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Chris Betts Takes on The Audience at Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2018
Forget the Houses of Parliament, forget Corbyn Vs. May, there's only one place to see true debate where the gloves are off and nothing is off topic as Chris Betts, (barman of the year 2005, good at knots) challenges you, the audience, on a bus, to pick any topic and he will argue for or against, no matter how taboo the subject. Infidelity; racism, euthanasia, Wales, Chris Betts Vs. The Audience is a fun friendly game show, where the winner is always who can argue the best under the scrutiny of special guest judges, previous guests include, Evelyn Mok, Pierre Novellie, Desiree Burch and Jamali Maddix.
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- Graham Dickson
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 01, 2018
BWW catches up with Graham Dickson to chat about bringing Timber to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Gospel Singers' Tribute to Scots Who Fought Slavery in American Civil War
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
New York Gospel singers and Broadway actors from a new Edinburgh Fringe musical gathered today (1 August) and sang Amazing Grac ein tribute to the Scots who fought against slavery in the American Civil War.
51 SHADES OF MAGGIE Comes To Edinburgh Playhouse Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
After 3 sell-out Scottish tours and 10 separate sell-out runs in England, Ireland, and Australia, sees the return of smash hit comedy 51 Shades of Maggie - coming to Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 13 September.
Panel Announced for 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Today Nica Burns, Director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards revealed the judging panel for the 2018 Awards, now in its 38th year.
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- Stardust
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 01, 2018
BWW catches up with Miguel H Torres Umba to chat about bringing Stardust to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
MY KIND OF MICHAEL Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
This year's only Edinburgh Fringe show about fallen TV star Michael Barrymore runs at the Summerhall venue (venue 26) from 1- 26 August (no shows on 2, 13 and 20 August).
Learn HOW TO BE AMAZINGLY HAPPY At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Fringe debutant Victoria Firth didn't know if she wanted kids, but didn't get them anyway. In this live, raw and immediate show she tells us of seeking medical intervention, coming up empty handed and ultimately coming to terms with her position and discovering what to do with the second half of her life as a non-mother.
New Cast Announced For ENTROPY At Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Two new cast members have been announced for the world premiere of Jennifer Roslyn Wingate's new play Entropy. The play opens at Underbelly, The Dairy Room, Bristo Sq (Venue 302) on 1 August, running to 27 August (no show 13 Aug).
LADYKILLER By Madeline Gould Debuts at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
The Thelmas are making a bid to take Edinburgh Fringe by storm with their new show, Ladykiller by Madeline Gould. This audacious new comedy charts one women's journey from violent oppression to bloody revolution.
Flabbergast Theatre Brings New Immersive Experience to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
For your viewing pleasure, Flabbergast Theatre present their newest and perhaps their boldest creation to date - an explosive immersive theatrical experience, as dark as it is fun. They bring you; The Swell Mob.
Comedian Williams Andrews Makes His Joyful Return To Comedy At The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Have you ever had a day where you speak to no-one, until you are not even sure how to talk? Well it's like that for Willy, but instead of a day, it's been nine years.
Comedian Yianni Agisilaou Brings His New Show To The Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Are you stuck to your smartphone? Fearful that Facebook is listening to your every word? Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.
ENTROPY Comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
ENTROPY is a a new play from novelist Jennifer Roslyn Wingate author of Unused Language; The Serpent and Other Stories and Love or Cold Philosophy, a Novella.
DOMINIC FRISBY'S FINANCIAL GAME SHOW Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
For his much anticipated return to Edinburgh, following his widely-acclaimed show, Let's Talk About Tax, the world's only financial expert and comedian, Dominic Frisby has devised a new game show that mixes The Price Is Right with Mastermind. It's all about money, finance, economics - you know, boffin stuff but made exciting.
MURDER, SHE DIDN'T WRITE To Perform At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Fresh from a smash hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance last year, and currently enjoying a West End residency at Leicester Square Theatre, Degrees of Error bring their hilarious and innovative Murder, She Didn't Write back up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018. In this riotous show, the audience becomes both author and sleuth as they are invited to help to create their very own Agatha Christie-inspired masterpiece - and to watch it unfold on stage.
Short & Curly Brings 'Young At Start' to Scotland
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Youth: we've all had it, some of us have still got it. Curly barely remembers what IT is! Convinced that fame and fortune is only reserved for the young, Curly is in full panic mode to get his youth back. Meanwhile, his shorter half, Short, knows he's got it all wrong. She wants to teach him to learn to appreciate the present; and she should know, she's just had major heart surgery.
Faye Treacy Brings 'The Problem With Faye Treacy' to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
When asked by her little sister for some career advice, Faye realised she'd spent the last half of her 20s trying to make trombone comedy work. Upon further reflection, Faye wondered what was it about her past that has today made her want to take an instrument more synonymous in jazz cafes than a ramshackle room in Edinburgh for a month? Was it to rebel against her punk rock father, just to be heard in house shared with multiple siblings because her mother wanted to outdo Madonna?
Christian Finnegan Comes to The Gilded Balloon
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
Shop with a bag for life, wear fair trade shoes, recycle your yoghurt pots, go vegan, recycle your vegan yoghurt pots, retweet the # that'll dismantle the patriarchy. The ingredients that go into what makes a person good can seem endless and a lot of hard work. Who's the 'better' human being: the guy who gives to charity but cheats on his girlfriend or the sweet old lady who loves animals but voted to keep the immigrants out? But better still, what is good and how do we truly know if we are?
Ross Brierley Brings 'Accumulator' to Underbelly
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2018
We often dream of landing the big one, where we can give the middle finger to the man and say we're going it alone. In 2010, after betting £10 on a horse racing accumulator, Ross Brierley hit the jackpot and decided to quit his job and become a professional gambler. What followed was a year of the inevitable high stakes and crushing lows. In the space of twelve months, he'd lost most of his money and some of his mind.
BWW Review: FAME, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 31, 2018
Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical is the international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York's High School For The Performing Arts as they navigate their way through the highs and lows, the romances and the heartbreaks and the ultimate elation of life. This bittersweet but uplifting triumph of a show explores the issues that confront many young people today: prejudice, identity, pride, literacy, sexuality, substance abuse and perseverance.
THE SECRET POLICEMAN Comes To Edinburgh Playhouse As Part Of The Fringe With The Guilty Feminist
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2018
The Guilty Feminist podcast will join forces with Amnesty International UK to bring The Secret Policeman's Podcast to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Secret Policeman's Podcast Announced For The 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 30, 2018
The Secret Policeman's Podcast Announced For The 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- Roman Fraden
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 30, 2018
BWW catches up with Roman Fraden to chat about bringing Back In The Closet to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2018: 'Friendliest Staff' Venue The Pleasance On This Years Festival
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 30, 2018
BWW catches up with Anthony Alderson from The Pleasance to chat about the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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