Summerhall
Summerhall management riposte to venue sale
Sale “against wishes” of Summerhall director Robert McDowell.
The announcement by the owners of Summerhall that they have put the building on the market has been met with strong concern across Edinburgh and around the arts world.
Summerhall for sale
Multi-arts venue and tech-hub on the market
The owners of award-winning arts venue Summerhall have put the building, in prime location at the east end of the Meadows, on the open market, “with all the current licences included”.
Biolanthe
★★★☆☆ Inventive
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group has created an inventive updating of Gilbert and Sullivan in Biolanthe, running in the intimate Tech Cube 0 at Summerhall for three performances only.
FLIP!
★★★★★ Flipping Fantastic
Racheal Ofori’s FLIP! – at Summerhall to Saturday – combines comedy with social commentary in a play which successfully brings the breathless charge of social media to the stage.
Lightning Ridge
★★★★☆ Evocative
Lightning Ridge, Catherine Wheels’ adaptation of Pobby and Dingan, Ben Rice’s novella for young people, is a remarkably involved piece of storytelling about imagination, loss and the nature of community.
Concerned Others
★★★★☆ Profound impact
Tortoise in a Nutshell’s new verbatim documentary, Concerned Others, at Summerhall all Fringe, uses puppets and animation rather than actors to bring its script to life.
Help Yourself
★★★★☆ Sharp and witty
Dynamic collaborators Jess Brodie and Victoria Bianchi play expert hosts in Help Yourself, from Musselburgh-based Emma Ruse Productions running at Summerhall’s demonstration room for the full Fringe.
First Piano on the Moon (Revisited)
★★★★☆ Twinkling
First Piano on the Moon (Revisited), from Will Pickvance at Summerhall, makes an accomplished show even better.
What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed/What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open
★★★★☆ Intriguing
What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed/What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open at Summerhall is thought-provoking, surprisingly touching and visually intriguing.
I Hate It Here
★★★★☆ Love it here
There are no winners in Sweet Beef’s magnificent I Hate It Here, touring to Summerhall for two nights only, which dives smoothly from joy to desperation in its exploration of zero hour contract culture.
