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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…

Milo Edwards: How Revolting! Sorry to Offend

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024

Milo is sick of it all.

Enjoy an Album Live with Liam Withnail and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
14th Aug 2023

The podcast where two comedians listen to the best (and worst) albums of all time.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club
12th - 12th Aug 2023

A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
4th - 22nd Aug 2023

A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.

Milo Edwards: Sentimental

Milo Edwards' comedy is a little like marmalade, but love it or hate it, he is nevertheless a great comedian.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times

In the blurb for his latest show Scary Times, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd promises to cover topics including going for a walk.

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…

Milo Edwards: Voicemail

Filled with classically and subtly nihilistic British humour, Milo Edwards’ Voicemail is full of intelligent and thought provoking commentary that turns Mash House into a safe sp…

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No

Early on in Oh No! Christopher Macarthur-Boyd suggests lockdown came at a good time for him, putting the brakes on life when he was in his late twenties as opposed to an earlier, p…

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…

Moses Boyd

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Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh Park
17th Aug 2021

One of the central characters of the vibrant new London jazz scene, multi-award-winning artist and producer Moses Boyd brings his genre-crossing fusion of jazz improvisation and da…

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No (Work in Progress)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
13th - 29th Aug 2021

A new hour of stand-up from the biggest wee fanny in Scottish comedy.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Babyface Dynamite

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
5th - 30th Aug 2020

A new hour of stand-up from the biggest wee fanny in Scottish comedy.

Kieran Boyd – Crashing the Party

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd
1st - 25th Aug 2019

Kieran spent his 20s living fast and doing sketch comedy with Fringe behemoths WitTank – ‘Masterful’ (Sunday Times).

Milo McCabe as Troy Hawke in 'Troy Hawke - 1001 Moments with Troy Hawke 2'

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
8th - 29th May 2019

The nation’s favourite 1930’s throwback comedian Troy Hawke returns for another wonderful hour of observations, scrabble based conspiracy and authentic emotion (the real thing …

Milo McCabe: 1001 Moments With Troy Hawke!

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Troy Hawke returns with another riotous hour, navigating the detritus of everyday life and the divine properties of Scrabble values.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Home Sweet Home

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
1st - 26th Aug 2018

The debut hour from the future of Scottish stand-up.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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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.

Milo McCabe: The Talented Mr Hawke

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

Poundland’s plastic communism, the nefarious get rich quick allure of the bingo, the empty capitalistic promise of Waitrose and more come under the inscrutable eye of the Hawke! …

Kieran Boyd: Sitzpinkler

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Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Mash House
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

Sitzpinkler (n, Ger) – A man who sits down to urinate; a coward.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: The Boyd With the Thorn in His Side

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre
2nd - 28th Aug 2017

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd genuinely feels like it’s the dawn of the apocalypse.

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.

Meet Milo

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Rooms
12th - 13th Aug 2016

Milo is the newest Lego robot.

Milo McCabe: The Unflappable Troy Hawke

Milo McCabe steps onto the stage as Troy Hawke with the swagger of an assured performer.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Rosco Mclelland

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
3rd - 29th Aug 2016

An hour of stand-up from the vanguard of Glaswegian comedy.

Kieran Boyd: Egg

For Kieran Boyd, an egg is a positive symbol associated with birth, generation and growth.

Milo McCabe: Genesisocide

Milo McCabe’s latest hour - and his first in the one-man sketch format - is incredible.

Scotland’s ReferendumFest 2014

Set above the pleasantly dilapidated Quaker’s Tearoom on Victoria Street, Scotland’s Refurendumfest is a series of 15 debates dealing with the intricacies of the big yes/no.

The Electric Swing Circus

The Electric Swing Circus are a double female fronted six-piece bringing a mish-mash of art funk and ‘50s jive to the opulent halls of the Assembly Checkpoint.

Amused Moose Comedy Awards Gangshow

The Amused Moose Comedy Awards Gangshow is a showcase of previous contestants and winners of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards.

Real Fake White Dirt

Real Fake White Dirt is both the spoken word tirade of New Zealander Jess Holly Bates and an paradox she alludes to that encompasses her life as a post-colonial white girl.

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free

The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…

Michael Legge and Robin Ince Are Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire 3: Ooh Stick You, Your Mama Too... and Your Daddy

“You don’t know what heckling is!” screams Michael Legge at a woman in the first row, cutting down her contention that the Northern-Irish comedian is lovely.

The Philosorap Cabaret

The Philosorap Cabaret is Charlie Dupré’s one man, floor shaking, beat breaking rap show that in about 50 minutes lurches through the entire history of western philosophy.

10 Films with My Dad

10 Films With My Dad is a PowerPoint assisted piece of stand up telling the story of one man’s relationship with his father.

Skeptics on the Fringe

Skeptics on the Fringe are a non-profit branch of the Edinburgh Skeptics who are celebrating five years at the Fringe with a catalogue of guest speakers, aimed at the seasoned free…

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad is impressionist Miles Allen’s attempt to squeeze 60 Breaking Bad episodes into 60 minutes.

Free Fall

Free Fall is Luca Cupani’s first stand up show and an hour of comedy similar in its rambled, improvised form to Ross Noble’s earlier work.

Chlorine

From a cool, air-conditioned distance, the 3 Reasonable Women’s Chlorine is a thematically jam-packed, A-Level drama-mare of a show.

So You Think You're Funny?

The Gilded Balloon’s So You Think You’re Funny is a comedy omnibus and competition, offering little showcase slots for Fringe veterans and newcomers.

Smoking Ban

Smoking Ban is a one-woman show that, in just over an hour, offers a sympathetic, funny and compellingly real look at the mucky heart of the tobacco industry.

Learn to Laugh with Keep Calm and Improv

Learn to Laugh with Keep Calm and Improv is a comedy show that attempts to deconstruct the notion of improvised comedy through improvised comedy.

Lewis Schaffer: Success Is Not An Option

Lewis Schaffer, a 57 year old New York Jew, greets each audience member with a warm handshake as they walk into the dingy, dubiously smelling venue of Lewis Schaffer: Success Is …

The Voyage of The Narwhal

Grab your sailor’s hat, pick up your cutlass and pop on your sea legs because the Narwhal is here; the grandest ship the world has ever seen, and like LSD in the 60s - “if yo…

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark is exactly what it sounds like.

Craig Hill: Give Him an Inch...

Craig Hill: Give Him an Inch is one man’s all guns blazing, Gaga backed attempt to make sure everyone is completely aware that he is gay and Scottish.

Fat Girl Slim

Helen Orton used to be an overweight woman with confidence issues stemming from her body.

Ian Fox Presents The Unsearchables - Free

Ian Fox: The Unsearchables is an interactive quiz show that asks the questions you can’t Google.

Milo McCabe: Troy Hawke

Milo McCabe’s latest comic incarnation is quite superb.

Aunty Donna

Aunty Donna are an Australian three-piece bringing 60 minutes of fast-paced, filthy, contemporary-reference-heavy comedy to The Gilded Balloon.

Hollywood Film Fest

The Hollywood Film Festival is an improvised comedy/drama show taking the standard improvised format onto the silver screen.

Milo McCabe: Schiz

It can be annoying when someone points out that being schizophrenic has nothing to do with split personalities, but they would be right.

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Review
★★
Joseph Cunningham
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.

Milo McCabe: Kenny Moon This Is Your Life

Review
★★★
Hannah Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2012

The premise of the show is that This Is your Life is doing a special on Kenny Moon, comedian.

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Dreamboat

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019

The wee speccy future of Glaswegian stand-up returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new hour.

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