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   Web Issue 3241 September 8 2008   
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Aurora Borealis
High noon on a rainy day. The overhead sky, seen through the glass ceiling of the Dance Base studio, is overcast – as are the three performers in Aurora Borealis, two men and a woman, each apparently self-contained in a listless yet nervy state of dissatisfaction.
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Irvine Welsh planning Trainspotting prequel
Irvine Welsh, the Scottish writer who wrote Trainspotting, revealed last night that he is returning to the world of his most famous characters in two separate projects - a written "prequel" to Trainspotting, and a film version of the Trainspotting sequel, Porno.
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Amy Winehouse jibe awarded Fringe’s funniest joke title
IT is edgy, of doubtful taste and resolutely contemporary - a perfect choice for the best joke of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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A telling trend that doesn’t date
Fringe Scots: Trendy Scotland is everywhere, with tartans woven in every autumn fashion must-have. But Scotland is better represented through its stories than its plaid.
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Fringe Kids
True to the everlasting ­popularity of pirate themes, this year’s Fringe is chock-full of ­nautical choices for children
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Fringe faces change after inquiry into box office fiasco
An independent inquiry into the box office problems encountered at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe could lead to a shake-up of the entire running of the festival.
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VIDEO: Fringe Sunday
More than 100,000 people were treated to a day of entertainment in Edinburgh as the many different acts promoted their own performances with colourful variety.
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Why everyone wants to win a naked gold man
In the third of her exclusive Edinburgh Fringe reports for The Herald, comedian Shazia Mirza has her eyes on the prize
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Torn apart by the guilty secret within
When Krzysztof Warlikowski arrived in Edinburgh two days ago, he says there were soldiers with guns manning the airport. Regardless of security measures, for a theatre director from Poland whose production of Dybbuk opens at the King's Theatre tonight, it still seemed pretty extreme.
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Assembly Rooms safe as Fringe venue, director pledges
The director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe says he hopes that any redevelopment of The Assembly Rooms is done in such a way that it remains a major Fringe venue.
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Parno Graszt, Spiegel Garden
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Orquesta Tipica Imperial,The Mela Big Top
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Paolo Nutini, the Edge @ Corn Exchange
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The Raconteurs, the Edge at the Corn Exchange
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One more for the road for Edinburgh’s concert-goers
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Leah Gough-Cooper’s Human Equivalent/N.Y.Jazz Orchestra of Scotland
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Blues Brothers Banned – Quest for the Cowbell, Pleasance Dome
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George Melly – Where Are You?, Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House
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Handel’s Esther, Canongate Kirk
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The Marian Consort, St Mary’s Cathedral
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VIDEO: Le Navet Bete
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VIDEO: One Small Step
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VIDEO: Cluedo at the Fringe
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365, Edinburgh Playhouse
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Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late but Live, Underbelly
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Tales From an Enchanted Forest, Scottish Storytelling Centre
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VIDEO: Party Pirates
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Big success for the little guy
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Fringe kids
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VIDEO: Under Milk Wood
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VIDEO: Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards 2008
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An Evening With Clive James, Assembly @ Queen’s Hall
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Hamell on Trial- The Terrorism of Everyday Life, Baby Belly
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Edward Aczel – Do I Really Have To Communicate With You?, Underbelly
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BBC Headroom with Ruby Wax and friends, Assembly
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The School of Comedy, Pleasance 2
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Carey Marx - Careyness, The Stand
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Gavin Webster - Webster's Pictionary, The Stand 2
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Rhod Gilbert - the award winning mince pie, Pleasance Cabaret Bar
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Jim Jefferies – Hammered, Udderbelly
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VIDEO: Japanese Mime at the Fringe
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VIDEO: Chinese State Circus
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VIDEO: Flamenco Tablao
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Dorian Gray classic - VIDEO
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Pericles Redux by Not Man Apart - VIDEO
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Children of Cambodia, St George’s West
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Playing fast and loose with relationship rules
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VIDEO: The Full Monty at Edinburgh Fringe
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VIDEO: The samurai-wielding Kamui group from Japan
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Moving to universal themes
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Cambodia Living Arts - VIDEO
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Nuts about boys and girl from Brazil
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