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24-hour box office at edfringe.com The Brunton


V191 GC6 Ladywell Way, EH21 6AA B0131 665 2240 · Counter: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00 (19:30 show nights) Phone: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00 (18:45 show nights) Closed Sat 14.30-15.30 unless a matinee D0131 665 2240 · www.thebrunton.co.uk


multi genre events programme. Free parking, check website for bus info. The Bistro serves tasty snacks, lunch and pre theatre supper. Bars open till late.


H The Bistro is open Mon-Sat 9:00-19:30 (17:00 if no evening show). Reservations: 0131 653 5250. I =1289


Children’s Shows The Wonderful World of Lapin.......................................................................................46


Comedy Des McLean....................................................................................................................82


Music


Alex Hodgson’s Summertime Special..........................................................................215 Auld Hat New Heids ....................................................................................................218 An Evening With the Dreamers ...................................................................................231 Islands in the Stream ...................................................................................................236 MacFloyd......................................................................................................................239 The Magic of The Beatles.............................................................................................239 Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts .............................................................................249


Musicals and Opera The Ivor Novello Story (By Arrangement With Samuel French Ltd).............................265


Theatre Old Herbaceous............................................................................................................344


Buccleuch Free Church V384 GF6 10 West Crosscauseway, EH8 8JP B07706 823 527 · 18:00-22:00 D07706 823 527 · www.buccleuchfreechurch.co.uk


A 19th-century gothic style church building – still in use today, every Sunday for morning (11:00) and evening (17:30) worship services.


H Light refreshments. I =1289


Music The Alex MacDonald Band with Cailean Morison ......................................................215 Rachel Zylstra Live!......................................................................................................249 The Simon Kennedy Band Live!...................................................................................254


Theatre FiXion?..........................................................................................................................310 John Knox.....................................................................................................................326


C scala


V166 GB3 Saint Stephen’s Stockbridge, St Stephen Street/St Vincent Place, EH3 5AB B0845 260 1234 · Advance programme information, phone and web sales from June. During the Festival, venue box offices open daily until late. Dwww.CtheFestival.com


entertainment. Twenty-five performance spaces and over 200 shows and events in our 25th year at the Fringe. It’s a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.


H Licensed café-bar serving food and drink all day until late. I =


Cabaret and Variety The Glitter and Doom Salon ..........................................................................................17


Children’s Shows Alice................................................................................................................................26 Along the Silk Road: Songs, Soldiers and Legends........................................................27 Along the Silk Road: Try Chinese Painting and Calligraphy!.........................................27 The Bremen Town Musicians.........................................................................................28 The Snow Queen............................................................................................................44


Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Ockham’s Razor: Tipping Point ....................................................................................187


Events C vibrant vivacious variety...........................................................................................195


Music


All the King’s Men: The 11 Tour ...................................................................................215 The Blues Brothers – Live.............................................................................................220 Dylan and Donovan: The Prophet, the Poet and the Sorcerer’s Apprentice................229 Flamenco Escocia.........................................................................................................231 Lord of the Strings........................................................................................................239 Maya............................................................................................................................240 The Rat Pack – Live......................................................................................................250 Soweto Spiritual Singers: The African Experience........................................................256


Musicals and Opera Company......................................................................................................................261


C scala at the majestic Saint Stephen’s Stockbridge is our newest venue, hosting some of our biggest and brightest shows, a friendly café-bar and terrace, at a building with an impressive festival history. C venues vibrant vivacious variety. Eclectic electric


The Brunton is a short distance from the city centre with excellent transport links. The Theatre and Venue 1 offer high quality facilities with flexible performance spaces. The Brunton offers a year round, exciting


C V34 GE5


Chambers Street, EH1 1HR B0845 260 1234 · Advance programme information, phone and web sales from June. During the Festival, venue box offices open daily until late. Dwww.CtheFestival.com


entertainment. Twenty-five performance spaces and over 200 shows and events in our 25th year at the Fringe. A festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.


C, our multiplex Chambers Street hub, is a powerhouse of outstanding international performance: a happening Festival venue hosting everything from Bardic Breakfasts to late night cabaret, with multiple theatres, bars and events spaces. C venues vibrant vivacious variety. Eclectic electric


H Licensed café-bar serving food and drink all day until late. I =129


Cabaret and Variety CabFab ...........................................................................................................................11


Children's Shows The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World...............................................................................46 Comedy


Murder She Didn't Write..............................................................................................134 Stand-Up From Russia..................................................................................................164 This is Soap...................................................................................................................169


Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Tandem.........................................................................................................................190 Union............................................................................................................................192


Events C vibrant vivacious variety...........................................................................................195


Alternotive A Cappella.................................................................................................216 Aquapella: Mash-Up, Mix and Blend...........................................................................216 Flamenco Global Connect............................................................................................231 Japan’s Elegant Breeze ................................................................................................236 The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella.......................................................................247 The Oxford Belles: Blame It On the Belles...................................................................247


Music


Musicals and Opera Adam & Eve and Steve................................................................................................260 Big the Musical ............................................................................................................260 Great Expectations.......................................................................................................264 Holmes for Rent...........................................................................................................264 The Improv Musical......................................................................................................265 Macbeth.......................................................................................................................267 Merrily We Roll Along ..................................................................................................267 Stateside.......................................................................................................................271 Ushers: The Front of House Musical.............................................................................273


Theatre The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes..........................................................282 All Might Seem Good ..................................................................................................284 Care Takers...................................................................................................................293 Equus............................................................................................................................305 Hero Worship................................................................................................................319 Holes by Louis Sachar..................................................................................................319 The Interference ...........................................................................................................323 Life According to Saki ..................................................................................................331 Molière's The Hypochondriac.......................................................................................339 Parish Fête-ality: A Game of Scones............................................................................347 Playing Soldiers............................................................................................................349 Shakespeare for Breakfast...........................................................................................356 The Wives of Others.....................................................................................................375


C nova


V145 GE5 India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 2EX B0845 260 1234 · Advance programme information, phone and web sales from June. During the Festival, venue box offices open daily until late. Dwww.CtheFestival.com


variety. Eclectic electric entertainment. Twenty-five performance spaces and over 200 shows and events in our 25th year at the Fringe. It's a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.


C nova, our much-loved multiplex, is an unrivalled hub venue in unique city-centre landmark India Buildings, spanning seven storeys. Stunning studio theatres and fantastic found spaces. Cabaret, circus, comedy. Installation spaces, immersive environments. C venues vibrant vivacious


H Licensed café-bar serving food and drink all day until late. I =129


Cabaret and Variety Cabaret Nova.................................................................................................................11 Lynn Ruth Miller: I Love Men.........................................................................................19 Mysterious Moments of Magic......................................................................................21 Triple Entendre: Love, Life and Other Stuff....................................................................25


Children's Shows The Owl and the Pussycat..............................................................................................40


Comedy Adele is Younger Than Us...............................................................................................49 Aladdin and His Magical Europe Refugee Tour 2016....................................................51 Californians Dreamin’ ....................................................................................................70 Cam and Flora................................................................................................................70 Committed to Mediocrity...............................................................................................77 Haggis McSporran: Is Out of His Box!...........................................................................99 The Ross Voss Comedy Experience..............................................................................153 Shhhh – An Improvised Silent Movie ..........................................................................159 23, Please: The Sketch Show That Never Was..............................................................172


Events C vibrant vivacious variety...........................................................................................195 Operation Dead Drop: A Citywide Escape Game........................................................204


Exhibitions Fringe Film Festival.......................................................................................................211 Wave After Wave..........................................................................................................213


Blues is a Primary Colour.............................................................................................220 The Sanctuary of the Minds.........................................................................................252


Music


Musicals and Opera Tomorrow, Maybe........................................................................................................271


Theatre An Account of a Savage...............................................................................................282 Alana............................................................................................................................283 Blood Will Have Blood .................................................................................................290 A Boy Named Sue........................................................................................................290 A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built................................................................296 Communicate...............................................................................................................296 Crazed ..........................................................................................................................297 Dark Vanilla Jungle.......................................................................................................299 Deal with the Dragon...................................................................................................299 Deep-Fried Language...................................................................................................299 Every Wild Beast...........................................................................................................307 Fingertips......................................................................................................................308 Foehn Effect .................................................................................................................310 From the Mouths of the Gods .....................................................................................312 Für Elise........................................................................................................................312 Grey Matter..................................................................................................................316 Hang.............................................................................................................................318 Immaculate ..................................................................................................................322 The Invisible Man.........................................................................................................324 Jerry Finnegan’s Sister..................................................................................................326 Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: Journey to the Centre of the Earth...................327


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Venue Guide


Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World...........327 Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea........................328 The Life and Crimes of Reverend Raccoon..................................................................331 Living the Dream..........................................................................................................332 Madwomen in the Attic...............................................................................................335 The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole..............................................................337 Missed Connections.....................................................................................................339 No Help Sent................................................................................................................343 A Number by Caryl Churchill .......................................................................................344 Numbers by Kieron Barry.............................................................................................344 Our Man.......................................................................................................................346 Our Writer.....................................................................................................................347 OwlTime.......................................................................................................................347 Paperclips and Ammunition.........................................................................................347 The School for Wives....................................................................................................355 A Series of Unfortunate Breakups...............................................................................356 Small Hours..................................................................................................................359 Smart............................................................................................................................359 Squirm..........................................................................................................................362 Three Days' Time..........................................................................................................366 The Tinder Game..........................................................................................................368


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St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace/Victoria Terrace, EH1 2PW B0845 260 1234 · Advance programme information, phone and web sales from June. During the Festival, venue box offices open daily until late. Dwww.CtheFestival.com


electric entertainment. Twenty-five performance spaces and over 200 shows and events in our 25th year at the Fringe. It’s a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.


H Licensed garden café-bar serving food and drink all day until late. I =0129


Children’s Shows The Dandelion’s Story ....................................................................................................31 Tiger in Blossom.............................................................................................................46


Comedy Sketchup 2: The Reawakening.....................................................................................161


Events C vibrant vivacious variety...........................................................................................195


Music


Around the World by Guitar ........................................................................................217 Guitar Multiverse.........................................................................................................234 Japan’s Elegant Breeze 凛と風..................................................................................236


Musicals and Opera I Love You Because.......................................................................................................265 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change......................................................................265 Ordinary Days...............................................................................................................268


Theatre Bash..............................................................................................................................288 The Confessional..........................................................................................................296 Death and the Maiden.................................................................................................299 Dracula.........................................................................................................................302 5 Guys Chillin’..............................................................................................................309 That Face......................................................................................................................366 YPFii..............................................................................................................................377


C cubed


V50 GE4 Celtic Lodge, Brodie’s Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile, EH1 2PS B0845 260 1234 · Advance programme information, phone and web sales from June. During the Festival, venue box offices open daily until late. Dwww.CtheFestival.com


variety. Eclectic electric entertainment. Twenty-four performance spaces and over 200 shows and events in our 25th year at the Fringe. It’s a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.


H Licensed bar and café serving food and drink all day until late. I =


Comedy Bob.................................................................................................................................67


Events C vibrant vivacious variety...........................................................................................195


Musicals and Opera The Princes’ Quest........................................................................................................269 [Title of Show]..............................................................................................................271


Theatre Bloody Mary.................................................................................................................290 Girl................................................................................................................................314 Happy Together............................................................................................................319 A Little Princess............................................................................................................332 Mercury Fur..................................................................................................................338


C cubed has a unique setting at the 16th-century Celtic Lodge at Brodie’s Close, one of the original Fringe venues on the Royal Mile. Sensational solo shows. Searing contemporary classics. Powerful physical performance. C venues vibrant vivacious


C too, one of the original Fringe venues, features two performance spaces and a relaxed garden café in the heart of the city. Showstopping musicals, fantastic family shows, mime, music, movement and dance. C venues vibrant vivacious variety. Eclectic


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