December 14, 2016

Summerhall and Feral Arts present the Autopsy Award 2017

The Autopsy Award aims to help artists working in Scotland who make boundary-pushing performance work to undertake an Edinburgh Fringe run. The original Autopsy Award was a joint initiative between... [more]

September 13, 2016

Mischief La-Bas and Summerhall Present Festival of Death - PRESS RELEASE

Mischief La-Bas and Summerhall PresentFestival of Death28 October – 27 November 2016Opening events and ALL performance programme 28 – 30 OctoberWith an opening weekend over... [more]

August 29, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: The Curtain Falls on an Amazing Fringe

[caption id="attachment_20979" align="alignleft" width="200"] Summerhall Festival 2016[/caption]Summerhall celebrates its most successful festival fringe to date – five years after the... [more]

August 26, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: Summerhall scoops an unprecedented 10 out 19 Fringe Firsts

Shows at Summerhall have won ten Fringe Firsts out of a possible 19.This week judges from the Scotsman newspaper handed out the prize for new writing at the Fringe to Scorch, Growth, One Hundred... [more]

August 22, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: Record Ticket Sales at Summerhall

[caption id="attachment_20937" align="alignright" width="300"] Summerhall Director Robert McDowell - picture by Dima Nechepurenko[/caption]Summerhall's Director Robert McDowell has paid tribute... [more]

August 21, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: A Day of French New Writing

[caption id="attachment_20932" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Best of French New Writing[/caption]Summerhall is pleased to announce that tomorrow, the 22nd of August, for one day only, we... [more]

August 20, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: Three more Fringe Firsts for Summerhall

Another three Summerhall shows have been awarded Fringe Firsts.Jenna Watt's Faslane, Two Man Show by Rash Dash and Us/Them by Bronks were all awarded The Scotsman's prize for new writing in the... [more]

August 16, 2016

BIGGEST AND BEST LIFE-CHANGING COMPETITION ON THE FRINGE

[caption id="attachment_20881" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tamsyn Challenger in her Hyperbowl - ©Peter Dibdin[/caption]MIND-BENDING, MOOD ENHANCING, INVIGORATING, BEYOND EXCITING.TIRED OF... [more]

August 13, 2016

NEHH Presents...WHITE + Bossy Love - TONIGHT!

[caption id="attachment_20850" align="alignleft" width="300"] WHITE[/caption]Nothing Ever Happens Here continues this evening with a brilliant set from Glasgow five-piece, WHITE; who were... [more]

August 12, 2016

NEHH Presents...Orkestra Del Sol - Tonight!

[caption id="attachment_20839" align="alignleft" width="300"] Orkestra Del Sol[/caption]We're really pleased to have our friends, Orkestra Del Sol playing in The Dissection Room tonight as part... [more]

August 12, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: Fringe First Awards Announced

[caption id="attachment_20823" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fringe First Winners[/caption]Summerhall are delighted to announce that three of our shows at this year's festival have been awarded... [more]

August 10, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: A Quick Review Roundup

[caption id="attachment_20791" align="alignleft" width="300"] Summerhall Press Coverage 2016[/caption]The stars have come out and it's only the first week of the Fringe! We've been really happy... [more]

August 5, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: That Fringe Friday Feeling

[caption id="attachment_20764" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cheese on Toast, Summerhall style[/caption]It's Fringe time, along with all of our excellent shows and exhibitions, we've welcomed... [more]

August 3, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016: The Previews Have Begun

After all of our behind-the-scenes preparation, and days of transforming Summerhall, our crews have downed their tools, put on their new Summerhall uniforms and flung open the doors to a new audience... [more]

August 1, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016 – It’s Time for the Get In

[caption id="attachment_20701" align="alignleft" width="300"] Summerhall sign, one of many[/caption]It’s the first of August, and all through Summerhall, construction, as the sign says, is... [more]

July 20, 2016

Demarco News from Poland

Honorowy doktorat ASP dla Richarda Demarco Szkocki malarz, rysownik, właściciel słynnej The Richard Demarco Gallery i jeden z twórców festiwalu teatralnego w Edynburgu, zostanie w środę... [more]

June 29, 2016

Robert McDowell, in response to the Brexit vote...

Robert McDowell, director of Summerhall said that in response to the Brexit vote, Summerhall, over which the EU flag flies at half mast mourning the death of UK membership, we very much welcome and... [more]

June 2, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016 - family shows

With our spacious and accessible café, bright courtyard area and Zoom Club events throughout the week, Summerhall is already a destination venue for families across the local area.  As ever, our... [more]

May 27, 2016

Verity Leigh introduces Summerhall's Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Summerhall's 2016 festival programme, a feast of theatre, performance, dance, visual art and music for audiences of all ages, is on sale now via the Edinburgh Fringe box... [more]

May 27, 2016

Summerhall, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Nothing Ever Happens Here Present...

Summerhall and Nothing Ever Happens Here are proud to be collaborating for the first time with the Edinburgh International Film Festival to present ‘Sound & Vision,’ the inaugural two day... [more]

May 25, 2016

Summerhall NEHH Festival 2016

Summerhall’s Nothing Ever Happens Here series is a year-round showcase of diverse and boundary-pushing contemporary music from across the world, and this year it will once again be one of the... [more]

May 24, 2016

Summerhall Made in Scotland 2016

Following the announcement of the Made in Scotland 2016 programme for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Summerhall is once more pleased to welcome a number of the shows in the strand to our... [more]

May 13, 2016

SUMMERHALL AUTOPSY AWARD 2016

SUMMERHALL AUTOPSY AWARD 2016 Once again, Summerhall is proud to present its annual Autopsy Award to two outstanding and thought-provoking pieces of new performance. Established in 2013 as part of... [more]

May 11, 2016

Summerhall Festival 2016

Summerhall, Edinburgh’s most daring and respected year-round multi-arts venue, is proud to announce its 2016 Festival Programme.Now into its sixth year, and with a reputation for presenting... [more]

May 10, 2016

Summerhall Christmas Market 2016 Stallholder applications now open

We are thrilled to begin welcoming applications for our annual Christmas Market.Please follow the link below and complete the form to submit your note of interest to take part as a... [more]

January 11, 2016

The Royal Dick Bar & Kitchen is now open for drinks

The Royal Dick Bar & Kitchen is now open for drinks, with a full re-launch and opening for the new menu coming very... [more]

November 18, 2015

Fringe 2016: Applications now CLOSED!

Thanks very much for submitting a proposal for Fringe 2016. We are now fully programmed and therefore will not be accepting any more enquiries.Thanks very much for your time, effort and interest... [more]

September 22, 2015

Doors Open Day 2015

Once again this year we are delighted to be taking part in Doors Open Day Weekend!"Formerly The Royal (Dick) Vet School, Summerhall is now a creative hub for the arts. Summerhall is home... [more]

September 4, 2015

South London Gallery Graduate Residency

SOUTH LONDON GALLERY GRADUATE RESIDENCY DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MON 28 SEP 2015, 11AMThe South London Gallery Graduate Residency is an open submission 6-month residency opportunity... [more]

August 30, 2015

Final Fringe Review Roundup (Warning: May Contain Stars)

It may have been the final week of Fringe 2015, but Summerhall shows have remained just as popular with the press, bringing in all of these great reviews:Cinema ★★★★ The List Ndebele... [more]