Edfringe2007_bats.txt :: You are here http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007/Edfringe2007_bats.txt ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: Nightnews.net recommendations list :: Updated 13 09 07 and thereafter in our final Post Fringe Phase ::. This is our raw list of dark recommendations, this file will be updated periodically. Updates will be listed at the foot of the file. Look up these shows at http://www.edfringe.com Note: Recommendations on this page are from the Nightnews Editor by default unless marked as dark, 'venue propaganda' which we think fit for inclusion, or otherwise attributed to Dee Custance or Catharina C, on our review team. This file can be downloaded at http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007/Edfringe2007_bats.txt and will be updated until the end of the fringe .:: Dark Contents :: Unmissable category :: Compelling Companies and Venues :: Sweet Venues Darkness :: Dark Pick of Zoo productions :: Dark Pick of the Spiegeltent International tented encampment :: Dark Pick flying under the Assembly marketing partnership :: Dark Pick of Aurora Nova :: Dark pick of Hill Street Theatre :: Dark pick of C Venues :: Dark pick of Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House :: Dark performance workshop :: Dark friends and aquaintances of Nightnews :: Nightnews general dark picks from assorted venues :: Latest additions and ratings :: Post September 2007 Final Updates :: Dark Pick of the Comedy Jungle from Dee and DLoN :: Dee Sept Comedy Updates :: Link to your Show bat Award and Review :: New Links :: More Coming Soon :: Notes :: Updates :: 2007 Nightnews Review Team :: New Photos Links ::. ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: Darkly recommended... ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: Unmissable category Title: The Circus of Horrors - Urban Circus Ltd venue :: Meadows Theatre Big Tops 189 see links :: http://www.circusofhorrors.co.uk Five gold bats Title: Cirque Surreal - Urban Circus Ltd venue :: Meadows Theatre Big Tops 189 see links :: http://www.cirquesurreal.co.uk/ Review date :: 16 Aug 07 Review :: to follow Five gold bats Title: Six Women Standing in Front of a White Wall - Little Dove Theatre Art venue :: C soco see links :: http://www.myspace.com/littledovetheatreart Four gold bats Title: About Suffering They Were Never Wrong ... (The Trojan Women) - HWS Rembiko venue :: Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House see links :: http://www.rembiko.com Four silver bats Title: Fuerzabruta venue :: The Black Tent :: 369 :: Ocean Terminal, Leith see links :: http://www.fuerzabruta.eu Title: Amanda Palmer venue :: The Spiegel Garden see links :: http://www.myspace.com/whokilledamandapalmer Title: Club Vague - Lost Vagueness venue :: Lost Vagueness @ The Jam House see links :: http://www.lostvagueness.com http://www.myspace.com/lostvaguenessfestival ...these are recommended by practitioners of the darkest Sweet venue propaganda and we agree with them: Title: Parody or Pathos? venue :: Venue 186, Sweet ECA from 20-26 August at 18:20 until 19:20. Title: Velvet Scratch - Theatre Lab Company venue :: Sweet ECA on Aug 20-26 at 18:25. Tickets for this innovative show are priced at £7.50 (Concs are £6.50) see links :: http://www.theatrelab.co.uk category: Theatre Reviewed date :: 20 Aug 07 Comment: Compelling narrative and highest production values. Review: to follow 5 gold bats ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Compelling Companies and Venues Company: Aurora Nova venues :: Venue 8, St Stephens Street, the gothic cathedral in Stockbridge. see links :: http://www.auroranova.org category :: Dance and Physical theatre, Reviewed date :: Comment :: All of Aurora Nova's productions can be expected to have rather dark touches and be of the highest quality and production values, always a mesmerising and compelling experience to be at any of their shows that take your dark fancy. See them all if you can, you won't be disappointed. Source of the quintessential highest quality and darkest experiences whether arty, humorous or beautiful... more shows below Company :: Hill Street Theatre and Universal Arts venue :: Hill Street Theatre, Venue 41, 19 Hill Street see links :: http://www.universal-arts.co.uk/producers/hs_programme.php http://www.universal-arts.co.uk/producers/hill_street_theatre.php http://www.universal-arts.co.uk/ category :: Various Reviewed date :: Comment :: Another centre of excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe and a fabulous venue to boot. Some very dark gems to be discovered here, it was home to the notorious spoof Macbeth re-arisen show in 2006. Kewl intimate bar and bijou quality to the venue, a former and very splendid, dark 'masonic' lodge. Universal Arts will be using some other venues under the Assembly marketing flag, so seek them out... more shows below Company: Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House venue :: number 115 - 2 Roxburgh Place see links :: http://www.rocketvenues.org/rocket_2006/index.php?id=31 http://www.rocketvenues.org/rocket_2006/ category :: Music Reviewed date :: Comment: Anything 'Demarco' has always been a centre of thought provoking and ground breaking work. United with 'Rocket' since 1999 you will find some of the best work from both 'student' to 'fully professional' ends of the spectrum under this roof and be suitably awed. Despite the 'hard to navigate' website, 2007 information is at the links above. Company: The Green Room - New in 2007 venue :: number 274 - 37 Guthrie Street see links :: http://www.thegrv.com http://www.thegreenroomvenue.com/ category :: Various Reviewed date :: Comment: A fringe re-incarnation of Edinburghs highly popular but ill fated 'Left Bank' and 'Octopus Diamond.' A venue with an existing art house and indie music following, lets see what they do to the place for the duration of the Fringe. The website is rather slow to load or respond and is clunky, so best to drop in and get a program. With spaces on three or more floors this compact venue has an extensive and very full program and has intentions of maintaining the hanging out traditions of its predeccessors.. Company: Sweet Venues venue :: Various the ECA and Grassmarket see links :: http://www.sweet-uk.net category :: Various Comment: We never fail to be impressed by the generally high quality of Sweet shows Venue: C Venues venue :: Various locations see links :: http://www.CtheFestival.com bars :: C+3 easiest bar at the fringe to get served at, with free late night jazz; bar C ground floor, hub of young thesps social life and very accessible, acceptable music policy, busy, last fallback at the fringe after 3am curfew venues close. Comment: Aladdins cave of goodies for all tastes, we dig out some of their darkest stuff one way or the other. Press desk most helpful and accessible at the fringe so far encountered which makes it easy to cover their shows ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Nightnews picks from the Sweet program Title :: Around the World on 80 Quid - Aindrias de Staic venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: Comment :: Not on the edfringe site Title :: Paria venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://www.myspace.com/bigpictureperformance category :: Theatre Comment :: Not on the edfringe site Review date :: 17 Aug 2007 Review :: to follow Four gold bats Title: XXX Anonymous - Theatre Lab Company venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://www.theatrelab.co.uk category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 18 Aug 2007 Comment: Great value and hilarious, bawdy romp around bizarre modern sexual fixations! Review :: to follow Five gold bats Title: Trojan Women - The Ding Millers venue :: SWEET ECA: STUDIO 2 see links :: http://www.sweet-uk.net/venues/shows/theatre.htm Title: Pericles venue :: SWEET ECA: SWEET UPSTAIRS see links :: http://www.siegeperilous.co.uk/ Title: Think Tank - Theatrical Theatrics Productions venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://ttproductions.com/ http://www.duplayers.com/ Title: Jean Jacques - Cabaret Techne/Escalator East To Edinburgh venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://www.cabaret-techne.co.uk website tbc Title: I'm a stranger here myself: The songs of Kurt Weill - Allison Farrow/ Dell'arte Productions venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://www.allisonfarrow.com Four gold bats Title: Bodies in Time & Space - BIG picture performance venue :: SWEET ECA: SWEET UPSTAIRS see links :: http://www.myspace.com/bigpictureperformance Three gold bats ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: Pick of Zoo productions :: We are also impressed by the generally high quality of Zoo shows. Title: Dracula... a variation by Bo List - Chance Theatre venue :: Zoo Southside see links :: http://www.chancetheatre.info Four gold bats Title: The Absinthe Monologues - Tax Deductible Theatre Company venue :: Zoo Southside see links :: http://www.taxdeductible.co.uk/ Three gold bats Title: Spread - Hourglass venue :: Zoo Southside Title: My Filthy Hunt venue :: The Zoo :: Venue 124 :: 140 The Pleasance see links :: http://www.horizon-arts.co.uk Five gold bats ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: Pick of the Spiegeltent International tented encampment :: At the centre of fun of insider fun this side of town and a generally good place to hang out in 2005 and 2006. :: darkest venue propagandists at work suggest these shows.. Title: Chronicles of a Sleepless Moon - Suitcase Royale venue :: The Spiegel Garden see links :: http://www.thesuitcaseroyale.com Title: The Insect Circus (UK) - Insect Circus Society venue :: The Spiegel Garden see links :: http://www.insectcircus.co.uk Title: That 1 Guy - That 1 Guy venue :: The Spiegel Garden see links :: http://www.that1guy.com Title: The Things People Do To Fall In Love - Fictitious Productions venue :: The Spiegel Garden :: Nightnews picks from Spiegeltent International Title: Mikelangelo - The Nightingale of the Adriatic - Mikelangelo venue :: The Spiegel Garden ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark Pick flying under the Assembly marketing partnership Title: Voodoo Vaudeville venue :: Assembly @ George Street see links :: http://www.voodooo-vaudeville.com Four gold bats Title: The Cave of the golden Calf - golden Calf Productions venue :: Venue 7, Freemason's Hall, the new George Street venue see links :: http://www.universal-arts.co.uk/producers/uat_programme.php Title: Meli Melo II - CHICOS MAMBO venue :: Assembly Universal Arts Title: Special - Fecund Theatre venue :: Assembly Universal Arts see links :: http://www.fecund.co.uk Title: Teenage Kicks - Home Truths present venue :: Assembly Universal Arts Title: Adolf - GUY MASTERSON + TTI & Pip Utton Theatre Company (UK) venue :: Assembly Universal Arts ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark Pick of Aurora Nova - coming soon Title: Woyzec - Sadari Movement Laboratory venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 1 Title: Queen of the Slaughter - Prodigal theatre venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 2 see links :: http://www.nightingaletheatre.co.uk/prodigal http://www.auroranova.org/auroraNova2007/links.php Title: The Battle of Stalingrad - Tbilisi Marionette State Theatre venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 2 see links :: http://www.georgianseason.ge http://www.gabriadze.com Title: Lacrimosa- Song of the Goat Theatre venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 1 see links :: http://www.piesnkozla.pl dead link Title: Victoria - Dulcinea Langfelder & Co venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 1 see links :: http://www.dulci-langfelder.org Title: Orpheus - Clipa Theater venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 2 see links :: http://www.clipa-theater.com Title: Get Your War On! - Rude Mechs, Erich Jungworth & Richard Jordan venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 2 see links :: http://www.rudemechs.com/shows/history/get.htm http://www.rudemechs.com/ Title: Cabaret Decay - Decay Unlimited venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 2 see links :: http://decayunlimited.free.fr Title: Astronomy for Insects - blackSKYwhite venue :: Aurora Nova - Theatre 1 see links :: http://www.bsw.ru Title: Siren - Ray Lee venue :: Aurora Nova - Out of the Blue Drill Hall Leith see links :: http://www.invisible-forces.com http://invisibleray.blogspot.com/ 5 gold bats Title: Pinnochio - Gemma Brockis and Silvia Mercuriali venue :: Aurora Nova - Outside see links :: autopinocchio@gmail.com ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark pick of Hill Street Theatre and Universal Arts Group Title: The Bitches' Ball - Penny Dreadful venue :: Assembly @ Hill Street Theatre see links :: http://www.pennydreadfultheatre.co.uk http://www.universal-arts.co.uk/ category :: Theatre Review date :: 17 Aug 2007 Review :: to follow Five gold bats Title: Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man venue :: Old College Quad, venue 192, South Bridge, Edinburgh see links :: http://www.polishculture.org.uk Title: Nijinsky's Last Dance - Workshop Theatre Group venue :: Assembly @ Hill Street Theatre Title: Trip to Buenos Aires - Teatr Jaracza venue :: Assembly @ Hill Street Theatre see links :: http://www.teatr-jaracza.lodz.pl ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark pick of C Venues Title: Dracula - Black & White Rainbow venue :: C see links :: http://www.cthefestival.com/ http://www.blackandwhiterainbow.com inactive link category: Theatre Three silver bats Title: Raz-Mataz - Razzle Dazzle venue :: C see links :: http://www.raz-mataz.com Three silver bats Title: Famished - Dastardly Productions venue :: C see links :: http://www.famishedthemusical.com Four silver bats Title: Sorry, Love! - Pasodos Dance Company venue :: C see links :: http://www.pasodos.com Four gold bats Title: Midnight Carousel venue :: C Central see links :: http://www.the-establishment.net Two gold bats Title: Phaedre venue :: C at Craigmillar Castle venue 379 - depart by C Central bus see links :: http://www.offstage.org.uk Five gold bats Title: The Polly Deluxe Story - It's All About Me - A somethingelse production venue :: C soco see links :: http://www.myspace.com/pollydeluxe http://www.pollydeluxe.co.uk/ Title: The Bacchae - Black & White Rainbow venue: C see links :: http://www.blackandwhiterainbow.com category: Theatre Review date :: 14 Aug 2007 Review :: to follow Two silver bats Title: Bacchic venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: http://www.actorsofdionysus.com Title: Darkness Within - Outside In Theatre venue :: C see links :: http://www.oit.co.uk http://www.amnesty.org.uk/scotland category :: Theatre Comment :: nominated for the Big Issue Freedom of Expression Award 2007; compelling reflection of society's victims of circumstance and deprivation Reviewed date :: 15 Aug 2007 Review :: to follow Five silver bats Title: Yesterday, When I Was Young - Hope Theatre Company venue :: C soco see links :: http://www.hopetheatrecompany.com category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 14 Aug 2007 Comment: Brilliant, wait till I write the Review! Five gold bats Title: A Nocturnal Suite venue :: C soco see links :: http://www.theliminalspace.org category :: Dance & Physical Theatre Reviewed date :: 15 Aug 2007 Comment: Four gold bats ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark pick of Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House Title: Hamlet Q Jones: The Musical True-Crime Story of a Really Depressed American Teenager ... And His Extremely Dysfunctional Family venue :: Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House see links :: http://www.rembiko.com category :: Musicals & Operas Reviewed date :: 15 Aug 2007 Review :: to follow Three silver bats ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark performance workshop Title: Bodies in Time & Space venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://www.myspace.com/bigpictureperformance 3 gold bats Title: Etiquette - Rotozaza venue :: Aurora Nova Cafe see links :: http://www.rotozaza.co.uk ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark friends and aquaintances of Nightnews Title: Songs For Swingin' Leaders II - Frank Sanazi & The Iraq Pack venue :: The Bongo Club see links :: http://www.franksanazi.com Title: Unpicked Fruit venue :: The Jazz Bar see links :: http://www.anitagovan.com Title: Luminescent Orchestrii - Music to Make You Dance, Kiss and Scream venue :: The Spiegel Garden see links :: http://www.myspace.com/luminescentorchestrii ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Nightnews general picks from assorted venues Title: An Audience with the Crippendales venue :: Theatre Workshop see links :: http://www.theatre-workshop.com/ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/aaron24wood/fringe07/images/crippendales.jpg Title: PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS - PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: http://www.puppetryofthepenis.co.uk Title: Tweedy's Lost Property - Tweedy's Lost Property venue :: Meadows Theatre Big Tops see links :: http://www.clowntweedy.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/alandigweed Title: Vaudeville Cabaret Club - Clockwork venue :: The Bongo Club see links :: http://www.vaudevillecabaretclub.com http://www.thebongoclub.co.uk/ Title: The Tiger Lilies - part of EIF but need a mention! venue :: Usher Hall see links :: http://www.tigerlillies.com Comment: 25 Aug only :: Musically dark decadent and a must see! Title: Limbo - Real Circumstance with York Theatre Royal & Strawberry Vale Media/Escalator East to Edinburgh venue :: Smirnoff Underbelly see links :: http://www.realcircumstance.com/limbo category: Theatre Comment :: Dark taboo intergenerational relationship love story. Review date :: 15 Aug 2007 Review :: to follow Five gold bats Title: Project Wings venue :: AMC @ St Brides see links :: http://www.projectwings.cz :: Latest additions and ratings Title: Odyssey - Livewire Theatre Company venue :: Venue 45 category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 18 Aug 07 Review :: to follow 5 silver bats Title: Title: Siren - Ray Lee venue :: Out of the Blue Drill Hall see links :: http://www.invisibleforces.com category :: Dance & Physical Theatre Reviewed date :: 19 Aug 2007 Comment: Unmissable; nothing like this seen on earth before! Review :: to follow 5 gold bats Title: The Matrix: The Pantomime - Two Shades of Blue venue :: Augustine's, venue 152 see links :: http://www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 19 Aug 07 Comment: Funny haha! Review :: to follow 4 silver bats Title: Fringe Australia venue :: Spiegel garden venue 87 see links :: http://www.edinburghguide.com/edgforum/viewtopic.php?t=5316 category :: showcase Reviewed date :: 20 Aug 2007 Comment: RSVP media and guests event Review :: to follow 2 gold bats Title: Cabaret Auschwitz - Playfellows venue :: Zoo Southside see links :: http://www.playfellows.co.uk category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 21 Aug 2007 Comment: One of the best things I have ever seen in this genre, 'cabaret engagee!' Pay homage to the memory of Block 24, 'the most clever cabaret in all Europe.' Review :: to follow 4 gold bats Title: Silhouette Antoinette Presents 'Let Them Eat Cake' venue :: The Jazz Bar see links :: http://www.myspace.com/silhouetteantoinette category :: Music Reviewed date :: 21 Aug 2007 Comment: Quintessential auditory heaven, show just short of perfection, support this pretty, talented, hot, young rising star. Review :: to follow 4 gold bats Title: Meow Meow in Beyond Glamour: The Absinthe Tour - EXTRA DATES venue :: The Spiegel Garden see links :: http://www.meowmeowrevolution.com category :: Music Reviewed date :: Comment: Worth a look if only to see if it lives up to the hype. We have been denied access to this show as well as Amanda Palmer. Unrated Title: Jihad The Musical - Silk Circle Productions venue :: C see links :: http://www.jihad-the-musical.com category :: Musicals & Operas Reviewed date :: 21 Aug 2007 Comment: Amazing how taking the piss out of Americans and their war can be made into family entertainment; a real morale booster, should be used to entertain our boys in the field, they could die laughing at the memory of this show. Review :: to follow 3 gold bats Title: Shadow Of The Storm - Function Factory Theatre venue :: Sweet ECA see links :: http://www.functionfactorytheatre.co.uk category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: not as yet! Comment: '5.20pm until the 26th August. Set in 1941, it is a drama with a supernatural twist and is influenced by victorian gothic novels..' so they tell me! Title: Class - Class Stage Productions venue :: Augustine's V 152 see links :: http://www.class-stage.co.uk preview trailer here category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 22 Aug 07 Comment: Raunchy farce with a bit of social comment for all those left behind by Thatchers Britain and Blair's New Labour or those succeeding in spite of them.. Review :: to follow 4 gold bats ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Post September 2007 Final Updates Title: Bacchic - Actors of Dionysus venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 23 Aug 07 Review :: 4 gold bats Title: Twelth Night - The Quintessentially Splendifereous Theatre Company venue :: Augustines Sanctuary see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 23 Aug 07 Review :: 3 silver bats Title: Habagat - Curious and Company venue :: Rocket at Demarco Roxy Art House see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 23 Aug 07 Review :: 5 gold bats Title: Tease With a Twist - Of all the Cheek venue :: Venue 150 EICC see links :: category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: 24 Aug 07 Review :: 3 gold bats Title: Club Vague - Producer Karen Cruiks - Lost Vagueness venue :: Jam House see links :: category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: 24 Aug 07 Review :: 5 gold bats Title: To Be Conformed - Just Add Water Theatre Company venue :: Rocket at Demarco Roxy Art House see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 25 Aug 07 Review :: 5 silver bats Title: The Devil Chess A Burlesque - Foul Play Productions venue :: Zoo Southside see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 25 Aug 07 Review :: 4 gold bats Title: Trip to Buenos Aires - Teatr Jaracza venue :: Freemasons Hall Universal Arts see links :: http://www.teatr-jaracza.lodz.pl category :: Theatre (unlisted) Reviewed date :: 25 Aug 07 Review :: 2 gold bats Title: The Dying of the Light - Wotlarx venue :: Sweet City see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 25 Aug 07 Review :: 3 gold bats Title: The Changeling - Eyeball Theatre venue :: C venues see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 26 Aug 07 Review :: 4 gold bats Title: Get Your War On - Rude mechs USA, Erich Jungwirth, Richard Jordan Productions venue :: Assembly Aurora Nova see links :: category :: Dance and Physical Theatre Reviewed date :: 26 Aug 07 Review :: 4 gold bats Title: Guilds - EUSOG venue :: Augustines Sanctuary see links :: category :: Musicals and Opera Reviewed date :: 26 Aug 07 Review :: 5 silver bats Title: The Cave of the golden Calf - Golden Calf Productions venue :: Freemasons Hall see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 26 Aug 07 Review :: 3 gold bats Title: The Nothinglefttolose - Theatre des Risorius venue :: Rocket at Demarco Roxy Art House see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 27 Aug 07 Review :: 3 gold bats Title: The Last - Fenced Eden venue :: The Vault see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 27 aug 07 Review :: 3 gold bats Title: Unsex Me Here - Skye Loneragan in association with Scamp Productions venue :: Pleasance see links :: category :: Theatre Reviewed date :: 26 Aug 07 Review :: 4 gold bats Title: Camille venue :: Spieglegarden see links :: category :: Music Reviewed date :: 27 Aug 07 Review :: 4 gold bats -- :: Ed Stack Post September 2007 Final Updates Title: Will Pickvance and the Cowgate Cartoon venue :: Gilded Balloon Wine Bar see links :: no site category :: Comedy Review :: Recommended by Ed Stack. Ed saw this show before we commissioned him as a reviewer so there is only his rating in this instance. 5 silver bats Title: Karen Dunbar venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot category :: Comedy Review :: Recommended by Ed Stack. Ed saw this show before we commissioned him as a reviewer so there is only his rating in this instance. 4 gold bats Title: Songbird – A Tribute to Eva Cassidy – The Hayley Clare Quintet venue :: Assembly Universal Arts see links :: http://www.myspace.com/listentohayleyclare http://www.hayleyclare.com category :: Music / unlisted Review :: by Ed Stack 4 gold bats Title: Tripplicates Time Tripppers - Tripplicates. venue :: Pleasance category :: Comedy Review :: by Ed Stack 4 gold bats Title: The Bitches Ball - Penny Dreadful/SCAMP venue :: Assembly, Hill Street see links :: http://www.pennydreadfultheatre.com category :: theatre Review 2 :: by Ed Stack 5 gold bats Title: The Last Five Years - Echo Theatrical Productions venue :: The Pleasance Dome category :: Musicals and Opera Review :: by Ed Stack 4 gold bats Title: The Solomon Sisters - Laffa Jaffa Productions Ltd venue :: Pleasance see links : http://www.solomonsisters.com http://www.myspace.com/solomonsisters category :: Comedy Review :: by Ed Stack 3 gold bats Bards of Bangkok - Crawling After Strawberries venue :: C SoCo see links :: http://www.bardsofbangkok.co.uk category :: Theatre Review :: by Ed Stack 3 gold bats :: Ed also recommended Ella Marily Marlene & Me, Young and the Damned, Guilds, Fuerzabruta ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Dark Pick of the Comedy Jungle from DLoN Title: X-FILES IMPROV - DEAN HAGLUND venue :: The Lot, venue 24 see links :: http://WWW.DEANHAGLUND.COM category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: 18 Aug 07 Review :: to follow 3 gold bats Title: Henry Rollins - Gilded Balloon Productions and Regular Music venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: http://21361.com/ http://www.gildedballoon.co.uk category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: 22 Aug 2007 Comment: Wow! Review :: to follow 5 gold bats :: Dark Pick of the mostly stand-up Comedy Jungle from Dee Title: Michael Jerrarde 'Gifted' - Cameron Blair venue :: The Green Room see links :: http://www.michaeljerrarde.com 3 gold bats Title: Andrew O'Neill - Futuristicelectodeathninja9000 venue :: Underbelly see links :: http://www.andrewoneill.co.uk 3 gold bats Title: Late Night Lounge with Reggie Watts venue :: The Green Room see links :: http://www.reggiewatts.com http://www.myspace.com/reggiewatts http://www.thegreenroomvenue.com 5 gold bats Title: Hannah Gadsby is Wrong and Broken venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ORUdvdGC8Q 4 gold bats Title: Funny Women at the Fringe venue :: Laughing Horse @ Ego see links :: http://www.funnywomen.com http://www.funnywomen.co.uk/ 1 silver bat Title: The Bad Film club - Nicko and Joe Venue :: Pleasance Dome 11.30pm see links :: http://www.badfilmclub.com category :: Comedy Comment: brief description: in a cinema, 3 comedians with mics and pointers watching a truly awful film, heckling it and slagging it off - audience also encouraged to heckle. V funny and fun Review date :: Review ::to follow by Dee Custance 4 gold bats Title: The Witching Hour III - Panda Venue :: Underbelly category: Comedy Comment :: Ghost stories told, fantastically presented, I lept out of my skin and properly screamed. Also have a guest comedian reading a famous ghost story Review date :: Review ::to follow by Dee Custance 5 gold bats Title: The Very Near Future - Free - Antony and Donnchadh venue :: Laughing Horse @ Berlin see links :: http://www.myspace.com/antonymurray http://www.myspace.com/donnchadhcomedy category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Comment: Showcasing the stand-up talents of these two young fresh faced comedians, both deadpan and intelligent. Review date :: Review ::to follow by Dee Custance 4 silver bats Title: Jerry Sadowitz - Comedian, Magician, Psychopath venue: E4 UdderBELLY's Pasture Title: Jim Jeffries - 30 venue: E4 UdderBELLY's Pasture see links: http://www.jim-jeffries.com Title: Kristen Schaal As You've Probably Never Seen Her Before - Assembly in Association With Olivia Wingate venue: Assembly @ George Street see links: http://www.assemblyfestival.com Title: The Penultimate Solution - The Heresy Project venue: Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde see links: http://www.heresy-project.com Title: Limmy's Show venue: The Stand Comedy Club II see links: http://www.thestand.co.uk Title: Wil Hodgson - Straight Outta Chippenham venue: Pleasance Courtyard see links: http://www.mcintyre-ents.com Title: Brendon Burns: So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now venue: Pleasance Dome / Pleasance Courtyard see links: http://www.offthekerb.co.uk Title: Andrew Lawrence - Social Leprosy for Beginners & Improvers - Chambers Management venue: Pleasance Courtyard see link: http://www.myspace.com/andrewlawrencecomedy category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 3 gold bats Title: Tom Stade - Setlist - The Stand Comedy Club venue: The Stand Comedy Club II see link: http://www.thestand.co.uk category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 3 gold bats Title: Bevan and Browne are Terrified - FREE - Bevan and Browne/Laughing Horse Free Festival venue: Laughing Horse @ Berlin see links: http://www.bevanandbrowne.com category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 4 silver bats Title: Tony Law 'Revenge of the Dog of Time' - Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: http://www.tonylaw.co.uk/ category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 4 gold bats Title: Russell Howard - Adventures venue :: Pleasance Courtyard see links :: http://www.russell-howard.co.uk category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 4 gold bats Title: Pappy's Fun Club venue :: this show has moved from Just the Tonic @ The Caves to C soco urban garden. see links :: http://www.pappysfunclub.co.uk category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 5 gold bats Terry Saunders - Missed Connections venue :: Underbelly's Smirnoff Baby Belly see links :: http://www.terrysaunders.co.uk category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 2 gold bats Title: Yes, Comedy - PBH's Free Fringe venue :: The White Horse category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 3 silver bats Title: Adam Hills: Joymonger - Adam Hills venue :: Assembly @ George Street see links :: http://www.offthekerb.co.uk category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 2 gold bats Title: Lawrence Leung Learns To Breakdance - Australian Comedy Management venue :: Assembly @ George Street category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 4 gold bats Title: Maeve Higgins: My News - edcom7 venue :: Assembly @ George Street see links :: http://www.edcom7.com category :: Comedy Reviewed date :: Review :: to follow by Dee Custance 3 gold bats Title: FOUR ON THE FLOOR - CKP, HACKNEY EMPIRE & GILDED BALLOON venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot Title: Sean Hughes - Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live and Gilded Balloon Productions venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot see links :: http://www.myspace.com/seanhughescomedian Title: Frankie Boyle - Morons, I Can Heal You - Assembly @ Assembly Hall venue :: Assembly @ Assembly Hall link :: http://www.frankieboyle.com Title: Gary: Tank Commander - Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live venue :: Gilded Balloon Teviot link :: http://www.myspace.com/garytankcommander :: Dee Custance Post September 2007 Final Updates These shows have ratings but no reviews as Dee had to leave the reviewing assignment owing to a family bereavement. Witching Hour III 5 gold bats Beven and Browne are Terrified 4 silver bats Pappy's Fun Club 5 gold bats Tony Law 4 gold bats Russel Howard 4 gold bats Yes, Comedy 3 silver bats Dee also recommended. The Heresy Project. Jim Jeffries. Will Hodgson. Brendan Burns. David Kitson. Sean Hughes. Frankie Boyle. Gary Tank Commander ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: Link to your Show bat Award and Review :: Show links to Reviews from edfringe will be of the form http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007.htm#anchor_here Review links download file see: http://www.nightnews.net/fringe2007/07batlist.txt ^V^ :: New Links http://www.FestivalPReviews.com ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ .:: More coming soon... Title: venue :: see links :: category :: Reviewed date :: Comment: ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ Notes :: Updates 13 09 07 Post Fringe Phase :: Collect outstanding material from all reviewers and publish final bat ratings and reviews for 2007. 23 08 2007 Update webpage at stupid o'clock 22 08 2007 Add latest bat awards and dark show and venue recommendations. 17 08 2007 Add latest bat awards and dark show and venue recommendations; Add :: Dark pick of C Venues :: Dark pick of Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House 16 08 2007 Add latest comedy bat awards and recommendations from Dee 14 08 2007 Add latest Bat Awards and recommended shows 13 08 2007 Add latest Bat Awards and recommended shows 12 08 2007 Update and Code html page for week 1 09 08 2007 Add More Unmissables, Assembly, Aurora Nova, Universal Arts, Hill Street, Performance Workshop, Dark Friends, more general picks from assorted venues 08 08 2007 Publish initial list as a text file linked to our Review page ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: 2007 Nightnews Review Team The Dark Lord of Nightnews MA Hons, DipBA, DipM (MCIM) Dip IT MMT - Nightnews Developer, Webmaster, web-editor, press information and pr specialist, experienced former promoter, usually working with dark music and even darker events. Dee Custance Nightnews Comedy Reporter - Trained as a photographer, Dee's day job is 'coloring in' with Sylvain Chomet and at night she takes her frustrations out on her paying audience of comedy devotees.' - Dee is the lead and promoter of Lemon Custard Comedy and gigs around the UK comedy circuit, go Dee go. http://www.myspace.com/lemoncustardcomedy http://www.myspace.com/lemoncustardcomedyclub - Dee had to leave the review team owing to a family bereavement on the final weekend of the fringe. Catharina Crisan Magister Artium, MSc. - Catharina's dissertation was on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and she has recently finished translating a script about the recent German cannibal murders. - Unfortunately Caterina had to drop out not long after starting her assignment. The first show she saw terrified her so much that she had an attack of the vapours and became indisposed. Ed Stack - Musician, Promoter and occasional writer for the Skinny and Nightnews. Ed was accredited over the final weeekend with a brief to try to see some of the closing parts of the music program. ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: New Photos Links Nightnews Sets http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightnews/sets/ Edfringe_2005 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightnews/sets/72157602030326733/ 281 photos Edfringe_2006 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightnews/sets/72157606490904931/ 186 photos Edfringe_2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightnews/sets/72157601582412516/ 821 photos Edfringe_2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightnews/sets/72157606491363415/ Coming soon ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ :: Nightnews Press Support Circus of Horrors Photo Opportunity Monday 13th Aug 2008 at 2pm http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/NightNews-Media/message/547 :: MAN SET TO BREAK GUINNESS WORD RECORD BY PULLING A 4 TONNE VAN WITH MEAT HOOKS THROUGH HIS BACK. End ^V^