GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH EVENTS GUIDE

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CONTENTS

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LISTO! Free! (and easy). It’s the only board game of the Edinburgh Fringe. Roll the dice, collect Fame and Talent, and become a star.

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MARK MORRIS The controversial choreographer makes his UK debut at the International Festival with the gender-swapping Dido and Aeneas.

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THEA VIDALE Waitress-turned-wisecracker Thea rocks The Meadows Dream Tent with her blend of the punchy and the political.

THE BIG TEASE The Grassmarket Project tackle another no-go area— or more precisely a go-go area drawing on the experiences of local dancers.

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NEIL INNES Mild-mannered former Bonzo Dog mainstay Innes gives Alice In Wonderland a topical twist in his Assembly Rooms show.

Sandra Duncan in Persona. See Qaanm Socfion

TICKETINFO............... SHOWINDEX.............. CLOCKWISE............... AGENDA.................... 9am—1pm.................. 23 1—3pm... ...... 27 3-6pm ..... 35 8—10pm 41 loom-late 47 FOOD 72 65 61 58 55

NON-FESTIVAL LISTINGS

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ART... .... CLUBS....... ..... 92 FILMINDEX.... ...... 77 LISTINGS .... .. 79 KIDS....... ....... ..... .. 81 MUSIC CLASSICAL . .... .. 86 FOLK&WORLD..... 86 JAZZ...... .......... .. 85 ROCK&BLUES...... 82 SPORT................ .... ..91 TELEVISION 94 THEATRE ..... 89

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CLASSIFIED 97 LETTERS..................100 FREELOAD ON THE

FESTIVAL...............15/17

The List 14 20 August 19921