Tag: walking tour

What The Dickens?

Take a walk through Edinburgh Old Town with none other than Charles Dickens as the  boundaries between the past and present collide. 

Get to know the man who invented Christmas and witness the conception of a Christmas  classic which changed the world. This is a quirky promenade performance led by an excitable  Dickens-obsessed tour-guide. ‘What the Dickens?’ runs from 13th December to 19th  December 2021. 

Stravaig Theatre aims to excite its audience and connect them with their heritage. Edinburgh  inspired history and they want to tell the story.

The audience will meet their tour guide at  7pm or 9pm outside Canongate Kirk. There are two showings each day across the week  13th-19th 

“Some of you might already have noticed the faint glow in the sky above us. If  my calculations are correct then tonight, the lines which separate the past from  the present, the here from the there, the living from the departed are at their  weakest…” – Holly the Tour Guide.  

Out for his evening stroll in 1841, Mr. Charles Dickens ponders an absurd inscription on a  gravestone. The last thing he is expecting is to be visited by otherworldly spirits from 2021. 

The time voyagers accidentally give the famed author an existential crisis and its up to you to  help put history back in order. A once in a lifetime meet and greet with history; with a little  Christmas magic thrown in for good measure, come with us, on a journey to Christmas Past.  

“Then come with me spirits, I want to take your uneducated, unenlightened  minds somewhere and show you the true character of this town.”- Dickens.  

Charles Dickens is played by Marc McKigen while the tour is led by Kiera Manson. “What  the Dickens?” is directed by Stravaig’s Emma McNeill and written by Scott Thomas. 

After sell-out shows, at Edinburgh’s Horror Festival, Stravaig Theatre is excited to launch  their first Christmas show.

You can follow the production of ‘What the Dickens?’ at  facebook.com/stravaigtheatre or follow on Instagram @stravaigtheatre. 

Tickets are £8 for adults with concessions available at £5.

They can be purchased from  Eventbrite by searching – What the Dickens? Or from the following web-link: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-the-dickens-immersive-christmas-show-tickets 215620636127

Funshine on Leith!

A comedy walking tour with a difference

20th – 30th August on sale now

Sell out event has just added new dates to their programme

The only live comedy event being held in Edinburgh this August


This is a truly unique comedy event coming out of Leith, created by Leith for Leithers. It is likely to be the only live comedy event happening in Edinburgh this August.

Invisible Cities, a social enterprise supporting people who have experienced homelessness, have joined forces with Leith Comedy Festival to create ‘Funshine on Leith’ – a comedy walking tour with a difference.

Leith Comedy Festival has added new dates to their programme following the immediate sell out of the initial batch of tickets, which were released last week.

The additional dates and times for bookable tours include:

·       Thursday 20th August 5pm

·       Saturday 22nd August 12 noon and 3pm 

·       Sunday 23rd August 12 noon and 3pm

·       Thursday 27th August 5pm

·       Saturday 29th August 12 noon and 3pm

·       Sunday 30th August 12 noon and 3pm

Paul has written the tour especially for Leith Comedy Festival and during this rich, colourful walking event, he takes his guests on a journey around Leith, sharing historical curiosities, personal anecdotes and juicy details that will make your jaw drop.

Zakia Moulaoui Guery, founder of Invisible Cities says: “Paul is one of our most experienced Edinburgh guides and his work is constantly praised by 5 star reviews online from our customers.

“He designed this tour specially for Leith Comedy Festival and it is nothing but different, thought provoking, fun and a bit outrageous! For Invisible Cities, it also marks our definitive return after so many months not being able to do tours, so we are all excited to see Paul in action!”

Award-winning tour guide, Paul, who has been with Invisible Cities for two years, said: “I am excited to showcase Leith in a different way and be part of Leith Comedy Festival. After several months of not being able to do our tours.

“It’s great seeing guests again who want to learn and have a good time with us!”

Rosalind Romer, Director of Leith Comedy Festival commented: “I took my one-year-old to Paul’s Trainspotting Tour (to his horror and the bafflement of onlookers) and loved his stories about the best and worst of Leith.

“I was thinking and laughing about the stories for days afterwards, so it’s really exciting for Leith Comedy Festival to be working with Paul and Invisible Cities to create this brand new tour, based on the funny side of Leith.

“We hope it will bring a little festival magic to Edinburgh in August. We are currently the only live comedy event happening in Edinburgh in August, and creating an event that’s live, funny and legal has been a challenge. But we’ve done it.”

The tour contains strong language and adult themes, including sex and drugs. For more information and to book tickets visit: https://www.leithcomedyfest.com