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The List's Guide to the 1998 Edinburgh Festival
Welcome to the last of four speCIal Festival Issues of The [.rs't As the only iocaily- oased pLIbIICdIIOH devoted to arts and entertaInmt-Ints, we are .deaily plated to reap
you decide what to see.
The E(Ll11L)LngI1 FQSIlVdI thoudes several major festnaxs, ail takzng pzate l’i August
The Edinburgh Festival Frmge, the biggest arts festiva. ,h the world, Is
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the IITSI week of September
The climactic events of the Edinburgh International Festival, the Flint Festva. and the Book Festival are also covered 111 this ISSUG_
Other events we'll be covering include the Flux festival of contemporary rnusm part of the Fr:ngel, plus Planet Pop, an independent rotk and pop festival, and the
Edinburgh Mela Have a whale of a time
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TOP TWENTY On page 4 we give our hottest tips for the very best Festwal events taking place thrs' week When you're planning) your Festival, start here. THEATRE, DANCE, COMEDY and KIDS To help your daily planning, our (overage of theatre, dance, (omedy and klds' events Is (I|\./|(I(-‘(I Into six tune-bands, from C)am UTTIII late at ITIQITI E<1(Ii settlon (overs the most llIIOTOSIIIK] shows In that tune-band. FILM, MUSIC, CLUBS, ART and BOOKS Each of these Is (overed In a separate settlon, whit h you (an find after the tune-band sections
HIT LISTS The hrst page HI eat h settlon |n( ludes our main retomntendatlons for that set Il()li.
REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS Events that
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quality, and given one to the stars according to how good our (rztx thinks they are Our preI..e‘.‘.s " g" gni events ‘.‘..".:(l‘ l‘.d‘.’("1()'.y(’°. statteu, ox. \.‘.'ITI( h we IlitllK I.I. : l he I .1 .()"t" see no PI‘eI. ext s are not g. e' I s: ar (at ( s
FREE TICKET OFFERS W e ' a. e set a supply of Iree {It kets to see (e tat "e(()rnrnel‘.deu shows Reaoe's (an ea rI: these on a first (orhe, fzrst semeo basgs See pages 23, 2‘) and ~13 ‘or oetats FESTIVAL LISTINGS SUPPLEMENT Inside this Issue, and ll‘. the next .ssue, you'll find a fully (ontprehensw I, pa!!- out guide to every (II.e,'It takrlIg plate during the week
TICKETS 8: INFORMATION T all the prattlraatles you need to \. .o.'~. (an be found on pages 2 <\’ 3m the Testn'ai l. stings supp'e'ne'It
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