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CONTENTS FESTIVAL 2013 | ISSUE 1 | LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVAL
COVER STORY RED BASTARD Think clowns are all squirty flowers and oversized shoes? Think again – this absurdist performer channels the spirit of artistic clown performer Jacques Lecoq and is all about challenging stage boundaires (as well as any notions you might have about personal space). This is a show that’ll remind you why we have the word ‘coulrophobia’ – for more info, check out our interview with the man himself on page 20.
FRONT
Mailbox Top 20
News & Opinion FEATURES
David Baddiel Rachel Maclean
Red Bastard
FOOD & DRINK Top 5 new openings
COMEDY
Nick Helm Aisling Bea
Shit-faced Shakespeare
Alfie Brown Mark Thomas
DANCE
Cambuyon The Lock In
Crying out Loud presents Flown Circus: Wunderkammer
KIDS
Aliens Love Underpants l’Apres-midi d’un Foehn
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Rumpelstiltskin & the Wheel of Fortune 63
Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic 64
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DAVID BADDIEL Making a long-awaited return to the Fringe with Fame: Not the Musical, the comedian tackles some of the preconceptions that still surround him. RACHEL MACLEAN Glasgow-based artist Maclean directs her talent for digital grotesqueries at notions of national identity in anticipation of the referendum next year.
MUSIC
Decagram Cassetteboy
Pale Imitation
Pumajaw Song Noir Sonica presents Ecstatic Arc
THEATRE
Missing by Gecko The Shawshank Redemption Kubrick3 Hunt & Darton Café
Steven Berkoff
VISUAL ART
Gregor Schneider
Gabriel Orozco Krijn de Koning
Mary, Queen of Scots Sarah Kenchington
CLUBS Bongo Club preview
AROUND TOWN
Just Festival
Wish You Were There Fringe walking tours
GREAT OFFERS Win dinner and DJ tickets at Bar Soba 8
Win tickets to Smashed
Win tickets to Festival Detours Win an Aperol Spritz Kit and tickets to The Shawshank Redemption
Win tickets to Foodies Festival Win tickets to Jeremy Strong and Simon Mayo
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Win a day of decadence in Leith 32
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THIS WEEK ON LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVAL We’ve got interviews with a whole stack of performers looking forward to up-coming events across the Festivals, including Alan Bissett talking about 80s pop, Stewart Lee discussing cult comedian Baconface and an in-depth feature on French ‘air band’ Airnadette.