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A 100% music themed day today and solid yet again. We started with Davidson and McArthur, The Odd Couple. They certainly are. Davidson, who we saw last year is a good political satirist but this year used some old material and seemed to be off form. The ‘showstopper’ number about Rishi Sunak’s wardrobe, that bookended the show, was basically ten Wen to Mow a Meadow with some situational…

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.. and finally .. here’s my Edinburgh 2014 Hit List .. 25 shows including physical theatre, drama, music, dance in venues including a disused veterinary small  animal hospital, a victorian lecture theatre and a hotel room .. I’ve used a star rating again this year [just like the real reviewers!]  and also grouped them under headings.. so ..

.. would love to see again .. 

The Carousel ***** Stellar Quines - Traverse

Near Gone ***** Two Destination Language - summerhall

Scaramouche Jones ***** TTI - Pleasance

Klanghaus ***** Neutrinos - summerhall

Lungs ***** Paines Plough - summerhall

Chef ***** Pop - Underbelly

Big Mouth ***** SKaGeN - Traverse

Every Brilliant Thing **** Paines Plough - summerhall

Capone Trilogy: Loki **** Jethro Compton - C Nova

Standby for tape back-up **** Ross Sutherland - summerhall

.. enjoyed a lot .. 

Capone Trilogy : Vindici **** Jethro Compton - C Nova

Ian D Monforts Midday Seance **** Tom Binns - Heroes

Kriss Foster and Friend **** Chiquitos

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully *** Assembly Rooms

The Matchmaker *** City Theatre Dublin - Assembly

A Slight Ache *** Turlygod - Pleasance

The Despondent Divorcee *** Hookhitch - C Cubed

He Had Hairy Hands *** Kill the beast - Pleasance

.. thankfully will never have to see again .. 

Concerto without orchestra ** Worbey & Farrell - Assembly Rooms

Bond ** Gavin Robertson - Zoo

Confirmation ** Chris Thorpe - Northern Stage at Kings Hall

Spoiling ** Traverse Theatre Group - Traverse

Unfaithful ** Traverse Theatre Company - Traverse

Lippy ** Dead Centre - Traverse

The World Mouse Plague * Ridiculusmus - summerhall

I'm totally fascinated by the instruments. The sound, the structure, the looks.... 

Now they turned into software sound module. It should be an honor to be able to play them on your computer, however I just thought they are fantastic in their instrument forms, not digital ones.....