Wigging out: why drag is bigger and wilder than ever at Edinburgh

It used to be that just wearing a dress and lip-syncing was enough. But now drag is mainstream, the bar for this most creative and transgressive art form has been raisedIt’s Friday night at the Edinburgh fringe. Artists are running all over town, weavi…

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Stage invaders: why indie musicians are rocking up at the Edinburgh fringe

Members of the Hoosiers, Maxïmo Park, Belle & Sebastian and Shed Seven talk about mental health, the pitfalls of the music biz and why they are swapping gigs for theatre audiencesFelix Scoot and Lee Delamere, from one-time chart-toppers Felix &…

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Edinburgh festival 2019: the shows we recommend

Plan your schedule with our roundup of top shows, ordered by start time. This page will be updated daily throughout the festivalBoutSummerhall, 10.20am, until 25 AugustAn exploration of brotherhood through the motif of boxing, Chang Dance Theatre’s sho…

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#HonestAmy review – warmth, stoical wit and a flavour of fortune cookie

Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Kathy Burke directs Amy Booth-Steel’s feelgood, if cliched, ukulele-assisted chronicle of cancer and PTSDFive years ago, Amy Booth-Steel was a jobbing actor, when she was diagnosed with stage three cancer and told she could be…

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All Steel Panther wants to do is **** itself in new video

Feel the steel because Steel Panther is back! The argument can be made that SP is the most important band… MORE
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The circle is complete, Chris D’Elia is now Eminem in “Homicide” video

Remember a few weeks ago when Chris D’Elia’s viral clips where he “rapped” like Eminem ended up in the new… MORE
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Kyle Kinane is in the Off With Their Heads music video

Kyle Kinane is a beast of a comedian. In his journey to the top of the stand-up pile, he’s also… MORE
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Edinburgh festival 2019: 50 theatre, comedy and dance shows to see

There’s a Belle and Sebastian play, a show in a hair salon, Frances Barber performing Pet Shop Boys songs and top comics including Josie Long and Stephen Fry. Here’s our guide to the world’s biggest arts festivalCrocodile Fever Traverse Playwright Megh…

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Jess Robinson review – slick impressions and super-powered ballads

Soho theatre, LondonBig of voice and wide of smile, the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist fills the room with her singing and mimicryAt points in Jess Robinson’s show, as you’re being pinned to the back wall of the venue by the power of her balladeeri…

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It’s come full circle, Chris D’Elia is on the new Eminem track

A few months back on his Congratulations podcast, Chris D’Elia got on a jag about Eminem. The comedian started mimicking… MORE
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