London Climate Change Festival

*** EDINBURGH FRINGE 2024 ***
Our Sat 3rd August Line-Up: 1.30pm-3.00pm
'It's like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe'
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Today's line-up features extracts from:
1. Janie Dee’s Beautiful World Cabaret - Cabaret and Variety (musical theatre, live music)
2. Elf Lyons: Horses - Comedy (clown, physical theatre)
3. Plastic Jeezus: Leave Them Wanting Less - Comedy (musical comedy, stand-up)
4. The S*x Lives of Puppets - Theatre (puppetry, comedy)
5. Diary of a Magician - Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (magic, family-friendly)
6. Justin Moorhouse: The Greatest Performance of My Life - Comedy (stand-up)
7. No Regrets: Christine Bovill - Musicals and Opera (musical theatre, cabaret)Host: Mervyn Stutter
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More details at https://www.mervspotfringe.com/sat-3rd-august-2024
Only £17.50 for a 90 minute lunchtime extravaganza!
Book Tickets: https://bit.ly/MervsPick2024
Pleasance One, Pleasance Theatre Courtyard, Venue 33
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ABOUT THE SHOW
With over 3,000 productions across 262 venues; an estimated 51,446 individual performances by acts from 58 different countries, the numbers for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe are truly dizzying. With so much choice on offer, how do you possibly go about deciding what to watch? Enter Mervyn Stutter's renowned 'Pick of the Fringe' showcases, a trusted guide for thirty years, helping audiences discover the hidden gems amidst the vast array of offerings.

From theatre to cabaret, music to comedy, circus to dance, and everything in between, Mervyn's daily showcase embraces all genres of performance. The result? A dynamic and eclectic 90-minute early afternoon extravaganza that promises something for everyone. After 30 years, this show is now often affectionately referred to as the 'Royal Variety Show of the Fringe'. And remember, every day is a different show!
31st year for this tried, tested, and very popular show.


London Climate Change Festival Janie Dee Elf Lyons Plastic Jeezus A.M. Playhouse Blind Summit Theatre Justin Moorhouse Christine Bovill

MEET THE CAST: IGOR OUTKINE (he/him)

Igor Outkine is an acoustic and midi accordionist (One Man Band) and vocalist. His repertoire covers a wide range of music such as classical pieces, operatic songs,Gypsy jazz, tango, Latin and pop as well as his own compositions.

Igor has performed on several film soundtracks including La Vie En Rose and Borat and appeared on screen in Eastern Promises and most recently in the TV mini series A Gentleman in Moscow.
Igor is looking forward to returning to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his partner Sarah Harrison after three very successful runs of Mazaika Duo.

MEET THE CAST: Sarah Harrison (she/her)

Sarah Harrison is a violinist specialising in Hotclub Jazz and several World music styles. She also sings and plays Russian Domra. Her main project for many years has been Mazaika Duo with Igor Outkine. She has also worked with Django Bates Powder Room Collapse, Lumiere and Son Theatre company. She was multi instrumentalist in Fascinating Aida show Barefaced Chic and Vocalist and violinist with World music ensemble Orchestra.

Sarah is excited to return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her partner Igor Outkine after three hugely successful runs of Mazaika Duo.

MEET THE CAST: ED ZANDERS (he/him)

Ed Zanders is a pianist and composer based in London. Trained in classical composition at the Guildhall School, he has played on various shows in the West End including Les Misérables, Old Friends and Operation Mincemeat. Edinburgh Festival Fringe

MEET THE CAST: Sophia Priolo (she/her)

Sophia is an American actor, singer, dancer, who started her stage journey as a classical ballet dancer in the States before graduating from the Michael Howard Studios Acting Conservatoire (NYC) and then moving to London to study at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Not too long after graduating Central, she met Janie Dee and a truly beautiful friendship developed. Sophia is honoured and thrilled to be one of Janie’s guests and very excited to share this beautiful Cabaret and all that it means with beautiful Edinburgh.
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MEET THE CAST: Josephina Ortiz Lewis (they/she)

Josephina is one of Janie Dee's guests, a hopeful young energy accompanying her through this wonderful and sometimes messy journey with nature. Josephina is an actor, singer, dancer and can't wait to experience Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time!

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MEET THE CAST: Janie Dee (she/her)

Janie is an Olivier Award-winning British actress, singer, and musical theatre performer, characterised by her extraordinary versatility in acclaimed work on stage, film, television and radio (The Motive and the Cue and Follies - National Theatre; Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends - Gielgud Theatre; You & Me - ITVX). She has had acclaimed artistic partnerships with Stephen Sondheim, Alan Ayckbourn, Harold Pinter, and Peter Hall. Janie is co-founder of London Climate Change Festival, produced 'Song For Nature' at the London Coliseum for Sky Arts, and is a passionate climate change advocate both in her own life, and via her Beautiful World Cabarets and related talks, which she is thrilled to be bringing to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond this summer.

Edinburgh blog: Janie Dee on her Beautiful World Cabaret ‘It’s a show about living more harmoniously with nature’

Join Janie Dee and friends at Janie Dee's Beautiful World Cabaret Edinburgh Festival Fringe Pleasance Theatre Queen Dome. 31 July to 26 August at 2.20pm. Book now: https://linktr.ee/ldnclimatefest Something For The Weekend

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Beautiful World (the Annual TCUK Lecture) with Janie Dee

TODAY: TCUK Lecture 2024 - JANIE DEE
St Paul's Church, Covent Garden 5.00pm Free Event
Join us at The Actors' Church for BEAUTIFUL WORLD, the annual TCUK lecture. This year Janie Dee joins us to talk about theatre, her faith and career. This is a free to attend event, though you are welcome to book in advance. There will be a bar open after the lecture.
https://actorschurch.org/whatson/tcuk-lecture-2024---janie-dee/

So looking forward to bringing new focus to our beautiful world and how we are living on it. ❤️🌍

Janie Dee’s Beautiful World Cabaret | Pleasance Theatre Trust Cabaret and Variety Janie Dee’s Beautiful World Cabaret London Climate Change Festival / Something for the Weekend Edinburgh Pleasance Dome Queen Dome 14:20 60 mins 12+ (Guideline) From £9.00 Book now 31st Jul - 26th Aug All the world’s a stage, let’s protect it.Multi Olivier Award-winning We...

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Millicent Chapanda plays mbira during ✨

Did you catch the concert last night?!? If not, watch it on demand or tomorrow on , 24 April at 2pm GMT!



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See Sam Lee take the stage with James Keay, Misha Mullov-Abbado, & Alice Zawadzki during , airing again tomorrow at 2pm GMT on ! 🎵🎹🎻



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TONIGHT 🌍💚

Joining LCCF founder Janie Dee for a performance of "Our Time" are James Hameed, Freddie King, Aimee Hodnett, Dominic Norman, Sejal Keshwala, Kayi Ushe and Nadim Naaman.

Watch tonight at 9pm on !



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Gerald Finley takes the stage to sing "Cunning Little V***n" – watch it tonight at 9pm on 🌍



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In tonight's , Akram Khan performs a section from , set to Jocelyn Pook's "Hallelujah," sung here by Melanie Pappenheim, Jeremy Avis and a remarkable children's choir ✨

Tune in at 9pm GMT on !



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Danielle de Niese sings "Song for Nature," composed by Hal Cazalet 🎼

Watch it tonight on at 9pm!



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Tomorrow night in , four classic environmental texts will be spoken by Jonah Hauer-King, Sheila Atim, Michelle Terry, & David Suchet... can you guess which ones?!

Watch on , 22 April at 9pm 🌍

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Brian May & Kerry Ellis take the stage to perform a brand new song (!) and a stunning arrangement of a well-loved classic. You won't want to miss this highlight from , airing Thursday at 9pm GMT on 💚

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