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The List's Guide to the 1998 Edinburgh Festival

Welcome to the last of four speCIal Festival Issues of The [.rs't As the only iocaily- oased pLIbIICdIIOH devoted to arts and entertaInmt-Ints, we are .deaily plated to reap

you decide what to see.

The E(Ll11L)LngI1 FQSIlVdI thoudes several major festnaxs, ail takzng pzate l’i August

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The climactic events of the Edinburgh International Festival, the Flint Festva. and the Book Festival are also covered 111 this ISSUG_

Other events we'll be covering include the Flux festival of contemporary rnusm part of the Fr:ngel, plus Planet Pop, an independent rotk and pop festival, and the

Edinburgh Mela Have a whale of a time

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TOP TWENTY On page 4 we give our hottest tips for the very best Festwal events taking place thrs' week When you're planning) your Festival, start here. THEATRE, DANCE, COMEDY and KIDS To help your daily planning, our (overage of theatre, dance, (omedy and klds' events Is (I|\./|(I(-‘(I Into six tune-bands, from C)am UTTIII late at ITIQITI E<1(Ii settlon (overs the most llIIOTOSIIIK] shows In that tune-band. FILM, MUSIC, CLUBS, ART and BOOKS Each of these Is (overed In a separate settlon, whit h you (an find after the tune-band sections

HIT LISTS The hrst page HI eat h settlon |n( ludes our main retomntendatlons for that set Il()li.

REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS Events that

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FREE TICKET OFFERS W e ' a. e set a supply of Iree {It kets to see (e tat "e(()rnrnel‘.deu shows Reaoe's (an ea rI: these on a first (orhe, fzrst semeo basgs See pages 23, 2‘) and ~13 ‘or oetats FESTIVAL LISTINGS SUPPLEMENT Inside this Issue, and ll‘. the next .ssue, you'll find a fully (ontprehensw I, pa!!- out guide to every (II.e,'It takrlIg plate during the week

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