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![]() Performance at its best
Summer in Edinburgh is party time as festival fever hits the streets. From the Fringe through to films and books, BBC News Online takes you to the heart of the city's entertainment extravaganza and explains why artists and audiences return year after year.
Winner takes all
Boyle's life less ordinary
Back to school: Gregory's Two Girls
Dave Gorman: In search of a perfect world
Phill Jupitus: Never mind the hecklers
Jim Rose Circus: The shocking truth
Stephen Billington: A prize villain
A cut above the rest
Stuck on Shakespeare
The art of improvisation
Oh my God, they killed Norman!
Live after Red Dwarf
Fringe Festival: Comedian Lee Mack's new show is made for TV
Film Festival: The truth about Blair Witch, the horror movie everyone wants to see
Fringe Festival: Dannii Minogue stars in Journey to Macbeth 99
Fringe Festival: Daytime TV heroines Mel and Sue star in Back To Our Roots
Fringe Festival: Controversial play Corpus Christi
Fringe Festival: Celebrated stand-up comedian Dominic Holland Fringe Festival: Former Perrier best newcomer Arj Barker
Fringe Festival: Challenging acts by Marcus Brigstocke and Patrice Naimbana Fringe Festival: Exotic dance from Destino Tango and Rajasthan's Musafir
Film Festival: Post-Lewinsky political satire Election with Matthew Broderick
International Festival: Eye-popping Japanese version of Puccini's opera Turandot
Part one: Dannii mania hits Edinburgh Getting to grips with an elusive Dannii Minogue with tips on how to survive the Fringe.
Part two: Stars in their eyes
Part three: Fatherhood flourishes on the Fringe
Part four: The rumour mill in overdrive
A letter from Edinburgh From Auld Reekie to the Z Theatre Company, a guide to Scotland's capital at festival time.
Festivals galore
Festival faces
Edinburgh in the frame
How the festival flourished How Edinburgh's various festivals cemented their place in the cultural calendar. Media
For more Edinburgh Festival coverage from the BBC, go to the Insider's Guide from BBC Online, or the Comedy Zone at the BBC's commercial site, beeb.com. |
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