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To tire of London at the Edinburgh Fringe

To tire of Londoners at the Edinburgh Fringe

Steve Cramer's Festival blog

23 Aug 2009

After Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea, I went to the Assembly bar and drank the tea. I was contemplating which was the more indifferent drinking experience out of these two, when I was cheered by a chance meeting with Candida Benson, an actress whose own…

The Girls of Slender Means

The Girls of Slender Means

Adaptation of the Muriel Spark novel

(3 stars)13 Aug 2009

A new adaptation of a never-before staged novel by Muriel Spark, The Girls of Slender Means is set (mostly) in that strange limbo period between VE and VJ Day. The war had ended, but hadn’t quite ended really, and the young women living in the May of…

Spark of genius

The Girls of Slender Means - Spark of genius

There’s much more to Muriel Spark than Miss Jean Brodie

23 Jul 2009

Muriel Sparks talents are paraded this festival with performances from two of her works, including her most celebrated one of course.

Edinburgh Festival 2009 - Fringe programme highlights

Edinburgh Festival 2009 - Fringe programme highlights

11 Jun 2009

Roll up, roll up. It may just seem like yesterday that the Edinburgh Fringe packed its bags for 2008 but now it’s back with a vengeance. Against stiff competition from its international and national counterparts, this year’s Fringe line-up looks…

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