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Thursday l7—Thursday 24 August 2000

Festival Features 2 Eight Perfect Festival Days

Check out our round-the-clock look at what’s hot this week.

78 Festival Freeloaders

Get your free tickets and two-for-one offers for top events like MacHomer, the Film Festival Surprise Movie and Owen O’Neill.

12 Miffy

As children’s book guru Dick Bruna comes to

Edinburgh, we look at his little furry creation who has been going places for 45 years.

14 Anne Bogart

Being in an audience doesn’t mean sitting on your hands. Two shows conceived by SITI Company and Anne Bogart will have you on yourfeet

16 American Film Comedy

They don’t make ’em like they used to. Try tellin that to American directors who are taking us bac to a golden era of funny films.

18 Scottish Opera

We talk to the key players who are bringing the power and the glory of Wagner’s Ring Cyc/e to the Festival for the first time.

80 John Fardell

Our cartoonist dreams up some unlikely Festival couplings.

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