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The Ghost of Alexander Blackwood

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Edinburgh Fringe
Deaf Action
10th - 18th Aug 2024

Step into the haunting presence of Alexander Blackwood.

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…

Alexander is Angry

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Edinburgh Fringe
C ARTS | C venues | C alto
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024

Jim Carrey meets Ricky Gervais as Alexander steps up to the mic in his new biting and satirical hour of comedy.

Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Patter House
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024

I’m the emotional daredevil, and for my next feat, I need someone’s help.

Alexander Bennett: Trust Me

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
18th May - 1st Jun 2024

A work-in-progress of a new show about the risk of trust.

The Interview

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West End
Park Theatre
27th Oct - 11th Nov 2023

“Why should I stay silent? They’ve been trying to shut me up from day one.

Greg Lawson, Phil Alexander and Mario Caribé

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Edinburgh Fringe
Rose Theatre
28th Aug 2023

Three members of Moishe’s Bagel come together in a new project exploring a shared love of world folk music.

The Freddie and Queen Experience

The Freddie and Queen Experience is the UK’s premier Queen and Freddie Mercury tribute band.

Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man

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Edinburgh Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake
12th - 19th Aug 2023

Sander Klaus is an underage soldier in America’s Civil War.

Freddie Mercury Tribute

Freddie Mercury was the consummate entertainer who always got the audience involved.

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
2nd - 27th Aug 2023

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

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Durham Fringe Festival
Klute
30th Jul 2023

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

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Durham Fringe Festival
Klute
30th Jul 2023

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
29th May 2023

A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

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Brighton Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
29th May 2023

A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.

James Alexander: Quantum (Work in Progress)

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Vault Festival
Crypt
4th Mar 2023

A character comedy show in this world.

The Interview

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London Fringe
Blue Elephant Theatre
17th - 18th Feb 2023

“I think when it comes down to it Daniel, we’re probably looking for the same thing.

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…

Freddie Hayes: Potatohead

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
3rd - 29th Aug 2022

This is the story of a humble spud Charlotte, who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian.

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.

Charla con Camila Sosa sobre su libro Las Malas Interview with Camila Sosa about her book Las Malas

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…

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…

AIDS MEMORY UK: Freddie Mercury’s Unofficial 75th Birthday Party

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London Fringe
Royal Vauxhall Tavern
4th Sep 2021

AIDS MEMORY UK: Freddie Mercurys Unofficial 75th Birthday Party Fundraising and awareness event for The AIDS Memorial by AIDS Memory UK during AIDS 40th Ye…

Alexander Bennett: Lithe in Edinburgh (WIP)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
28th - 29th Aug 2021

People of Edinburgh, I have dearly missed you.

Alexander Bennett: Lithe In Camden (WIP)

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Camden Fringe
Camden Comedy Club
21st - 22nd Aug 2021

Hello audiences, I have dearly missed you.

Alexander Bennett: Lithe In Camden (WIP)

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Camden Fringe
Camden Comedy Club
21st - 22nd Aug 2021

A work-in-progress show from a rising cult comic on the state of the world.

Elliot Wengler: Special Features

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West End
Museum of Comedy
16th Jul 2020

Elliot Wengler has many special features, and no, he doesn’t mean his dyspraxia, dyslexia, anxiety or his Pokémon championship wins (runner-up position, 200…

Alexander Whitley Dance Company - Overflow

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
17th - 18th Apr 2020

In 2017 New Wave Associate Artist Alexander Whitley combined film and dance for 8 Minutes, a breath-taking journey to the sun.

21 Futures by Olly Hawes

At the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, there is a work by the artist Robert Montgomery, a large piece of signage that declares ‘THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE’.

Freddie: One Night With Freddie

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Old Dr Bells Baths
5th - 11th Aug 2019

Queen are in Edinburgh and they’re here to rock in a brand-new show guaranteed to blow your mind.

Alexander Bennett: They Call Me Daddy Punchlines

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Edinburgh Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar
3rd - 25th Aug 2019

The rising cult comic presents a show for those without hope, looking for some.

Pizza Shop Heroes

Phosphorus Theatre works with refugees and asylum-seekers to create original collaborative autobiographical storytelling.

Last Life: A Shakespeare Play

Last Life feels like a social experiment.

Tess

The blank, sterile corridors of Surgeons Hall are not where you might expect to find folky fun late at night.

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World is an ingenious bit of storytelling; not only is it an innovative and eccentric reimagining of Moby Dick, but a stunning example of a wonderfully modern ap…

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Review
★★★
Freddie Green
Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
23rd Aug, 2019

Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss.

Imaan Hadchiti: Being Frank

Being Frank is a truly very special show, performed by stand up veteran Imaan Hadchiti.

Donald Alexander: The Great

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
1st - 25th Aug 2019

Scottish Comedy Award winner Donald Alexander is back with more long-limbed and surreal stand up.

00

It’s 1999, soon to be 2000, and two sisters are wandering the woods of the Bournemouth area after fleeing a party.

Brandi Alexander

Brandi Alexander has reinvented herself; a self confessed D-list night-time personality back in the saddle after a five year hiatus.

Giants Are Fjörd

Everything about Giants Are Fjörd, the Fringe favourite duo’s new show for 2019, is exciting.

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Wardrobe Ensemble is back at the Fringe with a powerfully emotional story of family.

Alexander Fox: Snare

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019

‘Mrs Richardson, you’re trying to seduce me.

Not Quite

It’s a secret epidemic, one that affects every new generation of young people.

Ivo Graham: The Game of Life

Tommy Fury once said “if life is a game, then love is the prize”.

Alexander Fox: Snare

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West End
Museum of Comedy
24th May - 6th Jul 2019

Snare weaves Alexander’s grotesque persona of a Buddy Rich/J.

Alexander Whitley Dance Company: Celestial Motion - a shared virtual reality dance experience

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London Fringe
Watermans Art Centre
22nd - 22nd Mar 2019

Celestial Motion transports you to an alternate universe where you are joined by a virtual cast of world-class dancers on a thrilling journey towards the sun.

FK Alexander: Violence

Review
★★★★
Jonna Brett
Brighton
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
11th Mar, 2019

In just under an hour, FK Alexander’s new performance art piece VIOLENCE delivers an immersive meditation on love’s potential savagery.

Gandini Juggling and Alexander Whitley - Spring

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West End
Sadler’s Wells
31st Jan - 2nd Feb 2019

Gandini Juggling and Alexander Whitley have joined forces to create a new show.

Our Man in Havana

The widely acclaimed ex-Young Pleasance physical theatre ensemble Spies Like Us returned to the Festival Fringe this year with not only one show but two brilliant shows in an adapt…

The Interview

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpace on North Bridge
20th - 25th Aug 2018

In a comic exploration of the disjoint between what we think and what we say, The Interview questions the meaning of living a life worth rewarding.

BEASTS: Best of BEASTS

Best of BEASTS is a wild and brilliant explosion of a show packed with slightly smaller explosions throughout – and I’m not talking about pyrotechnics.

Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexander Melnikov

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Edinburgh International Festival
The Queen’s Hall
14th Aug 2018

Jean-Guihen Queyras CelloAlexander Melnikov Piano Beethoven Cello Sonata in D Op 102 No 2Chopin Cello SonataRachmaninov Cello Sonata Both respected international soloists in thei…

Alfred Hitchcock's Writers' Room

You do not often look around an audience during a show and see barely any unsmiling faces; scarcer still, there is unanimous overheard praise afterwards.

Bullingdon Revisited

Bizarre is the word that has stalked my mind since watching Bullingdon Revisited.

Alexander Bennett: Housewives' Favourite

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Edinburgh Fringe
Waverley Bar
4th - 26th Aug 2018

Tragedy + time + a desperate need to fill a void in your heart = comedy.

The Meeting

Traversing Edinburgh in August is sure to invite all sorts of flyerers.

Warhol: Bullet Karma

Warhol: Bullet Karma invites you to meet everyone’s favourite eccentric pop artist.

Sam & Tom: Interview

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Edinburgh Fringe
Black Medicine Basement & Heroes
2nd - 13th Aug 2018

After reviewing your application, Sam & Tom are pleased to offer you the opportunity to interview for the position of audience in their new cult comedy show.

Ken

Terry Johnson’s deeply personal Ken enjoyed a geographically personal run in as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where much of the play takes place.

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.

Drenched

A raincoated man bursts into one of two bunkers in the lower section of the Pleasance Courtyard.

Finding Fassbender

The Fringe is all about first impressions; the opening minutes of a free stand up show, the six word spiel spurted at you by flyerers with an outstretched hand, the carefully chose…

Daniel Cook: Carpet

Watching Daniel Cook run wildly around Pleasance’s Bunker Two, three things are clear: 1.

In Loyal Company

If you were anywhere near the Pleasance Courtyard this year, you’ll of heard of Lab Rats Theatre’s In Loyal Company as it shook the Fringe with its sell out run and critical ac…

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road is, more than anything, a lot of fun to watch and a strong example of the power of devised theatre and the ensemble.

Hunch

Hunch, one of two productions from DugOut Theatre this festival (along with Songlines at the Pleasance Courtyard) continues the company’s new approach of single-person storytelli…

Stuart McPherson and Donald Alexander

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
1st - 26th Aug 2018

Gilded Balloon Futures presents an hour of stand-up from two of Scotland’s fastest rising talents.

Vivarium

As anyone who’s been to an Edinburgh Festival Fringe can attest, word of mouth is crucial to a show’s success.

Sam & Tom: Interview

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West End
Museum of Comedy
7th Jul 2018

After review of your recent application Sam & Tom would like to extend to you the opportunity to interview for the position of ‘Audience’ for their new c…

Alexander O'Neal

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West End
London Palladium
25th Apr 2018

Securing his name in the R&B history books, Alexander O’Neal is one of the genres most iconic names.

The Parent Teacher Interview

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Adelaide Fringe
Gluttony
12th - 18th Mar 2018

Ever wondered what teachers really think about you, your kids and the education system? Ben Knight delivers a brutally honest musical/standup fusion of what teachers REALLY think …

Alexander Richmond - One Man Titanic

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Adelaide Fringe
Black Bull Hotel
8th Mar 2018

An international gross of $1.

Fanny & Alexander

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West End
Old Vic Theatre
27th Feb - 14th Apr 2018

‘There should be no shame in us taking pleasure in our little lives.

The Interview

An intense thriller challenging the villains of the business world, the bullies who take pleasure in their success over others, no matter what it takes.

Alexander Bennett's Terrifying Smile

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Edinburgh Fringe
Opium
5th - 26th Aug 2017

In 1993, Alexander Bennett won a ‘most beautiful baby’s smile’ competition at Butlins in Skegness.

Donald Alexander and Stuart McPherson

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Edinburgh Fringe
Nightcap
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

Following their sold out Glasgow Comedy Festival show, Donald and Stuart make their Edinburgh Fringe debut.

Alexander Bennett's Terrifying Smile

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Edinburgh Fringe
Heroes @ Dragonfly
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

In 1993, Alexander Bennett won a ‘most beautiful baby’s smile’ competition at Butlins in Skegness.

Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.

Alexander Fox: Ringo

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
2nd - 28th Aug 2017

A show about the world’s most famous drummer.

Alexander O'Neal at Greenwich Music Time

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London Fringe
Old Royal Naval College
4th Jul 2017

Alexander O'Neal, who came to prominence in the late 80s thanks to a string of chart-topping singles including Criticize, If You Were Here Tonight and Never Knew Love Like This…

Alexander Whitley -8 minutes

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London Fringe
Sadler’s Wells
27th - 28th Jun 2017

Following on from his innovative digital work Pattern Recognition, Sadler's Wells New Wave Associate Alexander Whitley takes on the breath-taking scale of space for his company…

Notflix

Six hilarious young women.

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.

Under My Thumb

Six women.

Am I F#*kable?

Have our relationships become a product of a social media obsessed generation? Dating in the 21st century is constantly changing and not necessarily for the better.

Default Friends

Brother and sister duo Jack and Anna Harris bring us a stand-up comedy show using sketches inspired by their life as siblings.

10 Steps To Happiness

There is more to life than happiness, right? A not-so-perfect guide to happiness is explored in this one-woman show, written and performed by Yvette May who, after finding hersel…

Fit for Work

Review
★★★
Lucy Alexander
Brighton
The Iron Duke Pub Guesthouse Kitchen & Theatre
27th Mar, 2017

If you believe the stigma of mental health is slowly disappearing, then Fit for Work will question your perception of this topical subject and how it is perceived in the workplac…

Pollyanna

The Paradise Palms is a difficult venue in which to perform.

Decameron

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Brighton Fringe
Preston Old Church
21st - 22nd May 2016

A promenade performance by in situ: Following the sell-out success of Canterbury Tales in 2015, in situ:’s storytellers return with another medieval masterpiece – Boccaccio’s m…

Nicolas Altstaedt and Alexander Lonquich

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USA Regional & Tours
Frick Collection
21st Feb 2016

Two excellent musicians, the cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and the pianist Alexander Lonquich, join forces for an alluring program in the Frick’s intimate music room.

Alexander Armstrong

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West End
London Palladium
22nd Jan 2016

Slightly Fat Features in A Fat lot of Good

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UK Regional & Tours
Roundhouse
25th - 28th Nov 2015

A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness.

Freddie Flintoff: 2nd Innings

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
27th - 29th Aug 2015

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, hero of the historic 2005 victorious Ashes England team, is hitting the road celebrate the 10 years anniversary and share his memories of that long h…

Silver Darlings: Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Famous Spiegeltent
20th - 24th Aug 2015

In Silver Darlings, celebrated writer Alexander McCall Smith has joined forces with innovative Scottish composer James Ross, to write a song cycle about Scotland and the sea.

Mrs McMoon's Tea Party

Today is the day Mrs McMoon is having her tea party, featuring several fresh batches of her legendary biscuits, and we’re all invited.

Freddie Merrydown's Selected Shakespearean Sonnets

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Edinburgh Fringe
Electric Circus
10th - 28th Aug 2015

This show is my interpretation of the Sonnets. Let us together rediscover the comic genius, beauty and tragedy of the greatest love poems ever written in the English language.

Health Under Fire

If you are a fan of comedy, film noir, or just free shows in general, you should probably check out Health Under Fire.

Alexander Bennett: I Can Make You a Moron

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Edinburgh Fringe
Cowgatehead
8th - 29th Aug 2015

Any intelligent person would despair at the world, so let me make you stupid for your own sake.

Freddie Farrell: Today Was a Total Waste of Makeup

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Edinburgh Fringe
Dragonfly
8th - 29th Aug 2015

Freddie should never leave the house, if he’s not caught eating chicken naked, he’s accidentally involved in gangland gunfights.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Perhaps Shakespeare’s most famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the potential to either be comedic gold or irritating lip-service, depending on the quality of the cast …

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too is a difficult play.

Alexander Bennett: I Can Make You a Moron

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Edinburgh Fringe
Cowgatehead
7th - 31st Aug 2015

Any intelligent person would despair at the world, so let me make you stupid for your own sake.

65 Days of Tracy the Marquis Mannequin

Serving in many ways as an exploration of grief, mental illness and the intricacies of the bond between mothers and daughters - all wrapped up in a one-woman show - 65 Days of Trac…

Pussy

Pussy is nothing if not provocative.

Black Magic: Songs Unchained

Black Magic: Songs Unchained is an important piece of theatre, unfortunately hampered by an uneven acting performance.

Bortle 8

Following on from last year’s Drunk Lion, Chris Davis’ Bortle 8 is nothing if not strange.

Shakespeare Untold: Romeo and Juliet (The Party Planner's Tale)

Adapting Romeo and Juliet for a younger audience is by no means an easy feat.

Loranga, Masarin and Dartanjang

Loranga, Masarin and Dartanjang could perhaps be best described as the illegitimate love child of CBeebies and Michael Gondry, conceived in a fever dream.

Jethro Compton's Frontier Trilogy: The Rattlesnake's Kiss

The Rattlesnake’s Kiss, part of Jethro Compton’s Frontier Trilogy, is an all-round masterclass in what theatre at the Fringe can be.

Funny Bones Trash

Embracing all the great theatrical traditions of silent comedy and vaudeville, Funny Bones Trash is the best kind of children’s show.

The Enchanted Forest Adventure

Returning to this year’s festival, Enchanted Forest Adventure is nothing short of delightful.

Slightly Fat Features in VarietySoup

Goronwhy Thom bursts through a film screen on stage after some very clever filmography and you just know that this group is taking it back to basics.

Freddie Farrell: Lock, Stock and One Joking Farrell

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
1st - 24th Aug 2014

Now that Freddie is a family man he is trying his best to be responsible.

Alexander Bennett: Follow Me

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Edinburgh Fringe
Cowgatehead
1st - 25th Aug 2014

In a world with no heroes or leaders for a directionless youth, your beloved Alexander Bennett will prove he’s the man to lead the revolution.

The Interview

A quick glance into the Fringe brochure may lead an innocent punter to think The Interview is an intriguing show.

Freddie Farrell and Friends

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014

A showcase show with some of the best performers at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.

Alexander Markov

“From Baroque to Paganini” is the title of this concert by the accomplished violinist Alexander Markov, joined by the conductorless Shattered Glass Ensemble.

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s famous novella, the story of a pilot who crash-lands his plane in the Saharan desert and befriends a boy, ‘the little prince’, with whom he embarks …

Alexander Yakovlev

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USA Regional & Tours
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
11th May 2014

The Russian-born pianist Alexander Yakovlev has won more than 50 first prizes at international competitions, including the 2012 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati.

Black Rubix Theatre Presents: Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster

Review
★★★
Frankie Goodway
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

In the style of Noises Off, the fictional Black Rubix Theatre (actually some of the students in the Queen Mary Theatre Company) attempts to put on what they think is a biting satir…

Alexander Bennett's Afraid Of The Dark

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Edinburgh Fringe
2nd - 25th Aug 2013

The hilarious story of a young girl’s tragic past and terrifying future. On in the morning, we don’t like the dark. ‘A funny and enjoyable show’ (BroadwayBaby.com).

Ain't It Awkward - Harriet Dyer and Freddie Farrell

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Edinburgh Fringe
1st - 25th Aug 2013

Join two of the hottest up-and-coming rising stars for an hour of Ain’t It Awkward stand-up and bants.

Dana Alexander: Is This Really Happening?

Review
★★
Jenni Ajderian
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2013

Multimedia can be a tricksy thing.

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.

Slightly Fat Features

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Edinburgh Fringe
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013

Riotous comedy cabaret troupe.

The Blues Brothers - Live

Advertised as a five star crowd-pleaser from Fringe’s past, this show might be expected to drum up a frenzy.

Richard Herring: Talking C*ck - The Second Coming

Every man in the audience stiffened as a pulsating phallus inflated on the screen in front of us at the start of the show.

The Durham Revue's 33rd Annual Surprise Party!

The best thing that can probably be said of the Durham Revue is that it’s uninspired.

Sealand

Sealand tells the tale of Ted and his son who leave mainland Britain to set up a principality on an abandoned oil rig out at sea.

Nish Kumar - Who Is Nish Kumar?

Nish Kumar’s show Who Is Nish Kumar demonstrates why stereotypes can be used for both comedy and discrimination.

Charlie Baker Freshly Baked

At the risk of sounding completely unprofessional, I would like to summate that Charlie Baker’s new stand up show Freshly Baked is ‘alright.

In Your Dreams

Review
★★
Alexander Blanchard
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Aug, 2011

As with every other play about the experiences within the acting trade, In Your Dreams comes with a reference to RADA, a few mentions of Peter Brook, and suffers from a fetishisati…

Gearoid Farrelly: Turbulence

It is not often on the Edinburgh comedy circuit that every single seat in the house is full.

Obsession - A Life With Magic

It is not often at the Fringe when you are welcomed into the auditorium by the performer himself with the house lights fully up.

Al Pitcher – Tiny Triumphs

A comedy show based entirely on pictures.

Erich McElroy: The Brit Identity

‘I’m more British than you’ - undoubtedly a bold statement for a tagline.

To Have and to Hold

Review
★★
Alexander Blanchard
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2011

To get to the point, this play is woefully average.

Dana Alexander: New Arrival

Review
★★
William Summerlin
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2011

Dana Alexander arrives on this side of the Atlantic with a significant reputation, but the venue chosen for Alexander can only be described as ambitiously large for a comic at her …

Alexander

Review
★★★★
Alan Chorley
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2008

The two plays can be seen as complete plays in their own right or as two parts of a whole.

Carey Marx: Laziness and Stuff

Laziness and Stuff provides a space within which Carey Marx can comfortably cocoon himself and allow his mind to wander off on lethargic tandems.

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…

The Improvised Musical

What a fantastic premise for a show; based on your suggestions the cast will serve up a brand new, fresh musical in front of your eyes.

Elis James: Speaking As a Mother...

Ellis James is a natural stand-up comedian.

Absolute Stripping!

This quirky little improv show offers a great deal at an odd time of night.

Little Jazz Bird

The transition from Chambers St into the depths of The Jazz Bar feels almost like crossing between continents.

Propaganda

Review
★★
Alexander Boughton
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2012

Propaganda is a club night that regularly pulls in droves of happy-go-lucky youngsters all over the UK.

Naz Osmanoglu: Ottoman Without An Empire

What are one’s chances of assuming a position at the top of the Turkish royal family? Pretty bleak for the average man, but not for Naz Ozmanglu.

Bouncers

Review
★
Alexander Blanchard
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2011

If you’re someone who enjoys crass, puerile humour, then Bouncers will appeal to your tastes.

Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn

Shopping Centre is the second show by Matthew Osborn in as many years.

Abandoman - Party in the Key of C Major

Rob Broderick, the titular Abandoman, comes out firing all cylinders in this flat out, hour long, improv-fest.

Maff Brown - Pacman Is Actually Allergic to Ghosts

The kindest comparison one can probably make of Maff Brown’s show Pacman Is Actually Allergic to Ghosts (a show with references to pacman noticeably absent) is to that of a Saga …

Fantasmagoriana

Set over the course of a thunderous evening in Lord Byron’s Lake Geneva Villa, Fantasmagoriana follows Byron as he, two of his lovers, and Mary and Percy Shelley take part in a h…

The Nose

Reverse Nikolai Gogol’s original Russian title for The Nose and you have the word ‘son’, the Russian for ‘dream’, or ‘sleep’.

Dana Alexander: Breaking Through

Review
★★★
Cai Trefor
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2012

Dana Alexander is the best known black female Canadian comedian but has moved to Tottenham in London.

Ben Target in Discover Ben Target

Ben Target is the best advert for the Free Fringe.

Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness

Everyone’s favourite ‘virgin until the tender age of twenty one’ stand-up is back.

An Interview with Pharos, the curator of Rave

Feature
Laura Tucker
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Aug, 2023

I spoke with Pharos (AKA Fraser Lawson), the artist behind Rave, to discover the intentions behind his mind-melting audio-visual set.

An Interview With The Cast And Composer Of Bed: The Musical

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Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2023

Isabella Thompson enjoyed meeting the cast of Bed: The Musical and chatting to them about their rehearsal process. Here are some extracts from the interview.

Phil Ellis : A Very Excellent Interview

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James Macfarlane
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2023

James Macfarlane chats with Phil Ellis about his new show Phil Ellis' Excellent Comedy Show, celebrating 10 years at Edinburgh and his biggest achievements outside of comedy

MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton - INTERVIEW

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James Macfarlane
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Jul, 2023

Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with MC Hammersmith to discuss raps, rhymes and his new Edinburgh show Straight Outta Brompton.

An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard

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James Macfarlane
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Jul, 2023

James Macfarlane sits down with the one and only Danny Beard to discuss their debut Fringe show Danny Beard and Their Band, life since winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK and why the art...

A Super Girly Interview!

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James Macfarlane
London Fringe
1st Jun, 2023

"I think it just reminds people of a simpler time. So it is comforting. And not so politically correct!"

Interview with Matt Hoss: Valentine's Special

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Elanor Parker
Brighton
14th Feb, 2020

In this Valentine's Special we talk to comedian Matt Hoss about what would be on his Valentine's playlist, how to book a tour after Edinburgh Fringe and what to get a vegan for Val...

Interview with Catherine Bohart: A Comedians Life on the Megabus

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Elanor Parker
UK Regional & Tours
2nd Feb, 2020

Comedian Catherine Bohart, star of 8 out of 10 Cats and The Mash Report, talks to us about ways to keep smiling despite the news, how to make your run at Edinburgh Fringe a success...

Interview: Harry Clayton-Wright Talks The Fortnight

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Elanor Parker
Brighton Fringe
16th May, 2019

Alternative and experimental performances have always been at the heart of Fringe, but is there still space for something a little more unpredictable? Enter Harry Clayton-Wright.

Neil Hilborn on Self Care as a Poet

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2017

In 2011, Neil Hilborn’s poetry slam team placed first in the US College Poetry Slam.

#EdFringe17: Sarah Callaghan 3 minute interview

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Sarah Callaghan
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Jul, 2017

Sarah Callaghan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, with the show, 'The Pigeon Dying Under The Bush'.

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

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Levi Bailey
London Fringe
24th Mar, 2017

Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the...

Brexit and Nazi Art: Interview with Ten Storey Love Song’s Paul Smith

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Oliver Simmonds
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Aug, 2016

Bobby Winner Ten Storey Love Song (adapted by Luke Barnes from the Richard Milward novel) is a play cum techno gig about five wretched tower-block inhabitants who deserve better fr...

Poet Dan Simpson: “Computers Don’t Know What a Cliché is”

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
29th Aug, 2016

Dan Simpson is a former Canterbury Laureate, and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival, Roundhouse Camden, and the BBC Fringe Slam.

The Highs and Lows of Flyering at the Fringe: Interview with a Professional Flyerer

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Chris Quilietti
Edinburgh Fringe
29th Aug, 2016

Handing out flyers on the street is one of the most famously unpleasant parts of putting on a show at the Fringe.

Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”

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Alexander Gillespie
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2016

Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do...

Student New Writing at the Fringe: Oxford, Warwick and St Andrews Students Compare Notes

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Alexander Gillespie
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Aug, 2016

The Fringe is the single most exciting date in the student-theatre calendar.

Shakespeare Syndrome's Catriona Scott on Macbeth's Rorschach Test

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Alexander Gillespie
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Aug, 2016

How do you tell a story using Shakespeare’s characters and make it original? How do you tell a story about Shakespeare himself for that matter? For Catriona Scott, playwright of ...

Milk Playwright Ross Dunsmore on Bravery in New Writing

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Alexander Gillespie
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2016

What do we need to nourish ourselves? Is love enough? Can we definitively say that Nandos are the kings of fast food? Such questions and more are explored in the invigorating new p...

Poet Pete De-Graft Johnson on Balancing Art and Business

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2016

Pete De-Graft Johnson, also known as The Repeat Beat Poet, is a poet and organiser of The PAD, a studio and events space in London.

Why Attila the Stockbroker Quit the Fringe, and Why He Came Back

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2016

Attila the Stockbroker began performing poetry in the 1980s, and since then has toured the world.

Interview: Poets Against Humanity's Andrew Blair & Ross McCleary

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2016

Andrew Blair and Ross McCleary are Edinburgh-local writers and collaborators.

Bedlam Producer Cordelia Grierson on Staging New Writing in Peoples’ Homes

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Alexander Gillespie
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2016

Three AM in Edinburgh is something of a witching hour.

Content vs Style - Poet Joel Auterson on Slam Culture

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2016

Joel Auterson is an otter admirer and a host of the Boomerang Club, a regular poetry night in London.

Shruti Chauhan on Competing in the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2016

Shruti Chauhan is a poet and performer from Leicester.

Adele Hampton on Sincerity in Slamming

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2016

Adele Hampton was a member of the Washington DC 2013 Beltway Poetry’s National Slam Team.

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.

Interview: Natasha Granger & Kerrie Thompson from 90s Girl-band Musical 2 Become 1

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Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2016

Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.

Harry Baker on Don't Flop Rap Battle's Influence on The Harry and Chris Show

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2016

In 2012, Harry Baker became the youngest ever World Poetry Slam Champion.

Playwright Becky Owen Fisher Lets Actors Change the Order of her Scenes

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Alexander Gillespie
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2016

In a world boiling over with police invasion of privacy, romance and rising sea levels, what could possibly go wrong? Part eco-political rally cry, part meditation on the collapse ...

Buddy Wakefield on Taking His Books Out of Print

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2016

Buddy Wakefield is a three-time world champion spoken-word artist, featured on the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, ABC Radio National, and signed to Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Re...

Iona Lee: 'When I started I was just a teenager writing poetry, and I’m still that, really.'

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2016

Iona Lee was born in Edinburgh and brought up in East Lothian.

Interview: Melancholy

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
26th May, 2016

Brighton Fringe award winners, Certain Dark Things, invite you to spiral down the stairs to the world of the inventor.

Interview: Off the Cuff: Crime and Funishment

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
26th May, 2016

Brighton’s improvised comedy favourites present an impromptu detective drama, replete with colourful characters and lurid plots.

Interview: Gran Consiglio (Mussolini)

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
17th May, 2016

A smash hit at the 2015 Prague Fringe, this is the portrayal of a complex man who thought of himself as a genius and ended up being a clown in the eyes of the world as The Gra...

Interview: Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
17th May, 2016

German theatre isn't well known outside Germany.

Interview: Runts

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
15th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Necessity

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
15th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: The Girl Who Fell in Love with the Moon

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2016

Exploring humanity’s eternal fascination with the skies through the eyes of this playful and dynamic young ensemble, The Girl Who Fell in Love with the Moon is a dark, Tim Burton...

Interview: The Tim Bat Trick Show

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2016

Gentleman Juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb.

Interview: BODIED

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Un-titled

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
11th May, 2016

Katy Matthews tells us about Un-titled, her play about art, told by art.

Interview: Birthday in Suburbia

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
11th May, 2016

Ally Cologna tells up about Birthday in Suburbia, a rich mixture of clown, dark comedy and rich visual imagery.

Interview: Twig the Pixie

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2016

Tom Veryzer talks to us about his pixie-fuelled comedy riot packed with adventure, mischief, stand-up comedy and storytelling and leaves us wondering exactly was a fun-splosio...

Interview: Elsie Diamond: The Sensible Dresser

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2016

Elsie Diamond, international burlesque performer, compere and singer, presents her one woman show, and talks to us about vintage looks, a bygone era and her famous erotic sewing sc...

Interview: Decameron

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Ballistic

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2016

Inspired by Elliot Rodger’s manifesto, Ballistic is a one-man tour-de-force about the life of a loner & the vulnerabilities & violent capabilities of a young man today.

Interview: How Eva Von Schnippisch Single-Handedly Won WW2

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2016

Eva tells a comedic story of love, frankfurters, the other Eva and de-bunks the bunker story once and for all.

Interview: The Story of the Nervous Man (a silent comedy)

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2016

Neil has a story to tell.

Interview: Somewhere Under the Rainbow: The Liza Minnelli Story

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

West End performer, Sharon Sexton, stars as broadway legend Liza Minnelli recounting tales, secrets and blasting through her famous hits.

Interview: It's Okay I'm Dealing With It

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

Award winning, comedic dance-theatre duo present their new show and we’ve been talking to them to find out a little bit more.

Interview: Involuntary Noises: The Songs of Jody Trehy

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

Shortlisted for the Brighton Award for Excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015, Jody Trehy talks about singing, 12 foot tall alien lizards and never leaving your wallet off-stage

Interview: An Old Fashioned Girl

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

A beautiful show incorporating theatre, live music and song.

Interview: Blooming Surprise

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

Set in an airport, Blooming Surprise takes you on an unexpected journey into your heart, where hope blooms, ever fresh.

Interview: Transgendered Shakespeare

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

On his 400th anniversary, can Shakespeare help a father and child explore each other’s worlds? We talked to Rory and Simon Waterfield discussing how the bard inspired their ...

Interview: Nietzsche, women and I

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

A comedy about German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his troubled relationship with women wowed audiences at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Interview: Sheraz Yousaf: The Pursuit of Manlyness

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James Moore
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

Ever needed a guide to be a man? Perhaps you've read books, looked on the internet and searched for answers.

Interview: High as Sugar

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

A one man musical about a trans woman in 1970s NYC. This is Tanner Efinger's new play receives its world premiere at Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Just a Few Words

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

Nye Russell-Thompson invites you to take a look into the mind of a man who stammers in this dark comedy that was nominated for a Total Theatre award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.

Interview: Mostly David Ephgrave

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James Moore
Brighton Fringe
6th May, 2016

Comedian David Ephgrave is getting straight to the point in this wonderfully innovative comedy that aims to make powerpoints more exciting than you've ever seen them before.

Interview: Madame Señorita: ¿Who are Tú?

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
6th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers an insight into the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: The Cunning Mr Lingus

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2016

Lorraine Mullaney is an experienced writer and journalist whose last show was shortlisted for New Writing South's Best New Play award. She talks to us about her latest dark comedy.

Interview: Tony Roberts - Card Magic

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2016

Captivating close-up magic from this charming, comedic magician.

Interview: Writing to Harvey Keitel

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2016

Matt Green once spent six hours in a car with Harvey Keitel.

Interview: Baby Disco Dance Hall

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
4th May, 2016

We talk to the kid-rocking, dance-loving DJ Monski Mouse about her disco-dancing extravaganza perfect for under fives (and their parents too)

The Paula Varjack Three Minute Interview

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
29th Aug, 2015

Paula Varjack is a writer, filmmaker and performance maker.

The Hannah Chutzpah Three Minute Interview

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2015

Hannah Chutzpah is a performance poet, writer and activist.

‘He Could Take on Four Soldiers and Still Win’ - Wojtek: The Happy Warrior Interview

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Larry Bartleet
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2015

Wojtek: The Happy Warrior is a physical theatre ensemble retelling of the real-life story of a Syrian bear who joined the Polish army to fight in World War II.

The Molly Vevers Three Minute Interview

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Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2015

Ross & Rachel is a story of what happens after a happily-ever-after ending.

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2015

Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec...

How to Co-Star with a Robot - Interview with Spillikin’s Helen Ryan, Jon Welch and Jude Munder

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Tom Moyser
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2015

Pipeline Theatre’s Spillikin is the moving story of an Alzheimer’s sufferer who is kept company by a robot made and programmed by her robotics-obsessed husband.

Sharing Israeli and Jewish culture: Ariella Eshad Extended Interview

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Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2015

Ariella Eshad is the artistic director of Tik-Sho-Ret, an anglo-israeli theatre company that looks to share Jewish and Israeli culture between the two countries.

‘I’ve always found it very easy to fall in love with life, and people, and sparkle’ - Brigitte Aphrodite Extended Interview

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Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2015

Brigitte Aphrodite describes herself as a punk pop poet showgirl who was on the 2009 shortlist for the Musical Comedy awards - but she’s almost impossible to categorise.

Three Minute Interview: Dandy Darkly

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Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Jun, 2015

New York City's "rapid-fire raconteur of sex and death" returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show, where it’s fair to say he’s decidedly Trigger Happy!

The Richard Alger and Tina Kronis Extended Interview

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Lauren Moreau
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2014

Award-winning company Theatre Movement Bazaar, (Anton’s Uncles, Track 3), returns to this year’s Fringe with their new show Hot Cat, an inspired take on Tennessee Williams’ C...

The Sabrina Mahfouz Extended Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2014

Sabrina Mahfouz is the author of Chef, a one-woman play about a prison cook.

The Lou Stein Extended Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2014

Lou Stein is the director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, currently playing at the Pleasance Courtyard.

The Alexandra Spencer-Jones Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2014

Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones of Action to the Word made her name with her all-male production A Clockwork Orange, currently touring with Glynis Henderson Productions.

The Lucy Porter and Marilyn Imrie Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2014

Comedian Lucy Porter’s first foray into theatre, The Fair Intellectual Club, plays at the Assembly Rooms this August.

The John Conway Three Minute Interview

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Dave House
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2014

John Conway is a wacky comedian all the way from Australia.

The Kiya Heartwood Three Minute Interview

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Dave House
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2014

Kiya Heartwood is an award-winning American singer-songwriter who writes smart, funny and poignant songs about the famous and not-so-famous legends of America.

The Rob Harris Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story was the first show to win a coveted Broadway Baby Bobby Award this Fringe.

The Miles Allen Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Miles Allen is the star of One Man Breaking Bad, a solo show which ambitiously retells all of Breaking Bad in sixty minutes - that's just under one minute per episode.

The Sue Bevan Three Minute Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Sue Bevan presents her magical-realist show, An Audience with Shurl, at Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall.

The Chris Dolan Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Chris Dolan is a Fringe First-winning writer, whose Scottish Independence-themed play The Pitiless Storm runs at the Assembly Rooms until the end of August starring David Hayman.

The Randy Ross Three Minute Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2014

Randy Ross, an erotica-writer, has come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to put on his one-man show, The Chronic Single’s Handbook, a tale of a never-married hypochondriac, who t...

The Steven Dawson Three Minute Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2014

Steven Dawson, from Australia’s Out Cast Theatre, is the writer and director behind The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens & a Duck, a production th...

The Samuel Ward Three Minute Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2014

Samuel Ward is the director of GRIMM, which tells the story of a woman in a dystopian psychiatric institute, whose memories are replaced with Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

The Les Enfants Terribles Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2014

Oliver Lansley (artistic director) and James Seager (associate producer) are the masterminds behind Les Enfants Terribles, a theatre company now in its thirteenth year at the Fring...

The Joao de Sousa Extended Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2014

Joao de Sousa is the director of The Curing Room, a show about seven Soviet soldiers who, stripped of clothes and trapped in an abandoned monastery’s cellar, are reduced to canni...

The withWings Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2014

withWings Theatre Company's The Duck Pond, a music and physical theatre-heavy adaptation of Swan Lake, has enjoyed a sell-out run at the Bedlam Theatre so far this August.

The Vinay Patel Extended Interview

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Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2014

Vinay Patel, writer of True Brits, is a young playwright from the Southeast of London who is ashamed to admit he has never lived north of the river Thames.

The Alexis Rosinsky Three Minute Interview

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Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2014

Alexis Rosinsky is the star of one-person Shakespeare show Where is She Now? She is also eleven years old.

The Stephanie Dale Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2014

Stephanie Dale is a playwright with work produced by BBC Radio 4 and Birmingham REP among others.

The Sophia Walker Extended Interview

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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.

BB Radio: Casual Violence Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Casual Violence are a five-man comedy sketch troupe who have been performing sketch comedy at the Fringe since 2010, this year bringing the comedy play The Great Fire of Nostril to...

The Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin are a real-life couple and the artistic directors of Shake it Collaborations, a Swedish performance company examining body and identity politics.

The Cathy SK Lam Three Minute Interview

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Dave House
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Cathy SK Lam is a writer, actor and director from Hong Kong.

The Anna Girvan Extended Interview

Feature
Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Anna Girvan is a director who loves the strange and the unique.

The Steve Green Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2014

Steve Green is the artistic director of Fourth Monkey Theatre company, which this year brings five productions to the Fringe including Alice, a site-specific adaptation of the Lewi...

The Scott Wings Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2014

2013 Performance Poetry World Cup Champion Scott Wings, part of the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company in Brisbane, is performing his one-man spoken word/physical theatre Icarus F...

The Jo Clifford Extended Interview

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Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2014

Jo Clifford is a writer and actor whose body of work extends to over 70 produced plays, films and radio plays.

The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Alex Brockie is a midlands-based theatre maker whose play about a Mexican-wrestling star fallen on hard times, El Británico, is coming to theSpace this August.

The Lewis Ironside Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Lewis Ironside is the director of Shit-faced Shakespeare, everyone's favourite inebriated classical theatre series, returning to the Fringe for the fifth year with a run at the Und...

The Sam O'Rourke Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Sam O’Rourke is co-writer and co-director of Much Ado About Zombies, a play coming to theSpace this August that.

The Doctor Austin Three Minute Interview

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Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Doctor Austin of the renowned Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies, based in the University of Glasgow, has come to educate the Edinburgh Fringe about the inevitable Zombie Apo...

The Andrew J Davies Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Andrew J Davies is the writer and producer of What A Gay Play, a shamelessly raunchy play about a group of gay friends playing at C venues this August.

The Patrick Wilde Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Patrick Wilde is a writer and director who's been a formative influence in British gay theatre since his What’s Wrong With Angry? was first mounted in 90s London.

The Jack Holden Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Best known for playing Albert in the National Theatre's War Horse, actor Jack Holden is about to star in Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked, Rob Hayes's new play about ...

The Martin Walker Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Jul, 2014

Martin Walker became Broadway Baby’s Stand-Up Comedy editor in March 2014.

The Laura Witz Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

Laura Witz founded the Edinburgh-based Charlotte Productions in 2009 and has since brought numerous plays about female history to the Fringe, including 2012’s Miss Marchbanks.

The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne are two delightful queens bringing fermented realness from New York to Edinburgh this August for a late-night run at The Laughing Horse.

The Lucy Ayrton Three Minute Interview

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Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

Lucy Ayrton made her Fringe debut in 2012 when her first show, Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry, won her a Best Newcomer award at PBH's Free Fringe, along with a host of glowing...

The Julie Ford Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

A finalist at the Windsor Fringe Drama Festival, Julie Ford is preparing to premiere her new play, Totally Devoted, at theSpace this Fringe.

The David Leddy Three Minute Interview

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Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Jul, 2014

Described as a “theatrical maverick” with “a propensity for fearless experiment” by the Financial Times, writer-director David Leddy returns to Edinburgh with two productio...

The Heather Bagnall Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Jul, 2014

Co-founder of Tasty Monster Productions, Heather Bagnall, made her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe last year with SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL.

The Ben Fairey Three Minute Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Jul, 2014

Musician, comedian and actor Ben Fairey, known for his acting roles in Channel 4’s  Random Acts and  M.

The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Jul, 2014

Family-friendly Story Pocket Theatre is a new company bringing Arabian Nights to the Edinburgh Fringe. Pete Shaw grabbed a moment of their rehearsal period to ask some questions.

The Divallusion Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Jul, 2014

Broadway headliner Christina Bianco and West End showgirl Velma Celli (alter ego Ian Stroughair) are planning to cram in a lot of diva into their Edinburgh collaboration at Assembl...

The Apphia Campbell Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Jul, 2014

Following sold out performances in Shanghai and New York, Apphia Campbell brings her Nina Simone inspired show to the Gilded Balloon.

The Liam Rudden Three Minute Interview

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Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Jul, 2014

Game-keeper turned poacher? Liam Rudden may be Entertainment Editor for the Edinburgh Evening News, but he also has decades’ experience as a writer and director for the stage–i...

The Mzz Kimberley Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
4th Jul, 2014

Last year, Mzz Kimberley received five-star reviews for her show A Tranny Is Born.

The Hartshorn - Hook Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Jul, 2014

Serial producers Louis Hartshorn and Brian Hook have been a regular fixture at the Edinburgh Fringe for nearly a decade, but is this the last time we’ll see them at the Festiv...

The Mike Belgrave Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Jul, 2014

Never work with children, they say, but comedian Mike Belgrave is back in Edinburgh with a show packed with the sort of mayhem kids adore.

The Cameryn Moore Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Jun, 2014

Cameryn Moore's award-winning solo play Phone Whore comes back to the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Miss Hope Springs Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Jun, 2014

Towering blonde ex-Vegas showgirl Miss Hope Springs is set to make her Edinburgh debut at the Playhouse this year.

The Fiona Herbert Three Minute Interview

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Abigail Lewis
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Jun, 2014

Storyteller, Fiona Herbert tells Martin Walker she knows about everything from tee-total vegan dinner parties to dolphin assault; getting dumped at sea to getting dumped on Skype...

The Alex Motswiri Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Jun, 2014

Alex Motswiri Director of African Tree Productions – producers of last year’s hit show The System, talks to Pete Shaw about their new Musical – Magadi – The Bride’s Pric...

The Jessica Sherr Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Jun, 2014

Jessica Sherr is returning to Edinburgh with her show Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies.

The Ian Garrett Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Jun, 2014

A regular visitor to the Edinburgh Fringe from North America, Ian Garrett not only has brought many shows across the pond but also created the Edinburgh Fringe Sustainable Practi...

The Irene Ros Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Jun, 2014

Irene Ros is writer and director of Marcel Vol 1, a surrealist show that attempts to turn the Berlusconi sex scandal into art.

The Jeanette Bonner Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Jun, 2014

Jeanette Bonner is an American heading to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time with her show Love.

The FringeDog Three Biscuit Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Jun, 2014

The latest reviewer to hit Edinburgh is FringeDog.

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Jun, 2014

The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a...

The Elaine Liner Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Jun, 2014

Texan writer-actor-knitter Elaine Liner had a surprise five-star hit with her show Sweater Curse: A Yarn About Love at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe.

The Valerie Hager Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
30th May, 2014

Valerie Hager is an American ex-crystal meth addict and one-time pole dancer taking a show called Naked In Alaska to the Edinburgh Festival.

The Charles Pamment Three Minute Interview

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Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
28th May, 2014

Although they may not grab the attention lavished upon the 'big four' at the Edinburgh Festival, theSpaceUK is nonetheless now the largest venue at the Fringe and this year celebra...

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