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PLEASANCE CIRQUE BERSERK! Cirque Berserk! Pleasance at EICC – Lennox Theatre, Sat 3–Tue 6 Aug, 6.30pm, Wed 7–Sun 25 Aug (not 21), 1.30pm & 6.30pm, £17.50–£19.50 (£13–£15). Preview Fri 2 Aug, £12. Showcasing the fi nest in traditional circus thrills and skills, Cirque Berserk! combine contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, bringing this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-to-date. The international troupe includes over 30 acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers and daredevil stuntmen, alongside the world’s most hair-raising circus act; the legendary motorcycle Globe of Death.
SUMMERHALL EVERYTHING I SEE I SWALLOW Shasha and Taylor Productions Summerhall – Demonstration Room, Sat
3–Sat 25 Aug (not 12, 19), 6pm, £13 (£11). Previews Wed 31 Jul, £5 & Fri 2 Aug, £8. A provocative examination of a mother- daughter relationship, set against a backdrop of shifting attitudes to empowerment, feminism and sexuality. How does a woman defend the objectifi cation of her own body and the gaze from those around her? Fusing theatre and aerial rope work with the erotic art of Japanese rope bondage, shibari, Swallow is an unusual and compelling encounter.
ZOO STAGED Circumference ZOO Southside, Thu 15–Sun 25 Aug, 7pm, £12 (£10). Previews Tue 13 & Wed 14 Aug, £8. Join Circumference for their latest theatrical spectacle, Staged. Featuring three performers on an aerial platform as precarious as our perceptions – a single action changes everything, but everything is not always what it seems.
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WALLACE & GROMIT’S MUSICAL MARVELS Carrot Productions Pleasance at EICC – Pentland Theatre, Thu 15 & Fri 16 Aug, 1pm & 3.15pm, £18 (£15.50). Join everyone’s favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece My Concerto in Ee Lad with help from his faithful canine companion Gromit. This interactive experience features specially created animations from Aardman, as well as live orchestral accompaniment and escapades from some of the UK’s top musicians and presenter Matthew Sharp. MUSTARD DOESN’T GO WITH GIRLS Bric à Brac Theatre Pleasance Courtyard – Upstairs, Sat 3–Fri 23 Aug (not 13), 11.30am, £9–£11 (£7–£9). Previews Wed 31 Jul–Fri 2 Aug, £7. When the children of Bow-on-Tie start disappearing, Abigail decides to investigate further. She embarks on a music-fi lled adventure to uncover the town’s secrets, topple the cabinet of treacherous animals in charge and prove that girls are made of more than just sugar and spice. This production pokes fun at fairy tales from the past whilst creating new storylines for the young generation of today.
MOONBIRD Handprint Theatre Pleasance Courtyard – Beside, Wed 31 Jul– Mon 26 Aug (not 12, 20), 10.30am, £6–£10 (£7.50–£9). A tale of a family who don’t know how to communicate. Can the Moonbird and animal friends show them that listening is not always about hearing? Handprint have inspired children for 10 years and now make their Fringe debut with this heartwarming story based on the popular book by Joyce Dunbar and Jane Ray. I’LL TAKE YOU TO MRS COLE! A Complicité and Polka Theatre Co- Production Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance Beyond, Sat 3–Mon 26 Aug (not 12), 1.45pm, £10–£12 (£9–£11). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £8. The 1980s! Ska music pulses and young Ashley creates havoc by getting lost in a wild, imaginative world. When Jedi battles and forest adventures go too far, will their hard- working mum resort to the scariest threat of all? Accompanied by an original ska soundtrack and stunning video animation.