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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…

Sophia Cleary: It Gets Worse

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios
2nd - 27th Aug 2023

It Gets Worse is a raw, comedic exploration about the horrors of being in relationships, specifically with oneself.

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…

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Introducing Carol Ann Duffy to the stage with a trumpet call, indicating a rally of the troops, seems befitting for the hour with the world-renowned poet.

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 11

Review
★★★★★
Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
11th Aug, 2019

I need to preface with this review with a disclaimer – this is either a one-star or a five-star show, depending on your sense of humour.

Hand Weaving Workshop

Now in its seventh year, and gaining momentum with each new calendar, Craft Scotland are back for Fringe 2019.

The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook

For Gil Scott-Heron fans this evening at The Jazz Bar would need no extra hype.

Grayson Perry – Julie Cope’s Grand Tour

Written on an arch, Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry, gives the sense of entering a house, secret garden or place of habitation.

Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

Review
★★
Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square / Underbelly, Cowgate
10th Aug, 2019

The premise of Bismillah! An Isis Tragicomedy, in the Fringe guide, "a story of radicalisation, disenfranchisment and the rock band Queen" was compelling enough to want t…

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE

This is the first year that 4 Brown Girls Who Write have showcased at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and they better keep coming back.

Cat Hepburn: #GIRLHOOD

Millennial or non-millennial, any woman will be able to relate to Cat Hepburn's spoken word hour.

Maisie Adam: Hang Fire

On stage, six pieces of paper, fixed by clips, are suspended on a washing line.

Bridget Riley

A visit to a Bridget Riley exhibition is the closest thing to a "trip" a non-narcotic taker can experience.

An Evening with Sophia Loren

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West End
Aldwych Theatre
28th Oct 2018

An Intimate Evening with Sophia Loren, one of Hollywood’s true goddesses of the silver screen.

Illustrate Your Own Ceramic Object

Edinburgh Fringe is typically visited for a gluttonous helping of comedy and theatre shows.

George Michael Is Greek

I realise I’m breaking the Greek code by saying this, but George Michael is Greek is quite possibly the most underwhelming show I’ve ever seen.

Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt

Evelyn Mok hungers to speak about the uncomfortable, but for a Swedish-Chinese woman, who will gladly "take cake over di*k any day of the week", this is something that co…

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.

Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular

For anyone who isn’t already familiar with Loud Poets, you really should be.

Trump'd!

There is such a plethora of Donald Trump-inspired shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, it feels like it should almost become its own genre.

Sophia Walker: Around The World In Eight Mistakes

It is a familiar setting: a small stage, a requisite black backdrop and a single chair.

Hip Hop Time Machine

If you don’t know your Grandmaster Flash from Public Enemy, then Hip Hop Time Machine is going to seem less like a nostalgic reminder of your childhood and more like you’ve act…

Glengoyne Whisky Suppers

Unless you’re already a fan, many people are put off by the idea of drinking whisky.

Hand-Appliqué Tropical Bloom Earrings

During Fringe we can often forget about the aspects of Edinburgh that make it a cultural destination by itself.

The Future of Desire

What is the future of desire? I hoped Neil Frude, a leading lecturer on abnormal psychology, would be able to tell me.

Loud Poets

Loud Poets is loud.

C'est La Vegan

I had really high hopes for C’est La Vegan, principally because it’s a subject matter I know about.

Carmen Lynch: Lynched

On the Richter Scale of humour, if your threshold doesn’t reach the level of sick and sadistic then Carmen Lynch is probably not for you.

A Waste Land

“It’s time to take your pill,” says the director, before handing me a tiny white tablet that she assures me is made of sugar, while clearing chairs to create a dancefloor.

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour.

Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre

Evelyn Mok is the kind of uncensored, unapologetic and uncouth human I can get on board with.

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

Ray Bradshaw boasts of being the first comic ever to have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in both English and British Sign Language, and after seeing this hour show it’s a cala…

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians

I’m guilty of being a magic sceptic.

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.

Stuart Goldsmith: Compared to What

Stuart Goldsmith is a polished comic.

Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?

Where Do All The Dead Pigeons Go? This is a production that doesn’t try to answer any of your questions - or refer to pigeons, for that matter, even as a metaphor, throughout the…

Bridget Christie: Mortal

Bridget Christie is one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen.

Olaf Falafel and the Cheese of Truth

Olaf Falafel’s style of comedy is absurdist verging on the downright ludicrous.

Sunil Patel: Juicer

Sunil Patel oozes funny like a jammy doughnut running down a diner’s chin.

Jack Barry: You Don't Know Jack

Jack Barry has the potential to be an electric comic.

Archie Maddocks: Shirts Vs Skins

Poignant, inventive and razor sharp describes Archie Maddocks’ debut show at the Fringe.

Ellie Taylor: Infidelliety

People will recognise Ellie Taylor from the popular BBC3 show, Snog, Marry, Avoid, where she conducted make-unders on OTT members of the British public.

James Acaster: Reset

Always the bridesmaid never the bride is perhaps a somber way to sum up James Acaster’s Fringe experience to date, having been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than any…

Phil Nichol: Twenty

Phil Nichol is a born entertainer.

Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain

Tez Ilyas’ new show Made in Britain is not subtle.

Tessa Waters: Over Promises

Following the blowout success of WOMANz last year, I had high expectations for Tessa Waters’ new show Over Promises.

Hardeep Singh Kohli's Mix Tape

Hardeep Singh Kohli was meant to talk about seven nostalgic songs within his hour show, Mix Tape.

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.

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…

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Audiences “Get a bit manual with Manuel”

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2016

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience has been a fixture of the Edinburgh Fringe for nine years and counting.

Dracula Director Danny Wainwright on Mixing Politics with Comedy

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2016

There couldn’t be a more poignant time to retell the story of Dracula with a 21st-century twang.

“I Invented Bloody Mackenzie” Reveals Edinburgh Tour Guide

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2016

Anyone who thinks Edinburgh amounts to the Fringe festival, a castle and a zoo with two Chinese pandas clearly hasn’t discovered its gruesome history: while Jack the Ripper was k...

Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2016

If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta...

Sophia Walker on the BBC Slam: "I Want it to be Impossible to Lose"

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2016

Sophia Walker is an internationally renowned poet.

Sophia Walker: A Call to Arms for Fringe Performers

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Sophia Walker
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2016

Poet Sophia Walker, former BBC Slam champion, is back! But this time she’s on the other side of the clipboard: organising and hosting the competition she once won.

Sophia Walker offers a hug for all EdFringe performers

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Sophia Walker
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2015

Sophia Walker posted a message to Facebook as encouragement to her fellow Fringe performers. We liked it, and with her permission are re-publishing it here.

The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Jul, 2015

Broadway Baby favourite Sophia Walker has won Best Spoken Word Show for two years running.

The Sophia Walker Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2014

Sophia Walker is the reigning BBC Slam champion and winner of multiple awards for her spoken-word show Around the World in Eight Mistakes.

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