Bale de Rua combines music, live percussion and dance from a hugely talented Brazilian group. They incorporate modern dance, Capoeira and hip hop; all superbly executed.
Bale de Rua is introduced as a show which tells the story of Brazil. The choreography is fantastic and the dancers are hugely talented but, as a story, it doesn’t [...]

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After sell out shows in previous years, Craig Hill has moved venue and changed the format of his show slightly. These changes do little except disappoint.

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Edinburgh-on-Sea is a mix of poetry, song and games performed in a swimming pool. It’s an intriguing concept with a lot of potential but, once over the novelty value of a Fringe show in a pool, it quickly sinks to the lowest of depths.

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Hemingway’s Havana gives us a taste of Cuba in the 1950s, combining music, song, dance and memories from Ernest Hemingway’s secretary who later married his son.

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For those of you mislead by the saucy poster, Nina Conti is actually a fabulous ventriloquist. We should get that out the way first and foremost, since she is worried that some of the audience may just come to see her tits.
Her first full length Fringe show is called Complete and Utter Conti, but much [...]

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Francesca Martinez returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sell out show 5 years ago. In that time she has had a hilarious appearance on Extras and been nominated as one of Channel 4’s top 100 comedians. You would then expect great things… but you leave disappointed.
In Deep moves away from topics explored in Martinez’ [...]

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Dr Sketchy’s is an intriguing mix of burlesque club and life-drawing class, hosted by the gorgeous and saucy Miss Ophelia Bitz (recognisable to many as the hot one in Mika’s latest video). Every Dr Sketchy model is a star performer, and the afternoon begins with a brief performance before they strike a pose and the [...]

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Dana Gillespie blows you away. You have to admit that not a lot of people know much about her before they go to An audience with Dana Gillespie; you might have heard one of her tracks at Vegas nightclub, or similar, and decided to go along. You will be glad you do – she is [...]

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Visualise contains everything, from a swirling vortex to a battle of smoke rings in a multimedia exploration of scientific principles. It is an enthralling mixture of live demonstrations, music and video. The experiments are perfectly choreographed to a soundtrack which includes ballet, soul, pop and metal among other things. A highlight is watching a row [...]

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Everyone should definitely go and see this show! The line-up of performers is fantastic and if, like most of us, you are trying to see as much as possible on little cash then this is a perfect way to do it.
Vaudeville Cabaret Club brings together a wide variety of top acts from across the Fringe [...]

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