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Rare Birds has run a venue during the Edinburgh Festival since 2001. Follow the links to see who performed in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and 2007

Events Bookings

HOLYROOD T00 @ FAITH 2008

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Performers for 2009
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information

1.00 to 2.00pm
1 to 9 Aug only

Lynn Ruth Miller: ‘Lynn Ruth is like Joan Rivers without the swearing. Brash and unashamed, she’s doing the kind of jokes your Gran wishes she was brave enough to do’ (Three Weeks).

1.00 to 2.00pm
10 to 16 Aug only

Saturday Boy: A dark new loud comedy from RuthEBlue Theatre Co. ‘Entertaining... Solid, strong performance’ (Short & Sweet Fest. Sydney)

1.00 to 2.00pm
17 to 24 Aug only

Death, Love and Communism - Jenni Byrne: Come and see, A desperate plea, A dvd, Characters-three, Melody, Mystery, And well…me.

2.00 - 3.00pm
1 to 17, 19 to 24 Aug

Hello! OK?: Gorgeous girls in a fast funny exploration of our celebrity obsessed culture. ‘Bountiful brilliant feast’ (Ed Fest Guide).

3.00 - 4.00pm
1-3,5-10,12-17,20-24

Eric’s Tales of the Sea - A Submariners Yarn: Eric finally lifts the lid on the secret murky world of life beneath the waves.....

4.00 - 5.00pm
1 to 12, 14 to 24 Aug

Sally-Anne Hayward - Cyril: A modern village life fairytale from FHM comedy award winner. ‘Fabulous...’ (BBC). Warning may contain maypole dancing...

5.00 - 6.00pm
CANCELLED

Kevin Dewsbury - Just Married: show cancelled - replacement shows listed below

5.00 - 6.00pm
1 to 11 Aug only

The Lady and The Tramp: Lady Carol is an enchanting songbird. Tiffany Stevenson is a joke telling mouthy bird... Together they are a magnet for twitchers.

5.00 - 6.00pm
12 to 21 Aug only

Paul Foot. Off (the top of / with)* his head. * Delete one or both, as appropriate: an action-packed show of improvised musings, hastily concocted anecdotes, dramatic one-man performances on the hoof and other unspecified ad-libbed commotion of a theatrically dangerous nature.

6.00 - 7.00pm
1-10,12-17,19-24 Aug

James Sherwood - Songs of Music: ‘James returns after two sellout Ed Fest seasons. ‘Ever wondered what would happen if Bill Bailey and Marcus Brigstocke had a child?’ (Chortle)

7.00 - 8.00pm
1-10,12-17,19-24 Aug

Juliet Meyers: Strange Ears - confessions, deformed ears and feisty gags woven into an embarrasing family history. ‘Smart and funny’ (Scotsman)

8.00 - 9.00pm
1-10,12-17,19-24 Aug

Stuart Black - Pale and Confused: intelligent, twisted, dark and very funny. ‘Skillful delivery... one to watch’ (Chortle)

9.15 - 10.15pm
2-3,5-10,12-17,19-24

Stan Stanley - Vintage Andrew: warm stand-up storytelling with big laughs. ‘The crowd devour his observations’ (The Stage)

10.15 - 11.15pm
1-10,12-17,19-24 Aug

A Beginner’s Guide to Happiness: stand-up comedy from Paul Conneely. Searching for the secret to happiness? Paul has answers...

11.30 - 12 midnight
3 to 7 Aug only

I’m Not Convinced: the Bambi Killers - three astonishingly versatile women. This is where vaudeville, cabaret and classical theatre meet punk rock.

11.15 - 12.15pm
10-14, 17-21 Aug
(Sun-Thu only)

An Attention Seeking Phase: part video documentary, part stand-up. Rich King charts his twisted journey from rural Suffolk to city career to show biz.

VENUE 38


In 2008 Rare Birds hosted a mixture of music, drama, cabaret, story-telling, film and comedy shows from lunchtime through to late night at
Holyrood Too @ Faith, 207 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 IJD.

Below is a list of the shows,
click on each show title for more details.