Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 // ENDSPURT: ZIK'R (flamenco, music)

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ZIK'R
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (flamenco, music)

Assembly George Square Gardens (Venue 3)
Aug 28-30, 17:40, 1 hour
United Kingdom - England, Karen Ruimy Productions in association with Neil O'Brien Entertainment

A heady mix of original, traditional and contemporary music including reinterpretations by Groove Armada, Mr Scruff and 4 Hero. Charting the mystical path of Sufi, where the Middle East, Africa and Spain collide, influencing the wild untamed flamenco.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 // ENDSPURT:Worst Show on the Fringe

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Worst Show on the Fringe
Comedy (stand-up, compilation)

Movement (Venue 56) Aug 28-29, 14:30, 1 hour
18+
Nigel Lovell / Oh So Funny / PBH's Free Fringe, United Kingdom - England

Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin ... what have they got in common? They all once received one-star reviews. This show presents a fresh daily line-up of one-star wonders who've proved their reviewers wrong. Last year's guests included Patrick Monahan, Kevin Day, Alfie Moore and many other excellent comedians. It was also featured on BBC2's Edinburgh Nights with Sue Perkins. This year's line-up is even more exciting. All hosted by the wonderfully funny Nigel Lovell. ‘An absolute delight’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). **** (TheatreExtra.blogspot.co.uk).

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: 64 Squares - Theatre (physical theatre, absurdist)

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64 Squares
Theatre (physical theatre, absurdist)

Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61)
19:30, Aug 19-30, 1 hour 10 min
United Kingdom - England, Rhum and Clay Theatre Company

Warnings: Flashing lights

'You might have noticed there are four of me. Don't worry. You'll get used to it. I have.' 1939. B wants to tell you about how he ended up on a cruise ship, playing chess against the current world chess champion. He wants to tell you all about his life and the choices he's made. The problem? He's been split into four and can't remember what happened. Accompanied by a live jazz percussive score, a tale of madness, memory and chess, adapted from Stefan Zweig's The Royal Game. 'Beautifully imaginative, with real emotional heft' **** (ExeuntMagazine.com).

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: 4x4 Ephemeral Architectures - Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (ballet, circus)

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4x4 Ephemeral Architectures
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (ballet, circus)

Assembly George Square Theatre (Venue 8)
17:30, Aug 19-24, 26-30, 1 hour 10 min
United Kingdom - England, Gandini Juggling 

'A show of elegant, wistful beauty' **** (Guardian). 'A splendid blend of talents imbued with both elegance and wit' **** (Times). Tracing pathways in space, four jugglers and four ballet dancers share a stage for the first time. Both these formalised systems are ephemeral journeys through time and space, leaving an unseen trace, like an imaginary architecture. 4 x 4 is a celebration of where these paths meet. Directed by world renowned juggler Sean Gandini, choreographed by the Royal Ballet's Ludovic Ondiviela, with original composition, Suspended opus 69, by Nimrod Borenstein.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: 17 - Theatre (devised, verbatim)

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17
Theatre (devised, verbatim)

Location: C venues – C (Venue 34)
12:15, Aug 23-30, 55 minutes
12+
United Kingdom - England, Bear Pit Theatre


What does it mean to be 17? To be young with the world at your feet, or old before you’ve had a chance to live? Using the memories of people aged from 69 to 96, they recall life at that age, whenever and wherever that was. We journey through time to tell their stories and find the truths of that one elusive year. Bear Pit Theatre explores youth through the prism of age; these are tales of regret and joy, tricks of memory and nostalgia, and the transience of youth.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: 2 Become 1 - Musicals and Opera

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2 Become 1
Musicals and Opera (musical theatre, new writing)

C venues – C nova (Venue 145)
18:40, Aug 19-31, 50 minutes
14+
United Kingdom - England, Swipe Right Theatre

Comedy pop-musical following four 90s girls embarking on a wild night of speed dating, meeting Mr Wrongs and Mr Rights along the way. A hilarious non-stop journey through infectious pop anthems and ballads. After her recent break-up, Jess is left crying into her Häagen-Dazs, and what better way to unbreak her heart than to meet a man a minute. Relive that 90s love with all your favourite classics from Shania Twain to All Saints and witness speed dating before the takeover of Tinder.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015: 1972: The Future of Sex - Theatre

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1972: The Future of Sex
Theatre (devised, new writing)

ZOO (Venue 124)
16:00, Aug 19-31, 1 hour 15 min
18+ Performance contains full frontal male nudity. 
Country: United Kingdom - England, The Wardrobe Ensemble 

It’s 1972. An era of possibility, polyester and pubic hair. Ziggy Stardust is on Top of the Pops, Penny is writing an essay on Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Christine is watching Deepthroat. Brian is confused. The Wardrobe Ensemble tell the story of the class of ‘72 with a handsome funk guitarist and some spacehoppers. Was it easier back then? Where did we go wrong? A brisk romp through the ins and outs of those excellently awkward first sexual encounters. ‘Genuinely hilarious’ ***** (Exeunt on RIOT).

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Fringe Opening Night: 2 Girls, 1 Cup of Comedy

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2 Girls, 1 Cup of Comedy
Comedy (stand-up)

Location: Just the Tonic at The Caves (Venue 88)
22:20, 1 hour

Aug 7-17, 19-29
16+
Group: Sam and Helen MC a mixed bill of comedy, United Kingdom - England

Funny Women Finalists 2014: Sam Baines and Helen Sorren bring you a selection of the best comedians at the Fringe. A super-sized cup of comedy with TV names as well as the very best new comedians. Join us for some late night laughs! ‘Sam and Helen are bloody hilarious’ (Larry Lamb). ‘Hilarious’ (BroadwayBaby.com).