P322 Teletext 322 Aug14 21:44:10 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL ——————————————————————————————————————— More than 600 companies will bj staging productions in Edinburgh o6ju the next three weeks as part of the would's largest arts festival. Edinburgh city centre was brought to a standstill at the weekend as a crowd of about 100,000 lined Princes Street to watch the annual Festival Cavalcade. Hundreds of Fringe performers, out to plug their shows, vied for attention with local community groups and nine pipe bands in the mile-long procession. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 300 News in focus 320 FREE INDEX CARD NO+ AVAILABLE - p362 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Aug14 21:40:48 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL ——————————————————————————————————————— Some theatre groups staging productions at the Edinburgh Festival have already attracted newspaper headlines before the first performance. $here has been criticism of one new play, Jack-knife, set against a background of the Yorkshire Ripper murders. $hj mother of one of Peter Sutcliffe's victims has condemned the production as ghoulish and called for its cancellation. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Headlines 300 News in focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Aug14 21:44:00 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL ——————————————————————————————————————— Controversy has already hit the Edinburgh Festival, with rows brewing before any of the 600 companies on view had staged their first shows. New Zealand group BSE have announced that they are boycotting the Perrier Comedy Awards bjcausj of French nuclear testing in the South Pacific. They have asked not to bj considered for the award because the mineral water firm that sponsors the prestigious prize is French owned. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 300 News in focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Aug14 21:06:04 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL ——————————————————————————————————————— The Edinburgh International Festi6al has kicked off with a sell-out concert by the Gustav Mahler Jugjndorchesteu at the Usher Hall. And the Film Festival got underway with two consecutive gala performances of Ken Loach's new film "Land & Freedom" at the MGM Cinema. Top actors and directors will bj out in force at galas over the next three weeks, when Edinburgh is thrust into the forefront of international art. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 300 News in focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Aug14 21:41:21 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL ——————————————————————————————————————— Ice skating stars Torvill and Dean have been enjoying the limelight of the Edinburgh Film Festival. They were set for the premiere of "Falling Down Stairs" at the Filmhouse, the first of six documentary films examining music and movement. They have agreed to take part in the final film. The Book Festival is held e6jry two years in Charlotte Square Gardens. Some 200 visiting authors and personalities are included in its packed programmk. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 300 News in focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page News poll Letters Papers