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AMAJUBA - LIKE DOVES WE RISE
Harsh truths of South African life
Shortlisted for Amnesty's Freedom of Expression Award this year. Amajuba mixes simple tales of hunger. crime. rioting and police brutality in South Africa. But it is much more than a worthy piece of anti-apartheid activism. See review.
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Actor'sChoice
Throughout his illustrious career. Truman Capote remained one of America‘s most controversial and vibrant authors.
combining literary genius with a love of the dazzling world of high society. At this year‘s Fringe, the inimitable BOB KINGDOM takes up the guise of the great man. Kingdom lists his top tips for this year's Festival.
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My Life as a Ten Year Old Boy
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‘Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood' - William H Macy
I Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters Russell Barr's one man show details the life of a Glasgow drag queen through violence. abuse and the occasional bit of blinding humour. Traverse Theatre. 228 7404, uni/I28 Aug, 70pm, [I I (538—8450).
I Each . . . and Every Inch Theatre Cryptic's deeply moving and thought-provoking piece, part installation, part music, part theatre details the relationship of essayist Elizabeth Smart and poet George Barker, a study in obsession. Scot/arid Theatre Gateway. 377 3939, until 29 Aug, 2pm—5prn, E I2 (T: 70).
I Nikolina Splendid social drama by Van Badhain and the nabakov company. A young woman escapes persecution in her native land. only to be abused in Britain. A must-see.
Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, until 30 Aug, 1.40pm, EQ—EIO.
I Mongoose A whisky stained old man gives an at first comic account of his days in a .emote farmhouse. But what at first seems a lightly entertaining monologue turns darker as time passes. Assembly, 226 2428. until 30, 77.50am, 89—70 (538—9).
I The Pull of Negative Gravity Strong drama from Jonathan Lichtenstein of Mercury, in which a soldier woonded in the Gulf War returns to a troubled and heartbroken family. Traverse. 228 7404, until 28 Aug (not 23), times vary, £17 (24.5048).
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