Scottish Storytelling Centre August Programme 2019 Programme August THE HOME OF SCOTLAND’S STORIES Welcome Throughout the year the Scottish Storytelling Centre offers a platform for storytellers, musicians, dancers and all creative minds to explore cultures and traditions in Scotland today. For the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we have curated a high-quality programme, produced by companies and performers who fit with our ethos of inclusiveness and We are delighted to host award-winning openness and who reflect the energy and shows and two Made in Scotland showcase variety in our year-round programme. events, alongside an exciting programme of new performances and the return of some Throughout this programme there is a sell-out favourites from previous years. sense of humanity, with many performers exploring and reacting to the challenges The Centre is the perfect place for we face in the world today. Join us families, tourists and locals to meet, with a in story, song, music, theatre, spoken warm, community welcome and a creative 2 word and fun as some of Scotland’s and authentic Edinburgh experience. We best storytellers and performers create look forward to welcoming you. new conversations around live issues or reflect on past events which resonate Daniel Abercrombie, fully in the present. Programme & Events Manager A booking fee of £1 per transaction is The Centre is accessible charged for online and phone bookings from the Centre's Box Office. No booking fee is All performance spaces are accessible to applied to tickets purchased in person. wheelchair users and contain hearing loops. Accessible performances are highlighted in Symbols the event listings for relevant shows. Storytelling Centre Supporter prices Please let us know if you would like any of Particularly suitable for children & families our publications in a different format or if you need assistance when visiting us. A full Families welcome copy of our Access Statement is available Highchairs & baby changing facilities on our website. are available. Box Office Fringe Box Office 0131 556 9579 0131 226 0000 scottishstorytellingcentre.com edfringe.com Open 9.30am – 9.30pm Open 9am – 9pm PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – SAT 25 AUG (NOT 6-8, 13-15, 20-22) Celeste’s Circus FAUX THEATRE In this award-winning show, Celeste’s Image © Andy Catlin © Andy Image cute cast of puppets emerge one by one from the miniature Big Top. Beautifully made and enchantingly performed with a delightful retro feel – perfect for the age group and a joy to watch. 'Makes Mary Poppins look positively pedestrian!' (Scotsman) Time 10.30am (35mins) Preview £7 (£5) (£20 family) Ages 0+ 2for1 Mon 5 Aug Full price £8 Venue Netherbow Theatre Concessions £6 (£24 family) (£5.50 ) Info Babies are required to have a paid ticket 1 PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – SUN 11 AUG Wee Seals and Selkies JANIS MACKAY Be transported to the northern seashore, where waves lap, gulls cry and a seal is born in a garden! Join award-winning children’s author/storyteller Janis Mackay as she weaves two enchanting tales, accompanied by live fiddle music. Image © Ruchi Mhasane © Ruchi Image Time 12pm (50mins) Preview £7 (£5) (£20 family) Ages 5+ 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Full price £9 Venue Netherbow Theatre Concessions £7 (£28 family) (£6.50 ) PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – SUN 18 AUG (NOT 7, 13, 14) Feast of Fools DANIEL SERRIDGE Join storyteller Daniel Serridge at his interactive dinner table of foolishness as he regales you with tales of disgusting banquets, salubrious suppers and measly meals. Prepare to get wined, dined and unrefined Disclaimer: There will be no food served at this event and as a consequence you’ll leave starving or never wanting to eat again. Time 1.30pm (50mins) Preview £5 Ages 5+ 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Full price £8 Venue George Mackay Brown Library Concessions £6 (£24 family) (£5.50 ) 2 PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – MON 26 AUG (NOT 12, 19) Blood and Gold MARA MENZIES Ancient mythology and modern storytelling collide in a contemporary exploration of the legacy of colonialism and slavery. Humour and tragedy express the fragile nature of identity and belonging. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase 2019. 'Mesmerising performance storytelling' (theedinburghreporter.co.uk) Image © Robin Mair © Robin Image lllll Time 2pm (1hr) Preview £8 Ages 12+ 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Full price £12 Signed performance Tue 13 Aug Concessions £10 (£40 family) (£9.50 ) Venue Netherbow Theatre THU 1 – SAT 3 AUG LOW RES JRR Tolkien’s Leaf by Niggle PUPPET STATE THEATRE COMPANY Tolkien’s miniature masterpiece. The story of a struggling artist, written while The Lord of the Rings was emerging. Performed by Richard Medrington (The Man Who Planted Trees) with music by Karine Polwart. 'Exquisite' (Scotsman) llll Image © Brian Hartley © Brian Image Time 4pm (1hr 15) Concessions £11 (£44 family) (£10.50 ) Ages 8+ Venue Netherbow Theatre Full price £13 3 MON 12 - MON 26 AUG (NOT 19) The Man Who Planted Trees PUPPET STATE THEATRE COMPANY Back by popular demand! Internationally acclaimed adaptation of Jean Giono's classic environmental tale. An enduring Fringe favourite returns. 'Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for Image © Brian Fischbacher © Brian Image children and grown-ups. Terrific' (Guardian) (Scotsman) lllll Time 4pm (1hr 5) Signed and Relaxed performance Sun 18 Aug Ages 8+ Audio Described performance Thu 22 Aug Full price £13 Venue Netherbow Theatre Concessions £11 (£44 family) (£10.50 ) SUN 4 – SUN 11 AUG This Script JENNY LINDSAY At a time of schisms within feminism, where sirens are the soundtrack to our newsfeeds, This Script combines poetic Image © Ryan McGoverne McGoverne © Ryan Image memoir with a fierce call for empathy. 'One of this year’s most necessary spoken word performances' (theweereview.com) Time 4pm (1hr 5) 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Ages 16+ Venue Netherbow Theatre Full price £12 Info Contains strong language Concessions £10 (£9.50 ) 4 PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – WED 14 AUG The Red Hourglass BISSETT/KYLE PRODUCTIONS A dazzling horror-comedy from the Fringe First-winning creator of The Moira Monologues. Alan Bissett plays five parts – three male, two female, none human – locked up together in a mysterious facility. 'Hilarious' (Skinny) 'Whipsmart'lllll (edfestmag.com) lllll Image © Niall Walker Walker Image © Niall Time 6pm (1hr) Preview £9 Ages 14+ 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Full price £13 Venue Netherbow Theatre Concessions £11 (£10.50 ) Info Scenes of a sexual nature PREVIEW THU 15 AUG FRI 16 – MON 26 AUG (NOT 20) Rowan Rheingans: Dispatches on the Red Dress ROWAN RHEINGANS Courageous new gig-theatre from BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Rowan Rheingans. Immersive storytelling and live music reveal family secrets from 1940s Germany in a troubling yet defiantly hopeful elegy for our times. Image © Elly Lucas © Elly Image 'Vivid songwriting and composing... spectacularly beautiful' (Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2) Time 6pm (1hr 15) Concessions £10 (£9.50 ) Ages 12+ Preview £8 Full price £12 Venue Netherbow Theatre 5 FRI 2 – MON 26 AUG (NOT 5, 12, 19) Hamish Henderson: On The Radical Road THEATRE OBJEKTIV Evocative, innovative, shape-shifting drama, Image © Scott Anderson Image sculpted from the poetry and songs of Hamish Henderson (1919-2002). A vital, new perspective on this revolutionary European intellect and father of Scottish folk revival presented in dynamic, dramatic fusion. 'One of the most thrilling evenings in the theatre I’ve had for years... don’t miss it, it’s brilliant’ (theweereview.com) Time 8pm (1hr) 2for1 Tue 6 Aug Ages 14+ Venue Netherbow Theatre Full price £12 Info See related Exhibition on page 12 Concessions £10 (£9.50 ) PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – MON 26 AUG (NOT 12, 19) Loud Poets: Best of Fringe LOUD POETS Showcasing the best spoken word talent the festival has to offer, each night features a unique line-up and Loud Poets’ classic fist-thumping, pint-drinking, side- tickling, heart-wrenching style of spoken word! This is poetry for the masses! Time 9.30pm (1hr 30) Preview £8 Ages 14+ 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Full price £12 Venue Netherbow Theatre Concessions £10 (£9.50 ) Info Contains strong language 6 TUE 13 – FRI 16 & TUE 20 AUG The Night With… Evenings THE NIGHT WITH… Image © hlavi.com Three alternating concert programmes over multiple days featuring music by Scottish composers and settings of Scottish poetry. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase 2019. Tue 13 & Thu 15 Aug Turning the Elements (Frances Cooper and Joanna Nicholson) Wed 14 & Fri 16 Aug Tom Poulson, Danielle Price and Timothy Cooper Tue 20 Aug Duo van Vliet (Ian Anderson and Rafal Łuc) Time 8.30pm (2hrs) Concessions £8 (£32 family) (£7.50 ) Ages 8+ Venue Storytelling Court Full price £10 TUE 13 - MON 26 AUG (NOT 21) Supernatural: Wonder Tales from Scotland DOUGIE MACKAY Scotland has a mystical landscape with stories to match. Join a contemporary storytelling adventure, crossing thresholds between this world and the next. Tales to spark wonder at the curious nature of places seldom glimpsed. Sell-out show 2018. ‘A hidden gem at the heart of the Fringe’ (youngperspective.net) llll Time 3.30pm (1hr) Concessions £8 (£7.50 ) Ages 8+ Venue George Mackay Brown Library Full price £10 7 PREVIEW THU 1 AUG FRI 2 – MON 26 AUG (NOT 12, 14, 19, 21) Burns for Brunch THEATRE OBJEKTIV Hungover, perhaps, but not yet hung out to dry, Robert Burns awakes in Auld Reekie 2019 sharing his thoughts, poems and songs, casting a satiric eye around his Scotland and ours. 'Should be banned!' (Hanoverian Press) Time 11.30am (50mins) Preview £6 Ages 14+ 2for1 Mon 5 & Tue 6 Aug Full price £10 Venue George Mackay Brown Library Concessions £8 (£7.50 ) FRI 2 – SUN 11 AUG A Trilogy of Horrors: Vol I TUMBLEDRY THEATRE TumbleDry Theatre return with their sell- out production of three classic horror stories from three great writers – Charles Dickens, Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe.