MERV's  SUNDAY  30th  SHOW
Where: Venue 17
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00 (no concs)

MUSIC

Following last year's sold out five-star hit, Jess (star of Dead Ringers, Newzoids, Little Voice) is back with an all new show! Amazing mimicry, stunning singing, cheeky wit and a different show every night, thanks to the legendary Wheels of Sixty-Four Tunes. Showstopping musical mash-ups, incredible vocal gymnastics and irreverent celebrity impressions make the perfect feel-good show. With Kirsty Newton at the piano.' Stunning... incredibly talented' ***** (Evening News). 'Remarkable ... pitch-perfect' **** (Telegraph).

COMEDY

George Egg: Anarchist Cook

One man. One hour. Three courses. Comedian George Egg is also a fanatical cook with an anarchic approach to making meals. Finding himself dissatisfied with the quality of hotel room service while touring the comedy clubs of the world, George embarks on a project to take matters into his own surprisingly capable hands. Come see him serve up a surreal and absurd mix of stand-up comedy and striking innovation, in an unforgettable demonstration of extreme multitasking.

THEATRE

1972: The Future of Sex

It’s 1972. An era of possibility, polyester and pubic hair. Ziggy Stardust is on Top of the Pops, Penny is writing an essay on Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Christine is watching Deepthroat. Brian is confused. The Wardrobe Ensemble tell the story of the class of ‘72 with a handsome funk guitarist and some spacehoppers. Was it easier back then? Where did we go wrong? A brisk romp through the ins and outs of those excellently awkward first sexual encounters. ‘Genuinely hilarious’ ***** (Exeunt on RIOT).

COMEDY

Spencer Jones Presents: The Herbert in Proper Job

The Herbert makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh with a brand new show stuffed full of physical, musical, prop-heavy insanity. A sort of grubby Mr Bean with a hint of Tommy Cooper. This guy is such a dickhead. Writer and star of BBC's BAFTA-nominated Big Babies and UK Barry-nominated for best performer in Edinburgh 2014, Spencer Jones was a New Act of the Year 2015 runner-up. ‘Punch you in the gut funny… Possibly the nicest, funniest, silliest, most heart-warming hour you can have this August’ **** (Scotsman).

THEATRE

Echoes by Henry Naylor

A tale of two British women, born 175 years apart. One’s a schoolgirl jihadi; the other a Victorian bluestocking. Both travel to the East to build Empires; both meet tragedy in blood-soaked lands. Timely drama, by lead Spitting Image writer Henry Naylor. His last play, The Collector won the Fringe First, and got nine four- or five- star reviews - including: ***** (Scotsgay), **** (Scotsman), ***** (ExeuntMagazine.com), **** (Metro), ***** ‘Fringe theatre isn’t just about performing on a budget; it’s an opportunity to present new, concise and thought-provoking works. Few are as stirring as this’ (TheGizzleMagazine.com).

MUSIC/COMEDY

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.

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
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