There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.
- Calendar Girls (13–18 Oct)
- Can't Smile Without You (20–25 Oct)
- Horrid Henry (22–25 Oct)
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High Street
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SR
Scotland
Phone: 0131 556 9579
Email:
Website: www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
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- Opening times: Mon–Sat 10.00am–4.30
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Events at Scottish Storytelling Centre
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| John Hamilton leaves County Derry and Ian Stephen takes time out from Lewis to share their Scottish and Northland tales. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 25 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Terry Gunnull from the University of Iceland gives this year's lecture, titled 'Waking the Dead: Folk Legends of Magicians and Walking Corpses in Iceland'. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 27 Oct 6.00 | 0131 556 9579 Free (ticketed) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Claire McNicol offers advice on storytelling for children. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 25 Oct 10.00am–1.00 | 0131 556 9579 £16 (network members £12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth Kirkpatrick offers advice on telling folk tales in a live setting. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 25 Oct 1.30–4.30 | 0131 556 9579 £16 (network members £12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Woolfson leads a family workshop in creating art from live stories and northern tales. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 18 Oct 1.00–4.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Local poet Christie Wiliamson recites Lorca's Spanish poems in Shetlandic Scots accompanied by guitarist Galo Ceron. 'Part of the Hispanic Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 16 Oct 7.00 | 0131 556 9579 £6 (£4) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Firey hot Celtic music from members of Mouthmusic and Shooglenifty, and vibrant Flamenco. 'Part of the Hispanic Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 16 Oct 8.30 | 0131 556 9579 £12 (£10) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Use the latest software to explore storytelling in computer gaming and create your own game. Places are limited so advance booking is recommended. Please bring a packed lunch. Ages 12+ | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 20 Oct–23 Oct 10.00am–3.00 | 0131 556 9579 £35 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A tribute to Chiliean singers Violeta Parra and Victor Jara. 'Part of the Hispanic Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 18 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £12 (£10) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A special night of stories for Hallowe'en. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 31 Oct 10.00 | 0131 556 9579 suggested donation £3 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| An illustrated introduction to Inupiaq stories and traditions by Tom Lowenstein. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 26 Oct 5.00 | 0131 556 9579 £6 (£4) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular Latin-American music with a contemporary edge specifically arranged and directed for an 11-piece virtuoso ensemble led by Chilean composer Galo Ceron. 'Part of the Hispanic Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 17 Oct 7.30 | 0871 750 0077 £12 (£10) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| David Campbell offers a workshop in turning the telling of stories into an enthralling performance. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 26 Oct 1.30–4.30 | 0131 556 9579 £16 (network members £12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish tales from Heli Aaltonen. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 25 Oct 6.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Stories from a genuine Viking. In other words, sit still and pay attention or you'll feel the touch of his axe. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 29 Oct 6.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Get up close and personal with Iceland storytellers Hjorleifur Helgi Stefansson, Ingi Hans Jonsson and Sigurborg Kr. Hannesdottir. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 30 Oct 6.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The Scottish visual artists takes inspiration from Icelandic myths to transform the Storytelling Court. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 4 Oct–22 Nov, not Saturdays, Sundays 10.00am–6.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ceilidh with storytelling from Tom Muir (Orkney) and Lawrence Tulloch (Shetland). 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 24 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Judy Paterson hosts a session of Finnish and Scottish storytelling with Heli Aaltonen and Claire Hewitt. Ages 7-10. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 26 Oct 2.30 | Buy tickets 0131 556 9579 £6 (£4) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A Rowantree Theatre Company of Stephen MacDonald's play about the encounter between WWI poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen in Edinburgh's Craiglockhart War Hospital and their burgeoning friendship in the turmoil of warfare. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 4 Nov–7 Nov 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £10 (£8) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Howat writes and performs this storytelling adventure about fearless Peach, who sneaks aboard a pirate ship. By Slinky Productions. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 21 Oct 2.30 | 0131 556 9579 £6 (4; family ticket £15) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Dalton, a member of the Alaskan Yup'ik, tells a traditional creation tale. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 26 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Paraig MacNeil hosts an evening of Swedish stories and songs with Mats Rehnman and Jerker Fahlstrom. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 30 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Storytellers Tom Muir, Bob Pegg and harpist Bill Taylor recreate the journey to Jerusalem of Earl Ronald of Orkney in 1151. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 28 Oct 8.00 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Learn about the teaching of Scottish culture to schoolchildren through storytelling with Ewan McVicar, Steve Bell, Senga Munro, Sallie Harkness, Fergus McNicol and Stuart Hardy. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 27 Oct 10.00am–3.30 | 0131 556 9579 £30 (network members £25) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The festival is Scotland's annual celebration and showcase of storytelling as a contemporary art form and a rich part of Scotland's cultural heritage. Performance, workshops, talks and children's events follow this year's 'Northlands and Sagalands' theme. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 24 Oct–2 Nov (Times vary) | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Icelandic tales from Sigurborg Kr. Hannesdottir, Ingi Hans Jonsson and Hjorleifur Helgi Stefansson. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 27 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Tulloch and Ian Stephen whip up a verbal storm with some sea tales to honour the 150th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 25 Oct 2.30 | 0131 556 9579 £6 (£4) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Janis Mackay hosts a session of Norwegian storytelling from Nina Naesheim and Maritha Nielsen. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 29 Oct 7.30 | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The actual Tell-a-story day is on 31 Oct. Warm up the vocal chords and add fuel to the imagination at this family storytelling session. Ages 6+. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 24 Oct 2.30 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Stories, rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. With Michael Kerins. Ages 6mnths-3 yrs. | ||
| Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh | 21 Oct 11.00am | 0131 556 9579 £3 (accompanying adults free) |
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