Listings Mon 29 May – Sun 4 June 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
It’s a week dominated by the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, although there is the no little matter of the big touring producing of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at the Festival Theatre and the final week of Anna Karenina at the Lyceum.
There are also some tasty treats to be had at the Pleasance, where CYMERA: Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing is taking place over the weekend. In Musselburgh, the much delayed production of Made in Dagenham from MAMA is at the new venue of the Loretto Private School Theatre while the Brunton is being repaired.
Terry Pratchet fans will be particularly looking forward to Stawmodie’s producion of Guards Guards Guards at the Pleasance. On a smaller scale Dave Robb is bringing his one-man take on Poe’s The Devil in the Belfry, directed by Flavia D’Avila, and for one performance only, Dan Collins is performing his one man Dune! The Musical.
Listings
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Assembly Roxy
2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU
9 to 5
Mon 29 – Wed 31 May 2023
Mon/Tue: 10am, 1pm; Wed: 1pm, 7pm.
Running time: 55 mins
Ages: 5 – 10 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
Fri 2 – Sun 4 June 2023
Fri: 10.30am, 6.30pm; Sat: 1.30pm, 6.30pm; Sun: noon, 3pm.
Running time: 50 mins
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Dancebase
14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU
You are Here
Thurs 1 – Sat 4 June 2023
Thurs: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm; Fri: 9.30am, 11am; Sat: 10am, 11.30am, 3.30pm; Sun: 11am, 2pm.
Running time: 30 mins + 15 min stay and play.
Ages: 2 – 6 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Tue 30 May – Sat 3 June 2023
Tue – Sat 7.30pm; Matinees Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Based on the bestselling book and beloved film. An eclectic group of British retirees journey to India to embark on a new life. The residence is far from the opulence they were promised, but as their lives begin to intertwine and they embrace the vibrancy of modern-day India, they are charmed in unexpected and life-changing ways. Book here.
Carrie Hope Fletcher: An Open Book
Sun 4 June 2023
Evening: 7.30pm.
Actress, author, vlogger and award-winning West End sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher is heading out on her first ever UK tour. Performing songs from her career, expect fan favourites including hits from Heathers, Les Miserables, The Addams Family and many more interspersed with chat about Carrie’s life and career. Book here.
George Square Theatre
32 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LH
The Problem with Pink
Tue 30 May – Fri 2 June 2023
Tue – Thurs: 10.45am, 1.15pm; Fri: 10.45am, 7pm.
Running time: 50 mins.
Ages: 6 – 12.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Loretto Private School Theatre
Mill Hill, Musselburgh
Made in Dagenham (MAMA)
Wed 30 May – Sat 3 June 2023
Evenings: 7.30pm.
MAMA’s rescheduled Spring musical production, from the Brunton in April, not at Loretto. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s, the show is based on the real-life 1968 sewing machinists strike at the Ford factory in Dagenham. Telling the story of a group of spirited women who joined forces, took a stand for what was right, and in doing so, found their own inner strength. Book here.
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
Anna Karenina
By Lesley Hart after Leo Tolstoy
Sat 13 May – Sat 3 June 2023
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Weds & Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review: ★★★★☆ Powerful
Tolstoy’s masterpiece reimagined for The Lyceum stage by Lesley Hart and director Polina Kalinina. When her brother’s affair is discovered, Anna Karenina crosses the country by train to help save his marriage. But on her arrival at the station, a charged encounter with a dazzling young cavalry officer sends Anna on a course of action that could destroy her own marriage and tear her life apart. Book here.
Lyra at Artspace
11 Harewood Rd, Edinburgh EH16 4NT
… And the Ideas Soar
Mon 29 – Wed 31 May 2023
Mon: 10.15am, 2pm; Tue: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm; Wed: 10.15am.
Running time: 35 minutes
Ages: 2 – 5 Years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Hello Hands and Feet
Wed 31 May – Fri 2 June 2023
Wed & Thurs: 2pm, Thurs & Fri: 10am, 11.30am.
Running time: 35 mins
Ages: 5 – 10 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Pleasance
60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ.
Theatre performances at CYMERA: Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.
The Devil in the Belfry
Venue: Lomond Room
Fri 3 – Sat 5 June 2023.
Fri: 6pm; Sat: 7.30pm; Sun: 3pm. (70 mins)
Handel Fledermaus has travelled from the distant town of Vondorvotteimittiss, where the cabbage is king and time is sacred. A supernatural invader has plunged his once idyllic home into chaos, and he seeks the help of anyone who would believe his tale. Edgar Allan Poe’s satirical short grows arms, legs and teeth in a fantastical and frantic monologue by Dave Robb, directed by Flavia D’Avila. Book here.
Terry Pratchett’s Guards! Guards!
Venue: Pleasance Theatre
Fri 3 – Sat 5 June 2023.
Fri/Sat: 8.30pm; Sun: 5pm. (2 hrs 30 mins)
Terry Pratchett’s infamous city of Ankh-Morpork is under threat from a 60-foot fire-breathing dragon, summoned by a secret society of malcontented tradesmen in this adaptation by Steve Briggs. Brought to the stage by Strawmoddie Theatre. Book here.
Dune! The Musical
Venue: Cabaret Bar
Sat 4 June 2023.
One performance: 6pm. (60 mins)
Forget everything you know about Arrakis and get ready for this one-man show by musician, writer and amateur clown, Dan Collins, honouring Frank Herbert’s classic Science Fiction epic Dune. “Sing along with little Paul Atreides on his journey to Sietch Tabr; can he tame the worm, save the world AND get the girl Book here.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579
Pibroch
Sun 4 June 2023
One performance: 7.30pm.
How does it feel to find oneself on a ‘burning platform’ with a pressing need for change but limited options? Pibroch is a multimedia theatre production which explores parallels between the Climate Emergency and the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster. Book here.
Southside Community Centre
117 Nicolson Street EH8 9ER.
Der Lauf
Sun 28 – Tue 30 May 2023
Sun: 3pm, 7pm, Mon: 10.45am, 1.15pm; Tue: 1.15pm, 7pm.
Ages: 8 – 13.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL.
Protest
Mon 29 – Wed 31 May 2023
Mon: 1.30pm, 7.15pm, Tue/Wed: 10am, 1pm.
Running time: 50 mins.
Ages: 8 – 13.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Murmer
Thurs 1 – Sun 4 JUne 2023
Thurs: noon, 2pm, Fri: 10.45am, 2.30pm; Sat/Sun: 11am, 2.30pm.
Running time: 45 mins.
Ages: 4 – 9 Years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Summerhall
1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL.
Udul
Thurs 1 – Sun 4 June 2023
Thurs: 1.45pm, 7pm; Fri: 10.45am; Sat: 2.30pm, 7pm, Sun: 11.30am, 3pm.
Running time: 60 mins.
Ages: 7 – 15 Years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
I… er… Me
Sun 28/Mon 29 May 2023
Sun: 2pm, 5pm; Mon: 1.15pm, 7pm.
Running time: 1 hour.
Ages: 8 – 15 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Somewhere Else
Mon 29 – Wed 31 May 2023
Mon – Weds: 10.30am, 1.45pm.
Running time: 45 mins.
Ages: 7 – 13 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Too Close to the Sun
Wed 31 May – Sat 3 June 2023
Wed/Thurs: 10am, 1.15pm; Fri 10.15am, 7pm; Sat: 2pm, 7pm.
Running time: 50 mins.
Ages: 7 – 13 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Bully Bully
Thurs 1 – Sun 4 June 2023
Thurs: 1.45pm, 4.30pm; Fri – Sun: 10.45am, 2.15pm (Traverse 2)
Running time: 50 Mins.
Ages: 3 – 7 years.
See our full Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Listings for further details: Imaginate 2023.
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, the Caledonian
Princes Street, EH1 2AB.
Edinburgh Magic
Sat 27 May – Sat 8 July 2023
Saturday evenings: 6pm & 8.30pm (Versailles Suite)
Kevin Quantum performs an hour of magic that’s fooled some of the most brilliant and creative people ever to have lived, often times with strong links to Edinburgh and Scotland. An elegant, intimate and quite astonishing evening of magic, mystery and wonder in one of Edinburgh’s most historic and enchanting hotels. Book here.
