WHAT ' S ON 3rd- 4th AUGUST
03-Aug-2013 until 25-Aug-2013 GILDED BALLOON CAVES: 19:45 EDINBURGH Mark Dolan: You’ re Awesome!- Mark Dolan is back with his hilarious new stand-up show for 2013- £ 9.00- www. markdolan. com
03-Aug-2013 until 26-Aug-2013 PLEASANCE DOME: 18:50 Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, EDINBURGH 0131 556 6550 Mat Ricardo- Showman- In both his previous one-man shows Mat told stories from a life spent touring the stages, streets and clubs of the world with his act.- www. gagreflex. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 18-Aug-2013 THE FOREST CAFÉ: 18:15 141 Lauriston Place EDINBURGH Lior- Lior is one of Australia › s most successful singer / songwriters, renowned for his beautiful voice and songs that radiate truth and sincerity. He comes to Edinburgh for the first time since 2007 to perform a collection of his most loved songs.- www. lior. com. au
03-Aug-2013 until 25-Aug-2013 PLEASANCE COURTYARD: 17:45 60 Pleasance EDINBURGH 0131 556 6550 GARY DELANEY 2: THIS TIME IT’ S NOT PERSONAL-‘ Anything’ is the hotly anticipated debut solo show from award-winning stand-up comedian and star of BBC2’ s Popatron and Sky’ s Officially Special, Ian Smith.
03-Aug-2013 until 24-Aug-2013 MAYFIELD SALISBURY CHURCH:( not Sundays or Mondays) 18 Mayfield Rd EDINBURGH SOUTHSIDE EPT: Hatches, Matches & Dispatches- 55th Year for EPT in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! It is 1924, one year after Parliament decreed that Edinburgh and Leith should become the one town. Old rivalries still fester and after the utter chaos that ensued at the funeral of an elderly Aunt, a Newhaven Fishwife who drowned in the harbour, the mourners gather in the tenement flat on the old boundary.- Tickets: £ 10.00, Concessions £ 8.00- www. ept. org. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 25-Aug-2013 PLEASANCE: 22:45 EDINBURGH DAVID TRENT- THIS IS ALL I HAVE is David Trent’ s second ever Edinburgh show. David Trent returns to Edinburgh with his computer, projector and accessories in crates and his screen by his side.
03-Aug-2013 until 26-Aug-2013 PLEASANCE: 4:50pm EDINBURGH Darts Wives- After a year of research into the darts world and hanging out with many real life“ DWAGS”, Lauretta & Sharon Gavin have created a brand new character comedy show delving into the sport everyone’ s talking about. WAGS are so last season.- www. gavinandgavin. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 25-Aug-2013 THE MEADOWS: Mon to Fri- 6.45pm & 9pm( additional show @ 4.30pm on Fri 23rd) Sat / Sun- 4.30pm, 6.45pm & 9pm Melville Drive EDINBURGH The Lady Boys of Bangkok 2013- Glamorous Amorous! ….. with a title like that it could only be the Lady Boys of Bangkok back with a fabulous new show for 2013! Dripping with diamante and sizzling on stage with new songs and side splitting comedy.- www. ladyboysofbangkok. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 20-Aug-2013 UNDERBELLY: 8:40pm EDINBURGH CHRISTIAN O’ CONNELL- This summer 2013 triple Sony Award nominee Christian will take his debut stand-up show‘ Christian O’ Connell- This is 13’ to the Edinburgh Festival Underbelly on Bristo Square.- £ 12.50- www. boundandgaggedcomedy. com
03-Aug-2013 until 12-Aug-2013 BRISTO SQUARE: 4:10pm City Centre EDINBURGH Ben Van der Velde’ s Chain Letter- Ben Van Der Velde debuts his hour show at this year’ s Edinburgh Festival with a show titled‘ Chain Letter’ at the Underbelly’ s Bristo Square Clover Room.- www. benvandervelde. com
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03-Aug-2013 until 25-Aug-2013 TRON TAVERN: 7:40pm 8 Hunter Square EDINBURGH Bobby Mair – Obviously Adopted-“ Bobby Mair › s comedy is like getting fisted with a baby › s arm while having the whispy hairs of your bald spot yanked.- www. bobbymair. com
03-Aug-2013 CATHEDRAL LANE,( NEAR JOHN LEWIS) Cathedral Lane EDINBURGH BROUGHTON St Mary’ s Market- Outside St Mary › s Metropolitan Cathedral, top of Broughton Street. A small local market with a big personality offering hot food, fresh produce and gifts.- www. edinburghmarkets. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 BRUNTON THEATRE: 7.30pm Ladywell Way MUSSELBURGH 0131665 2240 Volts- Volts are Scotland’ s No. 1 AC / DC tribute act as voted by listeners of Rock Radio. An exhilarating, full-throttle trip on the Highway to Hell, taking in all the smashes, crashes and hits!- www. thebrunton. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 11-Aug-2013 EICC( EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE): 9:20pm Morrisson Street EDINBURGH 0131 300 3000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Roaring Forties: Ed Byrne- A selfconfessed « miserable old git » since the age of 23, Ed Byrne is now in his Forties. While for others this might result in a crisis that prompts the purchase of a sportscar, Ed embraces middle age with open arms.- www. eicc. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 25-Aug-2013 EICC( EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE): from 8:30pm Morrisson Street EDINBURGH 0131 300 3000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Daniel Sloss- Hot on the heels of a massive year of touring, television and the realise of his debut DVD, comes the new stand-up show from comedy › s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man-half-xbox.- www. eicc. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 until 04-Aug-2013 ROYAL HIGHLAND CENTRE, Ingliston INGLISTON 0131 335 6200 Truckfest Scotland 2013- www. truckfestscotland. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 CASTLE TERRACE Castle Terrace EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE Edinburgh Farmers’ Market- If you want food as fresh as it can be, visit the award-winning Edinburgh Farmers › Market.- www. edinburghfarmersmarket. co. uk
03-Aug-2013 VARIOUS IN DALKEITH Midlothian DALKEITH DALKEITH FESTIVAL 2013- 1.00pm Procession from the eastern end of Dalkeith High Street featuring local pipe and silver bands to Kings Park. 2.00pm Official opening of the Festival followed by an afternoon of family fun activities in Kings Park, Eskbank Road, Dalkeith. Quad bikes, pony rides, inflatables, magic show and local bands. 5-a-side football and charity stalls. Free admission and all activities free except Fun Fair. Further information from Festival Co-ordinator, Margot Russell 07788 928243.
03-Aug-2013 EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF FOOD AND WINE The Coach House KIRKLISTON 0131 333 5001 The Great Scottish Bake Off- Our Panic Free Entertaining days are suitable for both the keen amateur and the complete beginner – we can cater for all levels of experience.- www. esfw. com
04-Aug-2013 VARIOUS Edinburgh City EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE Tour de Forth Cycle Ride- Tour de Forth is a cycling event for all ages and abilities set around Scotland’ s scenic Firth of the Forth. Participants can choose between three exhilarating rides.- tourdeforth. com
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