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Hit and miss | 24 August 2017

Plus: inspired bitchiness from Truman Capote, middle-class insurrection from Dane Baptiste, and a great neglected comedian

issue 26 August 2017

  • The Truman Capote Talk Show

    Assembly Rooms, until 27 August

  • Dane Baptiste: G.O.D. (God. Oil. Drugs.)

    Pleasance Courtyard, until 27 August

  • Adele Is Younger Than Us

    Pleasance Dome, until 27 August

  • The Fall

    Assembly Hall, until 27 August

  • ForniKATEress

    Banshee Labyrinth, until 27 August

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