European Premiere, Robert Lepage 887 Legendary director, playwright and ‘visual wizard’ (New York Times), Robert Lepage returns to Edinburgh to perform the European premiere of his new work. While Lepage continues to pioneer the use of technology, his work is imbued with an intimacy and humanity that few can match. 887 is a riveting foray into the […]
Category: Edinburgh Events
Dame Evelyn Glennie, The Animotion Show
Dame Evelyn and Fills Monkey, Sebastien Rambaud (glasses) and Yann Coste (beard), discovered a mutual love of performing music with Boomwhackers, tuned flexible percussion instruments and the trio will perform with the colourful instruments at the imposing setting of George Heriot’s School, said to be the inspiration for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books […]
Subterranean Haunted Blues
Jack L lights up Blair St vaults To mark the Fringe premiere of Late Night Phantasmagoria with Jack Lukeman; the multi platinum-selling artist descends beneath the city to perform for Edinburgh’s ghouls and phantoms in a candlelight vault below the Royal Mile. Striking a charismatic pose in top hat and tailcoat Lukeman (known as […]
Pajama Men: Pterodactyl Nights
Pajama Men: Pterodactyl Nights Assembly George Square, Edinburgh George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LH Drawing on their huge catalogue of classic bits, always introducing new material and lacing it all together with bizarre improvised tangents, the Pajama Men create an anarchic night of jubilant and inventive comedy. Whether you’ve been watching them for years or are seeing them for […]
Vertical Influences
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (dance, contemporary) The Canadian iconoclastic ice skaters return to the Fringe with a new double-bill sharing their signature mix of movement, wit, speed and grace. In Influences, the performers play with how our body language can influence others, even with just a glance. In the second piece, Vertical, […]
Iván Fischer conducts The Marriage of Figaro
Iván Fischer conducts The Marriage of Figaro Iván Fischer conducts and directs a specially staged concert of one of opera’s most beloved comic creations. Mozart’s sparkling farce charts one crazy day of love and desire, deception and confusion across barriers of class and convention, as servant Figaro and his master, Count […]
Puddles Pity Party
Puddles Pity Party With more than 100k fans worldwide on Facebook and over 20 million views on YouTube, the unique and critically lauded Puddles Pity Party is a must-see for the music and comedic talents of one of the world’s most famous clowns. Star of the Olivier Award-winning production of ‘La Soiree’, Puddles continues to trot […]
OVER 50,000 ADMISSIONS FOR EIFF
OVER 50,000 ADMISSIONS FOR 69th EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Edinburgh – Tuesday 30 June 2015 – The 69th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) drew to a close on Sunday night having screened 134 new features over the 12 day Festival. More than 50,000 admissions represent a nine per cent increase on 2014. An additional 14,600 […]
EIFF WINNERS UNVEILED
WINNERS UNVEILED AT 69th EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS CEREMONY Edinburgh, 26 June 2015 -The 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) Awards were announced at the EIFF Awards Ceremony today, held at Filmhouse in Edinburgh, hosted by journalist, broadcaster and newsreader Jackie Bird. The Ceremony took place ahead of Sunday’s Closing Gala, which concludes the 12-day Festival […]
ROBERT CARLYLE AT EIFF PREMIERE
RED CARPET ROLLED OUT AS ROBERT CARLYLE AND STARS OPEN 69TH EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Edinburgh, 18 June 2015 – EIFF Honorary Patron Robert Carlyle took to the red carpet at Festival Theatre Edinburgh last night as THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON, Carlyle’s feature film directorial debut, opened this year’s 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). Joining him on […]