Edinburgh Fringe 2008
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The Pipers' Trail
The Army in Scotland, in association with ImpAct Universal (Scotland)
World Premiere
Follow the Piper in pursuit of your dreams. Packed with music & magic, this show is for anyone who wants to feel good about life!
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.
www.thepiperstrail.com
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Mathilde
Chris Grady.org and Conor Mitchell
Surefire Theatrical and Speckulation Entertainment Ltd Present
Mathilde by Conor Mitchell
Based on Maupassant's The Necklace, Mathilde tells of a 19th-century
Parisienne who, believing herself born into the wrong class, borrows a
diamond necklace for a grand ball with her loveless husband. Dir.
Simon Callow, featuring West End stars Frances Ruffelle, Rebecca
Caine, Sarah Lark, Nigel Richards, Anton Stephans.
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| £ 8.50 (£ 7.50) | £ 9.50 (£ 8.50) |
George M. Cohan Tonight!
David Herzog
USA | European Premiere
Starting as a poor Irish-American boy, George M. Cohan rose to become a top entertainer, songwriter, playwright, director and producer known as "The Man Who Owns Broadway."
David Herzog stars in the first European production of this award-winning hit Off-Broadway solo show.
www.georgemcohan.org | www.myspace.com/pjdavern
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| £ 8.50 (£ 7.50) | £ 9.50 (£ 8.50) |
Big Bruvva - The Musical
Racky Plews
World Premiere
A house. A big swivel chair. A shower room. A bunch of eager, hopeful Bright Young Things – well, they’re not all young, they’re mostly not bright, but they’re certainly things. They’re the Inmates of the Big Bruvva Gaff and they’re hungry for stardom. Watch them sing, snog and shriek their way towards their final Live Ejection. Who wins? You decide…
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.
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| £ 5.00 | £ 8.50 (£ 7.50) | £ 9.50 (£ 8.50) |
Funk It Up About Nothin’
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
European Premiere
From the minds and rhymes behind The Bomb-itty of Errors comes the European premiere of Funk It Up About Nothin’—an “ad-rap-tation” of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The QBrothers transform the Bard’s romantic comedy into an exuberant hip-hop extravaganza, rapped to the rhythm of six MCs and a DJ. Straight from its acclaimed debut.
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| £ 9.50 (£ 8.50) | £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) |
The Spitfire Grill
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
This folksy story of hope and redemption is an honest account of an outsider with a dark past who changes the lives of people in a small backwoods American town forever. A haunting contemporary score with inflections of country and folk. 'soul satisfying ... work of theatrical resourcefulness' NY Times
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.
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| £ 5.00 | £ 9.50 (£ 8.50) | £ 10.50 (£ 9.50) |
The Jonah Boy
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
To the remote Hebridean islanders the massive rare whalepup found washed up on their shores represents desperate prayers answered. But for the young man with the mind of a Boy it becomes life and death. A haunting tale by award-winning Richard Taylor and Jane Buckler, based on true events. “Darkly amorphous through-composed treatment with stirring ensembles” The Guardian
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.
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| £ 5.00 | £ 9.50 (£ 8.50) | £ 10.50 (£ 9.50) |
Maggie Simpson in concert
SenovvA Inc.
European Premiere
Gripping hard edged, funk inflected grooves. Mesmerizing lyrical ballads.… experience her powerful and dynamic performance, stunning voice, 12 string guitar, and the smile that has captured the American acoustic music scene
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| £ 10.00 (£ 9.00) |
Departure Lounge by Dougal Irvine
West End International, Newpalm Productions and Andy Barnes Productions
After a MASSIVE 'Brits on Tour' summer holiday, the four lads are stuck with each other in Malaga Airport. Laugh, cry and cringe as they fool around, fall apart and discover what friendship really means in this hilarious comedy.It's High School Musical with a hangover!Warning:
contains hand gestures and language you will (hopefully) find offensive. www.departureloungethemusical.com
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.
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And The Devil May Drag You Under
Desmond O'Connor and Pustra/Vile-een’s Vaudeville
World Premiere
Join the Devil himself as famous faces and rising stars from the Edinburgh Fringe sing to save their souls in a diabolical Vaudeville spectacular. “A high degree of musical wit and lyricism” The Guardian
Please note that this show is is in George Square 2 20 - 24 August at 23:20
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.
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