Contents 19 – 26 AUGUST F E S T I V A L
19 Books 19 Roddy Doyle 20 Jackie Kay 22 David Mitchell
27 Comedy
27 Take the Mic 36 Bo Burnham 40 David Quirk 47 Dance
47 Dance: Film 10 50 The Regretrospective
51 Kids 51 Potted Panto 53 The Railway Children
55 Music 56 Era Schaeferra 58 Professor Green 58 Arlo Guthrie
63 Theatre 63 Vieux Carré 64 Caledonia 66 Lockerbie 70 Call Mr Robeson 72 Celebrity Autobiography
76 Visual Art 76 Garage 77 Julie Roberts 78 Mairi Gillies
82 Clubs 82 Confusion Is Sex 82 Explicit 83 Soma Records night
85 Around Town 85 Fair Trade at the Fringe 86 Highland Wildlife Park Tour 87 Havers and Blethers
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A bottle of Famous Grouse for the Letter of the Issue
2 for 1 tickets at the Stand 2 for 1 tickets to Sex, Lies and the KKK
2 for 1 tickets to Darrin Rose – What's Pot Pourri?
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Cover story: The Boy With Tape On His Face Kiwi comic Sam Wills has claimed the 2010 Fringe for his own, gaining widespread critical acclaim without saying a word. To find out why, read our five-star review on page 28. Highlights
14 Wish you were here We think it’s important to keep a record of those rare sunny moments during the festivals, and fortunately for us, one of them occurred the day we took Alex Horne, Jonny Sweet and John-Luke Roberts down to the beach for a lark. What luck! 17 The Gospel at Colonus After stunning audiences with his radical reinterpretations of A Doll’s House and Peter Pan,theatrical guru Lee Breuer turns his hand to Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus at Colonusat the EIF.
Outside the festivals FROM PAGE 89
As exciting as Edinburgh is during Festival season, we all know that it’s not the onlyplace with things going on. With that in mind we offer you the very best of life outside the festivals
Features 91 Get Stuffed A fresh look at new restaurants, including former Kitchin chef Dominic Jack’s new venture, Castle Terrace, and Brazilian steakhouse Tropeiro. 92 The Expendables The most muscular action movie of the summer is finally upon us, ready to shower us with a manly wave of testosterone. We have a peak at what director-and-star Sylvester Stallone is hiding under the hood.
Around Town
Clubs Film
Comedy Theatre
Kids Music
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