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Fringe Q&A: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

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Fringe Q&A: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

Love, loss and creation merge in unexpected ways in this thrilling classic gothic tale conceived by Manual Cinema. Stories of Victory Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and her Monster expose how the forces of family, community and education shape personhood, or destroy it by their absence. Internationally renowned multimedia company Manual Cinema stitches together the classic story of Frankenstein with Mary Shelley’s own biography to create an unexpected story about the beauty and horror of creation. Manual…

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Fringe Q&A: Patrick Monahan

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Fringe Q&A: Patrick Monahan

Smart and funny observations on a new-found, middle-class lifestyle with ski holidays, through the prism of poor, immigrant, living-in-a-caravan roots. As seen on The One Show (BBC), Fake Reaction (ITV), Celebrity Squares (ITV). AAA caught up with Patrick for a chat… This isn’t your first time at the Fringe… No, I’ve been coming to the festival for every year since 2003, but every year feels like the first time because I always write a brand…

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Fringe Q&A: Le Coup

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Fringe Q&A: Le Coup

Company 2 brought you the smash hit Cantina followed by Scotch and Soda – and now they’re back with their latest and greatest work Le Coup. Place yourself in the world’s last travelling boxing tent for some hard-hitting acrobatics and aerial feats where you have nothing to lose and everything to gamble. Is this your first time at the Fringe? I have been to the Fringe as a punter and as an artists. Company2 was…

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Fringe Q&A: Konstantin Kisin: Orwell That Ends Well

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Fringe Q&A: Konstantin Kisin: Orwell That Ends Well

Konstantin Kisin, who made international headlines by refusing to sign a safe space contract for a university gig, offers an intelligent, uncompromising look at free speech and “wokeness” in his debut show. Full of strong gags, tales of rags-to-riches, back-to-rags (as the son of a former oligarch) and razor-sharp observations about the world, Kisin’s comedy walks the line between offence and humour as he tears into the sacred myths of modern society. Directed by former…

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Fringe Q&A: Cirque Berserk!

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Fringe Q&A: Cirque Berserk!

Britain’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular returns following its smash hit sell-out Fringe debut in 2018. Showcasing the finest in traditional circus thrills and skills, Cirque Berserk! brings this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-to-date in a jaw-dropping spectacular created especially for the theatre. Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented international troupe includes over 30 acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers and daredevil stuntmen.  Is this your first time at the Fringe? Last…

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Fringe Q&A: Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody – Matthew Stallworthy

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Fringe Q&A: Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody – Matthew Stallworthy

The Improvised Doctor Who Parody is back! Travel anywhere in time and space with a live radiophonic workshop, on-stage TARDIS and a collection of hilarious improv comedy performers! Travel on an adventure made entirely from your suggestions and be home in time for tea. Allons-y! AAA caught up with Matthew Stallworthy of the Bound & Gagged Comedy troupe. This isn’t your first time at the Fringe? No! I’ve been coming up to the Fringe since…

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Fringe Q&A: Twonkey – Ten year twitch

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Fringe Q&A: Twonkey – Ten year twitch

Twonkey’s 10th show is about grotesque cake decorating shop in the Dordogne that has been secretly making fake weather since 1982. Mr Twonkey says, ‘Last week I knocked on the door licking my lips in anticipation. The shopkeeper opened the door, a tiny woman who was all baggy eyes with a hard miserable face and fast little legs. I had made a horrible mistake?’ Winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. This isn’t…

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Fringe Q&A: Glenn Moore

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Fringe Q&A: Glenn Moore

Comedian Glenn Moore brings his new show ‘Love Don’t Live Here Glenny Moore’ to the Fringe.As seen on Mock The Week, Stand Up Central, The Stand Up Sketch Show and as heard on Absolute Radio. Is this your first time at the Fringe? This is my fourth as a stand up. I miss what it was like going the first time. I didn’t know my way around, where to go, or really what the Fringe…

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Fringe Q&A: Izzy Mant

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Fringe Q&A: Izzy Mant

TV producer Izzy (The Windsors, Peep Show, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life. She’s run away from conflict and crashed headlong into mistaken identity, public disgrace and the Zimbabwean ambassador. But that ends now! Come help Izzy conquer politeness addiction and reclaim rude. Combines stand-up, storytelling and hardly any puppetry. The first rule of Polite Club is: you do not talk about Polite Club. Unless someone asks you nicely. Is this…

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Fringe Q&A: Darius Davies

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Fringe Q&A: Darius Davies

As seen on the BBC and Channel 4. Anglo-Iranian, English Comedian of the Year finalist 2017, Darius Davies returns with Persian of interest. This is a story about how easy it is to manipulate the media, troll men on Tinder, and get revenge against Ryanair by any means necessary. Is this your first time at the Fringe? No. This will be my seventh fringe and my first time doing a show with Just The Tonic…

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