MERV's  SATURDAY  8th  SHOW
Where: Venue 17
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £12.00 (no concs)

CABARET

Puddles Pity Party

With more than 100k fans worldwide on Facebook and over 20 million views on YouTube, the unique and critically lauded Puddles Pity Party is a must-see for the music and comedic talents of one of the world’s most famous clowns. Star of the Olivier Award-winning production of ‘La Soiree’, Puddles continues to trot the globe, singing his sad anthems for all the party people and finally bringing his comedy cabaret to Edinburgh!

MUSIC

Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show

Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show comes to Edinburgh for its UK premiere! 'If there is one show to see, it's this!' ***** (Le Parisien). The illegitimate French sons of Stomp meet The Muppet Show's Animal in this mischievous drumming extravaganza. Fresh from their sell-out international tour, Sebastien and Yann blend 'humour and virtuosity' ***** (Le Monde) with frenzied mayhem! This visually spectacular show, bursting at the seams with energy and originality will leave you on a high, air drumming your way home.

THEATRE

I am Beast

What happens when the wildest parts of our imagination take control? Yearning for escape, Ellie journeys through a flickering world of bewitching strangers and comic book superheroes. But as the walls of her new world begin to crumble, Ellie must finally face the truth behind her fantasies. Following the acclaimed success of Killing Roger, Sparkle and Dark return with a visually stunning exploration of the power of grief and childish imagination, using original live music and life-sized puppetry. ‘One of the most powerful pieces of theatre I’ve seen … Puppetry at its best’ (Guardian on Killing Roger).

THEATRE

Trans Scripts

The struggles and triumphs of six transgender women unfold with honesty, intelligence and wit in this groundbreaking exploration of gender and identity by Fringe First and Herald Angel Award-winning producer Paul Lucas. Created from actual interviews, Trans Scripts provides a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of people embracing their authentic selves, and offers testament to the resilience of the human spirit. A powerhouse international cast from Broadway, television and film includes Calpernia Addams (Beautiful Daughters), Bianca Leigh (Transamerica) and Rebecca Root (BBC2’s Boy Meets Girl). Directed by two-time Fringe First Award winner Linda Ames Key.

CIRCUS

Close Up

How close do you want to be? Four extraordinary circus artists. Acrobatic mastery at its most extreme. Circa, the company behind five-star productions Beyond and multi award-winning Wunderkammer, challenge everything you’ve thought about circus as they wrench back the curtain and bring you the glorious, chaotic abstraction Close Up. See. Hear. Feel. Everything. Nothing's off-limits in their most intimate show. Interactive video and powerful music set the scene for moments of raw beauty, unbearable tension and savage physical intensity.

COMEDY

Jeff Green: Happiness

Returning with a strictly limited season to celebrate The Gilded Balloon's 30th anniversary, Jeff Green takes us on a personal journey to discover happiness. Is it yoga, a virtuous life, or new socks? Let Jeff confer upon you his musings on Aristotle's obsession. With jokes, rhymes and hilarious insights from a comedy craftsman, this show is not to be missed. ***** 'A national treasure' (Daily Mirror). ****** 'One of the greats of pure laugh out loud comedy' (Herald Sun). ***** 'To spend an hour in this man's company is an unmissable pleasure' (Scotsman).

CABARET

Le Haggis

Scotland’s sexiest cabaret and circus show is jam-packed with international artists and the hottest local talent like you've never seen them before. Set to a contemporary Scottish soundtrack performed by the finest pop-folk troubadours around. See the Spiegeltent in all its glittering glory for one of the steamiest shows on the Fringe. 'Beautiful and spellbinding - highly sexual but never tawdry... Phenomenal physical strength, artistic agility and seductive sensuality’ (BBC Scotland). ‘Provocative acrobatics performed to inspired musical folk arrangements.’ **** (List).

HOST

MERVYN STUTTER

“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
“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