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Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar

A university actor was accidentally stabbed onstage during a staged fight using a real knife, sustaining a 7.8cm back wound and requiring hospital treatment.
fromwww.london-unattached.com
1 month ago

Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl at Southwark Playhouse Borough

Isabel Renner's Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl picks up the one-woman comedy baton from Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 2013 Edinburgh show-turned-BBC Three sensation Fleabag and Liz Kingman's brilliant 2023 West End hit, One Woman Show. It follows a frantically overthinking twenty-something-year-old as she tumbles through life with debilitating shyness. After a run (like Waller-Bridge) at Edinburgh Fringe, writer-performer Renner comes to London in this sparkly, pink-themed production directed by Cameron King (Butchery Lessons, 1 in a Chameleon) and produced by Catherine Schreiber (Burlesque, The Lehman Trilogy).
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Arts
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Is Edinburgh's Fringe still fringe, or has it gasp gone mainstream?

Rising costs and commercialization are eroding the Edinburgh Fringe's alternative, free-for-all character and making attendance harder for performers and audiences.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Sam Nicoresti's Baby Doomer wins best comedy show award at Edinburgh fringe 2025

Sam Nicoresti won the Edinburgh comedy award for Baby Doomer, becoming the first transgender winner and pocketing 10,000 in prize money.
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Pig hearts, blow-up mattresses and one-star reviews: my disastrous run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Every August Edinburgh's population swells to around a million for the hugely popular Fringe Festival - with everyone on the hunt for the must-see shows of the year. But what is it like to perform in one of the many productions where nothing goes right? I have just returned from a wonderful weekend at the Edinburgh Fringe, where thousands of performers have descended on the city.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Australian breakdancer Raygun is lampooned in a new musical but the Olympics fiasco was no comedy | Lyndsey Winship

Rachael Gunn (B-girl Raygun) faced ongoing public and theatrical ridicule after scoring nul points for Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Edinburgh's couple acts: the fringe duos starring together and even getting married on stage

Karp and Martin will marry at the Edinburgh Fringe, combining their wedding with a creative performance.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Casually jaw-dropping': at an Edinburgh fringe of tricks and treats, Ben Hart has the magic touch

"Magic is addictive. The more you see, the higher the bar rises, but the itch to be astounded is never scratched."
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Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Tim Minchin: Songs the World Will Never Hear review a bumper night with the marvellous misfit

Tim Minchin celebrates 20 years of his career with a distinctive show featuring a mix of songs reflecting his life's journey.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Dan Rath: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The author expresses nostalgia for a simpler technological era, sharing a list of favorite comedic performances viewed on YouTube.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Edinburgh fringe event organisers urged to capitalise on Oasis and AC/DC gigs

Edinburgh Fringe organizers are encouraged to capitalize on major concerts by Oasis and AC/DC for greater audience engagement.
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