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 Pick n Myths

Pick n Myths

Onassis Programme

World Premiere

Kids
1130 - 1155
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Hear about the king who grew donkey's ears, the clever goddess Athena, and a little boy who learned to fly. Three actors present the most exciting stories ever told, with songs, audience participation, friendly monsters and silly hats. Ages 3-6 (children must be accompanied). 31/07, 9/08, 21/08 – Perseus. 02/08, 14/08, 23/08 – Theseus. 07/08, 16/08 – King Midas

www.onassis.ox.ac.uk

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£ 3.00
 Caruso and the Quake

Caruso and the Quake

Prodigal Theatre collaboration with Andrew G. Marshall in association with Richard Jordan Ltd.

UK Premiere

Theatre
1255 - 1350
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The famous tenor’s escape from the great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Enrico Caruso faces prophetic divas, sardonic servants, collapsing hotel rooms, a city on fire and the ghosts of his past. Beautiful story telling and live opera from Rossini & Puccini combine to reveal the heart behind a legend. “Impressive…Epic” Sunday Times on Prodigal Theatre’s Tragedian

www.prodigaltheatre.co.uk

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 BY THE WAY by Noëlle Renaude

BY THE WAY by Noëlle Renaude

ChoppedLogic

UK Premiere

Theatre
1405 - 1505
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Two friends head for the sea. They never make it. A road trip through words, death and France. 'A company of real potential' Lyn Gardner 'First class' ****Metro, ****Critics' Choice, Time Out www.choppedlogic.co.uk

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 P.I.E

P.I.E

Moonhag

World Premiere

Theatre
1525 - 1625
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I was working on a case…I was working on a case because I didn’t have a desk. There was a tap on the window…that’s a funny place to put a tap. A new case had landed in my lap, it was brown leather and I liked it. Time Out Critics Choice. "Comic devised theatre at its best" The Stage Must See

This show is also previewing at Pleasance Islington. For more information, click here!

www.moonhag.com

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£ 5.00 £ 7.50 (£ 6.00) £ 8.50 (£ 7.00)
 Laurence Clark: Spastic Fantastic!

Laurence Clark: Spastic Fantastic!

LAURENCE CLARK

World Premiere

Comedy
1645 - 1745
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A comedian with cerebral palsy reclaims the word ‘spastic’ through a series of hilarious stand-up routines and hidden camera stunts. “Has the same kind of warmth and likeability as Adam Hills… quite brilliant and genuinely laugh-out-loud funny” (4 stars) The Scotsman. “…a wit drier than the Navajo desert and scores of fizzingly funny one-liners." The Stage.

www.laurenceclark.co.uk  |  www.laurenceclark.co.uk

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 TOM WRIGGLESWORTH: I’M STRUGGLING TO SEE HOW THAT’S HELPING

TOM WRIGGLESWORTH: I’M STRUGGLING TO SEE HOW THAT’S HELPING

CKP by arrangement with Comedy Store Management

World Premiere

Comedy
1800 - 1900
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Many things appear to be on our side. The SYTYF winner and Chortle ‘Best Newcomer’ nominee rails against quick-fix solutions, miracle-cures and granules. Join his back-to basics-approach: combining the old school with the new: grannies wisdom with the speed of computers. No strings stand-up. 6 string guitar.
"Fine stand-up…utterly endearing" Metro. “Impressive…a name to keep an eye on” Chortle.

www.myspace.com/tomwrigglesworthcomedian  |  www.comedystoremanagement.com

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 Steve Williams: The Ultimate Worrier

Steve Williams: The Ultimate Worrier

Avalon Promotions

World Premiere

Comedy
1915 - 2015
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Following 2007 sell-out success Steve Williams returns to Edinburgh with a show fraught with fantastical fables and free form folly forged from flourishing flights of fancy & fabulously funny fobservations. Its high calibre humour, smeared with fun and laughs. So why is he worrying? “Williams is emerging as a master” The Scotsman www.stevewilliamscomedy.com

stevewilliamscomedy.com  |  whatareyoulaughingat.co.uk

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 ANDREW BIRD: THIS IS TEN YEARS FROM NOW

ANDREW BIRD: THIS IS TEN YEARS FROM NOW

Andrew Bird

World Premiere

Comedy
2030 - 2130
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Realising he left school a decade ago, Andrew Bird wonders if he's an adult yet. The move from small town to big city and school friends becoming dads hasn’t changed anything. He still uses a shopping trolley like a go-kart and thinks he's back at school in September. "One of the hottest prospects in stand-up." Time Out. “Fast, fluid and animated.” Chortle

www.myspace.com/andrewbirdcomedian  |  www.myspace.com/andrewbirdcomedian

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 Josh Howie - Chosen

Josh Howie - Chosen

Chambers Management

World Premiere

Comedy
2145 - 2245
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You know that scene in Silence of the Lambs where the killer’s dancing with his willy between his legs and wearing a dead woman's skin? It's like that but with more jokes. "Howls of laughter" Evening News. "Like a young Woody Allen" Scotsman. "Intelligently neurotic" Evening Standard

www.joshhowie.com  |  www.chambersmgt.com

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 REAL DANIEL O'DONNELL SHOW PRESENTS: THE CLOCK HOUR

REAL DANIEL O'DONNELL SHOW PRESENTS: THE CLOCK HOUR

REAL DANIEL O'DONNELL SHOW

World Premiere

Comedy
2300 - 0000
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Welcome thee to the Clock Hour. A two bit knocking shop of the soul where Time pimps Fact to dance for Fiction’s amusement. 12-ish disturbingly hilarious-ish stories-ish.
From the makers of Michael Legge ("Always inventive and funny" - Time Out), The Trap ("Sheer comedic genius" - The Scotsman) and The Congress of Oddities ("Surreal deconstructionist brilliance...wonderful" - Chortle.)

www.myspace.com/danielodonnell  |  www.myspace.com/danielodonnell

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