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Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Riddles Court
2nd - 24th Aug 2024

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

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London Fringe
The Bridge House Theatre
26th Jan 2023

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …

Death of an Author

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Nicolson Square
22nd - 27th Aug 2022

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
21st - 22nd May 2022

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.

Storyland Author Readings

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Brighton Fringe
Jubilee Library
26th May 2017

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.

Right Now! With Carolyn Castiglia

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USA Regional & Tours
The Slipper Room
29th Apr 2015

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The Rakugo Show

Someta Hayashiya is a Japanese comedian.

Caught!

Dance, physical theatre, drama, film, spoken word and poetry are all to be found in this fast paced production from Hepzibah Theatre.

Blazing Grannies

It’s not quite what it says on the tin, but there are enough biscuits in there to keep you going throughout this relatively short performance.

Grimm Ever After

Review
★★
Carolyn Mckerracher
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2013

The stories of the Brother’s Grimm are world renowned and loved by generations.

Climb a Willow to the Sea God's Palace

This is a story about brotherly love and filial duty, complete with puppets, paintings, prose and even some Korean mysticism thrown in.

The Secret Agent

Roll up, roll up, the performance is about to begin! That’s the sense conveyed at the start of Theatre O and the Young Vic’s splendid adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s the Secret Agent…

Head Over Heels

Everyone loves shoes.

Shattered!

Seven figures in blue hospital gowns are crouched on stage.

Beyond Therapy

What happens beyond the therapy room, when patients venture off the couch and out into the world? A question posed and answered by the Birmingham Medics’ Performing Arts Society.

Newton

Sir Isaac Newton, most famous for THAT apple, least famous for his invention of the cat flap.

33

Who can forget the Chilean miner’s crisis? Trapped underground for 69 painful days, before being winched to the surface in a NASA designed capsule.

Higgs

In the beginning, there was Jan van den Berg.

The Adventure

Small people at the front and big people at the back, the show is about to begin.

Neurovision

Rarely do you come across a show that is so bad, it’s good.

One Giant Leap

There, in the midst of the darkness, sits the earth, glowing eerily, surrounded by silence.

Dirty Water

‘Close cleaning’ might be a confusing term to those unfamiliar with the Glasgow vernacular.

Bad Boy Eddie

The strains of, ‘Ali Bali, Ali Bali Bee’, belt out from the PA as the cast tap their feet along with the rhythm.

Missing

Behind every missing person, there is a story.

No Direction

The opening of this play may catch you unawares, so pay attention from the start! In fact, throughout this play, the audience are taken by surprise again and again, frequently dupe…

The Trials and Tribulations of Mr Pickwick

Most people’s knowledge of Dickens comes from lavish TV series and sumptuous films, where the language of his books is made more accessible through adaptation.