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FLIP Fabrique Returns To The Fringe With The UK Premiere Of BLIZZARD
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
FLIP Fabrique, an award-winning company of international stars from Quebec, returns to Edinburgh with the UK premiere of their new show Blizzard - taking you on a crazy, poetic and gentle journey in the dead of winter.
PQA Venues @ Riddle's Court Returns To The Fringe For A Second Year
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
PQA Venues @Riddle's Court (venue 277) has a jam-packed and vibrant programme of entertainment with more than 75 top-quality events including shows, workshops, talks and stand-up comedians planned for this August, as it heads into the second year of its five-year Edinburgh Festival Fringe partnership with the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.
Sunday Classics Season Comes To A Close As The RSNO Take Edinburgh Audiences On A Journey Through The Solar System
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2019
Holst's mystical masterpiece with stunning NASA images of our solar system: a spectacular Sunday Classics Season finale.
AGATHA IS MISSING Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2019
Agatha Christie is missing and barmy ace detective, Miss Clarissa Marbles, needs your help in solving the crime. Was it the cook, the husband, the secret admirer . . . or you? Everyone is a suspect in this fun-filled murder mystery. If you have a criminal record or any skeletons in your closet, she'll find out. And of course don't hesitate to inform on your neighbours. The audience votes on the best solution to this rollicking whodunit and a lovely prize will be awarded to the winner!
Purple Doors Productions Ltd. Presents THE ART OF SKIPPING
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2019
Purple Doors Productions Ltd. presents The Art of Skipping, a heart-warming new musical by Eleanor Griffiths and Megan Hughes, 12-17th August at 11.30, and 19th-24th August at 16.20 at Nicolson Square, Emerald Theatre, Greenside Venues, Venue 209.
BWW Review: KID X, Tramway, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 01, 2019
Charting a futuristic romance between a boy with a bionic heart and a famous rooftop selfie queen, KID_X collides circus and street dance (Flexin, Krump, BoneBreaking) with hypnotic video projections and an original electronic score. Featuring stunning live vocals from singer-songwriter sensation Eva Lazarus, set over bass heavy tracks produced by legendary Scottish sound system Mungo's Hifi.
FROM KEVIN FOX Previews Begin In June At Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2019
Chicago theatre veteran Kevin Christopher Fox makes his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with the world premiere of Drinking and Unemployment: a new play about work. Fox will perform his solo play, featuring real-life characters who reveal riveting and entertaining stories on the ever-relatable subject of work. The play poses a question: how has your job changed you? How do our jobs break and re-form us into new versions of ourselves over time?
Banned Scottish Comedian, Leo Kearse Brings New Show TRANSGRESSIVE To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Leo Kearse' previous show, Right-Wing Comedian, was banned from certain venues following allegations of transphobia, despite being written with a transgender woman he was dating. In response, Transgressive, the new show from Scottish Comedian of the Year 2017/18, asks searching questions such as, is 'wokeness' itself bullying and intolerant? Has social media become a medieval church where the masses show their piety through witch hunts? If victim status is powerful in 2019, isn't punching down really punching up?
VOLDEMORT AND THE TEENAGE HOGWARTS MUSICAL PARODY Comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
The co-creators behind two of the Fringe's smash-hit sell-out shows, Baby Wants Candy and Thrones! The Musical Parody return this summer with a second outing of their latest blockbusting musical comedy parody extravaganza, Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody.
THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY Comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Winter has come! Hot on the heels of the final season of the HBO sensation, Thrones! returns with a completely updated 75 minutes of hilarious musical mayhem.
BABY WANTS CANDY: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical Comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
After years of sell-out runs and critical acclaim anon, this Fringe institution smash-hit wonder has become one of the most celebrated improv shows in the world and returns this August with more brand new, ad-libbed, exhilarating 55-minute musicals, all taken from audience suggestions.
Ed Byrne Brings IF I'M HONEST to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Following his biggest ever tour last year in which Ed sold out his entire Edinburgh Fringe run and many of his nationwide dates, culminating in extra dates added along the way, one of the finest observational comics in the industry announces his brand-new tour for 2019. Join him as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has ANY traits that are worth passing on to his children.
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Comes to The Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Believe it or not, one of the greatest TV shows of our time recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and what better way to commemorate than with a live Fringe extravaganza at Underbelly's McEwan Hall - for the full month!
Daisy Earl Brings FAIRY ELEPHANT to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Fresh off the back of supporting Tom Stade's nationwide tour, multi award-winning newcomer Daisy Earl brings her hotly anticipated debut hour to this year's Fringe.
For Sukh's Sake comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Introducing one of the UK's hottest new comics, Sukh Ojla. With her naturally likeable stage presence and bullet-proof timing, a recent slot on BBC2's The Big Asian Stand Up has already won her a dedicated fan-base, and this summer she heads up to the Fringe with her first ever hour.
Konstantin Kisin Brings ORWELL THAT ENDS WELL To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
Konstantin Kisin, who made international headlines by refusing to sign a 'safe space' contract for a university gig, offers a fiercely intelligent, uncompromising look at identity, freedom of expression and 'wokeness' in his debut hour that runs at The Gilded Balloon between 31 July and 26 August at 7pm.
Steve N Allen Brings BETTER THAN To The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
Star of The Mash Report, Steve N Allen hits the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe between 2-25 August at The Stand Comedy Club (Stand 2) with an entertaining and sometimes hard-edged guide to be Better Than.
Citizens Theatre Announces PINOCCHIO As Christmas Show
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
The Citizens Theatre has announced that its festive show for 2019 will be Pinocchio, written by Robert Alan Evans and adapted with Lu Kemp, based on the original and much-loved story by Carlo Collodi. The production will be presented at Tramway during the extensive refurbishment of the Citizens Theatre's Gorbals home.
National Theatre Of Scotland Teaches School Children To Fly
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
The National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health), supported by Aberdeen Standard Investments and in association with East Ayrshire Council and The City of Edinburgh Council present LIKE FLYING.
NORMALER THAN EVERYONE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Sarah Hookey - May 28, 2019
Normaler Than Everyone is essentially about an artist trying to use the many disciplines of his craft(s) to both get through and to get away from his darkest hour. Through his songs, writings and photographs, Joseph presents a funny and moving portrait of a cancer caregiver, enraged by soup and terrified by the specter of ghosts. Co-devised and directed by Dani Bedau, NTE is ultimately a meditation on love and mortality.
Trixie Mattel Comes to Festival Theatre Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2019
Trixie Mattel is not only a major pop culture figure but a stand-up comedian and musician with talents that defy classification. Trixie's coming to the UK on tour with an exciting electro-folk reinvention. Expect to feel that you've landed in a PeeWee Herman video, with some surf rock and a love for 60's country music. She's listening to a lot of Fountains Of Wayne and Apples In Stereo, collecting mod Barbie dolls and watching Brady Brunch reruns!
THE TIME SHOW Comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2019
Following on from the second best reviewed comedy show, The Talk Show, at 2018's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, award-winning comedian and poet Rob Auton brings The Time Show to Assembly Studio Five from 31st July 26th August at 2.50pm, ahead of a nationwide tour. The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time. After hearing that the daylight saving hour could be binned, Rob was in disbelief on just how easy it would be to change time forever. He'd lived his life believing time was something that was set in stone and that we as humans couldn't have an impact on it. It's a concept that we all agree is helpful to arrange meetings around.
Brexiteer Comedian, Dominic Frisby Brings LIBERTARIAN LOVE SONGS To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2019
As well as reviving the protest song with such daring ditties as F*ck The Government, I'm Secretly In Love With Nigel Farage and Maybe Donald Trump Is Not All Bad, Dominic Frisby, the world's only financial writer and comedian, creates an entirely new musical genre: passive aggressive hip hop.
TheSpaceUK Announces Their Edinburgh Fringe Programme
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2019
Today theSpaceUK announces its 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Season with over 400 shows and the biggest new-writing programme at the Fringe. There's household names to hunt down an autograph from, award-winners with their eyes on another prize, up-and-coming companies back to make their mark, and plenty of debut performances.
WASTELAND Comes to Glasgow Tramway
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2019
Created to mark the 25th anniversary of the demolition of Grimethorpe Colliery in South Yorkshire and 30 years since the rise of UK rave culture, acclaimed choreographer Gary Clarke proudly presents Wasteland, a thrilling yet deeply touching dance theatre production and the eagerly-awaited sequel to Clarke's multi-award winning hit COAL. 

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