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Poor Michelle

Thick Skin

This event is part of the 'Later' programme

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.

_ Time: 22.30 (70 mins)

CanadaHub / Groupe Gravel / Lepage with Aurora Nova

Thus Spoke...

Thus Spoke… is an electrifying piece of existential pop from two of Montreal’s most celebrated artists. Playfully challenging the status quo, writer, Étienne Lepage and choreographer, Frédérick Gravel defy convention in this irresistible antidote to apathy.

_ Time: 19.30 (70 mins)

Paines Plough

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence (TBC)

Please note all Feast of the Fest shows are free. We do request a donation to Save the Children at the end of the show. Please ensure you have picked up your printed ticket from the box office 15min before the show starts as you will require it to enter the venue. In the event that you are not in the queue or inside the venue 5 minutes before show start, we will reallocate your ticket to a standby patron.
_ Time: 14.00 (60 mins)

RashDash

Two Man Show

The performance contains full nakedness.

We want to talk about masculinity and patriarchy, but the words that exist aren’t good enough. So there’s music and dance too. RashDash return with their Fringe First winning show about gender and language.

_ Time: 22.15 (70 mins)

Ludens Ensemble

Ubu Roi

Stagger me sideways! It's King Ubu's party and you're all invited. Using video mapping, puppetry, object manipulation, live sound collage… etc, etc. Ludens Ensemble transform Alfred Jarry's anarchic comedy into an absurd carnival for our times.

_ Time: 21.25 (70 mins)

Not Too Tame Theatre

Under The Influence: 90s Britpop

This event is part of the 'Later' Programme

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.

_ Time: 22.30 (60 mins)

Fringe University

University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event

This event is free and unticketed.

Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom. Come meet, and network with other university professors from around the world planning to, or already using, the Fringe for educational purposes.

_ Time: 10.30 (90 mins)

Scottish Dance Theatre

Velvet Petal: Bedroom

Tough girls and pretty boys living life in the margins, dreaming about being at the centre. This bespoke, intimate extract explores the transformative power of beauty, created out of whatever is on the bedroom floor.

_ Time: 13.15 (45 mins)

Nick Phillips

Werewolves

A village, Millers Hollow, is haunted by werewolves. Night falls and the innocent villagers are murdered in their sleep. By day, the villagers try to pick off the werewolves. Who will survive? A game of accusation, bluffing and assassination.

_ Time: 22.30 (60 mins)

The Mayers Ensemble and West Yorkshire Playhouse

What If I Told You

This show takes place at the Army Reserve Centre, 89 East Claremont St

Come play with The Mayers Ensemble. Theatre and dance blend to explore boundaries, personal histories, gender, skin colour and how slavery helped found modern gynecological practice.

_ Time: 17.00 (120 mins)

Lesley Wilson

Wired

This show takes place at the Army Reserve Centre, 89 East Claremont St

'They said I'd be good at it.' The story of a young female soldier's journey through post-traumatic stress by award-winning playwright Lesley Wilson, developed in collaboration with the British Army. Originally developed with support from Tron Theatre Creative.

_ Time: 15.30 (60 mins)

Nothing Ever Happens Here and Made in Scotland

Withered Hand, Iklan, Savage Mansion

This performance is standing

A live, eclectic set from three contemporary Scottish artists. Summerhall's unique and enchanting Dissection Room will see NEHH team up with Made in Scotland for an evening of innovational music.

_ Time: 19.00 (180 mins)

Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan Productions, Theatre Royal Plymouth

Working Method – Enkidu Khaled

Can art save the world? Belgian theatre-maker Enkidu Khaled's award-winning show analyses and simplifies the complex process of making theatre. Using the experience of war, he empowers the audience, utilising their imagination and artistic expression.

_ Time: 15.45 (60, 90 mins)

Katy Baird

Workshy

This is a show about work. Some people work to make money. Some people work to feel fulfilled. Some people don't work at all. Workshy is a powerful and honest portrayal of the relationship between class, labour and aspiration.

_ Time: 21.10 (75 mins)

Nothing Ever Happens Here

Xylouris White

This performance is standing

Master of Cretan lute George Xylouris and Jim White (Dirty Three), a most innovative and charismatic drummer, are creating a musical duo. Fluid in nature, exciting and edgy, the music is riveting, compelling and spellbinding.

_ Time: 19.00 (180 mins)

Trans Creative

You've Changed

Contains nudity and swearing

Presented by Trans Creative and Contact. When there’s no rule book, you have to write your own… Through song, dance, humour and hard-won wisdom, Kate shares the ins, outs, ups and downs of transitioning, asking: have you changed?

_ Time: 20.30 (60 mins)

Collective Encounter / Collective Ma'louba

Your Love Is Fire

Performed in Arabic with English surtitles.

Daily life in the Syrian war. The disappointed illusion that change is around the corner. It's about those who remain silent, who don’t take a stance but are then eaten up by inner conflicts.

_ Time: 11.30 (70 mins)

Selina Thompson Ltd

salt.

A journey to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. In February 2016, two artists got on a cargo ship to retrace one of the routes of the Transatlantic Slave Triangle – from the UK to Ghana to Jamaica and back.

_ Time: 14.30 (75 mins)

Big in Belgium, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Vooruit, Richard Jordan Productions

£¥€$ (LIES) – Ontroerend Goed

Get under the skin of the well-to-do, the 1%, super rich, the ones who pull the strings, the faces we never get to see. For one night, you can take their chairs. You call the shots.

_ Time: 18.30, 20.30 (90 mins)