Edinburgh, today
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Cameron Mackintosh's hit musical tours the UK for the first time, after its spectacular run on London's West End. | |
| 2 Oct–6 Dec, not Sundays 7.30; Sat & Wed 2.30 & 7.30 | Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to earth after being killed in a robbery, to seek out his daughter. | |
| 6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 | Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts. | |
| 6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 | King's Theatre, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| A bride-to-be tries to find out the identity of her real father in the lead up to her wedding on a Greek island. Depressingly faithful film adaptation of abominable Broadway and West End ABBA song musical mega hit. The popularity of films like this certainly make one wonder about the rampancy of mental illness in our culture. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.50, 4.45 & 7.30; Fri 1.50 & 4.45; Sat 10.45am, 1.50 & 4.45; Sun 10.45am, 1.50 & 4.45; Tue 4.45 & 7.30 | Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.30, 5.10 & 7.40; Sat & Sun 11.35am, 2.30, 5.10 & 7.40 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.50 & 8.40 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.30, 6.00 & 8.30; Tue 3.30 & 6.00 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.50, 6.20 & 8.40; Sat 3.50 & 6.20 | Dominion, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Retired US secret agent operative Bryan (Neeson) steps into fray when his daughter Kim (Grace), with his ex-wife (Janssen), is 'taken' by sex traffickers on a trip to Paris. A high octane, blood thumping update of Paul Schrader's 1979 'Hardcore' is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds but no less enjoyable for it, with Francophile attitude, Chekhovian familial regret, over the top torture and not a fundamentalist Muslim in sight. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 12.10, 2.45, 5.15 & 8.00; Fri & Sat 12.10, 2.45, 5.15, 8.00 & 10.30 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.10, 3.30, 5.50 & 8.10; Fri & Sat 1.10, 3.30, 5.50, 8.10 & 10.40 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.15, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45; Fri & Sat 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45 & 11.20 | Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.00, 5.15 & 8.00 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.30, 5.45 & 8.30; Tue & Thu 3.30 & 8.30; Fri 5.45 & 8.30; Mon 3.30 & 5.45 | Odeon, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| A young girl (Palka) whiles away her time in the sprawling suburbs of Los Angeles watching pornography rented from her local video store. One of the boys that works in the store takes a shine to her and the pair enter into a sadomasochistic relationship. Beneath a seedy and disturbing exterior, this is a very sweet, very affecting and quite sophisticated film. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.55, 6.25 & 9.15; Fri 3.55, 6.25, 9.15 & 11.50; Sat 3.55, 9.15 & 11.50; Mon 3.55 & 9.15 | Cameo, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Singer-songwriter action from the former singer of Unbelievable Truth. | |
| 7 Oct 7.00 | Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| A Scottish evening, with a selection of traditional music, song, dance and dining. | |
| 1 Apr–31 Oct 6.45–10.15 | Edinburgh Thistle Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| The Lyceum kicks off its 08/09 season in fine fettle, with the ever-excellent Liam Brennan as the man who would be king. | |
| 12 Sep–11 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays 7.45 (4 Oct 2.30 & 7.45) | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps, featuring Breeling (21 Oct) and Free Range (28 Oct). | |
| Tuesdays 8.00 | The Lot, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| New York police detective partners Rooster (Pacino) and Turk (De Niro) duke it out over a series of cop killings while staring admiringly at each other as if they're celebrating a diamond-wedding anniversary. When they met in Michael Mann's 'Heat' the anticipation was enormous but 13 years and a loss of kudos later, not so much. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 11.00am, 1.25, 3.55, 6.25 & 9.00 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.40, 4.00 & 9.00; Fri & Sat 1.40, 4.00, 9.00 & 11.30 | Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.00, 5.30 & 8.00; Thu 3.00 | Odeon, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.15, 5.45 & 8.15 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.50, 6.10 & 8.40; Fri & Sat 3.50, 6.10, 8.40 & 11.10 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| While filming a war movie, three Hollywood actors become embroiled with a heroin cartel run by a tyrannical 12-year-old (Brandon Soo Hoo) and are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. Like Stiller's previous directorial efforts, 'Tropic Thunder' looks like it has been plotted by a child simpleton but most of the time you'll be laughing too hard to notice, or care. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 11.45am, 2.30, 5.30 & 8.15 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 12.00, 2.50, 5.30 & 8.15; Fri & Sat 12.00, 2.50, 5.30, 8.15 & 11.00 | Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.00, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45; Sat 10.15am, 1.00, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45; Sun 10.15am, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45; Mon 1.00, 3.45 & 8.45 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.00, 5.30 & 8.00 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.00, 5.30 & 8.00 | Odeon, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Live music and DJs to raise funds for the theatre. | |
| 7 Oct 8.15 | The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Pacino plays Jack Gramm, a forensic scientist who finds himself framed for murder. Given 88 minutes to find the real culprit, Pacino wearily scrambles between police, suspects and a Death Row killer to prove his innocence. With a ludicrously cheesy cliffhanger climax, '88 Minutes' amounts to rank codswallop. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 12.20, 3.05, 6.00 & 8.45; Fri & Sat 12.20, 3.05, 6.00, 8.45 & 11.25 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.15, 6.00 & 8.30; Fri 3.15, 6.00, 8.30 & 11.00; Sat 12.30, 3.15, 6.00, 8.30 & 11.00; Sun 12.30, 3.15, 6.00 & 8.30 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| In northeast France, Lea (Zylberstein) has just been released from behind bars and the story follows her re-introduction into society and gradual emotional rapprochement with her sister (Scott Thomas). Claudel's directorial debut places everyone inside metaphorical prisons in this patient and sensitively shot family drama. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 12.45, 3.25, 6.15 & 9.05; Sat 12.45, 3.25 & 6.15; Sun 6.15 & 9.05 | Cameo, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Rehashed elements from Roger Corman's 70s 'Death Race 2000' with Statham as Jensen Ames, who is forced by prison warden Hennessey (Allen) to take part in a three stage Death Race on pay-per-view television. The chase sequences are satisfying and Allen clearly enjoys some action-movie slumming, director Anderson's reboot is predictably stripped of the anarchic humour and political sideswipes of the original. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 & 9.10; Sat & Sun 4.00, 6.30 & 9.10 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.40, 6.10 & 9.00; Sun 1.40 & 9.00 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.15, 6.00 & 8.30; Mon 6.00 & 8.30; Wed 3.15 & 8.30; Thu 3.15 & 6.00 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| A bold new multi-media theatre piece by Scottish playwright Catherine Grosvenor, exploring ideas, myths and realities of migration and identity in 21st Century Europe. Following the Edinburgh performances, the production will then transfer to Bydgoszcz and Warsaw. | |
| 24 Sep–11 Oct, not 6 Oct (30 Sep–4 Oct, 7 Oct–10 Oct 8.00) (5 Oct 5.00) (11 Oct 2.30 & 8.00) | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Jarrold's revamp of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel pares back the opulent trimmings of the television series to expose the bare bones of Waugh's lament for the civilised past. Charting blithe social climber Charles Ryder (Goode) on his journey from humble Paddington digs to the aristocratic arcadia, the film focuses on his halting love affair with prim posho Julia (Atwell). | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.00, 4.30 & 7.50; Fri & Sat 1.00, 4.30, 7.50 & 11.05 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.45, 4.45 & 7.50 | Dominion, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00; Sat 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00 | Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.20, 5.20 & 8.20; Sat & Sun 11.20am, 2.20, 5.20 & 8.20 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.30, 5.45 & 8.30; Tue 5.45 & 8.30 | Filmhouse, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Calum Stewart plays the wooden flute and Uillean pipes accompanied by Aiden O'Kane on guitar and Andy May piano. | |
| 7 Oct 7.30 | Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| New indie night with at least 15 tracks from unsigned bands every night (send CDs direct to Why Not?). | |
| Tuesdays 10.00–3.00am | Why Not?, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| New spoof comedy from the 'Epic Movie'/'Meet the Spartans' folk. Blockbuster flicks as diverse as the Indiana Jones franchise, 'Iron Man' and 'High School Musical' get lampooned to tedious effect. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 12.20, 2.40 & 5.15; Fri 12.20, 2.40, 5.15 & 11.10; Sat 10.00am, 12.20, 2.40, 5.15 & 11.10; Sun 10.00am, 12.20, 2.40 & 5.15 | Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 1.50, 4.00 & 6.10; Sat & Sun 11.40am, 1.50, 4.00 & 6.10 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 3.30 & 5.45; Sat & Sun 1.30, 3.30 & 5.45 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 'Indiana Jones' style Bollywood adventure based on mythological Indian text about one man's journey through a mystical cosmos. | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 12.00, 3.30 & 7.00; Fri & Sat 12.00, 3.30, 7.00 & 10.35 | Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| An assortment of music, from R&B to hip hop and dance anthems, to suit all tastes. | |
| Tuesdays 7.00–3.00am | Espionage, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Depressing update of Clare Booth Luce's 1936 satirical play set in the idle and bitchy world of wealthy wives and divorcees. US TV writer Diane English adapts and directs with little feeling for the sacred text she is dealing with. Some adequate performances, nice costumes and a few decent one-liners aside this prompts the inevitable question: why? | |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.25, 5.05 & 7.50; Fri & Sat 2.25, 5.05, 7.50 & 10.45 | Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh |
| 3 Oct–9 Oct 2.45, 5.15 & 7.45 | Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band. | |
| Tuesdays 11.30–3.00am | The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Weekly chess evening with cool live background music. | |
| Tuesdays 5.00–8.00 | The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh |



