24-hour box office at
edfringe.com Assembly George
Square Gardens V3 GF5
George Square, EH8 9LH B0131 623 3030 · Book online and by telephone from April 19, Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:00, from August 3-29, daily 09:00-23:30. Counter sales: George Square, from July 22-August 2 10:00–22:00 and August 3-29, 10:00-late. D0131 623 3030 ·
www.assemblyfestival.com
Assembly George Square Gardens become the beating heart of the Fringe each August, with a real Festival atmosphere. Come and enjoy spectacular circus, hilarious cabaret, raucous music or an enchanting children's show in one of our beautiful Spiegeltents. The Gardens are the perfect spot for coffee in the mornings with the kids, refuelling on delicious gourmet street food and enjoying drinks in the evenings under a galaxy of fairy lights.
H We serve the best selection of gourmet street food and hot, cold and alcoholic drinks. Open 10:00 until late.
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Cabaret and Variety Best of Burlesque...........................................................................................................10 Fascinating Aïda: Greatest Hits – Back in the Saddle....................................................16 Michael Griffiths: Cole ...................................................................................................20 Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside..................................................................22 Rebel Bingo....................................................................................................................23 Starman..........................................................................................................................24
Children's Shows Children are Stinky.........................................................................................................30 How to Be a Rock Star...................................................................................................34 Lords of Strut: The Family Show.....................................................................................37 Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall.......................................................................39 The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare .....................................................................................42
Comedy Al Murray – The Pub Landlord: Let's Go Backwards Together (Work in Progress).......54 Goose: Hydroberserker ..................................................................................................97 Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows.................................................................126 Off The Kerb Showcase................................................................................................139 Puddles Pity Party: Let's Go!........................................................................................147
Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Back of the Bus............................................................................................................180 Driftwood.....................................................................................................................183
Hackney Colliery Band.................................................................................................234 The Jive Aces with The Three Belles .............................................................................237 The Magnets – Audiocity.............................................................................................240 Voices of Soweto Presents Ubuntu..............................................................................259
Music Spoken Word Henry Rollins – Charmingly Obstinate ........................................................................277
Theatre Best of the Fest Daytime..............................................................................................289 Just by Ali Smith...........................................................................................................328 The Vaudevillains..........................................................................................................372 Wrecked .......................................................................................................................376
Assembly George
Square Studios V17 GF5
George Square, EH8 9LH B0131 623 3030 · 10:00 until late D0131 623 3030 ·
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Studios Bar has plenty of sofas, a much used piano and serves freshly prepared hot and cold meals.
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Cabaret and Variety Chris Dugdale – Full Circle.............................................................................................12 Exposing Edith ...............................................................................................................15
Children's Shows Singsing Bathtub and Fernando, the Space Elephant...................................................44
Comedy Andrew Ryan: Ruined ....................................................................................................56 Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical .............................61 Britney............................................................................................................................70 Get Your Own Back: Live!..............................................................................................95 Global Pillage.................................................................................................................96 Jamie MacDonald: High Vis .........................................................................................107 Nazeem Hussain – Legally Brown...............................................................................134 Nick Cody: Come Get Some!.......................................................................................136 The Oxford Revue: Hello You........................................................................................141 Pajama Men: 2 Man 3 Musketeers..............................................................................141 Ron White – Live in Scotchland...................................................................................153 Russell Howard and Steve Williams Work in Progress................................................154 Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan: Talking to Strangers.......................................................154 Sarah Kendall: Shaken..................................................................................................156 Simon Evans: In the Money.........................................................................................160 Susie Youssef – Check Youssef Before You Wreck Youssef..........................................167 Thrones! The Musical...................................................................................................169 Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening ................................................................170 Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: How to Touch Dead People ..........................................170 Tom Binns: Summertime Special 2016 With Ivan Brackenbury and Ian D Montfort..170 24 Hours With Mary Lynn Rajskub ..............................................................................172 The Two Mikes..............................................................................................................173
Music The Alleycats: Gap Year! ..............................................................................................215 Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris ....................................................................216 Movin' Melvin Brown Presents Me and Otis ..............................................................242 Ross Leadbeater's Great British Songbook .................................................................251
Musicals and Opera Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton...........269
Theatre F*cking Men ................................................................................................................312 Hurricane Michael........................................................................................................321 In Tents and Purposes ..................................................................................................323 Just Let the Wind Untie My Perfumed Hair... or Who Is Tahirih?.................................329 The Nine Lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry................................................................343 Oh Hello!......................................................................................................................344 One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy......................................................................................345 Save + Quit..................................................................................................................355 Taiwan Season: Solo Date............................................................................................364 Trainspotting ................................................................................................................368 Travesty ........................................................................................................................369 Verge of Strife ..............................................................................................................372 White Rabbit Red Rabbit.............................................................................................374
Assembly George Square Studios are located opposite the entrance to Assembly George Square Gardens and next to Assembly George Square Theatre. The Studios have some of the best audience facilities on the Fringe. All five Studios have comfortable modern seating, and the modern indoor
theatre and comedy. Assembly George
Square Theatre V8 GF5
George Square, EH8 9LH B0131 623 3030 · 10:00 until late. D0131 623 3030 ·
www.assemblyfestival.com
Assembly George Square Theatre is perfectly located next to Assembly George Square Gardens and Studios for pre or post show drinks or food. The theatre itself is a purpose built venue with comfortable modern seating for up to 500, while the The Box is an intimate 80 seat studio hosting great
H The wide range of indoor and outdoor bars and gourmet street food are right outside the venue around George Square. I =129
Cabaret and Variety Amelia Ryan: Lady Liberty..............................................................................................10 Snap ...............................................................................................................................24 The Tap Pack...................................................................................................................24 Torte e Mort: Songs of Cake and Death ........................................................................25
Children's Shows Shark in the Park............................................................................................................44
Comedy
Andrew Maxwell............................................................................................................56 FanFiction Comedy.........................................................................................................89 For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH.......................................91 Henry Paker: Guilty.......................................................................................................101 Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis..................................................................................102 Laurence Clark: Independence.....................................................................................119 Mervyn's 25th Gala Show ...........................................................................................130 The Piff the Magic Dragon Show.................................................................................145 Tatterdermalion............................................................................................................168
Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Chef: Come Dine With Us!...........................................................................................181 Once... ..........................................................................................................................188
Exhibitions Zimbabwe Sculptures ..................................................................................................213
Out of the Blue.............................................................................................................246 Worbey and Farrell's Rhapsody ...................................................................................259
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Musicals and Opera How to Win Against History.........................................................................................265
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Boris & Sergey: Preposterous Improvisation Experiment............................................290 Dame Nature – The Magnificent Bearded Lady..........................................................298 Fran & Leni...................................................................................................................311 The HandleBards: Much Ado About Nothing ..............................................................317 The HandleBards: Richard III........................................................................................317 House and Amongst the Reeds ...................................................................................321 Octopus........................................................................................................................344 Skrimshanks.................................................................................................................359 Stuff..............................................................................................................................363
Assembly Hall V35 GE4
Venue Guide
Assembly Rooms V20 GD4
54 George Street , EH2 2LR B01316233045 · 10:00 until 20 minutes after the last event daily D01316233045 ·
www.edef.co.uk
The iconic Assembly Rooms building is at the heart of Edinburgh's New Town. In 2016 the Assembly Rooms play host venue to the inaugural Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival which will be showcasing the best recordings of live arts events in a world class cinema as well as presenting the best in new technological developments across
the sector through a series of stands, talks, workshops and live presentations. H Enjoy soft or alcoholic drinks from our indoor or outdoor bars. I =129
Mound Place, EH1 2LU B0131 623 3030 · Book online and by telephone from 19 April, Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:00, from 3-31 August, daily 09:00-23:30. Counter sales. Assembly Hall, 3-29 August, 10:00-late. D0131 623 3030 ·
www.assemblyfestival.com
New College Quad off Mound Place. The venue houses three spaces; the Main Hall, Rainy Hall and Baillie Room.
H Our Quad bar offers a choice sandwiches and snacks, and hot, cold and alcoholic drinks. Open 10:00 until late. I =29
Cabaret and Variety Assembly Gala Launch...................................................................................................10 Briefs ..............................................................................................................................10
Comedy Best of the Fest...............................................................................................................66 David O'Doherty: Big Time.............................................................................................82 Jason Byrne is Propped Up ..........................................................................................108 Joe Lycett: That's the Way A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett.........................................................110 Mark Steel's in Toon.....................................................................................................127 Rainbow Class..............................................................................................................148 St Andrews Revue Presents: Loop ...............................................................................164 Tony Law: A Law Undo His-elf What Welcome............................................................171
Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Attrape Moi..................................................................................................................180 Binari............................................................................................................................181 Tago: Korean Drum II ...................................................................................................190 360 Allstars...................................................................................................................191
Music My Leonard Cohen.......................................................................................................243
Musicals and Opera 9 to 5............................................................................................................................268
Theatre Finding Joy ...................................................................................................................308 Glasgow Girls...............................................................................................................314 How is Uncle John?......................................................................................................321 Last Dream (on Earth)..................................................................................................331 Love for Sale.................................................................................................................333 Mr Kingdom's Queen Victoria (Or a Little of What You Fancy) ...................................340 Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London.....................................................................................340 The Unknown Soldier...................................................................................................372 Wilde Without the Boy.................................................................................................374
The magnificent venue atop the Mound is the most prestigious venue on the Fringe and hosts the finest drama, music and comedy. Entrance and box office through
Events Ai WeiWei at the Royal Academy................................................................................194 Beautiful Thing.............................................................................................................194 Billy the Kid ..................................................................................................................194 The Crucible..................................................................................................................195 The Duchess of Malfi ...................................................................................................196 Elizabeth.......................................................................................................................197 ENO: Benvenuto Cellini................................................................................................197 ENO: The Pirates of Penzance......................................................................................197 Glyndebourne: Don Pasquale ......................................................................................198 Glyndebourne: La Traviata ...........................................................................................198 Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood.................................................................................198 The Importance of Being Earnest ................................................................................199 The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them.....................................................199 Into the Woods.............................................................................................................199 Long Day's Journey Into Night.....................................................................................200 Lovesong......................................................................................................................200 Matisse from MoMA and Tate Modern.......................................................................200 Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake.....................................................................................200 Matthew Bourne's The Car Man..................................................................................201 The Metamorphosis.....................................................................................................201 Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down Five to Go....................................................201 Munch: From the Munch Museum and National Gallery, Oslo...................................201 National Theatre Live: As You Like It............................................................................202 National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge...........................................................202 National Theatre Live: Coriolanus................................................................................202 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein.............................................................................202 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein.............................................................................202 National Theatre Live: Hamlet .....................................................................................203 National Theatre Live: Hangmen.................................................................................203 National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses........................................................203 National Theatre Live: Man and Superman.................................................................203 National Theatre Live: The Audience............................................................................203 National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem..............................................................204 Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse........................................................204 The Railway Children ...................................................................................................205 Rembrandt from the National Gallery, London and Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam..........205 Renoir: Reviled and Revered........................................................................................205 ROH: Don Giovanni......................................................................................................205 ROH: Nabucco..............................................................................................................205 ROH: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.............................................................205 ROH: Tosca....................................................................................................................205 The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...................................................205 The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet .............................................................................206 The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake........................................................................................206 The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty.........................................................................206 The Royal Ballet: The Winter's Tale ..............................................................................206 RSC Live: Henry V.........................................................................................................206 RSC Live: Henry IV, Part I..............................................................................................207 RSC Live: Henry IV, Part II.............................................................................................207 RSC Live: Othello..........................................................................................................207 RSC Live: Richard II ......................................................................................................207 RSC Live: The Merchant of Venice................................................................................207 RSC Live: The Two Gentlemen of Verona.....................................................................207 Twelfth Night ...............................................................................................................208 Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing....................................................................209
Assembly Roxy V139 GE6
2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU B0131 623 3030 · Book online and by telephone from 19 April, Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:00, from 3-29 August, daily 09:00-23:30. Counter sales: George Square, from 22 July-2 Aug, 10:00–22:00 and 3-29 August, 10:00-late. D0131 623 3030 ·
www.assemblyfestival.com
the street outside has a pop up garden and bar during the Festival.
Assembly Roxy is a beautifully converted former church in Edinburgh's Old Town. The venue has two fully licensed indoor bars and
H Bars at Assembly Roxy offer a choice sandwiches and snacks, and hot, cold and alcoholic drinks. Open 10:00 until late. I =29
Cabaret and Variety Hot Brown Honey...........................................................................................................18 Tony Roberts – Card Magic ...........................................................................................24
Children's Shows Beards! Beards! Beards!................................................................................................28 Comedy Club 4 Kids.......................................................................................................30 Molly Whuppie...............................................................................................................39 The Listies 6D (Twice as Good as 3D)............................................................................36
Comedy
Andrew Lawrence: The Hate Speech Tour .....................................................................56 The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2016: Lagoon...............................70 Guy Masterson: Love and Canine Integration...............................................................98 I Don't Believe it! An Evening With Victor Meldrew ...................................................103 Lords of Strut: Late Night TV Talk Show ......................................................................122 Sam Campbell: The Last Dreamer................................................................................154 Tiff Stevenson: Seven...................................................................................................169
Dance Physical Theatre and Circus The Cuban Gypsy.........................................................................................................182 The Pianist....................................................................................................................188 Pss Pss..........................................................................................................................189 Water on Mars.............................................................................................................192
Bonita & Billie Holiday.................................................................................................290 Chopping Chillies.........................................................................................................294 Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot..................................................306 Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.......................................................................................325 Nuclear Family..............................................................................................................344 Overshadowed.............................................................................................................347 Queen Lear...................................................................................................................351 Shylock.........................................................................................................................358 The Six-Sided Man .......................................................................................................359 A Streetcar Named Desire............................................................................................362
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