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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.

Scottish Storytelling Festival 2011

Scottish Storytelling Festival 2011

21st festival includes Homer’s Odyssey and contributions from Corsica, Cypus and Sardinia

20 Sep 2011

Reaching 21 is a landmark event for everyone, and the Scottish Storytelling Festival is no exception. From fairly humble beginnings at the former Netherbow Theatre, the Festival has grown to encompass not just Edinburgh and Glasgow, but Dundee…

Re-Triptych

Re-Triptych

Mesmerising epic journey of dance

2 Sep 2011

Even as we file into the auditorium, the mesmerising spectacle has begun. The dancers sit holding golden bowls, calmly anointing the final touches on a huge mandala - a geometric Buddhist symbol - made from blue and white confetti covering the whole…

Scottish Ballet

Scottish Ballet

An evening of contemporary classics

1 Sep 2011

For a programme dominated by music from the great canon of composers, the opening to Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo’s Kings 2 Ends, a silent dynamic solo, comes as a surprise. But it’s curiously pleasing. It lets the clean stretched lines of the dance…

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

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…

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Popular events

Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Date	Location
Best known as Stephen Fry's mop-topped buffoon on QI and duffle-coated detective in Johnathan Creek, Alan returns to his stand-up roots. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
9 Aug–14 Aug Mon, Tue & Thu–Sun 7.40–8.40pm	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

Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales
Date	Location
Brand new show from award-winning Scamp Theatre (Stick Man). Adapted from the bestselling books written by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (creators of The Gruffalo). A magical collection of Julia Donaldson’s most popular titles including Tiddler, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze, brought to the stage spectacularly by the team that brought you Aesop’s Fables, Stick Man and Private Peaceful. Under sea, over land, on the farm and in the… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
2 Aug–3 Aug Thu & Fri 11.15am–12.15pm 4 Aug–27 Aug Mon–Sun 11.15am–12.15pm	Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh

Jason Byrne: People's Puppeteer
Date	Location
Jason Byrne is back with a brand new show where he effortlessly conjures an ordinary room into a night of hilarity. Featuring new stories, props and of course, the star of every show, The Audience. Jason’s Sony Radio Gold Award for The Jason Byrne Show (Radio 2) and ‘best use of an audience’ 2011, confirms his place as the definitive clown of comedy. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC1), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave) and heard on The Jason Byrne Show and Father Figure (Radio 2). ‘Unmissable… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–2 Aug Wed & Thu 9.20–10.20pm 3 Aug–12 Aug Mon–Sun 9.20–10.20pm	Venue 150 @ EICC, Edinburgh

Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo
Date	Location
As seen on 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. His stand-up rants on life's minor irritations are legendary, but this year, he's a more mellow fellow altogether. He's now so laid-back he even let someone tattoo a Battenberg on him. Could it be the Mr Angry of comedy as you’ve never seen him before? 'Without doubt one of the best comedians anywhere in the world' (Time… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
15 Aug–26 Aug Wed–Sun 7.40–8.40pm	Venue 150 @ EICC, 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