Edinburgh Festival

[_angel_]

What shows should I go and see o wise one then!

 

[nosos]

It's not just a plug cos I'm sleeping with the director - well it is cos otherwise I never would have seen it - but the importance of being turbaned is (genuinely) very fucking funny. Critics said so & everything . . .

 

[DexterTCN]

I've been to see:-
Chinese State Circus
Hansel & Gretel
The Snow Dragon (for young kids, highly recommended)
Brendan Burns (sp) Ozzie comedian
Camille
millions of stuff at the royal mile
loads of time spent at the Pleasance Dome, very chill place

Trying to catch:-
Ren-sa
George Galloway
everything I can

Have tickets for:-
Franz Ferdinand on the 31st

The world comes to Edinburgh once a year and I make full use of it

 

[Fuzzy]

just got back from edinburgh yesterday and had a wonderful time. we didnt see loads but caught arthur smith doing his version of swan lake, a show called denim (very funny) and an australian comedian/piano player called Tim Minchin. i really enjoyed the whole vibe of the city. lots of hustle and bustle and most people seemed really happy about the festival being on.

 

[frestonia]

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[dozzer]

What shows should I go and see o wise one then!

Oops - sorry, was around, but not at a computer! Hope you saw some good stuff!

I've only seen a couple of shows so far... need to get my act together (boom boom!)

 

[lang rabbie]

What shows should I go and see...

Children of the Sea

A variation on Shakespeare's Pericles performed by Tsunami victims - done as a promenade performance around the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Despite this jaded old cynic's initial concerns that it would be sentimental and manipulative stuff, it was actually a brilliant fusion of traditional Sri Lankan dance and tabla music, modern Sri Lankan street music, Shakespeare and some crafty modern blank verse pastiche.

On Saturday night, with a full moon on a cloudless night, it was magical.