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MERV's  WEDNESDAY 24th  SHOW
Where: Venue 14
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00

MUSIC

Simply Bowie
Bowie as you’ve never heard him before… Former NME Male Vocalist of the Year Oliver Darley brings his own inimitable style to the music of this iconic artist. With only jazz pianist Chad Lelong for accompaniment, Oliver strips back Bowie’s most recognisable hits to present a unique interpretation of great British songwriting. Oliver has been signed to two major record labels, released four albums to date and sung with some of the world’s bestselling artists including Ray Charles, B.B. King, Tom Jones, and Joan Armatrading. 'One of the UK's greatest white voices' (B.B. King).

COMEDY

Robin Morgan: Free Man
All Robin hoped was that she’d say yes. That didn’t happen. Debut hour from the writer of Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show and Newsjack. ‘Extremely entertaining and brilliantly silly’ **** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine). ‘Intelligent and hilarious. I highly recommend.’ (Joe Lycett). ‘An interesting and engaging presence… delivered laughs throughout’ (Gigglebeats.co.uk).

CIRCUS

Grace
Grace is popular, successful and happy, loving her life and her hidden wild side. Then, catastrophe. Will she fall forward into the unknown or jerk back to the familiar? Multi award-winning circus artist Emma Serjeant brings superb physical and performance skills to an apparently simple story, an intimate journey through five life-changing seconds of a woman's life. 'Every moment feels vital, alive... proof that circus and theatre can, in the right hands, combine to become a powerful force.' (TotalTheatre.org.uk). 'Serjeant is a powerhouse of deceptive strength' (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine).

THEATRE

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built
Dominic Allen (Belt Up Theatre’s Outland) brings Thomas Paine back from the dead to tell his incredible story. The pirate who invented America, the corset maker that inspired the French Revolution and the ordinary man who built an extraordinary bridge. This gripping solo show takes you from Norfolk street to American battlefield, from ship to shore in a remarkable historical adventure. ‘It is always sheer joy to watch Dominic Allen perform’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Thrillingly evokes an era of men in breeches... of the masses overthrowing their rulers’ (Scotsman).

PHYSICAL THEATRE

Giant
Tommy, 22, lives with three generations of his family. They've learnt to ignore the strange things his nan says over dinner and the bizarre rumblings coming from the attic. Horribly honest clowns and questionable cabaret acts ignite the stage with Human Zoo's trademark live music, puppetry, poetry and movement. Giant is an explosive, absurd and visceral coming of age adventure... could Tommy's nan know more than meets the eye?

COMEDY

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden
Due to popular demand Hal returns to Edinburgh for a limited run with Straight Outta Cruttenden - the director’s cut! As seen on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You and the Royal Variety Performance. Book early. 'An intelligent, laugh-packed show that should put Cruttenden in comedy's premier league' **** (Evening Standard). 'An absolute joy to watch' **** (Scotsman). 'Hugely talented' **** (Times). ***** (Daily Record). ***** (Edinburgh Evening News).

MUSIC

The Magnets - Audiocity
Like Pitch Perfect with cahoonas, six-man a cappella stars The Magnets are back with a hot new line-up of vocal talent ready to take you on an audacious aca-adventure through music. Checking in at swing, rock, funk, disco, pop and a multiplicity of other genres, no musical style is off-limits to the gorgeous harmonies and breathtaking beatboxing of these international a cappella sensations, recently returned from India and China. As charming as they are musically talented, and with a decade of hit Edinburgh shows under their belts, this family-friendly show is not to be missed.

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