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The Tristan Bates Theatre presents

Monday 6 - Sunday 26 July
Various times and prices

The Tristan Bates Theatre

Tickets: 020 7240 6283

boxoffice@tristanbatestheatre.co.uk

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Why should Scotland have all the fun?

Test before you fest at the Tristan Bates. Sketch, stand-up, drama, dance, music, magic and many madcap combinations find their feet before they face the festival.

Line Up
Monday 6 - Saturday 25 July
Why should Scotland have all the fun?
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MAGGIE SERVICE WITH A SMILE
Mon 6 - Sat 11 July, 7.30pm
Tickets £7.50/£6.50
Fifty minutes of pure joy as the audience meet the weird and wonderful characters from the mind of Maggie Service. Character comedy at its finest. Fast paced and slick with something for everyone. Forget silver service, this girl's gold!
'Maggie Service is wonderful' - Sunday Times
'Bold, feisty, fun and hugely enjoyable' – The Stage

Edinburgh shows: 5th-31st August at 3.15pm, Gilded Balloon Teviot

Unexpected Productions
IT'S A COMEDY THING
Mon 6, Tue 7 & Wed 8 July, 9pm
Tickets £9.50/£7.50
Unexpected Productions presents two acts each night performing comedy in all its known forms – sketched, stood-up, improvised and sung. All this for under a tenner! Follows sold-out nights at the Edinburgh Festival, Leicester Square Theatre, King’s Head Theatre and Hen & Chickens.

Full line-up info at www.unexpectedcomedy.com

6 More Impossible Things Before Dinner
PHILIP ESCOFFEY
Thu 9 & Wed 22 July, 9pm
Tickets £9/£6
Mind reading’s enfant terrible is back. This show will blow your mind. Having stormed Edinburgh 2008 and the Melbourne Comedy Festival with his debut show SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE DINNER, Philip Escoffey returns to the Festival. If you missed him in his smash-hit show last year, now’s your chance to catch him. If you saw him, come back for some new impossibilities...

'A singularly gifted entertainer... a sharp wit... a master of the unexplained... a highly entertaining show' – * * * * Scotsman

Edinburgh shows: 5th-31st Aug at 6.45pm, Gilded Balloon Teviot

Piff the Magic Dragon in
PIFFTACULAR
Fri 10 July, 9pm
Free entry - pay what you can
Piff the Magic Dragon is on a mission! Armed only with astounding magical skills, a mind-reading fish and a penchant for princesses can he become the Greatest Magic Performing Dragon of All Time? Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Finalist 2009.

'Inspired [and] Gloriously Grumpy' - Chortle.co.uk

Edinburgh shows:
6th-30th Aug at 6pm, Laughing Horse Free Fringe @ The Hive

The Scat Pack
LIGHTS! CAMERA! IMPROVISE
Sats 11 & 25 July, 9pm
Tickets £8/£7
You make up three movie titles. We improvise three trailers. You pick which one you want to watch and we create the whole thing before your very eyes! This show is slick, hilarious, exhilarating and 100% improvised.

www.thescatpack.co.uk

Edinburgh shows: 7th-31th Aug at 3.50pm, C Central

ARIA by Sasa Pavcek
Mon 13, Tue 14 & Thu 16 July
7.30pm and 9pm (two shows a night)
Tickets £9/£6
Hilarious and poignant, Aria deals with issues of celebrities' moral responsibility in a world of violence and media manipulation. Written by multi award-winning Slovene dramatist and actress Sasa Pavcek, directed by Fringe First winner Sladjana Vujovic and starring Vujovic & Anil Desai of Spank! & Goodness Gracious Me.

Kepow Theatre
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
Wed 15 July, 7.30pm. Tickets £8/£6
What does the future hold? Will good or bad things happen? So many possible outcomes! It's an exciting adventure! Brand new improvisation show directed by Kevin Tomlinson.
'Demand a ticket, see Kepow when you can!' - Comedy Magazine
'Kepow provide heartwarming improvisation, that is bold, brave and dynamic!' - Edinburgh Evening News

More information about the company and future shows at www.kevintomlinson.co.uk

KEVIN TOMLINSON:
TRUTH OR DARE?
Wed 15 July, 9pm. Tickets £8/£6
RISK! It's what life is all about! But are all risks worthwhile? Brand new, highly original improvisation show! From one of Britain's leading comic improvisers.

'Magical comedy theatre!' - Edinburgh Herald

'Tomlinson reminds me of a young Robin Williams, due to the electricity and enthusiasm that he exudes!' - Paramount Comedy Channel

Edinburgh shows: 5th Aug - 1st Sep at 11.05pm, Pleasance Courtyard

SPICE
Fri 17 & Sat 18 July, 8.00pm.
Tickets £12
Spice up your evening with an exciting mix of comedy, music and new writing. A mic, a stage, an abundance of talent. Something different, something fresh, something for everyone. Taste it here first.

FRIDAY 17th July, 8pm:
Acts include Tom McDonnell, Neil Grainger, Jollie, Brick, G3, Tristan Parkes and Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

SATURDAY 18th July, 8pm:
Acts include Tom Allen, Neil Grainger, Brick, Jollie, Sam Quill, Neil D'Souza, Louise Golbey and Gbolahan Obisesan.

All proceeds support Crush by Paul Charlton at the Edinburgh Festival produced by Iron Shoes in association with the Tristan Bates Theatre.

You can also catch a special preview of Paul Charlton’s Crush at the TBT on Sunday 2nd August at 3pm. Tickets £5.

Edinburgh shows: Crush will perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 6th - 30th Aug at the Smirnoff Underbelly.

Omada Theatre
THE VISITOR
Mon 20 July, 7.30pm.
Tickets £9/£6
A world in flux. A city collapsing. Trapped amid the ruins of civilisation, Morris and Miranda eke out a pitiful existence scavenging for scraps, until a mysterious stranger arrives bringing with him conflict, intrigue and hope.

'It's not often we have guests. Truth be told we don't...'

Edinburgh shows:
7th - 22nd Aug at 5pm, The Spaces on the Mile @ the Radisson

2Birds1Stone
A ONE WAY STREET
Mon 20 & Tue 21 July, 9pm.
Tickets £10/£8
Take a look at the eco-friendly, floral-patterned heart of liberal Britain – but don’t see past those who don’t fit in. This comic and provocative satire on human behavior challenges you to judge the person, not the cover, and poses the question: does liberalism really begin at home?

Edinburgh shows: 10th-31st August at 1.45pm, The Vault

HAYTON ON HOMICIDE
Tue 21 & Wed 22 July, 7.30pm.
Tickets £12/£10
Victorian melodrama re-envisioned for a scientific age, this new play takes its inspiration from diverse sources: MR James’ ghost stories, modern gothic comic strips and British character-driven comedy. The combination will make you laugh...and make you scared. A ghost story for those who don’t believe - and those who might.

Edinburgh shows:
7th-29th Aug at 10.30pm, The Space @ Royal College of Surgeons

Caravanserai
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL
Thu 23 July, 7.30pm.
Tickets £12
A collaboration between the Caravanserai Ensemble and the Saharawi refugees of the Southern Algerian desert – 'The Other Side of the Wall' – aims to tell their forgotton story through the incredible true life experiences of Kaihel – Saharawi poet - and a ghostly chorus of the dead and disappeared.

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Shoo Shoo Baby's THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF CABARET
Fri 24 July, 7.30pm.
Tickets £12/£10
The effortlessly funny double act, Shoo Shoo Baby, gamely present the Entire History of Cabaret from its emergence during the Parisian Belle Époque to its somewhat less lofty present-day incarnation as 'Britain’s Got Talent'. New music by Shoo Shoo Baby and Michael Roulston.

'A sheer delight' * * * * Scostman
www.shooshoobaby.co.uk

Edinburgh shows: 6th-16th Aug at 4.50pm, Assembly Rooms

SCENES FROM
COMMUNAL LIVING
Fri 24 July, 9pm. Tickets £9/£6
Britain's hottest young comedy improvisers give you the share-flat from hell. Your suggestions help create the strangest characters to ever argue over the gas bill. This is high-energy improv by the rising stars of the London scene.
'Very funny, fresh and endlessly creative. Two thumbs up!' - Time Out

Edinburgh shows: 5th-31st August at 3.25pm, C Soco

G3: The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek
Sat 25 July, 7.30pm. Tickets £9/£6
In just a year together G3 have sold out the Stand Comedy Club, Southwark Playhouse and TBT, gained over 500 fans on their Facebook page and have glowing endorsements from James McAvoy and Nathan Connolly. Now they’re off to Edinburgh for the first time. Come and see them while you can still get a ticket. www.g3gingegeordiegeek.com

Edinburgh shows: 6-30 August at 4.10pm, Just the Tonic @ The Caves

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