Spring 2015 Season Brochure by Capital Theatres

General On Sale from Mon 4 May 2015

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GREAT ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HEART OF EDINBURGH

MAY

JEEVES & WOOSTER in PERFECT NONSENSE Mon 11 to Sat 16 May (p6)

NTEncore THE HARD PROBLEM Tue 12 May (p7) FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

YAMATO DRUMMERS OF JAPAN Mon 18 May (p8)

NTLive MAN + SUPERMAN Thu 14 May (p7) FESTIVAL THEATRE

Scottish Opera IL TROVATORE THE KING’S SPEECH Thu 21, Sun 24, Wed 27 & Sat Mon 18 to Sat 23 May 30 May (p9) (p10) FESTIVAL THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

VOCAPEOPLE Sat 16 May (p8) FESTIVAL THEATRE

Edinburgh College CROSS CURRENTS Tue 26 May (p11) KING’S THEATRE

JUNE

SHOWCASE 25 Fri 29 & Sat 30 May (p12) KING’S THEATRE

FUNBOX Sun 14 June (p18) KING’S THEATRE

National Theatre of Scotland YER GRANNY Tue 2 to Sat 6 June (p13) KING’S THEATRE

MGA: SPRING AWAKENING Thu 18 to Sat 20 June (p18) KING’S THEATRE

Opera North CAROUSEL Tue 2 to Sat 6 June 2015 (p14)

Matthew Bourne’s THE CAR MAN Tue 9 to Sat 13 June (p16)

FESTIVAL THEATRE

PILRIG PARK SCHOOL Fri 19 June (p20)

THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Wed 24 June (p19)

FESTIVAL THEATRE

JULY

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BEN & HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM MAGIC FESTIVAL Sat 11 & Sun 12 July (p22) Sat 4 July (p20) FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

LIVE SCREENING: Bizet’s CARMEN Wed 15 July (p21) FESTIVAL THEATRE

NTLive EVERYMAN Thu 16 July (p21) FESTIVAL THEATRE

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JULY

NOVEMBER

Jazz & Blues Festival BLUES FROM CHICAGO Fri 24 July (p24) FESTIVAL THEATRE

AUGUST

Jazz & Blues Festival JOOLS HOLLAND Sat 25 July (p24) FESTIVAL THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

SCOTTISH BALLET AUTUMN BRAVE NEW WORLD SEASON 2015 Tue 29 & Wed Tue 29 September to Sat 3 30 September (p30) October (p31) FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

Jazz & Blues Festival GEORGE BENSON Sun 26 July (p25) FESTIVAL THEATRE

HANDBAGGED Mon 2 to Sat 7 November (p41) KING’S THEATRE

IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Tue 10 to Sat 14 November (p42) KING’S THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

ALL MY SONS Mon 21 to Sat 26 September (p29) KING’S THEATRE

OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL Sat 26 September (p28) FESTIVAL THEATRE

THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE Tue 24 November (p53) FESTIVAL THEATRE

OCTOBER

JANUARY 2016

STOMP SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Tue 6 to Sun 11 October (p32) Mon 5 to Sat 10 October (p33)

balletLORENT: SNOW WHITE Fri 22 & Sat 23 January 2016 (p53)

FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

RAMBERT Thu 26 to Sat 28 November (p45) FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S PANTO: SNOW WHITE Scottish Ballet CINDERELLA Sat 28 November to Sun 17 Sat 5 to Thu 31 December January (p47) (p48) KING’S THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

FEBRUARY 2016

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Sat 30 January 2016 (p55) FESTIVAL THEATRE

A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED JACK JONES Mon 1 to Sat 6 Feb 2016 (p52) Sun 14 February 2016 (p55) KING’S THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

MARCH 2016

REBECCA Mon 19 to Sat 24 October (p35) KING’S THEATRE

STEVE BACKSHALL Sun 18 October (p36) FESTIVAL THEATRE

THE TROCKS Tue 20 & Wed 21 October (p37) FESTIVAL THEATRE

MUM’S THE WORD 2 Tue 16 to Sat 20 February 2016 (p54) KING’S THEATRE

OCTOBER

NTEncore HAMLET Thu 22 October (p43)

FESTIVAL THEATRE

EDINBURGH GANG SHOW Tue 17 to Sat 21 November (p43) DECEMBER

APRIL SEPTEMBER

LORD OF THE FLIES Tue 13 to Sat 17 October (p34)

KING CHARLES III Mon 16 to Sat 21 November (p44)

SEPTEMBER

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL DINOSAUR ZOO FESTIVAL Fri 7 to Mon 31 Sat 19 & Sun 20 September August (p26) (p28) FESTIVAL & KING’S THEATRES

The Flying Pigs: THE SEAGULL HAS LANDED Sat 25 July (p23)

RICHARD ALSTON Sat 24 October (p38) FESTIVAL THEATRE

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S AND Royal New Zealand Ballet THEN THERE WERE NONE GISELLE Mon 26 to Sat 31 October (p40) Tue 27 to Sat 31 October (p39) KING’S THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

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CANNED LAUGHTER Tue 29 March to Sat 2 April 2016 (p58) KING’S THEATRE

Southern Light: WIZARD OF OZ EDGAS: THE GONDOLIERS Tue 23 to Sat 27 February Tue 8 to Sat 12 March 2016 2016 (p56) (p56) KING’S THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

The Bohemians: LEGALLY BLONDE Wed 16 to Sat 19 March 2016 (p57) KING’S THEATRE

APRIL 2016

MAY 2016

JULY 2016

MARY POPPINS Wed 27 April to Sat 21 May 2016 (p60)

AVENUE Q Mon 9 to Sat 14 May 2016 (p59)

SARAH MILLICAN Sat 9 & Sun 10 July 2016 (p57)

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KING’S THEATRE

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DIRECT FROM THE WEST END! A new play adapted from the works of P.G Wodehouse By THE GOODALE BROTHERS Directed by SEAN FOLEY

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“Devour every last drop of this Wooster sauce with relish’” Sunday Telegraph

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“An inventive evening of bonkers comedy”

Daily Mail

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“A Triumph” Daily Express

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TICKETS from

£29.50 - £14 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

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off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat eves

Mon 11 to Sat 16 May 2015 Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Join Robert Webb (Peep Show, That Mitchell and Webb Look) as the effervescent, aristocratic fool Bertie Wooster and Jason Thorpe (What the Butler Saw, Primeval) as his dutiful valet Jeeves, with Christopher Ryan (The Young Ones, Absolutely Fabulous) as Seppings in this hilarious new production.

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Touch Tour 1pm

CAP Thu 14 May 7.30pm

Sat 16 May 2.30pm

KING’S THEATRE

When a country house weekend takes a turn for the worse, Bertie Wooster is unwittingly called on to play matchmaker, but also to steal a silver cow creamer from Totleigh Towers. Naturally, the ever dependable Jeeves is there to prevent Bertie from making a fool of himself in front of a cast of Wodehouse’s finest characters. Enjoy an evening of raucous comedy in the company of Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Sir Watkin Bassett, Dahlia Travers, Roderick Spode and Constable Oates!

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12A

Tue 12 May 2015

Thu 14 May 2015

7pm

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, directed by Nicholas Hytner (Othello, Hamlet, One Man, Two Guvnors). Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work: If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? Experience this hot new play in Scotland’s largest cinema, the Festival Theatre.

Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List) plays Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary.

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Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off

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The International Musical Comedy Hit

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“The fun is infectious” The Big Issue

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Sat 16 May 2015

Mon 18 May 2015

7.30pm

A thrilling and original musical adventure unlike anything you experienced before! Full of energy and bursting with comedy and fun, this international hit features more than 80 all time favorite hits including Madonna, Michael Jackson, Queen, and even Mozart! No instruments, no sound effects - just eight incredible, talented singer-comedians. Seen by over 1 million people worldwide, over 50 million YouTube hits.

Yamato Drummers of Japan return to Edinburgh with a brand new show Bakuon!

......................................................................................................... TICKETS £22.50 in person at Box Office

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Using their whole bodies to expertly control the rhythms, Yamato leaves audiences exhilarated in this high-energy, explosive production.

“ Dazzling. They fill the stage with huge beautiful drums and beat seven bells out of them with phenomenal skill. Simply breathtaking drumming” The Telegraph

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Friends £3 off

......................................................................................................... Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off

“ Simply Great, A knockout”

TICKETS from £80.50 - £18 in person at Box Office (Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* see p66)

............................................................................. Friends £3 off Excl. Sat eve Concessions £3 off Excl. Sat eve Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress) Excl. Sat eve & no booking fees* (see p66) Under 26’s £10 any seat (Valid ID required) .............................................................................

FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS

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FREE UNWRAPPED

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Sun 24 May 4pm Touch Tour 2.45pm

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Il trovatore

Thu 21, Sun 24, Wed 27 & Sat 30 May 2015 Evenings 7.15pm (not Sun) | Sun 4pm When the infant son of Count di Luna falls ill after a visit from a gypsy woman, she is burned at the stake for witchcraft. Her daughter snatches the child intending to kill him, but, mad with grief, throws her own son onto the fire. Years later, she has brought the Count’s son up as her own and he and his elder brother, unaware of their relationship, are rivals for the beautiful Leonora. Jealousy, revenge, love and hate collide as the opera crashes towards its unstoppable conclusion. This restaging from director Martin Lloyd-Evans conjures up all the superstition and fearfulness of the Dark Ages. The stark, brooding lines of the set stand in contrast to the blood and thunder of Verdi’s music, providing a majestic backdrop for a cast and chorus of over 50. Full-blooded opera at its grandest, Verdi’s score is packed with a dizzying succession of familiar melodies, from the thrilling Anvil Chorus and Manrico’s stirring ‘Di quella pira’ to the spinetingling Miserere. The cast features some of the UK’s finest singers, including Roland Wood, Anne Mason and Matthew Best, leading British soprano Claire Rutter and renowned Welsh tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones. Tobias Ringborg conducts. Sung in Italian with English supertitles

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............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat eves FREE POST SHOW Q&A Thu 21 May

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Sat 23 May 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 21 May 7.30pm

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Tue 26 May 2015

Wed 27 to Sat 30 May 2015

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Evening 7.30pm | Matinee 2pm

7.30pm

As the world stands on the brink of war, the foundations of the royal family are shaken with Edward VIII’s abdication and the only suitable successor his shy, stammering brother. Thrust into a position he never thought he was born to take, can maverick Australian speech therapist and failed actor Lionel Logue help him overcome his affliction and transform from Bertie to King George VI?

Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS) at Edinburgh College invite you to their end-ofyear production. Featuring the choreographic work of dance teaching staff from PASS, student dancers will showcase contemporary and jazz styles. The Cross Currents show is one of the College’s highlights of the year. This is an exciting theatrical experience and a chance to see tomorrow’s performers today.

In 1943 Dolly West is at her family home in Donegal after fleeing from Italy at the outbreak of war. She runs the house for her mother Rima, sister Esther and husband Ned, and younger brother Justin, an officer in the Irish Free State army and a fervent nationalist.

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Raymond Coulthard as Bertie is “stunningly delicate, fraught, yet deeply moving” Jason Donovan as Lionel Logue is “energetic, powerful and constantly entertaining - the beating heart of Roxana Silbert’s fine production”

“ A thoroughly gratifying evening at the theatre with stunning acting performances” Broadway World “This is a superb show” British Theatre Guide

KING’S THEATRE

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12+

Mon 18 to Sat 23 May 2015

HHHH WhatsOnStage A PRESTIGIOUS CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE AND BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE

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Questions over the neutrality of both Ireland and of the West household are raised when Rima invites three soldiers - Alec, an English officer; Marco and Jamie, two US troopers from the war zone just across the nearby Eire / UK border. Soon clashes of loyalty, jealousy, sexual identity and love creep in.

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Concessions £2 off

......................................................................................................... Students and over 65s £1 off

KING’S THEATRE

THE STUDIO AT THE FESTIVAL THEATRE

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A riotous new comedy

Based on La Nona by ROBERTO COSSA In a new version by DOUGLAS MAXWELL Directed by GRAHAM MCLAREN

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Fri 29 & Sat 30 May 2015

Sat 6 June 2015 8pm

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm

Glasgow’s Scott Agnew comperes as The Studio welcomes funnyman, Jimmy McGhie - fresh from a second tour of Asia and the Adelaide Fringe. Alongside Andrea Hubert and BBC’s Julia Sutherland, this is not a night you’ll want to miss!

In aid of MacMillan Cancer Support, this production celebrates 25 years of Showcase, featuring a cast of over 100, backed by a 14 piece orchestra and featuring songs from the great Musicals, including Les Miserables, Wicked and Hairspray, alongside some of the greatest songs of the last 50 years by Queen, Adele, Elbow, Oasis and The Beatles and many more – all performed with Showcase’s signature huge, choral sound.

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Concessions £2 off

£29.50 - £14 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off all other performances Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat eves

............................................................................ POST SHOW Q&A Thu 4 June

Raymond Mearns is ready to welcome you to this night headed up by Irish wild man, Keith Farnan. Ably supported by the flip chart antics of Bec Hill and misanthropic Susie McCabe both returning for another night of Gilded Balloon favourites. ......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £12.50 in person at Box Office

THE STUDIO AT THE FESTIVAL THEATRE

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14+

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Sat 4 July 2015 8pm

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Sat 6 Jun 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Fri 5 Jun 7.30pm

Tue 2 to Sat 6 June 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Yer Granny is a riotous new comedy about a diabolical 100-year-old granny who’s literally eating her family out of house and home. She’s already eaten their fish and chip shop into bankruptcy and now she’s working her way through their kitchen cupboards, pushing the Russo family to desperate measures just to survive beyond 1977. Adapted from the smash-hit Argentinian comedy classic La Nona, the cast of Yer Granny features some of Scotland’s best-loved performers, including Gregor Fisher in the title role, Maureen Beattie (Casualty), Louise McCarthy (Mamma Mia!, West End), Brian Pettifer (The Musketeers), Barbara Rafferty (Rab C Nesbitt), Paul Riley (Still Game) and Jonathan Watson (Only An Excuse?).

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“Got me hook, line and sinker” The Times

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“Will have you choking back tears” Time Out

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s

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Tue 2 to Sat 6 June 2015

............................................................................ Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm

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& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat eves

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Fri 5 Jun 7.30pm Touch Tour 6.15pm

CAP Thu 4 Jun 7.30pm FESTIVAL THEATRE

Photos: Alastair Muir

Voted best musical of the 20th century by Time Magazine, this timeless classic features hit songs including ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and ‘If I Loved You’. Jo Davies vibrant production is filled with magical moments, stunning choreography and breathtaking music. Receiving high praise when it was first seen in 2012, this production of Carousel is moving and uplifting in equal measure.

Main Photo: Richard Moran

Dazzling lights, swinging songs and a bad boy to melt your heart – don’t miss this fabulous production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. When Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan fall in love, little do they realise that Billy’s rebellious ways will result in tragedy. Billy is given a chance to make good, but is it too little too late, or will a lucky star save him and those he loves?

“ GLAMOROUS, SEXY, FUNNY AND DANGEROUS.

A TRIUMPH!” Evening Standard

Fasten your seat belts… THE CAR MAN is back! “MESMERISING. ELECTRIFYING. A DYNAMITE DANCE OF DESIRE.” Daily Mail

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............................................................................ Friends 20% off Tue/Wed eves &

Thu mat

Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

“A SUPERBLY BALANCED, EYE-GRABBING COMBINATION OF FIRST RATE CHOREOGRAPHY, EFFECTIVELY CONSTRUCTED DRAMA AND

SHEER ENTERTAINMENT”

The Spectator

& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat

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Fri 12 Jun 7.30pm Touch Tour 6.30pm

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12+ Tue 9 to Sat 13 June 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Matthew Bourne’s award-winning dance thriller is back! The Car Man is loosely based on Bizet’s popular opera and has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire. The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1950s garage-diner in the American mid-West where the dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge. Featuring Lez Brotherston’s epic design and Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling with music by Terry Davies and Rodion Shchedrin’s ‘Carmen Suite’ (after Bizet’s Carmen), The Car Man is another spectacular production from the UK’s most popular dance theatre company.

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LIVE LIVE CINEMA

Created and Composed by LEON RADOJKOVIC, Directed by OLIVER DRIVER

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Sun 14 June 2015

Thu 18 to Sat 20 June 2015

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Wed 24 June 2015

1.30pm & 4.00pm

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm

(Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings*

7.30pm

Setting sail on an all new adventure for 2015! Pirates and Princesses is the brand new show from Anya, Kevin ,Gary and Bonzo the Dog (formerly of The Singing Kettle). Together they are FUNBOX. Featuring family favourites like ‘Over The Irish Sea’, ‘There Was a Princess Long Ago’ and ‘My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean’ alongside brand new songs. Dress as a pirate, or a princess or a pirate princess!

It’s a small town and the grown-ups hold all the cards! An electric, vibrant celebration of youth and rebellion, Spring Awakening fuses issues of morality and rock and roll into a story we can all relate to! Dealing with issues of adolescent self-discovery and sexuality, this show contains strong language and scenes of a sexual and violent nature. The music, book and choreography are rockin’ though!

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £14 in person at Box Office

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £19.50 - £15.50 in person at Box Office

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off & no booking fees* (see p66) .........................................................................................................

......................................................................................................... Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or £2 off top two

Limited free places for babies under 12 months (see p66)

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prices, £3 off third price Groups (10+) £2.50 off top two prices, £3.50 off third price Concessions £2 off top two prices, £3 off third price KING’S THEATRE

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£17.50 in person at Box Office see p66)

............................................................................. Friends £3 off Concessions £3 off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66)

............................................................................. Presented by the Festival Theatre as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015

The ultimate live cult film experience. Roger Corman’s cult 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors is screened whilst the live soundtrack is created by four performers, forced to work at break-neck pace to re-voice multiple characters in perfect lip-sync whilst playing a new, original musical score and creative live sound effects. With our stars leaping from piano to guitar, bass to door bell, to that thing that makes the sound of footsteps--this is Live Live Cinema’s most dangerous 4-D movie yet. It’s a wild ride!

Sat 27 June 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival launches 27 May and runs from 17 to 29 June. For programme updates and information check out edfilmfest.org.uk

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Edinburgh International Film Festival and Royal Scottish National Orchestra present Back to the Future with the soundtrack performed live by Scotland’s National Orchestra!

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PILRIG PARK SCHOOL presents

BIZET’S CARMEN Screened LIVE from Italy’s stunning outdoor amphitheatre as part of Festival Euro Mediterraneo

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Chiwetel Ejiofor takes the title role

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12A

Sat 4 July 2015

Wed 15 July 2015

Thu 16 July 2015

7.30pm

7pm

8.30pm

7pm

This year the pupils from Pilrig Park have built on the legacy from last year’s show which was all about the Commonwealth Games. Learners are determined to be the best that they can be so this year we look at a learner’s journey through life.

Enjoy a unique opportunity to have your mind blown with a killer mix of illusion, sleight-of hand, circus and mind-reading from around the world. In a world where mystery doesn’t exist, where every question can be answered with a couple of swipes and a click, come enjoy a live experience that will bring back that childhood sense of wonder at the Edinburgh International Magic Festival Gala Show this summer.

A love-struck soldier and celebrity toreador spar for the love of the alluring gypsy Carmen in this beloved classic. Bizet’s masterpiece – an opera whose striking defiance of bourgeoisie morality resulted in scandal at its Paris premiere in 1874 – comes to the magnificent Ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina this July. Framed by the enduring pillars of an ancient outdoor theatre, Bizet’s opera endures, enticing audiences with its classic tale of tragic seduction.

BAFTA winner and Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) takes the title role in this dynamic new production of one of English drama’s oldest plays, directed by the National Theatre’s new Director Rufus Norris (Broken, London Road). Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. Words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.

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Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Children £9 off top three prices (Stalls & Dress) Groups (10+) 10% off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions (students and seniors only) £3 off top

......................................................................................................... Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Fri 19 June 2015

three prices (Stalls & Dress) FESTIVAL THEATRE

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“ Somewhere, hidden amongst the thorny brambles is a little kingdom where everyone is very very small...”

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Sat 11 & Sun 12 July 2015

Sat 25 July 2015

phone bookings* (see p66)

Sat 1pm & 4pm | Sun 10am & 1pm

7.30pm

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From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA award-winning television animation live on stage!

The Flying Pigs have been delighting largely inebriated audiences in the North East of Scotland with their mix of songs and sketches for almost two decades. As Desperate Fishwives, they had three wildly successful BBC Scotland radio series and one widely-ignored BBC Scotland TV pilot. Now the punk Scotland the What? bring their sly brand of humour to Edinburgh for the first time - just the ticket for anyone who fancies an evening of comedy before fleeing the city for the duration of the Fringe.

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Holly is a young Fairy Princess, who is still learning how to fly and her magic doesn’t always go quite according to plan. Her best friend, Ben the Elf, doesn’t have wings and he doesn’t do magic, but he runs very fast and flies on the back of Gaston the Ladybird. They live in the Little Kingdom, a tiny land where flowers and grass rise high above them and every day is an adventure. Ben and Holly have fun and games helping Gaston the Ladybird clean up his messy cave, they go on a trip into The Big World with tooth-fairy Nanny Plum, even plan a surprise birthday party for King Thistle, and oops, let’s hope there’s not another jelly flood! Join Ben and Holly and their friends on this exciting musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter on an enchanting journey through the Magical Kingdom. With actors, masks and colourful costumes this beautiful story of elves, princesses and childhood innocence will delight all the family.

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LOVE TAG

BLUES FROM CHICAGO

Mud Morganfield Band

Jools Holland

& His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

George Benson LOVE LOVEMUSIC TAG

LOVE LOVEMUSIC TAG

Photo: Kwaku Alston

Lurrie Bell

Fri 24 July 2015

Sat 25 July 2015

Sun 26 July 2015

8pm

7.30pm

Chicago Blues sparked the British blues boom in the 60’s – The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall. Muddy Waters personified Blues from Chicago, and his eldest son Mud Morganfield can sound uncannily like his father, as he proved last time at the Festival Theatre The singer is back, in a double bill with another of Chicago’s famous sons, guitarist, Lurrie Bell, currently producing the best music of his life (voted 2014 Blues Guitarist of The Year, and Blues in My Soul, the best Blues CD of the Year by Living Blues). With a band featuring legendary drummer, Willie “The Touch” Hayes.

The undisputed king of boogie woogie, swing and r’n’b is dazzling audiences of over 500,000 a year. No wonder. He always delivers fantastic entertainment, musicianship and good vibes. And that’s why he’s always a Jazz and Blues Festival feature.

In a career spanning 5 decades and over 30 albums, George Benson established himself as a jazz guitarist of the highest order, and then built a mainstream music career that has won him 10 Grammy awards. With his soulful and passionate voice, he’s built a huge catalogue of classic hits, including ‘Give Me The Night’, ‘Breezin’, ‘Turn Your Love Around’, ‘In Your Eyes’, and ‘Never Give Up on a Good Thing.’ Recently, he’s hit the headlines again with his celebrated ‘unforgettable’ tribute to Nat King Cole.

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This year, Jools and his star-studded band will be joined by special guest pop icon, Marc Almond, plus regular vocal partners, Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Mabel Ray.

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LOVE COMEDY Wed 5 to Mon 31 August 2015 Underbelly returns to Potterrow this Edinburgh Festival Fringe! The Studio at the Festival Theatre will become Topside, presenting a full programme of theatre and comedy to amaze and inspire. Call 0844 545 8252 or visit underbellyedinburgh.co.uk for the full line-up and to book

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The Festival runs from 7 – 31 August 2015

Antigone

FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks)

Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Sat 2.30pm (Excl Sat 8 Aug)

8pm

Fri 7 to Sat 22 August 2015 (Excl Mondays)

KING’S THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Sylvie Guillem – Life in Progress

En avant, marche! Les Ballets C de la B

Sat 8 to Mon 10 August 2015

Mon 24 & Tue 25 August 2015

FESTIVAL THEATRE

8pm

KING’S THEATRE

The Marriage of Figaro Budapest Festival Orchestra

The Magic Flute Komische Oper Berlin

7pm

Thu, Fri & Sun 7.15pm, Sat 5pm

Thu 27 to Sun 30 August 2015

Photo: Eszter Gordon

Thu 13, Sat 15 & Sun 16 August 2015

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Mozart’s masterful comedy is richly reimagined in a boundary-busting production created by director Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927, blending animated film and live action in a wildly imaginative kaleidoscope of storytelling and music.

Murmel Murmel Volksbühne, Berlin

7.30pm

Evenings Fri & Sat 8pm Matinees Sat & Sun 3pm

Israel Galván was born into flamenco and has gone on to extend the flamenco form with his innovative choreography and breathtaking dancing technique.

Fri 28 to Sun 30 August 2015 Photo: Thomas Aurin

Photo: Javier del Real

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Lo Real /Le Réel / The Real Israel Galván Wed 19 to Fri 21 August 2015

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Alain Platel, the trailblazing founder and director of Belgian contemporary dance collective les ballets C de la B, makes his Edinburgh debut in a new music theatre work celebrating the spirit of community brass bands.

Photo: Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de

Hailed as one of the greatest dancers of her generation, Sylvie Guillem embarks on her final world tour, in a programme that features new works by Akram Khan and Russell Maliphant and existing creations by Mats Ek and William Forsythe.

Photo: Stephan Vanfleteren

Photo: Lesley Leslie-Spinks

7.30pm

Iván Fischer conducts and directs a specially staged concert of one of opera’s most beloved comic creations. Mozart’s sparkling farce charts one crazy day of love and desire, deception and confusion.

Photo: David Edwards

Two iconic bands join forces in a bold, new creative endeavour and the fruits of this seemingly unlikely musical idea have finally been born.

Photo: Jan Versweyveld

Ivo van Hove directs a stellar cast including Juliette Binoche, Obi Abili, Kirsty Bushell, Samuel Edward-Cook, Finbar Lynch, Patrick O’Kane and Kathryn Pogson in Anne Carson’s striking new translation of Sophokles’s great tragedy.

Mon 24 August 2015

A play of side-splitting humour, Murmel Murmel is packed full of slapstick comedy with actors in cringe-inducing costumes saying just one word: Murmel. KING’S THEATRE

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LOVELOVE ADVENTURE TAG

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HHHH “ FABULOUS. Any dino lover over 3 should not miss it!”

Sat 19 & Sun 20 September 2015

Sat 26 September 2015

Sat 11am & 2pm | Sun 2pm

7.30pm

Dare to get up close and personal! Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome prehistoric creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before! From cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants, observe and interact with extraordinary life-like dinosaurs in this imaginative and hilarious live show. But watch out. Not all of these ravenous reptiles are as tame as they seem! Join us after the show for a ‘meet & greet with the dinosaurs.

The Ocean Film Festival showcases the world’s most amazing ocean films from above and below the water’s surface - letting you immerse yourself in the wonders of the ocean without getting your feet wet!

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Brought to you by the producers of the Banff Film Festival UK Tour, this extraordinary collection of short films documents the beauty and power of the ocean and the mysteries of the big blue.

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LOVE DRAMA

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Tue 22 to Sat 26 September 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Set just after the Second World War, in the backyard of Joe and Kate Keller, this gripping and passionate drama ranks as one of the classics of our time. Joe and Kate try to keep alive the memory of their son Larry, who disappeared in the war, by the planting of a tree in his honour, but Larry’s disappearance is not the only part of the family’s past that they can’t put behind them. Following a stormy night, when Larry’s tree is blown down, Joe and Kate’s lives are threatened by a series of events that could destroy the very foundations of their lives. With all the tension of a taut thriller, All My Sons is a powerful drama that crackles with emotion and excitement! See the classic play, from one of the finest playwrights of the twentieth century, in a great production by Scotland’s leading touring theatre.

Sat 26 Sep 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 24 Sep 7.30pm KING’S FESTIVAL THEATRE THEATRE

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SCOTTISH BALLET PREMIERE WORLD PREMIERE

“ A brilliant tour de force …. Full of barbed wit and malice-spiked frankness, provoking, stimulating, shocking and dazzling” THE OBSERVER on ‘Brave New World’ (novel)

“ The most compelling new work I have seen this year” THE GUARDIAN on Dawn King’s ‘Foxfinder’

“ I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.” Aldous Huxley

LOVE DRAMA

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FREE PRE-SHOW TALK

Tue 29 Sep 6.30pm (focus on dance) Book via Box Office

Wed 30 Sep 6.30pm (focus on music)

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POST-SHOW

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FESTIVAL THEATRE

Tue 29 & Wed 30 September 2015 7.30pm An exclusive commission from Scottish Ballet, Bryan Arias’ Motion of Displacement will explore the causes and effects of storytelling, inspired by his own childhood memories of his mother’s journey from her native land in pursuit of love. Javier de Frutos’ Elsa Canasta is a dark, funny and sexy evocation of the music of Cole Porter. With a touch of music hall magic, a singer who will share the stage, and breathtaking partnering; Scottish Ballet dancers will be having a ball and so will you!

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Winner of the 6th Copenhagen International Choreography Competition in 2013, Bryan Arias is a young American choreographer at the start of an exciting career that is sure to propel him to the heights of his profession. Javier de Frutos is a unique figure in the world of dance with a résumé that includes West End musicals, a Turner Prize nomination, Olivier and Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards, music videos and a full length ballet in collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys.

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Sat 3 Oct 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Wed 30 Sep 7.30pm

Tue 29 September to Sat 3 October 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Aldous Huxley’s ingenious fantasy of the future, bursts into life on our stage in a world premiere adaptation by award-winning playwright Dawn King with original background score by These New Puritans. Join us on an emotional rollercoaster journey into a future which sheds a blazing light on the present. Witness the horrors of a genetically engineered class system. A World State where People are always happy; where they get what they want, and they never want what they can’t have; a world where love and empathy have given way to lust and pleasure; a world without religion or war; a world where Community, Identity, Stability is the world state motto. And find out what happens when this stability is threatened, as the beautiful young Lenina learns the pain of love and the handsome young John gives in to the love of pain. Does the World Controller lose control? Or does Lenina finally find her voice?

KING’S THEATRE

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F SO IN IRS LD 5 T V OU YE IS T AR IT S

STOMP PRODUCTIONS AND GLYNIS HENDERSON PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

“ Pure stage magic, you’ll be dancing in your seats”

BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS

Sunday Telegraph

“ Exhilarating, entrancing, terrific” The Independent

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LOVE DRAMA Tue 6 to Sun 11 October 2015 Evenings Tue - Sat 7.30pm | Matinees Sat & Sun 2.30pm The award-winning smash hit returns to Edinburgh for one week only! With new routines, new music and new choreography, this foot-stamping, finger-drumming, global phenomenon continues to thrill audiences with its infectious mix of percussion, dance, theatre and comedy.

Photo: Steve McNicholas

With an exhilarating soundtrack inspired by the commotion of everyday life, 8 performers use everything from Zippo lighters, plastic bags, bin lids and even the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feel-good rhythm enjoyed by audiences of all ages the world over.

FESTIVAL THEATRE

If you haven’t seen it already this is your chance to be entertained and exhilarated by a truly unique theatrical event. If you have - bring a friend and watch them be wowed by this breathtaking show.

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Sat 10 Oct 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 8 Oct 7.30pm

FEAR WILL HOLD YOU PRISONER.

HOPE CAN SET YOU FREE.

Mon 5 to Sat 10 October 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Despite protests of innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated at the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched. Widely considered the number one all-time movie, Stephen King’s classic story takes to the stage in a new production which examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum security penitentiary.

KING’S THEATRE

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FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED KNEEHIGH THEATRE

LOVE DRAMA TICKETS from

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FREE PRE-SHOW TALK

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Sat 17 October 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 15 October 7.30pm FESTIVAL THEATRE

AGE

14+

HHHH “T remendous” Independent

HHHH “ A cinematic spectacle”

LOVE DRAMA

Daily Mail

Tue 13 to Sat 17 October 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Thu 1pm, Sat 2.30pm William Golding’s 20th century classic Lord of the Flies explodes onto the stage in a remarkable production direct from London’s award-winning Regent’s Park Theatre. When a group of schoolboys survive a catastrophic plane crash, what starts as a desert island adventure quickly descends into a struggle for survival in a darkly sinister world of superstition and immorality. Playing to sell-out audiences during its original run, this acclaimed production is guaranteed to grip from start to finish.

HHHHH “ A thrilling descent into horror…Timothy Sheader’s staging is nothing less than a triumph…unmissable” Daily Telegraph

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Sat 24 October 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 22 Oct 7.30pm KING’S THEATRE

Mon 19 to Sat 24 October 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Wed & Sat 2.30pm Kneehigh is one of the world’s most celebrated theatre companies and their international hits include Brief Encounter and Tristan and Yseult. Rebecca is timeless; the book beloved by generations and the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film a classic of the genre. Now Rebecca bursts onto the stage! Emma Rice, the award winning director, has created a spellbinding new production of Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece which conjures Cornish romance and theatrical magic. Rebecca is presented by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, the multi-award winning producers of Art, Brief Encounter, God of Carnage and Calendar Girls in association with Steve & Jenny Wiener and the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

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VISIBLE FICTIONS presents

DANCE CONSORTIUM presents

HHHHH “ One of the funniest evenings you’ll ever spend in the theatre” Time Out

HHHH “ A hoot. The Trocks aren’t simply a bunch of guys with pins to burst the ballet bubble. They are also serious dancers”

Friends Electric LOVE LOVE DRAMA TAG

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The Guardian

LOVE ADVENTURE

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Lafayette Bar in the Festival Theatre

Sun 18 October 2015

Sat 3 October 2015

7pm

10.30am & 1.30pm

Join wildlife TV presenter, adventurer, naturalist and writer Steve Backshall as he takes you on a tour of the real life expeditions that have inspired his novels The Falcon Chronicles. It’s a wild journey, illustrated with photos and films from his expeditions from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from the tundra to the top of the world’s highest peaks, and from the depths of the rainforest to the bottom of the sea.

The Professor has spent her life with robots. She has built them, tested them, broken them and started all over again. The Professor has spent so much time with robots that some people say she prefers them to humans. Friends Electric is a magical story about a spark of connection igniting between a human (you) and a robot (like you?).

TICKETS from £29 - £17 in person at Box Office (Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* see p66)

.............................................................................. Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66)

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FREE POST-SHOW Q&A Tue 20 Oct

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £ 19.50 in person at Box Office

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......................................................................................................... Concessions £2.50 off

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FESTIVAL THEATRE

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Tue 20 & Wed 21 October 2015 7.30pm This autumn the fabulous, award-winning, scene-stealing Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (or ‘The Trocks’ to their friends), return… in size 12 pointe shoes. Hurtling through the classical ballet repertoire with their inimitable blend of skill, grace and a wit as sharp as scissors en pointe, The Trocks have been a global phenomenon since they formed in New York in 1974. Enjoy show-stopping Swan Lake (Act II), Merce Cunninghaminspired Patterns in Space, Go For Barocco, a satire on Balanchine’s choreography and Don Quixote.

There will be an extended Q&A and book signing.

......................................................................................................... TICKETS £7.50 in person at Box Office

LOVE DANCE

As the darlings of the ballet world, The Trocks combine a genuine love of ballet with parody and preening in their laugh-a-minute shows that will delight both The Trocks initiated and ballet novices. www.danceconsortium.com

FESTIVAL THEATRE

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LOVE DANCE

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............................................................................ Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off & no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off ............................................................................ FREE PRE-SHOW TALK WITH RICHARD ALSTON 6.30pm Book via Box Office ............................................................................

............................................................................ Friends 20% off Tue to Fri Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

£22.50 - £16.50 in person at Box Office

“ So what does it take to have the Festival Theatre audience cheering full-throated approval? The Richard Alston Dance Company, that’s what” The Herald (premiere of Burning,

£42.50 - £13.50 in person at Box Office

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Sat 24 October 2015 7.30pm Richard Alston Dance Company returns, bringing back Martin Lawrance’s extraordinary Burning which premiered at the Festival Theatre in September 2014. Burning received standing ovations and five star reviews, a smouldering dance as passionate and turbulent as its music, the Dante Sonata of Franz Liszt.

Children £3 off Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat Eves ............................................................................

“ Every aspect of this production is a triumph” DANZ Magazine “ A richly revitalised version of the classic tale, and a glorious production” New Zealand Herald

Edinburgh 2014)

FESTIVAL KING’S THEATRE THEATRE

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Tue 27 to Sat 31 October 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm This beautiful new staging of a much-loved ballet is produced by two superstar performers, Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg (former principal dancers of American Ballet Theatre and The Royal Ballet respectively). Disguise and revelation, love and jealousy combine in this tragic tale. A love story unfolds against the ghostly backdrop of a Rhineland forest haunted by the fearful presence of the “Wilis” - vengeful spirits of abandoned brides. The beautiful peasant girl, Giselle, falls for Albrecht who conceals his identity to win her. The discovery of her lover’s deception shatters Giselle’s innocence and causes her to die of a broken heart. Albrecht is thrown into the hands of the merciless Wilis, but Giselle cannot bear to watch him die and returns as a ghost to save him. Giselle is the most dramatic and beautiful of ballets and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s superb dancers make it a must-see of 2015.

FESTIVAL KING’S THEATRE THEATRE

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BILL KENWRIGHT BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH AGATHA CHRISTIE LTD PRESENTS

HHHHH ‘A PHENOMENON’ Sunday Telegraph

THE WEST END SMASH HIT COMEDY

HHHH ‘SENSATIONAL. HILARIOUSLY LIKE THE REAL THING’ The Times

HHHH ‘IRRESISTIBLY MISCHIEVOUS. SOVEREIGN FUN’ The Independent

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Sat 31 Oct 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 29 Oct 7.30pm KING’S THEATRE

Mon 26 to Sat 31 October 2015

LOVE COMEDY

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Agatha Christie Theatre Company, And Then There Were None returns to the stage to follow in the footsteps of the company’s hugely successful Black Coffee and Go Back For Murder. Starring BAFTA nominated stage and screen star Paul Nicholas, Colin Buchanan, from Dalziel and Pascoe, Deborah Grant, who starred in Not Going Out, Peak Practice and Bergerac, TV favourite Mark Curry and from ITV’s award winning Soldier Soldier, Ben Nealon. A group of 10 strangers are lured to a remote island off the coast of Devon. Upon arrival it is discovered that their host, an eccentric millionaire, is missing... Stranded on the island by a torrential storm and haunted by an ancient nursery rhyme, one by one the guests begin to die... With only the fallen believed to be innocent who amongst them is the killer? Based on the best-selling mystery novel of all time, Agatha Christie’s own stage adaptation of this dark and captivating tale will thrill and enthral, as murder unfolds.

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Mon 2 to Sat 7 November 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Liz vs. Maggie

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Two enduring icons born in the same year. One destined to rule, the other elected to lead. But when the stiff upper lip softened and the gloves came off, which one had the upper hand? Moira Buffini’s celebrated new comedy speculates on what the world’s most powerful women really talked about behind closed palace doors. Be sure to bag a ticket for this wickedly funny and brilliantly astute West End smash hit comedy.

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Sat 7 Nov 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 5 Nov 7.30pm

‘OUTSTANDING. WITTY AND CONFIDENT’ Evening Standard

KING’S THEATRE

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EDINBURGH

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Sat 14 Nov 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 12 Nov 7.30pm

ENCORE SCREENING

FAMILY FRIENDLY

12A

Tue 10 to Sat 14 November 2015

Thu 22 October 2015

Tue 17 to Sat 21 November 2015

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Evening 7pm | Matinee 2pm

Evenings 7pm | Matinee Sat 2.15pm

The Importance of Being Earnest is known to elegantly lampoon the hypocrisies of a Victorian society and opens as two bachelors, the dependable John Worthing, J.P. and upper class playboy Algernon Moncrieff, feel compelled to create different identities in order to pursue two eligible ladies Cecily Cardew and Gwendolyn Fairfax. The hilarious misadventures which result from their subterfuge; their brushes with the redoubtable Lady Bracknell and the uptight Miss Prism result in a plot that twists and fizzles with some of the finest dialogue to be found in theatre.

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the King’s Theatre for another fabulous show week.

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......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £16.50 - £10 in person at Box Office

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Friends 20% off Concessions £2.50 off

......................................................................................................... Groups (10+) 1 ticket free for every 10 purchased .........................................................................................................

Oscar Wilde’s much loved and brilliantly witty masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest is touring the UK and stars members of the West End cast including Nigel Havers, Christine Kavanagh and Siân Phillips.

HHHH “ Sparkling…fun”

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Join us for an amazing experience, with over 250 young people from Scouting and Girlguiding performing their hearts out. From incredible song and dance numbers to laugh out loud sketches, this is a show not to be missed! November is Gang Show month – see you at the King’s!

Dominic Maxwell, The Times

KING’S THEATRE

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Sat 21 Nov 2.15pm Touch Tour 1.15pm

KING’S THEATRE

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“Celebratory and uplifting – wow!” The Herald 2015

A FUTURE HISTORY PLAY BY

MIKE BARTLETT DIRECTED BY

RUPERT GOOLD LOVE DRAMA TICKETS from

£30.50 - £15 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)

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LOVE DANCE Mon 16 to Sat 21 November 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Mike Bartlett’s critically acclaimed new future history play. The Queen is dead: after a lifetime of waiting, the prince ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? Directed by the Almeida Theatre’s artistic director Rupert Goold, this ‘bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining new play’ (The Independent) explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain’s most famous family.

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Fri 20 Nov 7.30pm

£ 27 - £14 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66)

Concessions £3 off .............................................................................

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Fri 27 Nov 7.30pm

Touch Tour 6.30pm

CAP Thu 19 Nov 7.30pm FESTIVAL THEATRE

TICKETS from

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FESTIVAL THEATRE

Thu 26 to Sat 28 November 2015 7.30pm Rambert has never sounded quite like this before. A full brass band joins the world-class dancers live on stage for Dark Arteries. This uplifting piece, created by Artistic Director Mark Baldwin and composer Gavin Higgins, celebrates how brass band music endures as the legacy of the communities which mined our coal-filled “dark arteries”. It is a dance which draws you into its emotional heart while the music lifts the hairs on the back of your neck, then raises the roof. Dark Arteries forms the centrepiece of a triple bill of stunning dance, which also includes Transfigured Night, a love story choreographed by two-time Olivier Award-winner Kim Brandstrup to Schoenberg’s achingly beautiful score, and The 3 Dancers, which brings one of Picasso’s greatest paintings, and the tragic love triangle that inspired it, vividly to life.

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SAT 28 NOVEMBER 2015 – SUN 17 JANUARY 2016

KING’S PANTO “The rib-tickling triumvirate of Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott” (Edinburgh Evening News)^ return for another unmissable King’s Theatre pantomime season. Staged by the same team behind last year’s record-breaking production of Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs carries the King’s Theatre pantomime hallmark of outstanding entertainment for the whole family. “A great blend of traditional panto fun” (Daily Record)^ combines with laugh-out-loud comedy, fabulous scenery and outrageous costumes to bring you “the best night out of the season” (Edinburgh Guide)^. Pantomime at its best!

TICKET PRICES STALLS

FROM*

£31* (£28*) £28.50* (£25.50*) DRESS CIRCLE £31* (£28*) £28.50* (£25.50*) £106* BOXES (4 seats) UPPER CIRCLE £22* (£19*) £18* (£15*)

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£28.50* (£25.50*) £26* (£23*) £28.50* (£25.50*) £26* (£23*) £96* £20* (£17*) £17* (£14*)

£22* (£19*) £20* (£17*) £22* (£19*) SCHOOLS £20* (£17*) ALL SEATS £11 £79* £17* (£14*) £14* (£11*)

Prices apply to bookings made in person at Box Office. Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66) Friends

2 for 1 on Tue 1 December or 20% off Wed 2 to Sun 6 December or Mon 4 to Sun 10 January

Excl. boxes Groups (8+) £3 off (Excl. 19 to 31 December) & no booking fees* (see p66) Excl. boxes Children

Prices shown above in brackets Excl. boxes £2 off (Red & Green) Excl. top price seats & boxes Concessions

To support the Radio Forth Cash for Kids relaxed performance for special schools, please visit cashforkids.uk.com

FAMILY 46 CallFRIENDLY 0131 529 6000 or visit our website edtheatres.com to book

Limited free places for babies under 12 months Excl. boxes

Touch Tour 1hr before each show

Fri 11 Dec 7pm & Sat 9 Jan 2pm

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Quotes refer to Aladdin 2014/15

The Scotsman^

SAT 28 NOV 2PM SUN 29 NOV 1PM

HHHH “Irresistible, glittering Christmas fun”

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LOVE DANCE

Sat 5 to Thu 31 December 2015 Discover the enchanted, sparkling world of Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella, in the European premiere of this most beloved fairy tale. In her grief, the young Cinderella plants a rose at her mother’s graveside. When her father remarries, the future seems bleaker than ever. Her wicked stepmother is intent on pushing aside kind and beautiful Cinderella in favour of her two nasty step sisters. The course of true love never did run smooth but Cinderella does meet her prince and romance blossoms.

“ Expressive storytelling, lovely choreography and stunning sets.” New Zealand Listener

Acclaimed New Zealand designer Tracy Grant Lord’s luxurious costumes and extravagant sets create a glittering fantasy world peopled with characters that are touching, funny and real. Dazzling against the light and dark of Prokofiev’s powerful score, this ravishing interpretation of the timeless rags-toriches romance is everything you could wish for and more. The Scottish Ballet Orchestra accompanies live performing the world famous Prokofiev score.

Wee Cinderella

£12 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

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bookings* (see p66)

............................................................................. Friends 20% off Tue 8, Wed 9, Tue 15

& Wed 16

Groups (8+) £6 off eves & £5 off mats

Tue 22 December 2015, 3pm

This specially adapted hour long performance features the company’s dancers accompanied live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. The perfect way for young families to discover the magic of ballet. For ages 3+

Sat 5 Dec 2015 7.30pm Mon 7 Dec 2015 Tue 8 Dec 2015 7.30pm Wed 9 Dec 2015 7.30pm Thu 10 Dec 2015 2pm 7.30pm Fri 11 Dec 2015 7.30pm Sat 12 Dec 2015 2pm 7.30pm Mon 14 Dec 2015 Tue 15 Dec 2015 7.30pm Wed 16 Dec 2015 7.30pm Thu 17 Dec 2015 2pm 7.30pm Fri 18 Dec 2015 7.30pm Sat 19 Dec 2015 2pm 7.30pm Mon 21 Dec 2015 7.30pm Tue 22 Dec 2015 7.30pm Wed 23 Dec 2015 2pm 7.30pm Thu 24 Dec 2015 2pm Fri 25 Dec 2015 Sat 26 Dec 2015 Mon 28 Dec 2015 Tue 29 Dec 2015 7.30pm Wed 30 Dec 2015 2pm 7.30pm Thu 31 Dec 2015 2pm ............................................................................. TICKETS from £42.50 - £13.50 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone

Limited free places for babies under 12 months

(Stalls & Dress) excl. Sat. No booking fees* (see p66)

Children £3 off Concessions £3 off Excl. 5, 12 & 19 Dec .............................................................................

Sat 19 Dec 2pm Touch Tour 12.30pm

FESTIVAL THEATRE

RELAXED PERFORMANCE

For people with additional needs and their families

Please Support Our Relaxed Performances

Fri 18 December 3pm As part of our commitment to making our theatres as welcoming and accessible as possible, the Festival & King’s Theatres offer specially adapted Relaxed Performances for people with additional needs. This Christmas will see our first public relaxed performance of our Christmas Ballet, for those with additional needs and their families to enjoy. To make you feel welcome, relaxed and well-supported, we’ll have lots of trained staff on hand to help with any access needs, anyone can feel free to make noise and move around the auditorium, we’ll keep the lights on, but dimmed to reduce anxiety, and we’ll provide break out spaces with a live stream of the show so that if people feel the need to leave the auditorium they won’t miss the action. The show will be reduced to an hour long and we’ve significantly subsidised the ticket prices with a free ticket for the carer. So that we can best cater to your needs, online booking is not available - please discuss your requirements with the Box Office by calling 0131 529 6000 and please note that wheelchair spaces are limited. If your school or group would be interested in receiving a sensory workshop ahead of the show, we have a limited number free to give away. Please contact cerin.richardson@edtheatres.com for more information.

We can’t cover the costs of these relaxed performances without the support of people who believe in our work.

LOVE DANCE TICKETS from

£12 per child or adult with additional needs (includes one free ticket for companion) in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for phone bookings* (see p66)

No online booking available. Please discuss your needs with the Box office when you book. Wheelchair places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

imited free places for L babies under 12 months (see p66) FESTIVAL THEATRE

Please help us to give people with additional needs and their families a wonderful experience of theatre this Christmas by supporting our appeal. OTHER WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE As a charity we have a number of projects to make our theatres open and welcoming for people from all walks of life to enjoy. Over 21,000 people a year take part in our learning and outreach activities which aim to overcome barriers to access, get people involved in creative learning, support teachers and schools and nurture emerging talent. You can support this work by:

w Becoming a Friend w Making a donation online or over the phone w online Dedicate a seat Give at edtheatres.com/support or call 0131 529 to getainvolved. w 6000 Become Patron Thank you for your support. w Pledge a Legacy w Get your business involved Give online at edtheatres.com/support or call the Box Office on 0131 529 6000 Thank you for your support Scottish Charity Number: SC018605

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A MISS MARPLE MYSTERY

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Snow White LOVE DRAMA

FAMILY FRIENDLY

LOVE DANCE

Mon 1 to Sat 6 February 2016

Tue 24 November 2015

Fri 22 & Sat 23 January 2016

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Evening 6.30pm | Matinee 11am

Fri 7.30pm | Sat 2pm

............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

“A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October the thirteenth, at little Paddocks – at six-thirty p.m.”

& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)

The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place at the home of Letitia Blacklock.

Warning! Warning! Ministry of Science Live is not your ordinary science show – it comes with a bang. It comes with a whoosh. But most of all is comes with a hovercraft built on stage…. oh, and a Human Cannon too! A brillantly entertaining look at the wonders of science and the inventors who have inspired the modern world we live in.

balletLORENT’s dark and mystical adaptation of Snow White is created from an original retelling by Carol Ann Duffy, and reimagines the story of a mother’s poisonous jealousy in a dance theatre production for family audiences.

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £13.50 in person at Box Office

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £20 in person at Box Office

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p66)

TICKETS from

£29.50 - £14 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

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Sat 6 Feb 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

Unable to resist, the group gather at the house at the appointed time, when the lights go out and a gun is fired. Enter Miss Marple, who must unravel a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery of the killer.. Both Judy Cornwell and Diane Fletcher have distinguished careers spanning over 50 years on stage and screen. Judy Cornwell is probably best known for her much loved portrayal of Daisy in the hugely successful TV sit-com Keeping Up Appearances, while Diane Fletcher is forever immortalised as Elizabeth Urquhart in House Of Cards.

CAP Thu 4 Feb 7.30pm KING’S THEATRE

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Limited free places for babies under 12 months (see p66)

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Snow White is the second chapter of a planned trilogy of Brothers Grimm fairytales created by balletLORENT, which began with the highly acclaimed Rapunzel (Performance of the Year, The Journal Culture Awards 2012).

FESTIVAL THEATRE

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JackSingsFrank

Jack Jones sings Frank Sinatra

“ Jack is one of the major singers of our time” Frank Sinatra

LOVE COMEDY

LOVELOVE ADVENTURE TAG

LOVE LOVEMUSIC TAG

Tue 16 to Sat 20 February 2016

Sat 30 January 2016

Sun 14 February 2016

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Evening 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm

7.30pm

Extreme adventure filmmaking comes back to Scotland’s largest cinema, the Festival Theatre!

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

Mum’s The Word 2 is a brand-new version of the huge original hit show detailing the comedic horrors of rearing young children and now updated to include the horrors of rearing and living with teenagers!

& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)

The ultimate mum’s night out!

Jack Jones, the double Grammy-winning easy listening giant, celebrates the music of Frank Sinatra. Jones’ consistently sold-out world tours and fifty recorded albums are a testimony to the breadth and quality of his remarkable talent, which has been admired by, among others, Sinatra, Mel Tormé and legendary composers Sammy Cahn and Michel Legrand.

TICKETS from

£24.50 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

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“ Mum’s The Word is a beautifully crafted show, full of the warm, tragic-comic rhythm of life; and absolutely impossible to dislike” The Scotsman

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Sat 20 Feb 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 18 Feb 7.30pm KING’S THEATRE

“ a hilarious coup de théâtre that you have to see for yourself” Daily Mail

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Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers, see amazing footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by exhilarating pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe. Different films at each screening – book for both and save!

Rescheduled from Sun 17 May 2015.

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £13.50 in person at Box Office

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £31 & £26.50 in person at Box Office

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Book Both Screenings £2 off each ticket (not available

online). (Concessions/Groups (8+) £3.50 off each ticket) Concessions £2 off Groups (8+) £2 off & no booking fees* (see p66)

FESTIVAL THEATRE

KING’S THEATRE

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An amateur performance by arrangement with Musicscope and Stage Musicals Limited Of New York

THE BOHEMIANS LYRIC OPERA COMPANY proudly presents

LOVE MUSICALS

Outsider SARAH MILLICAN

BOHEMIAN LYRIC OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS

BOOK BY HEATHER HACH Music and Lyrics by LAURENCE O’KEEFE and NELL BENJAMIN Based on the novel by AMANDA BROWN and the METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER motion picture

“To watch Sarah Millican is to watch a box of comedy fireworks going off” The Independent

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York

LOVE LOVE MUSICALS TAG

LOVE MUSICALS

LOVE COMEDY

AGE

16+

Tue 23 to Sat 27 February 2016

Tue 8 to Sat 12 March 2016

Wed 16 to Sat 19 March 2016

Sat 9 & Sun 10 July 2016

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm

8pm

Southern Light, the company that packed out the King’s with Oliver!, invites you to Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Land of Oz where Dorothy and her little dog Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion head on an unforgettable adventure.

The Gondoliers is Gilbert & Sullivan’s sunniest and brightest light opera.

Legally Blonde is the best show in town, case closed! It is about knowing who you are and showing what you’ve got!

In the past when you put Sarah Millican outside, she asked things like: “Why? Where is the taxi? Do I need a cardie?” and said things like: “There’ll be wasps. I’ve nothing to sit on. Is that poo? Can we go home?” But things have changed. Now she has outside slippers. She can tell a chaffinch from a tit (hey). But she still can’t tell if it’s an owl or her husband’s asthma. Sarah Millican is venturing outside. Bring a cardie.

With a huge cast of Munchkins and Ozians, amazing special effects and all the much-loved music from the classic MGM film, The Wizard of Oz is the mustsee family musical at the King’s in 2016!

Two young Venetian gondoliers, Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri, find themselves thrust into another world when they discover one is actually heir to the throne of Barataria. The problem is, no one can figure out which man is the right one! After much confusion, a series of delightful twists and turns plays out to an exhilarating ending.

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £19 & £15 in person at Box Office

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £22 - £15 in person at Box Office

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £19 - £15 in person at Box Office

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Groups (10+) 1 free ticket & no booking fees* (see p66)

......................................................................................................... Friends 20% off Opening Night

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......................................................................................................... Friends 2 for 1 Tue & Sat eve Groups (8+) 10% off Under 16’s £8 .........................................................................................................

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Sat 27 Feb 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

KING’S THEATRE

Sat 12 Mar 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

KING’S THEATRE

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Elle Woods can handle anything! When her boyfriend dumps her, she follows him to Harvard Law School to win him back. With some help from new-found friends she learns it’s so much better to be smart.

......................................................................................................... TICKETS from £26.50 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66) Max 8 tickets per transaction

Sat 19 Mar 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

KING’S THEATRE

FESTIVAL THEATRE

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DAVID HUTCHINSON AND PHILLIP ROWNTREE FOR SELL A DOOR THEATRE COMPANY LTD AND RICHARD DARBOURNE LTD PRESENT

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LOVE COMEDY TICKETS from

£29.50 - £14 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

............................................................................ Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

& no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off (excl. Fri & Sat eves)

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Sat 2 Apr 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 31 Mar 7.30pm

LOVE MUSICALS Tue 29 March to Sat 2 April 2016 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Wed & Sat 2.30pm It’s the 1980s and funny men Alec, Angus and Rory are one of Scotland’s top comedy acts. And now they are hitting the big time - top of the bill at the King’s Theatre Edinburgh - and it looks like they are getting a TV show. This comedy trio are riding high and nothing is going to stop them. Fast forward to today and the three find themselves together again for the first time in decades. What happened to break the group up? Will they be able to put their past differences behind them? And why do they still care who gets the biggest laugh? Starring Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott, this brand new comedy written and directed by Ed Curtis (director of I Dreamed A Dream, Jolson & Co and the King’s Panto) tells the tale of friendship, ambition and regret. And of course comedy - lots and lots of comedy.

KING’S THEATRE

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EARLY BIRD OFFER £19 Stalls (Excl. Fri & Sat) if you book by 30 Sep 2015 in person at

Box Office

TICKETS from £30.50 -£16 in person at Box Office (Booking fee applies for online &

AGE

14+ Mon 9 to Sat 14 May 2016 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm Back by popular demand!

............................................................................. Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

Winner of the TONY “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart.

booking fees* (see p66)

Created by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez (Co-creator of Book of Mormon) Avenue Q is an irresistibly charming musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues.

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Hilarious, cheeky and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets, Avenue Q is the musical like no other.

phone bookings* see p66)

off other shows Concessions £3 off (Excl. Fri & Sat eves) Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no

Sat 14 May 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 12 May 7.30pm KING’S THEATRE

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TICKETS from £28 – £61 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p66)

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Discounts apply to some performances, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn. Friends 20% off performances between 27 April & 5 May available during the Friends’ priority booking period only** Groups (8+) £3 off Stalls and Dress Circle seats** & no booking fees* (see p66) Concessions £3 off **

Wed 27 April to Sat 21 May 2016 Friends of Festival and King’s Theatre and Groups (8+) priority booking until Sun 3 May 2015, Groups (8+) call 0131 529 6005 General On Sale from Mon 4 May 2015; 10am online and in person, telephone bookings from 11am

** excl. Fri, Sat & Sun

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CAP Tue 10 May 7.30pm Tue 17 May 7.30pm Subject to availability FESTIVAL THEATRE

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CAREER LONG PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

ENGAGE

These sessions are designed to support the delivery of creative learning in schools and are for anyone working with children and young people. They take place in The Studio at the Festival Theatre, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL

Enrich and enhance your live theatre experience with our programme of fun, insightful and creative activities. Book at the Box Office, on 0131 529 6000 or visit edtheatres.com/education.

For more information call Cerin Richardson, Learning & Participation Manager, on 0131 622 8099 or cerin.richardson@edtheatres.com

Backstage Tours and Deaf Theatre Tours

A Fresh Perspective on Warming Up the Voice

Workshops

Fri 22 May 1.30pm-4.30pm The Studio | £20 | Call Box Office to book

Find out what goes on behind the scenes at these two iconic theatres and gain access to areas not usually seen by the public.

This fun, interactive workshop, will provide you with innovative new ways to lead warm-ups and fresh ideas on well-established pedagogical methods.

Sat 6 Jun, Sat 4 Jul, Sat 5 Sep, Sat 3 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 5 Dec, Sat 6 Feb 2016, Sat 5 Mar 2016, Sat 2 Apr 2016, Sat 7 May 2016, Sat 4 Jun 2016

The Trocks open rehearsals Tue 20 October 4.15pm – 6.30pm

Free Pre-Show and Post-Show Talks Learn more about the show and meet the artists behind the production in a relaxed setting with our series of Free pre-show and post-show talks. For post show talks simply remain in your seat after the performance. Check individual show pages for details. ......................................................................................

An opportunity to see how a performance comes together. Watch Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo take class and rehearse in practice clothes and working lights. There will be a brief introduction after the class by the Artistic Director or Ballet Master and there will be the opportunity to ask questions during the afternoon. The audience will be seated in the Stalls. Festival Theatre auditorium I Free but call Box Office to book

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Photo: Aly Wight

Led by voice coach and broadcaster Michael Hill and professional singer Rósa Bjorg Ómarsóttir. ........................................................

10.30am – 12.30pm | £7.50 (includes refreshments) ......................................................................................

Creating Dance

Wed 3 June 4:45pm-6.45pm Free | To book call or email Cerin The workshop will consist of contemporary and choreographic skills. It will involve trying out a new dance resource and it will be aimed at supporting non dance specialists. We will be giving everyone a set of free dance postcards (a dance resource to take away and use for choreographic sessions/projects) along with dance posters. ........................................................

Theatre Lighting

Fri 5 June | 1pm-4pm | £20 Call Box Office to book Come and explore the process of being a lighting designer from the page to the stage. A practical session on how to select, rig and programme lighting. See how simple effects can be created in action. This session will support teachers to deliver the production skills section of the SQA Drama syllabus. Led by the Festival and King’s Theatres Head of Electrics, Graham Raith. ........................................................

Costume Design

Fri 2 October 1.30pm-4.30pm The Studio | £20 | Call Box Office to book A practical session exploring how to design for the stage, research, costume plot, different methods of drawing / collage, sourcing materials and creating. For teachers delivering the Costume Design production skills section of the SQA Drama Exam and for those responsible for costuming school productions. Led by Set and Costume Designer Janis Hart. ........................................................

Explore: Matthew Bourne’s Car Man Wed 10 June 4.45pm-6.45pm Free | To book call or email Cerin

New Adventures dancers will give teachers some practical tools to create movement and choreography with students. For Secondary Dance and PE specialists and others interested in Dance (no dance experience required). ........................................................

Stage Make–up

Fri 6 November | 1.30pm 4.30pm | The Studio | £20 | Call Box Office to book A practical session exploring ways of designing make up for different characters for the stage.For teachers delivering the Make Up production skills section of the SQA Drama Exam and for those with an interest in learning new techniques for applying stage make-up. Session led by Shirley Marzella. ........................................................

Call 0131 529 6000 or visit our website edtheatres.com to book

ACCESS

TAKING PART Discover the Festival and King’s Theatres – courses looking behind the scenes at these two iconic theatres Refreshments included each week and attendees will be entitled to our Student Standby offer of £10 tickets during the duration of each course

Discover the Festival Theatre A 5 week course on Wednesday mornings from 10.30am – 12.30pm 28 October, 4, 11, 18 & 25 November. The course will cover programming, operation, marketing, fundraising, education, technical and backstage tours showing the history of this theatre. £50

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 at the Festival Theatre has 2 spaces at the front King’s Theatre has 8 spaces in the stalls GUIDE DOGS Guide dogs are welcome at both theatres

Discover the King’s Theatre A 3 week course on Thursday mornings from 10.30am – 12.30pm 3, 10 & 17 December. The course will cover the history and programming at the King’s, John Byrne’s largest public artwork - the King’s Dome, Panto and include backstage tours and a unique insight into the old lady of Leven Street. £30

Scottish Ballet Youth Collective 1 (P6 & 7) and 2 (S1-4) rehearse weekly on Monday evenings in a professional environment at The Studio at the Festival Theatre, where they develop a combination of ballet and contemporary techniques, work choreographically and participate in exciting performance opportunities. For more information and to join the classes contact Lorna Murray at lorna.murray@scottishballet.co.uk 0141 331 6285

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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. CAP

BSL – SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED A BSL Interpreter will stand on one side of the stage and interpret all spoken or sung speech. When booking your seats please mention if you wish to use this service. AUDIO DESCRIPTION Audio Description is a form of audiovisual 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. TOUCH TOURS Touch Tours of the set, costumes and props are usually available from 1hr before the Audio Described/BSL show. Touch Tour tickets are 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 enquire with Stage Door for availability. 0131 662 1112. For full access information please visit: edtheatres.com/festival-access edtheatres.com/kings-access To request a large print, braille or audio brochure, please contact us on 0131 622 8410

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DISCOUNTS

HOW TO BOOK

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. See individual show pages for details. Exclusions apply. See edtheatres.com/friends for full details of benefits, discounts and exclusions, or phone our Box Office for more info. Extra Friends can get discounts on up to 4 tickets.

TICKETS FOR SHOWS AT BOTH THE FESTIVAL & KING’S THEATRES CAN BE PURCHASED FROM EITHER OF THE TWO VENUES.

GROUPS (8+) £3 off tickets for most shows. Only available through Group Sales on 0131 529 6005. Exclusions may apply – see individual show pages for details. STUDENT/YOUNG SCOT STANDBY £10 tickets on the day of the performance. Available in person after midday. Subject to availability. Valid ID required.

ONLINE edtheatres.com PHONE 0131 529 6000 (Mon to Sat 11am-6pm) GROUPS (8+) 0131 529 6005 (Mon to Fri 11am-6pm) TEXT RELAY 18001 0131 529 6003 IN PERSON at the Festival or King’s Theatres (Mon to Sat 10am-6pm or until curtain-up)

BABES IN ARMS On selected family shows, babies under 12 months will be 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. CONCESSIONS Available for full-time students, senior citizens (65+), unwaged (with proof), people with disabilities, Young Scot cardholders, school parties/ youth groups, children, Edinburgh Leisure Cardholders. Concessions are advertised on show pages where available. Exclusions may apply to all discounts. Check with Box Office when booking. THE SMALL PRINT REFUNDS Sorry, we do not offer refunds on ticket purchases. 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. ADMISSION POLICY Management reserves the right to refuse admission. CANCELLED PERFORMANCES If a performance is cancelled we will make every effort to accommodate you at another time, or offer a refund.

DISCOUNTS Apply to full price tickets only. Only one discount per ticket. Subject to availability, at the discretion of the Box Office. Proof of status must be shown where appropriate. Not all shows offer concessions. Booking T&Cs can be found on our website: edtheatres.com The Theatres Development Fund helps protect the future of your Festival & King’s Theatres and continues to improve standards for audiences and artists. A small contribution to the Fund is included in the ticket price of most shows in this brochure. ALL INFO CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT

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1 KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LQ 2 FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT 3 THE STUDIO 22 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BL BY BUS FESTIVAL THEATRE & THE STUDIO Lothian Buses: 3, 3A, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 47, 48, X48, 49 First Buses: 86, 86A

KING’S THEATRE Lothian Buses: 10, 11, 15, 15a, 16, 23, 27, 45

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.

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We are happy to order a taxi after the performance for those with mobility issues.

A booking fee of 75p is charged per ticket for online, phone and postal bookings. Maximum charge of £3 for phone and postal bookings. For bookings of 8 or more, call 0131 529 6005 where no booking fees apply. Ticket prices include a contribution to the Theatres Development Fund on most shows. An 80p handling charge will be added for posting your tickets to you (when booked more than one week in advance).

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