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Julian Hall's Festival Diary
Orlando Bloom set hearts a-flutter when he turned up to see his sister, Samantha Bloom, perform her one-woman show A Cloud In Trousers by a Girl in a Suit at the Underbelly venue. Orlando's dog, Sidi, who was also in attendance, was so overjoyed to see his master's sister that he rushed the stage at the end of the show. Even more drooling and adoration was reported on nearby Cowgate later, when Orlando stunned Festival punters by handing out flyers for his sister's show.
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Julian Hall's Edinburgh Festival diary
Monday, 4 August 2008
Before the Fringe fun gets underway, there is an important housekeeping notice. Mr Jerry Sadowitz has kindly disseminated the following among the members of the Fourth Estate.
Edinburgh Fringe: My favourite year
Sunday, 3 August 2008
As the Fringe begins, past performers describe the unique appeal of a festival that has been luring artists for more than 50 years
Sarah Silverman's global offensive
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Race, religion, sexuality ... no taboo is safe from the acid tongue of America's most outrageous comedian. But what will Britain make of her? Tim Walker reports
Edinburgh Festival: Why the Fringe is rocking
Friday, 1 August 2008
"It always struck me as strange that there wasn't a contemporary music strand during the Edinburgh Festival," Dave Corbett says. It was after he moved north of the border 12 years ago to work for DF Concerts, the Scots music promoters who run T in the Park, that Corbett set about remedying the situation.
Edinburgh Festival: The five best gigs
Friday, 1 August 2008
Edinburgh Fringe: The rise of BritCom
Friday, 1 August 2008
Comedians now rival pop stars in the celebrity firmament. And this year's crop will be the hottest tickets at the Edinburgh Fringe. By Julian Hall
The final cut: Is theatre the place to revisit the Deepcut barracks scandal?
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Remember the Deepcut scandal? You know, the period between 1995 and 2002 when four young recruits died of gunshot wounds at a Surrey barracks, and parents claimed there was a cover-up? The latest news, that the Army is selling the camp to developers, gives a false impression of closure. Six years on from the last of the deaths, no one who knows the details could possibly be satisfied with the outcome.
Lesley Manville: Love, sex & suffragettes
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
She made her name as Mike Leigh's muse. Now Lesley Manville is starring in an erotic play she wants every teenager to see. Liz Hoggard finds out why
Modern miss: Hattie Morahan is ditching bonnets in favour of cutting-edge theatre work
Monday, 28 July 2008
When Hattie Morahan played the dowdy, sensible Elinor Dashwood in Andrew Davies' adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, the television critics lavished her with fulsome praise worthy of a love letter penned by Mr Ferrars himself.
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FIVE BEST PLAYS
The Music Man (Festival Theatre, Chichester)
Rachel Kavanaugh’s revival of the American musical, complete with 76 trombones and starring Brian Conley as a small-town con man, is ridiculously enjoyable. (01243 781 312) to 30 Aug
The Female of the Species (Vaudeville Theatre, London)
Joanna Murray-Smith’s play about a feminist scribbler is inspired by the time Germaine Greer was, briefly, held hostage by a devotee. Eileen Atkins stars. (0870-890 0511) to 4 Oct
Into the Hoods (Novello Theatre, London)
There are flashes of awesome choreography in Kate Prince’s floor-moving production of this hip-hop musical. (08444 825 170) to 30 Aug
The 39 Steps (Criterion Theatre, London)
Jo Stone-Fewings takes flight in Maria Aitken’s exhilarating version of John Buchan’s rip-roaring chase thriller. (08700 602 313) to 7 Feb
The Railway Children, (National Railway Museum, York)
York Theatre Royal’s adaptation of E Nesbit’s much-loved classicis performed on a rail track, with a real steam engine. (01904 621 261) to 23 Aug