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l LATE‘N‘LIVE FOR INTELLECTUALS returns with the Institute of Ideas discussion nights gathering writers, directors, performers and critics for high minded sparring. Topics up for debate include ‘Dangerous minds: from the lunatic asylum to the self— help group' and ‘Friendship: a new haven in a heartless world?‘. Discussions run Sunday 22~Wednesday 25 August at C Central. 10.45pm and are free. Tickets can be bought through C venues or the Fringe press office. H'I'; '; L. ,. "
I AND IS THIS THE YEAR FOR women? After comedy critic Kate Copstick last year admitted she didn’t think much of the standard of her fairer sex comedians, women are being bigged up this year. Nica Burns, director of the Perrier Award, has punted four women — Sarah Kendall, Lucy Porter, Katherine Jakeways and Natalie Haynes — as possible nominees, though reviews aren't bearing her out on this one. Nominees for So You Think You’re Funny Award are stronger. In two out of three heats so far, a woman has been selected: Zoe Lyons (winner of the BABYCHAM Funny Women 2004)
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I IN THE EVER EXPANDING Festival world, if there‘s another Fringe there‘ll be another award. Willy Russell (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine) and Tim Firth (Calendar Girls) have teamed up to create a new one for up and coming Fringe groups. The winner of the WR Foundation Award will receive £5000 towards a piece of new writing to be performed at the 2005 Fringe. ‘In 1972, I blagged, begged and borrowed until I had enough - just enough — to produce my first Edinburgh show,’ says Russell. To avoid such a fate, email dpl@davidpugh|td.com or call 020 7434 9757 for an application form.
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