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The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Carnival Queens
Date	Location
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. View full details
6 Aug–23 Aug Mon–Fri 6.45pm & 9pm	The Meadows, Edinburgh

The Idiot at the Wall
Date	Location
Premiere of a new play by Elspeth Turner, performed as the inaugural show from new theatre company FirstBicycle. Modern meets traditional and Gaelic meets English in this tale of myth and reality set on a Hebridean island during World War I. View full details and ticket info
31 May–9 Jun Thu–Sat 7.30pm	The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Porgy & Bess
Date	Location
Cape Town Opera return with Gershwin's popular opera, featuring 'Summertime', 'I Got Plenty of Nuttin'' and 'It Ain't Necessarily So'. View full details and ticket info
15 Jun–16 Jun Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2pm & 7.30pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

The Phantom of the Opera
Date	Location
Andrew Lloyd Webber's vastly popular melodramatic musical comes to Scotland at last, with John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter sharing the role of the Phantom. Tickets on sale Fri 10 Feb 2012. View full details and ticket info
19 Sep–20 Oct Not Sun	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Gulliver's Travels
Date	Location
Irish writer Jonathan Swift’s savage political satire is seen through the eyes of visionary theatre maker Silviu Purcărete with an original score by Irish composer Shaun Davey. Driven by Davey's musical journey, Purcărete's production gathers cultural and social aspects of contemporary society and explores themes of voyage, dream, exile, immigration, emigration, solitude and togetherness. Supported by The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Romania, The Romanian Cultural Institute and… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
17 Aug–20 Aug Mon, Fri & Sat 8–10pm; Sun 2.30–4.30pm & 8–10pm	King's Theatre, Edinburgh

A Play, a Pie & a Pint: One Day in Spring
Date	Location
Continuing the lunchtime theatre slot's theme of writing from the Arab world, 24 young playwrights from the region each present a dramatic snapshot of one moment in places from Tunis to Alexandria and beyond. Ticket price includes a pie and a drink. View full details and ticket info
29 May–2 Jun Tue–Sat 1pm	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Opera North: Ruddigore
Date	Location
Opera North brings to life Gilbert and Sullivan's melodramatic story of witches, maidens and curses from beyond the grave. View full details and ticket info
7 Jun–9 Jun Thu & Fri 7.30–10pm; Sat 2.15pm & 7.30pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Plu Edinburgh
Date	Location
Weekender aimed at parents with kids under 6, offering products, demos, activities from science to sports, theatre, storytelling and music workshops to keep little people busy. View full details
1 Jun–3 Jun Fri–Sun 10am–5.30pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

2008: Macbeth
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
11 Aug–18 Aug Mon 7.30–9.40pm; Wed 2–4.10pm; Thu–Sun 7.30–9.40pm	Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

Festival of the Erotic Arts
Date	Location
A new festival for Scotland, specialising in all things naughty and arty. The programme is set to include performance, visual arts and crafts, film and more. View full details
22 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Oliver!
Date	Location
After last year's 50th anniversary, Lionel Bart's musical take on Dickens' classic transfers to Scotland, featuring Brian Conley as Fagin. View full details and ticket info
30 May–23 Jun Not Mon	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

An Appointment with the Wicker Man
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–2 Aug Wed & Thu 3.10pm Preview performance.	Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
3 Aug–26 Aug Tue–Sun 3.10–4.50pm	Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

Dirty Dancing
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
4 Dec 2012–12 Jan 2013 Not Sun	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

For the Love of Willie
Date	Location
City of London Freemen's School. This adaptation of Agnes Owens' novel tells the tragic story of Peggy, an ordinary girl in extraordinary times. One day delivering newspapers, the next, her life spiralling out of control. At the heart of the play is Peggy's brief and unexpected affair with her employer, with whom she falls madly in love. Initially imagining that her lover will leave his wife, Peggy is soon abandoned - pregnant, shamed and forced to fall back on her mother who makes… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 11.30am–12.45pm	Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

Jason Byrne: People's Puppeteer
Date	Location
Livewire Byrne returns with another frantic show full of props, clowning and fast-paced lunacy. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–2 Aug Wed & Thu 9.20–10.20pm 3 Aug–12 Aug Mon–Sun 9.20–10.20pm	Venue 150 @ EICC, Edinburgh
6 Sep 8pm	Music Hall, Aberdeen
7 Sep 8pm	Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline
8 Sep 8pm	King's Theatre, Edinburgh

The Most Dangerous Toy
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 7.05–7.55pm Preview performance.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 7.05–7.55pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 7.05–7.55pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

1,000 Suns
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–11 Aug Mon–Sat 7.35–8.50pm	theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh

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. View full details and ticket info
7 Jun 7.30pm 8 Jun–9 Jun Fri & Sat 7.30pm	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

The Cocktail Party
Date	Location
Theatre Alba's Adult Leisure Group presents a production of TS Eliot's absurdist drawing-room satire. View full details
15 Jun–16 Jun Fri & Sat 7.30–9.30pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

The Singing Kettle: Shake, Rattle and Roll
Date	Location
Join Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin to make a right old racket – bang on a homemade instrument to accompany all the old favourites like ' Music Man' and 'Ants Went Marching'. View full details and ticket info
3 Jun Sun noon & 3pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Beth
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 10.15–11.45pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh
8 Aug–11 Aug Wed–Sat 10.15–11.45pm	theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh

The Colour Ham
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
5 Jul 8.30pm Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.	The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

The Elf of Glen Fern
Date	Location
A show for kids telling the tale of a brownie (a helpful elf) with colourful fabric puppets. Ages 3–6. Part of Plu Edinburgh. View full details
1 Jun 1.30pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show - Live!
Date	Location
Do you know where your towel is? If not, you need to book now for this touring reunion of (most of) the original cast of the greatest cult radio show ever to blow up the planet. Starring Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Susan Sheridan and VIP guests performing the voice of the Book, it's a treat for anyone who's only seen the movie and is wondering what all the fuss was about. Each show will be recorded live and made available for download. If you do know where your towel is… View full details and ticket info
21 Jul 7.30pm	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–2 Aug Wed & Thu 4.45–6.15pm Preview performance.	Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
3 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 4.45–6.15pm	Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

Mr Boom
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Jun–2 Jun Fri & Sat noon–12.50pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

Peppa Pig's Treasure Hunt
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
4 Jul–5 Jul Wed & Thu 10am & 1pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me
Date	Location
The Lyceum Youth Theatre returns after the success of last year's Bassett, this time with a dark play by Hilary Bell about guilt, retribution and redemption. View full details and ticket info
15 Jun 7.30pm	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

9 to 5: The Musical
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
26 Nov–1 Dec Mon & Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Animal Olympics
Date	Location
Find out which of your favourite animals is best suited to which sport in this quirky tale. Ages 3–7. Part of Plu Festival. View full details
1 Jun 4pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

ArtWank!
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
24 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	Sapphire Rooms, 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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–3 Aug Wed–Fri 3.40–5pm Preview performance.	Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
4 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 3.40–5pm	Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 3.40–5pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

Exit Stage Left
Date	Location
Ecco Theatre Company. Greg Thompson, quite simply, shines! Or rather, he did. Until tragedy struck. After many years in the shadows and desperate for the limelight once again, Greg is making a comeback directing his powerful new play, but at what cost? 'Exit Stage Left is an ambitious and well-conceived work. Greg Thompson's behaviour becomes more fractious and withdrawn as he guides his ramshackle cast of showbiz misfits towards a critically acclaimed opening night. This show is built on… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 5.20–6.45pm Preview performance.	Greenside, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 5.20–6.45pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Greenside, Edinburgh
8 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 5.20–6.45pm	Greenside, Edinburgh

42nd Street
Date	Location
Popular musical about a chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, who gets the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play the leading lady – and steals the show. This production stars Dave Willetts and Marti Webb. View full details and ticket info
6 Nov–10 Nov Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Jamie & Anna: Live and Loud
Date	Location
Toonatik and Nickelodeon faves Jamie and Anna present a fun-filled game show where boys are pitted against girls. Ages 5+. Part of Plu Edinburgh. View full details
2 Jun Sat 1.30–2.20pm & 4.30–5.20pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

The Joy of Sex
Date	Location
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. View full details
18 Jun–24 Jun Mon–Sun noon–7pm	Sapphire Rooms, Edinburgh

A Most Curious Detour
Date	Location
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. View full details
2 Jun 7.30pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, 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. View full details
4 Jul–5 Jul Wed & Thu 8pm	South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh

Rapunzel
Date	Location
The story of the young girl with beautiful, long blonde hair is brought to the stage. Ages 4+. Part of Plu Edinburgh. View full details
1 Jun 10.30am 3 Jun 10.30am	Leith Links, Edinburgh

Theatre Tour
Date	Location
See behind the scenes at the country's largest purpose-built theatre. View full details and ticket info
2 Jun–23 Jun Wed, Thu & Sat 10.30am	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Allotment
Date	Location
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! View full details and ticket info
8 Jun Fri 2pm, 5pm & 7pm Booking via Paisley Arts Centre.	Brediland Allotments, Paisley

Candid Cabaret
Date	Location
A mischievous mix of burlesque, comedy, magic and more from Aurora Winterborn. View full details
3 Jul 7.15pm	Sapphire Rooms, 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. View full details
29 Nov–29 Dec To be confirmed	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Daughters of Lot
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–15 Aug Mon–Wed 11pm–12.15am Preview performance.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
16 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 11pm–12.15am	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date	Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world. View full details
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
Date	Location
Interactive Theatre International. Back for its fifth Fringe running, the five-star, sell-out show that's 'a two-hour eat, drink and laugh sensation' (Daily Telegraph). Interactive to the core, only a third of this pitch-perfect tribute is scripted, it's fresh every time. The fun starts as you wait to be seated and it hurtles along in 'a masterpiece of comic timing' (EdinburghSpotlight.com) that's internationally acclaimed. Basil, Sybil and Manuel feature as your warring waiters, serving up… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
2 Aug–28 Aug Mon–Thu 2–4pm & 8–10pm; Fri 2–4pm; Sun 2–4pm & 8–10pm	B'est, Edinburgh

Fizzical Fusion
Date	Location
Workshop where you'll get to try yoga stretches, physical theatre exercises and games. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
14 Jun 7.15pm	Edinburgh Studios, Edinburgh

Footloose
Date	Location
Let's hear it for the boy as the stage version of the hit 80s film rocks into town. View full details and ticket info
27 Jul–28 Jul Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Fringe by the Sea
Date	Location
North Berwick's multi-arts festival is intended as a less intense arm of Edinburgh's August extravaganza. Those who take the short journey out of the city can enjoy musical performances, book readings, kids' events, theatre shows and more, all against the backdrop of beautiful coastline and sea air, and without the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile. Musical highlights in 2011 included Rachel Sermanni, Eddi Reader and Jake Cogan. View full details
6 Aug–12 Aug Times vary	North Berwick, North Berwick

Haunting Julia
Date	Location
A chilling ghost story by Alan Ayckbourn as a father searches for answers to the riddle posed by his musical prodigy of a daughter's mysterious death. Starring Christopher Timothy and Richard O'Callaghan. View full details
9 Oct–13 Oct Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	King's Theatre, Edinburgh

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