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TOP 20 There are more than 3000 events in the Edinburgh Festival. These are the 20 you can’t miss.
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Krijn de Koning Dutch artist de Koning’s modus operandi involves completely reconfiguring cavernous spaces with his own large-scale wooden sculptures. For his debut UK exhibition, he’s applying this technique to the ECA’s Sculpture Court. See preview, page 98. Edinburgh College of Art, 1 Aug–1 Sep. Rumpelstiltskin & the Wheel of Fortune Theatre of Widdershins are regular attendees of the Fringe (and regular recipients of four and five-star reviews from us) – here, they deliver their take on the famous fairytale. See preview, page 63. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 31 Jul–25 Aug (not 19).
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The Events A new work from Scottish playwright David Greig inspired by the actions of Norwegian killer Anders Brevik, examining the extent of forgiveness. See preview, page 92. Traverse, 31 Jul–25 Aug (not 1, 2, 5, 12, 19). Red Bastard An amorphous, absurdist, id-driven force of nature who specialises in violating stage boundaries and invading your comfort zone. See feature, page 20. Assembly George Square, 1–26 Aug (not 7, 14).
Alfie Brown Last year we called him ‘the future of stand-up’. What with 2013 being the future (from last year’s perspective, anyway), what’s he up to now? See feature, page 41. Underbelly Cowgate, 1–25 Aug. Smashed A juggling show simultaneously inspired by dance doyenne Pina Bausch and physics fop Isaac Newton. See hitlist, page 55 and feature at list.co.uk. Assembly Hall, 3–26 Aug (not 13).
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Aisling Bea Much-touted Irish stand-up who walked away with the So You Think You’re Funny? award last year. See preview, page 38. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 31 Jul–26 Aug (not 13). Beside the Greenside A mish-mash of performance and arts featuring the residents at Greenside venue throughout the Fringe. See preview, page 102. Greenside, 2–24 Aug (not 5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 19).
Nirbhaya The rape of a woman on a bus in Delhi in December 2012 is the subject of this unflinching new show. See feature, page 76. Assembly Hall, 1–26 Aug (not 12, 19).
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