Festival and King's Theatres Edinburgh April 2014 Brochure

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April

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Brassed Off 29 April to 3 May 2014 (p4) King’s Theatre

Scottish Ballet Romeo & Juliet 21 to 24 May 2014 (p10) festival Theatre

Uncle Varick 7 to 10 May 2014 (p5) King’s Theatre

A Slow Air 22 to 24 May 2014 (p11) king’s theatre

Scottish Opera Madama Butterfly 8, 11, 13, 15 & 17 May 2014 (p7) festival Theatre

Hetty Feather 27 to 31 May 2014 (p11) King’s Theatre

Happy Days 12 to 17 May 2014 (p8) king’s Theatre

Nederlands Dans Theater 2 29 & 30 May 2014 (p12) festival Theatre

june

Last of the Duty Free 2 to 7 June 2014 (p15) King’s Theatre

Avenue Q 10 to 14 June 2014 (p16) King’s Theatre

The Singing Kettle FANTASTIC FUNFAIR 15 Jun (p6) festival Theatre

All Creatures Great and Small 16 to 21 June 2014 (p17) King’s Theatre

April september

Michael Palin 16 September 2014 (p22) king’s Theatre

Richard Alston Rapunzel Dance Company 19 & 20 September 2014 (p21) 26 September 2014 (p21) festival Theatre

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20th Century Boy 22 to 27 September 2014 (p23) King’s Theatre

october

Regeneration Ross Noble 30 September to 27 & 28 September 2014 (p22) 4 October 2014 (p24) festival Theatre

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Scottish Ballet The Crucible with Ten Poems Top Hat 3 & 4 October 2014 (p25) 7 to 18 October 2014 (p26) festival theatre

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Sunset Song 7 to 11 October 2014 (p28)

Charlie and Lola 18 & 19 October 2014 (p25) king’s Theatre

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The Three Sisters 21 to 25 October 2014 (p29)

The Mousetrap 27 October to 1 November 2014 (p30)

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Kite Runner 10 to 15 November 2014 (p35)

Edinburgh Gang Show 2014 18 to 22 November 2014 (p34)

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november

Grupo Corpo 4 & 5 November 2014 (p31)

Dreamboats and Miniskirts 3 to 8 November 2014 (p32)

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december

Rambert 27 to 29 November 2014 (p36)

Aladdin 29 November 2014 to 18 January 2015 (p38)

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Slava’s Snowshow 3 to 6 December 2014 (p37)

Scottish Ballet The Nutcracker 13 Dec 2014 to 3 Jan 2015 (p40)

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One Man, Two Guvnors 16 to 21 February 2015 (p46)

Northern Ballet ROMEO & JULIET 26 to 28 February 2015 (p45)

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february

Birmingham Royal Ballet COPPéLIA 4 to 7 February 2015 (p42)

To Kill A Mockingbird 9 to 14 February 2015 (p44) King’s Theatre

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march

april

Scottish Ballet Streetcar Named Desire Cirque Eloize 1 to 4 April 2015 (p50) 18 to 21 March 2015 (p49) festival Theatre

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Oklahoma 21 to 25 April 2015 (p51) festival Theatre

Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time 27 April to 9 May 2015 (p52) festival Theatre

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Adapted by Paul Allen Based on the Screenplay by Mark Herman

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Sat 3 May 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

Tue 29 April to Sat 3 May 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm It is 1992, Grimley Colliery faces the threat of closure and the future of the brass band seems uncertain. With the miners torn between redundancy packages and the picket lines, band-leader Danny’s hopes of winning the national brass band competition seem like a distant dream. But the arrival of flugelhorn-playing Gloria brings hope, romance and controversy to the Yorkshire brass band on the brink of collapse.

Featuring rousing live music including Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Jerusalem, Brassed Off is a funny and heartwarming drama that reaches stirring heights as local Dalkeith and Monktonhall Brass Band performs the final scene, set in the Royal Albert Hall, live on stage at the King’s.

Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984, this production is directed by Damian Cruden (director of Olivier Award-winning The Railway Children), and starring John McArdle (Brookside).

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A co-production between Rapture Theatre and Mull Theatre

Uncle Varick

by John Byrne

John Byrne

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An Audience with John Byrne and Michael Emans

Thu 8 May 6pm

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Sat 10 May 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Fri 9 May 7.30pm KING’S theatre

Wed 7 to Sat 10 May 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm What happens when the rock and roll of swinging sixties London collides with the rock and moss of remote Scotland?

Sandy Sheridan, pretentious art critic and self-proclaimed cultural icon, returns from London to his Scottish country pile – with his new, much younger wife in tow. Waiting for him are his stoical daughter Shona and his acerbic ex-brother-in-law, Uncle Varick.

John Byrne, acclaimed author of The Slab Boys Trilogy and Tutti Frutti, and iconic Scottish painter (whose works include the domed ceiling of the King’s Theatre), relocates Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece Uncle Vanya to 1960’s rural Scotland in a play full of comedy, pathos, jealously, lust and some very dodgy chainsaws.

Edinburgh theatre favourite Jimmy Chisholm (Para Handy, Take the High Road) leads a cast of great Scottish performers. Set against a sensational sixties soundtrack, arranged and performed

by Dave “The Steamie” Anderson, Uncle Varick is a great comedy and a great night out.

“ In John Byrne’s witty version of Uncle Vanya, the laughs come thick and fast.”The Guardian

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Sun 15 June 2014

Wed 21 May 2014

Matinees 12pm & 3pm

Evening 7.30pm | Matinee 2pm

Roll up, roll up for The Singing Kettle’s most amazing adventure yet! Set in the neon-coloured world of Big Wheels, Merry-go-Rounds and Helter Skelters, Anya, Kevin and Gary take a trip round the Fantastic Funfair. There are thrills and spills with games like Hook the Rubber Duck and Test o’ Strength to win very special prizes.

Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS) at Edinburgh College invite dance enthusiasts to their end-of-year production. Featuring the choreographic work of dance teaching staff from PASS and Dance For All, student dancers will showcase contemporary and jazz styles.

Packed with audience participation, colourful costumes, crazy characters and lots of surprises. Dress in bright colours!

The Cross Currents show is one of the College’s highlights of the year. This is an exciting theatrical experience and a chance to see tomorrow’s performers today.

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Babes In Arms Limited free places for babies under 12 months

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Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55) Excl. Sat eve

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Under 26’s £10 any seat Valid ID required

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FREE PRE-SHOW TALK

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Sat 17 May 7.15pm Touch Tour 6pm

Supported by Lord & Lady Laidlaw

Thu 8, Sun 11, Tue 13, Thu 15 & Sat 17 May 2014 Evenings Tue, Thu & Sat 7.15pm | Matinee Sun 4pm Classic, timeless and stylish, Sir David McVicar’s Madama Butterfly has been a firm favourite since it was first staged in 2000. Brought to life through a cast of very human characters, this hugely atmospheric production lays bare a poignant story that still has the power to affect, over a century after it was first performed.

Cio-Cio-San, a young girl living in Nagasaki, has fallen for Pinkerton, a reckless American naval officer stationed near her home. Despite her family’s objections, she gives up all she has to marry him, but he soon abandons her to return to America. When he returns three years later she is still patiently waiting, willing to do whatever is needed in the name of love. But ahead lie only betrayal and heartbreak.

One of the world’s most popular operas, Butterfly sees Puccini doing what he does best – writing beautiful music that is dramatic and full of emotion. Korean soprano Hye-Youn Lee, one of The Independent on Sunday’s ‘Faces to Watch’ in 2013, and Anne Sophie Duprels (Manon 2009) share the role of Butterfly and José Ferrero (Tosca 2012) is Pinkerton.

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FREE Post-show Q&A

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Sat 17 May 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

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Mon 12 to Sat 17 May 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Happy Days are here again with the premiere of a brand new musical based on the hit TV series, featuring the unforgettable ‘King of Cool’, Arthur ‘The Fonz’ Fonzarelli.

Join your favourite ‘50s family, the Cunninghams, and the rest of the gang – Potsie, Ralph Malph, Joanie and Chachi - as they try to save their beloved diner Arnold’s from demolition. In a race against time, can everyone’s favourite hero, The Fonz, save the day?

Happy Days – A New Musical is written by Garry Marshall, the legendary creator of the television series. Garry is also the director of many world-wide smash-hit films including Pretty Woman, Beaches and The Princess Diaries 1&2. The show includes 21 original songs by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Hall of Fame Songwriter, Paul Williams (Bugsy Malone, Evergreen, Rainy Days and Mondays). The show also contains the much-loved Happy Days theme song from the TV show.

Starring popstar Heidi Range as Pinky Tuscadero, Ben Freeman (Emmerdale) as The Fonz and Cheryl Baker (Bucks Fizz) as Mrs Cunningham.

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A place to learn, create and perform.

We warmly welcome festival & arts partners to our new studio

Imaginate festival Mon 5 to Mon 12 May 2014 Tickets from £10 To book your tickets for all Imaginate Festival shows contact Traverse Theatre Box Office on 0131 228 1404 or online: www.traverse.co.uk

The Imaginate Festival is Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and young people and runs from Monday 5 to Monday 12 May 2014 at venues across Edinburgh including The Studio at the Festival Theatre.

Leitheatre – TAKIN’ OVER THE ASYLUM Thu 15 to Sat 17 May | 7.30pm Tickets from £10 (£9 students and Seniors Citizens) in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

Donna Franceschild’s hilarious and profoundly moving play, set in Glasgow, is based on the cult 90s BBC TV series of the same name which premiered at the Citizens Theatre in 2013.

Leitheatre is an amateur theatre group based in Edinburgh which currently produces three full length productions per year.

Edinburgh Choreographic Project presents

Royston Maldoom obe – RETROSPECTIVE Sat 14 June 2014 | 8pm Tickets from £12 (Concessions £2 off) in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

An evening of dance devised by the legendary international choreographer, Royston Maldoom. Inspired by the wonderful contrasting music of some of Maldoom’s favourite composers: Graham Fitkin, Fasil Say, Gustav Mahler and James MacMillan CBE.

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Thu 22 May 6.30pm (focus on dance) Fri 23 May 6.30pm (focus on music) FREE Post-show Discussion

Fri 23 May (see p55) INSIGHT age 12+

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Sat 24 May 2pm Touch Tour 12.30pm

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HHHHH “Breathtaking – a triumph” Sunday Herald Wed 21 to Sat 24 May 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2pm Scottish Ballet returns with a powerful reinterpretation of an alltime classic. Incredibly moving and enduringly relevant, this unique version of Romeo & Juliet was created for Scottish Ballet by Polish choreographer Krzysztof Pastor in 2008 and has since gained status as one of the company’s most iconic works.

Set in the 20th century, this passionate story of forbidden love unfolds in three dramatic acts. Beginning in a 1930s monochrome Italian metropolis, Pastor shows a world torn apart by conflict in which Romeo and Juliet meet and fall deeply in love. The second act moves to the sepia-toned 1950s in the wake of Mussolini’s fascist dictatorship, Romeo and Juliet have to hide their forbidden love.

Finally, the third act is dominated by the eerie blue light of television cameras that report 24/7 from the frontline of global wars and the secret couple go to dramatic lengths to keep their love eternal.

The dancers of Scottish Ballet – for whom the piece was created – bring these iconic roles to life with emotional intensity and breathtaking performances. Romeo & Juliet is set to the world-famous Prokofiev score – performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

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BORDERLINE THEATRE COMPANY in association with THE PALACE THEATRE, KILMARNOCK presents

ROSE THEATRE KINGSTON, KENNY WAX and WILLIAM ARCHER in association with NOVEL THEATRE present

The World Premiere Production of

A Slow

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Adapted for the stage by EMMA REEVES Directed by SALLY COOKSON

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Tue 27 to Sat 31 May 2014

Evenings 7.30pm You can feel blood. You can. Even after all this time.

Tue & Fri 7pm | Wed 10.30am | Thu 10.30am & 7pm | Sat 2pm & 7pm

Morna and Atholl are brother and sister but they haven’t spoken to each other for 15 years. Now Morna’s son, Joshua, is turning twenty-one – and he’s planning a party. It’s going to be a night to remember! From David Harrower, the Olivier Award-winning writer of Blackbird, Knives in Hens and Ciara, comes an engrossing 75 minutes of theatre that is funny, poignant, slightly dark and a little sad.

Roll up and join Hetty on her escape from the Foundling Hospital. Tremble as she faces Matron Stinking Bottomly. Thrill as she discovers the squirrel house and Tanglefield’s Travelling Circus. Gasp as she endures a night locked in the attic. Quake as she braves the scary streets of Victorian London and cheer as she overcomes all in her search to find her real mother and a true family of her own.

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Written and Directed by David Harrower

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Babes In Arms Limited free places for babies

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Nederlands Dans Theater

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ONLY UK DATE!

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Thu 29 & Fri 30 May 2014 Evenings 7.30pm Nederlands Dans Theater 2 returns to Edinburgh for an exclusive UK engagement.

Founded by Jiří Kylián in 1978, and currently directed by Paul Lightfoot, Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (NDT2) comprises 17 international dancers up to the age of 23. Over the last 30 years NDT2 has evolved from an off shoot of the parent company into a world-renowned contemporary dance company in its own right, performing to rave reviews and standing ovations across the globe.

NDT2 make waves wherever they go, forging new precedents for the rest of the dance world by combining spectacular technique and with flamboyant theatricality.

Programme includes: I New Then – Choreographer Johan Inger Shutters Shut – Choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot Sara – Choreographers Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar Postscript – Choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot

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PILRIG PARK

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The MGA Academy of Performing Arts present

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Fri 27 & Sat 28 June 2014

Evening 7.30pm

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm

Going for Gold explores young peoples’ motivation to be the best that they can be.

Wednesday Addams, ultimate princess of darkness, has fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family.

Almost every talented youngster at Pilrig Park school has contributed to the show, working in an area of the arts which interests them; the choreography, costumes and sets are all put together by pupils and teachers.

Wednesday confides in her father, begging him not to tell her mother. Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia.

This is an uplifting, and often moving night at the theatre which will make you proud to support this very special local school.

Everything changes for the family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

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live streaming Streamed live from the Festival Euro Mediterraneo at the Teatro Antico Taormina in Sicily Two Operas Sung in Italian conducted by Luiz Fernando Malheiro

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI

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Thu 17 July 2014

Evening 6.30pm

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In this double bill Paris Opera Ballet presents George Balanchine’s 1947 ballet Le Palais de Cristal choreographed to Georges Bizet, the Symphony in C in a production designed

by Christian Lacroix alongside Benjamin Millepied’s new work an adaptation of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé his third creation for the company. Accompanying the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet for the first time, Philippe Jordan conducts these masterpieces of French music.

Cavalleria Rusticana is a one-act opera considered one of the classics of verismo opera.

The opera was composed by Pietro Mascagni, with a libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, as part of an 1888 competition. After winning the competition, the opera enjoyed a successful performance history often paired with Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Inspired by the success of Cavalleria Rusticana, Leoncavallo composed a verismo opera based on the true events of an 1865 murder. The opera was instantly successful with the public, and was first performed as a double-bill with Cavalleria Rusticana on December 11, 1893 at the Metropolitan Opera.

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BILL KENWRIGHT presents

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Sat 7 Jun 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 5 Jun 7.30pm KING’S theatre

Mon 2 to Sat 7 June 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Last of the Duty Free reunites Keith Barron, Gwen Taylor and Neil Stacy to play-out the next hilarious instalment in a series which regularly pulled in TV audiences of over twelve million.

When working class David and Amy met upper-middle class Robert and Linda whilst holidaying at the San Remo in Spain, their differences were immediately apparent. But, opposites were proven to attract, and a most unlikely romance developed, with hilarious consequences!

Keith Barron starred in BBC’s Lapland, ITV’s Where the Heart Is and Coronation Street. Gwen Taylor played the title role in ITV sitcom Barbara and Ann Foster in Coronation Street. Theatre credits include: Michael Morpurgo’s Butterfly Lion, Driving Miss Daisy, Calendar Girls and Shirley Valentine. Neil Stacy has appeared in TV favourites including To Serve Them All My Days and Rumpole of the Bailey. Joining them is Carol Royle, known for her role as Jenny Russell in the BBC sitcom Life Without George, along with TV appearances in Heartbeat, The Professionals, and Casualty.

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‘THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE DECADE!’ Sunday Times

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14+ Tue 10 to Sat 14 June 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm Winner of the Tony Awards ‘Triple Crown’ for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart.

Following five years in the West End and sell-out runs worldwide (packed with mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness) this hugely entertaining show is hitting the road on a brand new tour!

Created by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez (Co-creator of Book of Mormon and writer of the songs for Disney’s Frozen) Avenue Q is an irresistibly charming musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues.

Hilarious, cheeky and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets, Avenue Q is the musical like no other.

So don’t let your life suck – book your tickets today!

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Sat 21 Jun 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

Mon 16 to Sat 21 June 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm The tender and heart-warming tales of country vet James Herriot, among the dales and moors, farmhouses and public houses, were expertly captured in a series of novels which have sold in their millions all over the world, and have been made into two films and a classic BBC TV series. Now these stories are being brought to the stage in a major new dramatisation.

The adventures of James, Siegfried and his easy-going brother Tristan Farnon, are brought to life alongside the unique characters – and animals – that live and work on the Yorkshire moors.

The starry line-up includes Oliver Mellor from Coronation Street, Susan Penhaligon much loved for Bouquet Of Barbed Wire and many more TV series, Clare Buckfield from 2Point4 Children, TV regular and Blue Peter favourite Mark Curry and heartthrob Lee Latchford-Evans from multi-million selling pop sensation Steps.

CAP Thu 19 Jun 7.30pm KING’S theatre

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Bringing people together Groups of 8+ enjoy great benefits Saving you money Ticket discounts on most shows :: No booking fees Saving you hassle Reserve now, pay later :: Pre-order ice cream Saving you space Free VIP areas* :: Priority panto booking Saving you time Dedicated phone line :: Help with your booking * Subject to availability

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Famous Faces Jethro Tull’s IAN ANDERSON in concert

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Sun 18 May 2014

Fri 11 July 2014

Evening 7.30pm

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Following the great success of his current Thick as a Brick tour, legendary prog rock icon Ian Anderson comes to Edinburgh with the release of his new concept album.

Spend an evening in the world of Caitlin Moran as she explores what it is to be a woman, her take on feminism and anything else that happens to pop up. This up-close and (very) personal exploration, delivered in Caitlin’s irrepressible style, will take you on a rollercoaster of hilarity and outrage.

He defines the upcoming record, with a wink, as Folk-Prog-Metal. It will have its debut performances in the UK along with a selection of The Best of Jethro Tull highlights, all set within a theatrical and multimedia production.

Ian will be joined by his band, featuring John O’Hara on keyboards, bassist David Goodier, guitarist Florian Opahle and drummer Scott Hammond.

Caitlin is an award-winning columnist, critic and the bestselling author of How To Be A Woman and Moranthology. Be one of the first to hear Caitlin talk about her brand new book.

Get your ticket quick and keep an eye on caitlinmoran.co.uk and follow @caitlinmoran for more about what’s in store on the night You won’t be disappointed!

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Each summer we are home to Edinburgh’s biggest and best festivals Wed 18 to Sun 29 June 2014 Don’t miss the world’s longest continually running film festival as it premieres more great movies from around the globe. With hundreds of films, panel discussions and workshops, EIFF is the crown jewel in Scotland’s film culture. Catch the Opening Gala and several special screenings in the luxury of the Festival Theatre. ........................................................................................................................................................

Tickets on sale at www.edfilmfest.org.uk Filmhouse Members: Thu 29 May 14 | Public Sale: Mon 2 June 2014

Fri 18 to Sun 27 July 2014 Presenting over 100 concerts in venues around the city, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival presents a series of flagship concerts at the Festival Theatre including Van Morrison, Jools Holland, Bill Wyman and a Mandela Day Concert featuring top South African musicians. ........................................................................................................................................................

For full information www.edinburghjazzfestival.com

Fri 1 to Mon 25 August 2014 Taking place every August, the world’s largest arts festival has thousands of shows from around the world. From big showbiz names to unknown artists, the festival caters for everyone with theatre, comedy, dance, music, opera, exhibitions and more. ........................................................................................................................................................

Programme launched 5 June www.edfringe.com

Fri 8 to Sun 31 August 2014 Every August the Edinburgh International Festival brings three spellbinding weeks of the very best in opera, dance, music, theatre and visual arts to the Capital. With world-class dance, opera and theatre presented at the Festival & King’s Theatres you can always expect to see exciting and innovative EIF productions at one of these two venues. ........................................................................................................................................................

Tickets on sale at www.eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000

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Rapunzel

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Age

7+

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Fri 19 & Sat 20 September 2014

Fri 26 September 2014

Fri 7pm | Sat 2pm

Evening 7.30pm

A new take on the traditional fairytale, Rapunzel is as much for adults as it is for children.

Experience the classic story of the parents forced to give up their child, the Witch who takes her from them, the woman the child becomes, and the Prince who discovers and rescues her.

Celebrating its twentieth year, Richard Alston Dance Company returns with a knock-out programme, featuring a brand new work commissioned for the Festival Theatre by Martin Lawrance, creator of Brink and Madcap.

Full of dark beauty, this must-see production brings together a collection of world-class collaborators, including Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Doctor Who composer Murray Gold, and Michele Clapton, award-winning costume designer for Game of Thrones.

Richard Alston will show his latest work Rejoice In The Lamb, danced to Benjamin Britten’s superb setting of Christopher Smart poetry. The words are full of wild and witty details including observations of the poet’s cat Jeoffry! www.richardalstondance.com

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Famous Faces

ross noble

Streamed live from the Festival Euro Mediterraneo at the Teatro Antico Taormina in Sicily Two Operas Sung in Italian conducted by Luiz Fernando Malheiro

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Age

15+

Tue 16 September 2014

Sat 27 & Sun 28 September 2014

Evening 7.30pm

Evening 8pm

Michael Palin presents a brand new two-part stage show, looking back at twenty-five years of exploring the world and nearly fifty years in radio, television, books and films. The first half is a whistle-stop tour of the globe. Highlights and lowlights, adventures and cock-ups, beauties and beasts, wonders and wash-outs, all vividly illustrated with a special selection of photos and footage shot during the eight TV travel series that began with Around The World in Eighty Days.

Following 14 sell-out tours, the king of improvisational comedy is back with another mind-blowing UK tour. Ross Noble will be showcasing his talent in brand-new UK show, Tangentleman.

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Tickets from £25 in person at Box Office

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With an on-stage presence like no other, his exuberance, spontaneity and cerebral style have established him as one of Britain’s bestloved comedians. The master surrealist uses an infinite imagination and plenty of tomfoolery, which are sure to have audiences in fits of laughter.

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Theatre Talk Wed 2 Oct 6.15pm Tickets £5 (see p32)

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Sat 27 5 Oct Sep2.30pm 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 25 3 Oct Sep7.30pm 7.30pm KING’S theatre

Mon 22 to Sat 27 September 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm Inspired by the life of rock legend Marc Bolan, 20th Century Boy explodes onto the stage nearly four decades after the iconic star’s tragic death. Featuring some of the greatest pop songs ever written, 20th Century Boy tells the story of Marc Bolan and his band T.Rex, exposing some of the myths and taking the audience on a tearful, yet joyful, journey through Marc’s fascinating life.

Rocker, poet, electric warrior, king of glam and godfather of punk, Bolan was arguably the biggest rock star the UK had ever seen. ‘Bigger than The Beatles’, the media said. Before his tragic death in 1977, just days short of his 30th birthday, Bolan lived life at breakneck speed, creating a series of iconic images, a string of number one hits and an army of obsessive fans.

Packed with all T.Rex’s 70s hits, staged by Gary Lloyd (Thriller Live) and with a West End cast, 20th Century Boy is a glorious story and celebration of glam rock at its colorful best!

Featuring the smash hits Get It On, Ride a White Swan, Metal Guru, I Love to Boogie, Hot Love, 20th Century Boy and many more.

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Pat Barker’s

Adapted for the stage by Nicolas Wright love drama Tickets from

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Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Wed 1 October 7.30pm

Sat 4 October 2.30pm

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Tue 30 September to Sat 4 October 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Marking the centenary of the First World War, this new dramatisation of Pat Barker’s unforgettable Booker-nominated novel is adapted by Olivier Award-winning playwright Nicholas Wright (His Dark Materials, Vincent in Brixton).

Craiglockhart War Hospital, Edinburgh 1917. Poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon has been institutionalised in an attempt to undermine his public disapproval of the war. His Army Psychiatrist, Dr William Rivers has been tasked with returning shell-shocked officers to the trenches, yet under Sassoon’s influence, has become tormented by the morality of what is being done in the name of medicine.

Reminding us that some of the most touching of friendships are borne from the most brutal of conflicts, Regeneration is a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects.

“ A brilliant novel. Intense and subtle” Sunday Times “ One of the most interesting novelists of her generation” Guardian on Pat Barker

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Watershed Productions present the BBC Worldwide and Polka Theatre production of

Charlie and Lola ™ and © Lauren Child 2005. Charlie and Lola is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and distributed by BBC Ltd. BBC logo ™ and © BBC 1996.

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Age

3+

Fri 3 & Sat 4 October 2014

Sat 18 & Sun 19 October 2014

Evenings 7.30pm

Sat 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm | Sun 11am, 1.30pm

The language of Arthur Miller and Dylan Thomas come together in a powerful study of words in motion. From Canadian choreographer Helen Pickett comes the world premiere of The Crucible, based on Miller’s 1953 Tony Award-winning play.

Then, set to a recording of Dylan Thomas poems read by Richard Burton, Christopher Bruce’s Ten Poems builds on the melodic rhythm of the famous prose, bringing each one to life with exquisite vignettes of story and character.

Charlie and Lola’s Extremely New Play is based on the characters created by Lauren Child and adapted by Jonathan Lloyd.

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Fri 3 Oct 6.30pm (focus on dance) Sat 4 Oct 6.30pm (focus on music) FREE Post-show Q&A Fri 3 Oct Book via Box Office FESTIVAL theatre

Charlie and Lola are completely excited to be coming to Edinburgh with their Extremely New Play – and this time they’re bringing along Sizzles the Dog! This magical mix of puppets, live action and music is based on the much-loved books by Lauren Child and the ever popular BBC TV Series.

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Friends £2 off

Babes In Arms Limited free places for babies

under 12 months (see p55)

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Music & Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN Based on RKO’s MOTION PICTURE

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“A musical like this comes around once in a lifetime” Sunday Telegraph

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“A joyous production” BBC London

love musicals Tue 7 to Sat 18 October 2014 Direct from its tremendous success in London, winning three Olivier awards for Best New Musical, Best Choreography, Best Costumes and the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out, this spectacular West End comes to Edinburgh.

Bringing the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age and the glorious tap-dancing magic of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Top Hat is one of the greatest dance musicals of all time.

Following the success of White Christmas, this is another spectacular Irving Berlin musical packed full of greatest hits, including Cheek to Cheek, Top Hat, White Tie & Tails, Let’s Face the Music and Dance and Puttin’ on the Ritz.

An uplifting and hilarious romantic comedy celebrating 1930s song, style and romance, Top Hat dazzles with over 200 beautiful costumes, breathtaking dance and a love story that will set the pulse racing!

Olivier Awards Winner 2013 Best New Musical Best Choreography Best Costumes

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“ High Class. Absolutely topping” Magic 105.4

Tue 7 Oct 7.30pm Wed 8 Oct 2.30pm 7.30pm Thu 9 Oct 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 10 Oct 7.30pm Sat 11 Oct 2.30pm 7.30pm Tue 14 Oct

7.30pm Wed 15 Oct 2.30pm 7.30pm Thu 16 Oct 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 17 Oct 7.30pm Sat 18 Oct 2.30pm 7.30pm ............................................................................

TICKETS Blue Shows from £45 - £17.50* Red Shows from £40 - £14* * in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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£3 off Fri/ Sat (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55) Concessions £3 off

Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat

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Sat 18 Oct 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 16 Oct 7.30pm festival theatre

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Concessions £3 off Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves

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Sat 11 Oct 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 9 Oct 7.30pm

Tue 7 to Sat 11 October 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Chris Guthrie is bound to a harsh farming life by her intense love of the land. She dreams of the seductive yet distant world of books and learning, but when war breaks out, Chris suddenly finds herself facing a very different reality as a widowed, single mother in a land altered beyond recognition.

Set in a farming community in the North East of Scotland, Sunset Song charts Chris’s struggle to adapt to her new world and hold together her fragile family. Her survival depends solely on her belief that beyond the sunset lies hope.

Marking a hundred years since the start of the First World War, Sell a Door Theatre Company and Beacon Arts Centre revives Alastair Cording’s faithful adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic story, recently voted Scotland’s most popular novel of all time.

“ An electrifying evening that crackles with weight and wit”London Wharf on Proof “ Rooted and romantic”The Guardian

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Tron Theatre Company Presents

The Three Sisters

by John Byrne

Image by John Byrne

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Sat 25 Oct 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

Tue 21 to Sat 25 October 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm It’s the not-so-swinging sixties in a Dunoon naval base. Three sisters, Olive, Maddy and Renee have spent the last eleven years looking longingly across the Clyde Estuary. Surrounded by military suitors, overbearing in-laws, and worthy Presbyterians, they yearn for London’s Carnaby Street and the love, culture and thrills they are denied in Argyllshire. Will they ever escape?

Following his acclaimed adaptations of The Cherry Orchard and Uncle Vanya, John Byrne (Tutti Frutti, The Slab Boys) turns his attention to Chekhov’s tragi-comedy about dashed hopes and unrequited love, in this brand new show for Tron Theatre Company, whose version of Ulysses was The List Magazine’s Best Theatre Production of 2012.

HHHH “ ...[an] exquisitely realised production...”

The Herald on Ulysses

CAP Thu 23 Oct 7.30pm KING’S theatre

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Photo of previous cast

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Concessions £3 off Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves

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Sat 1 Nov 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 30 Oct 7.30pm KING’S theatre

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Mon 27 October to Sat 1 November 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm The legendary, record-breaking, Box Office smash hit thriller returns! A classic. A landmark. A legend.

The Mousetrap is famous around the world for being the longest running show of any kind in the history of theatre, with over 25,000 performances. Now the 60th anniversary production is back by popular demand, following a record breaking sell out week in 2012.

The scene is set when a group of people, gathered in a country house cut off by the snow, discover to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive are finally revealed.

In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

“ The cleverest murder mystery of British Theatre” The Telegraph

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DANCE CONSORTIUM presents

grupo corpo

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Concessions £3 off Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves

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FREE POST-SHOW Q&A Tue 4 Nov

“ It’s the exuberance of the choreography... which has the crowd roaring with approval” The Scotsman 2010 www.danceconsortium.com

Tue 4 & Wed 5 November 2014 Evenings 7.30pm Brazil’s internationally acclaimed dance company makes a welcome return to the UK following sell out performances in the 2010 Edinburgh International Festival. With a history stretching back nearly 40 years, Grupo Corpo’s virtuosic 22 dancers combine the precision of classical ballet with the sensuality and passion of Latin dance rhythms The Company will perform two pieces, choreographed by artistic director Rodrigo Pederneiras. Parabelo sees the dancers sweep across the stage, moving rhythmically from group to solo and back again. There are moments of utter peace and stillness and others of raucous Brazilian carnival.

Sem Mim is a darker piece which takes its inspiration from a Portuguese song cycle and focuses on a group of women who lament the departure of their lovers. Dressed in intricately patterned and colourful bodysuits, the dancers move as waves; the ebb and flow of their bodies mimicking the calm and fury of the sea.

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bill kenwright presents

‘ THEIR STORY CONTINES… INSPIRED BY THE 7 SMASH HIT MULTI-MILLION SELLING ALBUMS OF DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS.’

love musicals Mon 3 to Sat 8 November 2015 The sequel to Dreamboats and Petticoats.

What happened to ‘Bobby & Laura’ and ‘Norman & Sue’…?

It’s 1963, and the world is changing. Bobby and Laura’s single Dreamboats and Petticoats has not taken off. Norman and Sue have settled down to non-marital bliss – and a baby! But Ray and Donna seem blissfully happy…

The advent of the Beatles and the Merseyside sound is inspirational.

Mon 3 Nov 7.30pm Tue 4 Nov 7.30pm Wed 5 Nov 2.30pm 7.30pm Thu 6 Nov 7.30pm Fri 7 Nov 7.30pm Sat 8 Nov 2.30pm 7.30pm ............................................................................

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Friends 2 for 1 on opening night or 20%

But will it inspire Bobby and Laura to have one more shot at stardom – Norman to “get off the drains” and find that singing voice he has longed for, and Ray to realise his ambition and manage a really top pop act!?

off Tue toThu Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

All will be revealed in a follow up with the same wit, charm, and great songs as Dreamboats and Petticoats. Many of the songs are from the next period in pop history…

Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves

& no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off

Dreamboats and Miniskirts the album will be released in summer 2014.

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Patsy Cline An Evening in Tribute

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Age

12+

edinburgh

gang show 2014

family friendly

Sun 9 November 2014

Tue 18 to Sat 22 November 2014

Evening 7.30pm

Evenings 7pm | Matinee Sat 2.15pm

Back by popular demand, join the star of the West End musical Patsy, Ireland’s Queen of Country Music, Sandy Kelly, for an unforgettable evening in tribute to the legendary Patsy Cline, whose hits include Crazy, Sweet Dreams, Walking After Midnight and I Fall to Pieces.

The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the King’s Theatre for another fabulous show week.

Sharing the stage is George Hamilton IV, a country music legend in his own right, whose many hits include Abilene, Early Morning Rain and She’s a Little Bit Country.

An evening of true country nostalgia.

With over 250 young people on the stage smiling and singing their hearts out the Gang Show is an amazing experience that you can be part of.

November is Gang Show month - see you at the King’s!

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Tickets from £16.50 - £10 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Groups (10+) 1 free ticket with every 10 purchased

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Sat 22 Nov 2.15pm Touch Tour 1.15pm

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love drama Mon 10 to Sat 15 November 2014

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Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

This haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.

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Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

Afghanistan is a divided country on the verge of war and childhood friends, Amir and Hassan are about to be torn apart.

It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives.

& no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves

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Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel and film, this powerful and dramatic story leaves a lasting impression on anyone it touches. .............................................................................

Sat 14 Nov 2.30pm Touch Tour 1.30pm

CAP Thu 12 Nov 7.30pm KING’S theatre

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“ Beautifully performed” Financial Times

HHHH “ Magical”The Observer

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“ Exhilarating” The Times

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the iconic dance to music of the Rolling Stones

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Thu 27 Nov 6.30pm

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Sat 29Nov 7.30pm

Thu 27 to Sat 29 November 2014 Evenings 7.30pm The rock’n’roll swagger of the Rolling Stones is brought thrillingly to life in Rooster – one of Rambert’s all-time bestloved works, making a much anticipated return after a 13-year absence. Transporting you to the coolest nightspot in town, sharp-suited, snake-hipped men and strong, sassy women perform virtuoso courtship dances to some of the Stones’ most famous tunes, including Not Fade Away, Paint It Black, As Tears Go By, Sympathy for the Devil and, naturally, Little Red Rooster.

Rambert, Britain’s national dance company, combines inventive storytelling, world-class dancers and a live orchestra to create an exhilarating theatrical experience.

Rooster tops the bill in a mixed programme also featuring The Castaways by Barak Marshall, a terrific piece of dance theatre combining dark humour and inventive movement to infectious world music, and a new work by pioneering British Asian choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh.

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Back by popular demand!

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Age

8+

Wed 3 to Sat 6 December 2014 Evenings 7.30pm | Fri 5pm & 8.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Slava’s Snowshow has delighted and exhilarated theatregoers around the world.

This December, experience the joyous dream-like world, unlike anything you have seen before. A world in which a cobweb envelops the audience and one tiny piece of paper begins a heart-stopping blizzard of snow.

Combining hilarity and poignancy with stunning, breathtaking spectacle, this classic show is full of joy for all the family from 8 to 88!

“ Theatrical brilliance”Sunday Times “ Unmissable – a classic show of rare theatrical beauty” The Times “ Simply thrilling. An unforgettable comedy masterpiece”The Independent festival theatre

Recommended for children 8 years and over and strictly no children under 3 will be permitted

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“A panto that sparkles and shines” The Herald (on Peter Pan 2013)

Sat 29 November 2014 to Sun 18 January 2015 Join us for a magical carpet ride as panto legends Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott return to the King’s for another unmissable pantomime adventure!

With sensational special effects, this year’s King’s Panto will make all your wishes come true.

Produced by Qdos Entertainment, the world’s largest pantomime producer, if you ask your genie for just one thing this year, make it a trip to see Aladdin at the King’s!

Tickets

Stalls Dress

£28 £30

Gold Performances Gold Premium Seats

£28 £30

Boxes

Upper

£104

£18 £21

(1 box, 4 people max)

Prices apply to bookings made in person at Box Office.

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

Green Performances from Green Premium Seats

£25 £27

£25 £27

£94 (1 box, 4 people max)

£17 £20

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Red Performances from Red Premium Seats

£20 £22

£20 £22

(1 box, 4 people max)

£14 £16

£44

£11

£79

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Schools Only Shows

£11

£11

(1 box, 4 people max)

Friends

Groups (8+) Under 16s Concessions

2 for 1 on Tue 2 December or 20% off Wed 3 to Sun 7 December or Tue 6 to Sun 11 January £3 off (Excl. 19 to 31 December) £3 off £2 off (Red & Green) Excl. Premium seats Babes In Arms Limited free places for babies under 12 months Excl. boxes (see p55)

Fri 12 Dec 7pm & Sat 3 Jan 2pm

Touch Tour 1hr before

HHHHH “A raucous traditional panto with some state-of-the-art 21st century twists” Edinburgh Evening News (on Peter Pan 2013)

family friendly Sat 29 Nov 2014 2pm 7pm Sun 30 Nov 2014 1pm 5pm Tue 2 Dec 2014 7pm Wed 3 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Thu 4 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Fri 5 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sat 6 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sun 7 Dec 2014 1pm 5pm Tue 9 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm 7pm Wed 10 Dec 2014 2pm Thu 11 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Fri 12 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sat 13 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sun 14 Dec 2014 1pm 5pm Tue 16 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Wed 17 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Fri 19 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sat 20 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sun 21 Dec 2014 1pm 5pm Mon 22 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Tue 23 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Wed 24 Dec 2014 1pm 5pm Fri 26 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sat 27 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Sun 28 Dec 2014 1pm 5pm Mon 29 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Tue 30 Dec 2014 2pm 7pm Wed 31 Dec 2014 1pm 5pm Fri 2 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Sat 3 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Sun 4 Jan 2015 1pm 5pm Tue 6 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Wed 7 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Thu 8 Jan 2015 7pm Fri 9 Jan 2015 7pm Sat 10 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Sun 11 Jan 2015 1pm 5pm Tue 13 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Wed 14 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm

7pm Thu 15 Jan 2015 Fri 16 Jan 2015 7pm Sat 17 Jan 2015 2pm 7pm Sun 18 Jan 2015 1pm 5pm

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“Nutcracker is the perfect Christmas entertainment” The Guardian (on original production)

Sat 13 December 2014 to Sat 3 January 2015 Let Scottish Ballet take you on journey into Clara’s magical dream world; to the Land of Ice and Snow, where snowflakes come to life, and to the magical Kingdom of Sweets - the enchanted Realm of the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy.

Crafted for Scotland by the company’s founding Artistic Director, Peter Darrell, a famous story-teller and an incredible dancemaker, this Nutcracker is full of magical memories.

Now, over 40 years since it first premiered, this classic production has been lovingly reimagined adding sumptuous layers of plush Victoriana and traditional festive fare, so audiences can share this dream-making production with families and friends once more.

The Scottish Ballet Orchestra accompanies live, performing the world famous Tchaikovsky score.

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Tickets from £42.50- £13 in person at Box Office

love dance Sat 13 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Tue 16 Dec 7.30pm Wed 17 Dec 7.30pm Thu 18 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Fri 19 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Sat 20 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Mon 22 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Tue 23 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Wed 24 Dec 2pm Sat 27 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Mon 29 Dec 7.30pm Tue 30 Dec 2pm 7.30pm Wed 31 Dec 2pm Sat 3 Jan 2pm 7.30pm ............................................................................

FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS

Thu 18 Dec & Sat 3 Jan 6.30pm (focus on dance)

Children from £20 & £17 (Stalls & Upper) or concession in Dress (see below)

Fri 19 Dec 6.30pm (focus on music) Book via Box Office (see p55)

in person at Box Office

FREE Post-show Discussion

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

Fri 19 Dec

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Friends Up to 1/3 off 16,17,18 Dec or £3 off other shows

Family iNSIGHT age 6+

Excl. 13, 20, 24, 27, 31 Dec & 3 Jan

Sat 20 Dec & Sat 3 Jan 11am - 12.30pm

Groups (8+) £6 off evenings (Stalls & Dress) Excl. Sat £5 off matinees (Stalls & Dress) Excl. Sat

Tickets £5.50 (£3.50 concessions) Book via Box Office (see p55)

& no booking fees* (see p55)

Ballet Cafe | The Studio

Concessions £3 off Excl. 13, 20, 24, 27, 31 Dec & 3 Jan

“Glittering dream world”

Mon 15 Dec 2pm - 5pm Tickets £10 Book via Box Office (see p55)

The Scotsman (on original production)

“A rip-roaring success from start to finish” The Scottish Daily Express (on original production)

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Sat 20 Dec 2pm Touch Tour 12.30pm

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love dance Tickets from

£42.50 - £13 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 20% off Wed to Fri Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

Children £3 off Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat

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Setting the Scene Fri 6 Feb 3pm Tickets £10 Book via Box Office A family event for ages 3+

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Credits Music Léo Delibes Choreography Peter Wright, Marius Petipa,

Enrico Cecchetti Production Peter Wright Designs Peter Farmer Lighting Peter Teigen Production supported by David Lloyd

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Photo by Roy Smiljanic

Wed 4 to Sat 7 February 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm What’s at the heart of a woman? Eccentric toymaker Dr Coppélius wants to know, and he’s planning to bring his mechanical doll, Coppélia, to life – he just needs the right spell.

When Dr Coppélius leaves Coppélia on his workshop balcony she’s soon causing quite a stir in the village. Particularly in the heart of red-blooded young lover Franz, and the jealous mind of his real-life fiancée, Swanilda – who’s mistaken the mannequin for a crying, talking, sleeping, walking rival. With a wild mix of abracadabra, and some mischievous maidens, comic chaos is riotously unleashed when humans and automatons collide in Dr Coppélius’s spooky toyshop.

Sir Peter Wright’s enchanting production of this joyous and witty ballet is an ever popular celebration of love, with a sparkling score and breath taking choreography. Coppélia is guaranteed to lift the hearts of all the family.

“ Guaranteed to send you home with your spirits soaring” Mail on Sunday

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love DRAMA Tickets from

£29.50 - £14 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat eves

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Mon 9 to Sat 14 February 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm WINNER - Whatsonstage Award 2014 Best Play Revival Set in the Deep South, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sees racial injustice envelop a small-town community.

Through courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth and his feisty daughter, Scout - a young girl on the cusp of adulthood - brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil.

This utterly enchanting and enthralling production from London’s award winning Regent’s Park Theatre captures the warmth and poignancy of this best loved classic with genuine heart and emotional depth. A story as moving and magical as you could ever hope to find.

HHHHH “ Terrific retelling of Harper Lee’s classic makes dramatic gold” The Times KING’S theatre

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love dance Tickets from

£36 - £12 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

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UK Première Thu 26 to Sat 28 February 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm Northern Ballet brings the UK Première of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo production of Romeo & Juliet to Festival Theatre Edinburgh in 2015.

Set to Prokofiev’s unforgettable score, played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, Romeo & Juliet is choreographed by acclaimed dance-maker Jean-Christophe Maillot, who has been invited by the Bolshoi Ballet to create a new version of The Taming of the Shrew in July 2014.

His beautiful interpretation captures the essence of what it means to be young and in love, and tells of the devastating tragedy that unfolds when tenderness and naivety is met with violence and pride.

Northern Ballet ‘boasts the best dance-actors in the world’ (Dance Europe) and is the perfect Company to bring a new passion to this famous story.

Be amongst the first in the UK to experience this very special ballet.

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Guardian

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Photo by Johan Persson of London Cast

Mon 16 to Sat 21 February 2015 The National Theatre’s award-winning comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, embarks on its biggest-ever tour of the UK and Ireland from May 2014. Now seen by over 1 million people worldwide, this internationally acclaimed smash-hit is a glorious celebration of British comedy – a unique, laugh-out-loud mix of satire, songs, slapstick and glittering one-liners.

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother – who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a job with one Stanley Stubbers – but to prevent discovery, he must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

Directed by Nick Hytner and Written by Richard Bean. Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding.

“ One Man, Two Guvnors, one massive hit” Independent “ Comic perfection. What are you waiting for?

Book now!” Daily Telegraph “ A proper old fashioned giggle” The Sun

Mon 16 Feb 7.30pm Tue 17 Feb 7.30pm Wed 18 Feb 7.30pm Thu 19 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 20 Feb 7.30pm Sat 21 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm ............................................................................

TICKETS from £32.50 - £14.50 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 20% off Mon to Wed Groups (8+) £3 off Mon to Thu (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat

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Fri 20 Feb 7.30pm Touch Tour 6.30pm

CAP Thu 19 Feb 7.30pm festival theatre

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Help future generations to share your love of theatre with a Gift in your Will.

The Festival & King’s Theatres are a hugely important part of Edinburgh’s cultural life, bringing world-class talent to the city throughout the year. But did you know we’re a registered charity? Over 10,000 people a year take part in our learning and outreach programmes, and we help thousands of children who wouldn’t usually have access to the arts, to experience the magic of theatre for the very first time.

If you have happy memories of our theatres, please consider remembering us in your Will and make a lasting contribution to the future of your local independent theatres and the people who will enjoy them.

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love dance Tickets from

£42.50 - £15.50 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 20% off Excl. Fri/Sat eves

Groups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55) Excl. Fri/Sat eves

Children £3 off Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat

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FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS

Thu 19 Mar 6.30pm (focus on dance) Fri 20 Mar 6.30pm (focus on music) Book via Box Office

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Touch Tour 12.30pm

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Wed 18 to Sat 21 March 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2pm After the hugely successful UK world premiere tour of A Streetcar Named Desire in 2012, Scottish Ballet returns to the Festival Theatre with this award winning production.

This vibrant take on A Streetcar Named Desire, born through collaboration with theatre and film director Nancy Meckler and international choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is a powerful infusion of drama and dance.

Trying to leave a troubled past behind her, fading southern belle Blanche DuBois moves into her sister Stella’s New Orleans apartment. Stella’s brutish husband Stanley sees that Blanche is not what she appears to be, and sets out to destroy her...

The Scottish Ballet Orchestra accompanies live, performing the Jazz infused score by Peter Salem.

“ The result is everything you could want of Tennessee Williams - florid, poetic, and poisonously beautiful - with just the right amount of New Orleans seasoning to the action.”

London Evening Standard

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Dance Consortium presents

Love DANCE Wed 1 to Sat 4 April 2015

Tickets from

£29.50 - £14 in person at Box Office

Evenings 7.30pm | Matinee Sat 2.30pm

Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

A leader in the world of contemporary circus, Cirque Éloize has been creating moving performances filled with magic and emotions since 1993. Based on the talents of its artists, Cirque Éloize expresses its innovative nature through theatricality and humanity, and combines circus arts with music, dance and theatre.

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Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night or 20%

off other shows Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off

Performing within an inventive stage design and accompanied by an original musical score and video projections, twelve acrobats and multidisciplinary artists will transport performers and spectators between dream and reality in an uninterrupted stream of acrobatics, music, images and drawings to delight the eye.

Excl. Fri/Sat eves

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HHHH “ Terrific fun. It fizzes and thrills with infectious energy, skill and self-belief” The Guardian (Reviews for ID) www.danceconsortium.com festival theatre

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“ This truly thrilling modern circus show is as nail-biting as it is beautiful” Daily Telegraph

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love Musicals Tickets from

£42.50 - £16.50 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 2 for 1 Opening Night (if booked

within the Friends priority period) or 20% off

Tue to Thu

Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves

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Tue 21 to Sat 25 April 2015 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm Presented by Music & Lyrics and Royal & Derngate Northampton.

As refreshing and thrilling as the day it was written, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! is the original feel-good musical.

From the minute the rugged cowboy Curly steps on to the stage singing Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ we know that all will be right with the world. This colourful production overflows with well-known songs such as I’m Just a Girl Who Cain’t Say No, Surrey With a Fringe on Top, Kansas City, People Will Say We’re in Love and, of course, the rousing title song itself!

Celebrating the vigour of America’s pioneering spirit with classic tunes and boot-stomping dances, we follow Curly and the girl of his dreams, Laurey, as they travel down love’s highway on an extremely bumpy surrey ride.

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Fri 24 Apr 7.30pm Touch Tour 6.30pm

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From the award-winning producers of The King & I and Fiddler on the Roof this brand new production, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh features a cast of 20 and live orchestra, brings its audience romance, excitement and a score filled with sunshine.

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‘A beautiful, eloquent, dazzlingly inventive show about the wonders of life.’

Evening Standard

The acclaimed NationalTheatre production of

HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH Daily Mail

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Sunday Telegraph

Sunday Express

Independent

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Photo by Brinkhoff/Mögenburg of Original West End Cast

Mon 27 April to Sat 9 May 2015 Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, this highly- acclaimed National Theatre production, embarks on its first ever nationwide tour.

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life.

When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears’ dog, it takes him on a journey that upturns his world…

Based on the award-winning novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a thrilling new stage play from the National Theatre.

“ A phenomenal combination of storytelling and spectacle” The Times “ A beautiful, ingenious and deeply felt production” Daily Telegraph

Mon 27 Apr 7.30pm Tue 28 Apr 7.30pm Wed 29 Apr 7.30pm Thu 30 Apr 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 1 May 7.30pm Sat 2 May 2.30pm 7.30pm Mon 4 May 7.30pm Tue 5 May 7.30pm Wed 6 May 7.30pm Thur 7 May 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 8 May 7.30pm Sat 9 May 2.30pm 7.30pm ............................................................................

TICKETS from £35 - £17 in person at Box Office Booking fee applies for online & phone bookings* (see p55)

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Friends 20% off Mon to Wed Groups (8+) £3 off Mon to Thu (Stalls & Dress) & no booking fees* (see p55)

Concessions £3 off Excl. Fri/Sat

“ Magical and Moving” Daily Mail festival theatre

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FOOD&DRINK

ACCESS WHEELCHAIR USERS Please book wheelchair spaces in advance.

All spaces have adjacent seats for companions Festival Theatre has 8 spaces in the stalls The Studio at the Festival Theatre has 2 spaces at the front King’s Theatre has 8 spaces in the stalls

For food and drink at the Festival Theatre look no further than the stylish decor, friendly atmosphere and sublime food of Th’eatery by fresh food company Cater. Perfect for all-day and pre-theatre dining.

GUIDE DOGS Guide dogs are welcome at both theatres HEADSETS AND PERSONAL INDUCTION LOOPS Available for all performances. Collect from a member of staff on arrival the number of headsets is limited.

Th’eatery serves food Mon to Sat 10.30am- 6pm, or until an evening performance begins.

20% off

Friends receive Food at Th’eatery

FOR WINE LOVERS Our exclusive Inverarity One to One wine bar, located on the first floor of the Festival Theatre, offers a range of champagne and sparkling wine; white, rosé and red wine, with a changing list of specials.

THEATRE BARS Our foyer bars at both theatres

are open from 1hr before the show, so there’s plenty of time to relax with friends before you find your seats.

Pre-order your interval drinks before the show, and we’ll have them ready for you at the break!

20% off

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CAP

CAPTIONING Captioning is a bit like subtitles on TV. Captions are shown on two raised display units either side of the stage. The text is in large print and delivered at the same time as the words are spoken or sung. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking.

BSL – SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED A BSL Interpreter will stand on one side of the stage and interpret all spoken or sung speech. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION Audio Description is a form of audio-visual translation. Through a headset (collect on arrival) a describer will tell you where the characters are on stage, what they are wearing, how they gesture and what the set looks like. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking.

TOUCH TOURS Touch Tours of the set, costumes and props are usually available from 1hr before the Audio Described show. Touch Tour tickets are limited and should be requested in advance.

For full access information please visit: edtheatres.com/festival-access edtheatres.com/kings-access To request a large print, braille or audio brochure, please contact us on 0131 622 8410

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DISCOUNTS

How to book

FRIENDS 2 for 1 ticket offers or 20% off a pair of tickets for most Opening Nights, or 20% off many other performances all year round. See individual show pages for details. Exclusions apply. See edtheatres.com/friends for full details of benefits, discounts and exclusions, or phone our Box Office for more info.

Extra Friends can get discounts on up to 4 tickets.

Tickets for SHOWS AT both the Festival & King’s Theatres can be purchased from either of the TWO venues.

GROUPS (8+) £3 off tickets for most shows. Only available through Group Sales on 0131 529 6005. Exclusions may apply – see individual show pages for details.

STUDENT/YOUNG SCOT STANDBY £10 tickets on the day of the performance. Available in person after midday. Subject to availability. Valid ID required.

ONLINE edtheatres.com PHONE 0131 529 6000 (Mon to Sat 11am-6pm) GROUPS (8+) 0131 529 6005 (Mon to Fri 11am-6pm) TEXT RELAY 18001 0131 529 6003 IN PERSON at the Festival or King’s Theatres (Mon to Sat 10am-6pm or until curtain-up)

BABES-IN-ARMS On selected family shows, babies under 12 months will be admitted to sit on their parent/carer’s lap.

A limited number of free Babes-in-Arms tickets are available per performance – please book at the time of purchase. All babies require a ticket for entry. Babies do not qualify as group members for group discounts.

CONCESSIONS Available for full-time students, senior citizens, unwaged (JSA claimants), people with disabilities, Young Scot cardholders, school parties/ youth groups, children, Equity & BECTU members, NHS staff, Edinburgh Leisure Cardholders.

Concessions are advertised on show pages where available.

Exclusions may apply to all discounts. Check with Box Office when booking.

THE SMALL PRINT REFUNDS Sorry, we do not offer refunds on ticket purchases.

LATECOMERS May not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance, which could be the interval. The Latecomers Policy is set on a show-by-show basis.

We advise you to arrive at least 30min before the performance to avoid queues, especially if collecting tickets.

ADMISSION POLICY Management reserve the right to refuse admission.

CANCELLED PERFORMANCES If a performance is cancelled we will make every effort to accommodate you at another time, or offer a refund.

DISCOUNTS Apply to full price tickets only. Only one discount per ticket. Subject to availability, at the discretion of the Box Office. Proof of status must be shown where appropriate. Not all shows offer concessions. Booking T&Cs can be found on the reverse of tickets. £TDF The Theatres Development Fund helps protect the future of your Festival & King’s Theatres and continue to improve standards for audiences and artists. A small contribution to the Fund is included in the ticket price of most shows in this brochure.

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1 KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LQ 2 FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT 3 THE STUDIO Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BL

BY BUS FESTIVAL THEATRE & The Studio Lothian Buses: 3, 3A, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 47, 48, X48, 49 First Buses: 86, 86A

KING’S THEATRE Lothian Buses: 10, 11, 15, 15a, 16, 23, 27, 45

BY CAR No parking on Nicolson St, or Leven St. Single yellow lines and Pay & Display spaces available on side streets.

DISABLED PARKING The Festival Theatre has a

*BOOKING FEES A booking fee of 75p is charged per ticket for online, phone and postal bookings. Maximum charge of £3 for phone and postal bookings. For bookings of 8 or more, call 0131 529 6005 where no booking fees apply.

Ticket prices include a contribution to the Theatres Development Fund.

An 80p handling charge will be added for posting your tickets to you (when booked more than one week in advance).

limited number of spaces available for disabled parking and pickup/dropoff in the courtyard. Please enquire with Box Office for availability.

BY TAXI Drop-off points outside front doors at both theatres.

We are happy to order a taxi after the performance for those with mobility issues.

Festival City Theatres Trust operates the Festival & King’s Theatres supported by the City of Edinburgh Council Festival City Theatres Trust 13/29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT Switchboard 0131 662 1112 | Fax 0131 667 0744 General enquiries enquiries@edtheatres.com Ticket enquiries ticketenquiries@edtheatres.com Registered charity SC018605

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