FestBuzz
Crowdsourced reviews for the Edinburgh Festivals. What's the word on the tweet?
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Welcome to FestBuzz, the Edinburgh Festivals rating site with a difference. We made the traditional Festival word-of-mouth digital by listening in on what the audiences were saying about events, shows and performances.
Our database is archived here - search or browse to a show to find out what the word on the tweet was. We didn't need hash-tags, @s, DMs or any fancy trickery - we scoured Twitter to find out what people were saying, did some wizardry to understand it, and assigned it to shows.
Find out how FestBuzz works and why it was different.
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Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask for One
Work in progress towards new coffee-themed touring show from middle-aged TV man. 'Russell Brand is the nearest this country has to Lenny Bruce' (B Dessau Evening Standard).
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Princess Cabaret
Once upon a time, seven young Aussie women came to know and love the Disney princesses. Now, through darkly satirical sketches and musical numbers they explore their nostalgia for childhood heroines. 'Cheeky and a lot of fun' (Age).
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Richard Herring - Hitler Moustache
Reclaiming Chaplin's moustache for comedy, 'Headmaster's Son' star muses on iconography, the positive side of racism and why an innocent square inch of facial hair took the blame for Nazism. 'Best comedian of his generation' (GQ).
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Pappy's Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches In An Hour
Fresh from Channel 4, 'The funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe' (Scotsman) fearlessly take on the impossible. if.comedy nominees 2007. Chortle Best Sketch Act 2008. 'Turbo-charged' (Guardian).
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Hotel
A comedy of sorts. Set in a building a short walk from Assembly Theatre, George Street. Directed by Mark Watson. 'The highest achiever the Fringe has seen this decade' (Times).
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Unknown Album
Four apparently separate characters are linked by one pop song in this entertaining and challenging new play. 'Unknown Album' explores the dark nature of the soundtrack which lurks in the background of all our lives.
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Tom Tom Crew
Direct from Broadway and London, 'Tom Tom Crew' returns with its super charged collision of extreme circus, heart pumping music, incredible beatboxing and stunning drumming displays. 'There can't be many more exciting spectacles than this' (Herald).
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Precious Little Talent
Theintelligent new drama from Ella Hickson (Fringe First and Best of Edinburgh winner - 'Eight', 2008). Tears, love and laughter in a richly comic tale of a generation fighting not to be forgotten.
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My Name is Sue
A piano-wielding prophet who has so far remained silent, Sue invites you into her lounge for musical visions of life from finishing school to Doomsday. Hilarious, tragic, curiously broad-shouldered. From an award-winning team.
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Little Gem
Three generations of women. One extraordinary year. Sex, birth, death, dildos, and salsa classes. A year of courage, comedy and romance in the award-winning hit of the 2008 Dublin Fringe Festival. By Elaine Murphy.'Hilarious' (Sunday Times).
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