Events – Summerhall – Open Minds Open Doors https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:33:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2 Something Other Than Everything – Warm up https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/something-other-than-everything-warm-up/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:00:06 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24815 Daniel Kitson does a very clunky, warm up run through of a pre existing stand up show but with some new bits and bobs swapped in for other bits and bobs. 

It'll be about 2 hours long and obviously, its late. so. Bear that in mind. 

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]]> Summerhall Fringe Closing Party Featuring Soulsville https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/summerhall-fringe-closing-party-featuring-soulsville/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 02:08:50 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24788 Est. 2010, this is Edinburgh’s institutional shot of Deep Rhythms and Rugged Grooves. For one night residents Cameron Mason and Calum Evans will be spinning the finest selections of Deep Funk, Latin Rhythms and Rare Disco into the early hours at Edinburgh’s very own Summerhall.

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]]> Dirty Protest Present: Many Happy Returns https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/dirty-protest-present-many-happy-returns/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 09:31:09 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24682 Fancy getting dirty later? Come join the Dirty Protest gang as we celebrate 10 years of shaking up the theatre world with five new short plays from five of Wales' most exciting writing talent.

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]]> Some Tiny Plays About How Fucked We Still Are https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/some-tiny-plays-about-how-fucked-we-still-are/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:00:48 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24684 Part-The Last Leg, part-Buzzfeed and part-piss up, Middle Child and Luke Barnes return with “Some Tiny Plays About How Fucked We Still Are”, using verbatim text from the web to explore the world we live in.

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]]> Thick Skin https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/thick-skin/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:00:39 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24700 A new play by Caitlin McEwan (Soho Writer’s Lab 2015/16) about a generation who have been told the world is theirs for the taking, and what happens when they discover that isn't the case.

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]]> Under The Influence: 90s Britpop https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/under-the-influence-90s-britpop/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:00:37 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24690 t’s the 90s. New Labour, Fred Perry, strappy vests, 3 lions and 3 stripes. A night of electrifying immersive theatre, quality new writing and a score of banging live & recorded music. Not Too Tame bring Under The Influence: 90s Britpop to the Roundabout for one night only.

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]]> Team Viking https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/team-viking/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:00:29 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24689 This is the remarkable, hilarious and heart-lifting story of how James actually gave his best mate the send-off he wanted. Combining storytelling, comedy and live music, Team Viking won the Vaults Festival Origins Award and was a runaway hit at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival.

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]]> Fight in the Dog Goes Later https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/fight-in-the-dog-goes-later/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:00:13 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24683 Choice comedy line-ups from the country's most innovative and good new purveyor of live content, Fight in the Dog Ltd.

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]]> Fete Worse Than Death https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/fete-worse-than-death/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 03:07:50 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24699 Artist and gardener Sarah Louise Marshall is creating an urban oasis in the front garden of Summerhall. A mini Eden, a slice of paradise, not lost but made entirely out of found materials. Curiosities and plants saved in order to see the real gold that can be found in what would otherwise be thrown away. The garden will host a variety of activities and games through community engagement.

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]]> Beyond Borders International Festival https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/event/beyond-borders-international-festival/ Sat, 15 Jul 2017 10:07:54 +0000 https://festival17.summerhall.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=24658 Travel beyond borders to the tranquil setting of Traquair House in the Scottish Borders to explore world cultures, new ideas, and peoples, at this eclectic international festival of debate, books, art, film, music, and nature.

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