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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
13 Nov–17 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
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

Junior Performance Course
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
2 Jul–7 Jul Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Just So Stories
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 2.30–3.30pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
8 Aug–11 Aug Wed–Sat 2.30–3.30pm	Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

Kabarett: Alternative Variety & Performance Art Revue
Date	Location
Alternative erotic art revue and variety performance, featuring MC Ophelia Bitz, spoken word artists and live music. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts. View full details and ticket info
22 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Karen's Way: A Kindertransport Life
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 3.05–4.25pm	theSpace @ Venue45, Edinburgh

Katianna Was Here
Date	Location
New devised theatre about a woman going on an important journey. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
14 Jun–16 Jun Thu–Sat 7pm	Café Nemrut, Edinburgh

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

Laurent Piron - Unusual Day
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 8.10–8.55pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Leith's Hidden Treasure
Date	Location
Citadel Arts Group presents a play by Laure C Paterson based on the memories of Leithers of the old hospital. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
14 Jun–16 Jun Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm	The Granary, Edinburgh

Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir (Aurores)
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
23 Aug–28 Aug Mon, Tue & Thu–Sat 6–10.10pm	Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

Lewis Barlow: As Close As You Can
Date	Location
The close-up magic virtuoso performs his latest tricks, from psychological manipulation to card control. Ages 7+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival. View full details
30 Jun 7pm	The Vault, Edinburgh

Locked In
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–14 Aug Mon & Tue 12.50–1.40pm Preview performance.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
15 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 12.50–1.40pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Love Bites
Date	Location
The 14–18-year-olds from Strange Town youth theatre present a play set on midsummer night's eve in Edinburgh. View full details
17 Jun–18 Jun Mon & Sun 7–8pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Lyceum Youth Theatre: Discover
Date	Location
The Lyceum's creative learning team lead a fun drama session for ages 8–12. View full details
23 May–27 Jun Wed 4–5.30pm	WHALE Arts, Edinburgh
29 May–31 Jul Tue 4–5.30pm	North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh

Macbeth
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 11am–noon Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh
8 Aug–10 Aug Wed–Fri 11am–noon	theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh

MacBeth in Scots
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 7.30–10pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	St Ninian's Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Fri 7.30–10pm; Sat 2.30–5pm & 7.30–10pm	St Ninian's Hall, Edinburgh

Magic and Variety Gala Show
Date	Location
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. View full details
29 Jun 2.30pm 29 Jun 7pm	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Magic Dinner
Date	Location
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. View full details
30 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Magic of Motown
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
20 Jul 7.30pm	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
27 Nov–1 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
Date	Location
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. View full details
30 Jun–6 Jul Sat & Sun 5pm; Tue–Fri 7pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Me Before Marilyn
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
20 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 4.10–4.50pm	theSpace @ Jury's Inn, Edinburgh

Meine faire Dame - ein Sprachlabor
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
14 Aug–19 Aug Tue & Wed 7.30–9.30pm; Fri & Sat 2–4pm; Sun 7.30–9.30pm	Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

Metamorphoses: Fables from Ovid
Date	Location
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… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 4.25–5.10pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

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