Venue Guide
Spotlites V278 GD4
22-26 George Street, EH2 2PQ B0131 240 5047 · 09:00-23:00
Dwww.spotlites.co.uk
sell-outs, clean facilities and caring, helpful staff.
Spotlites is one of the leading venues at edfringe, with five unique, beautiful theatres established at the heart of the festival. Our central, easy to find venue, on George Street, presents an outstanding programme of international companies, interactive children's theatre, drama workshops, innovative plays, musicals, dance, music, magic, poetry, comedy and cabaret. Spotlites has a reputation for quality five and four-star
H Beer, wines and spirits. Delicious sandwiches, snacks, cakes, hot and cold drinks, nine flavours of ice cream, sorbets and frozen yoghurts! I =129l
Cabaret and Variety Claire Dawson in A Woman on the Edge......................................................................12 The One Legged Man Show ..........................................................................................21 Poet of the Impossible ...................................................................................................22
Children's Shows Braveheart......................................................................................................................28 Drama Workshops for 5-12s..........................................................................................31 Enormous Turnip ............................................................................................................32 Golden Goose ................................................................................................................34 Little Shakespeare..........................................................................................................36 Little Soldier Zhang Ga ..................................................................................................37 Magic Porridge Pot.........................................................................................................37 The McLaureen's Tale.....................................................................................................38 Puss in Boots..................................................................................................................41 Robinson Crusoe the Lost Jedi Knight...........................................................................42
Culturally Inquisitive ......................................................................................................78 Doctor in the House.......................................................................................................84 Ed Cook’s Comedy Thing ...............................................................................................85 Extreme Broadcasting....................................................................................................89 50% Scottish, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh........................................................................90 John Porter – Lunatic (of the) Fringe ...........................................................................111
Comedy
Events Fringe Masterclasses @Spotlites .................................................................................198
A Boy Named Cash......................................................................................................221 Fusion of Strings...........................................................................................................233
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Musicals and Opera Carmen High................................................................................................................261
Spoken Word Awhile With Seamus Heaney.......................................................................................274
Theatre Arcadia.........................................................................................................................286 As You Like It................................................................................................................287 Bully Boy ......................................................................................................................292 Call Mr Robeson...........................................................................................................293 Carlotta de Galleon – A Fool for Love!........................................................................293 Cats and Dogs Give the Best Advice ...........................................................................294 Chinese Women’s Whispers.........................................................................................294 Cracked Tiles.................................................................................................................297 The Echo Chamber.......................................................................................................303 Emoji ............................................................................................................................305 Evil................................................................................................................................307 Femmetamorphosis .....................................................................................................308 Finders Keepers & Miss Monday .................................................................................308 Frankenstein: A New Play ............................................................................................311 Gratiano .......................................................................................................................315 Hamlet, Ophelia ...........................................................................................................317 Her Slightest Touch.......................................................................................................319 I Love Ursula Hamdress ...............................................................................................322 Inferno..........................................................................................................................323 The Inspectors Call.......................................................................................................323 Iphigenia in Tauris ........................................................................................................324 Jekyll and Hyde ............................................................................................................325 Just an Ordinary Lawyer ..............................................................................................328 Lucky 6.........................................................................................................................334 Marilyn and Sinatra .....................................................................................................336 Ozymandias Melancholia: An Anti-Romcom...............................................................347 Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in the Case of a Study in Blood ...........................358 Soddin’ Flodden ...........................................................................................................360 The South Afreakins.....................................................................................................361 Stunning the Punters (& Other Stories).......................................................................363 Tent...............................................................................................................................365 ThreeWay .....................................................................................................................367 The Tragedy of Two Tuesdays.......................................................................................368 Two...............................................................................................................................371 Unseen .........................................................................................................................372 Year Ten........................................................................................................................376 Your Mother's Vagina ..................................................................................................377
St Andrew's and St George's West,
George St V111 GD4
13 George Street, EH2 2PA B0131 225 3847 · Monday to Saturday 10:00-16:00 during the Fringe and from half an hour before each performance D0131 225 3847 ·
www.stagw.org.uk
folk, jazz, songs from the shows, opera, world music. Enjoy light lunches and snacks in the Undercroft cafe, or sit and admire the newly refurbished building.
A beautiful, easily accessible 18th century New Town church, which hosts a variety of musical performances – from soloists to choirs, instrumentalists to small orchestras and bands in all musical genres: classical,
H Snacks and light lunches available 10:00-16:00, Monday to Saturday. Refresh- ments available during performance intervals. I =129
Children's Shows Fringe Fantasmic! Heroes and Villains...........................................................................33
Events The Eagle and The Oystercatcher.................................................................................196
Absolutely Amazing!....................................................................................................214 Akiko Okamoto in Concert ..........................................................................................214 All Chopin Recital.........................................................................................................215 Aspects of Love............................................................................................................217 Bachiana ......................................................................................................................218 Cello and Piano Recital................................................................................................225 Chamberlain & Haywood ............................................................................................225 Dong Yi's Special Programme on the Zheng for Chinese Lovers' Day........................229 A European Pilgrimage................................................................................................231 Four-Hand Fantasia......................................................................................................232 Guitar Selection Box ....................................................................................................234 Guitars for St Cecilia's..................................................................................................234 Harpsichords for St Cecilia's 1 .....................................................................................235 Harpsichords for St Cecilia's 2 .....................................................................................235 Hommage à Robert Schumann ...................................................................................235 Inverkeithing Community Big Band.............................................................................236 JazzMain ......................................................................................................................237 The Julian Layn Project.................................................................................................238 Masterpieces for Piano Four Hands.............................................................................240 Missing Pieces – Celebrating Women of Note............................................................242 Music of Dowland, Purcell and the Stuarts.................................................................243 My Journey Through China: Dong Yi in Zheng Recitals...............................................243 Nuns N' Roses..............................................................................................................246 Organ Duets in the City ...............................................................................................246 Organ Recitals in the City ...........................................................................................246 Piano Masterworks at the Fringe 2016.......................................................................248 Piano Music of Erik Satie.............................................................................................249 Piano Recital ................................................................................................................249 Piano Recital ................................................................................................................249 Pitchcraft ......................................................................................................................249 Reflections....................................................................................................................250 The Roseberry Trio........................................................................................................251 ¡Saxo Clásico!..............................................................................................................252 Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration 1...............................................................................252 Scotland’s Harp – A Celebration 3...............................................................................252 Scottish Saxophone Ensemble.....................................................................................253 Scottish Voices..............................................................................................................253 Sing Freedom ...............................................................................................................255 Sing Sing Swing: Singing With the Big Bands ............................................................255 Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Canteloube and Hahn..............................255 Songs of Travel .............................................................................................................255 Sound of Seventeen.....................................................................................................256 These Boots..................................................................................................................257 The Three Belles: In the Mood......................................................................................258 A Transatlantic Spectacle .............................................................................................258 Triplicity: A Problem Shared.........................................................................................258
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Musicals and Opera Anthems – POP Goes the Musical...............................................................................260 Dido and Aeneas..........................................................................................................262 The Magical MGM Musicals........................................................................................267
Spoken Word A Little History of Religion...........................................................................................279
St Cuthbert's Church V122 GE3
5 Lothian Road, EH1 2EP B0131 226 0000
Dwww.st-cuthberts.net
St Cuthbert's is at the very heart of Edinburgh on Lothian Road near the junction with Princes Street (opposite the Caledonian Hotel), adjacent to public transport and Castle Terrace car park. It has two superb performance spaces and fine acoustics.
H Tea/coffee, biscuits and crisps available.
Alastair Savage and Tom Rathbone, Scotland and Beyond ........................................215 Bach Cello Suites..........................................................................................................218 Mozart, Schumann and Visions of Dunedin for French Horn and Piano.....................242 Mozart Vespers K339 and Vivaldi Gloria RV589 .........................................................242 Scottish Sinfonia...........................................................................................................253 Valentine Singers Lunchtime Recital ...........................................................................258
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Musicals and Opera Best of the Bohemians.................................................................................................260 La Traviata....................................................................................................................266
Music Choral Vespers..............................................................................................................226 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Ensembles ...............................................................251
St Ninian's Hall V230 GB1
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 St Giles' Cathedral
V187 GE5 Royal Mile, EH1 1RE B0131 226 0000
Dwww.stgilescathedral.org. uk
Founded in the 1120s, St Giles' was the church of John Knox during the Reformation and is renowned for its stained glass, Rieger organ and beautiful Thistle Chapel. Open daily. Free guided tours, concerts and shop. Donations welcome. For access and prices to the newly opened Roof and Tower Tours check website.
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Music The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace..............................................................................216 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 1...............................................................................225 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 2...............................................................................225 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 3...............................................................................225 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 4...............................................................................225 Choral Celebration.......................................................................................................226 flow².............................................................................................................................232 In the Mood .................................................................................................................236 Mozart's Requiem by Candlelight ...............................................................................242 Musical Lunchtime.......................................................................................................243 Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir..........................................................................253 South West Camerata from Corelli to Copland...........................................................256 St Giles' After Dark.......................................................................................................256 String Academy............................................................................................................257
St Mary's Cathedral
V91 GE1 23 Palmerston Place, EH12 5AW B0131 226 0000
Dwww.cathedral.net
One of the world's great neo-gothic buildings, with its three distinctive spires and a tradition of daily choral services sung by the cathedral choir – a magnificent concert venue. The Song School is covered by vibrant murals by Phoebe Anna Traquair.
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Exhibitions Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free...............................................................212 Women of the West End and the Cathedral Collection ..............................................213
Cathedral Bach by Candlelight....................................................................................224 Cathedral Bach by Candlelight....................................................................................224 Cathedral Blues............................................................................................................224 Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free...................................................................224 Cathedral Chamber Music...........................................................................................224 Cathedral Chamber Music...........................................................................................224 Cathedral Choir Concert – A Stravinsky Celebration ..................................................224 Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free................................................................................224 Cathedral Festival Eucharists.......................................................................................224 Cathedral Festival Evensongs......................................................................................224 Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free .........................................................................224 Lunchtime Recitals – East Meets West Rainbow ........................................................239 The Really Terrible Orchestra........................................................................................250
Music St Mary's Metropolitan
Cathedral V86 GC5
Broughton Street, EH1 3JR B0131 226 0000 D0131 523 0106 ·
www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk
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40 Comely Bank, EH4 1AG B07599 928 440
Dwww.edinburghtheatrearts.com
St Ninian's Hall hosts the Edinburgh Theatre Arts group and creates a uniquely intimate theatre venue. Find us only one mile north-west of the city centre. 50 yards to the east of the junction of Comely Bank Road, Orchard Brae and Crewe Road South, opposite Flora Stevenson Primary School.
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St Patrick's Church
V408 GE6 Cowgate, EH1 1TQ B0131 556 1973 · 09:00-17:00
www.stpatricksparish..co.uk
Well-known church in Old Town H Tea/coffee & biscuits I =0129
Events Time Out – Discover Mercy..........................................................................................208
1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking
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Theatre Among Women............................................................................................................285 The Margaret Sinclair Story..........................................................................................336
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