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Twonkeys Castle

Twonkeys Castle

Surreal songs and nonsensical stories from Paul Vickers

(2 stars)26 Aug 2011

Opening with a beleaguered attempt to get an audience member spinning a hot air balloon prop around in flying motion, Twonkey's Castle weaves a surreal narrative which feels a bit like being frenetically drunk inside a scary playgroup. Northerner…

Fringe Bribes 2011 week one winner: Ashton Kutcher’s Dead Girlfriends by Adam Crow

Fringe Bribes 2011: Week 1 winner - Ashton Kutcher’s Dead Girlfriends by Adam Crow

Also: Paul Vickers, Tom Goodliffe, Fresh Bread and Kevin Shepherd

4 Aug 2011

The List’s drive for bribes got off to an overwhelmingly successful start, weeks before the Fringe even began. The grand winner in our first batch of bribers was Adam Crow and his show, Ashton Kutcher’s Dead Girlfriends, in which the sinister comic…

Twonkey’s Cottage

Twonkey’s Cottage

Just plain silly

(3 stars)22 Aug 2010

There’s a lot to love about Paul Vickers and his not-for-kids, kids show. Ambling onstage at midday he launches into the story of Twonkey, a small, limp character perched onstage in front of a model cottage, whose love for acid house he indicates with…

Twonkey's Cottage sees polymath Paul Vickers hit stand-up

Twonkey's Cottage sees polymath Paul Vickers hit stand-up

Dawn of the Replicants and The Leg collaborator get absurdist

14 Aug 2010

He’s mad as a box of frogs, this one. Paul Vickers (the frontman of Dawn of the Replicants, a frequent collaborator with The Leg, a veteran of five John Peel Sessions and now a stand-up comedian) is bringing a deeply absurd comedy show to this year’s…

Paul Vickers & The Leg - Itchy Grumble

Paul Vickers & The Leg - Itchy Grumble

(4 stars)1 Feb 2010

(SL Records) A sophomore album project for ex-Dawn of the Replicants frontman Paul Vickers and former Khaya/Desc buddies Dan Mutch, Pete Harvey and Alun Thomas; the latter part of the Leg alumni also a former ballboy and St Jude’s Infirmary…

Charity Baw

Charity Baw

13 Nov 2009

Nope, not a fundraiser for testicular cancer – this charity ball’s for Oxfam, and funds raised are going to support the fight against climate change. Acts such as The Real Tuesday Weld, Aberfeldy, The Parsonage, Withered Hand, Come On Gang!, Big Ned…

The Gussets

The Gussets

5 Feb 2009

Where will we get our fix of fishnet-and-Goretex referencing all-female punk thrills from now on? It’s the last gig for Edinburgh’s Gussets and we’re hoping for some throbbing, man-eating, hedonistic thrills as they bow out in their own inimitable…

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