Felicity Ward: In the comedy ward

Felicity Ward: In the comedy ward

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: ThreeWeeks Week One Guest Editor Brendon Burns chats with Felicity Ward Felicity Ward makes me laugh. Go and see her. Do...

Hartshorn And Hook: It takes two

Hartshorn And Hook: It takes two

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Edinburgh Fringe production duo Hartshorn and Hook chat to Tom Martin. Bounding over to my table, Louis Hartshorn apologises for the late ...

Denise Black: The Fringe’s loose woman

Denise Black: The Fringe's loose woman

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Probably best known for her role as temptress Denise Osbourne in 'Coronation Street', singer and actress Denise Black comes to Edinburgh ...

Dave Hill: Big in Edinburgh

Dave Hill: Big in Edinburgh

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Brendon Burns chats to Dave Hill because he thinks he's great, and he sort of likes him. Could this be the ...

Brett Dean: The festival’s finale will be bliss

Brett Dean: The festival’s finale will be bliss

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: One of the stand out shows at the Edinburgh Festival this year opens right at the end of the city's festival ...

Camille O’Sullivan: Glamour chameleon

Camille O’Sullivan: Glamour chameleon

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: ThreeWeeks Week 2 Guest editor Pip Utton talks to Fringe singing star Camille O'Sullivan PU: Is the new show very different from ...

NoFit State Circus: Fringe circus from the nofit state

NoFit State Circus: Fringe circus from the nofit state

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: There's been a lot of innovation in the circus genre in recent years, but few innovate as much as NoFit State. ...

Idiots Of Ants: Ants on deck

Idiots Of Ants: Ants on deck

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Three sell-out fringe shows, a 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination and millions of hits on Youtube; just a handful of the ...

Karen Koren, Gilded Balloon: Flying high

Karen Koren, Gilded Balloon: Flying high

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Karen Koren, the founder of the Gilded Balloon, has a very cool office. Overlooking the New Town, the woman responsible for ...

John Burns: Burns and the beast

John Burns: Burns and the beast

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: ThreeWeeks' Dave Fargnoli talks to John Burns about his one-man biography of occultist and magician Aleister Crowley. I'm sitting opposite the Wickedest ...

Pants On Fire Theatre: Time for a change

Pants On Fire Theatre: Time for a change

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Describing adulterous gods and vengeful goddesses, the romantic tragedies of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' are seamlessly transposed to the 1940s by theatre company ...

Jarred Christmas: Christmas Time comes early to Edinburgh

Jarred Christmas: Christmas Time comes early to Edinburgh

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Christchurch-born comedian Jarred Christmas talks to ThreeWeeks' Nick Pearce about fatherhood, Edinburgh, and culture clashes NP: How has the stand-up been going ...

Robert Inston: Two queens for the price of one

Robert Inston: Two queens for the price of one

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Actor Robert Inston on playing not one but two queens at the Edinburgh Fringe. TW: Tell us about the premise of 'Two ...

Mervyn Stutter: Picking the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter: Picking the Fringe

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: If you know the Festival, you’ll surely know of Editors’ Award winner Mervyn Stutter as one of the stalwarts, pillars, doyens of t...

Newbury Youth Theatre: Theatre with youth

Newbury Youth Theatre: Theatre with youth

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: There are a fair few youth theatre groups that perform at the Edinburgh Fringe each year, but one stands out for ...

Hardeep Singh Kohli: Janey chats up Hardeep

Hardeep Singh Kohli: Janey chats up Hardeep

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Hardeep Singh Kohli is back at the Fringe cooking up both food and chat with his show 'Chat Masala'. Between servings, he f...

Nicola Hazelton, Bedlam Theatre: You don’t have to be mad to work here

Nicola Hazelton, Bedlam Theatre: You don't have to be mad to work here

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Notorious for its varied programming, cheap drinks and massive red doors, the Bedlam has for many years been a bastion of ...

Something Relevant: Totally relevant

Something Relevant: Totally relevant

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: ThreeWeeks Week 2 Guest editor Pip Utton talks to Mumbai rock band Something Relevant. PU: A Mumbai rock band on the Edinburgh ...

Kevin Eldon: Titting about the fringe

Kevin Eldon: Titting about the fringe

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: A man of many faces, and fluttering familiarity, Kevin Eldon expands his sights this year by debuting his first ever solo ...

Eric: Ruling the seas, and now the land

Eric: Ruling the seas, and now the land

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: ThreeWeeks' Chris Cooke chats to Editors' Award winning storyteller and stand-up Eric. As baptisms of fire go, it's about as fiery as ...

Jennifer Coolidge: Yours for the fringe

Jennifer Coolidge: Yours for the fringe

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: ThreeWeeks' Andy Malt caught up with Hollywood actress Jennifer Coolidge, ahead of her first Edinburgh show to discuss her move into ...

Tara Flynn: What’s that noise?

Tara Flynn: What’s that noise?

31 August 2010

ED2010 BEST BITS: Don't worry, it's just our Week 3 Guest Editor Janey Godley giving Tara Flynn the third degree. The one time Nuala ...