Festival Front
1 Jerry Springer: The Opera
Music Trailer trash meets high art.
Welcome to the Fringe. See page 38.
Assembly Rooms.
2 La Divina Commedia Theatre St Petersburg’s Derevo returns with a big top spectacular. See page 50. Assembly Big Top.
3 Ross Noble
Comedy The semi-surreal rambler brings us some Sonic Waffle. See page 16. Pleasance.
4 Monsoon
Dance Au Cul du Loup entertains you with a whirlwind of music and dance. See page 32. St Stephens.
5 Outlying Islands Theatre David Greig tackles desire and death in the wilds of Scotland. See page 50. Traverse.
6 Dr Alex Patterson & Claude Young
Clubs One-off special from the Orbmeister and the Detroit eclecticist. See page 74. Venue.
7 Daniel Kitson
Comedy Last year's big discovery throws us Something, a set about, er, something. See page 22. Pleasance.
8 Bounce
Dance Boogaloo and breakdance merge for this major dance extravaganza. See page 30. Assembly Rooms.
9 Royal Bank £5 Nights Music Joanna MacGregor and the Paragon Ensemble are among the first treats for a fiver. See page 42. Usher Hall.
1 O Cinderella
Kids The Shona Reppe Puppets offer up their take on the midnight ball stooshie. See page 35. Netherbow.
2 THE LIST FESTIVAL GUIDE 1-8 Aug 2002
1 1 Hiroshi Sugimoto Art Evocative shots of architecture, trees and oceans from the Japanese maestro. See page 66. Fruitmarket.
1 2 Doodrock
Theatre Frenetic Korean fusion of dancing and drumming. See page 45. Gateway.
13 Paul Zenon Comedy Not the British Blaine. but the self-styled King Con and Sultan of Swindle. See page 20. Assembly Rooms.
1 4 Bio-Rhythm Launch Clubs Take your pick from Reachout and DJ Plus One at La Belle or Joseph Malik and George T at the Honeycomb. See page 75. Belle Ange/e; Honeycomb.
1 5 Howard Hodgkin Art Twenty works from the painter who drifts between representation and abstraction. See page 68. Dean Gallery
1 6 Goner
Theatre Americana Absurdum ponders whether to let the president live or die. See page 54. Assembly Rooms.
1 7 Throat
Gay Humorous and erotic slab of circus and physical comedy. See page 33. Pleasance.
1 8 Omid Djalili Comedy Material about 11 September plus Godzilla impressions. What more do you want? See page 14. Pleasance.
19 DJ Shadow
Music The Private Press made flesh on stage. See page 36. Corn Exchange.
20 Dr Bunhead & the Kamikaze Cowpats Kids This top show is at the bottom of the pile. See page 34. George Square Theatre