Whether you realise it or not, you have met The Black Sheep before, although you were probably unaware of it. Perhaps it was at the parish fayre or jumble sale, or maybe it was at the last coffee morning or book group. It’s not you fault, they look like ordinary people who live ordinary people [...]

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The Wonderland in question in this production is online teenage chatrooms where adolescents virtually get up to all the stuff their parents really do not want to know about. The cyber tale revolves around the sexual power struggle between three main protagonists, couple Jon and Alison who are in a tired and non commutative relationship [...]

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Rob Rouse previously won “So you think you are funny?” award at the festival some years back. His taboo busting technique, where even poking fun at pederasty was not sacred, was perhaps a lot more funny back then when all the politically correct puritans were telling you you shouldn’t laugh. But the gross out revolution [...]

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Imagine, if you will, the female double act hall of fame. Admission is free, as the ticket kiosk has long since been abandoned, some life size waxworks of Mel and Sue have been viciously between and strewn across the foyer, Mel’s severed head gazes emotionlessly up at you from the chipped floor. Only the muffled [...]

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It is 1942. During a bombing raid the flight crew of Squadron 463 crash land in occupied Holland and take refuge in the basement of a school. A pilot is badly injured, emotions are frayed and the crew desperately want to avoid capture. What develops from here is an intriguing chamber piece as the crew [...]

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John Claire is a patient in a mental asylum but he once was a successful poet, lauded by critics and public alike. His words now only fall on the deaf ears of his therapists, stagnating in an austere asylum he dreams of emancipation, of fresh air, open fields and his childhood sweetheart Mary. And so [...]

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There are many reasons the average festival goer would want to avoid Jerry Sadowitz. His menacing appearance, his caustic wit and the ubiquity of the word fuck wherever Jerry goes (Is it a verb? Is it an adjective? It doesn’t matter, Jerry will stick it anywhere).
Jerry does not merely interact with the audience but swoops [...]

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Pratchett’s askew view of life, the universe and everything has long since risen from cult status into a mainstream institution and, by reputation alone, Wyrd Sisters is sure to draw a crowd. However, transplanting Pratchett’s vivid world, that balances on the back of a giant turtle, to the confines of a modest stage is not [...]

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At first this Eastern-themed dance motif is quite perplexing, but then manages to transcend cultural barriers and provides a great deal enjoyment while remaining intellectually elusive.
Tokyo Triangle in Tantra Vision explores the philosophy of tantric sex through a courtship between the performers and the audience. At first they flirt, then slowly become more intimate with [...]

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With such a clashing of cultures in Edinburgh at this time of year it is always a delight to find some attention paid to a great native of the city. In this case it is a fresh adaptation of one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries.
In this tale, university dropout Sherlock Holmes travels to Edinburgh [...]

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