Theatre – Summerhall – Open Minds Open Doors

Something Other Than Everything – Warm up

Tom Forster — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:00:06 +0000

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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The Duke

Summerhall — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:08:23 +0000

In 2016, I sit at my desk waiting for an email to tell me what final changes I need to make to the film script I’ve been working on for 10 years. I turn the radio on. I hear a report about the refugee crisis. My mother phones. She tells me the porcelain figure of

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#TORYCORE

richardx — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:30:07 +0000

TORYCORE is a show like no other. A fiercely political convergence of death metal and theatre, it’s about vocalising a response to Conservative Party policies through music, speeches, powerpoint and rage. It’s a guttural, expressive experience made up of Tory doctrine, political contexts and the impact of austerity over the past five years, told through

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Palmyra

Summerhall — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:08:24 +0000

Following a critically acclaimed run at the beginning of this year’s Festival, Bert & Nasi play 3 extra performances of PALMYRA in the Upper Church @ Summerhall.

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Fete Worse Than Death

Tom Forster — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 03:07:50 +0000

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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Lands

Cat Thomson — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 03:07:46 +0000

2 performers, a mini trampoline and a 1000 piece puzzle. The award-winning Antler return to the fringe with a playful, intimate dissection of a relationship teetering on the edge of collapse.

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Made in Adelaide: Party

Summerhall — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:07:11 +0000

Adelaide Fringe says "Happy 70th Birthday to Edinburgh Fringe"

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Made in Adelaide: Showcase (Cabaret Gala)

Summerhall — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:07:11 +0000

Made in Adelaide brings the southern hemisphere’s biggest festival city to Edinburgh with a selection of South Australian theatre, music, cabaret, comedy, visual arts, literature, film and fun.

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Palmyra

Summerhall — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 01:06:57 +0000

Following the success of EUROHOUSE, Bert & Nasi return with Palmyra, an exploration of revenge, the politics of destruction and what we consider to be barbarian. Palmyra steps back from the news to look at what lies beneath—and beyond—civilization.

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Eurohouse

Summerhall — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 01:06:36 +0000

Following last year's Fringe success and UK tour, Bertrand & Nasi's darkly comic look at the EU’s founding ideals returns for 4 performances. Total Theatre Award nominees in 2016,“constantly pits idealism against self-interest and pragmatism.” (****) The Guardian

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