Edinburgh hosts theatre marathon
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A play lasting 11 hours and performed in French offers theatregoers an endurance test in Edinburgh.
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There were times when I despaired. The screaming point came at the Edinburgh Festival, where successive performances of Plleas et Mlisande , Il trovatore (both emanating from Hanover State Opera) and Orfeo ed ...
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By NO BYLINE  TALKS by playwright Alan Bennett and journalists Andrew Marr and Jeremy Paxman at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival have sold out in record time.
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Actor Colin Firth makes his first trip to Edinburgh for the UK premiere of his new film Trauma. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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"Ben Hur," the sword-and-sandal epic in  which Charlton Heston swept to victory after cinema's most  famous chariot race, is preparing to ride again in a live  version in France's main football stadium.
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Seven times Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has entered the Boston Marathon on April 21, organizers said on Thursday.
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Over Lm815,000 were raised by 12.30 a.m. during yesterday's fund-raising marathon L-Istrina and, despite falling short of last year's record of over Lm1 million, it was still an amazing feat and good reason for ...
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Mike Readâs Oscar Wilde - at the refurbished Shaw Theatre on London&#39;s Euston Road â-as become the shortest-running musical in West End history.
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Thousands of women run through London to raise funds to research breast cancer.
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Volunteering at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games could lead to qualifications, organisers claim.
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The musical adaptation of &quot;The Lord of the Rings&quot; is off and running in London, after mixed reviews that questioned whether the most expensive stage work in history is really worth the money.
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FIRST Minister Jack McConnell today launched a major new festival to promote Scottish creative design, claiming Scotland has what it takes to compete with London and Milan.
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Emmanuel Mutai won the Amsterdam Marathon in 2 hours 6 minutes 29 seconds to lead a Kenyan sweep. Richard Limo was second in 2:06:45, and James Rotich was third in 2:07:12. Magdaline Chemjor, also of Kenya, won the womenâs race in 2:28:16.
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Antony and the Johnsons are among the cult acts enlisted by the RSC for a show inspired by Shakespeare's sonnets.
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IN A CITY that has made its name for giving talent a chance, Tommy Burns was harshly punished for looking beyond the fringe as his callow side was ruthlessly punished in Edinburgh.
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A record 1.7 million tickets were sold for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, organisers say.
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Liverpool launches its year as European Capital of Culture this weekend with events including a musical about its past and future starring ex-Beatle Ringo Starr.