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Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast
Condé Nast Publications produce some of the most famous titles in the magazine world, including Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. It should come as no surprise that they also pioneered fashion photography, employing such legendary photographers as Cecil Beaton, Erwin Blumenfeld, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Corinne…
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 21 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
The Enormous Turnip
Spotlites Theatre Productions. Help Grandad plant the tiny seed! Slide in the snail slime! Heave up the enormous turnip! Professional interactive theatre for kids who don't just want to sit still and watch! Little'uns come onstage throughout! Join Boy and Grandad as they tend the seeds! The family is hungry, what will…
Spotlites @ The Merchant's Hall, Edinburgh
Tue 20 Aug
Studio Theatre
£7 (£6) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jupiter Artland
The celebrated outdoor sculpture park opens its doors for the fourth summer season with works on show by Anya Gallacio, Andy Goldsworthy, Henry Castle, Antony Gormley, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Charles Jencks, Anish Kapoor, Cornelia Parker and others.
Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston
Thu 20 Jun
£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 21 Jun
£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 22 Jun
£8.50 (ages 6–16 £4.50; Family £23.50–£31.50; Seniors £6; Students £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free) / 01506 889900
- 10:00 – 17:00
Man Ray Portraits
Man Ray was an American original. He was a painter, a photographer, a maker of Dadaist readymades, a scene-maker and the man responsible for some of the wittiest and most pungent artworks of the modernist era. He's also the man originally responsible for putting a camera in the hands of Lee Miller, for which documentary…
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 22 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 23 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 24 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Anoesis
We know we have to sit up and face the front. We know that we have the right to remain silent, but that anything we say may harm our defence. We know that we have to succeed. After a sell-out 2011 Fringe, Herald Angel Award winners Junction 25 are back with a brand new show. An immersive experience about formal…
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
The Dissection Room
£14 (£10) / 0131 226 0000
2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
Aspiring actors audition for an exclusive place in the Conservatory's comprehensive and demanding training programmes. Audition will be used for admission as well as scholarship consideration. Please prepare two one-minute monologues.
Fringe Central, Edinburgh
Sun 4 Aug
Sat 10 Aug
BBC: Loose Ends
Clive Anderson ties up the Loose Ends with cool music, lots of comedy and, of course, scintillating conversation. Recorded for BBC Radio 4. Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets.
BBC @ Potterrow, Edinburgh
Sat 17 Aug
BiDiNG TiME - various shows
Walks - 7th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 21st, 24th Aug. Talks - 5th, 12th, 19th Aug. If all the world's a stage and we want to change the world, what does it mean for the stage? BiDiNG TiME - an experiment to share a story around the world and make theatre, acting locally / sharing globally. Thyme is a young woman looking…
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Mon 5 Aug
Wed 7 Aug
Sat 10 Aug
Cadre
Countries go through times of turmoil when in transition from one of governing to a new order. They consist of many giant and individual struggles. But what happens when the future you meet is not the one that you were expecting? Cadre is one such South African story of dreams and change. Omphile Molusi is one of…
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Sat 10 Aug
Fri 16 Aug
Thu 22 Aug
Collectors' Choice
Exhibition exploring the role of collectors of art, and the extent to which their tastes determine the state of the art market.
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Sat 20 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 21 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 22 Jul
Free / 0131 225 6671
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Conversations: Philip Glass and Patti Smith
Philip Glass is joined by Patti Smith to discuss their cross-art form collaboration The Poet Speaks with writer and broadcaster Richard Coles.
The Hub, Edinburgh
Tue 13 Aug
Daily at the BBC
The BBC returns to bring the best of the Festivals to audiences at home and in Edinburgh. Come and find out what's going on from 9am daily. Visit bbc.co.uk/tickets for line-ups and tickets. Follow @BBCEdFest.
BBC @ Potterrow, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Edinburgh 300: Cradle of Chemistry
From the first uses of balances to the discovery of carbon dioxide, this exhibition offers a fascinating journey into the birth and development of chemistry as a modern science at the University of Edinburgh. Showcasing important documents related to such influential figures as Thomas Charles Hope and Joseph Black, along…
Main Library, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Ethiopia
Galerie Mirages. Ethiopia is the 26th Edinburgh Festival Fringe exhibition from Galerie Mirages. This stunning selling exhibition was personally sourced in Ethiopia by the gallery director. It represents the crafts of Ethiopia, an ancient land with links to early Christianity. This exhibition comprises beautiful hand…
Galerie Mirages, Edinburgh
Mon 29 Jul
Tue 30 Jul
Wed 31 Jul
Fight Night
Five performers. Five Rounds. Your vote. One survivor. Belgium’s multiple Fringe First-winning company Ontroerend Goed, and Australia’s The Border Project put the power into your hands to vote for your favourite candidate amongst our five actors in an immersive exploration into the intricacies and traps of voting…
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Sun 4 Aug
Sat 10 Aug
Fri 16 Aug
From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection
From Death to Death and Other Small Tales brings together works from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, with major works from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. This innovative exhibition comprises approximately 130 works and creates a…
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 21 Jun
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Gilbert and Sullivan: The Musical
Sitting Duck Theatre. Come and see G and S as you've never seen it before! This debut Fringe production by Sitting Duck Theatre sings and dances its way through the working lives of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Combining original lyrics with Sullivan's music, six performers invite you into the topsy turvydom of this…
Greenside, Edinburgh
Mon 5 Aug
Greenside Studio One
£7 (£6) / 0131 226 0000
2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Tue 6 Aug
Greenside Studio One
£7 (£6) / 0131 226 0000
2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Wed 7 Aug
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man
He is renowned as one of the finest artists of the Renaissance – but Leonardo da Vinci was also one of the greatest anatomists the world has ever seen. Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man explores the artist’s groundbreaking work in anatomy. His studies of the human body are presented alongside state-of-the-art modern…
The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Fri 9 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Sat 10 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Sun 11 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Meet and Greet for University Students
Are you a university student at the Fringe? Network with your tech, acting, management, producing peers - make connections! Come meet other university students at this meet and greet sponsored by Fringe University.
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 9 Aug
Paul Reid: New Paintings
The poetic narratives of Ovid have inspired painters since the Renaissance, but the paintings of Paul Reid uniquely focus on incidental details and precursory moments from these classical myths, creating curious, enigmatic and sometimes disquieting images. The technical skill and allusions to classicism in Reid’s…
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 16:00
Mon 5 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Poems and Pots
John Rivers. John Rivers. For 30 years I have exhibited my pots at the West End Fair. And for 20 taught poems to adults. This year I offer both for one week with the emphasis on poems. A wide daily menu of poems chosen for their subject matter, ambiguities and forms: including one each day by Auden and Anne Stevenson…
Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
Tue 13 Aug
Wed 14 Aug
Royal Mile Book Fringe
Luath Press. Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in the world of independent Scottish publishing. Featuring daily debates and discussions with a diverse array of Luath authors such as Lesley Riddoch (Blossom: A Journey Beyond Independence), Alan Riach (Homecoming/Arts of Independence), Alexander…
Riddle's Court, Edinburgh
Mon 19 Aug
Tue 20 Aug
Wed 21 Aug
Shakespeare for Breakfast
C theatre. The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C's Shakespearean sensation returns for a 22nd sell-out year with free coffee and croissants! As ever, a completely brand new storyline for Shakespeare's characters. This comic romp is a witty and unique take on the traditional, whether you have a passion for Shakespeare or…
C, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
+1
£6.50 (£5.50; Children £4.50; Seniors £5.50; Students £5.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Thu 1 Aug
+1
£6.50 (£5.50; Children £4.50; Seniors £5.50; Students £5.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Fri 2 Aug
+1
£6.50 (£5.50; Children £4.50; Seniors £5.50; Students £5.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Shorts: Not Another Teen Movie
Teenage kicks from around the world. EIFF's Young Programmer group have selected the freshest, boldest international shorts about young people. Adolescence is a subject all filmmakers love but few manage to be as funny, moving, honest and original as these snapshots of teenage life. All the joy and pain of first love…
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Sat 22 Jun
Shorts: Suburban Light
Amidst the rhythms of life and between the cracks of society, what eccentric and unusual characters exist? How do physical space and the individual amalgamate and influence one another? Addressing this question through a focus on juxtapositions, patterns and textures (variously physical, emotional or architectural) we…
