Performance In February, Charioteer Theatre developed a play exploring Italian immigration in Scotland, from the 1850s to the 1950s. Focusing on the lives of six women, three Italian and three Scottish, A Bench on the Road is the result of research … A Bench on the Road : Compilation
Performance Theatre Inspector Sands, The Lounge Venue: Main Hall, Summerhall Age Suitability: 12+ Time: 15.25 (80 mins) 97 years go by in a flash. An afternoon lasts an eternity. In a care home lounge somewhere off the A1, Marsha Hewitt begins the … Ben Lewis : The Lounge
Performance A baby chick is born and thinks the sky is falling down. On the way to tell the King, she meets Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky and Turkey Lurkey, but there’s a shocking surprise! Chicken Licken grows up to be the … Chicken Licken and the Little Red Hen
Events After two SELL OUT PARTIES Dive is back! This time with a little help from London’s finest purveyors of decadent performance parties – ABATTOIR. Expect the usual weirdo cabaret, live acts, art installations and DIRTY DISCO with a little extra … Dive presents Abattoir
Performance Theatre Venue: Main Hall, Summerhall Big in Belgium Feature Theatre Young Audiences Age Suitability: 9+ Time: 10.00 (60 mins) In September 2004, during a school hostage drama in Beslan, the greatest of evils (terrorists) chose the greatest good (a group of … Gytha Parmentier : Us/Them
Performance An obscene, ink-black comedy about tax havens, greed and the few who have it all. Olivier nominee Caroline Horton (Chrissy, Mess, Penelope Retold) and her foul ensemble plunge us into a monstrous world where no-one has to pay… for anything. … Islands
Performance A Bench on the Road is the result of research commissioned in 2013 by the University of Edinburgh under the Italian-Scottish Research Cluster project (ISRC). The script, written by Laura Pasetti, is based on archival items held by the ISRC, … Laura Pasetti : A Bench on the Road
Summerhall Exhibitions Visual Arts Till 9 March 2016 11:00-18:0 Venue: Laboratory Gallery, Summerhall Choreographer Riccardo Buscarini and visual artist Richard Taylor work together for the first time, transforming the glass cabinets in Summerhall’s Laboratory Gallery into living archives to explore memory, intimacy and exposure. … Riccardo Buscarini and Richard Taylor : In Parting Glass
Performance Theatre April 1616 – Shakespeare has returned to Stratford a rich and famous man but all’s not well. Why is he so unhappy? Why can’t he sleep? Why is his wife furious with him? Who is Will waiting for and why … Shakespeare, His Wife And The Dog
Festivals Explore with us what Edinburgh Fringe is like at here at Summerhall. With performances, exhibitions and events on from the early morning until late, Summerhall is one of the most vibrant venues at the Fringe. Thank you to all of … Summerhall : Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015
Performance Combining puppetry, magic and scientific-demonstration, The Assembly of Animals gives a glimpse into the inner workings of a laboratory looking for life in everyday objects. As a performed sculpture, a series of delicately composed experiments reveal a proliferating system of … The Assembly of Animals