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This is the 16th year of the Gilded Balloon and we have had many different venues during that time, however, we are very proud to present our first year at Teviot Row House. It will be known as Gilded Balloon II at Teviot and has five venues, seven bars and a bistro style cafe.

Shows, visual physical theatre, contemporary and cabaret dance, strong new plays, comedy from character, sketch, comic plays and standup comedy. There is something for everyone. There is even the couple that get married on the 4th August and are spending their honeymoon at the new venue to entertain the Festival audiences. The most exciting drummers from Korea will also entertain you all.

We have an outdoor piazza with refreshments and free entertainment. We have not forgotten late night entertainment with some of the best clubs in Edinburgh and beyond, with dancing for all tastes into the very early hours. We aim to make it the place to be .

We have not forgotten our roots the Cowgate operation will be in full swing with the very best in new innovative comedy and entertainment. We present musicals, new bands, standup, completely new ensemble comedy, very good music and the late night haunt that no fringe goer can miss, Late’n’Live.

Channel Four are once again sponsoring the best ever stand up comedy com-petition “So You Think You’re Funny” and Graham Norton has already agreed to compere the Final. We should like to thank Channel Four for their continued sponsorship. We would also like to show our appreciation to Marlboro for sponso-ring our combined comedy festival, they are also sponsoring the new venue and Lighten Up Late’n’Live.

We thank them very much for this and their continued support.

Most importantly, we look forward to you coming to the Gilded Balloon and having the time of your life. Bring on the excitement!!

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Tony aherne Operations Manager

MarTyne Green Assistant Operations Manager

STeve ForSTer Press & Marketing Manager

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Sarah CoFFay, lorna GiezoT Box office Managers

JuSTine WaTSon Administrator

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Sarah Milne, andy CuMMinGS Press Officers

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TevioT Jo MiTChell, aaron MaThiSon FOH Managers

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Gilded Balloon has wide range of bar and cafe facilities available throughout the festival this year. In the Cowgate the GILDED SALOON continues to be at the very hub of activity with impromptu entertainment from the public and performers alike offering a slice of the action both day and night! And to soak up all the beer the cafe at LOCA will serve a full range of snacks and light meals to help you re-fuel for the rest of your adventure!

This year Gilded Balloon launches it’s new venue at Teviot and to help you enjoy the vibrant atmosphere fully we have provided seven bars, a large cafe and restaurant to help you wind down and catch-up with the latest news on the Festival and Performers. In front of Teviot the outdoor cafe & bar will let you catch the sun, relax and take advantage of the cream of street entertainment in Bristol Square. The restaurant will serve a fantastic menu for every palette.

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An autobiographical one-woman show about the life of actress Lilia Skala, Oscar-nominee for Lilies of the Field, as seen thro-ugh the eyes of her granddaughter.

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“aBSoluTely dazzlinG aCTinG, BrillianT .” CBC Radio

“a BeauTiFul PieCe. The Way llBBy SKala PlayS her GrandMoTher iS inCrediBle.” Daily Courier.

“a Winner.” Winnipeg Free Press.

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A secret, a deadline, a sad little bar, a quirky band of dreamers. Sarah Brignall (Rejects Revenge, Told By An Idiot) directs a crazy cartoon tale. Physical, funny, short and very sweet, this one’s for everybody. You’ll laugh, you might even cry.

”iT’S The BeST ThinG l’ve ever Seen, exCePT CarMen” Haston Poad, aged 8.

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Celebrity Big Brother meets The Weakest Link. A sinking hot air balloon contains major personalities of the 20th century. Join our panel of top Fringe comedians to decide who should be thrown out first. Who’s your hero? Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill or Nelson Mandela, Charlie Chaplin or Albert Einstein? Guess the correct outcome and you could walk away with £50.

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Welcome to the programme of events run by Assembly The-atre in the Assembly Rooms during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

This year promises to be the best programme so far with a host of old friends and new talent creating a feast of theatre and comedy. For the three weeks of the festival the Assembly Rooms transforms into an entertainment machine second to none, the remarkable historical grandeur of the building transforming into six teeming theatres that operate from the morning of one day to the early hours of the next. Forget “changing rooms” and “changing gardens” - here the realm of the imagination changes with barely a whisper from remarkable drama to side splitting laughter.

Savour the pages that follow and get a flavour of the event, but look out for Clive Anderson, who will be firing up the festival with conver-sation and performance from his pick of the best talent; The Reduced Shakespeare Company; Theatre Babel with their remarkable production of Medea starring Maureen Beattie; the fantastic Soweto String Quartet; Alan Davies; Perrier Award Winner Rich Hall; a wonderful production of John B. Keane’s play The Matchmaker; and our fantastic series Best of the Fest (sponsored by Intagen) which almost nightly through the festival keeps you in touch with the best comedy talent in Edinburgh. And of course many more, including Guy Masterson, Rodney Bewes, Richard Morton, Jackie Clune, Jack Klaff and Rich Fulcher, all of whom have appeared with us many times over the years.

Thanks to our sponsors, without whom we could not sustain our ope-ration. The Scotsman is again our in-title sponsor and we owe them enormous thanks for their continuing support. Intagen sponsors Best of the Fest for the first time and we thank Scottish Brewers for their support of the bars and Marlboro for sponsoring the Lighten Up Comedy Festival across the three venues. All our sponsors can be seen on the sponsorship page 5.

Thank you to Edinburgh for a remarkable time thus far at the Assembly Rooms. In true Fringe form I arrived at the Assembly Rooms by acci-dent in 1991, shortly after coming to this country from Zimbabwe, and took on this building as a somewhat mad project. That it has survived so long is testimony to the wondrous shows and people that have passed through the doors during the festival; and to the fact that so many performers and staff give way beyond the normal to contribute to this magnificent event. Survival has not been easy, but we are still here and looking forward.

Help us celebrate being 24 in the best way possible, buy a ticket and enjoy a show; and then take a risk and come back and see another show!

We look forward to seeing you.

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aSSeMBly under BalCony Bar - on the first floor. A coffee bar with snacks for all the family between 10am and 7pm, a busy theatre bar from 7pm till lam. Breakfast is served between 10am and 12.30pm.

aSSeMBly lane Bar- Open from 10am till 3.30am. Situated conveniently beside the Assembly Rooms, this extremely popular bar is a welcome haunt for festival goers all day and late into the night. Food is available from midday till late from SOBA - soup, noodles, sushi and good things to refresh you.

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The Scotsman Assembly would like to thank the following for their help and support: The Scotsman Assembly Box Office, Front of House, Bars and Technical Staff, Assembly Theatre Board of Directors, Adrian Morris, Andy-Hanna, Ann Russell, Delta Sound, Glen Bennett, Hazel Shanks at the Clydesdale Bank, lain MacDonald, Jackie McGlone, Judith Murrell, Paul Gudgin and all at the Fringe, Rachel Dodd, the Scotsman Newspaper and all our sponsors, Stage Electric’s, Stewart McRobert and all at Design Links, Georgia Sawers, Shiel Yule. And especially Tony Aherne.

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Over the twenty four years that Assembly has run the Assembly Rooms over 1000 companies have played in the building to an audience of around 2.5m people. From a building that was nicknamed “the mausoleum”, it has been transformed into a centre piece for the Fringe described variously as “the Jewel in the Crown of the Fringe” to “the National Theatre of the Fringe”.

The building itself has a remarkable history at the centre of social and political life in Edinburgh and was built to be a focal point for the New Town over two hundred years ago. In its early days it was established to run “assemblies”, a series of dances for the gentry instigated as a national phenomenon by Beau Brummel. Our use of it during the Fringe reflects the energy of our age and “riotous assembly” is a pretty good description of the hustle, bustle and entertainment of the festival; where the building positively throbs. To celebrate our birthday Assembly is compiling a book of photographs of a range of people that have appeared with us over the years. With a forward from Jackie McGlone the book will include photos of the following names and more: FrenCh & SaunderS, riK Mayall,lenny henry, rory BreMner, SiMon FanShaW, lee evanS, JaCK dee, alan davieS, The SnoW ShoW, dario Fo, CirCuS oz, The end oF euroPe.

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Owen O’Neill’s FIVE STAR 2000 hit returns The hysterical, illfated realisation of a lifelong obsession to ‘get to Hollywood’ - as engendered by his ex-stuntman-for-Henry-Fonda, projectio-nist mentor - Jazz Hegarty in the flea pit cinema of Cookstown, Northern Ireland. Brilliantly observed, fantastically told, O’Neill recounts taking his 1997 award winning hit Off My Face to L.A. with hilarious results.

Ballroom £9.00 (£8.00) £10.00 (£9.00)

“inCiSive Candour and hilariouS SelF-dePreCaTion relayed WiTh GeniuS ProvoKinG TearS-rollinG-doWn-your-FaCe lauGhTer!” The Scotsman

“a SeriouSly hearTWarMinG exPerienCe” The Stage

“aBSoluTely CharMinG” Independent on Sunday

“KiCKS inTo overdrive WiTh vivid huMour, GuSTo and CoM PellinG FranKneSS” The Herald

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The legendary Irish all-girl super group bid farewell. Your last chance to experience them live.

Ballroom £10.00 (£9.00) £11.00 (£10.00)

“i’M KnoCKed ouT By Their voCal ProWeSS”“PhenoMenally Funny” The Herald

“They are SiMPly reSonanTly hilariouS” Dublin Event Guide

“The neW roCK’n’roll” The Inependent

“SoMeThinG rare” The Sunday Times

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Off The Kerb Productions presents the biggest names in co-medy for the STONEWALL BENEFIT. Acts already confirmed include: JULIAN CLARY, RICH HALL, PHILL JUPITUS, MIKE WILMOT, ADAM HILLS, JOHNNY VEGAS and CYDERDELIC (Check press for details). Previous years have featured PAUL MERTON, LEE EVANS, BILL BAILEY, DYLAN MORAN and many more.

Off The Kerb Productions in association with Play UK presentsan eveninG oF CoMedy in aid oF SToneWall

Book early to avoid disappointment.

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The star of Clive Anderson Talks Back, Clive Anderson All Talk, Whose Line Is it Anyway? and-other top TV programmes returns to the Fringe with a live show which will feature some of the biggest and best performers appearing in Edinburgh this year.

Each performance will be different, but expect comedy, co-nversation, improvisation, and provocation. A veritable show of shows featuring everything except, as it happens, Clive Ander-son’s fringe.

Its a particular pleasure to welcome Clive back to the Assembly Rooms as he appeared here in a show in 1981, in the first year of Assembly productions.

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South Africa’s internationally renowned Soweto String Quartet make their Fringe debut with their full nine-piece touring show. SSO and their band present a unique approach to classical music, combining contemporary and classical instruments to produce a fresh, vibrant, funky sound.

Musk Hall £10.50 (£9.50) £12.50 (£10.50)

“a MovinG and SuPerBly aCCoMPliShed ouTFiT, GloriouSly CoMBininG TradiTional aFriCan ToWnShiP rhyThMS WiTh PoP and ClaSSiCal STyleS:’ Time Out

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“The Sound oF neW SouTh aFriCa:’ Evening Standard

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Well here we are! following a year of building site mayhem, George Square Theatre and Old College quad have joined forces with “The Big Three’’ in our first venture into a new brochure. We are thrilled with our exciting programme this year which promises a host of international and home-grown entertainment to challenge, titillate and delight.Don’t miss out on our zany children’s shows, inspirational dance, riotous music, cult musicals and stirring theatre.

Come round to our Theatre cafe, Bar2, and sit with the peaceful outlook of George Square Gardens. Bar2 will be open 10am to late, serving drinks, snacks and refreshments

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“Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the Captain and his crew, we would like to welcome you aboard Scientific Survey Flight Nine”.

Join Captain Tempest and his intrepid crew on an intergalactic mission that’s out of this world! Monsters, mad scientists, fire breathing robots and Shakespeare as you’ve never heard him before.. . be prepared for the journey of a lifetime!

Bob Cariton’s Olivier Award winning rock’n’ roll musical, pre-sented by On A RoJe Productions, promises an extravaganza of science-fiction, Shakespeare and music that will have you dancing in the aisles! Goodness gracious, Great Balls of Fire!

George Square Theatre Preview 3rd Aug £4 £8.00 (£6.00)

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Korean culture comes to the Fringe with a bang and the sounds of TOKEBI! These seven young master drummers of PungMu-Ak create their own rhythm and music in a spontaneous fusion of ancient traditional Korean percussion and the rhythms of 2001. TOKEBI, the mischievous party loving Korean goblins, pay a visit to a wornout office worker who willingly escapes into their dream world of orderly chaos and disorderly fun. A high-energy percussion collage of Korean legends to lighten the burden of modern life.

Ballroom £9.00 (£8.00) £10.00 (£9.00)

“a FeaST For The eyeS aS MuCh aS The earS - rhyThM roCKS!” Korea Herald

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Set a stone’s throw away from West Ham football ground, this gritty musical is a story of love, jealousy and reconciliation. Observed by an omnipresent narrator, the characters traverse through their ordinary lives in extraordinary ways. All human life is here; the ups the downs and the bits in between.

Pleasance Preview 1st-3rd Aug £3.00 £7.50 (£6.50) £8.50 (£7.50)

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After a week long workshop at the Steppenwolf rehearsal studio in Chicago earlier this year, award winning director Laurence Boswell, (Hamlet, Ben Elton’s Popcorn), has created an enthralling setting for this new comedy by the young American wordwi-zard Steven Froelich. Come and meet the other passengers on board a bumpy flight to Rio.

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Before the Festival: Ticket sales on 0131226 2428 for all four venues: The Scotsman Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and George Square Theatre.

during the Festival: The Scotsman Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and George Square Theatre have a linked box office system. Tickets for all shows in this brochure will be on sale at all four venues as well as the Festival Fringe Box Office.

A £1.50 handling charge (£1 via Pleasance) Is levied-on all telepho-ne bookings.

PoSTal BooKinGS Complete form below

CrediT CardS Visa/Mastercard/Switch are accep-ted at all box offices. All credit card telephone bookings should be col-lected by the credit card holder 20 minutes before the performance.

ConCeSSionS For all performances, concession prices(where listed) are available to children under -16, students, registered unemployed, Young Scots/Stage Pass holders, OAPs and disabled persons. Proof of sta-tus must be shown when purcha-sing or collecting tickets.

diSaBled aCCeSS Most of our theatres are fitted solely for the festival and therefore access is sometimes difficult. We will always do our best but please check with the box office when booking and arrive 20 minutes before the performance starts. Our staff will do their utmost to assist. Please see venues intro pages for details.

George Square Theatre is fully accessible with a lift to the audito-rium and facilities. There is ramped access on George Square - please call the Box Office for full details.

Old College Quad is accessible via a ramp on South College Street but please call George Square Theatre Box Office first for information.

Assembly Access - Wildman room 5yd flat; Edinburgh Suite and Supper Room enter by side lane 20yd; Ballroom and Music Hall, Lift available; Drawing Room no disa-bled access. WC (adapted ground level W22”). Please check with box office for assistance.

exChanGeS and reFundS We regret that it is not possible to exchange tickets or refund money.

PleaSe CheCK your TiCKeTS CareFully BeFore you leave The Box oFFiCe.

laTeCoMerSIt is not possible to admit lateco-mers to performances.

alTeraTionS The Scotsman Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and George Square Theatre reserve the right to alter the published programme. Management refuse the right to refuse admission. All seats are unreserved.

Contents“ThiS year ProMiSeS To Be The BeST ProGraMMe So Far WiTh a hoST oF old FriendS and neW Ta-lenT CreaTinG a FeaST oF TheaTre and CoMedy.”

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“don’T MiSS ouT on our zany Children’S ShoWS, inSPiraTional danCe, rioTouS MuSiC, CulT MuSi-CalS and STirrinG TheaTre.”

“7 dayS a WeeK /17 hourS a day / 17 venueS - 7 neW /17 yearS on / 170 ShoWS /170 STaFF /170,000 viSiTorS - 7Th heaven!”

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BroChure Co-ordinaTed by

WilliaM BurdeTT-CouTTS artistic director, Assembly Theatre

Karen Koren artistic dirrector, Gilded Balloon

louiSe MCnauGhT artistic dirrector, George Square Theatre

ChriSToPher riChardSon dirrector, Pleasance Theatre

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