National tour for Dogstar’s The Stornoway Way

WORLD PREMIERE

DOGSTAR THEATRE COMPANY

in association with An Lanntair

present

The Stornoway Way

adapted from the novel by Kevin MacNeil

Dogstar Theatre Company are delighted be continuing their association with An Lanntair in presenting the world premiere of The Stornoway Way.

Adapted from the novel by Kevin MacNeil, the production played two performances at An Lanntair, Isle of Lewis, on 30 and 31 August and will be touring Scotland throughout October opening at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, on Thursday 3 October at 7.30pm. Continue reading National tour for Dogstar’s The Stornoway Way

Fringe: Six Feet Three Shoes

Six Feet Three Shoes is a celebration of friendship across borders told through feisty, percussive flamenco, Scottish and contemporary dance, with three dancers, in colourful costumes that combine threads of Scottish tartan and Spanish frills, and two musicians on exhilarating live guitar and fiddle. Continue reading Fringe: Six Feet Three Shoes

LA Phil at Tynecastle: ‘The Soundtrack Of Our Lives’

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra got the Edinburgh International Festival off to a thrilling start last night with an opening concert featuring music from the Holywood movies. Continue reading LA Phil at Tynecastle: ‘The Soundtrack Of Our Lives’

MIX UP Theatre: Fringe Festival Summer Camp

THE MIX UP THEATRE FRINGE FESTIVAL SUMMER CAMP 2019! Ages 5-16 

Monday 29th July – Friday 2nd August: 10am-4pm on The Pleasance.

Still a handful of spaces left so book in now at: www.mixuptheatre.com/fringefestival

Here’s the full programme for this year!

AGES 5-12 (Age 11+ will go to Seniors in afternoons):

MONDAY 29th July

AM – Puppetry Workshop with Ditto Theatre Company (Rocket Girl)
PM – Ceilidh Dancing with Ceilidhkids
PM – Stand-Up Comedy with Comedy Club 4 Kids

TUESDAY 30th July

AM – Bubble Making Workshop with The Highland Joker (The Bubble Show)
AM – Kafka for Kids Workshop with The Kafkateers (Beetlemania!)
PM – Mime Workshop with Bric à Brac Theatre (Mustard Doesn’t Go with Girls)
PM – Rap / Spoken Word with Mark Grist (Down with the Poetry King)

WEDNESDAY 31st July

AM – Electronic Music Movement Workshop with The New Victorians (Rave + Behave)
AM – THEATRE TRIP: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Rubbish Shakespeare Company
PM – Comedy Animal Acting Workshop with Goblin (Hey Diddle Diddle)
PM – Shakespeare Comedy Acting with the Rubbish Shakespeare Company

THURSDAY 1st August

AM – Word and Story Workshop with Dan Serridge Storyteller (Feast of Fools)
AM – THEATRE TRIP: Mustard Doesn’t Go wtih Girls by Bric a Brac Theatre
PM – Singing Workshop with Nonsenseroom Productions (Shark in the Park)
PM – Clowning Workshop with Stickyback Theatre (Sunshine)

FRIDAY 2nd August

AM – THEATRE TRIP: Games with James
PM – Storytelling Workshop with Flossy and Boo (Ned and the Whale)
PM – Circus Skills Workshop with Dummies Corp. (Splashtest Dummies)
PM – THEATRE TRIP + Meet & Greet with Cirque Berserk UK

AGES 11-16: AFTERNOONS (Seniors Class)

Monday 29th July + Tuesday 30th July

PM – Rehearsals

Wednesday 31st July

PM – Spy Comedy Acting Workshop with Paprichoo (Number, Please)

Thursday 1st August

PM – PERFORMANCE: Murder on the Dancefloor by Spies Like Us Theatre
PM – Physical Theatre Ensemble Workshop by Spies Like Us Theatre

FRIDAY 2nd August

PM – SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE – Royal Mile, Mercat Stage

The students will perform a short performance on the Mercat Stage of the Royal Mile as part of the Fringe Street Festival. This will take place at 3pm and will last approx 15-20 minutes.

Families will be invited along to meet us there (beside St Giles Cathedral).

Added to this our students will also be reviewing for Families Edinburgh Magazine as part of the Wee Reviewers team!

Don’t miss out! Book NOW!

www.mixuptheatre.com/fringefestival

Heroes take flight at the Edinburgh Fringe

All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and Room 2 Manoeuvre are bringing their new show, Heroes, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 from 01 to 26 August (not 12 August).

 

All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and Room 2 Manoeuvre, two of Scotland’s most prolific companies working in the world of physical performance, have teamed up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 to perform Heroes, their new light hearted show for all the family that delves into the world of superheroes and beyond.  Continue reading Heroes take flight at the Edinburgh Fringe

HAIR: Love and Peace comes to Edinburgh

Welcome to the ‘Age of Aquarius’. It’s 1967 and HAIR’s hippie ‘tribe’ youngsters in the East Village of New York are yearning to change the world, questioning authority and the American flag. Wild, colourful, sexually liberated and free, they are united in protest and song, under the shadow of the Vietnam War. Continue reading HAIR: Love and Peace comes to Edinburgh

Fringe Programme launched: #MakeYourFringe

The Fringe sparked into life despite yesterday’s rain with the launch of the official 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme, featuring a diverse selection of work from the worlds of theatre, dance, circus, physical theatre, comedy, music, musicals and opera, cabaret and variety, children’s shows, spoken word, free shows, exhibitions and events. Continue reading Fringe Programme launched: #MakeYourFringe

Spinning Songs: local intergenerational choir to perform at Festival Theatre

A GROUP of North Edinburgh retirees are set to take to the stage at one of the city’s major venues with the help of a local primary school. Continue reading Spinning Songs: local intergenerational choir to perform at Festival Theatre