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FESTIVAL 2017 | ISSUE 1 | LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVAL
COVER STORY NATALIE PALAMIDES: LAID There’s a whole lot of eggs in this debut show from the US character comedian and clown. Directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Doctor Brown, and presented by Soho Theatre, Natalie Palamides will spend August cracking shells and breaking yolks, as she’s repeatedly forced to choose between love and nurture in this new show. Find out more on page 14.
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Win tickets to The Last Queen of Scotland
Win tickets to Museum After Hours Win tickets to Art Late on 10 Aug
Win a bottle of Caorunn Gin
Win a bottle of Black Bottle Whisky Win tickets to a Made in Adelaide show
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CLOWNING AROUND Comedy clowning’s having a bit of a moment. We also chat to Butt Kapinski (p17), Red Bastard (p18) and Trygve Wakenshaw (p20) ahead of their Fringe shows. MEOW MEOW Following a couple of dates with Barry Humphries last year, the cabaret star returns for a full run as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Big Fat Bribes
Top 20 News
FEATURES
Natalie Palamides: LAID
Butt Kapinski Meow Meow
FOOD & DRINK Events round-up
COMEDY Craig Ferguson
Hitlist Ahir Shah
Sara Schaefer
Steen Raskopoulos Top Tips: Week 1
DANCE
Lady Macbeth Hitlist
Velocity Rising Top Tips: Week 1
KIDS
Three Half Pints
Hitlist Tall Stories
Top Tips: Week 1
MUSIC
Iceage Hitlist
EIF highlights Top Tips: Week 1
THEATRE
Lilith: The Jungle Girl
Hitlist Irvine Welsh
NTS
To Hell in a Handbag Top Tips: Week 1
VISUAL ART Beyond Caravaggio
Hitlist Jac Leirner
EVENTS Art Late
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TOP RATED SHOWS AT LIST.CO.UK/FESTIVALK/ As soon as the festival gets rolling, our critics will be out and about, scouring the city for the shows you need to see – and the ones you can give a miss. Head to list.co.uk/festival every day for all the latest reviews and check our Top Rated page, our essential list of all the best shows. 70 T H I NG S T O S E E B E F O R E S E P T E M B E R G O T O P A G E 5 9