The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn’t over yet. Minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor.
From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind modern horror masterpiece The Witch, comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
It’s time for ‘Le Petit Orb’ again as Alex Paterson, along with Michael Rendall and Deep Visual Lighting, head out across the UK and Ireland this Autumn to perform a selection of The Orb’s finest recordings as voted for by YOU, the fans! (voting information provided to ticket holders). And, as a real treat for Orb fans, each show will begin with an Alex Paterson interview and curated question and answer session as Dr Alex looks back over his amazing career, using his biography ‘Babble On An’ Ting’ as the reference book. Followed by a set of Orb classics and rarities.
Renowned 1991 psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs turns 30 this year – experience this horror classic on the big screen once more this Halloween! A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
This is the one. Easily amongst the greatest dj’s of our time, Ben UFO returns to Substance for a special ‘all night long’ headlining set in the unique environs of the Summerhall Dissection Room, marking 15 years in the game.
An earthquake hits Paris and almost immediately unleashes a thick toxic gas that kills everyone who breathes it in. An estranged couple manage to get above the gas (it tops off at about three stories high), but in doing so leave behind their daughter who has an illness that keeps her locked in a filtered containment unit.
Take a documentary musical journey in search of the soul of Afro-Cuban music. From the communist friendships of the Cold War to today, from Havana to Bamako, we follow in the footsteps of ten young Malian musicians in musical training in Cuba, who became a founding group of world music: the legendary Maravillas of Mali. Fifty years later, this forgotten group is resurrected thanks to Maestro Boncana Maïga, its historical conductor.
The short comedy film festival that selects the funniest short films from across the globe, from emerging and established filmmaking talent, comes to Summerhall for 2 nights – the first celebrating our Scandanavian ‘Friends From The North’, with the second looking closer to home at ‘Local Heroes’.
The short comedy film festival that selects the funniest short films from across the globe, from emerging and established filmmaking talent, comes to Summerhall for 2 nights – the first celebrating our Scandanavian ‘Friends From The North’, with the second looking closer to home at ‘Local Heroes’.
The Edinburgh Short Film Festival once again brings some of the world’s best short films to Edinburgh and is your only chance to see one of the UK’s strongest short film programmes. From Academy Award nominees to Annecy Animation Festival Winners and Cannes winning shorts. Guest films from International Film Festivals including Brussels, Krakow, Pescara & Buenos Aires alongside the best 2021 Scottish and UK short films.
Admiral Fallow head to Edinburgh’s Summerhall for their first show in the capital in over three years! Glasgow-based 5 piece fronted by Louis Abbott produce heartbreakingly beautiful, sonically audacious and lyrically bewitching songs. Glasgow’s finest contemporary indie crew have been hard at work on their much-anticipated fourth album, so expect some exciting new tunes in amongst the classics.
Edinburgh Cinema Club and The Sommelier Collective celebrate the start of International Sherry week with a special screening of José Luis López-Linares’ 2015 documentary “Sherry & the Mystery of Palo Cortado”. Before the film begins, attendees are invited to participate in a masterclass led by a Sherry expert where they will sample three different sherries of Fino, 12yr old Cream Sherry and Palo Cortado. Salud!
The UK’s most innovative young Drummer and producer, Yussef Dayes, has gained notoriety on the international stage as a pioneer of his field. Though largely considered a “jazz” drummer, Dayes pushes beyond genre restrictions melding together everything from 70s funk to Senegalese percussion to UK grime. Dayes grew up playing along to his father’s jazz vinyl collection. This was the closest Yussef had to a formal jazz education until at age 10 when he studied under Billy Cobham (Miles Davies’ drummer) for two years.
Regarded with awe throughout the music world, Lee “Scratch” Perry holds status as one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time.
Now live! This year, we’re offering you the best of both worlds, giving you the option to browse virtual stallholders from the comfort of your own home, and visit our sellers in-person on Sunday 5th December. We’ve hand-picked 50 of our favourite independent Scottish sellers and makers, and we’ll be celebrating these amazing local businesses throughout the festive season. All our stallholders will keep 100% of their profits.
One of the most influential fashion icons of the 20th Century, Mary Quant was at the vanguard of the style revolution of the 60s and 70s, leading the charge away from convention and conservatism through the championing of ground-breaking designs including the miniskirt and hot pants, plus an ingeniously creative partnership with hair stylist, Vidal
As singer with Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Jim Bob had 14 top 40 singles, 4 top ten albums (including a number one), sold over a million records, toured the world and headlined Glastonbury.
The legendary duo JD Twitch and JG Wilkes return to the Dissection Room for the first time since our last incredible session back in February 2020. Renowned for their visionary and exploratory musical approach during sets, as well as throwing some of the best parties on the planet, experience one of the most influential and eclectic late nights ever formulated in Scotland.
For a decade, 65daysofstatic could generally be found on the peripheries of any scene trying to claim them, headed in the opposite direction.
Grace Petrie’s unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered, have won over an army of loyal fans across the alternative, folk, political and comedy scenes. She’s toured to arenas with Frank Turner, supported comedians Robin Ince, Josie Long and Hannah Gadsby, and has collaborated with Leon Rosselson and Peggy Seeger as well as touring with the hugely successful Guilty Feminist shows.
Join us and get into the festive spirit with this sparkling Christmas calligraphy workshop. Learn to use a nib to create beautiful gift tags, labels and Christmas cards – with a focus on fabulous metallics! This workshop is suitable for beginners.
London’s Black Midi make an otherworldly noise that spans wonky post-punk, funk and math rock, leaving no gap unfilled or un-weird. Their exceptional debut album Schlagenheim was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2019.
Risky Bodies examines the label of ‘vulnerable’ as an individual and collective identity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the lens of a mother-daughter collaboration, we explore the complexities and possibilities of shared vulnerability, seeking to understand and represent shifting perceptions of interdependence and care. Risky Bodies was developed during a Summerhall Lab week earlier this year. Please join us for a showing of the short film which was made from the Lab, followed by a Q&A with the artists.
Fujimoto, a once-human wizard/scientist, lives underwater along with his daughter, Brunhilde, and her numerous smaller sisters. While she and her siblings are on an outing with their father in his four-flippered submarine, Brunhilde sneaks off and floats away on the back of a jellyfish.
