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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
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Bill Kenwright's production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical returns, with Keith Jack starring as the boy with the troublesome coat.
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13 Nov17 Nov Tue 7.30pm; Wed & Thu 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Fri 5pm & 8pm; Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
The Joy of Sex
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Interactive exhibition exploring the lighter, funnier side of sex. Leave that po-face at home, and get well and truly stuck into a naked tea party (socks must be left on), performance exhibits themed around tickling and fetish, and plenty of exhibitions of fruity objects and people. God only knows what's in the petting zoo. Part of the Festival of Erotic Arts.
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18 Jun24 Jun Mon–Sun noon–7pm Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh
Junior Performance Course
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Kids explore their drama skills, working on movement, characterisation and storytelling, leading up to a performance on the final day of the course. Ages 8–11. Apply for a place via the website.
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2 Jul7 Jul Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Just So Stories
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Newbury Youth Theatre. NYT return with a new adaptation of Kipling's best-loved tales. Proving to be one of the leading ensemble companies in the UK, they use magic, live music and rambunctious storytelling to create enchanting productions for all ages. They have performed at the Fringe for over 15 years, consistently garnering incredible reviews. 'An exceptional young group who consistently produce terrific work' (Scotsman, 2011). 'Newbury Youth Theatre is an exciting dynamic young company…
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 2.30–3.30pm
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Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
8 Aug11 Aug Wed–Sat 2.30–3.30pm Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
Kabarett: Alternative Variety & Performance Art Revue
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Alternative erotic art revue and variety performance, featuring MC Ophelia Bitz, spoken word artists and live music. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts.
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22 Jun
(Over-18s only) 7pm
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Karen's Way: A Kindertransport Life
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Yellow Leaf Theatre. Based on her autobiographies and poems, Karen Gershon's story, told with unflinching honesty, is one with which few things outside of Ann Frank can compare. Karen's Way is by Vanessa Rosenthal, whose Holocaust play, Exchanges In Bialysdtok, represented the BBC at the European Broadcasting Union in Helsinki. Karen criss-crossed wartime Britain from Edinburgh to Leeds to Bristol and beyond. From trainee Palestine pioneer to chorus girl to Edinburgh student, she went from…
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13 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 3.05–4.25pm theSpace @ Venue45, Edinburgh
Katianna Was Here
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New devised theatre about a woman going on an important journey. Part of Leith Festival.
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14 Jun16 Jun Thu–Sat 7pm Café Nemrut, Edinburgh
The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Carnival Queens
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The new show from the Lady Boys is an energetic, bright affair with a carnival theme. Enjoy cabaret, comedy, colours and costumes as 16 of the divas put on a show to be remembered.
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6 Aug23 Aug Mon–Fri 6.45pm & 9pm The Meadows, Edinburgh
Laurent Piron - Unusual Day
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Laurent Piron. With a touch of magic and a pinch of comedy, Laurent welcomes you into his unique world. Through this view into his daily routine, Laurent reveals the beginnings of his journey as a magician, uncovering and exploring the age-old questions asked by artists - what are my influences, what makes me unique, and, if they exist, how have luck or fate shaped my life? This reflection, narrated with comedy and punctuated with magic, takes unusual twists and turns into an introspective…
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13 Aug18 Aug Mon–Sat 8.10–8.55pm theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Leith's Hidden Treasure
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Citadel Arts Group presents a play by Laure C Paterson based on the memories of Leithers of the old hospital. Part of Leith Festival.
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14 Jun16 Jun Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm The Granary, Edinburgh
Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir (Aurores)
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In a dance hall in the spring before the First World War, a socialist visionary is shooting a silent film adapted from a Jules Verne adventure, using cooks and waiters as his cast. Long before the ship the Fol Espoir runs aground on Cape Horn, high idealism and base motives are vying for the souls of all on board. Ariane Mnouchkine’s work has rarely been seen in the UK because of its sheer scale and complexity. Théâtre du Soleil's Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir (Aurores) transforms the Lowland…
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23 Aug28 Aug Mon, Tue & Thu–Sat 6–10.10pm Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
Lewis Barlow: As Close As You Can
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The close-up magic virtuoso performs his latest tricks, from psychological manipulation to card control. Ages 7+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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30 Jun 7pm The Vault, Edinburgh
Locked In
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Homo Promos. Play based on the journals of Keith Vaughan (1912-77), a great British painter and friend of Hockney, Sutherland, Bacon etc. These great diaries are vivid, funny, angry, erotic, despairing. Whether Vaughan is rescuing wounded soldiers in an air raid, standing trial as a spy, having a holiday fling with a sexy young Mexican, writing to the Times about the joys of pornography, or demolishing the claims of pretentious conceptual artists, you are always right there with him.
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13 Aug14 Aug Mon & Tue 12.50–1.40pm
Preview performance.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
15 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 12.50–1.40pm theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Love Bites
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The 14–18-year-olds from Strange Town youth theatre present a play set on midsummer night's eve in Edinburgh.
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17 Jun18 Jun Mon & Sun 7–8pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Lyceum Youth Theatre: Discover
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The Lyceum's creative learning team lead a fun drama session for ages 8–12.
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23 May27 Jun Wed 4–5.30pm WHALE Arts, Edinburgh
29 May31 Jul Tue 4–5.30pm North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh
Macbeth
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Little Shakespeare Theatre School. This is an hour-long version of the Scottish play with kilts and bagpipes and all things Scottish. Overseen by Hectate, who plays a big part in this creepy version with a child's musical jewellery box as musical accompaniment, the highly talented and energetic cast of young actors from Little Shakespeare Theatre School act out a poignant and funny mixture of modern and classical fast-paced scripting with minimal staging consisting of a banqueting table.
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 11am–noon
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh
8 Aug10 Aug Wed–Fri 11am–noon theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh
MacBeth in Scots
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Edinburgh Theatre Arts. Robin Lorimer's powerful translation into Scots, a rich brew of English and Scots words, brings to vibrant life Shakespeare's bloody tale of ambition, treachery and downfall. In 1995 Edinburgh Theatre Arts presented selected scenes to enthusiastic reviews. 'Scots tongue adds pride and passion' (Edinburgh Evening News). 'The translation brings a new dark directness and energy to Shakespeare's text' (Scotsman). The Scottish Play, written to please a Scottish king, is…
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 7.30–10pm
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St Ninian's Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug18 Aug Mon–Fri 7.30–10pm; Sat 2.30–5pm & 7.30–10pm St Ninian's Hall, Edinburgh
Magic and Variety Gala Show
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The Edinburgh International Magic Festival kicks off with a gala show featuring many of the acts performing across the festival. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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29 Jun 2.30pm
29 Jun 7pm
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Magic Dinner
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Enjoy a three course meal while cabaret close-up magic, mindreading and illusion take place around your table. Ages 18+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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30 Jun
(Over-18s only) 7pm
The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh
Magic of Motown
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Tribute to the sweet soul sounds of Motown starring the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band, with hits made famous by the Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and more.
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20 Jul 7.30pm The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
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Matthew Bourne completes his trio of Tchaikovsky-scored ballets with the story of Aurora's century-long slumber, rendered in typically idiosyncratic style as a gothic fairy tale set between the Victorian era and the present day.
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27 Nov1 Dec Tue & Wed 7.30pm; Thu 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies
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Using magic, song and impersonations, Matthew J Dowden brings to life a selection of his favourite films and actors, from the likes of Disney classics to Hollywood blockbusters. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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30 Jun6 Jul Sat & Sun 5pm; Tue–Fri 7pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Me Before Marilyn
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Caged Theatre Company. Come watch the unknown tale of the woman who captured the heart of the nation. Listen to her reveal the truth about the events that led to her downfall. The play begins with the shocking truth about Marilyn's upbringing including her mother's mental illness and the abuse she suffered before the age of 16. Following this we meet the people who inspired and influenced her life, helping her transform from Norma to Marilyn. The play leads to Marilyn's final moments, which…
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20 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 4.10–4.50pm theSpace @ Jury's Inn, Edinburgh
Meine faire Dame - ein Sprachlabor
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Staged by Theater Basel, delightfully witty and (very) loosely based on My Fair Lady, Meine faire Dame - ein Sprachlabor is set in a language laboratory where its characters attempt to learn English from a very eccentric professor – with a secret to hide. Director Christoph Marthaler skilfully blends music by Weber, Wagner, Bryan Adams and Ravel into a subversive, profound and very funny examination of language and linguistic confusion. Supported by Ewan and Christine Brown. With additional…
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14 Aug19 Aug Tue & Wed 7.30–9.30pm; Fri & Sat 2–4pm; Sun 7.30–9.30pm Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
Metamorphoses: Fables from Ovid
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Hecate Theatre Co. Not for the faint-hearted. Six myths from Ovid's Metamorphoses are retold by four girls and their Matron, in a Victorian boarding school dormitory. The night before their debutant ball, where they will transform (in the eyes of society) into women, they recount stories of transformation to each other, using only bed linen to weave their tales. Horror blends with comedy through inspired staging and a darkly twisted script. 'Simplistically clever and slick storytelling…
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13 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 4.25–5.10pm theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Michael Neto: UPCLOSE
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Scottish Close-Up Magic Champion three years running, Michael Neto brings together humour and close-up magic in this show, which also premieres the tricks he has up his sleeve for this year's World Championships of Magic. Ages 10+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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30 Jun6 Jul Sat–Fri 8.30pm The Vault, Edinburgh
Mickey and Judy
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Michael Hughes. A hilarious musical memoir, chronicling Michael Hughes' childhood obsession with Judy Garland and his journey from psychiatric ward to off-Broadway. With anecdotes from his doctor's charts detailing his childhood propensity for cross-dressing and a musical score that borrows from Broadway classics and the Judy Garland songbook, Mickey and Judy 'will inspire you to be yourself and follow your dreams' (Theatromania.ca). Best of Fringe! Critics' Pick! 2011 Broadway World Award…
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3 Aug4 Aug Fri & Sat 8–9pm
Preview performance.
SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 8–9pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
8 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 8–9pm SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
Midnight Tango
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Strictly Come Dancing regulars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring the heady passions of Buenos Aires to town in this tango extravaganza.
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27 Jun30 Jun Wed–Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It)
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A joyous combination of incongruous things: dumbstruck actors, suppressed emotions running riot, masterly solecism, divine blundering and, finally, craftsmen transformed into poets … From Russia comes the world premiere of Dmitry Krymov’s interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Expect this Chekhov International Theatre Festival's take on Shakespeare’s most magical of comedies to be unlike any Dream you have seen before. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It) is part of the London 2012…
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24 Aug26 Aug Fri & Sat 7.30–10pm; Sun 2.30–5pm King's Theatre, Edinburgh
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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A new production of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, about fairy power struggles, rude mechanicals' amateur dramatics and romantic entanglements in the forest. Directed by Matthew Lenton of Vanishing Point.
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19 Oct17 Nov To be confirmed Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Mikey and Addie
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A new show from Andy Manley, Rob Evans and macrobert, about a boy called Mikey and a girl called Addie, life-changing moments, secrets, lies and growing up. Ages 9+.
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22 Jun23 Jun Fri 10.30am; Sat 2pm Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly
25 Jun 1.30pm Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
30 Jun Sat 11am & 2pm
Part of Horsecross Youth Arts Festival.
Perth Theatre, Perth
1 Jul Sun noon & 4pm macrobert, Stirling
Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory
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Lyric Theatre Belfast / The Stand Comedy Club. The whole town gets an unexpected makeover when a stranger arrives on Mammary Lane in this musical comedy by Paul Boyd. Join the good shopkeepers of Little Happening as they plot to get a few things off their chests. Heavily laden with big laughs, catchy songs, and leaky implants, Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory sticks a finely-tuned musical hypodermic firmly into the bosom of today's surgery-obsessed culture. A must see for fans of The Rocky Horror…
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1 Aug2 Aug Wed & Thu 4.45–6.15pm
Preview performance.
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
3 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun 4.45–6.15pm Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
A Most Curious Detour
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Adapted by Alistair Rutherford from Stuart Hepburn's own book about his experiences before, during and after a stroke, which left him with 'locked-in syndrome', this one-man play is performed by Adam Tomkins.
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2 Jun 7.30pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
The Most Dangerous Toy
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Playades. When Nietzsche meets Lou Salome, he feels he has found 'a voice, for which I have waited and waited since childhood'. One year later, he has retreated to a remote mountain village, madly scribbling Thus Spake Zarathustra. And advising men to take a whip, when they go to women. Working exclusively with original texts, Playades Theatre Company explores what happened in that seminal year of 1882: philosophy versus reality, society versus individual fulfilment, man versus woman - and…
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3 Aug4 Aug Fri & Sat 7.05–7.55pm
Preview performance.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 7.05–7.55pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug18 Aug Mon–Sat 7.05–7.55pm theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
The Mousetrap
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The record breaking show adapted from Agatha Christie's book of the same name has been performed over 23,000 times. Now celebrating its diamond anniversary in the London West End, it's finally embarking on a UK tour.
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29 Oct3 Nov Mon & Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Mr Boom
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The evergreen Mr Boom descends from the moon once more for a fun, educational music and song session. Ages 1–9. Part of Plu Edinburgh.
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1 Jun2 Jun Fri & Sat noon–12.50pm Leith Links, Edinburgh
Music of Les Miserables and West End Musicals
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Dysart Productions. Relive the passion, love and loyalty of Britain's longest-running musical in concert. I Dreamed a Dream, Bring Him Home, On My Own, Do You Hear the People Sing, Empty Chairs and Empty Tables. Watch the auditions unfold as the cast fight for a place singing songs from West End musicals. ★★★★ 'Voices to savour … you think you might be part of the entertainment' (EdinburghGuide.com). ★★★★★ 'These singers are destined for the West End. I have never heard such beautiful…
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3 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sun 4.15–5.15pm theSpace @ Symposium Hall, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 4.15–5.15pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpace @ Symposium Hall, Edinburgh
Nessie the Loch Ness Monster
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Purves Puppets. Our production combines humour, dance and exciting traditional Scottish music. It tells of a boy called Hughie McDhui and a girl called Mairi Glengarry. She's running away from her wicked uncle, Naggie McCraggie! Along the way they are caught up in the world of Spike the hedgehog, where animals talk and even form rock-groups! They make friends with Nessie, the famous monster from the loch, who talks with a Scottish upper-class accent and is an expert at dodging research…
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4 Aug18 Aug Mon–Sat 2–3.30pm Fairmilehead Parish Church, Edinburgh
Occupy Meadows
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Teenage drama group Strange Town performs Alan Gordon's play following a wandering minstrel as he explores the lives and loves of an ill-fated collective of protesters.
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17 Jun18 Jun Mon & Sun 9–10pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Oliver!
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After last year's 50th anniversary, Lionel Bart's musical take on Dickens' classic transfers to Scotland, featuring Brian Conley as Fagin.
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30 May23 Jun Not Mon The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
On the Edge
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Theatre On The Edge. Frank's cliff top home is about to fall into the sea and he's had notice to quit by the council. He refuses to budge as his kids hold an emergency family meeting in his garden shed. When the house goes over the cliff, Frank's children are faced with a new problem, what to do with him. Frank has his own ideas about his destiny and solves the problem in a Prospero-like way. Previous work by the team at the Fringe includes Kerouac and All That Jazz, 2008, and Love From…
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13 Aug19 Aug Mon–Sun 3.10–4.25pm Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel, Edinburgh
One Elliot Park
Date Location
Thought-provoking drama about a young woman who is accused of burgling her neighbours' flat, written by Edinburgh-based playwright Lindsay Miller and performed by Siege Perilous.
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14 Jun19 Jun Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 8pm; Sat 4pm & 8pm; Sun 8pm Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh, Edinburgh
One Minute Birdwatching - Free
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Holly Rumble / Escalator East to Edinburgh. Noisy and irreverent birdwatching for everyone. Start when instructed, whenever you see a bird say either its name (if you know it), or 'bird' (if you don't), one word per bird, stop when instructed. Join Holly Rumble by the West Princes Street Gardens fountain to spend one minute spotting birds. The resulting birdwatching surveys will be recorded as audio tracks and posted online. If there are no birds there might be silence (that's ok). If our…
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4 Aug9 Aug Mon–Thu, Sat & Sun 9.30–9.31am & 1.30–1.31pm West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Opera North: Ruddigore
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Opera North brings to life Gilbert and Sullivan's melodramatic story of witches, maidens and curses from beyond the grave.
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7 Jun9 Jun Thu & Fri 7.30–10pm; Sat 2.15pm & 7.30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Ordinary Days
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New touring musical theatre company Green Room presents a story of four intersecting lives in New York City.
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21 Jun23 Jun Thu–Sat 7.30pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Ornithology
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Strange Bird Zirkus presents work in progress Ornithology, which combines Chinese pole and floor acrobatics and a double-option soundtrack to tell a surrealist story.
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29 Jun 7.30pm
An installation of work by Christine Banks is also on show to accompany the performances.
Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Pandora's Box - Free
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Joanne Jollie, Class Stage Productions, Free Festival. Pandora, Goddess of Yorkshire, dishes the dirt on herself, her punters and her fellow strippers, warts 'n' all. Through stand-up comedy and hilarious parodied cabaret we experience her journey from toilet attendant to XXL stripper. Pandora's Box has been a sell-out success in London and Brighton previews. This one-woman show is a marriage of Eyre's brilliant writing and Jollie's belting voice. 'Eyre's sparkling writing is slick, witty…
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3 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun noon–12.55pm Laughing Horse @ Espionage, Edinburgh
Party Time
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MCS Drama. Gavin, a wealthy and influential civil servant, is hosting a drinks party. The conversation is of health clubs, foreign travel and bed-hopping. However, there is civil unrest beyond the doors of this elite gathering, roadblocks and soldiers litter the streets - and what on earth has happened to Jimmy? Comic and chilling, Harold Pinter's vicious political satire is a stark expose of class, power and social injustice in modern Britain. 'This talented group of young players bring…
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13 Aug18 Aug Mon–Sat 4.10–4.55pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
Passing Through
Date Location
Alistair Rutherford's new romantic comedy explores the magical tryst between conjurer Tommy and jaded Alice. Presented by Peapod Productions.
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4 Jul5 Jul Wed & Thu 8pm South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh
Peppa Pig's Treasure Hunt
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Join Peppa, George and Danny Dog in a treasure hunt on Grandad Dog's boat. This brand new show features puppets, songs and a brand new story.
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4 Jul5 Jul Wed & Thu 10am & 1pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

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