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Porgy & Bess (15–16 Jun)

Cape Town Opera return with Gershwin's popular opera, featuring 'Summertime', 'I Got Plenty of Nuttin'' and 'It Ain't Necessarily So'.

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ArtWank!
Date	Location
London Cabaret Award nominee ArtWank tries to stir debate about the nature of human sexuality in a multimedia-infused comic cabaret event. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts. View full details and ticket info
24 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh

An Audience With Tomas Ford - Free
Date	Location
Tomas Ford / Laughing Horse Free Festival. Smashing together dance music with cabaret, Australian showman Tomas Ford provokes and plays with audiences, guiding them from confusion to crowd-surfing delight. Doted on by lovers of adventurous cabaret and live electronic music, he makes his Edinburgh debut fresh from shows with The Presets, Gary Numan and massive parties at Perth's Fringe World and Adelaide Fringe. Discover Australia's most thrillingly debauched live act. 'Utterly compelling… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
2 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 11.50pm–12.50am	Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, Edinburgh

Bellylicious the Sequel – Confessions of a Belly Dance Diva
Date	Location
Written and performed by Galit Mersand. An inside look into the delirious world of the belly dance diva with off the wall experiences and unexpected insights. It’s safe to say that 'outside the box' is where you'll find her and with her ever growing repertoire of dance, songs and witty text, Galit Mersand is an all singing, all dancing, one-woman extravaganza. 'Not so much a bellydancer who tells jokes, but one who spreads an infectious and amorous wit which inspires women and renders men… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 8.25–9.25pm 6 Aug–11 Aug Mon–Sat 8.25–9.25pm	Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel, Edinburgh

Bordello Blues
Date	Location
Nikki Nouveau. A night of kink … Isobel, a French prostitute, falls for her client in a tale of bittersweet, unrequited love that explores the darker part of society and the irony of lust without fulfilment. A glamorous and tragic world featuring fetish burlesque and the songs of Edith Piaf, Nina Simone and Hollywood screen legend Marlene Dietrich. Direct from a sell-out season at the Sydney Fringe Festival, starring Nikki Nouveau, Simonne Smiles and Damien Grima. Director, James Taylor. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
7 Aug–11 Aug Tue–Sat 9–10pm	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh

Candid Cabaret
Date	Location
A mischievous mix of burlesque, comedy, magic and more from Aurora Winterborn. View full details
3 Jul 7.15pm	Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date	Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world. View full details
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

The Fabulous Chopin Boys
Date	Location
Abracadabarets. Jim Drife and Walter Nimmo are singer/songwriters who have been raising laughs on the Fringe for four decades. Now they cross the generational divide to team up with virtuoso pianist Viktor Bijelovic and gorgeous singer Sophie Stoddart, who both won huge applause on their Fringe debuts two years ago. This year's show is classic Abracadabarets, a witty take on how Edinburgh went mad for the visit of musical superstar Frederik Chopin, with lovesick fans, new songs, musical… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
20 Aug–24 Aug Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 6.30–7.30pm	St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

Fascinating Aida: Cheap Flights
Date	Location
Fascinating Aida. Continuing their smash-hit sell-out tour, the Olivier Award nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aida is still Britain's best comedy cabaret trio. This show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a few old favourites including their infamous anthem to budget travel, Cheap Flights (eight million plus hits on YouTube) as well as the Dogging Song, a fond homage to the joys of al fresco sex. 'Magnificent' ★★★★★ (Times). 'I can't recommend… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 6.30–7.30pm	Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 6.30–7.30pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

Festival of the Erotic Arts
Date	Location
A new festival for Scotland, specialising in all things naughty and arty. The programme is set to include performance, visual arts and crafts, film and more. View full details
22 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Friday and Sunday Fundraiser
Date	Location
New Town Bar. Some famous acts have graced the stage at the New Town Bar and this year is no exception. Come along and be entertained, while raising cash for charity. From Jo Caulfield, Bob Downe, Stephen K Amos, Margaret Choo and many more. A free evening or afternoon of comedy, musical theatre, live music, theatre - name it, we got it! Come along and mix and mingle with us as we showcase the best of the fest 2012! Ages 18+. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–26 Aug Fri 8–10pm; Sun 4–6pm	New Town Bar, Edinburgh

From Houdini to Potter
Date	Location
Great Grandmother Productions. Hi, I'm Chris and I'm dishonest. Unlike anything you've seen before and on the back of a sell-out tour, Yorkshire sensation Chris Cassells brings his debut act to the Edinburgh stage. Uncover the darkest secret of magic, the driving force behind why so many performers choose to live a life of deception. Can you keep a secret? 'Simply magic' (York Press). 'Superb show' (Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society). 'Stylish and captivating' (James Ward, The Magic Circle). View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 8.05–9.05pm Preview performance.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 8.05–9.05pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug–11 Aug Wed–Sat 8.05–9.05pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Kabarett: Alternative Variety & Performance Art Revue
Date	Location
Alternative erotic art revue and variety performance, featuring MC Ophelia Bitz, spoken word artists and live music. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts. View full details and ticket info
22 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Carnival Queens
Date	Location
The new show from the Lady Boys is an energetic, bright affair with a carnival theme. Enjoy cabaret, comedy, colours and costumes as 16 of the divas put on a show to be remembered. View full details
6 Aug–23 Aug Mon–Fri 6.45pm & 9pm	The Meadows, Edinburgh

Laurent Piron - Unusual Day
Date	Location
Laurent Piron. With a touch of magic and a pinch of comedy, Laurent welcomes you into his unique world. Through this view into his daily routine, Laurent reveals the beginnings of his journey as a magician, uncovering and exploring the age-old questions asked by artists - what are my influences, what makes me unique, and, if they exist, how have luck or fate shaped my life? This reflection, narrated with comedy and punctuated with magic, takes unusual twists and turns into an introspective… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 8.10–8.55pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Magic and Variety Gala Show
Date	Location
The Edinburgh International Magic Festival kicks off with a gala show featuring many of the acts performing across the festival. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival. View full details
29 Jun 2.30pm 29 Jun 7pm	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Magic Dinner
Date	Location
Enjoy a three course meal while cabaret close-up magic, mindreading and illusion take place around your table. Ages 18+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival. View full details
30 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Mickey and Judy
Date	Location
Michael Hughes. A hilarious musical memoir, chronicling Michael Hughes' childhood obsession with Judy Garland and his journey from psychiatric ward to off-Broadway. With anecdotes from his doctor's charts detailing his childhood propensity for cross-dressing and a musical score that borrows from Broadway classics and the Judy Garland songbook, Mickey and Judy 'will inspire you to be yourself and follow your dreams' (Theatromania.ca). Best of Fringe! Critics' Pick! 2011 Broadway World Award… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 8–9pm Preview performance.	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 8–9pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
8 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 8–9pm	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh

Pandora's Box - Free
Date	Location
Joanne Jollie, Class Stage Productions, Free Festival. Pandora, Goddess of Yorkshire, dishes the dirt on herself, her punters and her fellow strippers, warts 'n' all. Through stand-up comedy and hilarious parodied cabaret we experience her journey from toilet attendant to XXL stripper. Pandora's Box has been a sell-out success in London and Brighton previews. This one-woman show is a marriage of Eyre's brilliant writing and Jollie's belting voice. 'Eyre's sparkling writing is slick, witty… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun noon–12.55pm	Laughing Horse @ Espionage, Edinburgh

Piff the Magic Dragon in … Jurassic Bark
Date	Location
Piff the Magic Dragon. It's 2012 - the Year of the Dragon - and Piff's back! But more importantly, so is Mr Piffles! Can the World's First Million Dollar Chihuahua (TM) cheat death on a nightly basis as he is laminated live on stage, escapes a flaming straight jacket and flies from the cannon of certain death. Book early to avoid disappointment. Total sell-out 2011. As seen on BBC, ITV, C4 and C5. 'Cute, inspired and very funny' (Time Out). 'A stand out act.' (Metro). 'An hour with Piff is… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–3 Aug Wed–Fri 7.10–8.10pm Preview performance.	Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
4 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 7.10–8.10pm	Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 7.10–8.10pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh

Rob James: Magicana
Date	Location
Rob James. A retro-modern magic show. Elegant sleight of hand, baffling magical apparatus and inexplicable illusions presented with humour and flair. See the original version of the beautiful Marvellous Orange Tree as romanticised in the film The Illusionist. From the House of Commons in London to the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Rob James is a veteran of over 2000 performances. 'Rob James was excellent. Dry humour, classic magic and some elegant sleight of hand wowed the audience' (Magicseen… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 1.05–1.55pm Preview performance.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 1.05–1.55pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 1.05–1.55pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

What's Love Got To Do With It?
Date	Location
Cabaret as Australian actor/singer/songwriter Ruth Katerelos takes the audience on a musical journey through various states of love with Monique Kenny on guitar. View full details
17 Jun 7pm	The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

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