GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE is a British drama film in which Nancy, a 55-year-old widow, meets with a sexworker in search of sexual fulfillment, but comes across something so much more.
Skateboarding, music and a celebration of 21 years of Focus.
lonely carp’s studio debut, funded by Help Musicians UK, is a concept album curated as a gripping descent to the underworld. ‘KATABASIS: an underworld opera’ progresses through seven movements of coalescing mythology, each more intense than the last.
Summerhall’s programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 is now live!
Summerhall is a space for everyone. Whether you’re engaging with our performance programme, partying at one of our club nights, grabbing a drink in the pub, or simply soaking up the atmosphere in our hidden courtyard, there is something at Summerhall for you to explore, discover and enjoy this August.
Panthers prowling through a desert. Cowgirls swaggering into a saloon and kicking up dust. Riding shotgun with a Tarantino heroine. Having the fiesta of your lives under a giant piñata with all your friends. Los Bitchos’ hallucinatory surf-exotica is as evocative as it is playful: the London-based pan-continental group could well be your new favourite
The past few years have seen Le Bon emerge as a much lauded and sought-after collaborator, producing albums for contemporaries such as Deerhunter (Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?), John Grant (Boy from Michigan), and forthcoming albums from both Devendra Banhart and H. Hawkline. She’s not so much a gun for hire as a multi-faceted artist
Richard Demarco was blessed by his personal experience of the Edinburgh Festival and that is every Festival since 1947. In this year celebrating them75th anniversary, he will speak about his personal experiences of every Festival, including the very first when attended the world premiere of ‘The Thrie Estaites’ directed by Tyrone Guthrie in the Church
The duo of Merill Garbus and Nate Brenner, tUnE-yArDs combines soulful vocals, unusual percussion, and trenchant social commentary into uniquely vibrant music.
Their 2021 album Sketchy., builds on the introspective feel of their previous work with an energetic, dynamic approach.
For over twenty years, Efterklang have been pushing the barriers of experimental, electronic, emotional chamber-pop. Announcing their sixth studio album Windflowers, their first for City Slang, the Danish trio of Mads Brauer, Rasmus Stolberg and Casper Clausen continue a creative journey that’s brought them closer together, even as their lives grow apart. Channelling the motifs of hope and change its namesake flora represents, the album sees their many years of collaboration and experimentation distilled into some of their most concise, most direct and confidently Efterklang-style pop songs to date.
One of the most acclaimed acts of the early 21st century, Deerhoof mix vibrant melodies, noise, and an experimental spirit into utterly distinctive music. Their approach was so singular that they could explore any style or influence — from classic rock to classical music — and make it sound purely Deerhoof.
Ignorance, the critically acclaimed album by the The Weather Station, begins enigmatically; a hissing hi hat, a stuttering drum beat. A full minute passes before the entry of Tamara Lindeman’s voice, gentle, conversational, intoning; “I never believed in the robber”. A jagged music builds, with stabbing strings, saxophone, and several layers of percussion, and the
What does it mean to care for our bodies, ourselves, and each other in times of personal and collective pain? Pain and I is a bold exploration into chronic pain experience by Sarah Hopfinger, which unashamedly celebrates the rich complexities of living with pain.
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised
Phenomenal Women is a series of films and events curated by the Scottish Documentary Institute celebrating women making documentaries addressing topical issues. This year’s theme focuses on mental health and politics, running over 2 weekends (10-11 and 17-18 September) in Edinburgh and Inverness. The programme includes four acclaimed feature length international documentaries that represent different
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised
Two siblings running a horse ranch in California discover something wonderful and sinister in the skies above, while the owner of an adjacent theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon. Latest film by epic director Jordan Peele, the maker of Us and Get Out.
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised
Phenomenal Women is a series of films and events curated by the Scottish Documentary Institute celebrating women making documentaries addressing topical issues. This year’s theme focuses on mental health and politics, running over 2 weekends (10-11 and 17-18 September) in Edinburgh and Inverness. The programme includes four acclaimed feature length international documentaries that represent different
Two siblings running a horse ranch in California discover something wonderful and sinister in the skies above, while the owner of an adjacent theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon. Latest film by epic director Jordan Peele, the maker of Us and Get Out.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes solidified Marilyn Monroe’s iconic image as a Blonde Bombshell for the remainder of her career. Starring alongside Jane Russel as the charming gold digger Lorelei Lee, this colourful comedy contains some of the most iconic imagery associated with the lasting legend of Marilyn Monroe. This film is screening as part of
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft die in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together, unravelling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing some of nature’s most explosive imagery. Directed by Sara Dosa, starring Miranda July and archive footage from Katia and Maurice Krafft.
Paris, Texas is a drama from 1984 about Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family. Directed by Wim Wenders, see the re-release of the stunning film on the big screen in all of its glory.
In this illustrated discussion with Robert Mcdowell, Iain Patterson will shed light on his work and inspiration, providing a glimpse into the mind behind the exhibition Balance now showing in Summerhall’s Lab Gallery.
