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I Went To The House But I Did Not Enter

I Went To The House But I Did Not Enter

Musical reflection of literary masters

(3 stars)29 Aug 2008

There has been no shortage of theatre that examines the disaffection and atomisation of modern life over the last century, but it’s less common to find a piece that selects four noted 20th century authors to explore the theme, then translates their work…

I Went To The House But Did Not Enter

First person peculiar

21 Aug 2008

Edinburgh favourite Heiner Goebbels returns to the Festival with the world premier of his collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble, I Went to the House but Did Not Enter. Mark Fisher catches up with him The scene is Lausanne, Switzerland where a…

Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray

Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray

Effective storytelling makes for an adaptation with impact

(4 stars)29 Aug 2008

In the closing moments of Dorian Gray, a bright light shines out into the audience, temporarily blinding us. Something most people aren't used to, but those who spend their life in the spotlight are all too familiar with. It's this -- the trappings of…

Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray

Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray

edfest.tv - video

26 Aug 2008

New Adventures, Sadlers Wells and the Edinburgh International Festival present Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray freely adapted from Oscar Wilde's masterpiece.

Eye to the future at the end of the line for Edinburgh Festival 2008

Alan Bissett's festival blog

27 Aug 2008

Ah, the end of the Fringe. Goodbye rain. Goodbye bright-eyed young hopefuls thrusting flyers. Goodbye posh accents. How was it for you? Depending on who you talk to, plays this year have been too bleak/political/teenage. Given the gloomy political…

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Popular events

Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray
Date Location
Big-budget dance reinvention of Oscar Wilde's novel with Bourne's trademark gender trickery, in which the eternally beautiful boy is now a male model. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
22 Aug–30 Aug 8.00; Sat 2.30 & 8.00 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Deca Dance 2008
Date Location
Exuberant energetic dance from Israeli's Batsheva Dance Company. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
28 Aug–30 Aug 8.00 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
I Went to the House but Did Not Enter
Date Location
A world premier of Heiner Goebbels collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble, which explores the meaning of 'I'. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
28 Aug–30 Aug 3.15 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Wolpe
Date Location
The 'staged concert' showcases the diverse work of composer Stefan Wolpe, a leading opponent of fascism in Weimar Germany, who created agit prop music for workers' choruses. 'Part of the Edinburgh International Festival'
29 Aug–30 Aug 8.00 The Hub, Edinburgh