magazine's team spent august 2006 frantically dashing about Edinburgh catching the highs and the lows of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe... Read about their top picks and terrible disappointments...
TOP PICKS! ***** Jim Henson's Puppet Improv - Adults Only ***** I urge you sell a kidney for a ticket! Jesus: The Guantanamo Years ***** Brimming with topicality and blessed with a headline that could sell tickets by itself, this is destined to be a Fringe favourite, and you won’t be disappointed. Latest reviews Romeo and Juliet **** Louis De Bernieres & The Antonius Players Are Back ***** Junk *** One Man Star Wars Trilogy ***** Tantalising, hilarious, exhilarating, superb. A one man tour-de-force. JFK: The Musical *** Bleep 'N' Grind **** An intoxicating theatrical cocktail. Bouncy Castle Hamlet *** Sing a Storm of Blackbirds **** My Brother's Keeper *** Breakfast with Johnny Wilkinson ***** ...you don’t need to be a sports fan to enjoy this brilliant comedy drama. Meeting Joe Strummer **** Alice Through The Looking Glass **** Fantastic Mr Fox *** Pumpgirl **** The Gruffalo's Child **** The Girl Who Cried 'Nam ** Phil Kay - Gimme Your Left Shoe **** Pitch your show! Email us and sing your own praises: fringe@national-student.co.uk
Romeo and Juliet **** Louis De Bernieres & The Antonius Players Are Back ***** Junk ***
JFK: The Musical ***
Bouncy Castle Hamlet *** Sing a Storm of Blackbirds **** My Brother's Keeper ***
Meeting Joe Strummer **** Alice Through The Looking Glass **** Fantastic Mr Fox *** Pumpgirl **** The Gruffalo's Child **** The Girl Who Cried 'Nam ** Phil Kay - Gimme Your Left Shoe ****
Edinburgh and Beyond **** Paul Lyalls **** Take-A-Break-Tales *** Bill Bailey - Steampunk *** Richard Herring - Menage A Un *** Simon Amstell **** Lucy Porter - The Good Life ****
Punk Science ** Mark Olver - Happy Accidentally ****
It's News 2 Me **** Grow Up ***
Ben Elton - The Musical ** A British Guide To World Religions **** Allan and Wrigglesworth ***
Footlights - Niceties *** Breakfast Bedlam, Live! ***
Tony Law: The Dog of Time *** All In the Timing ** Laurence Clark: Jim Fixed It For Me ***** Adrenaline **** Back to The Futon **
What was hot and what was not at Edinburgh this year? Email us with your reviews and opinions at: fringe@national-student.co.uk
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