Theatre Black Sun Drum Korps discuss their interpretation of Shakespeare’s dark classic, Macbeth. Focusing on the story of Lady Macbeth, Black Sun Drum Korps combine rhythmic industrial music with Burroughs and Gysin’s cut-up technique to create an intense and visceral retelling … Black Sun Drum Korps : Invokation of Lady Macbeth
Performance Drum Major Russell MacEwan from Black Sun Drum Korps discusses the group’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s dark classic, Macbeth. Focusing on the story of Lady Macbeth, Black Sun Drum Korps combine rhythmic industrial music with Burroughs and Gysin’s cut-up technique to … Black Sun Drum Korps : Invokation of Lady Macbeth
Theatre Black Dingo Productions is a not-for-profit organisation with a DIY ethic. It supports Edinburgh’s emerging professional talent in theatre year-round, is committed to making theatre affordable at £5 a show, and takes theatre experiences beyond the city’s beaten track. At … David McFarlane : Black Dingo Productions
Performance Georgio “The Dove” Valentino appears at Neu! Reekie! #40 where he reads the story behind his band being involved in a tribute album to the band Orange Juice and musician Edwin Collins. Neu! Reekie! #40 : Georgio “The Dove” Valentino
Performance Poet, writer and lecturer Kei Miller talks to us during his time at Summerhall where he recently performed poetry at Neu! Reekie! from his forthcoming book, The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion. Neu! Reekie! #40 : Kei Miller
Performance Programme Director Rupert Thomson unveils the Fall programme for Summerhall. Rupert Thomson : Summerhall Fall Season
Performance Poet Janette Ayachi performs two poems at Neu! Reekie! #39, one inspired by her time working in the National Galleries in Edinburgh, and one on the topic of death. Ayachi studied English Literature and Film/Media Studies at Stirling University, then … Neu! Reekie! #39 : Janette Ayachi
Performance Performing at Neu! Reekie! #39 at Summerhall, Joe McAlinden discusses his music career, songwriting, and his passion for discovering new music. McAlinden used to be in the band Superstar who were originally signed to Creation Records in 1992 by Alan … Neu! Reekie! #39 : Linden
Performance Billy Letford performs some of his poetry at Neu! Reekie! #39, and talks about he was able to pursue poetry as a career. William Letford has an M.Litt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. He was the recipient … Neu! Reekie! #39 : Billy Letford
Performance Renowned Scottish poet Liz Lochhead talks to Summerhall TV about her work during the Edinburgh Festival as well as working to incorporate music in the performances of her writing. Neu! Reekie! #38 : Liz Lochhead
Theatre A different set up from the usual show, a play with no rehearsals, director or set. In forcing the actor to think on his or her feet, and to be ready for the unknown, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit demands … Eric Lampaert : White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Performance Ever wondered what’s involved in running a festival venue? Here’s a little peek into the daily life of Summerhall during the festival season. Behind the Scenes at Summerhall
Performance Theatre Jan Van den Berg talks about his show Higgs, featuring unique footage and live Q&As with experts, including Peter Higgs! Jan Van den Berg : Higgs
Performance Theatre Petra Casale and Ingrid Liavaag from RemoteControl Theatre Company discuss their show, La Donna è Mobile. A physical theatre piece centred around womanhood and the human psyche. Performed in the Demonstration Room, Summerhall, 21.30-22.30, until the 25th August. Petra Casale and Ingrid Liavaag : La Donna è Mobile
Performance Theatre Using puppetry and projection, Breaking News looks at our interaction and addiction with news. Sara Marti and Sunna Reynisdottir discuss the central themes in the show, and how the main character, a red bath robe, tries to connect with the … Sunna Reynisdottir and Sara Marti : Breaking News
Performance Theatre An adaption of the Odyssey featuring puppetry, illustration and live music. Nic Rawlings and Imogen Charleston talk us through their production and what it takes to create a unique and new interpretation of a classic story. Performing in the Main … Nic Rawlings and Imogen Charleston : The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey
Performance Tamilla Woodard from Pop Up Theatrics tells us about her show, Long Distance Affair (make possible an impossible trip). A unique experience in which the audience member can connect via Skype to an actor on the other side of the … Tamilla Woodard : Long Distance Affair
Performance Theatre Jennifer Swingler of Clout Theatre discusses the company’s new show, The Various Lives of Infinite Nullity. Performing in the Demonstration Room, Summerhall, until the 25th August. Clout Theatre : The Various Lives of Infinite Nullity
Performance Theatre Steve Lambert and Marnie Baxter from the Badac Theatre Company discusses their play Anna, based on the life, work and assassination of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Anna spent much of her career exposing the human rights abuses that happened in … Anna
Performance Theatre Clea Wallis from the Dudendance company discusses the devised piece ‘This Side of Paradise’, which features a cast of menacing characters created from stuffing and removable limbs. Performing in the Demonstration and Autopsy Rooms, Summerhall, 1.25pm – 2.15pm, until 25th … Clea Wallis : This Side of Paradise
Performance From The Council of Handmade Crap, Henriette Kristensen tells us about their production of The Portrait Firm. Performing in the Cairns Lecture Theatre at Summerhall, until the 24th August. Henriette Kristensen : The Portrait Firm
Performance Manuel Bonillo discusses his show Fantasy No.10 The Beauty of Life, which is showing in the Cairns Lecture Theatre, at Summerhall. Manuel Bonillo : Fantasy No.10 The Beauty of Life
Performance Legendary jazz singer Fionna Duncan, tells us how she got in tow with the Loveboat Big Band Love-In, featuring a wee snippet of her performance of ‘Put Some Sugar in My Bowl’. Fionna Duncan : Loveboat Big Band Love-In
Performance French choreographer Myriam Herve-Gil discusses her piece Fleurs de Cimetiere. Portraying the lives of a group of women who met in the 80s, lost touch, and met again, this piece explores the idea of ageing, and how there’s still so … Myriam Herve-Gil : Fleurs de Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories
Performance Theatre Playwright Lee Gershuny, talks to Summerhall TV about her play ‘Lockerbie – Lost Voices’. Approached by a Scottish investigative journalist, Lee was invited to write this play in a bid to highlight certain lost information about the tragedy. More information … Lee Gershuny : Lockerbie – Lost Voices
Performance Theatre Marcin Bartnikowski talks to Summerhall TV about his show, Lauder, which is based on themes from the works of Jonathan Saffran Foer and Shakespeare. Lauder is on in the Demonstration Room, Summerhall, until the 26th August. Lauder!
Theatre Siobhan Cannon-Brownlie and Elizabeth Stone tell us about their production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, performed on the beach in the Hopetoun Estate. Performing until the 15th August. More information can be found here at the link below. http://festival.summerhall.co.uk/event/the-tempest-in-the-firth-of-forth/ The Tempest in the Firth of Forth
Theatre Adura Onashile talks to Summerhall TV about her solo piece, HeLa, which tells the story of Henrietta Lacks who walked into the John Hopkins Hospital, with a pain in her abdomen. A cell sample taken without her permission was used … Adura Onashile : HeLa
Performance Heather Macleod of the Loveboat Big Band tells us all about the special Big Band Summer Love-In at Summerhall. Featuring aerialists, swing dancers and plenty of music, this night promises to be a popular event during the festival. 9th, 16th … Heather Macleod : Loveboat Big Band Summer Love-In
Performance Eunice Olumide talks about her project Youth on the Fringe, an event that creates a platform for young people to perform in the Fringe. Eunice Olumide : Youth on the Fringe
