 0131 556 3882 The lt ieast n theend1870sof Princes

by Rowand Anderson for The Catholic Apostolic Church, is 5 minutesCentre, frombuithewhich Anna Traquair are being restored.St It is renowned for its murals painted by Phoebe Q) Wheelchair access, disabled WC. MAYFIELD SALISBURY CHURCH Venue: 110 • Grid Reft H6 • I a Mayfield Road © 0131 226 0000 The

by Hippolyte Blanc, hasinbeen the cichurch, ty of Edidesigned nburgh ever since its opening 1875.an elegant feature of the south side of IOI Coffee and tea available in interval. 0) Level access via West Mayfield entrance.

MCEWAN HALL Venue: 25 • Grid Reft F5 • Bristo Square ©available 0131 662 • FromSquare JuneTheatre 9-Aug 4&10:00-18:00, 5 10:00-22:00 Tickets from8740 George The Reid Hallfrom©Augwww.uoefo.com There are not many who have had the opportunity to experience the glorythose of McEwan Hall -enough only theto odd fewonethousand graduates the University Edihalnburgh, attend of thel is opening many finietsoflectures offered inofthevenue. l. Don' Butandtnow,expect at lathestlu,ckytheusualgreat,- i grand, round McEwan Hal doors as a Fri n ge be prepared for something totally different as the Hall prepares to reveal its secrets!

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MEADOW BAR Venue: 264 • Grid Reft F6 • 42-44 Buccleuch Street © 0131 667 6907 • 11:00-13:00 © www.meadowbar.co.uk The Meadow afridiesndltinyctiambience ve quality ofservice plus pointscocktofaialsciandty centre stylelistbarasBarwelwithoffers a lowines calthat, ftandblends offersa vastantheexcellent shooters l astheand premium beers, excellent selection spiandritshooters s, liquors, cognacs mal t s . ' H appy hour' every day, from 4pm 8pm.ofarepremium AllCl.cocktails are 2-for-1, and house pints, spirit-and-mix and glasses oftowine O Licensed bar, food served. 0) Restricted access, venue up 20 steps. Staff happy to help.

Venue: 333 • Grid Reft C6 • 139 London Road © 0870 169 0100 © www.tonthefringe.com 0 Fully accessible, please call venue to book tickets -0131 620 8027.

THE MEADOWS Venue: 200 • Grid Ref: G4 • Melville Drive © 0131 226 0000 © 0131 226 0026 See the besthundreds of the FriofngeFriforngefreemusiatc,Royal Bank FringeandSunday Meadows.

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MEADOWS THEATRE BIG TOPS Venue: 189 • Grid Reft G5 -The Meadows, Melville Drive © 0131 667 0202 • 09:30-20:30 (from Aug I) Spectacular 'theStatesmaller of theseats Art' Big Tops. The larger seats 1,000 in a mixture of chairs and tiered seats,venues alternative at the Fringe.450 cabaret style. A licensed bar completes the most Stunning 'S O Licensed bar and snack bar. 0 Good access, adapted WC. MEDINA <£ NEGOCIANTS Venue: 205 • Grid Reft F5 • 45 - 47 Lothian Street © 0131 225 6313 Medifunky na is atunes laid back night DJsvenuelongfeaturing ve music andUpstairs, comedyNegotiants in the earlyalloeveni and from lateresident into thelimorning. ws young,tc

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com recharge with ofbistrobottled stylebeers. food, orSituated simply within relax withminutes a glassofofthewinemaiorn venues, coffee, Medina or sampleandthe eclNegociants ectic range world go by.are the perfect places to escape the hordes and just chil while you watch the IdNegociFoodantand drinkmoreservedthanallhappy day. toG)helRestp. ricted access to Medina, down 20 stairs. I step up to s. Staff THE MERCAT CROSS Venue: 153 • Grid Reft E5 • High Street ® 0131 557 6464* 09:00-18:00 O www.mercattours.com The Old Town of Edinstory-telling burgh and the unique, mysterious, hiddencobbled Underground Vaults are the chil ingbeneath legends.theQuiet, thesettingwayfortotraditional our mysterious, tomb-likeandvaults South Bridge.closes and wynds lead G) Restricted access, walking tour down 30 stairs, uneven ground. Space very dimly lit MERZ GALLERY Venue: 207 • Grid ReftCS • 87 Broughton St © 0131 226 0000 © 0131 558 8778 S established Edinburgh's most eclectic galbyleryinternational presents ansculptor exhibitionAeneas of artWilder from Japan by emergingattempts and the exhibition I| pairevealnting,theinstsiartists. nlgulatiaorintyCurated of Japanese contemporary art, andLisfeatures sculpture, printm-akiBotan ng, to a and video art by these 15 artists. t of participating artists i Yasuyoshi , Hashimoto Inagaki Tatsuo,HiIsozaki Michiyoshi,TKageyama Ken, Kato Manya, Nagao Tomoko, OhinataNorihisa, Motoko , Momose sashi, zSato II Takuma, YamamotoTakayuki.

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MILTON AT ST VINCENT Venue: 36 • Grid Reft C3 • St Stephen Street © 0131 226 0000 'Venue box office opens 30 minutes before show Cimouldering tizens of thetomesworld!collecting Greetings.

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MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Venue: E5 • Chambers © 013143247• Grid 4422Reft• 10:00-17:00 Mon-SatStreet (20:00 Tues) 12:00-17:00 Sun © www.nms.ac.uk 1A strikinandg landmark, the MuseumApresents, forseriesthe offirstgaltime, - ithrough ts land, its ■I time, people their achievements. esthetakestory youday.ofonTheScotland a journey, from iScotland' swhere geologithecal cultures begistunning nninofgs Scotland right up toandtheletheripresent Royal Museum of II human next door s a place world meet and the spectrum creativity walandkinvention is seen alongside the wonder and diversity of the natural world.

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MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSE Venue: 294 • Grid Reft F6 • Linkfield Road, Musselburgh ©© 0131 665 2859 • 09:00-17:00 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri www.musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk Arestaurants compact and racecourse, ng excellent facilitieands in ages a styland ish, friendly picnic offeri area tastes the circuitsettiisng.justExtoverensiavemibars, le and ; a quarter so thata racing nevercater seemsforfarall away O Food and drink available all day. G) Fully accessible to wheelchair users.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND jfgj GALLERIES NATIONAL OF I Venue: O 0131222624• Grid 6200Reft D4 'The Mound, Princes Street ■ S ® SCOTLAND Come n Rolfamous f Harris paiandntiover as theyLisa, A host of celebrities, Scottish recreateandthejoimost ng inathehundred world artists - The Mona i and those from further afield wil spend the day translating Leonardo da Vinci's

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NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND Venue: 147 • Grid Reft D4 • George IV Bridge © 0131 623 3845 O www.nls.uk alInformation l year round.treasure trove of Scotland's knowledge, history and culture, with free exhibitions Id Refreshment room. G) Wheelchair access to Exhibition Hall via lift and adapted WC. NAYO @ CENTRAL HALL Venue: 100 • Grid Reft F3 • WestTollcross ©days/half 0131 229 2921before • 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sat/10:00-18:00 evening performance an hour performance, tickets for nextonperformance only Central Halhundred-year-old l is a grand Methodist church halin the l dating from thestturn of thea great centuryacoustic. with This wonderful stained gl a ss art nouveau y l e and is its 26thmusi yearc,asin aturns Fringerelvenue and,uplasifaltiwngays,butit alprovides an oasisandof orchestral, choral and chamber a xi n g and w ays refreshing i n spi r i n g.

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Id100 Tea, uice (+Sat eveni ng performances only. G) Entrance: 2 yd 2+7+6 Str HR. Aud: yd 8+8coffeeStrareaandHRlejvelWC performance . Induct25"). ion loLiop.ft available from side entrance (Dunbar Street) to NEAL'S YARD REMEDIES Venue: 176 • Grid ReftC4 • 102 Hanover Street ® 0131226 3223 O www.nealsyardremedies.com Chisessions l out at Neal'n sHead Yard Remedies.ReflWalkexoliongytherapies availAcupressure able for ISmiMassage. n /£I5 orWe30 min/£25 10am-7pmin IndisevenaAcupuncture, days aMassage, weekCranio throughout theandfestSeated ivalHerbal . Therapies on offer incluPregnancy de: operate Aromatherapy, Sacral Therapy, i s m, Homoeopathy, Massage,areSports Reiki and Therapeutic average £35 &peraRemedial hour PiMassage, lates for Beginners & IntermediateMassage. levels iPrices n smallforclatherapies sses. on Whether performer for a free you cup areof herbal tea. or a visitor escape the madness of the festival by dropping in IdhappyFreeto herbal help iftearequiserved red. daily. G) Restricted access - listed building, steps up to venue. Staff NEWHAILES Venue: 109 • Grid Ref: F6 • Newhailes Road, Musselburgh © 0131 653 5599 O www.nts.org.uk Newhailes 18tis anh century amazingrococo survivaldecorative of a late 17tinterior h century 'Edinburgh vil a', containing together with stunning portraits,anallaalmost set wicomplete tpowerful hin 80fami acresly ofof designed parkland.

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Newhailes st i l provides oasis of , away on a tour of the house.where you can enjoy a walk in the parkland, or a step back into the past G) Art instal ation ful y accessible to wheelchair users. House and grounds predominantly accessible.

NICOL EDWARDS EXPERIENCE Venue: 156 • Grid Ref: E5 • 29-35 Niddry Street © 0131 5574700' 11:00-23:00 © 0131 556 8642 • www.auldreekietours.co.uk Ni1700s col Edwards s Edinburgh' s most underground prestigious licensed built in the into the ihaunted cavernous ofn with the oldentertainments ciatycloakroom . It hostscomplex, aand40-seater cinema/theatre where you can take your drinks i you, a disabled toilet wianthadjnappy ng facilounge lities. Thewithmaipaintings/murals n bar depicts witchcraft paitonMary ting ofQueen old Ediofnburgh withThe oBarininhasgchangi downstairs dedicated Scots.

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101on ground /1.00-05. floor.00 in three bars. G) Very lit le access but help available if required. Disabled toilet NICOLSON SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH Venue: 6 • Grid Ref: F5 • 25 Nicolson Square © 0131 226 0000 O 0131 662 0417 Nicolson Squareandis aexcellent busy activeacoustics.

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THE NOMADS TENT • 21 St Leonard's Lane ®Venue: 0131142662• Grid 1612 Ref:O F6www.nomadstent.co.uk Oriartefacts ginal rugs and carpets provide athesumptuous backdrop to the exhibition area. Furniture, interact within which surroundings an exotic ambience for visitors to enjoy. andFterfecttextiles environment to linger andtorelgenerate ish the exhibition.

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NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE Venue: 208 • Grid Ref: AI • 15a Pennywell Court ®O www.northedinburgharts.co.uk 0131 315 2151 •Tue-Sat 10:00-16:00 Presenting of Scottish Briatisstudio h Youttheatre, h Theatre,cafeNorth Artslocated Centre is a fami ly friMuirhouse endlayshowcase , fully shopping accessible venueandwith bar andEdinibicburgh g garden behind centre.

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The Open Eye Galleryschool has forto twenty-three years represented a group artists ranging ilj from the established the aemerging young contemporary, withandofanapplied exhibition programme of over sixteen shows year i n cl u di n g pai n t i n g, sculpture marked opening its sisterinclugaldeleJosef ry EyeAlbers, Two, with celebratingVictor the artarts. of 1997 flj| printWimakil the Shows toof date Joan exhibitions Miro, Ben Nicholson, Pasmore and ianmg. Scott. © Restricted access but ramp available and staff always happy to help.

ORBITAL ART SPACE Venue:63 • Grid ReftC6 • ISO Easter Road ® 07766 730 054 Orbital Space is vear unin unexpected exhibition space opened OrbitalRoadArtir Space isArtannext intimate location, situatedin 2004. onbothEaster Edi n burgh, to Utopia Bar Orbital Art Space has featured international artists throughout thefor past year Anandalternative exhibition venue, Orbital Art Spaceandnow haslocalbeen ainyear l o ng project the creation exhibition of work by San Franci s co artist living ||1 Edinburgh, Peter Petrochko. © Restricted access, small step into venue. Narrow entrance. Staff happy to help.

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OCEAN TERMINAL SHOPPING CENTRE LEITH • Ocean Drive, Leith ocean-terminal ©Venue: 0131134555• Grid 8888 Ref: • www.oceanterminal.com Located on the waterfront in Leith, Ocean Terminshops, al has aa fabulous ting, overlooking Firth ofandForth.

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PENDFRINGE(a)GATEWAY Venue: 7 • Grid Ref: B6 • Gateway Theatre, Elm Row ® 0131 317 3939* 10:00-22:00 © www.pendfringe.co.uk The 10 minuteHoused walk froma Princes Street, is anfromintimate studioPendFringe@Gateway theatreScotland' based isn Theatre thevenue, heartGatofonlyeway, Edianburgh. its sister Elm Row, thejust venuefewandwidoors lcompanies. play down host to a selection of thevenue, finest theatre produced by emergingoninternational artists O Cafe/bar area. © Fully accessible to wheelchair users.

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RAE MACINTOSH MUSIC Venue: 216 • Grid Ref: D2 • 6 Queensferry St© 0131 225 1171 For year yearswe'ourrecustomers tel toingshine us howin thetalented thisLocated givingendthemofhavetheEdibeen Fringecthey festiareval. - s L^SsJuJUkEIJ in thebe found west nchance burgh, Street, Rae Macintosh Musi , Edinburgh' oldestandsheetthe musi c retairport ailer; can on Queensferry just minutes from Princes busqueries, link. Our frieandlweek y andfromknowledgeable staffMonday members are alwStreet aysandhappy to helpcionty's with any 7 days 9am-5.

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ID Accessible to wheelchair users. No disabled toilet THE RED DOOR GALLERY • 42 Victoria Street ©Venue: 0131245477• Grid 3255 Reft©E4www.edinburghart.com The Redemerging Door and Galleryestablished is one ofartists.

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THE REID HALL Venue: 201 • Grid Reft F5 • Reid Quad, Bristo Square ©© www.uoefo.com 0131 662 8740 • From Jun 9-Aug 4 10:00-18:00, from Aug 5 10:00-22:00 Musi cal andunnoticed poetic - and the Reiyetdquite Hall magni offersfaicentseries19tofh century unrivalleconcert d musicalhalperformances.

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RIAS GALLERY Venue: 155 • Grid Ref: E2 • 15 Rutland Square © 0131 226 0000 O 0131 229 7545 • www.rias.org.uk RIAS Gallfery and bookshop promoting Scotland's architecture and built environment.

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ROCKET Venue: 115* Grid Reft E6 • Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI ©minutes 0871 after 750 0077 • Oneshowhourstarts before©thewww.rocketvenues.com first show of the day starts, and 30 the last Presenting an international Roxy ArtcafeHouse, Edinburgh' s newest programme and most exciandoftiDance, ng yearArt,roundMusiartc andspaceDrama has fourin thetheatres, barnightfood, - thisfreeis thewireless place internet to be foraccess, Fringe 2005!a late night cabaret with a variety of acts every OEntrance Licensedto maicafe-bar serving foodsablanded tdrioilnetkaccessi all dayblunte tihlrough late. ID Boxentrance office - up twodoor. steps.

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ROMAN EAGLE LODGE Venue: 21 • Grid Ref: E4 • 2 Johnston Terrace ®O www.komedia-rel.com 0131 226 7207 • August Sth 10:30-23:00 One ofthethe world.

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ROSS BANDSTAND Venue: 52 • Grid Ref: D3 • Princes Street Gardens (West) ® 0870 1690100 © www.tonthefringe.com The Ross (noon Theatre presents thenlyArts ival, offeriandngtastes, an unparalleled free)forforLialfleandageFestfami groups with theAbestentertainment in folk, blues, jschedule azz, classical,theworldtoCastle9-imusish,forcmai, theatre, dramatic underneath outdoorcomedy standing shows. lWiy shows l inclu(lunchtimes). de bars and food outlets.setting © Fully accessible.

ROSSLYN CHAPEL Venue: 74 • Grid Ref: H6 • Roslin, Midlothian ® 0131 440 2159 > 10:00-17:00 The Rosslyn Chapel, 7 miles from Princes Street, is an enigma. Built by Wil iam Sinclaatmospheric time ofir Grand Christ. Master ofThe Knights Templar the Chapel is supposed to house relics from the © Level surface.

ROXBURGHE HOTEL Venue: 323 • Grid Ref: D3 • Charlotte Square ® 0131226 0000 © 0131 240 5500 •www.roxbourghe-hotel.co.uk The Roxburghe Hotel is a stringvenue'of sGeorgian createdatrium with classic, ageless vision by architect ifulterraces glassopen covered contemporary every dayRobert fromto view 12Adam. tilart8pm,The with Grossart loungesbeautandexhibited bars untatrium. il 11 pm.Theserves There is also theHotel ismeals opportunity by Gay i n the Roxburghe located in the heart of the city directly opposite the Book Festival. © Fully accessible.

ROXY ART HOUSE Venue: MS • Grid Ref:E6 • 2 Roxburgh Place ©performance 0871 750 0077 daily from 10:00 until after last Roxy starts.• Open © www.roxyarthouse.com The Roxy Artin dialogue House provides a spaceartists;wherewhereinternational visual and performing arts are with Scottish you can experience theforspeci al atmosphere ofpresented the creating Fringe allnewyearwork. round.

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH Venue: 193 • Grid Ref:A2 • 20a Inverleith Row ® 0131 552 7171 • 10:00-17:00 O 0131 552 7171 •www.rbge.org.uk Scotland'of thes world Botanic GardenStreet; offers 70 acres of exotic tranquillity in the tarenowned l, onlyTerrace oneNational miCafd le north giheart fts and plantcapis, superb cuisiofne.Princes Admission free.ten glasshouses, Botanies Shop for O Terrace Cafe open 10.00-18.00 daily. © Access available.

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Venue: 112 • Grid Reft E6 • Nicolson Street © 0131 527 1600 •www.rcsed.ac.uk In 1505, theof itincorporation Edinnburgh. burgh came into being with theCollege granting Causehasofbythebeen theBarber-Surgeons Town Councilto theofofEdimaintenance Sinceandthen, the Royal ofhighest Surgeons ofs SealEdiofnofburgh dedicated promotion ofandthe standards surgi c al practice, through i t s keen interest i n education, training rigorous examination and through itsl libeaisoncelebrating with external medical bodies.in 2005), Whilstthebeing keenly aware of i t s antiquity (the College wi i t s quincentenary College prides itself also on its innovation and adaptability. © Restricted access to some areas, please call venue for more information.

THE ROYAL HIGHLAND CENTRE Venue: 136 • Grid Reft FI • Ingliston ®© www.equestriantheatre.co.uk 0870 160 9559 • On site from 26 Jul-8 Aug, 09:30-20:30 daily 204

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O Hot dogs/burgers, candy floss, popcorn, hot/cold drinks. © Fully accessible to wheelchair ROYAL MUSEUM Venue: 43 • Grid Ref: E5 • Chambers Street ®© 0131 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sat (20:00 Tues), 12:00-17:00 Sun 0131 247 247 4422* 4422 • www.nms.ac.uk IMuseum n this magniis afiunique cent Victorian buildintheg discover wonderful collections.

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ROYAL OVERSEAS LEAGUE Venue: 19 • Grid Reft D3 • Overseas House, 100 Princes St | | | ROSLARTS © 0131 226 0000 O 0131 225 1501 Edinburgh'sgalmost venue,andwithbarstunning ews, ofhascalanm intimate chamber room, lery.central Restaurant with food.CastleAnvioasis in the heart of themusifestcival hustle plus and bustle.

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ST JOHN’S Venue: 127 • Grid Ref: E3 • Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road ®O 0131 0131 229 10:00-17:00 229 3776* 7565 • www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk St John' s is a prime city centrechurch venue interior encompassing renovated church space,andhalthousands l, shops, cafeof The andspectacular naspiprogramme resa both regular members vidiandsscussi itogrounds. rs oeach year is usedreflection. in the festThere ival foris ialso of events includiand ng art,JusticemusiCentre c, n, meditation and a cafe, a bookshop, Peace and One World Shop;theandwork duringofthelocalfestartisans. ival a CraftFull &details DesignonFaiourr andwebsite.

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ST NINIAN'S HALL Venue: 230 • Grid Ref: BI • Comely Bank Road © 01620 860 802 © 07785 511 667 • www.stninians-edinburgh.org.uk StChurch, Ninianswhichis a smal livelyworld-wide church, in theAnglDiocese of EdinburghTheofhalthel hosts Scottishseveral Episcopal is partlasbutwelof the ican Communion. loincal community groups l as The Edi n burgh Theatre Arts group, the oldest such group Ediare nsituated burgh, whoaboutpresent pl a ys at various times i n the yean i n cl u di n g during the fest i v al . aBank mile Road, NorthOrchard West ofBrae the City 50 yardsSouth,to theopposite East ofthethemaiWen junction oftoComely and Centre, CrewewellRoad entrance Fl o ra Stevenson Primary School.

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ST OSWALD'S HALL Venue: 180 • Grid Ref: H2 • Montpelier Park ©© 0131 077782201223234 577 • Box office counter open I hour prior to each performance StFriOswald' s isfora converted nowand used as a wiDrama Studio. Tempo has made thottheir thewil bepastcabaret twochurch years l transform into atilhazy, shady,ieach niniggnhthtgecafter luhome b. There tables bythistheyearcan stagejoand a fulthel barcastitopen midnight performances where the audience i n with i n the ful l buzz and excitement of the Edinburgh Fringe.

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ST PATRICK'S CHURCH Venue: 219* Grid Ref: E6 • 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street © 0131 226 0000 *09:00-18:00 daily O 0131 556 3030 • www.stpatrickspansh.co.uk Stis viPatrick' s is a fine 18th century church just 20 yards from the Royal Mile. Pedestrian access a South alongsidefrom theFriMuseum from Cowgate.Gray'Ans Close, ideal escape nge bustlofe! Childhood on High Street. Vehicle access G) Wheelchair & WC access; induction loop available.

Venue: 17 • Grid Ref: G6 • Lutton Place © 0131 226 0000 Conveniently the routes.

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Venue: 62 • Grid Ref: C6 • 170 Easter Road © 0131 226 0000 abled access to auditotriimuem,ofcoffee bar and ladiG)es EntWCrance: (gent40's WCyd +1.upstaAud: irs). WC (W + M StLondon Margaret' s Epi s copal Church i s a new venue i n Easter Road, l e ss than 5 mi n ut e s’ walk from ST SERF'S CHURCH HALL Road. One of Edinburgh' s hidden 'eccl siOneasticAnd al Victorian Sopranos gems, it has a warm, intimate Venue: 83 • Grid Ref:A3 • Clark Road, Goldenacre atmosphere Theefrom Tickets are avaiandlablis ehosting on theonedoonshow or inonlyadvance the FriA nHalf ge booking offiSeek ce. Sponsors!' ® 0131 226 0000 O www.stserfs.org.uk/theatre G)RestThericteshow is fulchaily raccessi blteo ttooiwheel chairisusers (Iht smal laistep upstaff fromareouthappy side, ramp avaip. lNS: able). St Serfs Church Hall is a well established venue with a tradition of hosting quality shows. It d wheel access l e t s : there a fl i g of st r s, but t o hel iGoldenacne. s convenientlyAmple situatedfreeonon-street the No. parking 23 bus route short show with no interval. availablande. near to buses serving Ferry Road and I O I Unl i c ensed, l i g ht refreshments at time of performance. G) Fully accessible to wheelchair hfi'/iliftlH’JfllMiir.lk'H.'IMtS users. Induction loop available.

Venue: 125 • Grid Ref:E3 • 7 Castle Terrace © 0131 226 0000 II and Unitarians nburgh peopleof ofmusiallcfaiandthsspeech. and noneSttoMark'ours 11.Unitarian 00am Sunday services THE SALVATION ARMY HALL to ourbyinfesttheEdiivalfamous monthwelcome programme Church, • I EastAugAdam I■ designed Scottish architect Davi d Bryce, combines an oasis of ci t y centre ©Venue: 07950285530• Grid726 Reft • 22E6Aug-27 (6pmStreet opening) quietness with excellent acoustics and intimate space; and for the real l y discerning there i s the II gentle murmur from nearbyandPrinces Streetl justGardens.

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SAUGHTONHALL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ST MARY'S CATHEDRAL Venue: 91 • Grid Reft El • Palmerston Place Venue: 273 • Grid Reft FI • 87 Saughtonhall Drive © 0131 226 0000 © 0131 225 6293 (am only) • www.cathedral.r © 0131 539 0491 • 16:30-18:00 © 0131 337 8328 II feature Designed bytheSiEdir George Cathedral,andwithfiveitminutes' s three spires,from is a dominantStreet, Thidirection). s local venue the city centre nburgh Gilbert skyl ine. Scott Nearbythevibrant Haymarket A frieindls easiy andly reached relaxedfrom environment in a cafe(anystylbuse settrtavel ing.ling in the zoo I its cool,ofspacious interior is dappled light from the mil enniwalk um windowPrinces

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SCOTLANDART.COM Venue: 92 • Grid Ref:C2 • 2 St Stephen Place ® 0131 225 6257 scotlandart. com,Founded the largestn 1999, originscotlandart. al art websitecominhasScotland, has gallerythepremises n Edinburgh and Glasgow. revolutionised way over that ipeople purchase and sculptures experienceiwhich contemporary art. scotlandart' s websiteonline,contains 1,500viewed original paiat their ntingsphysi and can be bought, leased or rented or alternatively cal gallery premises in St Stephen Place, Stockbridge.

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SCOTLAND'S THEATRE GATEWAY Venue: 7 • Grid Ref: B6 • Elm Row ® 0131 317 3939'10:00-22:00 © 0131 3173972 Supported by thein Scottish l, Scotland' s Theatre Gateway is the new home of Scottish theatre the festivArts als. biggest TheCounciGateway wil wishowcase companies internationally andTheatre thisyouyear l also seesScottish the creation of a new space, STUDIOon4.theWeFrilooknge'forward tostage welcoming to Scotland' Theatre Gateway.

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SCOTTISH ART PROMOTION EDINBURGH SHOWROOM Venue: 141 • Grid Reft E2 • Caledonian Hilton, Princes Street ® 0131 222 8878 © www.scottishartpromotion.net Scottish ArtHiPromotion workfamous by established artists the Caledonian n,ofoneEdiofexhibits the most landmarks in the&cinew ty fortalent. overtheaLocated century,ofinestablished with magnifiandcentnew viewsltotalent nburgh Castle.

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SCOTTISH BIBLE SOCIETY Venue: 246 • Grid Reft EI ' 7 Hampton Terrace © 0131 347 9814* 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri © www.scottishbiblesociety.org For the firistts time theoffiScottish is promoting tsBiownbleworl premises.

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SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Venue: 44 • Grid Reft C4 • I Queen Street ® 0131 226 0000 © 0131 624 6200 • www.nationalgalleries.org Scottish ofNational Portraitshaped Galleryit. Itprovides a theuniquelivesviand sual achievements history of Scotland, told through theThe portraits those of great s, past and present,heroes whoandwho havevil inspired and explores changed thegallery worldis -free,royal s and rebels, poets Scot andcharge philosophers, a i n s.

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SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART Venue: 66 • Grid Reft DI • 75 Belford Road © 0131 226 0000 © 0131 624 6200 • www.nationalgalleries.org Thifinests impressive neo-cl assiandcal 21buistldicentury ng is setpaiin nbeaut ful leafy grounds and housesInclScotland' collection Hirst of 20thHockney, nPeploe, g, isculpture udesto theworkss by Matisforse, speci Moore,altiexhibitions.

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SMIRNOFF BABY BELLY Venue: 88 • Grid Ref: E5 'The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate ®© 0870 745 6566' 3083 • 10:00-01:00 late Jul) 0131 622 10:00-04:00 (opens • www.smimofrunderbelly.co.uk Our new venue i s the wonderfully atmospheric Caves onprogramme Niddry Street, a two minute wal Underbel lyend. Come andwithdelightmusiinc atilstunning in theonlymost unique of top festcomedy, ikvalfromvenues.

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SOUTHSIDE Venue: 82 • Grid Ref: F6 • 117 Nicholson Street $oidh$icl& ® 0131 667 2212 • 5 Aug 11:00 © www.southsideBACK. Afterwith2 years of closuremixSouthside is back and ready to delight audiences dance,fulandlymusirefurbished c andequipped comedy - 3 fantastic onand I hosts site. The maianfantastic noutstanding theatrelargehasscale oneofmusi oftheatre, thecalslargest bestdance. stages on the Frihasvenues nge some , theatre and The Studio theatre completely redesigned for11 amsomeandoffrom the finest comedy andoftheatre oncomedy the Frinstand-up ge. The clubs Barbeen i and Cafe i s open from 10.

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THE SPIEGEL GARDEN Venue: 87 • Grid Ref: F5 • George Square Gardens 7/,(J*mous ®3,10:00-22:00 0131 667 8940 • Box555office6966counter open from July 30 - Sep © 0131 • www.spiegeltent.net Edinburgh' Famous 'delSpiegelworld' is back outdoor and in lastbaryear’s location.under. ThetheSpistars. egel A Garden ofsunearthly s. . the hippest and beautiful performances spectacular ourighttlegendary and dreamssetting that doforcome rue.. ! concerts, a sideshow burlesque, kil er kabaret, parties O Bar and cafe from mid morning. E) Completely accessible - ramped throughout, adapted toilet THE STABLES AT PRESTONFIELD Venue: 289 • Grid Reft G6 • Prestonfields, Prestonfield Rd © 0131 225 7800 • 09:00-23:00 The Georgian round stablesdinner at Prestonfield are the magnifandicentbeaut settingifulforvenue Absolutely is set inThe15 acre ofFamous groundsTastejustoffiScotland ve minutes by taxiandfromshow.theTheRoyalhistoric Mile.

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STAGE BY STAGE EDINBURGH ACADEMY Venue: 70 • Grid Ref: B3 • 42 Henderson Row © 07816 671 450 • From Aug 14, 11:00-20:00 O v w.stagebystage.org Now the venue offers a distinctiveproductions, ambience, away fromdrama, the crush of the RoyalcaliMins,iltStage es! 5thMixbyyear, ingStage professional andofcommunity comedy, musi is a venue performance andtopparticipation for throughout all, withdanceannualand Summer Schools and children' s workshops, alongside qual i t y shows, Ample and cafe, and friendly staff all combine to make thethis day.a most civcarilizedparkioasisng, ainconvenient a busy Frinbarge schedule!

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STOCKBRIDGE PARISH CHURCH Venue: 80 • Grid Reft B3 • 7B Saxe-Coburg Street ® 0131 226 0000 O 0131 332 0122 Fine Georgian buitolditheng designed architect Jamesroom Milnfore andthebuiltorganin and 1823.choirA semi-circular apse waswasadded buits orildignignalinbyposition 1888 to imake thepipe organ returned to i n the gal l e ry and i n 1995 a historicmemorial twoIn 1962 manual organ by Auguste Gern was i n st a l e d.

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ID Disabled access to the church and hall is available via the side entrance. Disabled WC. UIMW'HI: Venue: 172 • Grid Reft E2 • 10 Stafford Street © 0131 226 5812 e: Studio Gallery iofs situated in thethroughout heart of Edinburgh' End. As welto lshowcasing as offering thean excitibest ngOne programme exhibitions the year wes West are dedicated very of contemporary designers and makers.

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THE SUBWAY Venue: 79 • Grid Reft E5 • 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) ® 0131 225 6766 • Aug 7-22, 12:00-22:00 O 01482 844 105 I Two from Grassmarket, from the Fringe Office. This established venue hosts Harlandminutes for a ninthshows. year1/4 miAlStlleday under theHamstrings bridge. Continuous ay albarl day!light snacks. The Fringe as it should be - look OtoiletLis.ghtPlesnacks 00. Q)ion.All on one level. Small step to gentlemen's ase ringavaiboxlabloffie. ceBarforfrom more12.informat SWEET ON THE GRASSMARKET Venue: 18 • Grid Reft E4 • Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket © 0870 241 0136*09:00-00:00 ©www.sweet-uk.net ©©©©( KK The smartestgenres venue atfromthearound festival.theFeaturing 33l shows ofylalislh surroundings ofonthethe Grassmarket performance world.

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THEATRE WORKSHOP Venue: 20 • Grid Reft B2 • 34 Hamilton Place ©Mon0131Jun 27) 226 5425 • 10:00-22:30 (from Mon 8 Aug) 10:00-18:00 (from © 0131 225 7942 • www.theatre-workshop.com APrinces buzzinStreet g year Around venueforsituated in Stockbridge and withinambience easy walkanding hosting distanceanfrom topofspot contemporary eclectic programme theatre,food, musi3, Scotland' cdrink , bookandreadi nygs,International films and exhibitions.

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THE THREE SISTERS Venue: 108 • Grid Reft E5 • 139 Cowgate © 0131 226 0000 Located onspacious, the famous Cowgate,Tground he ThreefloorSisters Pub serving featuresaafularge courtyardofanddrinksa modem, welThree l appointed bar area lGuevara compliment and bar meal s .

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THE THREE TUNS Venue: 224 • Grid Reft D4 • 7 Hanover St © 0131225 8998 O 0131 225 8998 • www.3tuns.co.uk The FreeFridFree ve bandstilandclosicomedy l 3am, Krazylessons Karaoke ay,bars, foodFreeNessie avaiTuns!lablbaieLiopening ng! Haggiandonsevery huntingnigforhttraitibeginners, inadeep fryievery n g mars t i n g t i p s, ned l a nguage etiquette n i n g, how to wear and be mascul i n e, di s l i k i n g wha' s no l i k e us, how to bui l d your own parliament bui l d i n g forskirt just £450m and other traditional Scottish pursuits free of charge!

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TRAQUAIR HOUSE Venue: 118 * Grid Reft H6 • Innerleithen © 01896 830 323 * from Jun 1,09:00-17:00 © www.traquair.co.uk Traquair ly inhabited house dating twelfth century. is open daiis lScotland' y to the spubloldest ic andcontplianysualhost to the Traquair Fair onbackthe tofirsttheweekend of AugustIt. IOI Restaurant and cafe. ID Restricted access.

TRAVERSE THEATRE Venue: 15 • Grid Reft E3 • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd ©(Mons0131during 228 1404 • 09:30-22:00 (Mon I Aug - Sun 28 Aug, not Mons) 10:00-20:30 festival) © www.traverse.co.uk Scotland' s world famous new writing theatre with '. . top international shows and the latest work of our brightest young dramatists' and guaranteed celebrity-spotting all dayDai(andly Maimostl. Legendary of the nightTraverse ). Bar Cafe - food, drink Owith Traverse Bar Cafeadapted servingtofood drink all day until very, verychailater .spaces, ID Level access, lift iletfrom s atandground inductBraiionl leoopsignage, systems (headsets the BoxandOffibarce). leGuivelsd,ewheel dogs admitted. Helinpfraavairedlablande.

TRAVERSE 4: DEBENHAMS PRINCES ST. Venue: 106 • Grid Reft D3 • 109 Princes Street ©(Mons0131during 228 1404 • 09:30-22:00 (Mon I Aug - Sun 28 Aug, not Mons) 10:00-20:30 festival) © www.traverse.co.uk Scotland' s world famous new writing theatres ishasa temporary joined withperformance Debenhams, Britain's favourite departmentTheatre store,andto create Traverse Traverse all contact should4. beThimade via usual Traverse numbers.space promoted by OlwheelThere drinnkg).options within walking distance. ID Fully accessible to chair areusersmany(subjfoodect tand o licensi TRAVERSE 6: CALEDONIAN HILTON HOTEL Venue: 141 * Grid Reft E2 • Princes St. TALBOT RICE GALLERY ©(Mons0131during 228 1404 • 09:30-22:00 (Mon I Aug - Sun 28 Aug, not Mons) 10:00-20:30 festival) © www.traverse.co.uk Venue: 291 • Grid Reft E5 • University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge © 0131 650 2210 © 0131 650 2211 • www.trg.ed.ac.uk IforTraverse n the shadow6. ofThiEdis isnaburgh Castle, the CaledonianspaceHiltpromoted on is the luxurious star residence performance

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Venue: 204 • Grid Ref: C5 • 14 Picardy Place 0©@@C © 0870 241 0136 • 09:00 - 00:00 © www.sweet-uk.net ©(^O I: Come and sample the new homefrom for Sweet the festWith ival. Less tena large minutes'mainwalkhouse,north of the Royal Mile and (over the road the Plwe'aatyhouse). threethanbars, ■[ excellent cabaret courtyard.

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TRAVERSE 7:30B GRINDLAY STREET Venue: 324 • Grid Ref: E3 • 30b Grindlay Street ®(Mons0131during 228 1404 • 09:30-22:00 (Mon I Aug - Sun 28 Aug, not Mons) 10:00-20:30 festival) © www.traverse.co.uk ATraverse new performance spaceLyceum in the middle Usher of Edinburgh' ralhouse.quarter neighbouring the Theatre, Royal Hall ands culFiltmuspace An oasis of calm minutes away fromand Princes Streetshould This beiTheatre, s amade temporary Theatre all contact via usualperformance Traverse numbers.promoted by Traverse O There are many food and drink options within walking distance. 0) Fully accessible theatre space.

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13827 Che Guevara The Fringe The Tour Chelsea Players 141, 146 Cheval Productions 114 ChicNeurosis Theatre Company 135 Children of the Sea 138 Children' s Orchestra Society, New York 114 China DollsState Circus 138 Chinese 138 Chipolatas.The 9 Chipolatas ' 3 -Style' , T he Chip Shop Awards,The 81819 Chip Shop Awards Exhibition, T he Chopin Cornucopia -I Chowdhry, Paul- Atomicity 272793 Chris Addison Chris Neill: Middle Class Monopoly Christie && Doyle 272727 Christie Doyle' s Axis of Evi l Christine Revealsin association 13816 Churchill A.Jorgensen MintyM. Entertainments & Friend Ciderwith House Rules Parts I & 2 Here at St Cloud's & InWeinzierl Other Parts of the World 13873 CieLaroque/Helene Cie. sani Munich Cil isMartine Gospel PiChoir, 101729 Cindy Circle X Arts 182 Circuit,The 13928 Circus ofArtstheGroup/Diggers Future Writers Citadel 139 City Art Centre 81,83,85 City Central 38,79, 139 City Central Firsts 139 City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour 13993 Claidhmhnean Dearga Sa' Ghleann Oak! 28 Clarinet Quintets and Trios Clark, DanNobby 299393 Clarke, Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society 90,92,93,99, 10293 Classical World Classics @andThe ReidGuitar Music 95, 101, 105, 116, 156 117 Glassworks Theatre Clay 2005 819 Clean Sweep, A Clock Exhibition 81 Clockwork Orange, 139 Clod Ensemble, The A 179 Close Encounters 139 Closeknit Productions/Pembroke Players 35 Closer 139 Close Up Theatre 128, 136, 142, 160, 164 ClubWest Productions 152 Cluicheadairean Dhun& Eideann 148 Clyde Unity Theatre BandBazi 135 Coastline Coelacanth 1396868 CoisCeim Dance Theatre Cold Snap Productions 128 Colin, Pandora 19128 Colin and Fergus Colin Poole Double Bi l Collapsible Company 18668 ComeDudley AgainTheatre -Moore The World of Peter Cook and12, 154, 181, 140 Comedy Cafe Management 100 Entertainment 47,5638 Comedy Cafe Management/Star Comedy Gala 2005 Comedy of Errors,The 1402813 comedyonthesquare.com

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