Stieg Larsson in Graphic Detail
Denise Mina & Andrea Mutti Edinburgh International Book Festival Scottish crime author Denise Mina is fully entrenched in the world of comics writing and her latest project brings Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy into strip form. Appearing with her here is one of the series’ artists, Andrea Mutti, who has previously worked on Star Wars, GI […]
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Europa, Our First Migrant – Touring Scotland
Replico Productions Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Europe our first Migrant is a brand new play, drawing on the Greek myth, ‘The Rape of Europa”. The play rewrites the myth, exploring what it means to be Europeans today in a continent undergoing massive changes. In an often surprising interplay between past and present, a modern-day Europa […]
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Cultures in Flux
Marli Roode & Giorgio Vasta Edinburgh International Book Festival Two defiant international debut novels which capture with searing honesty two cultures in flux. Marli Roode’s Call It Dog tells of a young woman’s return to South Africa, forced to confront her Afrikaans father’s dark past. Time On My Hands by Italian Giorgio Vasta is a […]
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CREATURAMIA…
BY TEATRING Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 A story told with body and words, about a mother walking back through the tragedy of her drug-addict son. A story of love, bravery, of strength found where you never thought. A tribute to all fighting mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, lovers. True heroism is in the fight, victory […]
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Comedian? No, just Italian!
Antonello Taurino FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013 Come andare oltre gli stereotipi in un paese dove la realtà è più divertente di una barzelletta e i comici diventano politici (e viceversa). Dopo l’ascesa di Berlusconi, Taurino ha deciso di emigrare portando il suo spettacolo per il mondo chiedendo asilo politico! Attenzione, potresti involontariamente partecipare allo spettacolo! Free entrance […]
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Antonio Forcione
BY ANTONIO FORCIONE GROUP Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Powerful and passionate, the multi-award winning guitarist – composer Antonio Forcione returns with his dynamic quartet, taking a journey into his biggest hits. Be amazed by blistering virtuosity and soulfulness, a tumultuous mix of Latin, African and jazz sounds in a unique breathtaking performance.TICKETS: £ 16 (CONCESSION […]
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Guitar Recital
by Luca Villani Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Luca Villani plays a breathtaking guitar recital from classical to contemporary: the virtuoso Sychra Russian Variations, the evocative TorrobaSonata-Fantasia, the poignant Dyens Libra Sonane. “…beyond technique” (The Scotsman) DATES: 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24 AUGUSTTICKETS: £ 10 (CONCESSION £ 8) INFO & BOOKING: here Booking required
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La Merda (The Shit)
Silva Gallerano, Cristian Ceresoli, Richard Jordan Productions, Produzioni Fuorivia Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 The 2012 multi-award winning Fringe First hit returns to Summerhall. A ‘young’, ‘ugly’ and literally naked woman reveals her bulimic, revolting and public secrets as she struggles with obstinacy, resistance and courage for her own celebrity breakthrough in the society of Thighs […]
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Latest Atto Melani Historical Page-Turner
Rita Monaldi & Francesco Sorti Edinburgh International Book Festival Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti hit the jackpot with Imprimatur and Secretum, their historical novels built around the real-life character of Atto Melani. A 17th century castrato opera singer, Melani also worked as a diplomat and a spy. In his latest adventure, Veritas, he finds himself […]
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Buonasera!
by Ladies and Gentlemen Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Ever wondered why Cole Porter, Bernstein, Gershwin and Berlin always mentioned Italy in their songs? Conceived by the flamboyant minds of two Italian performers, this cabaret show extravaganza takes you on a holiday where the sun is warm, the nights are passionate and the pasta is always […]
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