Category - Drama
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The Morton Players (Guildford High School)AntigoneTheatre (Drama, Physical Theatre)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
3-10 Aug at 14:30 (1hr00) Tickets £7.50-£9.50 / concessions £5.50-£7.50 / under 18s £3.50-£5.50 Recommended 8+ It's party time in Thebes! The war is over, the city has a new leader… what could possibly go wrong? Enter Antigone – devoted daughter and passionate extremist – set to spoil her uncle, the new King Creon's party. |
Cry Havoc Theatre CompanyDrawn and QuarteredTheatre (Contemporary, Drama)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
1-17 Aug at 18:40 (0hr50) Tickets £9.50-£11.50 / concessions £7.50-£9.50 / under 18s £5.50-£7.50 Recommended 14+ Hearing Michael's career is on the downslide, Ana hires her ex to paint the apartment they once shared. She returns to find he indeed painted. But not the colour she left. An evocative examination of former lovers. |
Zoology Films (Ireland)A Fear And Loathing Actor In DublinTheatre (Comedy, Drama)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
14-26 Aug at 15:45 (1hr05) Tickets £9.50-£11.50 / concessions £7.50-£9.50 / under 18s £5.50-£7.50 Recommended 14+ Struggling actor Vinny discovers he's to be a dad. Will he follow his dreams, or get a real job? A fast-paced, high energy performance exploring one's existential battle with art and commerce. |
Artists Collective Theatre (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)Genesis: The Mary Shelley PlayTheatre (Drama, Storytelling)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
1-26 Aug at 17:05 (1hr10) Tickets £10.50-£12.50 / concessions £8.50-£10.50 / under 18s £6.50-£8.50 Recommended 14+ Lake Geneva, early summer, 1816. Artists Collective Theatre presents the debauched nights that inspired Frankenstein. With a dark intensity that builds to a hair-raising finale, Genesis has received critical acclaim across Canada. |
ElegyHoly LandTheatre (Multimedia, Drama)C aquila (studio) venue 21 Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace
14-26 Aug at 13:00 (1hr20) Tickets £9.50-£11.50 / concessions £7.50-£9.50 / under 18s £5.50-£7.50 Recommended 14+ Three stories of escapism and revolt interweave in this vivid new work. Fusing multimedia and spoken word; excavating the dark side of the internet and human nature. Shortlisted, Royal Court Introductory Writers' Group 2018. |
Watershed ProductionsLetter to BoddahTheatre (Comedy, Drama)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
1-26 Aug (not 13) at 13:15 (1hr00) Tickets £10.50-£12.50 / concessions £8.50-£10.50 / under 18s £6.50-£8.50 Recommended 14+ In the disabled toilet in Tesco we meet Billy and Neil. Wearing combats and carrying enough explosives to blow the place sky high, they examine life and attempt to decide whether extreme violence is the only way to be heard. |
Mercury Theatre ProductionsNumbersTheatre (Drama, New Writing)C aquila (temple) venue 21 Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace
1-26 Aug at 17:50 (1hr00) Tickets £8.50-£10.50 / concessions £6.50-£8.50 / under 18s £4.50-£6.50 Recommended 12+ ‘I'm fine' says Jack. ‘Just been a bit under the weather recently.' Set in a counsellor's waiting room, Numbers is an uplifting look at masculinity and mental health in the modern era. Oxford University National tour 2019. |
Parrot Theatre CompanyTalkTheatre (Drama, Historical)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
11-17 Aug at 14:30 (1hr00) Tickets £7.50-£9.50 / concessions £5.50-£7.50 / under 18s £3.50-£5.50 Recommended 12+ Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1854. The Criminal Wing for the insane. Two doctors radicalise treatment. Two patients get caught in the crossfire. Based on the life of Richard Dadd, this stylish play asks whether talk can provide a cure? |
Me & Mi Theatre CoTwo of a KindTheatre (Drama, New Writing)C aquila (studio) venue 21 Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace
1-26 Aug at 14:35 (0hr55) Tickets £8.50-£10.50 / concessions £6.50-£8.50 / under 18s £4.50-£6.50 Recommended 14+ How do you know if someone's just a bit down, or if they're really f***ing down? We should do something about it, because they weren't joking when they.… Let's not talk about it. Chlamydia. |
Whitgift Theatre CompanyWoyzeckTheatre (Historical, Drama)C cubed (main space) venue 50 Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PS
8-14 Aug at 12:00 (1hr00) Tickets £7.50-£9.50 / concessions £5.50-£7.50 / under 18s £3.50-£5.50 Recommended 12+ Returning home from war, a young soldier attempts to maintain his grip on reality whilst providing for his lover and illegitimate son. Division and fragmentation rule. Nothing is as it seems. Nobody can be trusted. Georg Buchner's classic updated. |