Issue 117 - ScotsGay Magazine

SARAH ARCHER
SGfringe.com
Terry Finnegan Presents
How far are we
shaped by stories,
including the ones
we make up?
Sex, royalty,
duck-ghosts and
fairy tales!
Join Sarah for the
hilarious journey
of her lifetime,
well so far anyway!
theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall (venue 53)
Preview Aug 5–6: 21:35 (50mins)
Tickets £5 Concessions £3.50
Aug 8–20: 21:35 (50mins)
Tickets £7 Concessions £5
Aug 22–27: 18:05 (50mins)
Tickets £7 Concessions £5
www.saraharcher.co.uk
Our team of critics have done us proud,
with around 200 shows reviewed on our
website sgfringe.com
Trouble is, there’s not nearly enough
space to run every review in this organ so...
we’ve decided just to publish the good ones.
That’s right, only shows that are worth seeing
have found space within these pages.
If you’re the kind of person that enjoys
reading bad reviews, then look on-line.
One big huge thank-you to Kate, Stephen,
Andrew, Angus, Brett, Charlotte, Jodie,
Joshua, Other Martin, Rex, Sophie amd Tony.
And for the rest of my editorial - I hand
over to Waverley Care...
MartinWalker
ScotsGayFringe@gmail.com
LIZ MERENDINO SINGER + WARREN WILLS ACCOMPANIST
HONG KONG • LONDON • PRAGUE • NYC • EDINBURGH
SEASONS OF LIZ
AUG. 4-28(not 16th)
| 9:15pm(10:15pm)
NEW TOWN THEATRE
96 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DH • Fringe Venue 7
0131 226 0000 | 0131 220 0143 | www.universalartsfestival.com
www.lizmerendino.com • www.warrenwillsmusic.com
Fresh from performing at Paris Pride,
Scotland’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender choir
makes a triumphant return to the Fringe. An unmissable
group exhibiting unbridled enthusiasm.
SATURDAY 20th AUGUST 2011
8.30pm (75mins)
Greyfriars Kirk (Fringe Venue 131)
Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh
Scottish Charity No. SC036500
event in support of
With
special guests
LONDON GAY
MEN’S CHORUS
Far from Kansas
Sponsored by
TICKETS: £12 (£9 conc.)
Available from:
Fringe Box Office
0131 226 0000
Waverley Care Fundraising
0131 556 9710
#laffoffstigma – it’s a social media campaign – using Twitter and
Facebook - which uses humour to raise awareness of the serious topic of HIV
stigma. It incorporates a joke competition and there are £100 of Amazon
vouchers up for grabs! All you have to do is visit www.laffoffstigma.com
and either tweet a joke adding the tag #laff11 or click the “Enter on
Facebook” button to login with your Facebook, Hotmail or Yahoo account and
add your joke in the comment box. The winner will be judged at the end of
August by Ryan Taylor, comedy programmer at the Pleasance.
Ryan said – “We’re delighted to support Waverley Care with
#laffoffstigma. It’s an unusual and exciting way to encourage people to stand
up against HIV stigma. Using humour to tackle a serious subject is a great
way of raising awareness and I’m hoping that Fringe-goers will be creative,
imaginative and prolific in sending in their gags.”
For those who prefer a more visual gag there is a YouTube channel –
www.youtube.com/laffoffstigma and Waverley Care volunteers are
encouraging people visiting Pleasance Courtyard to record their favourite
joke as inspiration for the competition. Of course you don’t have to be at the
Fringe to take part, entries are welcome from anywhere in the world and
videos uploaded and tagged with #laff11 will be added to the laffoffstigma
playlist on the website. But what if you’re all joked out? You can still show
your support by adding the tag #laff11 to your tweets, your profile picture
will then appear on the wall of support on the website.
Stigma has a devastating impact on the lives of people living with HIV.
People feel unable to talk about their HIV status because of the fear of being
bullied or victimised in some way. People lose their jobs or have to withdraw
from college; they are hounded out by neighbours and have to protect their
children from physical and verbal bullying. No wonder so many people
simply choose to keep their HIV a secret, even from their closest friends and
sometimes, even, from their own family.
Waverley Care hopes that the campaign will encourage people to
challenge HIV stigma, wherever they come across it, and take a step towards
a world where people living with HIV can speak openly about their condition,
without the fear of being judged; where people understand the risks and
make informed choices; where the letters HIV don’t generate fear.
Jane Griffin
Edinburgh Tonight with
Joe Simmons & Lorraine Chase
also starring
Kate Copstick & Michael Topping
Previews, Reviews, and a good old gossip with
some famous and infamous!
PLUS win tickets for shows
Bucket-loads of fun and great guests -
the perfect start to a night out inEdinburgh.
5th - 27th August at 1650-1750
SpaceCabaret @ 54 (V54)
Carlton Hotel, Northbridge
Tickets £10 & £8 (concessions)
Box Office 08455576309
boxoffice.cabaret@thespaceuk.com
Bring this advert with you to the Box Office and get a £7 ticket.
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