Budapest Festival Orchestra
Top ranking young Hungarian musicians play Stravinsky and Bartok in one of the early musical highlights of the lnternational Festival. See Mus/c, page 54.
Tapeire The man who does 38 taps a second has a charming show that is made even better by its fiddle and percussion accompaniment. See Dance, page 32.
Wristcutter: A Love Story A humorous look into the afterlife through the eyes of a young suicide victim. Part road-trip, part acid trip, this film won plenty of admirers at the Sundance Festival. See Fi/m, page 37.
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Black Watch Insightful, funny and deeply moving, this National Theatre of Scotland production examines the realities of war from the soldier‘s perspective. See Theatre, page
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Reginald D Hunter As confrontational. confessional comedy turns go, there’s nothing to touch Hunter’s show Pride and Prejudice and Niggas this year. See Comedy, page 77.
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Into the Hoods
The ZO-strong London streetdance company put in a performance that 's as near to perfection as you get in a Fringe dance show. See Dance, page
Russell Brand Sex-crazed lothario who bedded Kate Moss. or shit—hot stand up with one of the funniest shows on the Fringe? We'll probably only ever know the truth about the
latter. See Comedy, page 18.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
The man who headbutted his team out of the World Cup final. shot on 17 cameras and directed by Scots artist Douglas ‘24 Hour Psycho'
Gordon. See Film, page 46.
The Unsinkable Clerk
A man who’s everyone's idea of normal goes on an unden/vater trip into his own unconscious. Pathetic — and a pure joy. See Theatre, page 59.
We Are Klang Somewhere between crude and downright offensive. K/ang somehow manages to remain honest. And deliciously insulting. See Comedy, page 77.
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