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WELCOME TO EDINBURGH 2011 When you’ve covered the Festival for fifteen years, you know what’s good – find out inside

INSIDE YOUR FREE PREVIEW GUIDE TO THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2011: Alister O’Loughlin, Dusty Limits, Terry Alderton, Zoe Lyons, Charlie Baker, Nick Pynn, Luca Silvestrini, Spotlites’ James Cowden, and the team behind EIF’s Heirlooms exhibition, plus show tips galore for comedy, cabaret, theatre, dance, musicals, music, art, events and kids’ shows.

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fifteen years covering the festival Earlier this evening (actually, time that event occurred, spent and successful comedy act – go home with that elusive review. I’m writing this at three in the half the year putting together a or theatre group, or dance I am really looking forward to CONTENTS morning, so in theory, that was team of aspiring reviewers and troupe – got to a point where fielding our 2011 team of highly yesterday), whilst staring up coming up with content for that they thought they were too big talented writers; this year, they at a very high ceiling (a sure year’s publications. I was still for the Fringe; it’s a great thing really are a crack troop. 04: Festival sign that one is in Edinburgh), working on team lists when the to see the established pros People I reflected on the past fifteen contractions started. mixing with the unseasoned That being the case, I suggest years of my life and realised newcomers, and it’s part of what you not miss a word of it, 06: Comedy that every single one of them It’s a testament to the power of makes the Edinburgh Festival especially if you’re looking for has been delineated and defined the Festival, and in particular, Fringe the brilliant and unique recommendations for how to 10: Cabaret by the Edinburgh Festival. Even the Fringe: this huge, pulsating thing that it is. fill your every waking Fringe the year that I gave birth at the mass of people and things that hour with quality entertainment. 12: Theatre & start of August, I had, by the makes me want to come back Putting together this preview Look out for our weekly and every year, no matter what. issue is usually a pretty tiring daily editions in venues all Musicals ThreeWeeks, and the people business, but by the time I’ve over the city, and check out behind it, all feel that pull, and got around to writing this (a few our website or sign up for 16: Dance & we are not alone. It is fantastic hours before it goes to press) our daily e-newsletter. Take and delightful to note that in our I’m still bursting with enthusiasm recommendations from us, Physical sixteenth year, all four cover for the Fringe-beast, and so is and listen to word of mouth. stars from our very first year everyone around me (I’m not the But promise me to go and see 18: Music – Richard Herring, Stewart only one still up working in the at least one show you’ve never Lee, Mark Thomas and Jerry middle of the night). We should heard of, that probably doesn’t 19: Survey Sadowitz – are all back at the be in bed, but we are still here, have a big PR machine, and festival in 2011, and doing fuelled by the energy that the that’s probably the sort of thing 20: Art & Events proper runs too, none of this Festival always creates. I can’t you wouldn’t normally bother “one night only” stuff. Some wait to see our first issue in with. I’m not the only person who 22: Kids’ Shows people might call it not-moving- print. I can’t wait to begin the will tell you that that’s what the on. I’d call it sticking-with-a-good- process of reviewing as many Fringe is really about. 23: Meet Team thing. I think it would be a sad shows as we possibly can so that state of affairs if every famous as many shows as possible will Caro Moses, co-Editor, ThreeWeeks ThreeWeeks

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If that’s you, how can you get www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk is one of the most read the most out of your probably Edinburgh Festival websites in the world, and will be costly Fringe experience? overflowing with content throughout August. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for regular updates. Prodigal Theatre Co-Director Alister One of the best pieces of advice to sitting down and talking about O’Loughlin has been a performer, I ever received was from the late taking a performance on, promoters And talking of Twitter, don’t forget the ThreeWeeks director and producer at the Fringe. Larry Grayson, who in turn will expect you to know how much you Twittique service, mini-critiques of four and five star Since 2005 he has been a trustee of had received it from his manager on cost, how your cast and set travels, reviews at twitter.com/twittique. This is the very first the Fringe Society, and is now heading “the eve of a big London gig. Larry had what technical requirements you have place you’ll get to hear about the shows we love. up said Society’s recently created plenty of fancy clothes to wear but the and what you have done/will do to Participants’ Council. This year he is manager insisted on a new tailored promote the piece yourself. And finally, do not forget that all ThreeWeeks previews actually appearing in someone else’s suit. “If you’re going to be a success, Eat well. It’s too easy to forget, and reviews also appear in iFringe, the very best show, alongside Steven Berkoff in Larry, you must look like one”. And the ignore or suppress with alcohol your smartphone app at the festival. Check your app store the Festival Highlights production of rest, as they say, is history. hunger but the Fringe is an ultra- of choice or go to www.ifringe.co.uk ‘Oedipus’ at . But what Personal hygiene often seems to marathon of performance and you advice does he have for those newer take a tumble by the end of week one need to look after yourself. Likewise, to the Festival, looking for the Fringe of the Edinburgh Fringe, but speaking sleep is your friend and it pays to do it biggest festival, biggest reviewer to provide a spingboard? Read on to as someone who has met a host of in a bed, rather than someone else’s find out… young companies desperate to sell show. their shows at promoter breakfasts; Talk to people. Everyone who has it’s difficult to believe the hype from a worked the Fringe has advice. The director who hasn’t shaved or ironed best of course is available from the their shirt… Being the clear-eyed well Fringe Society, and anyone who is presented one whose voice is still really interested in using the Fringe to functioning despite the hour can set develop professionally should join to you apart from the crowd and will take advantage of all that is on offer, help you to be heard. AND to contribute to the direction Do your research. Yes, it is an the Fringe festival takes. But other arts festival, but it is also the biggest performers, promoters, and venue open market place you’re ever going staff will know good tactics to employ to encounter and it pays to remind to get the best out of your time here, yourself of that. We all know it costs and they may well be venue specific. to get here, and it costs to stay here, See work that is on the same scale and it costs to come back here, or deals with the same themes as so you need to be clear what your your own. Know what other people investment is for! are doing in the same field as you and The feedback the Fringe Society also follow which shows are getting receives tells us that professional a buzz. People will expect you to be development is the number one clued in to what’s happening as the reason performers attend this Fringe develops, so keep reading festival. That clearly means there ThreeWeeks and the other Fringe are lots of opportunities, but it also press and keep an ear to the ground. means there is lots of competition. Usually here’s where we say “and If you are here to progress your enjoy it!”. But actually, WORK IT, and

career in the arts, you need to plan. if you do, the enjoyment will follow. Find the networking sessions, plan No sane person would pay out the

your attendance and push yourself money and put in the effort it takes forward. Few artists enjoy selling their to perform at the Fringe for a month own work, but it needs to be done and purely for their“ own enjoyment. you need to have clearly articulated in The enjoyment is in the work, and advance what your work is, why you the people who get the most from make it and why you believe it should attending the Fringe are the ones travel. who are prepared to earn it. Good Promoters understand that very luck! few companies in Edinburgh are performing in the conditions they’d Alister appears in ‘Oedipus By Steven Berkoff (After Sophocles)’ at The choose to be seen in, and they take Pleasance from 3-29 Aug (not 10, 17, 24) that in to account. But when it comes at 1.20pm, fpp 285.

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COMEDY Q&A: TERRY ALDERTON 2010 ThreeWeeks loved/loves comedy – Spike every gig is a cup final, every one keeps me away from my precious Editors’ Award winner Milligan, Dave Allen, Dick Emery of them means something to me, family enough! Terry Alderton is a at the time – also had a love for so on the day, size doesn’t matter. Shirley Bassey. Reflecting on it, TW: What keeps you coming real favourite with our I suspect how I now perform on TW: You’ve hosted your own back to Edinburgh? reviewers, but we’re not stage is a combination of all this. radio show. How does this TA: It’s the home of all comedy the only ones that like him, The accents and characters, the compare to appearing on stage? festivals, and to not be a part of judging by all the work he surreal and the ‘show’! TA: It doesn’t really; for me they that as a comic would be a crime. gets. He’s been nominated are so different. Playing host to a TW: Have you always been able mic in an empty studio, with the TW: What can we expect from for the Edinburgh Comedy to “do voices”? Were you the silent responses of a text or an your 2011 show? Award, he’s done lots of class turn when you were at email, is never going to be the TA: More of my twisted logic. The presenting and acting on school? same as a live audience sitting Voices will be with me (they always the telly, and you might TA: Yes. I was something of a right there! I’ve loved doing radio, are), and there is more complexity recently have seen him cry-baby at school, and took a but for truly connecting with other in my routines. I’m enjoying on Michael McIntyre’s little stick in the very early days human beings, live comedy is an building conundrums at the for not being very good at reading unbeatable genre. moment and pushing things as far ‘Comedy Roadshow’. and writing. This, I think, led me as I can mentally. In October last We caught up with the to the silliness, stupid voices and TW: You’ve also acted in year I listened to Steve Martin’s man himself to ask a few pratting around. I would attack a number of films and TV ‘Born Standing Up’. As I listened, I pertinent questions about the situation, thus taking control. programmes. Can you see uncovered Four Comedy Secrets. life, the universe, and Being able to impersonate was a yourself ever concentrating on I don’t think he intentionally put key move. acting rather than comedy? Are them there, but they are there his new Edinburgh show. there other avenues you’d like to nonetheless, and are very simple. Well, okay, maybe not the TW: How do shows in small explore? This has had a profound effect universe. venues in Edinburgh compare TA: For years I wanted to act, I and added an astounding twist to doing a set for something wanted the big Hollywood break! in my performance and comedic like Michael McIntyre’s ‘Comedy It’s only recently that I realised thought process. TW: How did you decide to Roadshow’? that this is my downfall and that Terry’s show is on at Pleasance become a comedian? TA: I won’t lie to you, I love the big I should concentrate at what I’m Courtyard from 3-28 Aug (not 15) at TA: My Mother loved/loves rooms: the bigger the playground, good at and enjoy: Stand Up. So 9.20pm, fpp157. showbiz. She always got excited the bigger and deeper my in answer to the question, I’m not about TV shows like the Royal performances become. That said, chasing it any more, and if the READ MORE Variety. This of course drew me I’m not sure I’d be interested in dream part comes my way then in, and I found I particularly liked the stadium gigs, but we’ll see. so be it. As for other avenues, I’m ThreeWeeks.co.uk/ the impressionists. My Dad, who One thing I will say, though, is that happy doing the comedy and that terryalderton

3 TO SEE: COMEDY SHOWS 3 FUNNY WOMEN: this country, here are the facts: Conaty last year won the prestigious : Pearl Edinburgh Comedy Award newcomer and Dave gong, and has of late been making a While I’ve not fair few TV and radio appearances. spent too long She’s also very funny. All good browsing the reasons why you might decide to go ThreeWeeks and see her show. archives to check Pleasance Courtyard, 3 – 28 Aug (not 15), this out, I am pretty sure that Isy 5.45pm (6.45pm), £7.00 - £9.50, fpp143. Suttie has always been pretty popular with the ThreeWeeks reviewers sent Holly Walsh – The to see her various Fringe shows over Hollycopter the years. More importantly, and I Now, here’s some know this for certain, she’s always refreshing honesty been popular with me, which is the for you. I don’t most important thing, right? I was know an awful lot thrilled to see Ms Suttie turning up on about Holly Walsh. ‘Peep Show’, and am equally delighted Somehow I’ve managed to miss her to see her turning up back at the previous Edinburgh performances. Fringe, with a show about internet But I do know – because I am very romance. Yay. well informed on these matters AND Pleasance Courtyard, 3 – 29 Aug, 5.00pm I know how to use Google – that she’s (6.00pm), £9.00 - £11.50, fpp93. done loads of great stuff. But that, dear friend, is not really why she’s Roisin Conaty: tipped here. Yes, Holly has a good rep, Destiny’s but she also has a very good blurb Dickhead for her 2011 show, which is really OK, so Roisin what caught my eye. Well, it made Conaty probably me laugh. Here it is: “Last August, doesn’t need Holly Walsh jumped off a 40ft pier in much of an a home-made helicopter. She then introduction, especially if you’re a spent four days in hospital. And wrote Fringe regular. However, dear reader, this show”. if you are not a Festival frequent Pleasance Courtyard, 3 – 29 Aug (not 15), flyer, perhaps not even a native of 6.00pm (7.00pm), £7.00 - £9.50, fpp88.

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COMEDY n KAPOW 3 TO SEE: COMEDY SHOWS

3 FUNNY Men: this four man sketch troupe, so you I suppose, given that he actually is Tim FitzHigham: don’t even have to just take it from us. a doctor, and actual doctors, as Gambler Tim Key - And they mention Berwick-upon-Tweed everyone knows, all look and sound Tim FitzHigham Masterslut in their Fringe Programme Entry. Well, the same. You’ve probably seen Dr has been a I’m always tipping I like Berwick. It’s a very nice place. Hammond on shows like ‘Have I Got ThreeWeeks The comedy fraternity will gather Tim Key, and Pleasance Dome, 3 – 29 Aug (not 16), News For You’, heard him on ‘The favourite for about in the Pleasance Grand for a very have been ever 4.20pm (5.20pm), £8.50 - £11.00, fpp48. News Quiz’ or ‘The Now Show’ and a million years, special night in the middle of since I met him read his writing in Private Eye. It’s not and not only that, he’s ALWAYS got a this year’s Fringe. ‘The Wrestling’ that time, way Christmas the first time he’s been to the Fringe, great story to tell, basically because will see both stand-ups and back in the day, at some Fringe event For Two of course, so he’s a seasoned pro, in he makes a point of having a story professional wrestlers take to the or other. That was before he got all This double act more ways than one. All good reasons to tell; yes, he’s the one who set sail stage. famous, of course, and started doing consists of former why this should prove to be a safe bet. in a paper boat and a bath, spent a The all-star event is being led by things like being on Charlie Brooker’s Funny Women theSpace at , 8 – 27 Aug year living as a errant a la Don Max Olesker, one half of comedy telly programme and winning the finalist Sarah (not 14, 21), 7.00pm (8.00pm), £7.00 - Quixote, and so forth. This year his £10.00, fpp69. duo Max & Ivan (pictured), who, Edinburgh Comedy Award. Not all Campbell, and show is about gambling, and the ten aged 15, was the youngest pro- Comedy Award Winners get my vote, Footlights alumnus Amy Hoggart. greatest bets in history. I am very wrestler in the UK. He will take The Life Doctor but this one always does, because he I’m told that the innocent looking much looking forward to it. to the ring under his wrestling This is a comedy does his odd poetry thing, and I love it. pair (see photo, obv) were asked to Pleasance Courtyard, 3 – 29 Aug (not 17), moniker Max Olesker to compete write the most shocking comedy they play (I think) by 8.00pm (9.00pm), £9.00-12.00, fpp158. with, amongst others, Ben ‘PAC’ Pleasance Dome, 3 – 29 Aug (not 15), Cambridge types. 9.45pm (10.40pm), £11.00 - £14.00, fpp159. could for BBC3’s ‘Laughter Shock’, Satterly, aka “the man that gravity only to be told that their material And God knows, I forgot”. lined up to hate them. Well, Jay Foreman: was considered too edgy... and if 3 Chat Shows: appear, some of whom will be okay, I don’t. In We’re Living In there’s one thing I like, it’s humour doing some wrestling too, include that balances on the brink of a scary fact, I live with a Cambridge type. But Arthur Smith’s Frisky & Mannish, Rich Fulcher, The Future precipice. Ahem. I do hate the way people just assume Pissed Up Angelos Epithemiou, Abandoman, This ThreeWeeks that a show by Cambridge types will Chat Show Nick Helm, , Tom favourite this at The Caves, 4 – 28 Aug (not 17), 4.55pm (5.55pm), £6.50, fpp58. be good, just because Footlights That’s the best Rosenthal, Matthew Crosby, year tackles once had Hugh Laurie in it. But a) this title of a Fringe Idiots of Ants, The Beta Males and a topic that’s Jigsaw fulfils the criterion of having the word Patrick Monahan. been covered by other comedians, show I’ve read for This is another doctor in its title, b) it actually looks Meanwhile Brendon Burns, not I’m pretty sure, but it’s always been some time, and reasonably promising and c) their otherwise appearing at the Fringe something that’s concerned ME. The I must confess that the immature blurb was mildly amusing. this year, will come to Edinburgh fact that the future, as depicted in show, as you might drunkard inside me loves the idea of especially to commentate, popular culture, is kinda NOW. “The expect, given that Underbelly, 4 – 28 Aug (not 17), 8.10pm this chat show: the guests have to be (9.10pm), £8.00 - £10.50, fpp109. alongside another ThreeWeeks world of ‘Back to the Future II’ with this is the sketch tipsy when they appear. It’s a recipe favourite, . hover boards is only 4 years away, comedy section for mayhem, possibly even disaster, Brendon told ThreeWeeks: of my tippage. This one features acts but it could just generate moments Lisa Simpson’s wedding attended by 3 With A Story To Tell: “Wrestling and stand up are a robots was meant to take place last who have already proved themselves of genius. I suspect if you are going natural marriage. I’m not doing August, and the 90s are now as long in stand-up – Dan Antopolski, Nat to see this show, you’d best get in a Brett Goldstein a show at Edinburgh this year ago as the 70s were in the 90s” says Luurtsema and Tom Craine – so couple of pints in advance, too. but I’m heading up just for this. Grew Up In A his press release. Well, exactly. one can’t help thinking that chances Pleasance Dome, 8 – 22 Aug (not 15 – I’m thrilled to be involved”. ‘The are, this’ll be a goodie. Though to be Strip Club 18), 9.40pm (10.40pm), £8.50-11.50, fpp40. Underbelly, 4 – 28 Aug (not 16), 2.30pm This is quite Wrestling’ takes place on 15 Aug at (3.30pm), £8.00 - £10.00, fpp96. fair, when stand-ups take to sketch 11pm. comedy, it can sometimes go the a thing. Brett The Tim Vine Goldstein, as the Thom Tuck Goes other way, so this show has a bit of Chat Show title of his show Straight To DVD suspense about it too. Aw, I love Tim hints, grew up in a strip club, basically Thom is one third Pleasance Courtyard, 3 – 29 Aug, 5.45pm Vine. I’ve always n (6.45pm), £7.00 - £9.50, fpp98. because his father had a mid-life AAAAAARGH of highly acclaimed enjoyed his crisis, sold his bookshop, and dragged sketch comedy quick fire gags him off to Marbella. It’s not just about troupe The Penny and slightly lap dancing and the destruction of a Dreadfuls. All 3 Doctors: cheesy persona. And this is a young boy’s innocence, either, there’s three members (the other two are chat show with a pretty genuine Dr Brown organised drugs and organised and Humphrey Ker) are in difference: the guests are plucked Becaves crime in there as well. To be fair, you Edinburgh with solo shows this year, from the audience, interviewed, and Becaves isn’t might have expected the drugs and Organisers of the rather but Thom is the one I know best, and presumably forced to tell their life a word. But violence to make an appearance in a marvellous one of my favouritist members of stories to the assembled crowd. I’m never mind. I am story about shady world of stripping, Comedy Awards, held each the Edinburgh Festival Community. I not sure I want to be interviewed, recommending along with all the misogyny and Fringe in celebration of the late, really, really, really hope I get to see though, so I’d better make sure I sit at this show not on objectification and what have you. Still, great godfather of alternative his show, which is all about straight-to- the back. account of the title’s creative spelling, sounds interesting. comedy from which they take DVD Disney releases. He is watching Pleasance Dome, 3 – 29 Aug (not 10, 17), their name, have announced but on account of the fact that it 3.45pm (4.45pm), £11.00-13.50, fpp159. them all, so you don’t have to, and in Pleasance Dome, 3 – 29 Aug (not 15), a whole week of events for has the word ‘Dr’ in it, and that’s my 5.30pm (6.30pm), £7.50 - £9.50, fpp52. my eyes, that makes him nothing less this year’s Festival. Though two theme and I’m sticking to it. I’m not Marcel Lucont than heroic. days will be mainly focused on awfully familiar with this chap as yet, I Catie Wilkins: A Etc: A Chat Show spaghetti juggling. Pleasance Dome, 3 – 29 Aug (not 21), Chip Of The Odd 8.10pm (9.10pm). £8.00 - £10.00, fpp158. must admit, but I quite like his publicity The Fringe’s Now in their seventh year, the photo. It makes him look like a lunatic. Block favourite Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards And his publicity material suggests The blurb ‘Frenchman’, will be presented on Friday 26 Aug that he actually is one. describes Catie raconteur and at The Counting House. Earlier 3 Sketch Shows: Underbelly, 4 – 28 Aug (not 15), 9.50pm Wilkins’ dad as bon viveur Marcel in the week awards organiser (10.50pm), £8.50 - £10.50, fpp67. an “odd robotic Lucont returns to the festival with a John Fleming will also chair two The Beta Males: man”, whereas Catie herself, it nightly chat show that I am betting will Punch-Up Debates, on 22 and 23 The Train Doctor Phil’s seems, is absolutely and completely be rather good. I hear he went down Aug at The Hive at 6.15pm. Plus Job Rude Health normal. Or is she...? After tackling quite well in Australia earlier in the on Wednesday and Thursday of I decided to pick Show the tale of a man who “described that week Fringe performers and Beta Males for year. This does not surprise me. Here’s a doctor JFK’s assassination as just a bit of a audience members will be invited inclusion in my Underbelly, 4 – 28 Aug (not 15), 9.20pm to take part in the first ever annual comedy picks that almost whodunnit”, will Catie conclude that (10.20pm), £8.00-10.00, fpp113. Malcolm Hardee Spaghetti because of the enthusiasm of at least certainly isn’t a turning into our parents is actually Get ThreeWeeks comedy Juggling Contest. one former ThreeWeeks reviewer. lunatic. In fact, he inevitable? reviews in your inbox Full info on all this is online at www. Looking into it, we’re not the only reminds me of a GP I used to have. Underbelly’s Pasture, 3 – 29 Aug (not 15), 8.00pm (9.00pm), £8.50-10.50, fpp55. with the eDaily malcolmhardee.co.uk/ publication to have heaped praise on This may not be altogether surprising,

PAGE EIGHT | WWW.THREEWEEKS.CO.UK “It really WAS an accident – I unintentionally started telling funny stories and anecdotes between my songs” Rosie Wilby on moving from music to comedy - www.threeweeks.co.uk/rosiewilby best bits, bad bits: zoe lyons Award-nominated Edinburgh in of air sound. The day when you learn Joan Rivers: One of the things I love everyone but you is doing a big gala about the Festival is that an entire bag regular Zoe Lyons on her worst show. The day someone has ripped down of comedy tricks is dropped on the city. – and best – Edinburgh Fringe all your posters. This usually happens People taking their first steps in comedy experiences. about 18 days into the Festival and I hate can sometimes appear on the same that day. late night bill as a comedy superstar. And every now and again you get to The student show: Comics, me included, see a legend perform. In 2008 Joan THE BAD BITS: poke fun at the students prancing about Rivers was taking part in the Fringe and the promoting their plays. I saw her do an hour and half show Rain: Only a fool would expect to come But I have been one of those prancing after midnight in a shockingly hot room away from an August spent in Edinburgh idiots. Many moons ago I did a student and she was awesome. In an industry with a golden tan, but some years the play on the Fringe, a really heavy piece that can sometimes feel obsessed with weather really does take the piss. The by Max Frisch about anti Semitism. For skinny-jeaned youth, she is a 78 year old weather in 2008 was borderline horrific. three weeks I walked up and down with inspiration with a potty mouth. The rain was biblical and unrelenting. a hessian sack on my head with my It gave the cobble streets a tinge of fellow thespians. Every so often we would Doing a cracking late night gig: I tend to medieval misery. People standing strike a dramatic pose, screaming at the do a lot of extra gigs while in Edinburgh in the street flyering were starting to passers-by from under our sacks. What a and I still get a buzz doing the late develop trench foot (and this is not an monumental prat I must have looked. I night ones. When they go well, that is. exaggeration!). I did many gigs in jeans would have punched me! There is always an element of ‘danger’ that were soaked up to the knee where I associated with doing late night gigs had sucked up puddles through osmosis. because they really can go either I took to wearing an anorak and shorts so way: a couple of years ago I there was less material to get wet. 2008 THE BEST BITS: remember closing ‘Spank’ at was the year I left the Festival with gills. the Underbelly for the first time. Nomination: I took my first solo show to I didn’t hit the stage till nearly That one day: It’s guaranteed that every Edinburgh in 2007 and was nominated 3am, and the crowd were hot, year I do the festival, there is THAT ONE for the Comedy Awards’ Best Newcomer and very very drunk. I had a DAY. That day when you can stand gong, and I have to admit I was thrilled cracking time, and the the festival and all it has to offer not to bits. In fact, I celebrated with a glass of mixture of relief, adrenaline a second longer. The day when your fizz in Harvey Nicks, darlings! Doing your and a late night bathe in entire audience appears to enjoy your first show can be really nerve-wracking, boozy heat is what the Fringe show as much as they would enjoy an and it was just such a relief to feel that is all about. unannounced rectal probe. The day what I was doing wasn’t total crap. when someone you don’t like bounds up Obviously, looking back I realise some of Zoe’s show ‘Clownbusting’ is on at to you and announces that they saw your it was crap, but not all of it; and that is the Pleasance Courtyard from 3-28 Aug review and then they make a sucking important part, people. at 7.30pm. fpp 167

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Q&A: DUSTY LIMITS 3 FOR YOUR MIND: Le Gateau Chocolat TW: Tell us about this year’s show. loved music and trained as a La Clique star Le DL: ‘Darkling’ is in some ways a classical singer. Then, in 1994, I Oliver Meech Gateau Chocolat follow-up to ‘The Picture Of Dusty threw together a cabaret to raise – Live Brain in his solo Limits’, which I performed at The money to take a show to a student Surgery Edinburgh debut. Famous last year. theatre festival, and discovered ‘Magic Boffin’ If you are a fan of The theme of that show was the incredible buzz that kind of Oliver Meech larger than life baritones dressed in ‘narcissism’, while the theme show gives. I moved to the UK in says that he drag, myriad costume changes, and of ‘Darkling’ is ‘melancholy’. The 1999, searched in vain for cabaret uses a blend of songs from the likes of Bassey and material is darker in tone, and a lot clubs and, after giving up, ended science and trickery to entertain his Radiohead, this may just be the show more personal, based on my own up starting one with a couple of audiences, but his show sounds a for you. He’s played the Royal Opera experiences. Having said that, it’s friends instead. Then the Bongo little different from all these mental- House, and now he’s headed for still laced with irony. I find it very came along and derailed my life in a magic-with-comedy shows that are George Square. difficult to sing seriously about good way: I was instantly part of an all the rage at the moment: his suicide, for instance. If I was that amazing, international community. blurb promises bizarre neurological Assembly George Square, 5 – 25 Aug, 9.15pm (10.15pm), £11.00 – £14.00, fpp12. serious about it, I would have done Since then I’ve just tried to keep phenomena, freaky tricks, and a mind it. working, rather than having any blowing magic show, but frankly, he Dusty Limits – thought of a ‘career’. I still can’t had me at “gruesome surgery”. Darkling TW: During the time you’ve been quite believe that I do this for a @ The Three Sisters, 4 – 28 Yes, okay, there appearing in Edinburgh, you’ve living. Aug, 6.30pm (7.30pm), free, fpp13. “There is a great pleasure is nothing about done solo shows as well as hosting in taking a banal or food in the title cabaret - which do you prefer? TW: What attracts you to the Doug Segal: I of this show. pretentious pop song and DL: Definitely doing solo shows. I cabaret genre? Know What Nor, probably, in making it into something love being a compere, but I got into DL: I love cabaret’s immediacy, You’re Thinking the show itself. But Dusty Limits is nasty and twisted”, says it accidentally: I was in Broughton intimacy, and spontaneity - which – Free completely delicious and that’s why Street and bumped into an are things I love about stand-up However, if what Dusty Limits, one of he’s in the edible section. His dark I’d worked with ten years earlier, as well - but with cabaret there’s you want is one ThreeWeeks’ very favourite and comic songs put him firmly in this in Brisbane. That led to my entree greater variety and much greater of these mental- cabaret stars, who is Weimar-ish ‘new cabaret’ movement into the Bongo Club, where I had my emotional range. I want to be made magic-with-comedy shows that are that everyone’s been getting into of back in Edinburgh for the baptism of fire. And I’ve done a lot of to cry as well as laugh. all the rage at the moment, you could late, and he’s an absolute Festival umpteenth time, bringing hosting since then, but my main aim probably do worse than trying Doug Dusty Limit’s show is on at veteran. There’s just no excuse not to. his new show, ‘Darkling’, has always been to do solo work. Segal, who claims to be like Derren SpaceCabaret @ 54 North Bridge from Brown, but funny. I’ve always rather SpaceCabaret @ 54 North Bridge, 21 – 27 with him. We caught 21 – 27 Aug at 6.05pm (6.50pm), fpp10. enjoyed the antics of Derren Brown, Aug, 6.05pm (6.50pm), £14.00 (£11.00), up with this specialist TW: How did you get into fpp10. cabaret, and how did your career READ MORE but sometimes do wish he’d throw a purveyor of darkly themed progress? few more gags into the proceedings, song rewrites and musical DL: I came from an acting and ThreeWeeks.co.uk/ so this might just be my perfect show. 3 Musical Treats: pastiches to find out more. directing background, but always dustylimits Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 4 – 13 Aug, 8.45pm (9.45pm), free, fpp10. Evelyn Evelyn A set of musical, Mind Games conjoined twins Now, if what you Eva, and Lyn. Well, are after is one go on, they’re not of those mental- really, it’s actually magic-with-comedy Amanda Palmer shows, I don’t of The Dresden Dolls and folk punk think this one is type Jason Webley pretending to be for you at all. It does sound interesting, the conjoined twins, purporting to though – if unlikely – as it’s an have ‘discovered’ them in 2007. It’s irreverent cabaret of characters that ‘Baroque Pop’ according to Wikipedia. appears to take mental health issues Which sounds good to me. as its theme. It’s funny, seductive and mischievous, apparently; I’m willing to Assembly George Square, 17 – 21 Aug, 9.10pm (10.10pm), £12.00-13.00, fpp10. take a chance. Fingers Piano Bar, 6 – 20 Aug, 3.10pm Muse Chanteuse (4.00pm), free, fpp12. Lisa Byrnes and Chris Taylor 3 FOOD THEMES (ALMOST): with a musical smorgasbord; original classical Lashings Of music, opera and Ginger Beer virtuoso piano meet cabaret and jazz, I love ginger beer, darkness, landscapes and dreams, especially when fantasy, romance and love. Good stuff. there’s lashings of it. Sadly, I’m not spaceCabaret at 54, 15 – 27 Aug (not 21), 2.30pm (3.15pm), £5.00-8.00, fpp12. sure there will actually be said lashings here. But on Lili La Scala: the frankly sizable upside, this show Songs To Make is on at one of my very favouritest You Smile Edinburgh venues and sounds If you like your nicely quirky: promising to celebrate music a little burlesque’s “politically charged roots”, retro, well, Lili La and offer “titillation for the brain”. Scala specialises Well, I’m not sure about burlesque, in renditions of vintage classics and or titillation, because I’m famously has the looks to match. She promises uptight and po-faced, but I’m all in a collection of old-style funnies. favour of politics and brains. Assembly George Square, 3 – 28 Aug (not The Bongo Club, 21 – 29 Aug, 8.30pm 8, 15, 22), 5.00pm (6.00pm), £7.50-9.50, (9.30pm), £7.00 – £10.00, fpp12. fpp12.

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Q&A: CHARLIE BAKER What’s great about the Fringe no one knew anyone else, and I forgot is when people use it to try my smart shoes and had to put gaffer their hands at something new. tape on my Converse!) or a ‘do’ in a village hall, certain truths still stand. All Stand-up Charlie Baker is no those things are covered in the play. stranger to acting, but this is Which also doubles up as a guide to the first time he’s dabbled with ‘what not to do at a wedding’ I suppose. writing a play, taking his short career in a wedding band as TW: Did you write it specifically to bring to the Edinburgh Festival? Do inspiration. We caught up with you see the play having a life after Charlie to discuss the show, Edinburgh? what its like to be a playwright, CB: Not specifically for Edinburgh, no, and how his comedy career has but once I had decided to finish it, and helped his theatrical projects. do an edit and a reading, Edinburgh felt the natural place to take it. I’m not sure about afterwards yet, because I’m so focused on getting the show to the TW: Tell us more about ‘Wedding Fringe in a good state, that everything Band’, we believe it’s based on your from September onwards hasn’t really own experiences? crossed my mind yet. CB: Yes, it’s a play based on my five years as a jazz singer in a wedding band, TW: How did it writing a play compare and nearly everything that happens in to writing stand up? it did happen at some point during one CB: It’s a very different skill, but I enjoyed of my many wedding gigs. It’s set at the writing it very much. Originally it had reception venue in the hour before the nine characters in it, but it became wedding party arrives, and is as much clear to me that that was never going about wedding days in general as it is to be possible, so I edited it down to what it’s like to perform at these things. four and it became much funnier, richer When you are in a wedding band you go and focused. Funny bits that I would to an awful lot of weddings, obviously, normally use as stand up material and you start to recognise certain have found their way into the mouths universal truths. And it doesn’t matter of the characters, and I like that. In a whether it’s the £100,000 wedding way that’s what I am trying to achieve (and I did play one of those, it was awful, with this, to bring the immediacy and Photo: Idil Sukan

3 TO SEE: MUSICALS 3 WITH Arty Inspiration: with that, let me know, and I’ll do nothing Sunday In The Park about it. Five One With George Productions say this As musical-lovers will is a fresh and exciting no doubt know, this is musical adaptation of a Stephen Sondheim the Greek myth; which musical, inspired by seems like a good plan to me. the Georges Seurat C eca, 3 – 16 Aug, 10.55pm (11.45pm), £6.50 - painting ‘A Sunday Afternoon On The £9.50, fpp230. Island Of La Grande Jatte’. And if that’s not an arty inspiration, I don’t know what is. And it’s from One Academy 3 Tried and Tested: Productions, who can generally be counted on to do a good job of a thing. Fresher The Musical C, 3 – 29 Aug, 3.35pm (5.35pm), £8.50 - £14.50, This is probably one fpp234. of the most tried and tested Fringe shows Toulouse-Lautrec: The of the year, given its Musical enormous success at Now, there are some last year’s festival – it people out there who won the Best New Musical Award – and might think this sounds the fact that it’s been touring the UK since a little bit crazy. Well, then. I suspect you’ll need to book ahead. you might be a little bit Pleasance Dome, 3 – 29 Aug, 3.50pm right, but at least it sounds interesting. (5.00pm), £9.50 - £12.00, fpp225. The life of the renowned French artist, is brought to the Fringe by a Japanese Homemade Fusion Company and alternately performed in ‘Homemade Fusion’ English and Japanese with subtitles. itself could probably C aquila, 4 – 29 Aug, 4.10pm (5.10pm), £7.50 - be regarded as tried £10.50, fpp234. and tested, given the successful partnership Orpheus and Eurydice of the song cycle’s Okay, nothing to do with fine art. But it’s writers Michael a classicy, artsy theme, so I’m forcing it Kooman and Christopher Dimond. But the into this section. If you have a problem main reason I chose this is because it’s

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3 TO SEE: THEATRE 3 Adaptations: a couple of years time! A definite enjoy the show. Well, insofar as you Q&A: CHARLIE BAKER recommend. can, given the dark themes. The Magical Quaker Meeting House, 8 – 13 Aug, Zoo Southside, 5 – 28 Aug (not 15, 22), relevance of stand up to theatre. I do Miranda Hart - but nothing beats writing Faraway Tree 2.30pm (3.30pm), £7.00 - £8.00, fpp266. 5.15pm (6.15pm), £7.00 - £9.00, fpp291. believe that theatre can learn a lot a joke and telling it to 300 people. Enid Blyton’s from stand-up, on a number of levels, I’m hoping I’ll get a similar buzz with the ‘Faraway Tree’ Tales From Edgar I, Malvolio and especially at the Edinburgh Fringe play. books were some Allen Poe Tim Crouch, re- when it comes to things like marketing, of my childhood It looks like there’s imagining ‘Twelfth accessibility and fluidity. TW: Do you enjoy performing as part favourites, but to quite a bit of EAP Night’ through of group, or do you prefer taking to the be frank, that’s not why I chose this at the Fringe again the eyes of ill-used TW: Have you directed the show? stage on your own? show. Obviously, that’s why the title this year but I’m steward Malvolio, CB: No way! I’m acting, writing and CB: One of the reasons I got into stand caught my eye, but it was the blurb attracted to this at the Traverse. producing, so to direct as well would up was because I like being at the front that made me laugh. Please don’t go particular adaptation because of the I’d get on the phone right now, if I make me a total megalomaniac! Also with the light on me, which is in turn expecting it to be a proper adaptation, company behind it: Backhand Theatre were you. I can’t help thinking tickets I’ve never directed anything before, so thrilling and terrifying. But being in a and please don’t take any children. gained our attention and high praise will be gone before you can say “I’ll be wouldn’t know where to start. We have cast can have its upsides too, it softens I’m hoping it might fall into the for their productions of ‘Greek Myths revenged on the whole pack of you”. a brilliant director in Paul Clayton (‘Peep the blow if it ever goes badly, and gives amusing-for-grown-ups category, For Kids’ and ‘The Love Of A Clown’, , 16 – 28 (not 22), times vary, £6.00 - £12.00, fpp271. Show’). He has one of the best comic you someone to have a pint with when it however. both of which scored 4/5. Puppetry, minds of anyone I’ve ever met and he goes well. gymnastics, and the voice of Derek Just The Tonic at The Caves, 4 – 28 Aug is a brilliant ’ director, pointing (not 17), 1.00pm (2.00pm), £3.00 - £4.00, Jacobi! It sounds like a recipe for Ophelia people in the right direction rather than TW: Do you see yourself coming back fpp278. greatness. I’ve seen many driving them there. to the Edinburgh Festival every year, C Eca, 3 – 29 Aug (not 15), 10.45pm shows come to or do you see yourself moving up and Gogol’s The (11.45pm), £7.50 - £11.50, fpp301. Edinburgh with a TW: Presumably it contains some on? Portrait spin on Hamlet, or music? CB: I took last year off to see if I missed Newbury Youth a focus on Ophelia, CB: Of course - it would be silly not to. I it, and I really did, so I have planned Theatre are 3 Spins on The Bard: but I have a good sing in the show too, but not something what I want to do here for the next five completely brilliant. feeling about this one. To be fair, that you would expect. years. It’s such a brilliant place to be as We know this, The Rape Of might be because I smiled when I read a creative person, and is a really good because every year Lucrece their blurb: “A fresh look at Hamlet TW: You’ve now got quite a bit of anchor for what you do for the rest of they bring a production starring young A solo adaptation using Shakespeare’s lines, but not acting on your CV, as well as the the year. people – yes, young people – and of Shakespeare’s necessarily in the right order”. comedy. Which do you prefer? narrative poem, theSpaces On The Mile, 15 – 27 Aug Charlie Baker’s show ‘Wedding Band’ is on always get a glowing review. We found CB: Stand up, stand up, stand up. It’s the consistent quality of their output starring Olivier (not 21), 5.00pm (5.55pm), £6.50 - £8.00, at Teviot from 3 – 29 Aug at fpp286. the greatest art form, for audience and 2.45pm (3.45pm), fpp164. so impressive that we gave them a Award nominated performer alike, and nothing beats it. ThreeWeeks Editors’ Award a couple RSC type Gerard Logan. Not a great Acting’s great and I have been lucky deal more to say about this; a great READ MORE of years ago for their accumulated Get ThreeWeeks theatre enough to work with some brilliant body of good work. work with strong themes, performed ThreeWeeks.co.uk/ reviews in your inbox writers - not least Graham Linehan, And at the rate they are going, we’ll by a renowned actor: There’s only one charliebaker with the eDaily Steven Moffat, Sharon Horgan and have to give them another one in thing to do, and that’s sit back and

3 TO SEE: MUSICALS from In Short Productions, who impressed attracted when I saw that it’s about Eyam, us so much last year with their production a place I visited frequently in my youth. of of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s ‘Edges’, It’s the plague village: when the disease that we gave them an award. So there arrived there in a box of infested cloth, you go. the villagers quarantined themselves, C soco, 3 – 29 Aug, 8.30pm (9.25pm), £7.50 - knowing that they were facing a very high £10.50, fpp226. chance of dying. So, yes, it might be a bit emotional and depressing. But it’s a The Improvised belting story to base a show on. Musical theSpaces at Surgeons Hall, 15 – 20 Aug, Improv is a very 4.15pm (5.50pm), £8.00 - £10.00, fpp231. popular thing at the Fringe; it wasn’t Miracles At Short always, but now it’s an Notice epidemic, and standing This is a new show out from the basic Whose-Line style from the writer formats are the musical improv shows. of ‘Tony Blair The There’s at least one improv musical show Musical’, a comedy with a higher profile than this one, but our musical based on the reviewer really enjoyed the show these witty stories of Saki, aka Hector Hugh chaps put on last year. Of course, you can Munro. I am assured that the character never completely guarantee a good show of Clovis Sangrail will appear, and that, for with improv, but I think this one is fairly a certain reason, makes me happy. safe bet. Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel, 14 – 20 C, 3 – 29 Aug, 6.00pm (7.00pm), £7.50 - £11.50, Aug, 10.20pm (11.30pm), £7.00 - £9.00, fpp229. fpp226. The Melody Blog To be honest, 3 New-ish Musicals: this sounds a bit confusingly futuristic, The Ring Of Stones but I am of a mind to A revival of a show think that’s a good that premiered a bit thing on balance. It’s a more than a decade very contemporary theme, with a touch of ago, but it hasn’t been the ‘Truman Show’ idea about it. I’m sold. out much since then Zoo Roxy, 15 – 27 Aug, 6.30pm (7.30pm), £5.00 I don’t think. I was - £6.00, fpp228.

WWW.THREEWEEKS.CO.UK | PAGE THIRTEEN THEATRE n TOTAL THEATRE AWARDS 3 TO SEE: THEATRE Matt Burman, producer at the Norfolk 3 With A immediately attracted to this and of that very & Norwich Festival, and Times dance Historical Touch: decided to tip it without even trying same number. critic Donald Hutera. to find out what it was about. Happily, And that’s good Announcing the launch of this Young Pretender she subsequently found out what it enough for me. year’s Total Theatre Awards last The really rather was about, and felt rather pleased. Plus, I’m sure it will month, its Producer, Pippa Bailey, told good – in fact, Not only did it fit into her section on all be a great revival One of ThreeWeeks’ favourite ThreeWeeks: “It’s been a tough year Fringe First things set in the past, it also promises of Martin Crimp’s theatre awards programmes, the in which to fund raise to produce the winning good – tea, toff and tantrum action from the most highly regarded play. Total Theatre Awards, will be back awards but harder still for the artists Nabakov return 1920s, officially the best decade ever. Greenside, 5 – 12 Aug, 4.25pm (5.55pm), at the Edinburgh Fringe once again producing work in these difficult £5.00 - £6.50, fpp239. to the festival Well, in some ways: obviously the rise this year, celebrating individuals times. We are delighted to be able with this piece about Bonnie Prince of fascism in Europe wasn’t awfully and companies that offer a “total to produce the awards in 2011 and 7 Day Drunk Charlie. A company with a fantastic beneficial, but the frocks were great. theatre experience”. welcome newcomer, The Nuffield, A new one woman reputation dealing with a fascinating Paradise In Augustine’s, 8 – 20 Aug (not Among the judges who will view this Southampton to our wonderful group 14, 15), 11.35am (12.45pm), £6.50 - £7.50, show from Bryony historical figure: definitely on my list of year’s contenders and pick overall of supporters”. This year’s awards fpp289. Kimmings, who things to look out for. winners are Anthony Dean, Professor will be presented on 25 Aug. More at last year won a Underbelly, 4 – 28 Aug (not 17), 4.40pm Of Theatre at Winchester University, www.totaltheatre.org.uk (5.40pm), £8.50 - £10.50, fpp314. Total Theatre 3 With Numbers: Award for her n Wireless show ‘Sex Idiot’. I think that alone FESTIVAL BACKSTAGE Mystery Theatre One Million Tiny is a good enough reason for you to ‘opera’, this company’s output is Presents... Plays About earmark her show. But if you need pretty unique, and Festival Backstage I like things that Britain an extra reason, here’s one: she’s an will give you a better idea of what to are a bit retro We’re always associate artist at The Junction in expect before the group arrive to (well, doesn’t talking here in Cambridge, which is quite near me. perform as part of EIF this month. everyone?) and the ThreeWeeks See, it’s a goodie. Another film will explore the original this looks like it fits the bill: faithful office about how Assembly George Square, 4 – 28 Aug (not The Edinburgh International Festival stories behind ‘One Thousand And everyone’s got a shorter attention 15, 22), 8.00pm (9.00pm), £10.00 - £12.00, recreations of old-time radio suspense fpp296. has teamed up with Standard Life to One Nights’, with actor Houda according to the blurb, live music, span these days, especially one launch a new venture called Festival Echouafni providing some exclusive sound effects and actual 1940s ThreeWeeks editor in particular. Backstage, a series of short films readings from this new adaptation of commercials. And it’s free. Which Could this be the entertaining answer giving behind the scenes insights the tales of Shahrazad, which has its gets a yay! for this very modern affliction? and background information into European premiere as part of EIF. Globe, 17 – 27 Aug (not 23), 3.30pm Possibly, as it’s lots of tiny plays, and about productions taking place Festival chief Jonathan Mills told (4.30pm), free, fpp311. originally serialised in , at the EIF this year. The films have ThreeWeeks: “These fascinating and and now brought to the actual stage. been created by TV production insightful films provide the perfect Poor Caroline Hill Street Theatre, 5 – 28 Aug (not 9, 16, and journalism students from complement to the remarkable range You know who 23), times vary, £9.50 - £15.00, fpp286. Get ThreeWeeks Edinburgh Napier University, and of work and artists presented at is sitting here, will be available via www.eif.co.uk/ the Festival this year. Thanks to this exhaustedly Attempts On Her Life theatre reviews festivalbackstage. innovative and exciting partnership we coming up with Well, the title doesn’t have any Among the insights is a guide to the are able to bring audiences closer to tips for the numbers in it, but it does have in your inbox Peking Opera, a high profile institution the artists and give an insider’s view ThreeWeeks a subtitle and that’s ‘Seventeen in its home country, but still unfamiliar on the shows we’re presenting this preview issue? It’s poor Caroline, as Scenarios For Theatre’, and the with the eDaily to many in the West. Although called year”. a matter of fact. No wonder she was blurb is absolutely full of mentions

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3 TO SEE: EIF ThreeWeeks’ Caro Moses recommends some shows from across this year’s Edinburgh International Festival programme

EIF Dreams: neatly into my ‘dream things’ a performance of Berlioz’s classical programme. And this Strauss and ‘Spring Dreams’ by category. It also happens to ‘Symphonie Fantastique’, lot are my first choice, partly, Chen Yi. The Peony Pavilion be an adaptation of one of my which is a) good and b) about I’ll admit, because I have seen The Queen’s Hall, 31 Aug, Du Liniang falls asleep and favourite books by renowned episodes in the life of an artist, them on the telly and they are 11.00am (12.45pm), tickets from dreams of a lover she has never Japanese author Haruki inhabiting a world of fantasy really good. The group will mostly £8, eifpp52. met, waking in despair, unable Murakami. I also happen to be and opium-induced dreams. be performing works from that to find her lost love. This sounds reading another of his books Plus, on the same night they’re Handel chap, including the Christoph Prégardien, Julian like a fascinating dance piece RIGHT NOW. Of course, you don’t doing Sibelius’s ‘Finlandia’, and extremely rousing ‘Dixit Dominus’. Prégardien, Michael Gees from The National Ballet Of need to know that. And it’s not everyone likes that, don’t they? , 15 Aug, 8.00pm Okay, it’s perhaps stretching it China, set to an original score compulsory to read those books AND you get Tchaikovsky’s Violin (9.45pm), tickets from £12, a little to call this a vocal group, by Guo Wenjing and performed either, as good as they are. Concerto. Excellent. eifpp31. not least because Michael Gees by the National Ballet Of China But you might want to see this Usher Hall, 31 August, 7.30pm is a pianist, but it’s certainly a Symphony Orchestra. I had a play, as, given the quality of the (9.30pm), tickets from £12, Chanticleer family group, as German tenors dream tickets for this were selling material involved, chances are eifpp37. Chanticleer is a Grammy award Christoph Prégardien and like hot cakes, which I have a it’ll be good. winning vocal group from San Julian Prégardien are father feeling might have been more of King’s Theatre, 20 – 24 Aug at EIF vocal groups: Francisco, and, according to and son. Christoph, an award a premonition. 7.30pm (9.20pm), 21 Aug at the EIF programme, is the first winning singer well known for Festival Theatre, 13 – 15 Aug, 2.30pm (4.20pm), tickets from The Sixteen ensemble of its kind to enter the his performances in Mozart 7.30pm (9.30pm), tickets from £10, eifpp18. I’ve always thought that if you’re American Classical Music Hall Of operas, has often collaborated £12, eifpp7. a bit of a stranger to the world Fame. The twelve-strong all-male with Gees, so one can expect Philadelphia Orchestra of classical music that the more troupe has changed its line up things to go smoothly when they The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Philadelphia Orchestra, led vocal side of things is probably over the years, but the current perform a selection of works by As the International Festival’s by conductor Charles Dutoit, are the best place to start, should ensemble makes its festival Schumann, Brahms, Mozart and programme points out, ‘The performing twice at this year’s you be feeling curious. Which debut this year, performing a Schubert. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle’ Edinburgh International Festival, is why I thought I’d focus in range of pieces including works The Queen’s Hall, 25 Aug, crosses the boundary between but it’s the second date I’m on some of the vocal groups from the Spanish Renaissance, 11.00am (12.45pm), tickets from dreams and reality, making it fit interested in, as it will include appearing in this year’s EIF ‘Drei Männerchöre’ by Richard £8, eifpp49.

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3 International: types, but it should be fun for everyone else too: a very colourful production Interno 10/B involving baroque, ballet, design and This looks quite appealing; ten is a sound inspired by Commedia del’Arte house number, and ten callers come and the work of Federico Fellini. to a door. The producers promise New Town Theatre, 4 – 28 Aug, 7.00pm ten “life changing moments” on the (8.10pm), £12.00 - £14.00, fpp175. doorstep, as evoked through dance. The basis sounds mundane and The Prophecy domestic, but I think that’s probably This really is a fairy tale. Well, okay, it’s the point. not, but it’s got fairies in it. Actually, the company producing this actually C, 3 – 13 Aug, 6.00pm (7.00pm), £7.50 - £11.50, fpp172. use the word faerie, which is one of my favourite words, but I rarely use Moving On it in case people think I’m being a bit Q&A: LUCA SILVESTRINI affected. But, that’s by the by; this is a This piece is by Dance Ihayami, and Luca Silvestrini is the Strickler, and we then started the stage, huge videos of people’s we’ve given them great reviews in the dance piece set in 20s Edinburgh, and artistic force behind making work together as Protein changing expressions, which have past, so I feel pretty confident about inspired by Yeats’ ‘The Changeling’. C, 13 – 29 Aug, 12.05pm (12.55pm), £4.50 renowned dance company Dance. been filmed by Rachel Davies. The recommending this show. The group action is fast, the text is amusing, specialise in Indian classical dance, - £9.50, fpp175. Protein Dance, who are TW: What made you set up your poignant, telling... and I think and this production places it in a bringing their latest show own company? Edinburgh audiences will really go contemporary setting, combined with ‘LOL’ to the Edinburgh LS: Bettina and I shared a for it. music and film. 3 NEW physical pieces: Fringe this year. Known fascination for the everyday, for the Zoo Roxy, 18 – 27 Aug, 9.45pm (10.40pm), for producing shows which life that was going on all around us, TW: Dance is probably considered £8.00 - £9.00, fpp173. Shutterland and we felt we could portray that one of the more ‘highbrow’ The Lecoq trained members of are witty and humorous, on-stage, and comment on it. Also, elements of the festival. How do Swimming With My Mother Rhum & Clay Theatre offer a slightly while dealing with pertinent at the time we felt there was a lot of you think people with no interest Producing company CoisCéim Dance mysterious sounding piece: a man modern themes, Silvestrini’s heavy, serious work around and we in dance can be attracted to come Theatre are double Fringe First finds himself on the run, and under work is a far cry from what wanted to make something that was and see dance pieces? winners, so I think it’s reasonable to constant threat from surveillance many probably envisage a bit lighter. LS: Well ‘LOL’ is hardly highbrow! It’s expect good things. This duet looks agents. Though humour is promised, as heart-warming and moving as the so I don’t think it’s going to be all dark. from a dance show. a show that will talk to the general TW: Your work is renowned for public and, whatever you think dance group claim. Zoo, 5 – 29 Aug, 4.15pm (5.15pm), £7.00 - ThreeWeeks spoke to him dealing with contemporary issues is, it’s accessible and they should , 5 – 21 Aug, times vary, £7.00, £9.00, fpp176. about his career so far, and in a humorous and accessible way. connect to it. Dance doesn’t have fpp177. about how dance isn’t the Is this deliberate? to be a faraway, sophisticated or Seagull Effect dry, highbrow artform some LS: I’ve been asked this a lot. I don’t distant artform; and to be honest, 3 fairy tales: This is the latest show from Total Theatre Award nominees Idle Motion, believe it to be. think it’s something you decide... you what I do is the opposite of all that. have a way of seeing things, and a Though you’re right, some people The Old Woman Who Lived In A... set around the famously unexpected and violent storm of 1987. This TW: When did you decide to way of interpreting things, which is do think of it as being difficult, which Strictly, I suppose this is more a multimedia production examines the pursue a career in dance? part of your nature. I do believe that invariably it is not – far from it – but nursery rhyme than a fairy tale, but chaos and destruction caused by the LS: At university in Bologna back through satire and humorous dance it is a problem companies like mine never mind. This physical theatre storm, and reflects on the experiences in Italy I studied both theatre and you can make strong statements have to work hard to overcome. To piece sounds fun, examining what of individuals affected by it. dance, and in my 20s me and while still occasionally laughing at be honest, I wish we stopped using might have become of the Old things, but it’s not like I do it on labels - comedy, dance, theatre, etc - Woman, and the children she whipped Zoo Roxy, 5 – 27 Aug, 4.20pm (5.20pm), some friends started a physical £8.00 - £10.00, fpp176. theatre company. Life then took purpose, it just comes naturally. and just focused on what makes any and starved. Set twenty years on, me to London, and it was there one show special or different. when the now-grown children are TW: What is ‘LOL’ about? bent on revenge, it promises to be State Of Mind that I decided Luca Silvestrini’s show ‘LOL’ is on at Zoo LS: ‘LOL’ delves into the world humorous and surreal. As the title suggests, this new to concentrate Southside from 22 - 27 Aug at 2.05pm physical theatre piece from Z of electronic communication, to (3.15 pm), fpp 173. theSpaces at Surgeons Hall, 15 – 27 Aug, on dance and Theatre Company is all about the choreography. I comment on how we connect 12.15pm (1.15pm), £5.00 - £8.50, fpp174. with each other, and how mind, examining the road to lunacy, attended Laban for apparently, and how far one can go social networking has radically READ MORE Pinocchio: A Fantasy Of Pleasures a one-year course. down that road before finally being changed the way we conduct our ThreeWeeks.co.uk/ You know what, this isn’t strictly a fairy While at Laban deemed insane. Sounds good. I met Bettina relationships. We have a cast of lucasilvestrini tale, either, but you can see where I’m six dancers and, at the back of going with this, can’t you? This looks theSpace on Niddry Street, 8 – 18 Aug, times vary, £3.00 - £5.00, fpp177. like it should appeal to all you arty

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3 From The Edge: (actually, I think he might be the also- tipped Jay Foreman’s brother), is The National doing a couple of nights at Assembly I expect a lot of readers will have Hall. Don’t be put off by his scary heard of The National, as they are publicity shot. mildly famous. Their subtly-crafted Assembly Hall, 23 – 24 Aug, 11.59pm rock songs hold back waves of (12.49am), £15.00, fpp195. emotion that are channelled through frontman Matt Berninger’s baritone voice. And when they all let it out, 3 Folky Treats: the wave of noise that hits is almost The Wrigley Sisters physically moving. I have this on good I seem to have a habit of liking authority. musicians from Orkney, which is why The Edge Festival at Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 23 Aug, 7.00pm (10.30pm), I’d like to go and see this sibling folk £22.50, fpp214. duo renowned for their sense of fun as well as their lively original music. James Blake One night only, though, so make sure Often spoken about as a dubstep you don’t miss it. artist, Blake is really something else Acoustic Music Centre at St Brides, 15 entirely. According to my colleague Aug, 8.30pm (9.45pm) £10.00 - £12.00, Andy, whose music taste is pretty fpp223. much flawless, Blake’s electronic, Tom Fairnie often piano-based songs loop around Not someone I have come across inside themselves gradually pulling you before, but if the reviews are to be into a trance-like state as you focus on believed, then he’s very good. His work his stunningly soulful voice. is described as lyrical, melodic, and The Edge Festival at Liquid Room, 30 Aug, intelligent, and someone from the Q&A: NICK PYNN 7.00pm (10.30pm), £10.00. Evening News called him “Scotland’s best kept song writing secret”. Should called it ‘avante folk’. They’re songs suitability for musicians and the Warpaint Festival veteran Nick be good. Pynn is one of those extra without words, mostly. profile will follow that. Warpaint’s debut album, ‘The Fool’, was a favourite of ThreeWeeks’ sister Acoustic Music Centre at St Brides, 15 special Fringe acts. Which publication CMU last year, but I’m Aug, 9.00pm (10.00pm), £8.00 - £10.00, TW: What amazes many of TW: What advice would you give fpp221. will be why we gave him a our reviewers is how many for any musicians considering told that live they are something even ThreeWeeks Award, even instruments you play. Which are a residency at the Edinburgh better. Their intricate guitar lines and The Shee if that was at another your favourites? Fringe? fragile vocals weave around each An all female six piece who offer Fringe closer to his year NP: In a solo concert I think of them NP: Firstly, find a venue that won’t other, creating an atmosphere it’s music that is a tantalising mix of round home in Brighton. all as being components of one rip you off. Play for the audience, hard not to find infectious; definitely a different kinds of folk – Gaelic, Scots big instrument, working together and enjoy the performances as if date to put in your diary. Putting the multi well and a particular favourite of mine, to do whatever is needed to serve each could be your last (you could The Edge Festival at The Queens Hall, 23 Bluegrass. They’ve had nominations in and truly into the word Aug, 8.00pm (10.30pm), £19.00. the ‘song’, so I consider the violin get run over by a tram tomorrow, the Scots Trad Music Awards, and the multi-instrumentalist, and bass pedals, plus my voice, or well, if they ever finish the tram lines 3 A Capella: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and their Pynn’s unique brand of invisible guests perhaps, to be one in Edinburgh!) In terms of finding current album is doing very well. big instrument combined. When a venue, I’ve always admired the experimental folky music Pink Noise by FORK Acoustic Music Centre at St Brides, 16 makes him a must-see act. playing for my own amusement ethos of Peter Buckley Hill’s Free Aug, 8.30pm (9.45pm), £10.00 - £12.00, though, my overall favourite Fringe. What he provides is at least This lot claim that theirs is a show fpp219. Like, MUST see. In fact, we changes regularly. Right now, it’s as good as other (hired) venues which ‘reinvents a cappella’, and won’t be distributing any ‘I the banjo. where you would make a significant boast of their groundbreaking 3 comedic musiC ACTS: did the Fringe’ badges this loss putting on a show. sounds, comic talent, and sell out year to anyone who doesn’t TW: What brings you back to shows in Scandinavia. Their supreme Truly Medley Deeply confidence might be slightly off-putting see his show. A Fringe Edinburgh each year? TW: What other acts are you This looks fun, and I like the play on NP: Being part of a huge creative looking forward to seeing this if I weren’t swayed by the whiteness of regular of old, Nick has built words in the title. The show promises soup of risk-taking performers, year? their pristine suits. mandolin, bongos, synths, and guitars, some strong friendships sharing in each other’s successes NP: My schedule is insanely busy as Assembly George Square, 3 – 28 Aug, in a performance of intricately 6.05pm (7.15pm), £11.00 - £15.00, fpp216. in the comedy world, and failures. And Arthur’s Seat. not only am I doing my own show, crafted pop medleys; however, it also especially with the likes of but I’ll be playing with Kate Daisy promises acrobatic choreography and The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A TW: Music is a big part of the Grant at Fingers Piano Bar every hilarious routines. So that’s me sold. Stewart Lee and Rich Hall. Cappella Fringe in terms of numbers of day, as well as Rich Hall’s Hoedown SpaceCabaret at 54, 5 – 20 Aug, 6.00pm Indeed you may have seen Undergraduate a cappella group shows, but isn’t as high profile, at The Pleasance. On my one day (6.45pm), £5.50 - £9.50, fpp222. him on the most recent why do you think that is? off, I’m hoping to see comedians Oxford Gargoyles first came to series of Lee’s BBC2 show, NP: Yes, music probably is quite Stewart Lee, Simon Munnery, Edinburgh in around 2006, if I Flanders and Swann or at Hall’s ‘Hoedown’. This well represented if you take into Bridget Christie and Joanna remember correctly, and got a The lovely Tim FitzHigham and the account the operas and musical Neary. In music, I’ll be checking glowing review from one of our equally lovely Duncan Walsh Atkins August he’s back doing his writers, and I suspect they got glowing own thing, and ThreeWeeks shows, but as for the Fringe being out Antonio Forcione’s show and have been doing their Flanders and a place for new music to grow - like popping into the St Bride’s Acoustic reviews from lots of other people too. Swann thing off and on for years now, caught up with him to find it is for new theatre and comedy - Music Centre. Oh, and a brilliant Almost definitely a safe bet if you’re an and as a result, they do it very very out more. well, I guess most musicians reckon storytelling show called ‘Eric’s Tales a capella fan. well. C, 14 – 28 Aug, 2.15pm (3.05pm), £5.50 - the existing summer festival circuit of the Sea’ which I was blown away Pleasance Courtyard, 5 – 29 Aug, 2.30pm £11.50, fpp215. TW: So let’s start with the easy fulfils that role pretty well already. by last year. (3.30pm), £8.50 - £10.50, fpp205. question you probably find hard And perhaps the Fringe was really Nick Pynn’s show is on at Inlinguia from Beardyman Unshaved to answer! You’re sound is quite designed for art forms where a The Butterfly Effect 3 - 28 Aug at 9.15pm (10.15 pm), fpp Well, this is in fact a capella, even if unique, how would you describe ‘run’ is desirable, where performing These guys look crazy in a good way. 214. it’s not what you might necessarily the music you play? the same show in the same space Dance, clowning, and music played on think of as a capella (I have to say NP: You’re right about this easy for three weeks has real artistic myriad odd instruments (an amplified READ MORE that the image that always springs question actually being quite tricky. benefits. Music is a bit different bicycle, for instance)... it seems like a ThreeWeeks.co.uk/ to my mind is an equal number of I’ve always found it hard to describe in that regard. That said, I think recipe for all round quality and hilarity. nickpynn men and women, all dressed in black my own music, but others have the Fringe is slowly developing its Hill Street Theatre, 5 – 15 Aug, 11.15am and white). Champion beatboxer (12.00pm), £7.00 - £22.00, fpp197. Beardyman, aka Darren Foreman

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With so many shows at this competing opinions. I don’t know if things in perspective. I imagine a bad film for the first time at the Cameo, recommend festival, and so many reviews libraries are threatened in Scotland review is easier to take than being at midnight the first minute it was inviting yourself in ThreeWeeks as a result, but this one is well worth supporting gang-banged by eight moustachioed released, and now I always raise a round. She’ll give anyway”. handymen”. More at www.blackmed. glass and think to myself ‘you can walk you a big cuddle how can you find the time Biding Time (A Year In The Making), co.uk into a movie theater in Amsterdam and a cup of tea, to really discover the hidden Pleasance Dome, fpp243. Lloyd Langford: The Cold Hard Facts of and buy a beer. And I don’t mean just and charge you gems at the Fringe? Well, we Life, The Stand, fpp109. like in no paper cup, I’m talking about for neither. Then suggest taking a step back Catie Wilkins: The a glass of beer’. I don’t think Vincent you can sit on her sofa, and read the from the hub hub of the main Forest Cafe on Jay Foreman: Vega would ever worry about his reviews while petting both her cats Bristo Place Pleasance Dome reviews”. More at www.picturehouses. and screening awkward questions festival, and chilling out for an “I really like The on co.uk/cinema/Cameo_Picturehouse about extended family member hour or so, so you can do the Forest Cafe. It’s “The best place The Rob Deering Experience, Pleasance relations and whether your boyfriend reviews justice. As to where a really lovely, to sit and read Courtyard, fpp142. is inappropriately left-wing. Aunty Fi exactly you should chill, we chilled out the day’s reviews Rob Deering: Beat This, Pleasance lives on the outskirts of the city so you asked ten Fringe veterans vegetarian cafe, that feels a bit like a has to be the Courtyard, fpp142. can breathe either fresh country air mini escape from the madness. It’s for their tips. So, grab a copy Pleasance Dome. For a venue with or the over-powering stench of dung, quite near the action, so you can grab so many shows going on at once, it’s Catriona Knox: depending on whether or not the of the latest ThreeWeeks a ThreeWeeks (from the Bedlam surprisingly quiet. And if after reading Stockbridge farm next door are spreading. Time weekly and/or daily edition across the road, or there’s usually a something unpleasant you feel the “I’d head to your visit around whichever smell you from the nearest venue, or, copy in the Forest Cafe itself), then need to stare into space, what could Stockbridge and prefer while reading reviews, and say where WiFi is on offer, logon sit back and read it at your leisure be better than green leaves, cartoons saunter along the hi from me!” to www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk, or without people banging into you… on the wall, and the occasional old folk Water of Leith, Christmas for Two: Friends With You, Just which would almost certainly happen dancing the tango?” the Tonic, fpp58. if you’re a smartphone user maybe sit on a if you read it in the box office/corridor Jay Foreman: We’re Living In The Future, bench. There’s all sorts of jaunty, fire up iFringe, and sit back, where you pick your copy up from”. Underbelly Cowgate, fpp 96. wholesome goings-on to soak up Not happy with any of these relax a little, and read the Catie Wilkins: A Chip Off The Odd Block, there. A little dog fell into said water suggestions? reviews… ’s Pasture, fpp55. Rob Deering: when I was there last year (don’t Cameo Cinema worry it was fine) so there’s plenty to Craig Hill: The Gareth Richards: Bar on Home perk you up and remind you there’s a Look out for more tips New Town Deli on Spoon on Street world outside the Fringe”. on where to chill while Broughton Street Nicholson Street “So many cosy Catriona Knox: Packed Lunch, reading the reviews in the “I mainly like to “My favourite cafes and bars Udderbelly’s Pasture, fpp 55. ThreeWeeks eDaily this week. place to go and in Edinburgh, but read the reviews Sign up for free at www. read reviews in my absolute favourite has to be the Amy Hoggart: My Aunt Fiona’s house in September ThreeWeeks.co.uk/eDaily when I’m chilling, Edinburgh would one at the Cameo cinema; comfy and “My favourite place to read reviews but since I live in Edinburgh it would be inside the body of a comedian cool, top movie decor, good drinks and in Edinburgh is Aunty Fiona’s house. still be in my favourite little cafe ‘The having better time at Edinburgh snacks, and most importantly it always It’s completely lovely. Seriously, if And look out for another New Town Deli’ where no matter what than me. Failing that, trendy, kooky, reminds me of Pulp Fiction. I saw the you are related to her I would really Fringe Survey next week. the review says the sun always shines spacious café Spoon, at 6a Nicolson through their big sunny windows in Street, would be the place to go. They their happy little yellow corner cafe do great tea and lovely food which - the perfect place to while the day is pricier than fast food but worth it. away with the papers”. More at www. I think people get put off Spoon, as thenewtowndeli.com they think they will have to actually spoon with someone while being Craig Hill – Blown By Fan…!, Underbelly’s Pasture, fpp62. there, but I’ve been on my own and it was actually fine”. More at www. : spooncafe.co.uk The Meadows Gareth Richards: It’s Not the End Of The “There’s an World, Pleasance Courtyard, fpp82. amazing sandpit on the meadows Dan Antopolski into which you from Jigsaw: can chuck your Mezz Bar on children then sit at the side and relax. Broughton Street It’s not just a pit with sand in; there “This unassuming are climbing frames, funnels and a café in the New sort of industrial digger which must Town is far be dangerous. It’s also close enough enough from Festival hubbub to be to the pitch and putt to act as a a quiet spot for an extended coffee bunker. As I say, perfect for the kids”. session and a read. Also, they make Alex Horne: Seven Years in the Bathroom, a great carbonara - I had it about Pleasance Dome, fpp36. five times last year”. More at www. Alex Horne: Taskmaster, Gilded Balloon mezzbar.net Teviot, fpp36. Jigsaw, Pleasance Courtyard, fpp98.

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THREEWEEKS FEATURE established textile traditions of India can still influence the work of Western artists in the twenty first century”. The three works are distinct from each other, though all offer a modern take on the traditional art form explored in the first part of the exhibition. Though one in particular has a very modern dimension. “Deirdre has introduced a high-tech element into her work, namely QR codes”, says Elizabeth. “With this she refers to the rapid growth of information technology in contemporary India. This innovative element relating to our own time cleverly relates to the not infrequent practice by traditional Indian craftsmen of incorporating images of the latest inventions of their time such as the delightful image of a railway train woven as a repeat pattern into the border the late nineteenth century Baluchari sari included in the exhibition”. The third element to ‘Heirlooms’ is actual demonstrations of textile production in action. Elizabeth once again: “Two highly regarded festival heirlooms lead cultural interchange Indian crafts practitioners will give demonstrations of their skills Perhaps the most visual representation of the theme that Or, to put all that in the words of in turn, by India, Portugal and Holland”. during the exhibition. One is Jyotish runs throughout the Edinburgh International Festival this year the man in charge, EIF Director He adds: “The textiles keenly Debnath, a weaver from the Crafts Council of West Bengal’s Weaving will be found in the Dovecot Studios on Infirmary Street in Johnathan Mills: “The creative desired by the islanders were interchange between east and produced in Gujarat and along the Centre at Kalna, near Kolkata. He the form of a textile exhibition called ‘Heirlooms’. The impact west - past, present and, perhaps Coromandel coast. These brilliantly will demonstrate on a small loom, of the textile traditions of India and South East Asia, on each most vitally of all, future - is at the coloured cottons and sumptuous silk, specially brought from India, the other and on the Western World, will be explored through a heart of our festival this year, and double ikat patola, would establish complicated technique of jamdani a collection of works both old and new, from both east and west. this is beautifully demonstrated in an exalted status for their owners weaving technique in which additional ‘Heirlooms’. Presenting gorgeous at a glance. The vibrant dyes and weft threads are introduced with historical works from the Jonathan inexhaustible design inventory spools as the weaving progresses”. Hope collection alongside newly created an insatiable demand and She continues: “The other is Bina created contemporary work by there are records of warehouses in Dey, an award winning embroiderer hugely talented Scottish artists and Dutch Batavia - modern day Jakarta from the Crafts Council of West demonstrations from craftspeople - stacked with tens of thousands of Bengal’s Kantha Training Centre in visiting from abroad, this exhibition cloth lengths”. Kolkata, who will also be in Edinburgh will give us a chance to experience As trade in textiles grew between to demonstrate the design processes and learn about Indian and Javanese India and Indonesia a cultural and stitches and techniques of kantha textiles, their rich heritage and how exchange occurred. “Naturally, the embroidery”. they have developed to the present Southeast Asians had their own textile So works of old, works of new and day, and a glimpse into what may traditions”, Ben continues, “including works in progress, all demonstrations come next”. the techniques of warp ikat on cotton, of a cultural exchange between east As Johnathan indicates, there practised throughout Indonesia, and and west, such a perfect combination are several elements to ‘Heirlooms’. batik, almost synonymous with Java. of elements for the EIF’s visual arts David Weir, Director of the Dovecot The influence of Indian imported cloth strand this year. Though some will Studios, embellishes on two of them. on local production was profound, and remain a little perturbed by the idea “There are two exhibitions under the this can be seen in some of the batik of an exhibition based around textile Heirlooms title”, he explains, “the compositions in this show. There was works, an art show based around first a more historical perspective on a two-way exchange of design ideas in a craft. Back to Dove Cot Studios 17th Century to 20th Century textiles operation, as different regions desired Director David Weir: “The thing from the far east; the second a more different patterns and the Indian cloth about textiles is that they are so contemporary 21st Century reflection makers would have received specific tactile and often the detail is so fine on textiles, including a new piece instructions”. - we want to be able to show people by our own master weaver Naomi The Indian textile makers were the detail without having a screen Robertson”. also hugely influential on the across them. But other than than that Ben Divall has co-curated the Western world, and in may ways what is wonderful about textiles are former of those, offering an insight still are, something explored in the that it crosses so many aspects of into the work of generations of textile second strand of ‘Heirlooms’, the design, craft and art. The multilayered makers from India, and the role their new commissions. Co-coordinator aspects that go into making highly work played in wider cultural and Elizabeth Guest tells ThreeWeeks: prized textiles are hard to show so we economic development of their time. “The new works in Heirlooms have encourage people to read some of the Ben explains: “For centuries, much of been commissioned from three material while they walk around the the known world’s economy turned Scottish textile artists, Sarah exhibition, and to savour the intricacy on the exchange of Indian textiles Sumsion, Deirdre Nelson and Naomi of the work”. for spices. The Indonesian islands, Robertson. They were each asked Heirlooms runs from 4 Aug - 4 Sep from especially the Moluccas, were the to create a new work which would 10.30am - 5.30pm daily at Dovecot source of this valuable commodity, reflect the Indian textile traditions that Studios on Infirmary Street. Demonstrations take place from 11.00am - 1.00pm and consisting of nutmeg, cloves and they found inspiring and which would 2.00pm - 4.00pm on 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25 pepper, and the trade was controlled, demonstrate the fact that the long Aug. More at www.eif.co.uk.

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3 Sculpture and Cosmopolitan Auld Reekie have lots of experience easy going mile, or so they tell me) generally improvise and minstrel This is an exhibition of work by a in spooking the life out of people, so this could go down well if you’re a over. I hope the interesting people installation leading Scottish artist Lesley Anne and this particular event is only the little hungover. Or when your granny have some choice in the matter... Derks, who creates gorgeous night tip of the iceberg when it comes to comes to visit. Or even if those two Laughing Horse @ The Beehive Inn, 8 – 27 Thomas Houseago – The Beat Of time cityscapes full of glowing, the programme of tours they have occurrences collide. Aug, 5.00pm (6.00pm), free, fpp185. The Show (Outdoor Sculpture) industrial lights. I’d really love one for put together for the Fringe this year. Outside , 5 – 29 Aug, I love an outdoor sculpture exhibition; Christmas. The gallery will also be Other highlights include the Historical 10.30am (12.10pm), £8.00, fpp184. Buddhist Meditation there’s something that seems to me displaying the work of Lesley McLaren, Underground Tour and a Children’s Well, a lot of people would say there’s really right about viewing that kind of who specialises in stylised pastoral Scary Haunted Underground nothing odd about meditation, and art in the outdoors. What’s more, this scenes. Experience. 3 ODDITIES: to be honest, I’m inclined to agree. particular show is taking place at the scotlandart.com, 2 Aug – 4 Sep (not 8, 15, Meet at The , 5 – 27 Aug, hourly I suspect it’s something that other Botanic Gardens, a place I really like. 22, 29), times vary, free, fpp188. from 6.00pm – 9.00pm, £9.50 (£8.50), Overnight Ghost Hunt people get a lot out of, and I am The Leeds born artist creates striking, fpp180. Well, some might not consider this really jealous of them as a result. modern pieces using a variety of an oddity, I suppose, if they’re the That being the case, you’d think I’d media, and I am quite anxious to see 3 fesivals within City Of The Dead kind of folk who are into seances and stop being jealous and give it a go. some of them face to face, as it were. A ThreeWeeks reviewer once called ouija boards. I do find it a bit odd, But no. Stop and meditate? Me? In In the flesh. Or rather, in the wood, the festival: Black Hart Entertainment’s ‘City Of because - although I’d actually quite the middle of the Edinburgh Festival? plaster, clay, iron or steel. The Dead’ walking tour “a Fringe like to - I don’t really believe in ghosts, Haven’t got time. I am, however, an Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 1 Aug – CineFringe Film Festival institution”, and they were not and I think that you are supposed to expert at preaching one thing and 4 Sep, 10.00am - 5.45pm, free, fpp191. This small Fringe festival of film wrong about that. It’s been going believe in ghosts if you attend this: practising another. Go Buddhist went down rather well with our for years now, and has frightened it’s run by Paranormal Investigations Meditating, all of you. It will do you Tony Cragg ThreeWeeks reviewer last year, who myriad terrified Fringe-goers. It’s a Scotland - who sound like they take it good and give you a break from the This sculpture show is at another one declared it a “wonderful new addition scary, historical treat for anyone into seriously - and held in a place that I hustle of the busy Fringe. of my favourite Edinburgh locations, to the Fringe”. So, a good thing it’s ghouls, grimness and creepiness. think they believe is properly haunted. Edinburgh Buddhist Centre, 10 – 29 Aug, that’s the Scottish National Gallery back this year then, eh? Alas, I don’t Best avoided if you have a sensitive Gilmerton Cove, dates vary, 9.00pm 11.00am (12.30pm), £9.00 (£6.00), fpp180. of Modern Art, a place I have enjoyed know the exact line-up of new short disposition or a fear of poltergeists (2.00am), £35.00, fpp185. much whiling in over the years. films due to be shown just yet, but I and graveyards, however. This, happily, is also an outdoor suspect that by the time you read this, Large Black Sign Outside St Giles The Magic Draw-About exhibition, of work from this renowned if you have a look at www.cinefringe. Cathedral, 1 Aug – 4 Sep, times vary, That name drew me in, I have to artist, currently director of the com, you might be able to find out. £9.50 (£7.50), fpp81. say, though, having read the Fringe Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Sweet Grassmarket, 15 – 28 Aug, 4.30pm programme blurb, I’m inclined Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, (5.30pm), tickets from £5.00, pp181. Hidden Gardens Of The Royal Mile to think this is a little off the wall: 1 Aug – 4 Sep, times vary, £5.00 - £7.00, After all that gore, why not try shows some serious crazy skill, fpp191. Get ThreeWeeks Edinburgh Book Fringe something nice, and gentle, and though, doesn’t it, to stand out The Edinburgh Book Fringe has loads relaxing, like this? As the title might in a sea of oddballery that is the art & events reviews 400 Women of classy events lined up for this year. suggest, it’s a tour of gardens in Fringe..? Lancelot Adam’s Walkabout This is a conceptual installation from in your inbox A few long term ThreeWeeks comedy Edinburgh’s picturesque Old Town, Troubadour Squad will, it appears, artist Tamsyn Challenger, a response favourites – Mark Thomas, David O’ with historical facts and stories to roam the streets, looking for to the famously unsolved rape and with the eDaily Doherty and Marcel Lucont – will be entertain. It’s not a taxing walk (one interesting people to draw and murder of thousands of women in the dropping in, as will any number of Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. The other interesting writers and activists. work includes contributions from 200 If time allows, I’d particularly like to international artists, and will go on see Pauline Black, of ska band The display in a dilapidated school. Selector and subsequent acting Scottish Cannongate Venture, 4 Aug – 4 career fame, who will be discussing Sep (not 8, 15, 22, 29), 11.00am - 6.00pm, free, fpp189. her autobiography. Different guests every day: for the full line up, see www. word-power.co.uk 3 local exhibitors: Word Power Books, 11 – 25 Aug, 1.00pm (2.00pm), free, fpp182. Mothers and Daughters At The Fringe Of Reason Four women, all from Fife, and all I selected this for inclusion here related to each other, all working in before I looked at their website. different media. This exhibition will When I did, I discovered a quotation feature work by etcher Elizabeth from someone or other calling this Shepherd, her daughters Katy “a festival within a festival within a McKidd Stevenson, (oils and collage) festival”. Which I felt added weight to and Roo McKidd (oils), as well as her the unseen forces already telling me granddaughter Thea Stevenson, a to include them in my festivals-within- photographer. I think that’s a nice the-Fringe section. Nah, I don’t really idea. believe in unseen forces, and neither McNaughtan’s Bookshop, 9 – 20 Aug (not do they: it’s a line up of sceptics and 14, 15), 11.00am - 5.00pm, free, fpp190. scientists, all coming together to talk about being sceptical and scientific. Battle Of Prestonpans Tapestry More information from www. 1745 skepticsonthefringe.co.uk. The Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry is a bit like the Bayeux tapestry, The Banshee Labyrinth, 6-27 Aug, 8.30pm (9.30pm), free. except it’s a whole lot younger: this community art project, worked on by hundreds of embroiderers from Scotland (as well as further afield), 3 WALKING TOURS: and was completed in July 2010. Auld Reekie Tours: Ghost And At about 1000 feet long, it must be Torture Tour an impressive sight, and a tribute I know you’re all out there, people to the 25,000 or so hours that the with an unnatural interest in torture aforementioned volunteers put into it. and ghosts. Well, here is an event to St Mary’s Cathedral, 15 – 29 Aug, times vary, free, fpp188. cater to your sick and warped needs.

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3 COMEDIC SHOWS hoping this is based on that. But it’s too late, I’m full steam ahead, and I’m FOR KIDS: recommending this no matter what. Spotlites’ shows for preschoolers The Adventurers’ are a great experience, especially Club if you’ve got the kind of three year We’ve been Tim old who finds it hard to sit still and FitzHigham fans concentrate. We saw their production pretty much since of ‘The Magic Porridge Pot’ last year he first arrived (it’s on again this year too) and had at the Fringe. a great time, not least because the You may be familiar with the madcap show feels more like a warm group antics that provide fuel and form for activity than a formal piece of theatre: his adult shows, and if you do, then the little ones are encouraged to you’ll appreciate why I think he’s a join in, and no-one gets cross if your safe bet for a madcap children’s toddler edges into the performance show. I’m less familiar, to be honest, space at the wrong moment… with the work of his co-star in this Spotlites @ The Merchants Hall, dates escapade, Tiernan Douieb (I have read vary, times vary, £6.50 (£5.50, £22.00F), his reviews, but never seen him on fpp21. stage), but if he’s in cahoots with Mr F then he surely has to be lovely..? For Greek Myths children aged 2+ For Kids Pleasance Courtyard, 2 – 29 Aug, 4.10pm Sometimes, the (4.55pm), £6.50, fpp18. old tales are Q&A: SPOTLITES the best. In this The I Hate case, they’re very, Every year the team children’s productions to the Fringe TW: What process do you go Children very old tales. Children’s Show from Spotlites take over for the last five years, starting through making a show for very ThreeWeeks were very impressed I actively chose last year by Backhand Theatre’s Merchants’ Hall on Hanover with ‘Treasure Island’ in 2006 and small children? How do you while we are mainly based in the approach entertainment for such NOT to go see adaptations of these Greek myths, Street, offering up a mix South of England the rest of the short attention spans? this show last which they perform using a mixture of theatre, comedy and year, we love spending our Augusts JC: ‘Magic Porridge Pot’ enabled year, but mainly of puppetry and storytelling. One that other entertainment. in Edinburgh, the atmosphere is us to find our feet, and we’ve grown because my daughter is three and I suspect will be very entertaining for But while the Spotlites electric! from there! Children are extremely probably wouldn’t enjoy a show aimed the adults, as well as for your small at the over-eights. But then I read our programme is eclectic clever and intuitive, capable of budding classicists. TW: So, you’ve always had a focus focusing on the tiniest details of a reviewer’s thoughts on the show and C eca, 3 – 29 Aug, 2.15pm (3.10pm), genre wise, it is perhaps on shows for children? story! The trick is to not let them found myself wishing I’d been able to £5.50 – £8.50, fpp21. the great children’s shows JC: Yes, Spotlites has always had down, don’t short change them! justify going. Perhaps I’ll try and find that this New Town venue a very strong youth ethos. We an eight year old to take this year. The Chronicles is best known for. This take great pride in seeing children TW: What do you think makes a Either way, I am going to recommend Of Bitter And actively engaged and using their good children’s show? it to you all; we gave it 5/5, so you Twisted is no surprise given that know it makes sense. Okay. Well. This outside of August the imaginations, and becoming totally JC: Something that engages the enthralled in our stories. What’s child! We’ve had many wonderful Zoo Southside, 6 – 29 Aug, 12.30pm deviates slightly Spotlites theatre company equally rewarding is seeing the experiences when children, (1.15pm), £7.50, fpp22. from the whole specialises in shows for parents enjoy the performances sometimes the shyest in the adaptation theme younger theatre-goers. through their children. The audience, will spontaneously tell Sheep Ahoy! (On a little, because this isn’t really an Grassier Tides) Last August the youngest newcomers often come in with Robinson Crusoe that a pathway adaptation at all, more a taking- A show performed something-as-a-starting-point-and- member of the ThreeWeeks folded arms, but by the end the to the healing crystal can only be parents and their child(ren) are obtained by following the code by someone turning-it-on-its-head sort of thing. In team (four years old enjoying the story together, and they have deciphered, or that called Phil The this puppet show, dubbed an “urban this week) checked out playing together, sometimes for the enormous turnip is simply Shepherd might sequel” to the ‘Ugly Duckling’ story, a one of these shows with the first time! We’re about families too enormous to be heaved up! not be the most swan makes the discovery that she is her mother, a certain and the right to play, and hopefully, Children are always willing to obvious choice for your five year old’s actually a duck. I think it sounds nice. we pass that message on to the suspend disbelief when they feel Fringe viewing, but I think you should Especially if it proves that it’s not just ThreeWeeks co-editor take a chance on this. Funny poems the beautiful birds that get a happy who was very impressed people that come and see the safe, and we are proud to say that shows! they do it at our shows all the time! and stories, live cartoon drawings, ending. Fingers crossed. by how focused the play and previously seen and loved by Assembly George Square, 3 – 29 Aug, was on catering to the TW: A lot of children’s shows are TW: What keeps you coming back our ThreeWeeks reviewer. And it’s 11.50pm (12.50pm), £6.00 – £8.00, fpp20. (considerable) needs of tiny aimed at a very broad age range, to the Edinburgh Festival? free, so you’ve absolutely no excuse. and often aren’t easy for toddlers JC: Apart from the fact that it’s Well, unless you have an important children. Which that in mind engagement already inked in for every we spoke to Spotlites actor to sit through. Some of your the most beautiful city I’ve ever shows are specifically aimed at a seen, the festival is almost like an single afternoon that it’s on. But that James Cowden to find out very young age group - what made addiction - once you’ve started, seems unlikely. more. you decide to do shows like this? you can never quite stop the buzz Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 4 – 21 Aug, 2.45pm (3.45pm), free, fpp28. JC: Public demand! After seeing our you’ve gotten! From the moment TW: Tell us about the Spotlites productions for five to twelve year September hits, we start to think, theatre company. olds, many parents would come “Right! Now to start getting ready 3 ADAPTATIONS: JC: Spotlites has been around up to us and said, “That was great! for next year’s Fringe”! Get lots of for about eighteen years and is Do you have anything that my very The Enormous dedicated to providing theatre for, small ones can come and see?” So ThreeWeeks Find out more about this year’s Turnip with and by children and young we made our first interactive play Spotlite’s programme at Now I come to kid’s show people. Our Artistic Director, for little uns - ‘Magic Porridge Pot’ www.spotlites.co.uk think of it, I’m Rachel Thomson-King, founded the - which was a smash hit and sold not actually sure reviews company, and writes and directs out in both 2009, at its debut, and READ MORE whether this is the various hit productions that again in 2010. This year, it’s joined ThreeWeeks.co.uk/ an adaptation or in your inbox we have put on over the years. by ‘The Enormous Turnip’, again spotlites not, but I very clearly remember a We have brought our interactive aimed at 2-5year olds. turnip story from my youth and I’m with the eDaily

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