# flamenco (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover flamenco. Page: Feed: --- ## [A supreme being, the nearly naked show and politics with paws: Edinburgh fringe pick’n’mix](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/23/edinburgh-fringe-reviews-pick-n-mix) _2026-08-23 · Brian Logan, Lyndsey Winship, Arifa Akbar, Kate Wyver, Tim Jonze and Chris Wiegand · Stage | The Guardian_ From Taiwanese steampunk dance to Australian climate comedy, here are 13 quick-fire fringe reviews All our Edinburgh festival reviews For new perspective on the strange ways we behave, we all know the thought experiment “if a visitor from space arrived on Earth, what would they think?” In Born Sexy Yesterday, Anna Leong Brophy plays a supreme being implanted into a grown woman’s body to experience… ## [Fallece a los 29 años el joven veleño Cristóbal Ocón, muy vinculado al deporte y la vida social de la Axarquía](https://www.103malaga.com/fallece-a-los-29-anos-el-joven-veleno-cristobal-ocon-muy-vinculado-al-deporte-y-la-vida-social-de-la-axarquia/) _2026-08-22 · Redacción · 103 Málaga_ Vélez-Málaga y distintos colectivos de la comarca lamentan la pérdida de un joven muy conocido por su implicación en el deporte, la comunicación, la música y Protección Civil Vélez-Málaga y la comarca de la Axarquía están de luto por el fallecimiento de Cristóbal Ocón, a los 29 años de edad, un joven muy conocido y \[…\] La entrada Fallece a los 29 años el joven veleño Cristóbal Ocón, muy vinculado… ## [Lady Shakes llevará su potente directo a la Plaza de los Claveles para cerrar ‘De Plaza en Plaza’](https://www.103malaga.com/lady-shakes-llevara-su-potente-directo-a-la-plaza-de-los-claveles-para-cerrar-de-plaza-en-plaza/) _2026-08-22 · Cultura · 103 Málaga_ La banda malagueña, integrada por ocho mujeres y especializada en funk, rock y soul, actuará el próximo martes 25 de agosto a las 21:30 horas en Carranque con entrada libre Alhaurín de la Torre despedirá el próximo martes 25 de agosto una nueva edición del ciclo de conciertos ‘De Plaza en Plaza’ con la actuación \[…\] La entrada Lady Shakes llevará su potente directo a la Plaza de los Claveles para… ## [Sierra de Yeguas vive su Feria de San Bartolomé con cuatro días de fiesta y un espectacular cierre con 200 drones](https://www.103malaga.com/sierra-de-yeguas-vive-su-feria-de-san-bartolome-con-cuatro-dias-de-fiesta-y-un-espectacular-cierre-con-200-drones/) _2026-08-22 · Cultura · 103 Málaga_ El municipio malagueño celebra hasta el lunes sus fiestas patronales con música, gastronomía, carrera de cintas a caballo, la procesión de San Bartolomé y un novedoso espectáculo audiovisual que sustituirá a los fuegos artificiales Sierra de Yeguas está inmersa este fin de semana en la celebración de su Feria de San Bartolomé 2026, que comenzó \[…\] La entrada Sierra de Yeguas vive su Feria de San… ## [El Burgo reúne esta noche a grandes figuras del flamenco en su histórico festival](https://www.103malaga.com/el-burgo-reune-esta-noche-a-grandes-figuras-del-flamenco-en-su-historico-festival/) _2026-08-22 · Cultura · 103 Málaga_ Pedro ‘El Granaíno’, Ezequiel Benítez, Miguel de Tena, Remedios Reyes y La Lupi protagonizan este sábado la 41ª edición de una de las citas flamencas consolidadas de la provincia de Málaga El flamenco vuelve a tener este sábado, 22 de agosto, una de sus grandes citas estivales en la provincia de Málaga. El municipio de \[…\] La entrada El Burgo reúne esta noche a grandes figuras del flamenco en su… ## [La Diputación financia con 372.000 euros el acondicionamiento de una parcela para crear nuevas plazas de aparcamiento en Genalguacil](https://www.103malaga.com/la-diputacion-financia-con-372-000-euros-el-acondicionamiento-de-una-parcela-para-crear-nuevas-plazas-de-aparcamiento-en-genalguacil/) _2026-08-22 · Diputación de Málaga · 103 Málaga_ Francisco Salado subraya el apoyo de la institución provincial a iniciativas de los pequeños municipios, en este caso mejorando los problemas de falta de estacionamientos para vecinos y visitantes La Diputación de Málaga ha aprobado una subvención de 372.630,06 euros al Ayuntamiento de Genalguacil para un proyecto de adecuación de una parcela en la que \[…\] La entrada La Diputación financia con… ## [Hang Time review – a chilling picture of the horrors of racial violence](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/hang-time-review-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh) _2026-08-22 · Mark Fisher · Stage | The Guardian_ Royal Lyceum theatre, Edinburgh Three men bicker and reflect like they’re chatting at a bar – yet this grimly beautiful piece of theatre at the Edinburgh international festival won’t let you forget their fate Three men are shooting the breeze. “We’re just talking – man to man to man,” says Slim (Kamal Bolden), an ex-con who believes in looking after number one. In a literal sense, he is right.… ## [Elouise Eftos: Aphrodite review – ‘Australia’s first attractive comedian’ asks if love is real](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/elouise-eftos-aphrodite-review) _2026-08-22 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Heckling herself in character as the Greek goddess, the standup delivers an intelligent, in-your-face show about sex and expectations You can’t argue with the opening gambit of Aphrodite: “I’ve never been in love and I don’t think it’s real.” Consider me grabbed. This is the follow-up to Elouise Eftos’s fantastically provocative 2025 debut, Australia’s First Attractive… ## [Dirty Dancer review – Swayze stan is like a whirlwind as she replays 80s favourite](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/dirty-dancer-review-melissa-firlit) _2026-08-22 · Chris Wiegand · Stage | The Guardian_ Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Melissa Firlit recreates Dirty Dancing in a one-woman show that mixes trivia, personal memories and a singalong Dirty Dancing was the first VHS in our house: snazzy purple box, pure 80s brushstroke title, alluring 15 certificate – and all that slo-mo, black-and-white grinding to the Ronettes before it even begins. I’m not the only one who remembers their first… ## [Courtney Büchner: One of the Girls review – all aboard for a rollercoaster relationship](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/courtney-buchner-one-of-the-girls-review-pleasance-edinburgh) _2026-08-22 · Anya Ryan · Stage | The Guardian_ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh From embarrassing anecdotes to karaoke and lurking on Instagram, this love story sweeps you along Courtney Büchner is here to tell us a love story. Not the type you’re thinking of – even though she has just married her partner, Maddy. This rollercoaster platonic relationship is with Stella, the girl she met at school shortly after moving from South Africa to the UK.… ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fy5O1ikfg362) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Wiping My Mother’s Arse review – confusion and subterfuge in a care home](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/wiping-my-mothers-arse-review-iain-heggie) _2026-08-22 · Mark Fisher · Stage | The Guardian_ Pitlochry Festival theatre Iain Heggie’s rejigged 2001 play – now ensconced in the world of voice notes and vapes – is very funny, but the lighter moments jar with some sobering subtexts These days, shows about care homes, dementia and end of life are very common, but when Iain Heggie’s splendidly named Wiping My Mother’s Arse premiered in 2001 , it was ahead of the curve. It is set in an… ## [La Diputación licita por dos millones de euros una autoescala de 32 metros y dos camiones todoterreno para el Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos](https://www.103malaga.com/la-diputacion-licita-por-dos-millones-de-euros-una-autoescala-de-32-metros-y-dos-camiones-todoterreno-para-el-consorcio-provincial-de-bomberos/) _2026-08-21 · Diputación de Málaga · 103 Málaga_ Francisco Salado destaca que continúa el esfuerzo inversor para mejorar los medios dedicados a la extinción de incendios y a operaciones de rescate y salvamento El Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos (CPB) de la Diputación de Málaga ha sacado a licitación por dos millones de euros la compra de dos nuevos vehículos para continuar mejorando la \[…\] La entrada La Diputación licita por dos millones de… ## [Menores de Torremolinos participan en el concurso de dibujo “Tu día Perfecto” en el marco de las escuelas de verano de la Junta](https://www.103malaga.com/menores-de-torremolinos-participan-en-el-concurso-de-dibujo-tu-dia-perfecto-en-el-marco-de-las-escuelas-de-verano-de-la-junta/) _2026-08-21 · Junta de Andalucía · 103 Málaga_ La delegada territorial, Laura Valle, destaca durante la entrega de los premios el papel crucial de estas iniciativas para la conciliación y la inclusión social en zonas desfavorecidas La delegada territorial de Servicios Sociales, Familias e Igualdad en Málaga, Laura Valle, ha participado hoy en Torremolinos en el acto de entrega de premios del concurso \[…\] La entrada Menores de Torremolinos… ## [Artículo 5.670º: “Tentempié de tres aperitivos-preguntas”](https://www.103malaga.com/articulo-5-670o-tentempie-de-tres-aperitivos-preguntas/) _2026-08-21 · Redacción · 103 Málaga_ Rocemos hoy tres cuestiones que se miran unas a otras. Que se condicionan. Tengo la esperanza que la IA será capaz de interrelaciones cientos de variables… 1- Abres la prensa. De vez en cuando. No sé en qué reiteración o pauta algún crimen dónde entran bandas organizadas por motivos de estupefacientes. Y, surge el temor \[…\] La entrada Artículo 5.670º: “Tentempié de tres aperitivos-preguntas” se… ## [Salty Brine: How Strange It Is (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show) review – one of today’s most powerful stage voices](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/21/salty-brine-how-strange-it-is-the-neutral-milk-hotel-show-review-summerhall-edinburgh) _2026-08-21 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Summerhall, Edinburgh Intertwining his diaries with Anne Frank’s gives Brine a tough job, but his passionate performance and force of will combine in a heady brew It’s a hell of a swing to make a show paralleling your first love with Anne Frank’s – the more so for that show about her to end on an uplift. But Salty Brine is nothing if not the man for a big swing. This most overbrimming of cabaret… ## [Fire destroyed Belvoir theatre’s precious ‘library of things’. Now it is rising from the ashes](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/belvoir-st-theatre-sydney-stage-the-book-of-everything-after-fire) _2026-08-21 · Dee Jefferson · Stage | The Guardian_ Staff scrambled to pull together a show after their sets, props and costumes were ruined in a huge fire. Ahead of its new production, the team reflects on what was lost – and gained When Neil Armfield heard that Belvoir, the Sydney theatre company he helmed for 17 years, had lost its storage warehouse in a fire, the first thing he thought of was his washing basket, which had recently been borrowed… ## [A History of Paper review – Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming sing a fragile romance](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/21/a-history-of-paper-review-shirley-henderson-and-alan-cumming-pitlochry-festival-theatre) _2026-08-21 · Mark Fisher · Stage | The Guardian_ Pitlochry Festival theatre Oliver Emanuel’s musical love story between tenement neighbours is told via origami gifts and restaurant receipts It started as a BBC radio drama in 2016, and was reworked as a small-scale musical two years ago. Now, A History of Paper gets the mainstage treatment with two bona fide stars in the leads. The good news is that little is overblown about the production. Stars… ## [Who Killed Marilyn? review – dismal attempt to solve mystery of Monroe with Pixie Lott](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/21/who-killed-marilyn-review-emerald-theatre-london-pixie-lott-monroe) _2026-08-21 · Arifa Akbar · Stage | The Guardian_ Emerald theatre, London An account of the superstar’s life revisits her relationships and considers some conspiracy theories but never gets beyond cliche There have been 600 books written about Marilyn Monroe since she died in 1962. So we are told by Monroe (Pixie Lott) herself in Sharleen Cooper Cohen’s play. The star’s body was discovered by her housekeeper, and her death at the age of 36 has… ## [Maru Candel triunfa en El Portón con su divertido show ante un público entregado](https://www.103malaga.com/maru-candel-triunfa-en-el-porton-con-su-divertido-show-ante-un-publico-entregado/) _2026-08-21 · Cultura · 103 Málaga_ La artista sevillana se luce con espectáculo de humor, música e improvisación dentro de su exitosa gira ‘Cuarta temporada’ MÁS INFORMACIÓN: 👇🏼 El Auditorio al aire libre de la Finca El Portón albergó anoche una divertida velada protagonizada por la actriz, cómica y cantante sevillana Maru Candel, que presentó su espectáculo actual, dentro de la \[…\] La entrada Maru Candel triunfa en El Portón con… ## [Badgers review – the audience investigates in this true-crime podcast yarn](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/21/badgers-review-traverse-theatre-edinburgh-festival) _2026-08-21 · Mark Fisher · Stage | The Guardian_ Traverse theatre, Edinburgh Malaika Kegode delivers a supernatural story about the strange disappearance of a maudlin folk singer Playwright and performer Malaika Kegode tops and tails this show for Theatre Royal Plymouth with a message about the allure of storytelling. In a festival city bursting at the seams with stories, it is an unnecessary observation. A more important question is about which… ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sjHLSGLJ9IqE) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Crybabies: The Scaring review – chills and laughs abound in twisty tale of demonic possession](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/crybabies-the-scaring-review-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh) _2026-08-20 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh This fantastic comic play from the Radio 4 trio unleashes a torrent of great gags and illusions Horror pastiche has a proud lineage at this festival – for example Garth Marenghi , and Andrew Doherty’s hit Gay Witch Sex Cult two summers ago. In that company, Crybabies ’ The Scaring can stand as tall as the demon Haeldrrun towering over its finale: it’s another… ## [El Morche rinde tributo a sus raíces este sábado en la gran cita con el Festival de los Fandangos de Güi](https://www.103malaga.com/el-morche-rinde-tributo-a-sus-raices-este-sabado-en-la-gran-cita-con-el-festival-de-los-fandangos-de-gui/) _2026-08-20 · Cultura · 103 Málaga_ Comenzará a las 21:00 horas con un cartel de primer nivel encabezado por los propios Fandangos de Güi, flamantes pregoneros de la recién concluida feria, y contará con servicio de autobús gratuito La explanada del río acogerá este sábado, 22 de agosto, una nueva edición del Festival de los Fandangos de Güi, una de las \[…\] La entrada El Morche rinde tributo a sus raíces este sábado en la gran cita… ## [Little Animals review – Motherland milquetoast creates a clever climate plea](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/little-animals-review-motherland-traverse-at-royal-lyceum-studio-edinburgh) _2026-08-20 · Mark Fisher · Stage | The Guardian_ Traverse at Royal Lyceum Studio, Edinburgh Paul Ready’s playwriting debut expertly utilises his bumbling acting persona to examine what is enough in our response to climate emergency Nobody does self-effacement as well as Paul Ready . The Motherland/Ann Droid actor excels at playing the kind of man who apologises for his own existence, well-meaning, but insecure – often comically so. He hesitates,… ## [Abigail’s Party review – Tamzin Outhwaite’s Bev is Madame Bovary with a Cinzano](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/abigails-party-review-tamzin-outhewaite) _2026-08-20 · Arifa Akbar · Stage | The Guardian_ Harold Pinter theatre, London Outhwaite’s performance as Beverly, a precision-tooled showcase in hidden anger and longing, is a triumph in this eternally resonant suburban drama Alison Steadman has cast a long shadow over the suburban gargoyle-cum-bored-housewife in Mike Leigh’s social satire about 1970s social mobility. So much so that her name is almost always invoked in relation to Beverly.… ## [Making Love with David Magidoff review – instant improv musical based on Fran Healy’s teenage infidelity](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/making-love-with-david-magidoff-review-fran-healy-assembly-george-square-edinburgh) _2026-08-20 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Assembly George Square, Edinburgh The US comic’s troupe tell the tale of a special guest’s romantic encounter, in this case Travis’s frontman – but their incoherence makes for a scatty if fun show It’s a lovely format for improv: a special guest tells David Magidoff the story of some romantic (mis)adventure from their past, and Magidoff and pals turn it into an extemporised musical. Shades of… ## [‘I painted myself blue – but got skin problems’: how four Edinburgh stars created their weird characters](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/how-four-edinburgh-stars-created-their-weird-characters) _2026-08-20 · Interviews by Emine Saner · Stage | The Guardian_ From a cake-baking Elton John to possibly the most horrible man in the world, comedians reveal how they get in character – and how far they can push things In the Covid lockdowns, I was drawing all these silly things, and one day I drew Elton John as a scone. It brought me lots of joy. I love Elton John and everything he’s about – his music and his outfits – and my first job as a musician was in a… ## [Ruiz Araujo exige a De la Torre que abandone las excusas: “El problema no es la lluvia, es una red de saneamiento que no está preparada para la Málaga actual”](https://www.103malaga.com/ruiz-araujo-exige-a-de-la-torre-que-abandone-las-excusas-el-problema-no-es-la-lluvia-es-una-red-de-saneamiento-que-no-esta-preparada-para-la-malaga-actual/) _2026-08-20 · Redacción · 103 Málaga_ (Nota de Prensa de PSOE) El portavoz socialista critica que, tras 30 años de gobiernos del PP, apenas el 55% de la red sea separativa y advierte de que “la Málaga del éxito que vende De la Torre hace aguas cuando hablamos de playas, limpieza y saneamiento”, culpando de “su ineficiencia a otras administraciones, a \[…\] La entrada Ruiz Araujo exige a De la Torre que abandone las excusas: “El problema… ## [Morillas denuncia que la red de saneamiento no soporta la presión turística y urbanística de Málaga](https://www.103malaga.com/morillas-denuncia-que-la-red-de-saneamiento-no-soporta-la-presion-turistica-y-urbanistica-de-malaga/) _2026-08-20 · Publicador 1 · 103 Málaga_ (Nota de Prensa de Izquierda Unida) ​​La coordinadora provincial de IU y concejala en el ayuntamiento de Málaga ha denunciado que la gestión negligente del Partido Popular ha llevado al cierre de 6 playas en la ciudad en pleno agosto debido a la mezcla de aguas fecales con aguas fluviales, a pesar de que el \[…\] La entrada Morillas denuncia que la red de saneamiento no soporta la presión turística… ## [Torrox acoge el rodaje de la película ‘Veleta’](https://www.103malaga.com/torrox-acoge-el-rodaje-de-la-pelicula-veleta/) _2026-08-20 · Cultura · 103 Málaga_ Una cinta sobre la vida de Nita Carmona, pionera del fútbol femenino que se disfrazó de hombre para poder jugar Torrox ha acogido durante varios días a lo largo de las dos últimas semanas parte del rodaje de la película ‘Veleta’, una producción hispano-argentina que recupera la historia de Nita Carmona, pionera del fútbol femenino \[…\] La entrada Torrox acoge el rodaje de la película ‘Veleta’ se… ## [Algo más que palabras: defender derechos, escuchar voces y hacer justicia](https://www.103malaga.com/algo-mas-que-palabras-defender-derechos-escuchar-voces-y-hacer-justicia/) _2026-08-20 · Publicador 1 · 103 Málaga_ “El patrón general de violencia tampoco muestra signos de remitir. En consecuencia, resulta indispensable poner orden para difundir la cultura de la tolerancia, de la convivencia y de la paz”. (Víctor CORCOBA HERRERO) El mundo no puede acostumbrarse a cohabitar con la siembra de actos de terror que propagan una serie de ideologías del odio, lo \[…\] La entrada Algo más que palabras: defender… ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WgMXCI8qVU6V) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [How I’ve Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle review – does protest make a difference?](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/how-ive-tried-to-change-the-world-by-alexei-sayle-review-does-protest-make-a-difference) _2026-08-20 · Andy Beckett · Stage | The Guardian_ The comedian charts his life in demos from 1960s Liverpool to 2020s London in this fiery and addictive book At 74, the comedian Alexei Sayle is approaching a dangerous phase for veteran British leftists: becoming a national treasure. Once described by special branch, in a surveillance file gleefully quoted in this memoir, as an “intellectual thug” who made “foul-mouthed comments about the royal… ## [Magicians and margarine: 10 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh fringe 2026](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/magicians-and-margarine-10-of-the-funniest-jokes-from-the-edinburgh-fringe-2026) _2026-08-20 · Guardian Staff · Stage | The Guardian_ Every year, hundreds of standups from across the world descend on the venerable festival. Here are some of their finest one-liners 10 of the funniest jokes from the 2025 fringe Olaf Falafel : I remember thinking, as I taped a piranha to my boomerang, this could come back to bite me. Richard Stott : To the person who stole my bank card and spent all my money on ancestry.com – you know who you are.… ## [‘Are you ready for some filth?’ Julian Clary and more on comedy’s great smut explosion](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/julian-clary-fully-dilated-smut-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-entendre) _2026-08-20 · Tim Jonze · Stage | The Guardian_ Clary’s back with Fully Dilated, a burlesque star called Entendre Entendre is doing lewd singalongs and there’s an A-Z of very dirty words. Our writer investigates Edinburgh’s smut outbreak – and ends up getting his own fantasies turned into erotica On a street in Edinburgh, a woman I’ve only just met is quizzing me on my sexual fantasies. “Do you want softcore or hardcore? What positions do you… ## [Giraffe review – sparkling one-woman show stands out from the crowd](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/giraffe-review-sparkling-one-woman-show-stands-out-from-the-crowd) _2026-08-19 · Mark Fisher · Stage | The Guardian_ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh An unlikely relationship blossoms in Abigail Weinstock’s compelling and touching solo drama It takes a brave writer/performer to make her character a sociopath. How to keep the audience on board with someone who is callous and indifferent? In Abigail Weinstock’s sparkling one-woman show, 30-year-old Eliana has been caught making clandestine recordings in her… ## [My Edinburgh fringe odyssey: ‘The nudity is expressive, shocking – sometimes harrowing’](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/my-edinburgh-fringe-odyssey-the-nudity-is-expressive-shocking-sometimes-harrowing) _2026-08-19 · Arifa Akbar · Stage | The Guardian_ There are 3,649 shows at the fringe this year, but how many embody its spirit of radical experimentation? I took a journey through foam, lube and gore to find out ... Somewhere in Edinburgh, a man is drinking his own urine . Elsewhere, the story of a religious sect that commands its followers to use “butt plugs” plays out as a musical. In yet another room, a comedian sings the same song over and… ## [‘I’m not Mr Saturday Night’: the highbrow brilliance of Ahir Shah, past winner of comedy’s top prize](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/saturday-night-ahir-shah-edinburgh-festival-comedy-award) _2026-08-19 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Three years ago, he won the Edinburgh comedy award with a work in progress. Now he’s back with a show inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins and Friedrich Nietzsche. Isn’t this all a bit grownup? Among past winners of the Edinburgh comedy award, few seemed less likely when the starter’s pistol fired than Ahir Shah in 2023 . Not because Shah wasn’t a contender: he had been nominated twice before. But… ## [Larry Dean: Hellbent review – SNL UK star’s cheery riffs on romance and royalty](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/larry-dean-hellbent-review-snl-uk-standup-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh) _2026-08-19 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Emotionally open and a little weirder than usual, the Glaswegian comic updates us on his recent marriage When SNL UK hit big earlier this year, it made stars of several comics just starting their careers. That was not the case with Larry Dean , who has been peddling his brand of crowd-pleasing Glasgow comedy for well over a decade. You know what you’re going to get… ## [Ihsane review – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui leads us from brutal tragedy to euphoric harmony](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/ihsane-review-sidi-larbi-cherkaoui-leads-us-from-brutal-tragedy-to-euphoric-harmony) _2026-08-19 · Chris Wiegand · Stage | The Guardian_ Festival theatre, Edinburgh The choreographer combines a homophobic killing from 2012 with a remembrance for his father in an often rapturous show about healing In 2019 at the Edinburgh international festival, the Swiss director Milo Rau staged an intense theatrical investigation, La Reprise: Histoire(s) du Theatre (I) , recreating a homophobic killing in Belgium. The murder of Ihsane Jarfi, seven… ## [Shapes and ladders: Edinburgh fringe’s dance shows reach for the sky](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/edinburgh-fringe-dance-shows-circus) _2026-08-19 · Lyndsey Winship · Stage | The Guardian_ With brute strength and beauty, party tricks and personal revelations, this year’s dance and circus programme has ambition and a spirit of togetherness If you want to be wowed by technical prowess, I recommend taking a trip to see a couple of New York pole dancers, Donna Carnow and Gina Alm, in their Edinburgh fringe show Dusk/Night/Dawn. The pair are wildly impressive performers with just one… ## [El Hospital Regional de Málaga incorpora un acelerador que reduce sesiones de radioterapia](https://www.103malaga.com/el-hospital-regional-de-malaga-incorpora-un-acelerador-que-reduce-sesiones-de-radioterapia/) _2026-08-19 · Junta de Andalucía · 103 Málaga_ Más de 550 pacientes al año podrán beneficiarse de tratamientos más rápidos y precisos de radioterapia y radiocirugía El Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, dependiente del Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) de la Consejería de Presidencia, Sanidad y Emergencias, ha puesto en marcha un nuevo acelerador lineal de altas prestaciones destinado al tratamiento de pacientes \[…\] La entrada El… ## [El Hospital Costa del Sol implanta la técnica de canalización vascular eco guiada en la UCI](https://www.103malaga.com/el-hospital-costa-del-sol-implanta-la-tecnica-de-canalizacion-vascular-eco-guiada-en-la-uci/) _2026-08-19 · Junta de Andalucía · 103 Málaga_ Esta técnica realizada por la Enfermería utiliza un ecógrafo portátil para guiar la inserción de catéteres venosos o arteriales El Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol (HUCS) dependiente del Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) de la Consejería de Presidencia, Sanidad y Emergencias de la Junta de Andalucía ha dado un paso más en la excelencia asistencial y la seguridad del paciente con la \[…\] La… ## [PACMA pide esclarecer el accidente de una calesa en Fuengirola y conocer el estado del caballo](https://www.103malaga.com/pacma-pide-esclarecer-el-accidente-de-una-calesa-en-fuengirola-y-conocer-el-estado-del-caballo/) _2026-08-19 · Redacción · 103 Málaga_ (PACMA) El Partido Animalista solicita al Ayuntamiento el atestado, las actuaciones de emergencia, las inspecciones y licencias del servicio. El Partido Animalista Con el Medio Ambiente (PACMA) ha solicitado al Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola información sobre el accidente ocurrido el pasado 4 de agosto, alrededor de las 15:30 horas, en el que se vieron implicados un \[…\] La entrada PACMA pide… ## [Exit review – a circus squad who really drive each other up the wall](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/exit-review-zoo-southside-edinburgh) _2026-08-18 · Chris Wiegand · Stage | The Guardian_ Zoo Southside, Edinburgh The acrobats in this symphony of ins and outs build and break tension as they clamber over the set together Four performers enter the auditorium and walk among us but they’re sizing up the space not the audience. On stage is a scaffold structure with a cutaway design and a white facade featuring several doors, which soon frame a series of comings and goings. With this much… ## [Phyllida Law obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/phyllida-law-obituary) _2026-08-18 · Michael Coveney · Stage | The Guardian_ Actor with a long career in theatre and on television who was known for the subtle quality of her work Although she was perhaps best known as the mother of two outstanding actors, Emma and Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law, who has died aged 94, was supremely gifted herself – as an actor, costume designer and writer. She was not averse to appearing with either daughter: with Emma in her scabrously… ## [‘Audiences ask to feel my calves!’ The endurance extremists pounding treadmills and pumping pedals at the fringe](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/endurance-extremists-edinburgh-fringe) _2026-08-18 · Kate Wyver · Stage | The Guardian_ How do you keep audiences gripped while cycling 27km per show? From the Australian recreating a Tour de France win to a ‘toxically positive’ spin queen, we meet the acts bringing Olympian fitness to Edinburgh Blood and sweat drip to the floor. Tears are on their way. In a small room in Edinburgh, Megan Tomei is cleat-clipped into a stationary bike, yelling above the music as she leads a… ## [By a Thread review – soulful circus with a sprinkle of magic](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/by-a-thread-review-one-fell-swoop-edinburgh-assembly-rooms) _2026-08-18 · Lyndsey Winship · Stage | The Guardian_ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Emotional group dynamics and individual skills make One Fell Swoop stand out in the crowded circus genre You cannot move at the Edinburgh fringe for circus shows. There are so many people in this city who can climb a rope, hang upside down, swing on a trapeze – so how do you make a show special when plenty of other folks are hawking the same skills? Melbourne company One… ## [Bigfoot Ripped My Dog in Half I Saw It review – Xhloe and Natasha create a monster hit](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/bigfoot-ripped-my-dog-in-half-i-saw-it-review-summerhall-edinburgh-xhloe-natasha) _2026-08-18 · Chris Wiegand · Stage | The Guardian_ Summerhall, Edinburgh With physical and vocal agility, the tricksy clown duo trigger an avalanche of misinformation in this feverish treat Here is a show every bit as breathless as its title, stoked by bursts of high-energy 90s chart hits and delivered just as slickly by Xhloe and Natasha . Their physical precision is such that it’s almost as if these camo clowns with their rosy cheeks and… ## [La Diputación acerca al Real de la Feria a un millar de mayores de la provincia](https://www.103malaga.com/la-diputacion-acerca-al-real-de-la-feria-a-un-millar-de-mayores-de-la-provincia/) _2026-08-18 · Diputación de Málaga · 103 Málaga_ La Delegación de Mayores continúa, por segundo año consecutivo, con esta iniciativa que disfrutarán mayores de municipios menores de 20.000 habitantes La programación arrancó ayer lunes con la visita del presidente Francisco Salado a los mayores en la caseta de la Asociación de vecinos La Paz del Real de la Feria Bailes, almuerzos, regalos, actuaciones \[…\] La entrada La Diputación acerca al Real… ## [Laughing on the other side: the fringe shows turning painful breakups into comedy](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/laughing-on-the-other-side-the-fringe-shows-turning-painful-breakups-into-comedy) _2026-08-18 · Brian Logan · Stage | The Guardian_ Whether Elf Lyons’ high-concept Hollywood throwback, Kate Dehnert’s disorientating rave or Ele McKenzie’s Bob Dylan fantasy, heartbreak fuels fine humour at the festival Breakups. We’ve all been through them. Sometimes they’re mutual, sometimes not. Sometimes agony, sometimes relief. And sometimes, they’re world-shattering bereavements that seem to end, or at least upend, everything. That’s the… ## [Málaga cierra al baño seis playas tras detectarse niveles elevados de E. coli](https://www.103malaga.com/malaga-cierra-al-bano-seis-playas-tras-detectarse-niveles-elevados-de-e-coli/) _2026-08-18 · Redacción · 103 Málaga_ Campo de Golf-San Julián, Guadalmar, La Misericordia, Sacaba, San Andrés y El Palo mantienen la bandera roja después de los análisis realizados por Emasa. El Ayuntamiento relaciona la alteración de la calidad del agua con los alivios de la red de saneamiento registrados tras las intensas lluvias de la madrugada del sábado. El Ayuntamiento de \[…\] La entrada Málaga cierra al baño seis playas tras…