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Love letter to the transport system

Love letter to the transport system

Semi-autobiographical monologue inspired by the drivers who get people to places on time

22 May 2012

Love Letters to The Public Transport System, a beautifully crafted semi-autobiographical monologue inspired by the drivers who get people to places on time is to tour venues across Scotland from next month before a full Edinburgh Festival run this…

Tim Key interview: the poet discusses Edinburgh, Alan Partridge and 'sexy baths'

Tim Key interview: the poet discusses Edinburgh, Alan Partridge and 'sexy baths'

Comedy Award winner brings his Masterslut show to the 2011 Fringe

21 Sep 2011

The List has just presented Tim Key with two pages of facts about himself. ‘This is a very good piece of research,’ he says, commending the 16-year-old work experience person who compiled them. ‘I didn’t get to do anything like this on work experience.

Movin' Melvin Brown: Just Singing and Dancing ... You Can Do It!

Movin' Melvin Brown: Just Singing and Dancing ... You Can Do It!

Slick foot-stomping but too much audience on show

(3 stars)1 Sep 2011

Movin’ Melvin Brown certainly got his stage name right. There’s no denying the Texan man can move. And move he does, sometimes so fast his gold shoed feet go into a little fuzzy cloud of slick rhythm and frantic toe-tapping. The best thing by far…

Fringe 2011 awards roundup

Fringe 2011 awards roundup

Multi-award winners include Mission Drift, Leo, Simon Callow and Silent

30 Aug 2011

As the dust settles from this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we see which figures are poised to stand tall on the cultural landscape with a clutch of awards under their belts The Scotsman Fringe First Awards One for productions appearing at the…

Rory Sheridan's Tales of the Antarctica

Rory Sheridan's Tales of the Antarctica

David O’Doherty in very funny piece that risks becoming one-note in tone

(3 stars)30 Aug 2011

Rory Sheridan is a lovesick man, who inadvertently ends up on an Antarctic expedition to win his bride. Sheridan is no Scott or Shackleton, he complains too much for a start – about the penguins, about the cabbage he has to eat, about the farts that…

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Educating Rita
Date Location
Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney star in Willy Russell's play about a young girl's introduction to literature.
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31 May Thu 2.30pm & 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Glasgow
11 Jun–16 Jun Mon–Wed 7.30pm; Thu 2pm & 7.30pm; Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
1 Aug–3 Aug Wed–Fri 5.40–7.10pm
4 Aug–26 Aug Fri–Sun 5.40–7.10pm
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 		George Square Theatre at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 5.40–7.10pm
2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 		George Square Theatre at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
8 Aug–27 Aug Mon–Thu 5.40–7.10pm
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 		George Square Theatre at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
Waverley Care: Comedy Gala 2012
Date Location
Annual comedy jamboree featuring a stellar line-up of big names.
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23 Aug 7.30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
23 Aug 7.30pm
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 		Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Date Location
Best known as Stephen Fry's mop-topped buffoon on QI and duffle-coated detective in Jonathan Creek, Alan returns to his stand-up roots.
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9 Aug–14 Aug Mon, Tue & Thu–Sun 7.40–8.40pm
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 		The Auditorium at Venue 150 @ EICC, Edinburgh
18 Oct 7.30pm Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
19 Oct 8pm Music Hall, Aberdeen
20 Oct 8.30pm Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo
Date Location
Rhod Gilbert. From Live At The Apollo and Ask Rhod Gilbert. Following several sell-out UK tours and best-selling stand-up DVDs, the Welsh wonder is back with a brand new live show. 'Tour-de-force' (Timeout). Ages 16+.
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15 Aug–26 Aug Wed–Sun 7.40–8.40pm
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 		The Auditorium at Venue 150 @ EICC, Edinburgh
One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti
Date Location
Installation by Dutch artist Melvin Moti, incorporating a film exploring rocks from the Museum's collection that emit ultraviolet light, as well as other objects such as scent bottles made with uranium glass. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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20 Jun–31 Oct Mon–Sun 10am–5pm National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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