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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
 | Leith on the Fringe (venue website) Children's 16-21, 23-28 Aug, 10:15am-11:15am; 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 25, 28 Aug, 1:30pm-2:30pm Reviewed by Rachel Hartley-Davison | Family-friendly. Suitable for all ages.
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JM Barrie encouraged children to fly to magical lands in Peter Pan – and in this re-imagining of the story; ANGELS Aerials bring those dreams ever closer, with their superb production of this much-loved tale. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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C venues - C soco (venue website)
Theatre
3-14, 16-29 Aug, 7:10pm-8:30pm Reviewed by Carmel Doohan |
Recommended for age 12+ only.
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And there is the famous ironing board. The legendary ironing board that had 1956 Royal Court audiences gasping, so shocked were they that such a mundane object could reach their stage. Around it, a cramped Midlands flat where Jimmy, Alison and their flatmate Cliff live is recreated in perfect period detail. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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The Stand Comedy Club (venue website)
Comedy
3 Aug, 3:30pm-4:30pm; 5-14, 16-28 Aug, 2:20pm-3:20pm Reviewed by Alice de Cent |
Recommended for age 14+ only.
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Seymour Mace had a bad time at the 2010 Fringe, and he’s back this year to tell the story of his journey through depression. Happypotamus picks up this time last year, when Mace began his quest for happiness, and brings us up to date in an examination of the many places he has since tried to find it. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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Edinburgh Printmakers (venue website)
Exhibitions
4-31 Aug, 1-3 Sep, 10:00am-6:00pm Reviewed by Madeleine Mason |
Family-friendly. Suitable for all ages.
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For a show that places emphasis on its featured artists’ explorations of the use of line, Lineage at Edinburgh Printmakers offers little in terms of a new or exciting way to view this most basic of artistic devices. In fact, as the humble line has played a prominent role in many a great artwork over the years, it felt to me that using it as the central concept of an exhibition was akin to one of those infamous attempts to re-invent the wheel. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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C venues - C too (venue website)
Theatre
4-21 Aug, 4:30pm-5:40pm Reviewed by Carmel Doohan |
Recommended for age 14+ only.
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What does it feel like to die? What does it feel like for love to fade, and how can we get it back? This is the story of a relationship gone wrong – a chance in a surreal afterlife to make amends. The script is very funny, the plot is deliciously twisted and the choreography is stunning. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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Pleasance Courtyard (venue website)
Theatre
3-29 Aug, 11:10am-12:30pm Reviewed by Alice de Cent |
Recommended for age 16+ only.
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Largely based on interviews arranged by The Human Trafficking Foundation, and directed by Complicite Associate Catherine Alexander, Sold is a dynamic piece of theatre that explores the myriad forms of human trafficking. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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C venues - C (venue website)
Theatre
3-15, 17-29 Aug, 8:45pm-10:00pm Reviewed by Eve Nicol |
Recommended for age 12+ only.
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London is calling and there's gin in the river! Dumbshow brings you the tale of Moll Cutpurse and her band of banshees, out for revenge and taking London by force with a wielded stiletto. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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Gilded Balloon Teviot (venue website)
Comedy
3-29 Aug, 9:45pm-10:45pm Reviewed by Lee Zhao |
Recommended for age 16+ only.
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Ever since a certain act from New Zealand hit the scene, there's been a steady rise of parody music bands on the Fringe - the type that have a string of original, authentic sounding songs, except the lyrics have got all twisted. Anyone For Tennis? are Aussies, not Kiwis, but they're one of those acts: a headband-wearing acoustic duo, much like that other band (whose name I won't mention since I bet they get the comparison all the time). |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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Zoo Southside (venue website)
Dance and Physical Theatre
16-28 Aug, 4:00pm-5:00pm Reviewed by Sarah Hill |
Recommended for age 16+ only.
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Steal Compass, Drive North, Disappear forms the second instalment of Stillpoint’s Triptych: Three Attempts at Love – a trio of solo works that, in the company’s own words, seek to traverse ‘the human predicament of the struggle to love.’ It helps to know this beforehand, as the intention of the piece will make far more sense. It may also explain why Steal Compass felt oddly directionless and incomplete, leaving me entertained and confused in equal measure. |
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Friday, 19 August 2011 |
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theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall (venue website)
Theatre
5-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 Aug, 6:10pm-7:10pm Reviewed by Alice de Cent |
Parental Guidance. Parents or guardians should consider the content of this show if children are attending.
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Off-stage drama abounds in the lives of Morecambe-and-Wise-style comedy double act Arthur Douglas and Eddie Adams. Set during their final days of their 1972 summer tour, Double Act goes behind the scenes and explores the joys and tragedies of the intricately-connected performers. |
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