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Chris Dugdale The magic and mind control maestro reveals his career highlights
Pretending to be a black man in front of i ve million people and Jonathan Ross on ITV’s Penn and Teller: Fool Us. Fooling Rock God Jimmy Page! What a gentleman and a scholar, truly appreciative of my art.
Entertaining Her Majesty the Queen and nine friends. Surreal and lovely. Doing Magic Naked in The Naked Magicians Show, in LA.
Entertaining at the UN with Angelina Jolie and Koi Annan. Meeting my idol Morten Harket of A-ha fame – still the best live singer ever.
Prince Andrew’s 50th Birthday Party. Unbelievable. Watching the most beautiful girl I had ever seen in my life at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and then marrying her.
Doing a private show in the cellar of Moët & Chandon. I got drunker with every performance at the client’s request. ■ Chris Dugdale, 2 Faced Deception, Assembly George Square, 623 3030, until 27 Aug, 6.10pm, £11–£12 (£9.50–£10.50).
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5 Things . . . THAT ARE SITE SPECIFIC THAT ARE SITE SPECIFIFICCIC Some of the stranger places to watch a show this Festival
1 Vine Trust Barge This floaty
boat docked off Ocean Drive in Leith is home to an exhibition of contemporary Scottish painting.
2 Inverleith Allotments
Theatre production Allotment is, perhaps unsurprisingly, being
staged at a genuine allotment. Thanks a lot . . . ment. (Apologies.)
3 The Red Bus This bona fide
vintage London bus (with an open rear entrance and everything) hosts puppet shows for kids.
4 Sapphire Rooms
One of the few site- specific locations to house more than
one show, this strip club is home to cabaret, theatre and visual art events.
5 Arthur’s Seat Edinburgh’s own extinct volcano (well, one of them) hosts NVA’s Speed of Light and (at the summit)
This Arthur’s Seat Belongs to Lionel Richie.
OVERHEARD IN EDINBURGH ‘Trees everywhere are dying; but at least they’ll go in style.’
An American tourist to her companion about the flyerers on the Royal Mile
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