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Saturday, July 8, 2017

Grimy drama Trashed comes to Edinburgh Festival 2017 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Trashed is a grimy, booze-fuelled sucker punch of a play, bound to make you laugh until you cry. This post Grimy drama Trashed comes to Edinburgh Festival 2017 first appeare…

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Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck head to Edinburgh by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo This August, The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, will be enthralling children at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe This post Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck hea…

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Friday, July 7, 2017

Dance Opera and comedy at forefront of Storyhouse Spring Season 2018 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Following its recent opening Storyhouse Chester has revealed the first shows in its Spring Season for 2018, with major names in opera, comedy and dance coming to the new venu…

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Emmerdale's Natalie Anderson joins cast of Fat Friends the musical by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Producer's have announced that Natalie Anderson (Emmerdale, The Royal) will join the UK tour cast of Kay Mellor's Fat Friends the musical when it opens in Leeds later this ye…

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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Actors, Mimes and Musicians look at The Nature Of Forgetting by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Theatre Re's The Nature of Forgetting is a powerful, explosive and joyous piece about what is left when memory and recollection are gone. This post Actors, Mimes and Musician…

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The B*easts comes to the Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo In The B*easts, BAFTA award-winning actress Monica Dolan explores how far one mum will go to put what her child wants first. This post The B*easts comes to the Edinburgh Fest…

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Tamar Broadbent to Get Ugly at Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Fresh from a five-star-sell-out run in 2016 and a Best Comedy Award-nominated tour of Australia, Tamara returns to the Edinburgh Festival with Get Ugly. This post Tamar Broad…

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Sara Juli's Tense Vagina exposes motherhood taboos by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Sara Juli's Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis is about motherhood – its beauty, challenges, isolation, comedy and influence on the human experience. This post Sara Juli…

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Sam Goodburn brings lo-fi circus show Dumbstruck to Edinburgh by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Dumbstruck, a world premiere by multi-award-winning performer Sam Goodburn comes to Underbelly as part of the Edinburgh Festival. This post Sam Goodburn brings lo-fi circus s…

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Nicola Wren's play Replay comes to Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Replay, an intimate, moving and ultimately uplifting new monologue, by Nicola Wren will be presented by Dug Out Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This post Nicola Wre…

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Oskar's Amazing Adventure heads to Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Theatre Fideri Fidera will present Oskar's Amazing Adventure, an original, entertaining play for young children and their families at the Edinburgh Festival This post Oskar&#…

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No Show exposes the humanity of circus performers at the Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo No Show comes to the Edinburgh Festival with an all-female cast, No Show deconstructs superhuman circus performers and shows them as vulnerable and human. This post No Show e…

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Dance til you drop with No Miracles Here by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Letter Room bring No Miracles Here, a live and loud musical tale of a dance marathon with a Northern Soul to this year's Edinburgh Festival. This post Dance til you drop …

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Hamilton " A Beginner's Guide Part One by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo With the imminent arrival of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, we thought a beginner’s guide might be in order for t…

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FIRST LOOK: New cast of Mamma Mia! at Novello Theatre London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We are pleased to bring you these great first look production photographs by Brinkhoff and Migenburg of the new cast of Mamma Mia! who began performances on 12 June 2017. The…

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Cilla The Musical has found its star! by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo After auditioning hopefuls during several weeks of open auditions around the UK, producers of Cilla The Musical have found their star! This post Cilla The Musical has found i…

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News Revue brings the best of British satire to Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo News Revue will be presented as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Pleasance Courtyard (Beyond) This post News Revue brings the best of British satire to Edinburgh Fest…

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Manual Cinema return to the Fringe with Lula del Ray by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo After wowing all of Edinburgh with Ada/Ava in 2016, Manual Cinema return to the Fringe with another exciting UK premiere – Lula del Ray. This post Manual Cinema return …

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Kin " a new wave of modern British Circus comes to Edinburgh by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The boys from the smash hit Bromance are back with KIN, an innovative and exhilarating five-star show about camaraderie at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. This post Kin…

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Monday, July 3, 2017

Patrick Marber's The Red Lion transfers to Trafalgar Studios by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion is to transfer to Trafalgar Studios for a limited season from 1 November – 2 December 2017. This powerful, touching locker room dram…

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Gutted " A shameless tale of love, laughter and lavatories by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo In her play Gutted coming to the Edinburgh Festival, Liz Richardson shares her experiences of living as a twenty-something with a chronic bowel condition This post Gutted …

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Performing apes and their humans are centre of Goody by Lucy Roslyn by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Lucy Roslyn's new play, Goody, which looks at performing animals and their humans will be presented at the Edinburgh Festival. This post Performing apes and their humans are …

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David Bowie celebrated in on stage road trip by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Following a highly successful London run and acclaimed UK tour, From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads comes to the Edinburgh Festival This post David Bowie celebrated in on stage …

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Fix from Worklight Theatre examines society's addictions by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Internationally acclaimed, Fringe First winning Worklight Theatre, will present Fix at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This post Fix from Worklight Theatre examines society…

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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Modern man comes under the spotlight in Fag/Stag by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Two of Australia’s sharpest young writers, Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris Isaacs will bring FAG/STAG to Underbelly Cowgate at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Heartf…

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Dust gives suicide a caustic comedic treatment by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo   Dust a play by Millie Thomas that is a refreshing, caustic and comedic treatment of one woman's depression, suicide and everything that happens afterwards comes to the…

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Saturday, July 1, 2017

SHOW OF THE MONTH: The Wind In the Willows " Save up to 50% by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Everyone's favourite children's book The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame comes to the London Palladium in a fabulous new musical and we are about to offer you up to 50…

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Friday, June 30, 2017

Last Chance Saloon brings Curse Of The Mummy To Edinburgh Festival by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo From the creators of smash hits, Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom and Frankenstein: UnBolted, comes Curse Of The Mummy – a tale from the darkest depths of Ancient Egyp…

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Circa bring new show to Edinburgh Festival 2017 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo After taking Sydney Festival by storm earlier this year, the world-renowned Circa (Beyond, Wunderkammer, Closer) return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a striking new show ̵…

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Brutal Cessation brings relationship violence to the Edinburgh stage by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Milly Thomas’s savage new play Brital Cessation explores the violence in relationships, expectations of gender and what happens when we;re no longer in love but refuse …

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Bruce the yellow block of foam returns to Edinburgh by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Following success at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, lo-fi puppetry spectacular Bruce is Back! Keeping you on the edge of your seat, Bruce will sweep you away on an epic adventure…

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