Edinburgh Festivals Daily Guide - 16 August
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A month in Edinburgh is the longest Glenn Wool spends anywhere these days, a rare spell of reflection in an itinerant lifestyle that would see him classed as a gypsy, were it not for the fact that he doesn’t own a horse. Air travel routines are one of the dusty perennials of stand-up and every comic has an equine gag after the horsemeat scandal. But Wool, as he is keen to impress upon you in his grandstanding, grandiloquent way, is the much-travelled “Iron Cowboy of Comedy”.
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Hide AdOne of the pleasures of coming back to the Fringe year on year is watching as young companies develop. Fine Chisel’s fourth Edinburgh outing sees them find their voice with Dumbstruck, a layered consideration of long-range communication that is delivered with a delicate, diligent panache.
Musically inventive and delightfully dirty as ever – this year EastEnd Cabaret have gone interactive. Bernadette Byrne, dressed in spiked fetish heels and a shimmering dress, decides her entrance is not sufficiently dramatic and insists on being carried on a man chariot – created from two male members of the audience.
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Today we are delighted to announce six more winners of The Scotsman’s Fringe First awards. The Fringe Firsts are the longest running and most prestigious theatre awards at the festival. The newspaper has been giving out the prizes since August 1973, helping to launch countless careers in the process. This year we are celebrating their 40th anniversary.
After the stooshie over his portrait of Brian Clough, David Peace tells Aidan Smith he wanted to celebrate a football manager he regards as a hero – Bill Shankly
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With the Fringe in full swing, it can be tricky to choose between everything that’s on offer, especially if you have limited time to enjoy the festivities. With this in mind, we suggest an agreeable itinerary, with a good balance between enjoying the August atmosphere, getting fed and watered, and seeing some of the best shows at this year’s Festival.
If the mere mention of magic leave you thinking of rabbits being plucked out of top hats, look no further than Nicola Love‘s guide to magic shows at Fringe. Think big illusions, clever card tricks and grown men in dragon costumes.
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Brian Ferguson’s diary
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Hide AdWITH new chief executive Janet Archer having agreed to meet the media ahead of Creative Scotland’s festivals reception, the spotlight on the day fell on culture secretary Fiona Hyslop, who gamely agreed to a couple of impromptu chats with reporters amid the revelry.
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