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Touch Tours
Captioning Accessible Parking
MAY
BSL – Sign Language Interpreted
Headsets and Personal Induction Loops
JANE EYRE
FANTASTIC MR FOX
REMEMBERING FRED
OUT OF THIS WORLD
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MAY
Mon 15 to Sat 20 May (p6)
Based on the novel by Charlotte
Mon 15 to Sat 20 May (p7)
Sun 21 May (p8)
Tue 23 & Wed 24 May (p9)
Brontë • Devised by the Original Company
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Tue 23 to Sat 27 May (p10)
WAR IN AMERICA
Thu 25 to Sat 27 May (p11) Former Royal High School
Fri 26 May (p16) Festival Theatre
Screening ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Sat 27 May (p16) Festival Theatre
La
bohème PUCCINI’S
Tue 30 May to Sat 3 June (p12)
JUNE
King’s Theatre
Screening ANTONY & CLEOPATRA Fri 9 June (p16) Festival Theatre
2
Scottish Opera LA BOHÉME Wed 31 May,
Sun 4, Tue 6, Thu 8 & Sat 10 June (p13) Festival Theatre
Screening OBSESSION
Fri 2 June (p16)
Tue 6 to Sat 10 June (p14) King’s Theatre
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CATS AWARDS
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Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre
Sun 11 June (p8)
THE WEDDING SINGER
Tue 13 & Wed 14 June (p15)
THE AWFEY HUGE VARIETY SHOW 2 Fri 16 June (p26) Festival Theatre
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Cover: Rambert, A Linha Curva & Other Works
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
Wheelchair Spaces
MAY/JUNE
King’s Theatre
Screening JULIUS CAESAR
KING’S THEATRE SEATING PLAN
Wheelchair users
Wheelchair Spaces
Access symbols
FESTIVAL THEATRE SEATING PLAN
WELCOME
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JUNE CROSS CURRENTS
SHALL WE DANCE?
King’s Theatre
The Studio
Fri 16 June (p8)
Sat 17 June (p60)
FUNBOX UNDERWATER ADVENTURE Sat 17 June (p26)
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Tue 20 to Sat 24 June (p22) King’s Theatre
JUNE
King’s Theatre
Screening SALOME
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre
Tue 20 June (p17)
Thu 22 June (p17)
MAGICFEST GALA
MISTER MAKER
Festival Theatre
King’s Theatre
Sat 8 July (p20)
Sat 15 July (p26)
SILENT CINEMA Fri 23 June (p17) Festival Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Wed 28 June (p20) King’s Theatre
BABE THE SHEEP-PIG
Screening
JULY/SEPTEMBER
Screening PETER PAN
Fri 8 to Sun 10 September (p27) TITUS ANDRONICUS King’s Theatre Fri 8 September (p17)
SEPTEMBER
Festival Theatre
Screening Screening OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL ANGELS IN AMERICA P1 ANGELS IN AMERICA P2 Fri 15 September (p21)
Screening YERMA
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Sat 9 September (p18)
Thu 14 September (p18)
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MERELY THEATRE
RICHARD ALSTON
JOEL DOMMETT
TAP FACTORY
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Festival Theatre
Sat 16 September (p18)
SEPTEMBER
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Wed 20 to Fri 22 September (p23)
Fri 22 September (p28)
Sat 23 September (p21)
Sun 24 September (p30)
King’s Theatre
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SEP/OCTOBER
BASED ON THE BES NOW A STUNNI
Martin Dodd for UK Productions and Derek Nicol & P the Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpoo
SPAMALOT
Tue 26 to Sat 30 September (p24)
SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE
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OCTOBER
DAKSHA SHETH DANCE COMPANY
Wed 27 September (p28)
Sat 30 September (p29)
LOVE LETTERS
Mon 2 to Sat 7 October (p25) Festival Theatre
‘A T H Rtriumph.’ EE TALES
Sunday O F L OMail V E onA N D THE GROOVY LITTLE PLACE IT ALL BEGAN
A STREETCAR THE SUNSHINE GHOST NAMED DESIRE Thu 5 to Sat 7 October (p60) Tue 3 to Sat 7 October (p31) Studio A NEW MUSThe ICAL King’s Theatre
THE KITE RUNNER
Mon 9 to Sat 14 October (p33) King’s Theatre
Wed 11 to Fri 13 October (p32) Festival Theatre
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OCTOBER
Scottish Ballet DANCES STRAVINSKY
WARNER BRO WN Featuring the songs of
Based on the best-sellin
DUS T Y S PRIN GF IE LD
BACK BY PHENOMENAL DEMAND
Directed & Choreographed by
CRAIG REVEL HO RW OOD
HEDDA GABLER
SON OF A
OCT/NOVEMBER
Festival Theatre
RAMBERT
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Tue 17 to Sat 21 October (p34)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES
DUET FOR ONE
SLAVA SNOWSHOW
THE STEAMIE
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King’s Theatre
Wed 1 to Sun 5 November (p37)
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Mon 6 to Sat 11 November (p39)
BALLETBOYZ
Tue 7 November (p29)
TONY ROPER DAVID ANDERSON Festival Theatre SONGS BY
NOVEMBER
Tue 31 October to Sat 4 November (p38)
Screening CORIOLANUS
Wed 8 November (p18) Festival Theatre
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ACOSTA DANZA
TRAINSPOTTING
Fri 10 & Sat 11 November (p40) Tue 14 to Sat 18 November Festival Theatre (p41) King’s Theatre
Scottish Opera LATRAVIATA Wed 15, Sun
LA TRAVIATA
19, Tue 21, Thu 23 & Sat 25 November (p42) Festival Theatre
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KING’S PANTO CINDERELLA
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Sat 2 December to Sun 21 January (p48)
DEC/JANUARY
Mon 27 November to Sat 2 December (p44)
NOV/DEC/JANUARY
LEGALLY BLONDE
THE TIN SOLDIER
Thu 7 to Sat 23 December (p47)
Sat 9 to Sat 30 December (p50) Festival Theatre
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Sat 13 January (p54) Festival Theatre
JAN/FEBRUARY
The Studio
Scottish Ballet THE NUTCRACKER
FLIGHT
Screening TWELFTH NIGHT
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Sun 25 February (p54)
Mon 26 February (p18)
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BOOKENDS PRESENTS SIMON & GARFUNKEL
MARCH/APRIL
Wed 17 January to Sat 17 February 2018 (p52)
Scottish Opera FLIGHT
Thu 1 & Sat 3 March (p42)
THE THEATRICAL PHENOMENON RETURNS TO EDINBURGH IN 2018
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Mon 12 to Sat 17 March (p55) Festival Theatre
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Scottish Ballet HIGHLAND FLING
Tue 10 to Sat 14 April (p56) Festival Theatre
WAR HORSE
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Wed 18 April to Sat 12 May 2018 (p57) Festival Theatre
Scottish Opera ARIADNE AUF NAXOS ThuAUF 5 & Sat 7 April (p43)
ARIADNE EUGENE NAXOS ONEGIN
Festival Theatre
APR/MAY
MISS SAIGON
Scottish Opera EUGENE ONEGIN
Wed 23, Sat 26, Tue 29 & Thu 31 May 2018 (p43) Festival Theatre
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Based on the novel by Charlotte Tickets £20 - £32.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances (excl. Fri & Sat) Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat) Fri 19 May 7.30pm Fri 19 May 5.30pm Thu 18 May 7.30pm
Brontë • Devised by the Original Company
Mon 15 to Sat 20 May
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Festival Theatre Following a critically acclaimed season at the National Theatre, Jane Eyre comes to Edinburgh. This innovative re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece is a collaboration between the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic and is directed by Sally Cookson. The classic story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms. Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart.
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“Theatre at its most imaginative” Daily Mail “ Original, engaging and unexpectedly funny. Full of intelligent detail” Daily Telegraph
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A NUFFIELD SOUTHAMPTON THEATRES AND CURVE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
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The Times
The Observer
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Evening Standard Inependent
Mon 15 to Sat 20 May
Evenings 7pm (not Wed) Matinees Wed 10.30am, Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Boggis, Bunce and Bean, three greedy, smelly, horrid farmers hate the cunning Mr Fox. Mr Fox is smart, clever and rather fantastic, but he doesn’t realise how determined the farmers are to get revenge. Can he hatch a plan to save his family and friends? Can they outrun the diggers and outsmart the farmers? Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox is family fun at its finest. A juicy tale of greed, pride and the power of friendship, this brand new musical adaptation promises a dahlicious theatrical feast with live music and songs and gloriumptious designs. A wondercrump treat for the whole family!
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Tickets £12.50 - £22.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Children £3 off Age 5+ Sat 20 May 2.30pm Sat 20 May 1.30pm Limited free places for babies under 12 months
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Sun 21 May
7.30pm Festival Theatre Starring Strictly Come Dancing stars Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara, Remembering Fred is an exciting new show featuring song and dance and celebrating the legacy of one of Hollywood’s true screen legends and entertainers, Fred Astaire.
Tickets £22 - £47.50
Sun 11 June
3.30pm Festival Theatre The glittering ceremony for the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) returns to the Festival Theatre! A highlight of the Scottish theatre calendar, CATS celebrates the actors, directors, playwrights and other theatre artists who have made the most thrilling contributions of the year. Ticket price includes a welcome drink on arrival.
Tickets £15 Friends £5 off PRESENTED BY EDINBURGH COLLEGE
Fri 16 June
Evening 7.30pm Matinee 2pm King’s Theatre Cross Currents 2017 features a unique choreographic collaboration; creating work which fully integrates the experience and expertise of staff with the passion, energy and creativity of our student body. Encompassing our broad range of students, from BTEC to degree level, this performance showcases their diversity; highlighting the variety of dance disciplines and genres that we offer.
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Tickets £18 Concessions £2 off
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Tue 23 & Wed 24 May 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Out Of This World is action packed theatre from acclaimed writer/director Mark Murphy. Set within a world of projected film and animation, it combines his signature mix of groundbreaking aerial choreography, explosive special effects and intense storytelling. This is the story of a woman’s descent into the depths of a medically induced coma. But once safely cocooned, she discovers a shocking truth that forces her to escape her subterranean safe house in a very real fight for life.
Tickets £17 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £2 off Age 14+ Post-Show Q&A Tue 23 May
“ Technically sumptuous, the most sophisticated integration of live action and film I’ve ever seen” The Guardian on V-TOL’s Without Trace
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RAPTURE THEATRE PRESENTS
Tickets £17 - £30.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Pre-Show Talk Wed 24 May 6.30pm Post-Show Talk Fri 26 May Sat 27 May 2.30pm Sat 27 May 1.30pm
Tue 23 to Sat 27 May
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre “The most important American playwright of his generation!” The New York Times on Edward Albee A marathon night of drink, debauchery and duplicity develops after Martha and her husband George invite unsuspecting young couple, Nick and Honey, round for a nightcap. Drink flows, spiked with vicious humour, acerbic wit and tempestuous verbal sparring. However, as night turns to morning, searing secrets are exposed. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf wryly exposes the dark attraction in relationships. Starring Rose Reynolds, Robin Kingsland and Paul Albertson, with Sara Stewart (The Night Manager, Rebus, Batman Begins, Doctor Foster) leading the cast as Martha. Directed by Michael Emans.
Starring
SARA STEWART
The Night Manager, Doctor Foster
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“ Riveting theatre at its finest” Edinburgh Evening News on Rapture Theatre’s All My Sons
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THE ATTIC COLLECTIVE
Directed by SUSAN WORSFOLD
Thu 25 to Sat 27 May Preview Wed 24 May
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2pm Former Royal High School, Regent Road War in America is a searing insight into the political elite and the games they play in the pursuit of power. Jo Clifford’s poignant and poetic play paints a vivid picture of a country in political turmoil. With changes in the party and a new female leader set on pursuing the truth, what evils will be deemed necessary, will each side stop at nothing to get what they want? How long can the nation stand when the political and the personal collide. When truth is a dishonourable business? A moment of certainty must come…This is a democracy after all. Clifford’s foresight is a damning critique on lessons not learnt and history repeating itself...
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“ The Attic Collective are lithesomely hunky, funky and decidedly spunky” Edinburgh Reporter
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All Edinburgh Theatre
Tickets £15 & £20 (Preview & Matinee £10 & £15) Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Thu to Sat) Concessions £3 off (excl. Wed) Students £10 tickets Age 18+ contains strong language, gunshots, and scenes of a sexual nature that some people might find offensive Please note As the Former Royal High School is not a traditional theatre space and is currently unused, it will be cold. Please wear warm clothing. From 2 hours before each performance tickets will only be available in person at the Former Royal High School, cash sales only. The Attic Collective is a unique talent development initiative from the Festival and King’s Theatres, offering unrivalled undustry access and an unprecedented showcase to a group of emerging actors aged 18-26.
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Tickets £17 - £30.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Age 14+ Sat 3 Jun 2.30pm Sat 3 Jun 1.30pm Thu 1 Jun 7.30pm
Tue 30 May to Sat 3 June
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Shirley is a Liverpool housewife. Her kids have left home and she makes chips and egg for her husband while talking to the wall. Where has her life disappeared to? Out of the blue, her best friend offers her a trip to Greece for 2 weeks and she secretly packs her bags. She heads for the sun and starts to see the world and herself very differently. Willy Russell’s heart-warming comedy premiered in 1986 and took the world by storm. It was adapted into an Oscar nominated film. Now, on its 30th anniversary, Jodie Prenger stars in the first major revival of this national treasure.
“ The funniest and most heart-warming play” Daily Mirror
“ Hilarious” The Independent
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La
bohème PUCCINI’S
Wed 31 May, Sun 4, Tue 6, Thu 8 & Sat 10 June
Evenings 7.15pm (not Sun) Matinee Sun 4pm Festival Theatre One evening Rodolfo hears a knock at the door. It is Mimì, a neighbour, who has no match to light her candle. They stumble in the dark; their hands touch; they fall in love. But love is complicated and all is not as perfect as first it seems… Director Renaud Doucet and designer André Barbe (Don Pasquale 2014) return with a new production of Puccini’s classic, La bohème. Set amidst the jumble of Paris’s famous flea markets, and inspired by the Jazz Age of Josephine Baker, this production will be full of their trademark colour, character and style. Puccini’s sublime score never fails to cast its spell, with some of the most ravishing music in opera, and the story – which inspired the musicals Moulin Rouge! and Rent – is a romantic classic. Hye-Youn Lee (Madama Butterfly 2014) is the fated Mimì and Luis Gomes is Rodolfo. Music Director Stuart Stratford conducts.
Tickets £19 - £82.50 Friends £3 off (excl. Sat) Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress & excl. Sat) Concessions £3 off (excl. Sat) Under 26 £10 (with valid ID) Pre-Show Talk Sat 10 Jun 6pm Dementia Friendly Performance Sat 3 Jun 3pm, £10 Unwrapped Thu 1 Jun 6pm FREE but ticketed one hour taster Age 12+ Sat 10 Jun 7.15pm Sat 10 Jun 6pm Sung in Italian with English supertitles. A new co-production with Theater St. Gallen. Supported by The Scottish Opera Syndicate and Scottish Opera’s ‘Play a Supporting Role’ Appeal.
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Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Sat 10 Jun 2.30pm Sat 10 Jun 1.30pm Thu 8 Jun 7.30pm
Tue 6 to Sat 10 June
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre
06/04/2017 15:36
It’s 1985. Hair is huge, greed is good... Rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart (Jon Robyns: Avenue Q, Legally Blonde) is dumped by his fiancée and left considering a career on Wall Street with bad boy Glenn (Ray Quinn: X Factor, Dancing On Ice). Can sweet natured Julia (Cassie Compton: X Factor), her best friend Hollie (Roxanne Pallett: Emmerdale, Waterloo Road) and Grandma Rosie (Ruth Madoc: Hi-de-Hi!, Little Britain) get Robbie back into the groove and following his dreams? Join the party of the year at this hilarious musical based on the smash hit Adam Sandler film.
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“Prepare for a great night out” British Theatre “All the fun of the film” Mail on Sunday
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DANCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTS A SADLER’S WELLS PRODUCTION
tango with a 21st Century twist
Tue 13 & Wed 14 June 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Deeply rooted in Argentinean culture, tango has fascinated and captivated the world with its sexuality, power and beauty.
Tickets £19 - £28.50 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off Post-Show Q&A Tue 13 Jun
For m¡longa, double Olivier award winner Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui collaborates with an incredibly talented cast of Argentinean dancers and live musicians to create a show that brings his own unique style to tango.
Photograph by Tristram Kenton
Milonga is the term for a tango dance party. Inspired by the late night milonga scene held in the intimate bars of Buenos Aires, Cherkaoui draws on traditional influences and adds a contemporary twist. The result is a seductive and fascinating exploration of tango for the 21st century.
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“m¡longa casts a magic spell” Metro
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WORLD-CLASS THEATRE BROADCAST ON OUR BIG SCREEN Fri 26 May
7pm Royal Shakespeare Company Encore Screening Angus Jackson directs Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the empire spirals out of control. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
Sat 27 May
7pm National Theatre Encore Film Screening Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua McGuire (The Hour) and David Haig (The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly funny situation comedy, broadcast live from The Old Vic theatre in London.
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
Fri 2 June
7pm National Theatre Encore Film Screening Jude Law (The Young Pope,Closer,The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs this new stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 15
Fri 9 June
7pm Royal Shakespeare Company Encore Screening Iqbal Khan directs Shakespeare’s tragedy of love and duty, picking up the story where Julius Caesar ends. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
Please note: These are broadcasts not a live performance on stage. The actors do not appear in person at the Festrival Theatre.
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WORLD-CLASS THEATRE BROADCAST ON OUR BIG SCREEN Tue 20 June
7pm National Theatre Encore Film Screening A delight for children and adults alike, Sally Cookson (NT Live: Jane Eyre) directs this wondrously inventive production, a co-production with Bristol Old Vic theatre. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age PG
Thu 22 June
7pm National Theatre Live Film Screening An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution. Tickets £16 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 15 includes nudity
Fri 23 June
SILENT CINEMA
7.30pm Screening
Will Pickvance recreates a typical night out at the cinema in 1914, accompanying this glorious miscellany of comedies, adventure films, travelogues and newsreels. Presented as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age U
A NIGHT AT THE CINEMA IN 1914
Fri 8 September
7pm Royal Shakespeare Company Encore Screening The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeare’s most bloody play. Blanche McIntyre returns to the RSC to direct Shakespeare’s brutal revenge tragedy. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
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WORLD-CLASS THEATRE BROADCAST ON OUR BIG SCREEN Sat 9 September (Part One)
7pm National Theatre Encore Screening
Part One: Millenium Approaches
1980s America, in the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life. Starring Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
Thu 14 September (Part Two) 7pm National Theatre Encore Screening
Part two also starring Andrew Garfield as Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey. Part Two: Perestroika
Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
Sat 16 September
7pm National Theatre Encore Screening The incredible Billie Piper returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 15
Wed 8 November
7pm Royal Shakespeare Company Encore Screening A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome. A visceral production which sees Sope Dirisu take on the title role. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A
Mon 26 February
7pm Royal Shakespeare Company Encore Screening Christopher Luscombe, Director of the “glorious” (Daily Telegraph) Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing (2014 and 2016), returns to the RSC to tackle Shakespeare’s greatest comedy. Tickets £14.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off Age 12A Please note: These are broadcasts not a live performance on stage. The actors do not appear in person at the Festrival Theatre.
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Fri 14 July
8pm Festival Theatre Two of the biggest guitar stars of jazz and fusion in a very rare and incendiary jazz guitar double bill – both with all-star bands, including the legendary trumpeter, Randy Brecker and drummers, Dennis Chambers and Lenny White. Tickets £32 - £42.50
JOHN SCOFIELD UBERJAM BAND WITH DENNIS CHAMBERS
MIKE STERN/ RANDY BRECKER GROUP
Sat 15 July
8pm Festival Theatre Ella Fitzgerald was the greatest vocalist the jazz world has ever heard, she mined the songbooks of Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Rogers and Hart, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin. Now Seonaid Aitken pays homage joined by the superstar young Groove Merchant Big Band and special guest Sam West who sings Ella’s special duets with Louis Armstrong. Tickets £17.50 - £27.50
A NIGHT WITH ELLA
Fri 21 July
8pm Festival Theatre The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognised around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. Not just gospel singers borrowing from old traditions, the group helped to define those traditions in the 20th century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the 21st century. Tickets £25 - £35
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA THE COCO MAMAS
Sat 22 July
7.30pm Festival Theatre The king of boogie woogie, swing and r‘n’b, Jools Holland is back for another energy-fuelled show with his fantastic Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, raising the roof of the Festival Theatre once again. Tickets £37 - £53.50
JOOLS HOLLAND
& HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA FEATURING GILSON LAVIS
WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS DIFFORD
AND GUEST VOCALISTS RUBY TURNER, LOUISE MARSHALL & BETH ROWLEY + SUPPORT
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Sun 18 June
JACKSON BROWNE
7.30pm Festival Theatre Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Accompanying Jackson are longtime bandmates Val McCallum, Mauricio Lewak, Jeff Young, Bob Glaub, Alethea Mills and Greg Leisz.
Tickets £42.50 & £47.50 plus £3.50 booking fee
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wed 28 June
2.30pm & 7.30pm King’s Theatre Presented by performers from: Firrhill High School, Forrester High School, Queensferry High School, The Royal High School and Tynecastle High School. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the pilot year of ShakeDown, a collaborative project bringing schools together in joint productions of Shakespeare’s plays. If you think your school would be interested in taking part in 2018’s performance of Romeo & Juliet, please contact: cerin.richardson@edtheatres.com Tickets £10 Concessions £2 off (7.30pm perf. only) School Children £5 off matinee
PRESENTED BY EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL MAGIC FESTIVAL
MAGICFEST GALA
LEVITATIONS
Sat 8 July
2.30pm & 7.30pm Festival Theatre The best illusion and circus acts from around the world assembled to perform a visually stunning and breath-taking flight of fancy, presenting a real version of our single most popular dream - flight. Enter a room where the rules of gravity are bent and broken…
Tickets £24 - £33 Groups (10+) 10% off Children £9 off top three prices Concessions £3 off (students and senior citizens) Age 5+
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Fri 21 & Sat 22 July
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Welcome to New York City and a sneak-peak into the lives of the young people studying at the USA’s top Performing Arts Academy! Following on from The Beyond Broadway Experience’s sell-out run last summer, FAME promises to get you Dancin’ on the Sidewalk all the way home! The Beyond Broadway Experience gives young people the unique opportunity to work with a team of professional directors, choreographers, musical directors, theatre designers and performers Working intensively in rehearsals for the two weeks running up to opening night, the cast will be put through their paces and get to work with some of the best in the industry. Tickets £17 & £19.50 Concessions £2 off Age 12+
Fri 15 September 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Calling all ocean lovers! The annual Ocean Film Festival is sweeping towards Edinburgh with a brand new selection of the world’s most amazing ocean films, from both above and below the surface.
Tickets £15.50 Groups (8+) £2 off Concessions £2 off Age 12A
Sat 23 September 8pm King’s Theatre
One of the UK’s most energetic and exciting comedians returns to the road with his solo show, Joel Dommett: LIVE. Catch the star of 2016’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and Sky1’s Bring The Noise as he delivers his high octane comedy to venues up and down the country.
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JOEL DOMMETT: LIVE 2017
Tickets £21 Students £3 off Age 14+ (strong language and adult content)
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A ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON PRODUCTION
Tickets £17 - £30.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Sat 24 Jun 2.30pm Sat 24 Jun 1.30pm Thu 22 Jun 7.30pm
Tue 20 to Sat 24 June
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Willy Loman is not as young as he once was, and boy is he feeling it. After half a lifetime on the road, this once successful travelling salesman is unable to keep up in a changing workplace; he’s on the brink of unemployment, and he and his wife have got bills to pay. When his drop out son Biff moves home again, Willy decides to give success one last shot. Can he prove to everyone he’s got what it takes? Death Of A Salesman is widely considered to be one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century. This major touring revival of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, directed by Abigail Graham explores the devastating cost of not being able to let go of the American Dream.
“ Abigail Graham’s astonishingly well-acted and quietly devastating revival” The Independent on Abigail Graham’s Molly Sweeney
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Wed 20 to Fri 22 September
Twelfth Night: Wed 20 (2.30pm) & Thu 21 (7.30pm) Romeo & Juliet: Wed 20 (7.30pm), Thu 21 (2.30pm) & Fri 22 (7.30pm) King’s Theatre
Tickets £17.50 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off
Dripping with energy and packed with ingenuity, Merely Theatre returns with a double-bill of Shakespeare delivered for (and with) the audience. The genderblind cast of five present two of Shakespeare’s classic works in their signature style of energy, accessibility and crystal clear storytelling. In Romeo & Juliet, Merely present young love in all its raw and savage beauty, driving through action-packed thrills and tender intimacy to crushing loss. Twelfth Night collides unlikely lovers in a tale of identical twins, multiple disguises and mistaken identities in a production that proves raucous and joyous, witty and moving.
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“ wreaking havoc and inducing raucous laughter” Edinburgh Guide
BACK FOLLOWING THEIR SUCCESSFUL 2016 KING’S VISIT
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Tickets £18 - £31.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Age 12+ Sat 30 Sep 2.30pm Sat 30 Sep 1.30pm Thu 28 Sep 7.30pm
Tue 26 to Sat 30 September
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a riotous comedy full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen. We join King Arthur as he travels around the land gathering his Knights of the Round Table. This band of hapless adventurers is then tasked with a divine mission to locate the illusive Holy Grail – with uproarious consequences. With comic tunes including Brave Sir Robin, We’re Knights of the Round Table and perennial favourite Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Spamalot audiences are sure to be dancing in the aisles. Spamalot was the winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best New Musical, while it enjoyed a victorious West End run. This hilarious show was written by Python legend Eric Idle, who has been entertaining the British public for over 50 years. The funnyman also wrote the score alongside John DuPrez, who is famous for his work on Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life amongst a host of other big-name scores.
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ALI M AC GRAW
RYAN O’NEAL
LOVE LETTERS A.R. GURNEY DIRECTED BY GREGORY MOSHER
Photograph by Austin Hargrave
BY
Mon 2 to Sat 7 October
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Festival Theatre Hollywood legends Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal star in the upcoming UK tour of Love Letters, celebrated playwright A.R. Gurney’s enduring romance about first loves and second chances. Following a critically-acclaimed Broadway run and sell-out US tour, this stunning production comes to Edinburgh for 8 performances only. Andrew Makepeace Ladd III (O’Neal) wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner (MacGraw) to tell her she looked like a lost princess; they were both seven years old. For the next fifty years, through personal triumphs and despair, through wars and marriages and children and careers, they poured out their heartfelt secrets to each other. They defied a fate that schemed to keep them apart, and lived for the one most meaningful thing, their undying love for each other.
Tickets £22.50 - £37.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances (excl. Fri & Sat) Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress, excl. Fri & Sat) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat) Fri 6 Oct 7.30pm Fri 6 Oct 6.30pm Thu 5 Oct 7.30pm
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THE AWFEY HUGE VARIETY SHOW 2
Fri 16 June
6pm Festival Theatre After the huge success of last year, The Awfey Huge Variety Show is back! Join us and be part of The Awfey Huge phenomenon – a night when the children of the city’s special schools have the stage to themselves and we see what theatre is all about – sheer creativity and unbridled joy. This is an inclusive performance presented in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Tickets £13.50
Sat 17 June
2pm King’s Theatre Anchors away with Anya, Gary and Kevin for their all new show. Packed with familiar favourites like Swimming In The Swimming Pool’, The World Must Be Coming To An End and Hole At The Bottom Of The Sea as well as brand new songs. Underwater Adventure – the perfect swimalong singalong treat for kids of all ages! Dress up for the sea - come as a mermaid or a fish!
“ A refreshing show with something for everyone” The Orcadian Tickets £16 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off Age 2+ Limited free places for babies under 12 months
Sat 15 July
10am, 1pm, 4pm King’s Theatre Join CBeebies’ Mister Maker in his hit live theatre tour! With a fabulous supporting cast and art at its heart, this fantastic live show encourages Mini Makers and grown-ups to sing, dance and make some noise! There’s a big ‘make’ to take part in, lots of audience participation and.... The Shapes!
“ The show is genius” South London Press Tickets £16.50 Children £13 Family ticket (max 2 adults) Family of 3 - £42, Family of 4 - £56, Family of 5 - £70 Age 3+ Limited free places for babies under 12 months
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Fri 8 to Sun 10 September
Fri 2pm & 7.30pm, Sat 11am, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sun 11am & 2.30pm King’s Theatre When Babe arrives at Hogget’s Farm he is taken in by the trusty sheep dog Fly and discovers a talent for herding. With the help of his adopted Mum, our polite piglet soon wins over the most suspicious of sheep. But can a small pig make it in a dog’s world, and when his farmyard friends are in trouble can Babe save the day?
Tickets £12.50 - £20 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all other performances Children £3 off Age 5+ L imited free places for babies under 12 months
Join us for an enchanting family favourite. Adapted by Olivier Award winner David Wood, Babe is brought to life by a cast of West End performers, in a show brimming with laughter, thrills, stunning puppetry and original live music.
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Fri 22 September 7.30pm Festival Theatre
The ever musical Richard Alston Dance Company returns with a full programme including a brand new piece by Alston made especially for Edinburgh. The evening will also feature a great Alston favourite, Gypsy Mixture, set to tracks from Electric Gypsyland - a 21st century take on traditional Balkan folk music. Exhilarating dancing to the infectious music of Romanian and Macedonian gypsy bands will lift your spirits and quicken your pulse.
“The dancers of the Richard Alston Dance Company... caused a gamut of emotion, just by taking us to the heart of dance itself” The New York Times
Tickets £17.50 - £23.50 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off
Daksha Sheth Dance Company
Sari
Wed 27 September 7.30pm Festival Theatre
India’s most innovative dance company makes its Edinburgh debut with SARI, a celebration of the creation of this unique drape, in constant play with the body, both in stillness and in movement. India’s tradition of handwoven textiles, with its incredible range of colour, texture and design, has, for millennia, been one of the most defining and visually striking elements of the Indian persona. Each sari is a unique extension of the weavers’ own body. What begins in the weavers’ hands culminates in a personal and sensuous experience for the wearer, the Indian woman’s visual identity, her second skin.
“ A stunning blend of martial arts, yoga and aerial with rhythmic overtones of classical Indian dance” 96.3 FM, Canada “ The dancers of the Daksha Sheth Company are phenomenal!” The Guardian Tickets £16 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off
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Sat 30 September 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Velvet Petal is inspired by the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly, the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe and explores the relationship between music, photography and dance. Set to a fresh dance-punk score, including music by LCD Soundsystem, dancers will philosophise, seduce and experiment with their bodies, their clothing, and their ideas. Created by celebrated choreographer and Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre Fleur Darkin (Bristol Old Vic, Edinburgh International Festival, Royal Opera House) with text by award-winning writer Pamela Carter (Untitled Projects, National Theatre of Scotland) and photos by innovative artist/designer Jack Wrigley (85a, Untitled Projects).
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“ …A company at the top of its game” The Herald Tickets £15.50 - £25 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off
Tue 7 November 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Celebrated across the world, BalletBoyz are back with three brand new works and the return of an audience favourite. For the new works in the first half of 14 DAYS choreographers Javier de Frutos, Craig Revel Horwood, Christopher Wheeldon and Iván Pérez were teamed with composers Scott Walker, Charlotte Harding, Keaton Henson and Joby Talbot and each given just fourteen days to create their pieces. Playing with the concept of balance and imbalance, the result is an exciting and varied programme of dance and music. Fallen forms the second half of the evening, choreographed by Russell Maliphant and set to a powerful score by French film composer Armand Amar. Fallen won the National Dance Award for Best Modern Choreography in 2013.
“ It took the entire train ride home for my adrenaline to stop pumping. Wow.” The Daily Express
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TAP FACTORY PRODUCTIONS AND TBO PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
TAP FACTORY
Sun 24 September 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Tap Factory is an International hit-show for all the family, featuring urban tap dance, explosive percussion, comedy and astounding acrobatics. Tap Factory is much more than a tap show. With stunning live music and choreography created from the most ordinary of objects - 4 pairs of tap shoes, 12 oil barrels, 1 stepladder, 4 rubbish bins, 1 bucket, 1 toolbox, 2 brooms, 12 cans, 4 wood mallets and 8 handsome men – you don’t want to miss this high energy, fun-filled show. Tickets £17.50-£25.50 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off
EDINBURGH GANG SHOW
Tue 21 to Sat 25 November
Evenings 7pm Matinee Sat 2.15pm King’s Theatre Over 250 young people from Scouting and Girlguiding are back for another spectacular week! With show-stopping musical numbers, huge ensemble choreography and stunning individual performances the cast of the Edinburgh Gang Show will light up the King’s.
Tickets £11 - £18 Groups (15+) 1 free ticket Sat 25 Nov 2.15pm
Sat 25 Nov 1.15pm
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RAPTURE THEATRE PRESENTS
Tue 3 to Sat 7 October
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Join us for a dazzling trip into the whirlwind world of New Orleans with a sultry and classy new production of a timeless American masterpiece. Fading southern rose Blanche DuBois seeks solace with Stella, her sister, after her world crumbles. But her downward spiral brings her face to face with Stella’s husband: the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. As temperatures soar and passions rise, Blanche and Stanley are locked in a battle for Stella’s soul—and Blanche’s own sanity.
Tickets £18 - £31.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Age 12+ Sat 7 Oct 2.30pm Sat 7 Oct 1.30pm Sat 7 Oct 2.30pm
Immortalised in the Oscar-winning film starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, this is a rare opportunity to see this iconic play, thrillingly brought to life by Rapture Theatre. Unmissable.
“ I’m in raptures over Rapture” Daily Mail
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Tickets £17 - £30 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off Age 12+
Wed 11 to Fri 13 October Evenings 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Scotland’s national dance company returns with a programme inspired by the music of one of the most distinctive and influential composers of the 20th Century, Igor Stravinsky, performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. Le Baiser de La Fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), by renowned Scottish choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan, will feature a stunning new set and costumes. The ballet is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Ice Maiden and tells the story of a boy destined for immortality after being kissed at birth by a fairy. The Rite of Spring, choreographed by Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, brings raw physicality to this programme. Featuring only three dancers, it tells the story of two brothers as they grow together, come of age and descend into a violent confrontation.
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“ This is an intense, uncompromising work that demands your attention” The Scotsman on The Rite of Spring
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B A S E D O N T H E B E S T- S E L L I N G N O V E L N O W A S T U N N I N G N E W P L AY Martin Dodd for UK Productions and Derek Nicol & Paul Walden for Flying Entertainment proudly present the Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse production of
Adapted by Matthew Spangler
Based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini Directed by Giles Croft
Mon 9 to Sat 14 October
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Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre “There is a way to be good again” Direct from the West End, this haunting tale of friendship follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Based on the bestselling novel, The Kite Runner starts in Afghanistan, a divided country on the verge of war where two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither boy can foresee the terrible incident which will shatter their lives forever.
Tickets £18 - £31.50 10/03/2017 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Age 14+
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Sat 14 Oct 2.30pm Sat 14 Oct 1.30pm Thu 12 Oct 7.30pm
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“ The best page-to-stage show since War Horse…. a spellbinding production” The Stage
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by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Patrick Marber Tickets £20 - £32.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances (excl. Fri & Sat) Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) (excl. Fri & Sat) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat) Age 12+ Fri 20 Oct 7.30pm Fri 20 Oct .30pm Wed 18 Oct 7.30pm
Tue 17 to Sat 21 October
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Festival Theatre Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free… Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, this modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece Hedda Gabler comes to the Festival Theatre. This vital new version by Olivier Award-winning playwright Patrick Marber (Closer, Three Days in the Country) is directed by Olivier and Tony Award®-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge), who made his National Theatre debut with this acclaimed new production.
HHHHH “ A Hedda unlike any I have seen. Devastating” WhatsOnStage
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T H R E E TA L E S OF LOVE AND THE GROOVY LITTLE PLACE IT ALL BEGAN A NEW MUSICAL Book by
WA R N E R B RO W N Featuring the songs of
D U S T Y S P R IN G F I E L D Directed & Choreographed by
C R A IG R E V E L H O RW O O D
Tue 17 to Sat 21 October
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Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Three broken hearts, one Soho hang-out, and the only man who could ever help them… Welcome to the Preacher Man, the swinging 1960s Soho joint where the kids danced the night away to the latest crazes and dared to dream of love, while the legendary owner, The Preacher Man himself, dispensed advice to cure the loneliest of hearts. Only, that was a long time ago and all that remains are the memories, the stories and the myths. Until now, that is, when three random strangers, generations apart but all in need of help with their hopeless love lives, are inexplicably drawn to the site of the original venue.
Tickets £18.50 - £33.50 07/04/2017 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)
10:45
Sat 21 Oct 2.30pm Sat 21 Oct 1.30pm Thu 19 Oct 7.30pm
Featuring the greatest hits of Dusty Springfield, including The Look Of Love, I Only Want To Be With You, Spooky and of course, the classic Son Of A Preacher Man, this sparklingly funny and sweetly touching new musical play by internationally-renowned writer Warner Brown will have you laughing, crying and singing your heart out to some of the greatest songs ever written.
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A LINHA CURVA
& OTHER WORKS
Tickets £15 - £28.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances
Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off Pre-Show Talk Fri 27 October 6.30pm Fri 27 Oct 7.30pm
Thu 26 to Sat 28 October Evenings 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Rambert brings the riotous, colourful, sexy A Linha Curva to Edinburgh. This percussion-fuelled explosion of samba-flavoured dance helped the company win the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2010. This triple bill also includes a brand new dance theatre creation by rising star Ben Duke, inspired by the music and spirit of Nina Simone, with a selection of her best-loved songs performed live. Completing the programme is an all-action work by internationally acclaimed choreographer Andonis Foniadakis. Showing off the full range of the Rambert dancers’ extraordinary skills, and with live music throughout, it’s a fun and thought-provoking evening of world-class dance.
“ Twenty-eight dancers pumping limbs like athletes, heavy-duty percussion exciting the blood, dramatic lighting effects and a whole lot of energy” The Times
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BACKBACK DUE BY TOPHENOMENAL OVERWHELMING DEMAND DEMAND
‘BREATHTAKINGLY RICH. THE AUDIENCE
WERE LITERALLY SCREAMING WITH DELIGHT’ ‘THEATRICAL BRILLIANCE’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘SIMPLY THRILLING. AN UNFORGETTABLE MASTERPIECE ’ THE INDEPENDENT
‘PURE MAGIC’ DAILY EXPRESS
Wed 1 to Sun 5 November
Evenings Wed, Thu & Sat 7.30pm, Fri 8.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm, Fri 5pm, Sun 2pm Festival Theatre
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The multi award-winning international sensation returns to Edinburgh by popular demand.
Tickets £18.50 - £31 15/03/2017 12:48:35 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Age 8+
Having wowed audiences in 2014, this truly unique theatrical adventure is filled with heart, humour and stunning spectacle, promising a breath-taking multisensory delight. A wonder of a show that is equally enjoyed by adults and families alike, Slava’s Snowshow has entertained audiences in over 80 countries receiving universal worldwide acclaim. Enter Slava’s snowy world for a once in a lifetime, joyous, fun packed event culminating in a blizzard that puts you firmly at the centre of the action! Winner! Olivier Award for Best Entertainment & Time Out Award for Best Show
“A magical work of wonder” Evening Standard “ Simply thrilling. An unforgettable masterpiece” The Independent
PERFECT FOR FAMILIES
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WONDERFUL METRO
SUBLIME DAILY TELEGRAPH
ROBERTINPOWELL
BY
TOM KEMPINSKI
Tickets £18 – £31.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)
Tue 31 October to Sat 4 November
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre This West End triumph comes to the King’s Theatre starring Robert Powell. Stephanie Abrahams, a brilliant concert violinist who seemingly has it all, is forced to re-evaluate her life when struck down by an unforeseen tragedy. Faced with a truth too difficult to comprehend she consults psychiatrist Dr Feldman and through a series of highly charged encounters is led to examine her deepest emotions. Tom Kempinski’s dazzling play emerges as a gripping, witty and ultimately life-enhancing tribute to the human spirit. Robert Powell is one of the UK’s leading actors. He won multiple awards and a BAFTA nomination for Franco Zefferelli’s film Jesus of Nazareth. His most recent theatre credits in Edinburgh include Black Coffee and King Charles III.
HHHHH “ Bowled me over…. a noble and deeply moving piece of theatre blessed with wit and insight” Daily Telegraph
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‘Wave upon wave of laughter’ The Guardian
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
TONY ROPER DAVID ANDERSON SONGS BY
Mon 6 to Sat 11 November
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre Come and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Scotland’s most loved play! It’s Hogmanay in a Glasgow wash house, and the girls need to get their washing done before the bells. Join Dolly, Magrit, Doreen and Mrs Culfeathers as they laugh and cry their way through the last day of the year – with a little help from the not so handy Andy. First performed in May 1987, The Steamie has delighted and entertained audiences all over the world. Writer Tony Roper directs this new 30th anniversary touring production - get your tickets now before it sells out!
Tickets £ 17 - £30.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Sat 11 Nov 2.30pm Sat 11 Nov 1.30pm Thu 9 Nov 7.30pm
“ The play has a kind of hilarious perfection” The Scotsman
“ It is impossible not to adore every rose-tinted minute” Daily Mail
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DEBUT
GUEST APPEARANCE BY
CARLOS ACOSTA
Fri 10 & Sat 11 November 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Following an exceptional career as a ballet star, international dance icon Carlos Acosta launches his brand new company, Acosta Danza. Based in Havana, the company is made up of the best dancers Cuba has to offer who have trained in both ballet and contemporary dance styles. They will perform new and existing pieces by Cuban choreographers who have rarely been seen outside the country, and commission new pieces from international choreographers who will take inspiration from their iconic nation. For their first UK tour, in which Acosta himself makes a guest appearance, they will perform works by Cuban choreographer Marianela Boán, Spanish dance-maker Goyo Montero, New York City Ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Co-produced with The Movement and Festspielhaus St Pölten.
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Photograph by Manuel Vason
Tickets £21 - £39.50 Friends 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off
A Citizens Theatre Production
TRAINSPOTTING By Irvine Welsh Adapted by Harry Gibson
Tue 14 to Sat 18 November Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre
Who needs reasons when you’ve got heroin? Trainspotting hurtles through the heroin hinterlands of Thatcher-era Leith. In a world where work and opportunities are scarce, Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie and Spud rail against the trappings of a successful lifestyle held out of their reach, and seek life through the point of a needle. Published in 1993, Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting defined a generation and remains one of the most hard-hitting stories of our time. After sell-out success in 2016, the Citizens Theatre bring this intense and often hilarious story home to Edinburgh.
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Tickets £18.00 - £31.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off Age 18+ Scenes of violence, sexual content, drug references and very strong language. Sat 18 Nov 2.30pm Sat 18 Nov 1.30pm Thu16 Nov 7.30pm
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Wed 15, Sun 19, Tue 21, Thu 23 & Sat 25 November Evenings 7.15pm (not Sun) Matinee Sun 3pm
Passionate, flamboyant, gripping; Sir David McVicar’s La traviata is not to be missed. Set in the demi-monde of 1880s Paris, this stunning show is designed with sumptuous period style and gets right to the core of Violetta and Alfredo’s doomed love affair – finding a heartbreakingly human story in the midst of a hedonistic world where both the rich and the wretched have their fun. Verdi’s magnificent score sweeps the characters through their every shifting mood, brought to life by Russian-Dutch soprano Gulnara Shafigullina and Dutch tenor Peter Gijsbertsen.
LA TRAVIATA
Unwrapped (One hour taster performance) Thu 16 Nov 6pm £5 Pre-Show Talk Sat 25 Nov 6pm FREE Call box office to book Dementia Friendly Performance Fri 17 Nov 3pm £10 Sun 19 Nov 3pm
Sun 19 Nov 1.45pm
Revival of the 2008 co-production with Welsh National Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu & Teatro Real, Madrid. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Original production supported by Dunard Fund.
Thu 1 & Sat 3 March Evenings 7.15pm
FLIGHT
Jonathan Dove’s life-affirming comedy flies north for its Scottish Opera premiere, with all the feel-good flair that garnered the performances at Opera Holland Park such rave reviews in 2015. Inspired by the same story as Spielberg’s The Terminal, Flight tells the tale of a group of total strangers stranded in an airport during an electrical storm – as tensions rise and their relationships unravel some unexpected discoveries are made… Dove’s vividly inventive score channels a huge range of influences into his own distinctive style – from the fast-paced brilliance of Rossini to Mozart, Ravel and Bernstein.
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Unwrapped (One hour taster performance) Fri 2 March 6pm £5 Pre-Show Talk Sat 3 Mar 6pm FREE Call box office to book Sat 3 Mar 7.15pm
Sat 3 Mar 6pm
Production originates from Investec Opera Holland Park. Sung in English with English supertitles. Supported by Dunard Fund.
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Thu 5 & Sat 7 April Evenings 7.15pm
Following his five-star Rusalka in 2016, director and designer Antony McDonald is back with a new production. In a large country house, two troupes of performers collide in an unfortunate double booking. Opera comes up against burlesque, and high ideals against a more ‘carefree’ approach… This playful production is bursting with life and promises plenty of style – and plenty of fun. An international cast is joined by British opera legend Sir Thomas Allen as the Music Master and Scottish tenor and BBC broadcaster Jamie MacDougall as the Dancing Master.
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Unwrapped (One hour taster performance) Fri 6 Apr 6pm £5 Pre-Show Talk Sat 7 Apr 6pm FREE Call box office to book Sat 7 Apr 7.15pm
Sat 7 Apr 6pm
A new co-production with Investec Opera Holland Park. Sung in English and German with English supertitles. Supported by The Scottish Opera Syndicate.
Wed 23, Sat 26, Tue 29 & Thu 31 May 2018 Evenings 7.15pm
A lovesick young girl; a cocky young man who thoughtlessly spurns her; a heart-stopping duel between should-be friends. Director Oliver Mears (The Royal Opera) teams up with award-winning designer Annemarie Woods, taking this hopelessly romantic story to a world full of memories and dreams, where the past is ever present. Tchaikovsky’s soaring score is the most radiant of Russian lyric operas; dramatic and expressive and full of the raw emotion of Pushkin’s original masterpiece. Natalya Romaniw (Rusalka 2016) is Tatyana. Samuel Dale Johnson (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) is Onegin.
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EUGENE ONEGIN
Unwrapped (One hour taster performance) Thu 24 May 6pm £5 Pre-Show Talk Sat 26 May 6pm FREE Call box office to book Thu 31 May 7.15pm
Thu 31 May 6pm
New production. Sung in Russian with English supertitles. Supported by The Alexander Gibson Circle.
Festival Theatre Book all four operas and save up to £66 (must be booked at the same time) Tickets £19.50 - £84.50 Friends £3 off* Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress)* Concessions £3 off* Under 26 £10 (with valid ID) *Excl. Sat, Dementia Friendly Performance and Unwrappeds
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Tickets £22 - £42 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night if booked before 28 Aug or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Sat 2 Dec 2.30pm Sat 2 Dec 1.30pm Thu 30 Nov 7.30pm
Mon 27 November to Sat 2 December
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Festival Theatre OMG you guys!!! Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to Edinburgh. Starring Rita Simons as Paulette Bonafonte and Bill Ward as Professor Callahan The smash hit Broadway and West End Musical based on the best loved movie follows beautiful and popular sorority sister Elle Woods who loves to be pampered and is passionate about pink. When she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner Huntingdon III for a more serious girlfriend she puts down the credit cards and picks up the books. Packing up her trusty pooch, Bruiser, she bags herself a place at the prestigious Harvard Law School to try and win him back. With the support of her new friends she learns that you can be both smart and fashionable Rita Simons is best known for playing Roxy Mitchell in BBC’s Eastenders for which she has won numerous awards and is one of Britain’s best loved actresses. Also starring in the show, Bill Ward (Emmerdale & Coronation Street) plays Professor Callahan.
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THE BEST AMATEUR COMPANIES IN THE CAPITAL WORKING TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Tue 6 to Sat 10 March
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre
SOUTHERN LIGHT PRESENTS
“It’s so nice to have you back where you belong!” Jerry Herman’s perennial Broadway block-buster Hello, Dolly! is packed full of romance, energetic dancing and some of musical theatre’s greatest songs including Call On Dolly, Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Before the Parade Passes By, and the show-stopping titular song! Tickets £14 - £19 Friends 10% off Wed and Thurs (max 2 tickets) Groups (10+) 1 free ticket Sat 10 Mar 2.30pm
Sat 10 Mar 1.30pm
Wed 14 to Sat 17 March
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre
THE BOHEMIANS LYRIC OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS
City boy Ren thinks life is over when he is forced to move to an American rural backwater where dancing is banned. Ren can’t resist breaking the rules, he’s not alone… Featuring classic hits Footloose, Let’s Hear It for the Boy and Holding Out for a Hero, Footloose the Musical sizzles with rebellion and romance. Tickets £16 - £20 Friends 20% off opening night Groups (10+) £1 off Sat 17 Mar 2.30pm
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Wed 2 to Sat 5 May 2018
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm King’s Theatre This sizzling New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers features some of Broadway’s greatest show-stopping tunes, including Luck be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat and My Time of Day. A guaranteed spectacular evening of entertainment - so roll the dice, get lucky and book now! Tickets £15 - £20 Friends 20% off Opening Night Groups (10+) £2 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £2 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves) Sat 5 May 2.30pm
Sat 5 May 1.30pm
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INCLUSIVE PERFORMANCES Presented in a relaxed and friendly environment
Scottish Opera: La boheme Festival Theatre
The Awfey Huge Variety Show 2 Festival Theatre
Dementia Friendly An abridged version of Puccini’s opera performed by a great cast of singers, with orchestra and narrator.
Relaxed A night when the children of the city’s special schools have the stage to themselves.
Dementia Friendly Bob has lost something important, something that might make him happy. Join Bob on his quest to find it.
Scottish Ballet: The Nutcracker Festival Theatre
King’s Panto: Cinderella King’s Theatre
Starcatchers: The Attic The Studio
Relaxed and Dementia Friendly Share this magical ballet with friends and family at Christmas time.
Relaxed A spectacular show with song and dance and plenty of jokes.
Sat 3 June 3pm Tickets £10
Thu 14 December 2.30pm Tickets £12
Fri 16 June 6pm Tickets £13.50
Fri 12 January 2pm Tickets £12
ThingummyBOB The Studio
Fri 13 October 2.30pm Tickets £12
Tue 16 to Fri 19 January 10.30am & 1.30pm Free but ticketed Relaxed and Dementia Friendly Grandma and Lucy discover a magical place filled with hidden treasures.
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The Studio Evenings 7pm (not Sun or Mon) Matinees 2pm Thu 14, Fri 15, Wed 20, Thu 21, Fri 22 and Sat 23 December Relaxed performances 2pm Wed 13 & Sat 16 December
Tickets £15 Preview £10 Children £10 Age 5+ Each show makes creative use of Audio Description and British Sign Language
“Once upon a time and far far away there were 25 tin soldiers. Brothers. Because they were all born from one single spoon. One spoon! That must have been one flipping big spoon. Enormous. Have you ever thought?” Hans Christian Andersen’s first ever children’s story is about two people who find each other in a rough tough world, although, like winter, nothing lasts forever. Written by acclaimed writer of young persons theatre Mike Kenny (The Railway Children) and featuring award-winning Russian puppet designer Victor Nonenko, Birds of Paradise’s new Christmas show is a magical tale of derring do, devotion and never giving up.
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“Scotland’s best panto”
KING’S PANTO
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“a complete delight” TV Bomb
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“funny, involving and spectacular” All Edinburgh Theatre
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MON 11 DEC TUE 12 DEC WED 13 DEC THU SAT 142 DEC DEC FRISUN153 DEC DEC SAT 16 DEC MON174 DEC DEC SUN The Reviews Hub TUE 5 DEC MON WED186 DEC DEC TUE THU 197 DEC DEC WED FRI 208 DEC DEC THU SAT 219 DEC DEC Sat 2 December 2017 to Sun 21 January 2018 FRISUN2210DEC DEC King’s Theatre SAT 23 DEC MON2411 DEC DEC SUN Book your seats early for our 2017/18 pantomime TUE 12 DEC MON as Allan, Andy & Grant lead the cast in another WED2513DEC DEC TUE THU 2614DEC DEC unmissable King’s Theatre extravaganza! WED FRI 2715DEC DEC THU SAT 2816DEC DEC FRISUN2917DEC DEC TICKET PRICES FROM SAT 30 DEC STALLS £34 £31.50 £25 MON3118DEC DEC SUN £31.50 £29 £23 TUE 19 DEC SCHOOLS DRESS CIRCLE £34 £31.50 £25 MON WED1 20JAN DEC ALL SEATS £31.50 £29 £23 TUE THU 2 21JAN DEC £13 BOXES (4 seats) £126 £116 £92 WED FRI 3 22JAN DEC UPPER CIRCLE £25 £23 £20 THU SAT 4 23JAN DEC £21 £20 £17 FRISUN5 24JAN DEC SAT 6 JAN MON7 25JAN DEC SUN Friends 2 for 1 on Tue 5 Dec 7pm or 20% off Tue 5 to Sun 10 Dec TUE 26 DEC or Tue 9 to Sun 14 Jan MON WED8 27JAN DEC Groups (8+) £4 off (excl. 15 to 31 Dec) TUE THU 9 28JAN DEC Children £3 off (excl. boxes) WED FRI 1029JAN DEC TICKET PRICES FROM Concessions £2 off (Red & Green performances only, excl. top price seats THU SAT 11 30JAN DEC and boxes) STALLS £34 £31.50 £25 FRISUN1231JAN DEC £31.50 £29 £23 SAT 13 JAN SCHOOLS DRESS CIRCLE Fri 15 Dec£34 £25 MON 1 JAN 7pm & Sat 6 £31.50 Jan 2pm ALL SEATS SUN 14 JAN £31.50 £29 £23 TUE 2 JAN £13 MON BOXES (4 seats) £126 £116 £92 WED153 JAN JAN 1 hour before AD/BSL performances TUE UPPER CIRCLE £25 £23 £20 THU 164 JAN JAN WED £21 £20 £17 FRI 175 JAN JAN Limited free places for babies under 12 months (Excl. boxes) THU SAT 186 JAN JAN FRISUN197 JAN JAN SAT 20 JAN MON218 JAN JAN RELAXED PERFORMANCE FRI 12 JANUARY 2PM £12 each ticket SUN For people with additional needs and their families. TUE 9 JAN WED 10 JAN Please book in person or on 0131 529 6000 (not available online). THU 11 JAN FRI 12 JAN SAT 13 JAN SUN 14 JAN
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The Nutcracker
Sat 9 to Sat 30 December Festival Theatre
Christmas 2017 sees the return of Scottish Ballet’s much-loved production of The Nutcracker created by Scottish Ballet’s founder, Peter Darrell. Share this magical story with family and friends, over forty years since it was first shown on stage. Travel on an enchanting journey with young Clara, who falls asleep after a Christmas party and dreams of helping the Nutcracker Prince defeat an army of mice. Join her as she visits the glittering Land of Snow, where delicate snowflakes come to life and be dazzled by the Kingdom of Sweets, the enchanted realm of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Scottish Ballet’s dancers create magic in this most famous festive tale, with luxurious Victorian costumes and colourful sets. The world famous Tchaikovsky score is performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
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“Joyous and magical” The Herald
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“ a memorable festive experience that truly delights” Edinburgh Spotlight
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“ Another triumph for Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Christopher Hampson and his outstanding company” Scottish Daily Express
Sat 9 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 10 Dec 3pm Wed 13 Dec 7.30pm Thu 14 Dec 2.30pm (I) 7.30pm Fri 15 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Sat 16 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 17 Dec 3pm 7.30pm Wed 20 Dec Thu 21 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 22 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Sat 23 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 24 Dec 2pm Wed 27 Dec 7.30pm Thu 28 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 29 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm Sat 30 Dec 2.30pm 7.30pm
w Pre-Show Talk
(Focus on Dance) Thu 14, Thu 21 & Fri 22 Dec 6.30pm FREE Call box office to book w P re-Show Talk (Focus on Music) Fri 15 Dec 6.30pm FREE Call box office to book w Family Insight Sat 23 Dec & Thu 28 Dec 11.30am-1pm Tickets £6.50/£4.50 conc.
INCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE (I) Relaxed and Dementia Friendly THU 14 DECEMBER 2.30PM £12 each ticket For people with additional needs and their families. Please book in person or on 0131 529 6000 (not available online). Tickets £15.50 - £44.50 Friends 20% off Wed 13, Wed 20 Groups (8+) £6 off Stalls & Dress Circle seats (evenings, excl. Sat), £5 off Stalls & Dress Circle seats (matinees, excl. Sat & Sun) Concessions £3 off (excl. Sat & Sun) Children £19 (Thu 21 Dec mat. only) £22 (Stalls & Upper) Sat 16 Dec 2.30pm
Sat 16 Dec 12.30pm
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C A M E R O N M AC K I N T O S H’S NEW PRODUCTION OF
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Miss Saigon
Wed 17 January to Sat 17 February Festival Theatre
In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son. Please note: Contains scenes of a sexual nature
“ Mind-blowingly brilliant” Magic FM
“ Thrilling, soaring & spectacular” The Times
Tickets £32 - £65 Discounts apply to some performances, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn Groups (8+) £4 off Stalls & Dress (Tue – Thu) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri - Sun) Age 12+ Wed 31 Jan & Wed 7 Feb 7.30pm Wed 7 Feb 7.30pm Wed 31 Jan 7.30pm
Wed 17 Jan 7.30pm 7.30pm Thu 18 Jan Fri 19 Jan 7.30pm Sat 20 Jan 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 21 Jan 2.00pm Tue 23 Jan 7.30pm Wed 24 Jan 7.30pm Thu 25 Jan 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 26 Jan 7.30pm Sat 27 Jan 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 28 Jan 2.00pm Tue 30 Jan 7.30pm Wed 31 Jan 7.30pm Thu 1 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 2 Feb 7.30pm Sat 3 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 4 Feb 2.00pm Tue 6 Feb 7.30pm Wed 7 Feb 7.30pm Thu 8 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 9 Feb 7.30pm Sat 10 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Sun 11 Feb 2.00pm Tue 13 Feb 7.30pm Wed 14 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Thu 15 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 16 Feb 7.30pm Sat 17 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm
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DanceFest
Fri 12 January 7pm Festival Theatre
An evening celebrating the best of youth dance. Talented performers from across Scotland present contemporary and classical work in an evening of diverse performances. Now in its sixth year this event showcases some of the country’s brightest and best young dancers.
Tickets £10 Friends £2.50 off
Sat 13 January
Evening 7.30pm Matinee 2.30pm Festival Theatre Experience an extraordinary collection of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival. Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers.
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This year there are two shows (matinee and evening) that will ignite your passion for adventure, action and travel. For double the adventure come along to both for two entirely different film programmes. Tickets £15.50 Groups (8+) £2 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £2 off Book Both Screenings £4 off, not available online, must be booked at the same time Age 12A
Sun 25 February 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Accompanied by a live string quartet, Bookends perform the most authentic sounding tribute to the unforgettable music of Simon & Garfunkel. Made up of Dan Haynes & Pete Richards, Bookends have toured extensively with their concerts being described as ‘simply breathtaking’.
“ One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world” Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster
Tickets £26.50 Friends 20% off Concessions £2 off
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‘GENUINELY HILARIOUS. BOY, DOES IT HIT THE FUNNY BONE’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
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Mon 12 to Sat 17 March
Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Festival Theatre The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! As the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!
Tickets £19 - £31.50 Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20% off all performances Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)
Hailed “a gut-busting hit” by the New York Times, Mischief Theatre’s sell-out West End comedy which is now playing on Broadway, has won a host of celebrity endorsements from the likes of Joanna Lumley “We laughed until the tears ran down our faces, it has to be seen” to Ant & Dec “The funniest show we’ve seen! If you can get a ticket, go!” Don’t miss this brilliantly funny comedy that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!
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“Ridiculously funny” The Times
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“ Exquisitely choreographed mayhem”
NOW OPEN ON BROADWAY TO RAVE REVIEWS
“Comic gold” Variety
Independent
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Tickets £21 - £41.50 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress) Concessions £3 off Children £19 Age 12+ Fri 13 April 7.30pm Fri 13 April 6.30pm
Tue 10 to Sat 14 April
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm Festival Theatre Presented exclusively by Scottish Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling is a wonderfully imaginative reworking of the classic romantic ballet La Sylphide with a wickedly wry Scotch twist. Highland Fling follows the antics of James — a young Scot with sex and love and rock and roll on his mind. Recently married to his beloved Effie, his addiction to excess finds him in the fateful company of a beguiling gothic fairy. As his love for the strange and beautiful sylph becomes an obsession, he embarks on a fateful journey that takes him from the mean streets and nightclubs of Glasgow into a magical world beyond reality and reason.
“ Extravagantly witty” The Independent “ This is one of the funniest, funkiest, most irresistibly infectious ballets I have ever had the delight to sit through” Daily Mail
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THE THEATRICAL PHENOMENON RETURNS TO EDINBURGH IN 2018
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Wed 18 April to Sat 12 May 2018
Evenings 7.30pm (not Sun or Mon) Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm (not Thu 10 May), Wed 9 May 2.30pm, Sun 2pm Festival Theatre Following 8 record-breaking years in London’s West End, having played to audiences in 11 countries around the world and a sell-out 2014 run in Edinburgh, the National Theatre’s acclaimed play War Horse returns to Edinburgh in 2018. Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
Tickets £18 - £61 Groups (8+) £4 off (Stalls & Dress, excl. Fri to Sun) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri - Sun) Sat 5 May 2.30pm Sat 5 May 12.30pm Thu 3 May 7.30pm
War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical event which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France.
“ A landmark theatre event” Time Magazine
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“ Be sure not to miss this stunning show” The Times
THE SMASH-HIT RETURNS IN 2018
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HELP US RESTORE OUR FESTIVAL THEATRE SEATS
Your comfort matters to us so this autumn we are upgrading our seating to make your theatre visits even more enjoyable
If you would like to support the restoration with a donation or by dedicating a seat please visit edtheatres.com/dedications or speak to our box office Scottish Charity, No SC018605
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Wed 17 to Sat 20 May 7.30pm The Studio
It’s 1990. Judd, Les, Lucky Eric and Ralph man the doors of a nightclub. They’re mad, occasionally bad, but full of bravado and brawn and insist you dress to impress. These four lads watch girls dance around their handbags and the lads on the pull and play all the guys and gals that arrive. The disco beats and light show flashes, illuminating a raw, energetic, raucous and very funny, perhaps familiar, evening with those people you might have known, heard about, but certainly won’t ever forget. Admission prices on the door. Chicken in a basket is extra! Tickets £12 Concessions £2 off (Students, Senior Citizens) Age 12+
Edinburgh’s International Children’s Festival runs from 27 May – 4 June. See the full festival programme and book tickets at www.imaginate.org.uk
Fri 2 to Sun 4 June
Fri 10.30am, Sat 1.30am & 5pm, Sun 1.30pm The Studio
THE QUEEN HAS VANISHED
A visually stunning and tender story about loss and fate, and the hope that great sadness can pass. Renowned Belgian theatre company Kopergietery bring a fresh approach to theatre featuring live music and wonderful illustrations with this evocative, musical tale that uncovers that tiny bit of hope when you think that all is lost. Post Show Q&A Fri 10.30am Age 5-12 yrs
Mon 29 to Wed 31 May
Mon 1.30pm, Tue & Wed 10.30am & 1.30pm The Studio Storytelling, projections and live drawn animation explore the plight of refugees fleeing environmental change through the eyes of a child. Australia’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre invite you to step inside a picture book amidst a paper set that is cut, ripped, patched and manipulated live to create a world of play. Post Show Q&A Wed 10.30am Age 7-12 yrs
YOU AND ME AND THE SPACE BETWEEN
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Sat 17 June 7pm The Studio
Shall We Dance?...Because the best things happen when you’re dancing! Join us for a contemporary, glittering evening of ballroom dancing for everyone to enjoy, bringing the halcyon days of dancing at ‘the palais’ into the 21st century. Participate in learning the basics of partner dancing or simply warm up before dancing the night away to the live music of Radio Pachuco and watch a fabulous showdance by the current Scottish Ballroom champions, Tibor Poc and Hilary Mouat. If we can’t get you up dancing – nobody can! Tickets £17.50 Age 16+
Wed 21 to Sat 24 June
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm The Studio Little Shop of Horrors tells the tale of Seymour Krelborn, a down-trodden floral assistant, who becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an unusual plant with a unique craving. Soon Audrey II grows to offer him fame, fortune and love in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. Seymour has some difficult choices to make...
Tickets £19 Friends 20% off Opening Night Concessions £3 off Wed eve & Sat mat (Children, Senior Citizens, Students)
Fri 6 & Sat 7 October Preview Thu 5 October
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm The Studio A co-production between Scottish Theatre Producers and the Festival and King’s Theatres, Edinburgh A new musical from Andy Cannon and Richard Ferguson A billionaire American property tycoon transports an ancient Scottish castle across the sea to Florida at the behest of his fiancé, only to discover that its previous owner has not quite ‘left’ the building…
Tickets £15 (Preview £12) Concessions £3 off (excl. preview)
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Sat 14 October
LUNG HA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
7.30pm The Studio
Bob has lost something important, something that might make him happy - but for the life of him he just can’t remember where he left it. It might be in his old house but he’s in a wheelchair and he can’t make the journey alone and none of the staff in the care home will take him. So Bob decides to take matters into his own hands.
by Linda McLean
“ a sheer delight” The Reviews Hub Award winning Lung Ha Theatre Company is the leading theatre company for people with learning disabilities in Scotland and with a growing reputation internationally. Tickets £12 Concessions £2 off unwaged only Age 10+
Tue 9 to Sat 13 Jan, Sat 20 & Sun 21 Jan 10.30am & 1.30pm
Preview Sat 6 Jan 1.30pm The Studio
Grandma and Lucy are up in the attic where all the memories are stored. Come up the stairs, blow away the cobwebs and peek into the boxes. Little ones and their carers are invited to watch and then join in an extravagant tea party under the stars. Set to a live, original piano score, discover a magical place filled with hidden treasures.
“ spell-binding fun for little ones” The Herald Starcatchers is Scotland’s National Arts and Early Years organisation, specialising in creating inspiring performances for babies and toddlers aged 0 - 5. Tickets £8 (preview £6) Children £5 (preview £3) Age 2 - 5
HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE NEW FESTIVAL THEATRE CAFÉ? w Free WI-FI w Gourmet tea and coffee w Scrummy sandwiches and salads w Tasty sweet treats w Perfect for meetings, lunches, pre-show drinks or dinner! Open 10am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
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JOIN IN… The Festival and the King’s Theatres is a registered charity, run by an independent Trust. Every year, in addition to the shows on our stages, we engage over 25,000 people in our education and outreach activities. We would encorage you to Join In. Get in touch! Cerin Richardson Head of Creativity and Diversity cerin.richardson@edtheatres.com 0131 622 8099
Cat Sheridan Learning and Participation Coordinator catrin.sheridan@edtheatres.com 0131 622 8427
Paul Hudson Forget Me Not project Coordinator paul.hudson@edtheatres.com 0131 622 8444
You can also Play your Part and help us bring more theatre to more people. To learn more, visit www.edtheatres.com/support
Workshops
Sat 6 Oct 1.30pm - 4.30pm The Loft, King’s Theatre
Directing workshop led by Susan Worsfold £20 Book through Box Office
Join director Susan Worsfold to explore how an individual awareness of breath, body and voice can help build an ensemble. This will be a practical workshop drawing on classical and contemporary texts. Suitable for teachers, workshop leaders and anyone who is interested in developing directing skills.
Fri 3 November 1.30pm - 4.30pm The Loft, King’s Theatre Physical Theatre workshop led by Melanie Jordan £20 Book through Box Office
An exploration of physical theatre techniques. Come and develop your skills in this practical workshop exploring how to be physical in performance. Suitable for all those with an interest in this area of practice.
Sat 14 October 10am - 12noon The Studio, Festival Theatre
Workshop in Inclusive Theatre Practice led by Maria Oller, Lung Ha Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, working with members of the Company’s performing team. £20 Book through Box Office
In association with the production of THINGUMMY BOB (p65) Lung Ha Theatre Company will be hosting a workshop on ‘Inclusive Theatre Practice’
Vintage Chorus
Tuesdays 10am - 12noon
Millburn Gallery, Festival Theatre
The workshop will include an introductory presentation - looking at how Lung Ha Theatre Company undertakes its practice , there will be practical exercises, open discussion, feedback and networking.
Led by Wendy Weatherby with accompanist Duncan Black 9 May (for 10 weeks) until 11 July £40 for the term. Book through Box Office
This workshop is aimed at workshop leaders, theatre directors and anyone interested, or already working, in integrated and inclusive theatre.
Our informal choir for older singers continues to grow in numbers and with regular performances this is the group to join if you like a great sing with others.
Unless otherwise stated, for all events please book through the Box Office
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Backstage tours
Sat 13 May, 3 June, 1 July, 2 Sept,7 Oct, 4 Nov. 2018; Sat 6 Jan, 3 Feb, 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June 10.30am - 12.30pm Festival Theatre King’s Theatre
The Attic Collective is a unique talent development initiative from the Festival and King‘s Theatres, offering unrivalled industry access and an unprecedented showcase to a group of emerging actors aged 18-26.
£10 ( £8 friends)
A great chance to get behind the scenes and see the workings of our two iconic theatres. BSL and enhanced hearing tours available but must be booked in advance online, email:bookings@edtheatres.com
Discover Festival Theatre
Summer course: Thu 15, 22, 29 Jun, 6 and 13 July Autumn course: Thu 26 Oct, 2,9,16 and 23 Nov 10.30am - 12.30pm Festival Theatre
£50 for the course. Refreshments provided. Book through Box Office and quote Summer or Autumn course.
A 5 week course exploring the operation and backstage life of the Festival Theatre. Learn about how we programme, market, and present visiting shows as well as the history of the building and the development and outreach work we undertake to engage communities.
Discover Kings Theatre
Thu 30 November, 7 & 14 December 10.30am - 12.30pm King’s Theatre
£30 for the course. Refreshments provided. Book through box office.
A three week course looking behind the scenes at the “Grand old lady of Leven Street”. Come and find out about the history of this iconic building, how we choose the shows to present and learn about the importance of our annual Panto. This course includes a visit to see a matinee of Cinderella after the last session.
By Bertolt Brecht
King’s Theatre
Fri 15 & Sat 16 Sept
Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm In the third instalment from The Attic Collective, Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera is reimagined and relocated to the seediest parts of Edinburgh. Featuring music by Kurt Weill. Tickets £15 Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £4 off Concessions £3 off Students £10 Age 16+ Strong language and sexual content
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These events and performances are suitable for people living with dementia, their family and friends.
Scottish Opera Memory Spinners Through music, storytelling, movement and visual arts, Scottish Opera’s Memory Spinners programme helps people living with dementia and their carers relax, get creative and form new support networks. The spring sessions start on Tue 2 May, 1pm - 3pm. For more information or to book a place, please contact Audrey Blake on 0141 332 9559 or email Audrey.Blake@ScottishOpera.org.uk Scottish Opera 2016/ Sally Jubb
La bohème Dementia Friendly Performance FESTIVAL THEATRE Sat 3 June 3pm Tickets £10
1 hour 45 minutes including interval This specially created, fully-staged opera is performed by The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, a narrator and a wonderful cast of singers. Together they will lead the audience through Puccini’s heart-breaking opera. The sublime score never fails to cast its spell – Puccini’s lush orchestration and exquisite vocal lines combine in some of the most ravishing music in opera. Set amidst the romance of Paris’s famous flea markets, and inspired by the Jazz Age of Josephine Baker, this production will be full of colour, character and style. Call 0131 529 6000 to book
Festival Theatre Drop In Café
Second Tuesday of each month 11.30am-1pm The drop in café at the Festival Theatre is for anyone affected by dementia. Drop in to say hello and have a chat over tea, coffee and cakes. Call Paul on 0131 622 8444 for more information or email paul.hudson@edtheatres.com
The Festival Theatre Club
Third Thursday of each month 1pm-2.30pm Is a drop-in social group for people who support or care for someone living with dementia. We meet in the café at the Festival Theatre. Call Paul on 0131 622 8444 for more information or email paul.hudson@edtheatres.com Forget Me Not is a Life Changes Trust Funded project to enable the King’s and Festival Theatres to become more dementia friendly. For more information contact the project coordinator, Paul Hudson, on 0131 622 8444 or email paul.hudson@edtheatres.com
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ACCESS Wheelchair users Please book wheelchair spaces in advance. All spaces have adjacent seats for companions Festival Theatre has 8 spaces in the stalls The Studio has 2 spaces at the front King’s Theatre has 8 spaces in the stalls Assistance Animals are welcome at all three theatres Headsets and Personal Induction Loops Available for all performances. Collect from a member of staff on arrival. The number of headsets and loops are limited. Box Office staff can advise on best seats for reception. Captioning Captioning is a bit like subtitles on TV. Captions are shown on two raised display units either side of the stage. The text is in large print and delivered at the same time as the words are spoken or sung. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking your tickets.
BSL – Sign Language Interpreted A BSL Interpreter will stand on one side of the stage and interpret all spoken or sung speech. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking your tickets. Audio Description Audio Description is a form of audio-visual translation. Through a headset (collect on arrival) a describer will tell you where the characters are on stage, what they are wearing, how they gesture and what the set looks like. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking your tickets. Touch Tours Touch Tours of the set, costumes and props are usually available from one hour before the Audio Described/BSL show. Touch Tour tickets are free but limited and should be requested in advance. Accessible Parking The Festival Theatre has a limited number of spaces available for accessible parking and pickup/ dropoff in the courtyard. Please check with Stage Door for availability on 0131 662 1112.
For full access information please visit: edtheatres.com/festival-access or edtheatres.com/kings-access. To request a large print, braille or audio brochure, please contact us on 0131 622 8410 Visit our website edtheatres.com to book and for more info 65
INFORMATION HOW TO BOOK
Tickets for all our shows can be purchased from any of our venues. w Online edtheatres.com w In Person at the Festival or King’s Theatres (Mon to Sat 10am-6pm or until curtain-up) w Phone 0131 529 6000 (Mon to Sat 11am-6pm) w Groups (8+) 0131 529 6005 (Mon to Fri 11am-6pm) w Next Generation Text (NGT) Relay 18002 0131 529 6003 (a text relay assistant will relay the phone conversation between you and our Box Office)
HOW TO FIND US
w Festival Theatre 13/29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT w King’s Theatre 2 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LQ w The Studio 22 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BL BY CAR No parking on Nicolson St or Leven St. Single yellow lines and Pay & Display spaces available on side streets. BY TAXI Drop-off points outside front doors at both theatres. We are happy to order a taxi after the performance for those with mobility issues.
w Student/Young Scot Standby Tickets from £10 on the day from midday to half an hour before curtain. Stalls and upper only and subject to availability. Valid ID required. w Babes in Arms On selected family shows, babies under 12 months will b e admitted to sit on their parent/carer’s lap. A limited number of free Babes-in-Arms tickets are available per performance – please book at the time of purchase. All babies require a ticket for entry. Babies do not qualify as group members for group discounts. w Concessions Available for full-time students, senior citizens (65+), unwaged (with proof), people with disabilities, Young Scot cardholders, school parties, children, Edinburgh Leisure Cardholders. All Concessions are advertised on show pages where available. Exclusions may apply to all discounts and are subject to availability and not available on all shows. Discounts can be withdrawn at any time. Discounts apply to full price tickets only. Only one discount per ticket. Proof of status must be shown where appropriate. Booking T&Cs can be found on our website: edtheatres.com/terms
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND Ticket prices include a contribution to our theatre development fund which pays for the restoration and up keep of our theatres
TERMS
DISCOUNTS w Friends 2 for 1 ticket offers or 20% off a pair
of tickets for many opening nights, or 20% off many other performances all year round. w Groups (8+) Discounts apply for most shows please see individual show pages for details – only available through Group Sales on 0131 529 6005.
Please see our website edtheatres.com/terms for full terms and conditions or edtheatres.com/faq for some frequently asked questions. w Refunds Sorry, we do not offer refunds on ticket purchases. w Latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance, which could be the interval. The Latecomers Policy is set on a show-by-show basis. We advise you to arrive at least 30min before the performance to avoid queues, especially if collecting tickets. w Admission Policy Management reserves the right to refuse admission. w Cancelled Performance If a performance is cancelled we will make every effort to accommodate you at another time, or offer a refund.
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Audio Description
Touch Tours
Captioning Accessible Parking
MAY
BSL – Sign Language Interpreted
Headsets and Personal Induction Loops
JANE EYRE
FANTASTIC MR FOX
REMEMBERING FRED
OUT OF THIS WORLD
Festival Theatre
King’s Theatre
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre
MAY
Mon 15 to Sat 20 May (p6)
Based on the novel by Charlotte
Mon 15 to Sat 20 May (p7)
Sun 21 May (p8)
Tue 23 & Wed 24 May (p9)
Brontë • Devised by the Original Company
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Tue 23 to Sat 27 May (p10)
WAR IN AMERICA
Thu 25 to Sat 27 May (p11) Former Royal High School
Fri 26 May (p16) Festival Theatre
Screening ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Sat 27 May (p16) Festival Theatre
La
bohème PUCCINI’S
Tue 30 May to Sat 3 June (p12)
JUNE
King’s Theatre
Screening ANTONY & CLEOPATRA Fri 9 June (p16) Festival Theatre
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Scottish Opera LA BOHÉME Wed 31 May,
Sun 4, Tue 6, Thu 8 & Sat 10 June (p13) Festival Theatre
Screening OBSESSION
Fri 2 June (p16)
Tue 6 to Sat 10 June (p14) King’s Theatre
Festival Theatre
CATS AWARDS
! M LONGA
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre
Sun 11 June (p8)
THE WEDDING SINGER
Tue 13 & Wed 14 June (p15)
THE AWFEY HUGE VARIETY SHOW 2 Fri 16 June (p26) Festival Theatre
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Cover: Rambert, A Linha Curva & Other Works
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
Wheelchair Spaces
MAY/JUNE
King’s Theatre
Screening JULIUS CAESAR
KING’S THEATRE SEATING PLAN
Wheelchair users
Wheelchair Spaces
Access symbols
FESTIVAL THEATRE SEATING PLAN
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