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And this year the music headliners include alt-j, Portishead and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, while other programming not to be missed includes Mercury winners Young Fathers, blues rocker Seasick Steve and the falsetto-led Wild Beasts. Meanwhile, the comedy, dance, literature and theatre elements of the festival continue to grow. Festival- goers should be sure to check With a Little Bit of Luck, a new one-woman play by award-winning spoken-word artist Sabrina Mahfouz, responding to the two general elections of 2001 and 2015.
www.latitudefestival.com
Green Man Festival Brecon Beacons, Wales 20-23 August The annual eco-conscious Welsh festival of music, comedy, literature and film, set among the lush surroundings of the Brecon Beacons, returns. Festival-goers are treated to indie band Hot Chip, the weird and wonderful guitar aficionado St Vincent, and Super Furry Animals,
who will surely be welcomed warmly on their home turf. The rest of the line-up features a whole host of indie and folk up-and-comers. The comedy offering is also strong, and includes a set from social and political stand-up Rob Newman.
www.greenman.net
Edinburgh Festival Fringe highlights Mark Thomas: Trespass – Work in Progress Summerhall 6-30 August The latest show in development from stand-up activist and NUJ member Mark Thomas, Trespass carries on from where his previous show, 100 Acts of Minor Dissent, left off. If the ramblers of the 1930s were here now, what would they do to open up the cities? How do we turn the skyscrapers and corporate squares into our playgrounds? No one knows where this show is going to end up, so audiences can join him on the start of the project. There are also some warm-up gigs happening around the country.
Chris Mullin: The Art of Political Leadership The Assembly Rooms 12 August Churchill, Attlee, Thatcher, Blair: who were the great British political leaders of the 20th century and what qualities made them stand out? And is it true that today’s politicians are minnows by comparison? Political diarist and former Labour minister Chris Mullin goes in search of greatness.
Mullin is the author of three widely
acclaimed volumes of diaries and the novel A Very British Coup, which was made into a successful television series.
Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started Pleasance Courtyard 5-30 August Up-to-the-minute satire inevitability affected by the outcome of an election, Matt Forde, as seen on Have I Got News for You, Rory Bremner’s Coalition Report and Question Time, presents his ever-changing satirical stand-up.
You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy Pleasance Courtyard 22-29 August January 1945: Paris is liberated. Christiane waits for a ticket to England to be reunited with her fiancé. While she waits, she recounts her love affair with Cyril, a tongue- tied teacher from Staffordshire.
www.edfringe.com
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