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Thursday 7 - Thursday 14 August 2008

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7 ' stalker/fani TV series Flight .- _ , the Conchords, but Schaal's Fringe debut ’ast year was a surreal, sweet but spiky delight. Now she returns in this two-hander with Kurt Braunohler to show why she truly is one of the stars of the lringo. See page 22.

. 14 Halima Bashir As the Book Festival gets underway, this brave sur- vivor of the horrors of Darfur reads from her powerful memoir, Tears of the Desert.

21 Yllana This wacky string ensemble combines virtuoso playing with physical comedy and looks set to wow the Fringe with their high octane antics.

56 Kristin Hersh Expanding beyond her previous incarnation as underground indie queen, Hersh brings her new, expansive live show, Paradoxical Undressing, to bear on a willing Edinburgh audience.

63 Dybbuk Poland's TR Warszawa interweaves a landmark Jewish text with a recent short story to create a visceral exploration of the relationship between the living and the dead.

I 10 2 forltickets to Dybbuk

I 10 2 for 1 tickets to Foodies at the Festival

I 10 Win tickets to the Edinburgh Tattoo

I 10 Win tickets to Tina C and a case of Grolsch I 11 2 for1 tickets for shows at the Pleasance

84 Tracey Emin: 20 Years

90 Bond Bound

Tartan Ribbon Benefit 4 The Edge Festival 6 Festival Essentials New Art Club

15 Simon Singh 16 Danny Wallace

24 Brendon Burns

24 Mark Watson

30 Ladies in Waiting

32 Pot Noodle: The Musical

46 Dance

47 Children of the Khmer

51 Kids

52 The Echo Chamber

58 Jackie Leven

61 Theatre

62 Dybbuk 68 The Idiot Colony 10 Deep Cut

81 Visual Art

' 87 DJ Sneak l

81 Ministry of Burlesque

90 Around Town

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