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Event Series The French Minister/Quai d’Orsay (15)
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Screen Horizons

The French Minister/Quai d’Orsay (15)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In the aftermath of French Presidential Election fever, it seems fitting that this witty and razor-sharp comedy should return to the big screen. Young graduate Arthur Vlamrick (Raphaël Personnaz) is hired as a speechwriter for the tough-talking Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Taillard de Vorms (Thierry Lhermitte) and rather than idealism what he finds a

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Event Series Swan Song (12a)
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Summerhall Cinema

Swan Song (12a)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

In this outrageously entertaining and unexpectedly tender comedy from writer/director Todd Stephens (Edge of Seventeen), retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger escapes his small-town nursing home after learning of his former client’s dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. ★★★★ The Guardian

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DR. WHO CLASSIC MOVIE DOUBLE BILL (PG)

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Lovingly restored and remastered in 4K we are delighted to reveal a first look at the artwork and trailer for our Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill this July. Directed by Gordon Flemyng, featuring the legendary Peter Cushing as everyone’s favourite timelord and also starring Roy Castle, Bernard Cribbins, Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)

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Event Series Gallant Indies/indes galantes
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Screen Horizons

Gallant Indies/indes galantes

Cinema 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh

Thirty dancers from hip-hop, break, vogue, and other non-traditional genres descend on Paris’s legendary Opéra Bastille to reinvent Jean-Philippe Rameau’s baroque masterpiece Les Indes galantes. Intense, mesmerising, energetic and a powerful ode to life and art – this is an inspiring documentary, unmissable.

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432 Presents

Richard Dawson + Circle

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A Northumbrian singer/songwriter with a flair for shambolic psych-folk and exploratory rock, Richard Dawson became a fixture in the underground folk scene with his distinctive blend of traditional English folk music.

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Summerhall Festival 2022

Summerhall 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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.

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Los Bitchos

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

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Nothing Ever Happens Here

Cate Le Bon

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

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Richard Demarco

Main Hall

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

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Nothing Ever Happens Here

Tune-Yards

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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.