Festival Front

l A true child of the Festival. the Leech embraces its ego jamboree wrth a cocktail of mixed memories. uppermost those of a Black Russian and a Hot Nutty Irishman. They had their wicked way wrth the Leech in the Spiegeltent during the long. hot August of 92 and have been doing so

on an annual basis ever since.

deSpite entreaties for more regular Visits.

Born many Fringes back into the Underbelly's darkest. dankest performing dungeon. there being no room at the Holiday Inn. the Leech's first taste of the Festival was appearing in Puppetry of the Foetus wrth a Latvian avant garde actress who the Leech knew only as Mother. She could deliver a child but scarcely a line in English and early reviews focused on the

Leech's pre-natal gyratin’. projected yia X 'a\, onto the audience's foreheads l'Reptllsiye but compelling" The isti.i't\/1y (‘zodf' [)1 Baum/dos" l"/eek/y Rel/rem. l‘F-ucking helll' The Dali". Te/egraph. “Just tucking heltf'l. The eventual birth unlent smootth but recreating it every night '.'.’II t a matinee on Sunday caused no small amount of creative friction. not to mention blood loss. and the t, eech was left an orphan on the Royal Mile. Taken in by a trio ot wandering Australian stanrl ups who spent three days tinding therr gig. l eeclt became -.'.'a:; a r.t>itti'irle<l

ll‘lllgfirllétlllltt {tltl'llltl 4‘ Naturally. the Leer..." became a petty and

vindictive critic and 4; looking torn‘xard to crashing a

.'":()l(;‘ ll()ll(3fé ttll(l (llifétltlfk

o.<:.' tl‘e 'lext three '.'.’(:€:l\'f;. Startiitgi .'.'ith ()tlt o‘ the Blue. 'éll‘ ii‘te'nati<:iiait~, gm: £lll"€:(l a cappella grout: ‘.'.i'lt) art"- ;>'::.irl to anr‘iitil‘oe r'. .'.'ll. be (ttfllitil'ltl a substantial l)(;!17(3"it«.l(_l(:i)lllllf;l.(?(l?'f; lii‘otiit; to the Maya ()l‘ (titan: litif‘t. lt‘sa £lttfl21l)l(:£tl'l‘fltl'll an act '.'.'(;.".h\, of success. :,Ll‘. Judgiirig tyg. most artistti <.-><l>e."i(:~i‘.<:ef; of tlte financial black hole that it; the

ilientt2e'é; i.“- tt‘e {l'rrlie

feed. tl‘e 'i ~:,-<,-t:'l al‘l Clint-:14; it'lt l)(: the (iaatev‘alaii klzlf; ‘.'.l‘o are f;l!il fif'ltlllttll T'oi filler

S;.;;2l;<,~r some nel>ti>rlltnah

aural it: ' .t .'.‘.l‘l\ "l mull "l- "at ESiltlHa'xl {1"k) i 1“ . l'.(l‘ (A), \l'

/.><: t" Her: fir-c. (-30.13?

Kilauea .Jwi l‘.. /\l toot ..i. t,- ai:!"ttl ll fruit/W».

(,t>;.".". (NJ/«.413 .'.‘elaé; a,:nti tiif; own solo piano piece at t"-:; lied (Ions-xii lla'i at: ML". 1;? TM} (Izr'xin'fn (Iai'rtge'fr; ."T [)a'wV

(\ 'IV‘IV)I\/H" lit Iv

'\|

HEY {\litl ‘iat; stared llltnatt: ;,éi'{if>"‘l'lttt

f‘l)(lx,tf i'. .J-.,-ri'..'<:.'

lhe t eecl‘ it; pi lz'glil‘. racked

Precocious, moi? Johnny Ahdout (centre)

with relish knoy'xing how mart; i-‘s'.ie\.'.'ert;' stars; ‘.'.’l|t 5"‘ltettill‘, he ‘.'.’;tl‘ihel:l from

the Wadi-3;}.

l mall}. the t eeclt would like tr: poznt out the best (,all-fieifaton notice (E‘.(:l'i 'l’am

Art" not he perforlizing on

L” Aagiist as; me '8 playnng at Elton John’s wedding.’

t-::-t 'e'n eat cake. eh t'lton’.’

Bill Bailey Atria” OLHHH Salinnn Rushdie Steven Berke” Natasha Richardson Rmn pWOF

TWO mini trolls. the Ladybird Tut) grey. tta'fi‘e ta'tvx 31:57). Beard (he. a (Ilétt"'v\(}.l .'“.i.’7".)l. fé'...“-’-_: Mimi: Purim. 7, level“, giz‘zii mugyxrf, an; ,les~ .'.\ tuitkl-L .atzs Ytt’ieé. ttiJlgl-i: VerSIOn Of The Lord Of the a 'Yizlrtstg'ttn‘s; hat. I'VE ':?'r/.I“..<‘:’. three .,r.i::‘.:vtv -,-i::!. ' "1‘.":t."l5:."“l t -.'.=;lti_:-r, toznzslatton urn-.1143 zil‘fll .'.l‘i:>:>~t: L 'axaltl. {Wit Rings, 3 gunar pluck. thckene'. ‘.':i‘eatt;r.iss ’Ltf, llcdgezs a the». (with: ‘7' t” 4i '2 ih‘h’l, ':*;t‘;z:;‘ila. The [first .“ .x.;,.e , “arr ‘af'hi‘ls :ifit"<t» Ven‘SOn and salad filled FONS- «'t 3'97“?! Wit “It? lies: zi' Buddha. :i tuck ';c'."l:. llot ',.'.-:,---.'-;.>'~t. z> f..v-.-:: .f titles/‘43; “(lake (Ll) “:ctur-tr fw'tr: fttrezm and a bottle Of Older, a CD com 8'”ch Sitingsg‘rieri (Z: l. mum-1Asmile?” ;t‘ to ~2-1-‘f .e i v . ‘i- all 371“??? il’iki dad on tt‘v set (>9 H t-‘. t.'.<> Sittltwli kb

of Tales 0/ Topographic yoga mat A sing-e (lift; e "in {flange .2.‘ ("at 5' a"): t' nix: u.t‘:;.i~:>>:.. "ascara A Oceans by Yes. A single [lz..g.-.i.:n. ‘-.'.'v‘-"."‘-(?"§$ ()v.;;.iaais, :;l".t;l-’ :‘I‘t‘-"‘.

plum tomato.

ty‘tattiiYe A ~~-."gll€‘ Much.

6 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE -1 ' ' A i ; .