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THREE DOZEN : FREE TICKETS - sFOR LIST READERSE : Take this cornerof the 3 page along to the Mitchell Theatre Glasgow on Thursday 4, Friday 5 or Saturday 6 August and if you’re among thetirst six pairs to turn up each night, you can get in to see this year’s Oxford Revue for free! The show starts at 8pm and this is yourbest chance to catch it before its three-week run on the Edinburgh Fringe. Normal ticket prices are £4.50 and £3.50 for concessions. The List described last year’s Oxford Revue as ‘inspired’, so make sure you’re in on the act this year!
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COMPETITION LIST TWENTY BOOKS TO BE WON
Described by the Glasgow Herald as ‘highly contentious and immensely entertaining’, The Scots by Iain Finlayson is a provocative book by an exiled Scot written about his fellow countrymen and due to be published in paperback on 18 August (Oxford £4.95). The List has coupled this with a complete collection of Poems And Songs by Robert Burns (Oxford £7.95), and is offering a copy of both to the ten winners of this competition. Just answerthe question and return the form by 22 August when the draw will take place.
The noblest prospect that a Scotchman ever sees
A: Billy Connolly 8: Dr Johnson C: Teddy Taylor
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E’VE GOT IT COVERED
The List will be appearing every Thursday forthe next four weeks to keep you up to date with the most exciting happenings in the Edinburgh Festival. Next Thursday’s preview issue will be jam-packed with interviews, hot tips and previews plus we’ll be inviting you to treeload on the festival with a page of exclusive ticket offers. The three issues after that will be bursting with reviews to help List readers stay abreast ofthe world’s biggest arts festival. There will be great ticket give-aways in each issue and a special Fringe T-shirt and sweatshirt offer. In short it’s unmissable, so see that you’re there in your newsagents first thing every Thursday in August!
FOUR IAL SPECIALS ‘
The winners of our Virago competition answered that Rebecca West took her name from the heroine of Ibsen’s Rosmersholm. They were Lisa Crampin (Glasgow), Eric Binnie (Kilsyth), Konrad Hopkins (Paisley), 8. Cross, Mhairi McNeill, Alexandra Menzies, Elizabeth Burns (all
PBE-FESTIVAL BOOK SPECIAL
3 E Edinbur h ,Abi ail Clark
5 Joyce MacMillan’sfascinating history ofthe R (Dunlergtline), glari Prendiville
: Traverse Theatre is being published by DUD 8! PE (Gullane) and Ailsa Wardrop
: Methuen on 11 August (£5.95). The List is _ "" (Oechmont) and they all won a copy of I offering 8 copies of this book plus 5 copies of ' . ’3 ' Writing Lives: Conversations Between ' Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s classic Dud & . g Women Wi'te's (VliaOO 57-95)-
The LP that Prince decided not to release Iastyearwould have been called The Black Album. Colin Blakey, w. Brash and Sarah Cormack (all Edinburgh) won a pair of tickets to see Sign O’ The Times at the Cameo,
Edinburgh, plus a T-shirt. Sign O' The Times double LPs and T-shirts went to rian Balfour, L. Sullivan, Rosemary
Doyle (all Glasgow), Kim Martin and | Bill Stronach (both Edinburgh). L. onaldson (Edinburgh) and Paula cFadyen (Dumbarton) each won a T-shirt.
The four winners of our Meadowbank CND Festival competition were A. Miele, Sarah O‘Neill, Jonathan Littlejohn and Helen Russell (all
Pete: The Dagenham Dialogues, in paperback forthe first time from 11 August (Methuen £3.95). The first five winners will get a copy of ' both books and three runners-up will receive a copy of The Traverse Theatre Story. Simply circle the correct answer to the question and return the form by 22 August when the draw will take place.
How did the Traverse get its name? THE A. Because it was intended to traverse class THE divisions in Edinburgh audiences.
B. Because the original design ofthe stage traversed the audience.
C. Because one of its founder members was SirAnthony Traverse.
Edinburgh), and they'll be enjoying a Name .............................................. .. 9'92“ day 0’ "WSW" amenainmem 3‘ Edinburgh’s Meadowbank stadium on Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. SaturdayfiAugust. .................................................... .. I " you are entering more man one ................................................... .. competition you need use only one 08 ime Tel envelope, but please make sure that yt ................................... .. the names (“Mime competitions you Evening Tel ...................................... .. are entering are clearly marked on the 'de. Em Io ees of The List e Send to TRAVERSE eoox COMPETITION, The List, fn";fi'gible (openfer. The decisiofgme 14 Street, Edinburgh competitions edi'or is final.
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