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Robert Fairnie

The Ladyboys of Bangkok are back at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe with more 'glitz and glamour'

The Ladyboys of Bangkok will be back at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe for the 21st consecutive year this summer.

And they promise that they'll be bringing even more "glitz and glamour" than ever before with their new The Greatest Showgirls Tour.

They will be performing at Venue 189, Fountainbridge, throughout the festival from Friday 2 to Monday 26 August, with four new cast members.

In total there will be a team of 16 transforming into the most glamorous showgirls – wearing more than 400 impressive costumes in each show.

And they will be paying tribute to the likes of Kylie, Beyonce, J-Lo, Madonna, Whitney Houston and Rihanna.

Tour promoter Binky Beaumont said: "When artistic director Philip Gandey opened The Ladyboys of Bangkok at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1998, the success of the show was mindblowing, and after a few amazing years, demand was really high from other cities for us to bring this one-of-a-kind production to them as well.

"The Ladyboys of Bangkok is not the same show it was 21 years ago, it has evolved and moved with the times, with new routines and themes every year.

"For its 21st year we are bringing audiences a show that is even more glitzy and glamourous – ‘The Greatest Showgirls Tour’ allows us to celebrate some of our favourite divas of all time.”

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