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1,000 Suns
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VF Theatre. This folk-rock musical is set in an alternate future where the American survivors of a nuclear war shelter in a huge crater from the fallout that remains in the world above. A group of young people struggle with their own identities, the harshness of their world and the ignorant authority of their elders. A story of wanderlust, love, fear, hope and pioneers. 1,000 Suns: An American Afterlife is an emotional rollercoaster and a display of young and inventive musical theatre at…
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6 Aug11 Aug Mon–Sat 7.35–8.50pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
2008: Macbeth
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Set in a contemporary and brutal Middle Eastern conflict, TR Warszawa's 2008: Macbeth is unflinching in its depiction of the machine of violence that, once set in motion, works faster and ever more efficiently. With spectacular pyrotechnics, immersive video effects and an extraordinary, layered soundscape that plays tricks on the ear, Shakespeare’s web of politics, ambition and the supernatural is transformed into a contemporary, and highly physical, theatrical film. Supported by Adam…
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11 Aug18 Aug Mon 7.30–9.40pm; Wed 2–4.10pm; Thu–Sun 7.30–9.40pm Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
9 to 5: The Musical
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Three office workers get their own back on their lying bigot of a boss and conspire to take over the company, all while singing along to 18 classic Dolly Parton numbers.
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26 Nov1 Dec Mon & Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Absolutely Legless
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Absolutely Legless. Bringing Irish traditional music, song and dance alive. A high energy show of Irish rhythms, reels and song. With fiddles, flutes and feet our fantastic dancers and live band promise to deliver an exhilarating dance and music experience. The group have gained international acclaim having performed in the USA, Europe and throughout the UK. The original choreography combined with the energetic live music will guarantee to have the whole family clapping and toe-tapping…
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24 Aug25 Aug Fri 6.45–8pm; Sat 3.15–4.30pm & 6.45–8pm Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, Edinburgh
Allotment
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Meet two green-fingered sisters among the plants for a cuppa, a homemade scone and a major dose of sibling rivalry as Edinburgh company Nutshell returns with its darkly funny Fringe First award winner. The show is performed on real allotments, whatever the weather, so come prepared!
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8 Jun Fri 2pm, 5pm & 7pm
Booking via Paisley Arts Centre.
Brediland Allotments, Paisley
Alston
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The eagerly awaited new show by Richard Alston Dance Company, including the choreographer's latest creation, A Ceremony of Carols, set to the rousing piece of music of the same name by Benjamin Britten.
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23 Oct 7.30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
American Idiot
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The Green Day musical comes to the UK, with songs from the Grammy award-winning album of the same name and a story of three young people from the suburbs searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world.
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22 Oct27 Oct Mon–Thu 8pm; Fri 5pm & 8.30pm; Sat 4pm & 8pm The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
And They Played Shang-A-Lang
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Craft Theatre Company / The Stand Comedy Club. School days from school discos to punk rock, encountering death for the first time, to your first experience of love. This musical play has it all. With a backbeat of number one hits from the 70s, Jim's story will have you laughing, crying and recalling your own school days. Sit back and enjoy this professional adult cast bring the 70s to life. A non-stop show of such force, it will blow you away. This Edinburgh treat is not to be missed! Age…
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5 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun 12.50–2.20pm The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh
Animal Olympics
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Find out which of your favourite animals is best suited to which sport in this quirky tale. Ages 3–7. Part of Plu Festival.
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1 Jun 4pm Leith Links, Edinburgh
Antigone
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Emanuel Theatre Company. Atmospheric reworking of the Sophocles classic by a student/graduate company from Emanuel School. In the air raid shelter in 1943 the nightly residents are welcomed by the wardens and gather to hear the tale of Antigone, a self-willed little beast, who defies her uncle Creon and buries her brother. Antigone must be put to death, with awful consequences for those around her. The Jean Anouilh classic has been reinvented as a tense, energetic tragedy presented by a…
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3 Aug11 Aug Wed–Sat 1.45–2.45pm theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 1.45–2.45pm
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theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
An Appointment with the Wicker Man
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National Theatre of Scotland / The Assembly Rooms. By Greg Hemphill and Donald McLeary. On a remote Scottish island, amateur theatre company @LochParryPlayer are rehearsing their stage version of cult film The Wicker Man. Their unique approach to this classic horror owes more to Glee than Christopher Lee, but as they say themselves – we're all about the fun! Cast: Sean Biggerstaff, Jimmy Chisholm, Greg Hemphill, Johnny McKnight, Sally Reid, Paul Riley and Ros Sydney. 'It was brilliant, just…
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1 Aug2 Aug Wed & Thu 3.10pm
Preview performance.
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
3 Aug26 Aug Tue–Sun 3.10–4.50pm Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
ArtWank!
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London Cabaret Award nominee ArtWank tries to stir debate about the nature of human sexuality in a multimedia-infused comic cabaret event. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts.
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24 Jun
(Over-18s only) 7pm
Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh
The Ash Girl
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PULSE. Sin. Passion. Fire. Can one young girl's rage ignite the flame that will lift her from despair? PULSE pose this question in their new and original interpretation of Timberlake Wertenbaker's play. A shockingly dark and visceral twist on the Cinderella fable, which uses powerful imagery, music and movement to examine the psyche of this abused girl. Haunting and poignant; a true living incarnation of Artaudian Theatre of Cruelty. Not for the faint hearted. Ages 14+.
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13 Aug16 Aug Mon–Thu 11.45am–1.15pm theSpace @ Venue45, Edinburgh
Assassins
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Princeton University Players. Who would try to kill the President of the United States? Brought to life by the talented cast from Princeton University, this dark and witty musical gets inside the heads of the fascinating assassins who have famously made history, or have not-so-famously tried. Told through American folk music, Assassins is an unconventional story that's guaranteed to have audiences humming! Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by John Weidman. Assassins is based on an…
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20 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 1.05–2.55pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
An Audience With Tomas Ford - Free
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Tomas Ford / Laughing Horse Free Festival. Smashing together dance music with cabaret, Australian showman Tomas Ford provokes and plays with audiences, guiding them from confusion to crowd-surfing delight. Doted on by lovers of adventurous cabaret and live electronic music, he makes his Edinburgh debut fresh from shows with The Presets, Gary Numan and massive parties at Perth's Fringe World and Adelaide Fringe. Discover Australia's most thrillingly debauched live act. 'Utterly compelling…
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2 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun 11.50pm–12.50am Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, Edinburgh
The Awesome Show
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Wish. Need we say more? Wish is exploring rainbows, the Grand Canyon, cupcakes and pants! With optional participation, booze and beauty, the Awesome Show will create home-grown awesomeness with you. Earn your degree today! Ages 16+.
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3 Aug4 Aug Fri & Sat 10.05–10.50pm
Preview performance.
theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 10.05–10.50pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
8 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 10.05–10.50pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
Batsheva Ensemble: Deca Dance
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Work choreographed by Ohad Naharin and performed by Israel's Batsheva Dance Company.
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30 Oct31 Oct Tue & Wed 7.30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Bellylicious the Sequel – Confessions of a Belly Dance Diva
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Written and performed by Galit Mersand. An inside look into the delirious world of the belly dance diva with off the wall experiences and unexpected insights. It’s safe to say that 'outside the box' is where you'll find her and with her ever growing repertoire of dance, songs and witty text, Galit Mersand is an all singing, all dancing, one-woman extravaganza. 'Not so much a bellydancer who tells jokes, but one who spreads an infectious and amorous wit which inspires women and renders men…
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3 Aug4 Aug Fri & Sat 8.25–9.25pm
6 Aug11 Aug Mon–Sat 8.25–9.25pm
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel, Edinburgh
Beth
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Violet Shock. Beth sees Violet Shock return to the Festival Fringe after huge success with Something Wicked … * (2008) and *Little Shop of Horrors (2011). Shakespeare's Macbeth is given a new, powerful and unexpected voice in 90 minutes of sword swinging, blood drenched cursed ambition as Violet Shock's trademark dark originality is set to a soundtrack of powerful, original rock songs. Visceral, raw and delightfully twisted – not to be missed. Follow the trail of bodies: @violet_shock. All…
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 10.15–11.45pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh
8 Aug11 Aug Wed–Sat 10.15–11.45pm theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh
Beyond Hillsborough
Date Location
Zipped Up Theatre Company. Twenty three years on, lives lost, families torn apart and brought together by the same tragedy, Hillsborough. Using original interviews with survivors, bereaved family members, politicians, police and journalists we ask, is there hope after Hillsborough? Ages 12+.
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 11.40am–12.40pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
8 Aug11 Aug Wed–Sat 11.40am–12.40pm Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
A Bit of Cairo on Duke Street: Leith Bellydance Hafla
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A demonstration of bellydancing in a friendly atmosphere. Part of Leith Festival.
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12 Jun 8pm The Parlour Bar, Edinburgh
Bordello Blues
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Nikki Nouveau. A night of kink … Isobel, a French prostitute, falls for her client in a tale of bittersweet, unrequited love that explores the darker part of society and the irony of lust without fulfilment. A glamorous and tragic world featuring fetish burlesque and the songs of Edith Piaf, Nina Simone and Hollywood screen legend Marlene Dietrich. Direct from a sell-out season at the Sydney Fringe Festival, starring Nikki Nouveau, Simonne Smiles and Damien Grima. Director, James Taylor.
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7 Aug11 Aug Tue–Sat 9–10pm SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician
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Show combining storytelling, magic and theatrical skills. Ages 10+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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30 Jun6 Jul Sat–Fri 8.30pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Brunton Theatre Players
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New weekly amateur theatre group for adults with a focus on performance and techniques, and plans to work on a range of classic and contemporary plays.
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16 Apr25 Jun Mon 7–9pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Built for Two
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Somebody's Theatre. They say that the best ideas come just before you flush. But what they forget to tell you is to keep an eye on the door because the lock's broken and Julie has a habit of forgetting to knock. One bathroom, four friends. Fifty minutes before the taxi arrives and Andrew still isn't here yet. Cramped and chaotic, over the course of an hour we are invited to witness those private moments, which are usually blocked by a closed door. Soon, it becomes clear that these four…
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3 Aug4 Aug Fri & Sat 11.50am–12.40pm
Preview performance.
theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
6 Aug25 Aug Not Sun theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
Candid Cabaret
Date Location
A mischievous mix of burlesque, comedy, magic and more from Aurora Winterborn.
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3 Jul 7.15pm Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh
Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut
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Of all the theatres in all the world …Morag Fullarton's three-hander contains some of the most iconic scenes and lines ever written.
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13 Sep15 Sep Thu–Sat 8pm Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
The Chairs
Date Location
Ireland's Blue Raincoat Theatre Company are masters of physical theatre; here they take on Eugene Ionesco's absurdist parable about how you just can't get a decent orator anymore.
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7 Jun 7.30pm
8 Jun9 Jun Fri & Sat 7.30pm
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Chatroom
Date Location
GYTC. In cyberspace six teenagers type and chat. What begins as seemingly innocent conversations about the trivial (Harry Potter, Britney Spears) takes a sinister turn as the teenagers, who have never met, turn on and manipulate one another. Through this chilling foundation Enda Walsh explores issues of adolescent vulnerability, the development of persona and the path everyone takes from child to adulthood, in a way that is warm, funny and deeply moving. GYTC return to the Fringe for their…
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 5.20–6.10pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
8 Aug11 Aug Wed–Sat 5.20–6.10pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
Cinderella
Date Location
Johnny McKnight has written this new version of the the fairy tale for this year's Royal Lyceum Christmas show, promising a modern twist on the story with a good sprinkling of magic and slapstick to keep families happy.
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29 Nov29 Dec To be confirmed Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Cleansed
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Rummage Theatre / A LEAP Theatre Project. The last Magdalene laundry has closed. Mother Brigid, a lonely old lady sits in a retirement home with her brusque carer. It soon becomes clear their relationship is not what it seems. The laundries were institutions for fallen women who were incarcerated to wash their sins away. How did society fail generations of women by allowing them to be wrongfully imprisoned and brutalised? What has happened to the survivors, victims coping with life in the…
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20 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 3.30–4.35pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
A Clockwork Orange
Date Location
Action To The Word. Award-winning electrifying all-male celebration of gorgeousness and gorgeousity returns to Edinburgh after its 2011 sell-out season. Get dragged into the glorious glass-edged nastiness of Manchester's underworld. A playtime of orgiastic ultraviolence and sexuality, this is the story of little Alex and his Droogs in their battle against the tedium of adolescence. An unapologetic jubilation of the human condition, Action To The Word tear their way through this physical…
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1 Aug3 Aug Wed–Fri 3.40–5pm
Preview performance.
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
4 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun 3.40–5pm Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 3.40–5pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Coalition
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Spontaneity Shop / Pleasance Theatre Trust. It's 2014 and Britain's coalition government has only six months left to run. The Conservative Prime Minister and his Lib Dem Deputy haven't spoken for months, the economy's flat-lined and government MPs are threatening to defect right, left and centre. Lib Dem leader Matt Cooper has to make a series of last, desperate gambles to save his party. A fast-moving comedy satire starring Thom Tuck, Phill Jupitus, Jo Caulfield, Alistair Barrie, Jessica…
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1 Aug3 Aug Wed–Fri 2–3.30pm
Preview performance.
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
4 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun 2–3.30pm Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 2–3.30pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
The Cocktail Party
Date Location
Theatre Alba's Adult Leisure Group presents a production of TS Eliot's absurdist drawing-room satire.
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15 Jun16 Jun Fri & Sat 7.30–9.30pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Colin McLeod: Sheer Luck?
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In his attempt to be a modern, magical Sherlock Holmes, Colin McLeod attempts to reveal audience members' secrets, find hidden objects, memorise information and solve a murder mystery devised by the audience. Ages 12+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
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30 Jun Noon Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
The Colour Ham
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Magical comedy sketch group comprising Colin McLeod, Gavin Oattes and Kevin McMahon, making good use of absurdity, magic and mentalism. Member Gavin Oattes allegedly once licked Paul Daniels' face, so anything could happen, really. Over 18s only.
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5 Jul 8.30pm
Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
The Cone Gatherers
Date Location
Based on the novel by Robin Jenkins, this play examines the relentless struggle between good and evil via the story of two brothers, a hateful gamekeeper and the prejudices of the class system of the 1940s.
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23 Oct27 Oct Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Conversations: Barry McGovern
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Barry McGovern, world renowned for his interpretations of the work of Samuel Beckett, discusses his adaptation and solo performance of Watt, produced by Dublin’s Gate Theatre, with questions from theatre specialist Dr Olga Taxidou. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust.
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13 Aug Noon The Hub, Edinburgh
Conversations: Graham Valentine
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Scots-born actor Graham Valentine talks about performing in Theater Basel’s Meine faire Dame – ein Sprachlabor, the Swiss company’s reinvention of My Fair Lady, in conversation with journalist Jackie McGlone. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust.
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15 Aug Noon The Hub, Edinburgh
Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2012
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Celebrate and commiserate with the stars of Scottish theatre and enjoy a chance to mingle post show.
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10 Jun 3pm Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Daughters of Lot
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Brain Melt Consortium. A modern day burlesque act with a twist. The entertainment begins as a sexy and silly retelling of an ancient story, until the performers do a trick that requires more than flexibility. Part Brecht, part Bible, part Suicide Girls, Daughters of Lot is 'exciting, conscientious, and visually stimulating … a special production in the indie theatre rep' (Theasy.com). Brain Melt Consortium presents this titillating, perplexing and vexing exploration of the ways women are…
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13 Aug15 Aug Mon–Wed 11pm–12.15am
Preview performance.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
16 Aug25 Aug Mon–Sat 11pm–12.15am theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Desperately Seeking the Exit
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Peter Michael Marino / Laughing Horse Free Festival. In 2007, American writer/performer Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the American film Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring the music of Blondie. It opened on London's West End … and closed a month later. Whoops! Desperately Seeking the Exit offers a comical, tell-all, behind-the-scenes peek at how this £4m musical was made and unmade: hatching the idea, the deals with MGM, Debbie Harry and even Madonna, the workshops, the…
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2 Aug26 Aug Mon–Sun 6–7pm Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club, Edinburgh
Dirty Dancing
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See Baby not put in the corner in the musical based on the late Patrick Swayze's popular film. We can't promise you'll have the time of your life, but you'll probably leave singing as much.
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4 Dec 201212 Jan 2013 Not Sun The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
The Drawer Boy
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Leitheatre presents an award-winning Canadian play about a young actor who visits an Ontario farm in order to research a part. Part of Leith Festival.
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8 Jun11 Jun Mon & Fri–Sun 7.30pm South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh
Early Years – Play Time
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Drama-based play for kids aged 2–4 and their parents/carers to get involved in together, stimulating creativity and language development as well as building confidence and social skills.
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16 May6 Jun Wed 10.30–11.30am
Block 6 (four weeks).
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Showcase
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Annual showcase with a 'Time' theme.
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26 Jun28 Jun Tue & Thu 7pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 12–18s
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A week of workshops for dramatic teens, led by site-specific theatre specialist Suzanne Lofthus from Cutting Edge Theatre. The group will work towards a performance entitled We’ve Missed the Boat, to be performed outdoors in Musselburgh at 6pm on Fri 27 Jul.
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23 Jul27 Jul Mon–Fri 10am–4pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 5–7s
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Fire up young imaginations with these three-day drama workshops for 5–7-year-olds. Choose from morning or afternoon sessions.
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17 Jul19 Jul Tue–Thu 10.30am–noon & 1–2.30pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 8–12s
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A week of drama classes, building up to a performance on the Brunton Theatre stage at the end of the week.
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30 Jul3 Aug Mon–Fri 10am–4pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Echo and Narcissus
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Rag and Bone Productions. Sometimes it is hard to tell image from reality until the illusion is shattered at the tap of a finger. Durham University's Rag & Bone Productions use an exciting combination of physical theatre, drama and dance to bring you this dark and innovative take on a classic Greek myth. The tragic story of Echo and Narcissus follows the disastrous consequences of a man falling in love with his own reflection. Rag & Bone successfully fuse visual spectacle with the…
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6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 5.40–6.25pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
8 Aug18 Aug Mon–Sat 5.40–6.25pm theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh

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