Following the great success of 2004's Festival Highlights line-up,
which secured six major awards and two West End transfers (Gone
by Glyn Cannon and The
Elephant Woman), producer James Seabright brings fifteen theatre,
comedy and music shows from around the world to Pleasance, Assembly,
and the streets of Edinburgh for Fringe 2005.
Barb Jungr - Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley's songs interpreted by this world-class cabaret singer
and Perrier Award winning comedian (Brown Blues). Jungr's first fringe
appearance in five years.
Pleasance Dome, 20-29 August, 17.30 (70 mins)
Bill Hicks: Slight Return
This total sell-out of fringe 2004 by Chas Early and Richard Hurst
returns following an oft-extended run at Soho Theatre. Newly updated
with topical dick jokes.
Pleasance Courtyard, 4-29 August (except 10, 17), 15.45 (60 mins)
Carl-Einar Häckner
Following his harmonica-eating fringe debut last year, the marauding
Swede returns with an all-new hour of shambolic musical comedy and
illusion for all ages.
Pleasance Courtyard, 4-29 August (except 10 & 17), 17.20 (60 mins)
Confessions Of A Jingle Writer
Ever wondered how advertisers come up with tunes you can't get out
of your head? Jinglesmith Tom Hodge reveals the trade secrets of how
he makes music to influence people. May contain improvised ivory-tinkling.
Directed by Hannah Eidinow (Fringe First for Gone).
Pleasance Courtyard, 4-29 August (except 10&17), 16.00 (60 m)
David Benson's Conspiracy Cabaret
A frank, funny and compelling collision of songs, stories and conspiracy
theories. For his sixth solo show, Benson sings in a lovely baritone,
treating weighty issues with a light touch and trivial matters with
the utmost seriousness. Directed by Gavin Marshall (No Fear!).
Assembly Rooms, 5-29 August (except 17), 15.05 (70 mins)
The Edinburgh Love Tour
A moving new play by Richard Hurst & Chas Early. Rosemary and
Steven fell in love in Edinburgh and that's why they run The Edinburgh
Love Tour, a walking tour of the city devoted to its romantic stories.
However… the course of true love never did run smooth.
Starts at Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 August (except 10 & 17), 13.30
(75 mins)
Graffiti Classics
The stand-up string quartet return after their sell-out 2004 debut.
Sixteen strings, eight dancing feet, four voices: an eclectic mix
of classical and modern music for all ages.
Pleasance Dome, 3-19 August (except 10), 17.30 (70 mins)
How To Build A Time Machine
As an astrophysicist explains the cosmos to his audience, he accidentally
builds a time machine. Searching for the secrets of the future reveals
his own past, in this compelling comic performance by fringe regular
Greg McLaren (Lost Pirates). Directed by Steve Brownlie.
Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 August (except 10 & 17), 14.05 (60 mins)
Linda Marlowe - Mortal Ladies Possessed
The short stories of Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest playwrights
of the twentieth century, adapted by Matthew Hurt and performed by
Linda Marlowe, the Fringe favourite renowned for her stunning solo
debut Berkoff's Women. UK debut season after New York run.
Assembly Rooms, 5-29 August (except 17), 14.10 (80 mins)
Milk
Award-winning comedy theatre from Spain's brilliant Pez En Raya. Directed
by David Sant, the comedy genius behind hits The Wicker Woman
and The Elephant Woman, and all Peepolykus shows. A bedevilled
cow, an amateur exorcist, and two crazed clowns collide in this delightfully
funny, surreal tale.
Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 August (except 10 & 17), 17.35 (65 mins)
MoonJourney
New show from Perrier winning comedian Alice Lowe (Garth Marenghi)
directed by Cal McCrystal (Spymonkey & Cirque du Soleil).
An experimental 70s band excavate their legendary rock opus flop.
Witness the prog-rock trio save the earth with mime and multimedia
magic, Kate Bush style.
Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 August (except 10 & 17), 18.40 (60 mins)
Professor Bumm's Story Machine
Professor Bumm and his assistant Doctor Whee present the unveiling
of his latest invention in this crackpot comedy of made-up madness.
The new improvised show from The Black Sheep, the creators of festival
favourite Fairly Tales. Unsuitable for under 7s.
Pleasance Courtyard, 4-29 August (except 10 & 17), 12.15 (60 mins)
Road To Pisa
A love story. A road movie. A talking ass. Two unlikely acrobats and
a glamour peasant hit Renaissance Italy's variety circuit, braving
death, rivalry and a wonky tower. From The Black Sheep, the creators
of 2004's The Joy Of Wine. Directed by Gregory Thompson (Pull
Of Negative Gravity).
Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 August (except 10 & 17), 14.30 (60 mins)
Squeeze Box
Award-winning solo comedy. Ann Randolph's pursuit of true love collides
unexpectedly with her job in a women's shelter, producing hilarious
and heartfelt results in this multi-character tour-de-force. After
being discovered in LA by the late Anne Bancroft, she produced the
show off-Broadway.
Assembly Rooms, 5-29 August (except 10 & 17), 12.35 (75 mins)
The Watershed Cabaret
The festival's finest comedians and musicians, doing something different
from their normal shows. An innovative and addictive repertory season
featuring Artisan Trio, Barb Jungr's Café Prague, The
Black Sheep's The Joy Of Wine, Carl-Einar Häckner, and
Graffiti Classics.
Pleasance Dome, 6-28 August (except 10, 16, 17, 24), 21.40 (60 mins)
