Theatre Actor and playwright Paul Brightwell introduces MERZSPIEL ahead of his performance that opened the MERZ exhibition ‘Kurt Schwitters has entered the room’. The performance was filmed to be shown throughout the exhibition which is open by arrangement, merzgallery@icloud.com. Paul is … Paul Brightwell : MERZSPIEL
Theatre ‘A striking dream world… one of the most ambitious pieces we have ever presented’ (Anna Woo, The Getty Villa). California’s marijuana country: the still-Wild West. Annie conducts a forensic exploration of ‘the facts’ about her outlaw weed farmer brother as … OUR COUNTRY : Performance Recording
Theatre ‘A striking dream world… one of the most ambitious pieces we have ever presented’ (Anna Woo, The Getty Villa). California’s marijuana country: the still-Wild West. Annie conducts a forensic exploration of ‘the facts’ about her outlaw weed farmer brother as … Annie Saunders : Our Country
Theatre Time: 17.25 Summerhall, Tech Cube O In Finnish tradition, the sauna is a solemn place; a scene of cleansing, contemplation, birth and death. According to myth every sauna had its own spirit, whom visitors should care for and respect. The … Soile Makela : The Sauna
Theatre Ever since he was a kid Nick has loved Michael Barrymore. In this heartfelt and playful tribute, Nick invites you to examine the turbulent relationship between showman and spectator. Nick Cassenbaum : My Kind of Michael
Theatre Duckie is a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling with a message of tolerance and self acceptance at its core. Family-friendly glamour and glitz takes centre stage as critically acclaimed cabaret star Le Gateau Chocolat breaks out of … Le Gateau Chocolat : Duckie
Theatre ‘Blackouts were the worst. Blackouts made me forget… Thank God for blackouts.’ Meet the woman who finds herself urinating off the top of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh. The man who nearly burns down a stranger’s kitchen. The mother who … Mark Jeary : Blackout
Theatre Big Aftermath explores how lives can turn on a word and the allure of the self-destruct button. Comedy and tragedy collide in a play about what happens when one person wants to go and the other wants them to stay. … Alice Malin and Sam Callis : Big Aftermath of a Small Disclosure
Theatre People Show are the UK’s oldest experimental theatre collective. Defying definition and constantly pushing the boundaries of live performance, the company continues to explore the world around us. Each show has been numbered. This is People Show 130. On at … Fiona Creese and Gareth Brierley : The Last Straw
Theatre Vivid and lyrical, Extinguished Things is a captivating exploration of what it means to spend your life with someone, and the nature of what you leave behind. On at Summerhall from the 1st to the 26th at 19.25 (except the … Molly Taylor and Jade Lewis : Extinguished Things
Festivals Performance Theatre WILLY HUDSON : BOTTOM Join Willy for a queer coming-of-age remix, as he questions if ‘bottom’ in the bedroom means ‘bottom’ in life – and whether Beyoncé can help put his love on top. Cairns Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, 16:25 1st … Willy Hudson : Bottom
Theatre A full performance of Clout Theatre’s ‘Various Lives of Infinite Nullity’ performed as part of Summerhall’s 2013 Fringe programme. A post-suicide support group meet to reflect upon their lives. Ignoring symptoms of their own deaths, three characters guide us through … Clout Theatre : Various Lives of Infinite Nullity
Theatre The work and life of Martha Gellhorn, the great war correspondent who covered practically every trouble-spot on earth for six decades, including the Spanish Civil War, D-Day, Dachau, Viet Nam, Greenham Common, El Salvador and Mandela’s inauguration. Gellhorn’s main message … Jack Klaff : Martha Gellhorn
Theatre Following on from the critically acclaimed Doubting Thomas, Jeremy Weller (winner of six Fringe First awards) and Grassmarket Projects return with part two of a devised trilogy with Thomas McCrudden: a former gangland enforcer who struggles to change from a … Doglife
Theatre Clout Theatre combine Lecoq physical theatre and the absurdist tones of Daniil Kharms to bring you a visceral and bizarre adaptation of How A Man Crumbled. A Fringe hit in 2012, the cast returned to Summerhall in Spring 2013 for … Clout Theatre : How a Man Crumbled
Theatre The full performance of Fleurs De Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories, performed at Summerhall during the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. Exploring ideas of old age, the play centres around a group of women who met in the 1980s, … Fleurs De Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories
Performance Theatre Venue: Main Hall, Summerhall Dates: 8th to the 27th of August This production, directed by Rafat Alzakout, will be the world premiere of the new play by young Syrian author Mudar Alhaggi. It tells the story of a young writer … Rafat Alzakout & Christin Lüttich : Your Love Is Fire
Performance Theatre Venue: The Dissection Room, Summerhall Dates: 15th to the 26th of August ‘A Welcome! To you and to me and our spikey, sticky, shameful bits!’ With a raucous chorus of original music, award-winning theatre maker Rachel Mars and four belting … Rachel Mars : Our Carnal Hearts
Performance Theatre Venue: Red Lecture Theatre Dates: 15th to the 27th of August From what might be a news desk, an office, a bunker under a mountain or a theatre – two people speak up, speak out and blow the whistle on … Rachel Baynton : A Machine They’re Secretly Building
Performance Theatre Dates: 17th to the 27th of August Venue: Upper Church Trigger warning – subjects of rape and sexual assault. The Völvas is an international feminist performance ensemble. The Vagina Dialogues is a cabaret-style theatre and variety piece that includes a … MJ Ashton : Vagina Dialogues
Performance Theatre Venue: Upper Church, Summerhall Dates: 15th to the 27th of August Tibaldus, made up of Timeau De Keyser, Hans Mortelmans and Simon De Winne, is one of Belgium’s most exciting and innovative young companies. Their work is fierce, surprising and … Timeau De Keyser & Hans Mortelmans : Ivona, Princess of Burgundia
Performance Theatre Venue: Upper Church Dates: 4th to the 27th of August ‘Three strangers meet in the middle of nowhere, in a Crossing Place far from the communications network of civilisation. In their meeting, the last untouched space is tarnished forever’. The … Johan Bark & Chris Mawson : The Crossing Place
Performance Theatre Venue: Anatomy Lecture Theatre Dates: 4th to the 27th of August Photos of ex-boyfriends, emails, texts, audio recordings and poetry. Struggling with her love life, Julie Cafmeyer experiences orgasms, despair, rejection and heaven. In an intimate setting, and with you … Julie Cafmeyer : Bombastic Declaration Of Love
Performance Theatre Dates: 11th to the 26th of August Venue: Army Reserve Centre, 89 East Claremont St Let’s spend an hour playing together. As members of The Mayers Ensemble we’ll explore boundaries, personal histories, gender, race. Throughout her life, choreographer Pauline has … Pauline Mayer : What If I Told You
Performance Theatre Dates: 4th to the 27th of August Venue: Upper Church The young performer Suzanne Grotenhuis won a prize for her previous theatre show at a Belgian theatre festival. The money was meant to produce a new show. But she decided … Suzanne Grotenhuis – On Ice:De Nwe Tijd
