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Signs of Our Occupy
A political play based on actual signs created in and for the Occupy Oakland movement. Riveting theatre from the voice of Oakland's youth, sharing their commentary from all points of view during this politically charged movement.
theSpace @ Venue45, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Silky: It Was This Show or Have Kids
Musical comedy and consistent laughs from Silky's second solo show.
The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 558 7272
Fri 2 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 558 7272
Sat 3 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 558 7272
Simon Munnery: Fylm
A film/theatre mash-up from the imaginative comedian.
The Stand, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Spirits of Rhythm
Stalwarts of the Edinburgh New Orleans scene and globetrotters to Festival across Europe, Violet Milne’s band epitomises the warmth of New Orleans jazz and feature the best New Orleans style drummer in the north of Britain, Kenny Milne.
Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh
Sat 27 Jul
£10 / 0131 225 1501
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 13:30 – 15:30
Stephanie Trick
Ragtime aficionado and virtuosic piano playing.
Tron Kirk, Edinburgh
Wed 24 Jul
£5
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 17:00 – 19:00
Sunday Blues Afternoon
Terry Bean is the real Delta blues deal. From Mississippi, he picked cotton when he was young, and learned the blues from his father; he plays guitar and foreceful harmonica and sings with a powerful and plaintively soulful tone. Leading Scottish blues guitarist, John Bruce rekindles his Allman Brothers set. Jo Harman is…
The Spiegeltent, Edinburgh
Sun 28 Jul
£12.50
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 13:00 – 16:00
Swing 2013
John Russell’s band have been a mainstay of Edinburgh Jazz for over 30 years, playing swing and gypsy music from the Django Reinhardt/Duke Ellington era. They’ve changed their personnel lately and ushered in a new chapter in the band’s history – reviving the early enthusiasm and free spirited approach.
Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh
Fri 26 Jul
£10 / 0131 225 1501
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 13:30 – 15:30
Synthetic Biology: Where Organic Meets Digital
In this lecture demonstration Alan Murray, Head of the School of Design at ECA, shows us how synthetic biologists, designers, artists, engineers and computer scientists can work together.
Edinburgh College of Art
Thu 29 Aug
£6 / 0131 473 2000
The Bespoke Overcoat
A lowly clerk dies of cold before his bespoke overcoat is completed. He returns as a ghost and persuades his friend Morry to help him steal a sheepskin one from his ex-employers. 'A Gentle Gem' (Times). www.louchetheatre.com.
Greenside, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
£8.50 (£7) / 0131 557 2124
Tue 13 Aug
£8.50 (£7) / 0131 557 2124
Wed 14 Aug
£8.50 (£7) / 0131 557 2124
The Curious Case of the Ugglie Wump and Other Mysterious Monsters
A spooky dose of rambunctious storytelling from this award-winning company ****** BroadwayBaby.com Bobby Award 2012; ★★★★★ Herald 2011; Independent Critics’ Choice 2010; ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks Editor’s Award 2009.
Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh
Mon 5 Aug
Tue 6 Aug
Wed 7 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 225 4825
The Gramophone Jass Band
The newest (and youngest) band on the Edinburgh traditional jazz scene deliver high energy New Orleans jazz, bringing the world of the 1920s speakeasy back to life.
Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh
Tue 23 Jul
£10 / 0131 225 1501
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 13:30 – 15:30
The Graveyard Slot
A spooky, silly radio play live onstage! Hecate return to the Fringe with a feast of fun and fright, featuring six actors, original music and a smorgasbord of silly voices. ‘Very funny, very intriguing’ ★★★★ (RemoteGoat.co.uk).
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Tue 6 Aug
The Ivor Novello Story (by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd)
Ivor Novello captured the ease and diffident charm of the world between the wars. Cairney's script brings this man of the theatre, and a musician of real worth, to life.
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
£12 (£10) / 0131 229 1142
Tue 13 Aug
£12 (£10) / 0131 229 1142
Wed 14 Aug
£12 (£10) / 0131 229 1142
The Writers' Group
A new one-act play by Sian Williams. ‘She's taken all my ideas!’ ‘Your ideas?’ Celia is strapped for cash. Angie has a burning ambition. Phil is down but, funnily, not out and Peter wants a quiet life…
theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
To You, The Birdie! (Phèdre)
A video of the 2002 OBIE winning production of Racine’s Phèdre, set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding Plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, hidden cameras, and badminton … ‘This blend of ironic seriousness, heightened theatricality and multimedia ballet has developed into one of the sharpest of theatrical…
Inspace, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
Tony Jameson: Football Manager Ruined My Life
If Tony hadn't spent about 20 years of his life playing Football Manager he'd probably have achieved a whole lot more. Thankfully he didn't, otherwise there'd be no show tonight.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Tony Law: Nonsense Overdrive
Utterly mad Canadian stand-up Tony Law brings you pure, unadulterated nonsense from throughout history.
The Stand, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Vieux Carre
Classic sounds of the jazz age from Newcastle six piece band swing, ragtime, New Orleans style from the 20s and 30s – perfect for a post Mardi Gras pint.
Tron Kirk, Edinburgh
Sat 20 Jul
£5
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 17:00 – 19:00
Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies and the Giant Geriatric Generator
Award winning Scottish author Stuart Reid introduces his book characters Gorgeous George, Grandpa Jock and Crayon Kenny. False teeth and snot may be thrown. It will be yucky. You have been warned!
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6801
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6801
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6801



