RITA DI SANTO assesses the winners of the most politically charged festival to date
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Edinburgh Festival preview
There are thousands of shows to choose from at this year's festival. GORDON PARSONS helps you make your mind up
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KATARZYNA KOSMALA introduces a retrospective by one of the most significant figures in contemporary US photography
MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
FROM August 2-26, the Edinburgh Festival carnival again takes over the Scottish capital with its unique mix of cultural entertainment from the most original and thought-provoking to the comically inane.
Among the wealth of foreign productions featured in the main festival programme, Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of Kate Grenville’s prize- winning novel The Secret River catches the eye.
It deals with the life of William Thornhill who, deported to Australia in 1806, carves out a new life and helps to create a new world for the European settlers.
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