The Raconteurs Jack White brings his gang of misfits in for a night of boisterous rock’n’roll throbs, bumps and clangs, as showcased on their spiffy new album, Conso/ers 0f the Lone/y. See Music, page 86.
Braunohler
The F/fght of the C anchords star
brings her own brand of
delightfully cute surrealism back
to cheer our stony hearts. See Comedy, page 76.
Jason Cook
The lovable Geordie chats about love, life and seasickness mid- honeymoon in 'Joy', an hour of simple, life- affirming stand-up. See Comedy, page 80.
Kristen Schaal and Kurt
Another Kind of Silence The relationship between ecology and politics is explored in this breathtaking one-woman show portraying the life and work of activist and figurehead Rachel Carson. See Theatre, page 707.
Deca Dance 2008 The Israeli Batsheva Company
presents an eclectic and electric
range of dance and music from
the canon of choreographer Ohad
Naharin. See Dance, page 84.
The Terrible Infants Puppets, trumpets and a circus caravan feature in the dark world of these twisted fairytales. A show kids and adults alike will love. See Theatre, page 96.
Sean Connery
The undisputed best Bond and symbolic king of Scotland launches his memoirs and finishes the 2008 Book Festival with a bang. See Books, page
67.
King Roger
Dionysian and Apollonian impulses tussle in this 20th century operatic masterpiece performed by the Mariinsky Opera Company.
See Music, page 87.
Mark Watson The stand-up comedian grows a conscience, goes green, writes a book and radio series about it and heads down to Charlotte Square to explain the whole shebang to us.
See Books, page 68.
Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray
Dance maverick Bourne premieres his new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic at the Festival. See Dance, page 85.
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