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'If they don't show some gratitude for the massive coverage we still give the Fringe, then I might abandon it altogether.’
New Scotsman edttor, Rebecca Hardy, gets the measure of the world’s biggest arts festtval
‘I don’t wanna be Martine McCutcheon and I definitely don't wanna be Jimmy f***ing Nail!’ Craig Charles on what not to expect when his band arrive at the Fringe ‘Males are no good. You only work with the female.’
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Peter Buckley HI“ gets upset about a = )1 typo in the Fringe programme. 'Mistakes happen.’
Fringe Director Paul Gudgin replies to Peter
Salem has always been sensitive to what's on the minds of others, and also counts psychologist and college professor among his professions. Academia is laid aside for this show where the audience can interact and have a few laughs along the way. But watch out if you've been up to mischief - during one performance he picked a thief on the run out of the audience. For more freaky phenomena check out the Body & Soul Health Fair (Edinburgh Academy, Henderson Row, 226 7601, Sat 19—Sun 20 Aug,
10am-6pm) where South African witch-doctor Dianne Lang (pictured) will Buckley Hulls Clams be selling herbs and potions as well as discussing aspects of African “is is the nomdmg shamanism — from animal sacrifices to accessing the spirit world — in a talk version of the old on Saturday at noon. show’
Bill Bailey comes clean
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8"}de w... Try this at home One of the innovations of the current regime at the Traverse Theatre is the way every new play it puts on is brought into print. If it can't get the backing of a publisher, it simply publishes under its own imprint. No need this year, as Nick Hern Books has extended the life of Kate Atkinson's Abandonment and Sue Glover's Shetland Saga with two attractive paperbacks (£7.99 each). Also available is Liz Lochhead's superb version of Medea (£6.99), now on a post-Fringe tour by Theatre Babel.
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Forget kilts try Scottish shorts
For cutting edge filmmaking and a look at tomorrow’s big name talent today go to S ’UA short films every time. And the Film Festival is showcasing Scottish shorts with five C programmes: the flagship Tartan Shorts (Cameo 1, 20 Aug, 3pm; GFT 1, 21 Aug, 7pm), the debuting New Found Land scheme (programme 1, Filmhouse 1, 21 Aug, 2.30pm; , programme 2, Filmhouse 1, 25 Aug, 4.30pm), the local low-budget filmmaking scheme \ Cineworks (Filmhouse 1, 22 Aug, 2pm) and the final programme of the Festival's Explosive \ 1 ‘ i Fragments anthologies, The Scottish Indie Mix (GFT 2, 24 Aug, 7pm; Filmhouse 2, 26 Aug, 1pm). That’s around 400 minutes of wee celluloid gems for you.
6 THE “81' FESTIVAL GUIDE 17—24 Aug 2000
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