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GUIDE TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ARTS FESTIVAL Thursday 6 — Thursday 13 August 1998
FESTIVAL FEATURES
15 Ewan McGregor A glam rock star in Ve/vet Goldmine — the boy from Crieff gets Iggy with it.
16 Alan Davies
.Behind the illusion of Jonathan Creek there’s a
stand-up comedian in the wings.
18 Circus Ethiopia
The African acrobats take the big top by storm.
20 Derevo Raise the iron curtain — the real Insane Clown Posse return.
27 Taboo sucks!
Myra, Adolf, Diana — is nothing sacred at the ange?
28 David Harrower Scotland’s hot, young playwright is ready to prove his mettle.
4 Festival Top Twenty
Our biggest recommendations.
7 Festival Frontlines The week’s best in pictures.
12 Festival Famespotting Hot new names to watch.
30 Festival Front Of House
News, gossip, and star guest writers.
PLUS: 22 Map
Find the venues easily.
31, 33 Festival Freeloaders
Special free ticket offers for readers of The List.
THE BEST OF THE REST
FESTIVAL ROUND THE CLOCK
39 9am—1pm
39 In the ring with The Wrest/ers
40 Scary monsters from Hong Kong
43 1pm—3pm
43 To the father of The Pill —
a play
Good hairdressing with
Liz Lochhead
Claire Dowie — girl or
boy?
47 3pm—6pm
47 Sam Shepard — a European premiere
47 Scott Capurro
49 Emma — souped-up Austen
53 6pm—8pm
53 Merlin’s magical B/uebeard
60 Jenny Eclair
61 Circus Of Horrors
63 8pm—10pm
63 Arj Barker
63 Eating fit to burst in Gargantua
64 Sarah Kane’s shock-free shocker
66 Rich Hall
71 10pm—Late 71 Johnny Vegas 71 Ed Byrne 73 Maori camp with Mika 74 Rob Newman FESTIVAL MUSIC 77 Ceilidhs — top Celtic hoe downs 78 The best from the East FESTIVAL CLUBS 83 International Club Fesnval 84 Edinburgh Clubs listings FESTIVAL ART 89 Richard Prince
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beyond the Festival. Turn to back pages.
0 Liv Tyler faces the end of the world in Armageddon.
0 Pink Kross rev it up with their debut album.
a Clubland heads for the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. 0 Cinema, music, theatre, clubs and art listings.