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MERV's  SATURDAY  13th  SHOW
Where: Venue 14
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £12.00

CABARET

Peter and Bambi Heaven
Magic is about to happen. Asher Treleaven (La Soirée, Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee) and Gypsy Wood (Comic Strip) are Peter and Bambi Heaven, Australia's most deluded dancing magicians, and they're about to explode into Edinburgh. Imagine if David Copperfield and Claudia Schiffer were from Australia's Gold Coast, now roll them in sequins, set them on fire and you're almost there. 'The laughter was deafening' **** (Advertiser, Adelaide). Fringe World Arts Editor Award 2016 nominee.

COMEDY

Brennan Reece: Everglow
Hello! I'm the English Comedian of the Year and this is my debut show. In Australia it sold out - I know that sounds like bragging, but I don't know another way to explain that people liked it. I've also appeared on BBC, ITV, E4 and supported Joe Lycett on tour. Still bragging. I just really like doing comedy and if you come and see me, I reckon you'll like it too. Best Show (nominee), Fringe World Australia. 'Powerfully entertaining. Unstoppable force' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Hilarious rubber faced bright young talent' (Stage). 'His baby-faced rudeness is delightfully wrong' (Journal).

THEATRE

The Rose of Jericho
Violence. War. Love. Discovery. One man's journey. An ex-soldier casts a darkly humorous eye over his Irish childhood, relationships, experiences of war, and three events that have changed his life. He is still fighting but it's a different war now... As the UK goes to war on the centenary of WWI and the Easter Rising, this is a play for today. 'Astonishing monologue... visceral performance' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com).  'Full of inventive ideas... unrelenting, committed performance' **** (Scotsman).

THEATRE

Faslane
Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, or Faslane, situated 40 miles outside Glasgow, is home to the UK's nuclear missile program: Trident. With family having worked in Faslane all her life, and with friends protesting at the gates, Fringe First-winner Jenna Watt explores what happens when the personal and political collide. Drawing upon interviews with individuals at the front line of the nuclear debate, Jenna navigates her own journey through the politics, protests and peace camps. ‘One of the most inspiring pieces of live performance art you will ever have the pleasure of experiencing’ ***** (Skinny on Flâneurs).

CIRCUS

Throwback
The rising stars of British circus harness the power of collective memory in Throwback: a love note to nostalgia and the things you can’t forget. With awe-inspiring aerial and acrobatic work, the UK’s most exciting young troupe team up with acclaimed West End director Paulette Randall to tell stories that are honest, emotional and absorbing. A fast-paced, feel-good explosion of physical skill and fun!

COMEDY

Phil Nichol: Twenty
Wow. Where does the time go? Double nominee and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Phil Nichol celebrates his 20th year of solo comedy shows at the Fringe. To honour this milestone Phil presents his greatest hits of the last two decades. It'll be eye-popping, gut-wrenchingly funny! Did we mention that it's been 20 years? If you have seen him perform live then you will know that this is going to be one of his greatest all-time performances.

BURLESQUE

Briefs
After dazzling sell-out runs all over the globe, Briefs returns to Edinburgh. Your glamorous host Shivannah guides you through a jaw-dropping, eye-popping evening of extravagant birdbath boylesque, too close for comfort yo-yo tricks, valiant aerial acrobatics, irreverent interludes and show-stopping drag artistes. Now they're back with more circus skills, more disorder and more burlesque... with balls! 'Masters of the art of boylesque... freakish, funny and beautiful' ***** (Scotsman).

HOST

MERVYN STUTTER
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this showcase; for to make such a showcase work requires skill, talent and quick reactions. Stutter works the crowd like the showman he is. Excellent…really, really good.”
The Observer
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this chat show; for to make such a showcase work requires skill, talent and quick reactions. Stutter works the crowd like the showman he is. Excellent…really, really good.”
The Observer