FestivalTicketOffers The List 14 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TE or promotions@list.co.uk
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2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘PEOPLE’, TUE 11 – THU 13 AUG 2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘A BRITISH SUBJECT’, TUE 11 – THU 13 AUG
Pleasance
'Love, the greatest scene of all, it happens when it happens, the music tells it all.' A musical revue for four singers. Lyrics written and directed by David Levin. Composers: Sally Beamish, Giorgios Athanasopolous, Nigel Osborne, Alfredo Caponnetto, Alan Gilliland, Rick Wentworth, Cheryl Taylor, Kostas Rekleitis, Julian Wagstaff.
'Osborne's trademark mingling of musical traditions' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY (ON CONFLICT DIAMONDS)
'Almost other-worldly' GUARDIAN (ON NIGEL OSBORNE'S ROCK MUSIC)
'Superb ✱✱✱✱✱' MUSICWEB (ON SALLY BEAMISH'S RIVER)
Pleasance & Nichola McAuliffe At the age of 18, Mirza Tahir Hussain, a British Subject, arrived in Pakistan. 24 hours later a taxi driver was dead and Tahir was tried for his murder. Condemned to hang in the Criminal Court he spent the following 7 years on death row. Released on appeal, he prepared to return home to Leeds but was sent back to death row by a Sharia Court. He stayed there for a further 11 years.
Don Mackay of the Daily Mirror was the only journalist to visit him in that time. A British Subject is the true account of what happened...
With Tom Cotcher, Nichola McAuliffe, Kulvinder Ghir and Shiv Grewal. Directed by Hannah Eidinow.
PEOPLE 3.50pm, Pleasance Dome - Queen Dome 5-31 August (Not 18 & 25), £11/£9.50 (Mon-Thu), £12.50/£11 (Fri-Sun). A BRITISH SUBJECT 2.20pm, Pleasance Courtyard - Over The Road 2 5-31 August (Not 18 & 25), £9.50/£8 (Mon-Thu) £10.50/£9 (Fri-Sun).
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2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘FRANCIS, THE HOLY JESTER’, TUE 11 - THU 13 AUG 2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘EARLY LONG ISLAND ICED TEA’, WED 12 & THU 13 AUG
Mario Pirovano & Pleasance. Directed by Dario Fo. Triumphant celebration of life and liberty by Nobel Prize winning playwright, Dario Fo. Superb one man show about Italy's most famous saint featuring colourful characters brought to life by Fo's friend and collaborator of 20 years, Mario Pirovano.
'A masterclass in vocal and physical expression' STAGE (ON JOHAN PADAN)
'A marvellous performer' STAGE (ON JOHAN PADAN) 'Engrossing stuff, vividly told' WHAT'S ON (ON JOHAN PADAN)
Pleasance. Directed by Mel Smith
Mel Smith directs Peter Straker in this new musical revue. Expect guest stars, laughs and songs in this cabaret setting. 'Peter Straker is a unique artist, blessed with an extraordinary and beautiful singing voice. His Jacques Brel with Mel Smith directing was a corker, expect more mellifluous marvels in their latest cabaret collaboration' MICHAEL COVENEY
FRANCIS, THE HOLY JESTER 3pm, Pleasance Courtyard - Over The Road 3. 5-31 August (Not 18 & 25), £9/£7.50 (Mon-Thu) £10/£8.50 (Fri-Sun). EARLY LONG ISLAND ICED TEA 2.30pm, Pleasance Courtyard - Cabaret Bar 5-31 August (Not 11, 18 & 25), £10/£8.50 (Mon-Thu), £11/£9.50 (Fri-Sun).
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2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘IDIOTS OF ANTS: THIS IS WAR’, TUE 11 & THU 13 AUG 2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘STAND BY YOUR VAN’, TUE 11 – THU 13 AUG
Pleasance & Idiots of Ants The Ants are back with their unique blend of fast paced sketch comedy. Having amassed millions of hits online the 'Internet sensations' (BBC Online) and creators of the most viewed BBC3 comedy clip on YouTube (Facebook in real life) return with an all-new show. Hot off the heels of the Montreal 'Just For Laughs' Festival, 'grab your chance to see them before they leave the circuit for TV land (Time Out)'. Total sell-outs 2007 and 2008.
✱✱✱✱✱ EDINBURGH GUIDE ✱✱✱✱✱ HAIRLINE 'Very, very funny' EVENING STANDARD 'Sheer excellence' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Must See!' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Downright anarchic fun...nothing short of blissful' LIST
Menagerie / Pleasance / Escalator East To Edinburgh
A spectacular new "live competition" play about desire, hope, endurance... and a very big pick-up truck! The Pleasance Grand has never seen anything like it... there's a £25,000 pickup truck in the middle of the stage and 12 contestants are holding onto it -- all desperate to win it. All they have to do is be the last person standing, with their hands having never left the surface of the truck... Sounds easy, right? Wrong. Someone's gonna win a truck!!
IDIOTS OF ANTS: THIS IS WAR 8.15pm, Pleasance Courtyard - Over The Road 2. 5-31 August (Not 17 & 24), £9/£7.50 (Mon-Thu), £10/£8.50 (Fri-Sun). STAND BY YOUR VAN 7.40pm, Pleasance Courtyard - Pleasance Grand, 5-31 August (Not 18 & 25), £10.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: All ticket offers are subject to availability, and booking fees apply. Call Pleasance Box Office on 0131 556 6550 and quote ‘List Readers Offer’ and the show you wish to book for. 23 Jul–6 Aug 2009 THE LIST 85