Edinburgh Fringe 2018: Scotsman reviews (1 of 2)

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Reviews of Murray Hill, Victoria Falconer, Mat Ricardo, Dusty Limits, Yana Alana, Dandy Darkly and Peter Straker.

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Edinburgh 2016: end-of-Fringe round-up

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A mammoth report on what I saw and wrote at this year’s festival.

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Babies on stage at the Fringe

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Several Edinburgh shows this year feature infants and children. No kidding.

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Edinburgh 2016: mid-Fringe round-up

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It’s been a busy Fringe so far. Here are some of the best cabaret (or cabaret-adjacent) shows at Edinburgh 2016.

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Top tips for the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe 2015

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Some titles to watch out for as this year’s Fringe enters its final stretch

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24 cabaret shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2015

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Two dozen shows to look out for from across the Cabaret section of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme

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Jo Clifford in The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven (Image Rod Penn)

Edinburgh Fringe 2015 previews for the Guardian

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Features previewing this year’s Fringe about: Penny Arcade’s new piece; a rise in trans representation; and DIY shows inspired by blockbuster movies

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Cabaret Chinwag at Fringe Central on August 6, 2014: (l-r) Ben Walters, Miss Behave, Miss Hope Springs, the Wau Wau Sisters

Edinburgh Fringe 2014: highlights so far

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 Well, it’s all fun and games until someone loses an internal organ… It’s been a slightly unusual Fringe. I had a week of great shows, lots of work and a little bit of play (less than I’d have liked thanks to those pesky London deadlines that I always promise myself will be cleared before the Fringe […]

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Myra as Maggie on a merry-go-round

A bit of a whirl

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 Dear me, it’s been way too long since I was on here. I know it’s a cliché about blogs that you start enthusiastically and then let them tail off, and in that respect I seem to have become a cliché pretty quickly. My excuse for such negligence is that I’ve been doing lots of other […]

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