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Richard Mackney's edfest.tv show

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27 Aug 2008

Arnold Brown, Scott Capurro, Will & Greg, Tom Wrigglesworth, Paul Tonkinson, Dara O'Briain and the Wau Wau Sisters all risk the chair this week. It's just as arse-licking as Parkie but for a fraction of the cost.

Tracey Emin

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26 Aug 2008

A unique chance to see the first major retrospective of one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial artists.

Kerieva

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1 Sep 2008

Scottish-based Romani musician and singer Kerieva provides a deliciously mesmerizing blend of Gypsy jazz, ska, rhumba, cabaret and traditional sounds

Kate Adie

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1 Sep 2008

What attracts some people to danger? Kate Adie's new book 'Into Danger' is full of personal insight

Soweto Gospel Choir

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28 Aug 2008

The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music.

Sir Barrington Ganch

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22 Aug 2008

Britain's quirkiest theatrical relic celebrates his farewell to the acting profession.

Limmy's Show

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22 Aug 2008

Internet phenomenon Limmy presents his unique mix of imaginary scenarios, daft videos and a rundown of his top five hates.

The British Ambassador's Belly Dancer

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18 Aug 2008

Extraordinary true story of Nadira Murray, the mistress of Craig Murray, former British Ambassador for Uzbekistan.

I Went To The House But Did Not Enter

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1 Sep 2008

Three iconic 20th century texts, the theatrical genius of Heiner Goebbels and the virtuosic vocal talents of the Hilliard Ensemble, specialists in both medieval and contemporary music

One Small Step

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28 Aug 2008

Check your oxygen, adjust your spacesuit and buckle up for the biggest mission of your life…. to the moon.

Matt Kirshen

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28 Aug 2008

Last year Matt went to America and got a bit famous. Don't miss his triumphant return to obscurity.

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

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28 Aug 2008

A rare chance to experience the work of one of the most internationally respected artist partnerships, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller.

Call Me If You Feel Too Happy

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26 Aug 2008

Bipolar is a buzzword in celebrity chic, but what if you're not on the A-List?

School of Comedy

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22 Aug 2008

Last year's sell out sensation is back with a brand new sketch show for adults performed by 12 to 16 year olds.

Dead Cat Bounce

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18 Aug 2008

An unrelenting hour of sketches set in the same hotel room, with the most memorable finale you'll ever see performed by a cast of three.

The Lady Boys of Bangkok

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12 Aug 2008

It's going to be a party night like no other! And you are at the top of the invitation list, so hurry!

Ric Warren - The House That Ric Built

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12 Aug 2008

Ric Warren is exhibiting a series of sculptural works on climate change in Charlotte Square Gardens.

Arthur Smith's Arturart

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7 Aug 2008

The award winning counter insurgency movement returns to the Edinburgh Fringe at the Queen Street gallery.

The List and edfest.tv unite to provide Edinburgh Festivals video content

6 Jun 2008

Over 200 clips from the award-winning edfest.tv will be available at www.list.co.uk alongside related articles and content from The List throughout August.

Unseen China

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1 Sep 2008

600 documentary photographs taken by 250 Chinese photographers, reflecting daily life in China against the background of modernisation, radical cultural upheaval and urban economic boom over 50 years

Barrie Appleby

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1 Sep 2008

Barrie Appleby's comic illustrations have been enjoyed by generations of children. Meet the artist behind Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger and watch as your favourite characters come to life!

The English Gents

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27 Aug 2008

One of the highlights from 'La Clique', The English Gents demonstrate their impressive acrobatic feats of strength and endurance.

Back to the Future: The Pantomime

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26 Aug 2008

'1.21 gigawatts? But Marty… the only thing that can generate that amount of electricity is… a pantomime!'

Torn Out Pages

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26 Aug 2008

With her pants round her ankles and about to lose her virginity at the grand old age of 39, Elaine Reid has a flashback.

Tom and Sal

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26 Aug 2008

…want to be Richard and Judy. Not helped by their incapable production team, lack of guests and features.

Class Enemy

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26 Aug 2008

In a run-down schoolroom a group of foul-mouthed high school students conduct their own lessons as they await teachers who never arrive.

Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray

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26 Aug 2008

New Adventures, Sadlers Wells and the Edinburgh International Festival present Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray freely adapted from Oscar Wilde's masterpiece.

Best shows for kids

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22 Aug 2008

Hear about the fun at this year's Festival including a low down on The Animal Olympics, The Gruffalo, Potted Pirates and The Amazing Bubble Man.

Kate Mosse

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22 Aug 2008

Kate Mosse, the best-selling author of Labyrinth, talks about her new novel Sepulchre, a ghost story set in the south of France.

Mortal Engine

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20 Aug 2008

Using cutting edge technology, Australia's Chunky Move company explores human interaction and mortality.

Feasting on Flesh

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18 Aug 2008

A decadent, deranged degustation of perverse provocative performance by purveyors of wanton weirdness. Quench your thirst with song, sate your eyes with visual delights and tease your libido with hot acrobatics, wrapped up in a variety package!

Libby Purves

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18 Aug 2008

Award winning novelist Libby Purves appears at this year's Book Festival talking about her late son's book The Silence at the Song's End.

Katherine Whitehorn

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15 Aug 2008

Universally respected and much loved journalist Katherine Whitehorn tells of her long and distinguished career.

Markus Birdman

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15 Aug 2008

Dad's still a vicar and I'm still an atheist. Thank God. No Christians were harmed making this show.

Learn to Play the Ukulele

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12 Aug 2008

Following a long depression, Sam and Donal sought solace in the ukulele.

Match

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11 Aug 2008

Fearghus O'Conchuir's presents his football-inspired male duet, 'Match'.

parallel/parallels

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11 Aug 2008

Award-winning choreographer Frank McConnell explores the world of parallel universes in this 'Dance Base Presents...' production. Song, text and dance explore the meaning of relationships with a sideways look at metaphysics and philosophy.

Pot Noodle the Musical

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8 Aug 2008

Join our heroes Steve and Digger for a rip-snorting, irreverent musical adventure through the murky world of fast food.

The Camera Obscura

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7 Aug 2008

Spy on passers-by in the street - pick them up in your hand. Fabulous rooftop views, amazing optical illusions, mega hands-on fun.

Brendon Burns

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7 Aug 2008

The winner of The IF.Comedy Award 2007 returns with a new show - a mixture of madness, licentiousness, confrontation and no more ***ing tache.

Kay Rosen

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7 Aug 2008

A word artist, she creates sign-like enamel paintings often having to do with gender politics and power.

Alun Cochrane

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7 Aug 2008

A show about adult responsibilities, childish thoughts and probably clothes shops. Warning: may include surprising amounts of common sense. 'Superb' (Sunday Telegraph)

ReSeArch: RSA Residencies for Scotland

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1 Sep 2008

Highlighting the work of RSA Residency participants who have completed RSA opportunities in 2007/08

Deca Dance

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1 Sep 2008

Highly energized, daring and humorous dance from Israel's Batsheva Dance Company in a programme of works specially devised to showcase the breadth of choreographer Ohad Naharin's work

Guy Masterson

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28 Aug 2008

Guy Masterson provides an insight into the exiting world of theatre.

The 30 Year Itch

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27 Aug 2008

A stand-up show about growing up, moving on, flaring up and flaking out!

Ruhe

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27 Aug 2008

A recital of beautiful Schubert song is brutally interrupted by people who want to talk about their voluntary enlistment in the SS.

David Benson

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26 Aug 2008

David Benson, who first rose to fame following his debut show about Kenneth Williams, returns to the role of Noel Coward whom he portrayed in the BBC series Goodnight Sweetheart.

Barry Cryer

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26 Aug 2008

Welcome back the Sanatogen snorting comedy legend Cryer and his multi-talented musical carer Ronnie Golden.

Ruby Wax

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26 Aug 2008

Ruby Wax talks about the BBC's initiative 'Headroom' to encourage the public to look after their mental health.

Bully

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22 Aug 2008

'Bully' is a gripping tour de verse about one man's struggle against a life of violence and oppression.

The Third Condiment

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22 Aug 2008

Dave is courted by media moguls and fair trade activists, but who's saving the world and who's just saving?

Roy Hattersley

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21 Aug 2008

The former cabinet minister talks about his latest book 'Borrowed Time', looking at the inter-war period in Britain.

Richard Mackney's edfest.tv show

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21 Aug 2008

More Mackney fun with Nicholas Parsons, Mike McShane, Isy Suttie, Neil Delamere, Alex Horne and Ian Stone.

State of Matter

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19 Aug 2008

2007's all male smash returns. A fusion of contemporary and breakdance.

Free Fringe

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19 Aug 2008

Peter Buckley Hill was 60 this year. He travelled London to Edinburgh on his new bus pass, local buses all the way.

Andrew O'Hagan

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19 Aug 2008

Andrew O'Hagan talks about his new collection of essays entitled The Atlantic Ocean.

Umbrage Swain

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18 Aug 2008

It is the 1980s and the world once more is in peril. There is but one hope for mankind, a New Romantic hope.

The Golden Record - Sounds of Earth

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15 Aug 2008

Artists come together to remake the original Golden Record - a phonograph record launched into space in 1997 - containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. Over a hundred artists have created new work to…

Dench! Or How Dame Judi Got Her Groove Back

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15 Aug 2008

A surreal fable of one Dame's love for her groove and her quest to return it from the edges of the earth.

Richard Hamilton - Protest Pictures

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13 Aug 2008

The paintings, collages and installation in Protest Pictures have been specially selected by Richard Nesbitt for the exhibit at Inverleith House.

The Man Who Planted Trees

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11 Aug 2008

It is very, very rare to find something that appeals as effortlessly to children and adults as this magical show. (Scotsman).

Bale de Rua

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11 Aug 2008

Featuring an exhilarating blend of capoiera, hip hop and original music, this street ballet will have you dancing in the aisles.

Enclosure 44 - Humans

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8 Aug 2008

Performers inside an animal enclosure reveal an extraordinary display of behaviour and movement, exploring the animalistic nature within us all!

Chad McCail

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7 Aug 2008

An exhibition of new screenprints commissioned and published by Edinburgh Printmakers.

Underbelly launch 2008

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7 Aug 2008

One hundred and eighty! No bullshit, Underbelly 2008 is right on target with this year's line up, scoring high in variety, quality and sheer entertainment.

Bute @ ECA

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7 Aug 2008

Are you sitting comfortably? Then wrap yourself in some lovely fabric, relax and and sit back and enjoy the innovative design at ECA.

Expert at the Card Table

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7 Aug 2008

Contains deception, betrayal and cheating at cards. Renowned conjurer Guy Hollingworth performs dazzling exhibitions of card chicanery.

Andrew Grassie

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7 Aug 2008

For his first major solo exhibition in Scotland, Talbot Rice Gallery presents a selection of Grassie's output from the past decade.

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2008

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5 Aug 2008

All that Jazz & Blues Festival time again. Festival Director Fiona Alexander kicks things off…

The Fringe 2008

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5 Aug 2008

On 6th June 2008 the Edinburgh Fringe was launched. With over 18,000 performers putting on over 2000 shows, Fringe Director Jon Morgan previews this year's mega-fest.

Scotland: A Changing Nation

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1 Sep 2008

From the First World War to the present day, Scotland: A Changing Nation traces the varied experiences of people living and working in Scotland through first-hand accounts, significant objects and film

Richard Mackney's edfest.tv show

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27 Aug 2008

Mackney waffles on awards with the likes of Bruce Dessau, Arnold Brown, Tom Wrigglesworth, Tom Allen, Jenny Éclair, Steve Hall and Scott Capurro before presenting the first ever edfest.tv Performers' Award - quite literally the coolest prize in town…

Kiddy-Fiddler on the Roof

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27 Aug 2008

At Townsville Comprehensive, teacher Arnold Finkler is falsely accused of molestation and chased by an enraged mob of parents.

Scavengers

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27 Aug 2008

100 clues. Nine hours. Register a team and set out in search of fame, glory and £2,000 cash.

Weights

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26 Aug 2008

1978: a gunshot in a gritty LA bar. A life changed forever. Lynn Manning's poetic, musical, mesmerising, pulverising 2007 hit returns.

Simon Hoggart

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26 Aug 2008

Simon Hoggart talks about his new book The Hands of History with tales about Tony Blair, John Prescott, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

Noche Flamenca

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22 Aug 2008

Soledad Barrio stars with Spain's leading flamenco ensemble, Noche Flamenca.

I Am Nesia

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22 Aug 2008

Frustrated science graduate embarks on an investigation into the human memory, but can't help being distracted by playing games.

Discover Islam

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19 Aug 2008

Experience the sights, sounds and tastes on offer from the city's vibrant Muslim community. Part of Islam Festival Edinburgh.

Chuck Palahniuk

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19 Aug 2008

A very special visit from the States by famed literary provocateur and creator of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk. Here he talks about his book, Snuff, the story of an ageing porn actress trying to have sex with 600 men in a single film.

Jimeoin on Ice

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19 Aug 2008

75 minutes of world class stand up as Jimeoin makes a welcome Fringe return.

Tina C

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18 Aug 2008

Country music icon and global peace spokesperson Tina C is running for President of the USA.

Pros from Dover

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18 Aug 2008

Hey you! Do you like ghosts, cake, some light strangling and afternoon shows? Then you're their target audience. Spend sixty crepuscular minutes in the company of Britain's most effulgent sketch group.

Jason John Whitehead

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18 Aug 2008

This year's show will be about the kind a guy I used to be, back when I had more decisions to make.

Stewart Lee

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18 Aug 2008

This year is Stewart's 21st fringe in 22 years, and he is delighted to be making his Stand début.

Only the Brave

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18 Aug 2008

With a cast and live orchestra of over 30 this thrilling new musical inspired by true events is an epic story of love, loss and ultimate sacrifice.

The Aluminum Show

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18 Aug 2008

A joyous metallic fantasy incorporating dance, physical theatre, puppetry and special effects makes its UK début.

In Conflict

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18 Aug 2008

'In Conflict' brings to theatrical life the unheard voices and the personal experiences of American Iraq War veterans

Reception

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15 Aug 2008

Join Claire Warde and Jen Brister struggling with the switchboard whilst fantasising about what they 'should' be doing.

Yasser

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15 Aug 2008

What happens when young Palestinian actor Yasser Mansour plays Shakespeare's archetypal Jew, Shylock?

Scaramouche Jones

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15 Aug 2008

11pm Millennium Eve. Ancient clown Scaramouche breaks 50 years' silence to give his final performance.

Reasonable Doubt

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15 Aug 2008

Justice, truth, betrayal, guilt, love, honour and courage are on trial as two former jury members reunite for a night of sexual tension.

Little Red

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15 Aug 2008

Set in a fairytale world 'Little Red' explores memory, loss, and family relationships.

Menzies Campbell

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15 Aug 2008

Ming Campbell takes part in a political discussion at this years Book Festival.

Maeve Higgins

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15 Aug 2008

Like a rapper recently released from prison she's a verbal assassin, afraid of nothing except violence and the idea of touching a fish.

ShakesPod

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14 Aug 2008

Shakespeare on shuffle! All the world's a stage when Rosalind puts on her iPod, leaves home in disguise and encounters a brave new world.

Jamie Kilstein

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14 Aug 2008

"There is little that is genuinely, engagingly, impressively new in comedy. Kilstein is all of that." (Scotsman).

Idiots of Ants

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14 Aug 2008

After a phenomenal first year Idiots are back with a whole new show. "Very, very funny." (Evening Standard).

Ecstasy

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14 Aug 2008

Lloyd has a transfiguring passion for the unhappily married Heather. Together they explore the true nature of house music and chemical romance.