Venue Guide Bannermans
V357 GE5 212 Cowgate, EH1 1NQ B0131 226 0000
Bannermans is one of Edinburgh's premier live music venues, located in the heart of the historic Old Town. With live music six nights a week, and a host of other events constantly on the go, it's proved a firm favourite with locals and tourists for many years now. Open from 12:00-01:00 every day, apart from Sundays when we open at 12:30. No under 18's.
www.bannermanslive.co.uk
Comedy Can't Adult, Won't Adult................................................................................................71 Paul F Taylor: Sour Apes ...............................................................................................142 Pippa Evans: Same Same but Different.......................................................................146
Banshee Labyrinth V156 GE5
Bedlam Theatre V49 GF5
11b Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ B0131 629 0430 · 11:30-02:00 D0131 629 0430 ·
www.bedlamfringe.co.uk
A unique theatre in a converted church in the heart of Edinburgh, Bedlam Theatre returns to the Fringe for its 36th year with another exciting and eclectic programme of theatre and comedy.
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Cabaret and Variety Late Night at Bedlam.....................................................................................................19
Comedy Goodbear .......................................................................................................................96 The Improverts .............................................................................................................104 Jam Sandwich..............................................................................................................107
29-35 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 The Banshee Labyrinth is a teeming pub that is said to be Scotland's most haunted pub. Regular comedy nights, karaoke and live music will keep you entertained until the wee small hours. Three performance spaces, three bars, one open from 12.30-05:00. 18+ only.
www.thebansheelabyrinth.com
Theatre Cosmic Fear or The Day Brad Pitt Got Paranoia ..........................................................297 The Humble Heart of Komrade Krumm.......................................................................321 Infinity Pool: A Modern Retelling of Madame Bovary.................................................323 Kursk.............................................................................................................................329 Le Bossu.......................................................................................................................331 Posh..............................................................................................................................350 Stack.............................................................................................................................362 The Toyland Murders....................................................................................................368
B'est Restaurant V243 GE6
Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint ............................................................50 Boy Girl Brain.................................................................................................................68 Chris Coltrane: Socialist Fun Times................................................................................73 Gareth Morinan: Graph Giraffe .....................................................................................94 James Christopher – What's the Tory? Mourning Glory..............................................106 Luke Benson's Big Night Out (In the Afternoon).........................................................124 Peter Brush: Dreams with Advert Breaks.....................................................................144 Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do......................................................................151 Rob Auton: The Sleep Show.........................................................................................151 Ross Hepburn is Beetlejuice'd......................................................................................153 S&M Masterclass.........................................................................................................155 Smurthwaite on Masculinity........................................................................................162
Comedy
Events Skeptics on the Fringe..................................................................................................208
Spoken Word Dan Simpson: Artificial Ineloquence............................................................................276 Love: Songs and Poems ...............................................................................................279 Other Voices Spoken Word Cabaret.............................................................................280 Til Debt Us Do Part.......................................................................................................281
Bar Bados
V281 GE5 68 Cowgate, EH1 1JW B07427 679580 · 13:30-15:00 D07427 679580 ·
www.afterfreedomproductions.com
A large lively Reggae/Tiki themed bar with African entertainment and shows every day. Offering cocktails, draught beer, cider and slushies. With reggae, pop, dance and hip hop music every night.
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Music Africanised!..................................................................................................................214
BBC V25 GF4
Events
Dram & Smoke Pop-Up Dining ....................................................................................196 Music
Kansas Smitty’s – The World’s Greatest Imaginary Jazz Bar.......................................238
Black City of the Dead Signs V213 GE5
George Heriot's School, EH3 9EQ
Bwww.bbc.co.uk/tickets · Free ticket give- away at 11:00 every day, 5-26 August.
Dwww.bbc.co.uk/edinburghfestivals
Bringing the best of the Festivals to audiences at home and in Edinburgh. Join us for top BBC shows, comedy, music and live broadcasts. Follow @BBCEdFest for listings or visit
bbc.co.uk/edinburghfestivals.
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Comedy BBC: Asian Network's Big Comedy Night .....................................................................62 BBC: @BBCEdFest..........................................................................................................62 BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Final ..................................................................62 BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Semi-Finals........................................................62 BBC: Breaking the News................................................................................................62 BBC: 4 Extra Stands Up..................................................................................................63 BBC: Fresh from the Fringe ............................................................................................63 BBC: In Tune...................................................................................................................63 BBC: Janice Forsyth ........................................................................................................63 BBC: Just a Minute.........................................................................................................63 BBC: Loose Ends.............................................................................................................63 BBC: Steve Wright in the Afternoon...............................................................................64 BBC: The One Show .......................................................................................................64 BBC: World on 3.............................................................................................................64
City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour...................................................................195 Events
Blackwell's Bookshop V133 GE5
53-62 South Bridge, EH1 1YS B0131 622 8218 · Monday-Friday 09:00-20:00, Saturday 09:00-18:00, Sunday 12:00-18:00 D0131 622 8222 ·
www.blackwell.co.uk/Edinburgh
Edinburgh's oldest bookshop – browse over 150,000 titles over three floors of converted Georgian townhouses and visit our dedicated Scottish Room or relax with a coffee in our cafe.
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Spoken Word Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe .................................................................................274
The Boards V59 GC6
Next to St Giles Cathedral, Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B0131 225 9044 · 10:00-22:00 D0131 225 9044 ·
www.cityofthedeadtours.com
Large black City of the Dead signs against the wall of St Giles' Cathedral on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
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Absence of Separation.................................................................................................282 The Life of the Party .....................................................................................................332 The Picture of Dorian Gray...........................................................................................349 Splendid's Jason and the Argonauts............................................................................361
Theatre
Broughton St Mary's V105 GB4
12 Bellevue Crescent, EH3 6NE B0131 226 000 D0131 556 7313 ·
www.ariaalba.weebly.com
The church buildings have a number of high quality spaces that are available for hire. The church space is suitable for a variety of purposes including meetings and presentations, music and drama performances and dancing.
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Musicals and Opera Die Fledermaus ............................................................................................................262
Exhibitions Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show...................................................................................211
Book Lovers' Tour
Departure V361 GE4 Outside The Writers’ Museum, EH1 2PA B 0131 226 0000
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Bonhams V216 GC4
22 Queen Street, EH2 1JX B 0131 226 0000
Dwww.macmillanartshow.org
Bonhams is an international auctioneer whose Scottish saleroom is located in the heart of Edinburgh's neoclassical New Town.
16 Drummond Street (off South Bridge), EH8 9TX B 0845 1544 145 D 0845 1544 145 ·
www.torquaysuitetheatre.com
Our menu changes regularly and all our ingredients are locally-sourced fresh, seasonal produce that our chef and his team imaginatively serve each and every day.
H Fully licensed restaurant. I 129
Theatre Faulty Towers the Dining Experience...........................................................................307
The Biscuit Factory
V173 GLEITH 4-6 Anderson Place, EH6 5NP B01316290809 · 09:00-21:00 D01316290809 ·
www.biscuitfactory.co.uk
With great industrial architectural features which are extremely rare in Edinburgh, The Biscuit Factory offers multiple performance spaces nestled in a community of artists and designers.
I 2 Events Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours .....................................................................196
Bourbon Bar V333 GD3 24a Frederick St, EH2 2JR B 0131 226 0000
Events Book Lovers' Tour.........................................................................................................194
Bottom of Granny's
Green Steps V363 GE4 Grassmarket, EH1 2NH B0131 226 0000 · Meet your guide from 15 mins prior to the tour. D0131 235 2351 ·
www.edinburghexpert.com
Edinburgh Expert tour meeting point by the red post box, at the bottom of Granny's Green Steps, west end of the Grassmarket.
Edinburgh Playhouse, EH1 3AA B0844 871 3014 · Mon-Sat: 12:00-18:00 (open until 20:00 on show days) D0131 524 3324 ·
www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh- playhouse/
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking
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The Boards is our recently refurbished function space located at the front of the theatre above the main foyer of the Edinburgh Playhouse. Open throughout the year as a candlelit piano bar, this intimate venue is ideal for cabaret, music and comedy.
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Cabaret and Variety Gary Lamont – What a Riddy! ......................................................................................17
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