P H O T O :

I N A T H A N E L M A S O N

COMEDY THEATRE

Butt Kapinski With a street lamp on his back, Deanna Fleysher’s Butt Kapinski creates a portable stage for this combination of absurdist humour and existential noir. See feature, page 17. Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug (not 9, 14, 21). Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid The virtuosic Meow Meow’s theatre-inspired cabaret is based around Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale. Featuring new songs from Amanda Palmer and Kate Miller-Heidke. See feature, page 36. The Hub, 3–27 Aug.

P H O T O :

I P A J O H N S O N

P H O T O :

I I

R O B N M T C H E L L

THEATRE MUSIC

COMEDY THEATRE

Smoking With Grandma Cathy SK Lam presents a new play exploring the story of refugees who lived on Tiu Keng Leng, a remote island in Hong Kong, after escaping mainland China. See feature, page 109. C royale, 2–15 Aug.

Magic Nostalgic You’ll find yourself dancing to all sorts at this Wheel of Fortune-style club night where the music wheel is spun every half hour to select a new genre. See preview, page 99. Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 5, 12, 19 Aug. Trygve Wakenshaw The Kiwi mime attempts to be funnier than his son in Trygve vs a Baby, then joins Barnie Duncan for slapstick comedy Different Party. See feature, page 20. Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug (not 14, 21) & 2–27 Aug (not 14).

Woke A new play about the 20th-century African-American experience. Two women, 42 years apart, challenge the justice system in their struggle for civil rights. See feature, page 25. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–28 Aug (not 17).

P H O T O

:

G E M M A S O L D A T

I

COMEDY MUSIC

Natalie Palamides: LAID Laying an egg every day, a woman faces the decision: raise it or eat it. In LAID, Palamides explores motherhood with absurd dilemmas, surreal physical comedy and eggs. See feature, page 14. Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug (not 14). Lemon Bucket Orkestra and Ben Caplan Canada’s balkan-gypsy-party-punk super-band racked up five-star reviews with last year’s Counting Sheep. For this NEHH special they’re joined by international Klezmer sensation Ben Caplan. See feature, page 95. Summerhall, 8 Aug.

3–10 Aug 2017 THE LIST FESTIVAL 7