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Thursday 7 - Thursday 14 August 2008
Cover story:
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7 ' stalker/fani TV series Flight .- _ , the Conchords, but Schaal's Fringe debut ’ast year was a surreal, sweet but spiky delight. Now she returns in this two-hander with Kurt Braunohler to show why she truly is one of the stars of the lringo. See page 22.
. 14 Halima Bashir As the Book Festival gets underway, this brave sur- vivor of the horrors of Darfur reads from her powerful memoir, Tears of the Desert.
21 Yllana This wacky string ensemble combines virtuoso playing with physical comedy and looks set to wow the Fringe with their high octane antics.
56 Kristin Hersh Expanding beyond her previous incarnation as underground indie queen, Hersh brings her new, expansive live show, Paradoxical Undressing, to bear on a willing Edinburgh audience.
63 Dybbuk Poland's TR Warszawa interweaves a landmark Jewish text with a recent short story to create a visceral exploration of the relationship between the living and the dead.
I 10 2 forltickets to Dybbuk
I 10 2 for 1 tickets to Foodies at the Festival
I 10 Win tickets to the Edinburgh Tattoo
I 10 Win tickets to Tina C and a case of Grolsch I 11 2 for1 tickets for shows at the Pleasance
84 Tracey Emin: 20 Years
90 Bond Bound
Tartan Ribbon Benefit 4 The Edge Festival 6 Festival Essentials New Art Club
15 Simon Singh 16 Danny Wallace
24 Brendon Burns
24 Mark Watson
30 Ladies in Waiting
32 Pot Noodle: The Musical
46 Dance
47 Children of the Khmer
51 Kids
52 The Echo Chamber
58 Jackie Leven
61 Theatre
62 Dybbuk 68 The Idiot Colony 10 Deep Cut
81 Visual Art
' 87 DJ Sneak l
81 Ministry of Burlesque
90 Around Town
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