Edinburgh Festivals Daily Guide - 21 August
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Latest Reviews
Dance review: Dance Derby
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Book Festival: Richard Holloway | Rupert Everett
Richard Holloway was a fitting guest to begin a series of interviews celebrating the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 30th birthday. In the first of a series which will take place over the next few days, Holloway was invited to reflect on the last three decades, which have seen his personal transformation from bishop to BBC broadcaster, chairman of the Scottist Arts Council, and public thinker on a variety of topics, religious and otherwise.
Theatre review: Pigeon English
With recent statistics suggesting there are almost 1,000 victims of knife crime in London each month, tales of young lives being tragically cut short are not hard to come by. But news items only give us a name, an age and maybe a photograph. How they lived, who they loved and what they hoped for is harder to convey.
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Latest Guides
5 reasons to visit the Book Festival
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10 of the best bars in Edinburgh for whisky lovers
You haven’t ‘done’ Edinburgh, or indeed Scotland, if you haven’t taken time out to sample the national drink. Luckily, the home of the Fringe and numerous other festivals is also home to a number of great whisky bars. We give you the lowdown on 10 of Edinburgh’s best bars to sample Scotch Whisky in the Scottish capital.
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Latest Features
Flying a cultural flag: Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates 10 years
With 27 venues from Summerhall to the Old Ambulance Depot, and ten specially commissioned exhibitions, the Edinburgh Art Festival is going from strength to strength as it celebrates its tenth year.
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Roger Cox discovers Brand New Ancients, a Fringe show of epic poetry inspired by classical mythology, but very much about everyman
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From the Blog…
Fringe stories: Tom Stade
Canadian comic Tom Stade remembers a night out at the Edinburgh Festival which led to an unexpected encounter with a family member.
Vikki Stone: My dog Bert is hooked by the showbiz bug
Comedian, musician and animal lover Vikki Stone on showbiz kids and the risk of playing second-fiddle to a furry co-star.
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Half-price Edinburgh Festival tickets
Today’s selection of half-price ticket deals for Edinburgh Festival shows, from The Scotsman and WOW247.
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Event: Gyles Brandreth: Looking For Happiness
http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/event/gyles-brandreth-looking-for-happiness/pleasance-courtyardArticle: Heard the one about the funniest Fringe joke of 2013?
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