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Himesh Patel

EastEnders' Tamwar's marriage to survive tragedy?

TV Gossip

12 Jan 2012

'EastEnders' Himesh Patel hopes his character Tamwar Masood's marriage to Afia survives their recent troubles. The Indian restaurant worker is set to face months of plastic surgery to recover from his horrific injuries following a house fire started…

Jason Ringenberg

Jason Lutes - Jar of Fools

22 May 2008

TRAGEDY/NOIR (Faber) First serialised in Seattle’s alternative newspaper The Stranger back in 1993, and anthologised in the US in 2003, Lutes’ remarkable graphic novel is long overdue a decent European release. Jar of Fools tells the story of…

Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

22 May 2008

REVENGE/TRAGEDY (12A) 90min Poverty and hope are the currencies traded in the southeastern part of Arkansas that is the stage for Jeff Nichol’s feature debut. This is a land of downriver people whose luckless lives are tied to the Mississippi-enriched…

Macbeth

Macbeth

6 Sep 2007

There’s nothing particularly new about updating Shakespeare’s medieval Scottish tragedy to a modern criminal underworld setting - see the 1956 American mob movie Joe Macbeth - but Australian filmmaker Geoffrey Wright nevertheless makes a decent stab at…

Climates

13 Mar 2007

Written and directed by the Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Climates charts the breakdown of a relationship between a middle-aged university professor Isa (played by Ceylan) and his younger girlfriend Bahar (the director’s real-life wife Ebru Ceylan)…

Popular events

Antigone
Date	Location
Emanuel Theatre Company. Atmospheric reworking of the Sophocles classic. In the air raid shelter in 1943 the nightly residents gather to hear the tale of Antigone, a self-willed little beast, who would defy Creon and will die for it. Tense, energetic tragedy. Ages 14+. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–11 Aug Wed–Sat 1.45–2.45pm Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 1 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 1.45–2.45pm 2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 1 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh

Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage - Free
Date	Location
Bobby Carroll / PBH’s Free Fringe. Misanthrope stand-up Bobby Carroll's debut hour; like Curb Your Enthusiasm but without the production values. ‘Brilliance and originality’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘A rare find … fresh and funny’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). www.comedyknights.co.uk. Ages 18+. Contains strong language. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
4 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sun 7.20–8.20pm Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Royal Mile Tavern, Edinburgh

The Complex: Electra
Date	Location
Terrible Edgar. Electra’s daddy’s been killed. Her mummy’s fucking the murderer. At night she dreams of blades and flesh, but come dawn she’s a little girl. Until something inside starts to change. Sometimes revenge is a sexual awakening … Ages 14+. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
4 Aug 6.05pm Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 2 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
7 Aug 6.05pm 2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 2 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
9 Aug–16 Aug Tue & Thu 6.05–6.55pm 11 Aug–18 Aug Sat 6.05–6.55pm Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 2 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh

The Complex: Oedipus
Date	Location
Terrible Edgar. It's the 2504th performance of Oedipus Rex and Chorus 6 wants to call it quits. But the tragic hero isn’t ready to let go. If you thought you knew Oedipus, think again. 'Indisputably excellent' (Varsity, Cambridge). Ages 14+. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug 6.05pm Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 2 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
6 Aug 6.05pm 2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 2 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
8 Aug–15 Aug Mon & Wed 6.05–6.55pm 10 Aug–17 Aug Fri 6.05–6.55pm Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Space 2 at theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh

The Crucible
Date	Location
Close Up Theatre. Arthur Miller's famous Tony Award-winning re-telling of the 1692 Salem witch trial hysteria, a powerful modern tragedy of one man's search for self. Sell-out shows 2004 to 2011. All ages. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
20 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 10.30am–1pm Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.	Greenside Studio One at Greenside, Edinburgh