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HEROES Brings Aerial Dance Theatre And Circus to The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2019
All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and Room 2 Manoeuvre, two of Scotland's most prolific companies working in the world of physical performance, have teamed up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 to perform Heroes, their new light hearted show for all the family that delves into the world of superheroes and beyond. Heroes, featuring a stunning fusion of breathtaking aerial acrobatics, dance theatre, contemporary circus and visceral choreography, will be staged at 15.00 (16.00) at Udderbelly, George Square (venue 300) from 01 to 26 August 2019 (not 12 August).
EDINBURGH 2019: DEAD EQUAL Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 15, 2019
BWW catches up with Lila Palmer writer of Dead Equal, to chat about bringing the opera to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
NUMBERS Will Preview at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2019
Following a successful run in Oxford in March, Numbers by Alex Blanc makes its London debut. Numbers has been selected by Oxford University Dramatic Society as its official national tour show for 2019. It will be performed at C Aquila Temple in Edinburgh for a full Fringe run (1st-26th August).
ATOMIC SALOON SHOW Open Assembly's George Square Gardens
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2019
Festival season kicks off proper today (Friday 12 July) with the opening of Assembly Festival's George Square Gardens. Vaudeville connoisseurs Speigelworld give a flavour of what's to come with a taster from their world premiere Atomic Saloon Show ahead of the public opening of the Gardens at 2pm.
Lineup Announced for Special Edition Of New Musical Theatre Podcast at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2019
The line-up for the fourth episode of All That Scratch, a collaboration between The Other Palace and All That Productions, has been announced with brand new musical theatre songs from emerging talent who are going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. The pieces will be performed live at the recording of the fourth episode of the podcast. Tickets to the live event are just £7.50 from The Other Palace's website.
LOUDER IS NOT ALWAYS CLEARER Comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2019
Acclaimed Welsh theatre company Mr & Mrs Clark present their critically praised production Louder is Not Always Clearer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
RIPPED Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2019
Alex Gwyther, in collaboration with Survivors Manchester, thrusts male trauma, male rape and modern masculinity into the spotlight in Ripped at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A Massaoke Night at the Musicals Comes to Edinburgh's Corn Exchange
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 10, 2019
The theme of the show is sure to appeal to everyone - a musicals special featuring showtunes from the likes of Mamma Mia!, The Greatest Showman, Grease, Frozen, Dirty Dancing, Evita, Wicked, Les Mis, Jungle Book, We Will Rock You, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins and more.
EDINBURGH 2019: Susie K Taylor Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 10, 2019
Susie K Taylor blogs for BWW about bringing Jewbana to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Video: Boundless Theatre Releases First Trailer For PARAKEET
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2019
Boundless Theatre and Boom Shakalaka Productions today announce the full cast for new musical Parakeet welcoming Lula Mebrahtu, Isabel Oliver and Michelle Tiwo to the production. Parakeet will also star the show's creators Brigitte Aphrodite and Quiet Boy. Directed by Laura Keefe, it opens at Paines Plough's ROUNDABOUT @ Summerhall on 4 August, with previews from 31 July, and runs until 25 August.
Dirty Protest Bring HOW TO BE BRAVE To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2019
Award winning Welsh new writing theatre company Dirty Protest is returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019 with its critically acclaimed new production How To be Brave.
THE LONG PIGS Comes To The Edinburgh Fringe For Its UK Debut
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2019
Come one; come all to the grimmest show on earth. Enter a macabre world of abattoir dwelling, grey nosed, genocidal clowns, hell-bent on purging the world of their red nosed compatriots. Buy the ticket; join the cult; step inside the surreal imagination of one of Australia's most established, respected and critically acclaimed theatre ensembles, gone wild with the very blackest comedy and boundary-pushing physical theatre.
Miss Hope Springs' BIJOU Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2019
Recovering showgirl Miss Hope Springs was once the toast of Las Vegas. Now she's down on her luck and highly medicated. Join her, live at the piano, as she dusts off an array of all-original toe-tapping show tunes, finger-snapping pop and heartrending ballads from her fabulous vintage repertoire and presents her unique brand of 'sit down' comedy. You'll hear hilarious stories about her Ritz to the pits life in LA, Paris and...Dungeness. Still draped in the sequins and feathers she fled the Pink Pelican Casino wearing in 1972, this ageing ingenue is no has-been, she's the ultimate never-was.
BWW Review: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2019
The Hoover family has more than a few troubles, but young Olive has her heart set on winning the Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest. When an invitation to compete comes out of the blue, the Hoovers must pile in to their rickety yellow camper van. Can it survive the 800-mile trip from New Mexico to California - and more importantly, can they?
Multi-Award Winning Play SHlT Comes To The Edinburgh Fringe For Its UK Premiere
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2019
Longtime collaborators, writer Patricia Cornelius and director Susie Dee, have made a work about these out of control girls, angry, nasty girls. Girls we rarely ever see on stage, who're rarely given space to laugh back in the face of a world that despises them.
Lizzie Vieh Brings MONSOON SEASON To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2019
Danny hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks. Between his recent divorce, his mind-numbing job in technical support, the micro-blackouts he's suffering from and a flashing neon sign from a strip club that is keeping him awake all night, his grasp of reality is definitely slipping.
LEAVE A MESSAGE Comes To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2019
World Premiere of RICH KIDS at the Edinburgh Festival Announced
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2019
The creators of the award-winning The Believers Are But Brothers return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, with the world premiere of a show that confronts climate change anxiety, the collapse of political certainties and how privileged kids behave on Instagram.  
Award-Winning Poetry Show DON'T BOTHER Heads To Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2019
The stand-up poetry show Don't Bother, starring multi award-winning performance poet Broccan Tyzack-Carlin, will be part of the line-up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Triple Broadway World Award-Winner Rebecca Perry Brings Her Latest Show To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2019
This is the Golden Age of Cinema, where stars and dreams are made.... but not without some serious trailblazing, take-no-prisoners, feminine chutzpah!! Join Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball and Betty Hutton - four formidable female megastars - for an evening of scandalous headlines and marvellous melodies.
Diana Dinerman Brings Her Show DETOUR To The UK For The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2019
What happens when the finish line is finally in sight, and you realise that you've been running the wrong race?

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SEC Armadillo (10/9 - 10/9)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Live In Concert in Scotland Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Live In Concert
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (3/27 - 3/27)
Scrooge the Musical BSL/CAP Performance in Scotland Scrooge the Musical BSL/CAP Performance
SEC Armadillo (12/16 - 12/27)
Two Doors Down in Scotland Two Doors Down
OVO Hydro (9/25 - 10/11)
Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show in Scotland Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show
Pavilion Theatre Glasgow (3/12 - 3/12)
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical in Scotland Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Theatre Royal Glasgow (11/10 - 11/14)
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