Everything in Edinburgh

Everything in Edinburgh

A Drunk Man Looks at The Thistle

Hugh MacDiarmid's poem is set to music of huge imagination and vibrancy. This is a night of humour, inebriation, beauty, politically-charged comment and wild musical and literary invention.

Traverse Theatre
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0131 228 1404
Wed 9th June
£13 (£8/£5)

A Letter From an Unknown Woman

Filmhouse
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0131 228 2688
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

A Night Out with Tommy Cooper - Jus' Like That

Jus’ Like That! brings Tommy Cooper back to life with all the familiar trademarks – the fez, the laugh and the magic. Jus’ Like That! is a hilarious tribute to one of the greatest comedians this country has ever seen. … (more)

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Wed 31st March
£14.50 - 16.50

A Prophet

Critically adored at Cannes and winner of the Grand Prix award, Audiard follows up his acclaimed The Beat That My Heart Skipped with a complex and often violent depiction of a young Arab man coming of age inside a … (more)

Filmhouse
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0131 228 2688
Fri 19th March - Thu 25th March

Cameo
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0871 704 2052
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

A Sense of Self - Photography Exhibition

Opening on International Women’s Day this exhibition will display the work produced by WIFIE members on the theme, ‘A Sense of Self’. ‘Funded by the Women’s Fund for Scotland’, this project offered members the chance to … (more)

Out of the Blue Drill Hall
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0131 555 7100  
Wed 17th March - Sat 20th March
Free entry

A Serious Man

Joel and Ethan Cohen's third film in two years is a return to the sort of existential comedy that marked their fertile 1990s period, most memorably Barton Fink. Set in 1967, it's the story of an unremarkable Jewish … (more)

VUE Ocean
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March

A Single Man

In Los Angeles 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim. George … (more)

VUE Omni
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

Cameo
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0871 704 2052
Fri 19th March - Thu 25th March

Abracadabra Ð German Humour Goes Global

Henning Wehn and Otto Kuhnle present their latest, crafty masterplan to finally put Teutonic jolliness where it belongs Ð on top of the world. Adelaide and Melbourne, where they were nominated for a prestigious Barry … (more)

The Stand
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0131 558 7272
Tue 11th May
£9 (£7)

Acoustic Ladyland

Acoustic Ladyland are a London based jazz/punk band consisting of Pete Wareham on vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, Seb Rochford on drums, Chris Sharkey on Guitar and Ruth Goller on bass guitar. Tom Herbert played … (more)

Electric Circus
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0131 226 4224
Sat 3rd April
£7.50

Across the Water: Scotland and Ireland

A fresh look at what Ireland means to Scotland and the other way round. Supported by Cultur Eireann. With John and Noreen Hamilton, Clare Murphy, Audrey Parks and Donald Smith. Part of Connecting Voices.

Scottish Storytelling Centre
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0131 556 9579
Wed 17th March
£8 (£6)

The Adventures of Mr Broucek Pre-show talk

Given by Scottish Opera's in-house producer, these free half-hour talks delve deeper into the opera with the aim of enhancing your enjoyment and extending your knowledge of the piece.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Fri 16th April
Free, but ticketed

The Adventures of Mr Broucek Touch Tour

A chance to tour the set and touch and examine props and costumes.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Fri 16th April
Free, but ticketed

The Adventures of Mr Broucek Unwrapped

A free hour-long taster that gives you the chance to see what opera is all about. You'll hear highlights from the singers, be introduced to the principal characters from the opera and be guided through the plot and key … (more)

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Thu 15th April
Free, but ticketed

The Adventures of Mr Broucek

Leoš Janácek The Adventures of Mr Broucek is one of Janácek’s most vibrantly original works. Rarely presented in the UK, this is an exciting new collaboration with Opera North. John Fulljames directs a … (more)

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Wed 14th April - Fri 16th April
£14 - £62 (Under 26s £10)

The Adventures of Mr Broucek

Rarely presented in the UK, this is an exciting new collaboration with Opera North. The beer-fuelled Mr Broucek’s adventures take him through space and time. By turns funny, surreal, tender and thrilling, the opera is … (more)

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Wed 14th April - Fri 16th April
£14-£62

The Alarm

Welsh rock band who formed in the late 1970s, and have often been compared to U2.

Liquid Room
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0131 225 2564
Sat 1st May
£14

Alice in Wonderland 3D (subtitled)

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland," a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Now, 19, Alice … (more)

Cineworld
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0871 200 2000
Mon 22nd March

Alice in Wonderland in Disney Digital 3D

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland," a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Nineteen-year-old … (more)

VUE Ocean
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Thu 25th March

Cineworld
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0871 200 2000
Wed 17th March - Thu 25th March

Odeon Wester Hailes
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0871 2244007
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

VUE Omni
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Fri 19th March

Alice in Wonderland

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland," a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Now, 19, Alice … (more)

VUE Omni
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

VUE Ocean
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Thu 25th March

Cineworld
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0871 200 2000
Wed 17th March - Thu 25th March

Odeon Wester Hailes
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0871 2244007
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

Odeon Lothian Road
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0871 2244007
Wed 17th March - Thu 18th March

Aliens in the Attic

Kids on a family vacation must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions. At the same time, the youngsters work hard to keep their parents in the dark about the battle upstairs. It … (more)

Cineworld
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0871 200 2000
Sat 20th March

Alphabeat

Danish pop with an 80s edge who cite Deacon Blue and Prefab Sprout among their influences.

HMV Picture House
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0844 847 1740
Thu 22nd April
£12

Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

"Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" brings back our favourite furry brothers, Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Because of a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, they go to live with Dave Seville's cool … (more)

VUE Ocean
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Sun 21st March

The Am-A-Zing Thing

What’s in the box? A strange and weird thing? Something terrible or a thing of beauty? Storyteller Peter Grimm opens the box to find the Thing that takes him on an unusual journey to unlock his imagination and free his … (more)

Scottish Storytelling Centre
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0131 556 9579
Sat 3rd April
£6.50 (£4.50)

Amy MacDonald

Young Glaswegian singer-songwriter whose influences include The Libertines, the Guillemots, Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash.

HMV Picture House
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0844 847 1740
Mon 29th March
£20.50

Andrew Maxwell

Andrew Maxwell is one of the most talented stand-up comedians in the UK. A sell-out hit in both the UK and Ireland, come and see the star of Have I Got News For You, Argumental, Celebrity Juice and Amnesty … (more)

The Stand
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0131 558 7272
Tue 18th May
£11 (£10)

Another Leap!

Following the success of last year's A Leap performances, Queen Margaret University 3rd Year Directors have once again leapt into the dark of the Traverse's archive and emerged with gems from established writers and … (more)

Traverse Theatre
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0131 228 1404
Thu 6th May
£10 (£6/£4)

Any Given Day

Any Given Day is a searing, poetic and hard-hitting new play from one of Scotland's leading playwrights. It explores our fear of the unknown and our guilt and responsibility towards ourselves and others.

Traverse Theatre
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0131 228 1404
Sat 29th May - Sat 19th June
£13 (£8/£5), £16 (£12)

The Armstrong and Miller Show

The TV comedy duo take their show to the stage.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre
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0131 529 6000
Sun 24th October
£21.50

Astro Boy

Animated adventure. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and … (more)

VUE Ocean
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Sun 21st March

Cineworld
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0871 200 2000
Sat 20th March - Sun 21st March

Avatar 3D

"Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in … (more)

Cineworld
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0871 200 2000
Wed 17th March - Thu 25th March

VUE Ocean
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March - Wed 24th March

VUE Omni
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08712 240 240
Wed 17th March

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