Flip! is a powerful new satire from critically-acclaimed writer Racheal Ofori and director Emily Aboud (Evening Standard Future Theatre Award winner 2021) that probes what it means to live freely under the shadow of social media, encroaching on every aspect of our lives. Co-commissioned by Fuel and Soho Theatre, as part of Soho Six. ★★★★ The Stage “Not a slack moment”
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland's top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Flip! is a powerful new satire from critically-acclaimed writer Racheal Ofori and director Emily Aboud (Evening Standard Future Theatre Award winner 2021) that probes what it means to live freely under the shadow of social media, encroaching on every aspect of our lives. Co-commissioned by Fuel and Soho Theatre, as part of Soho Six. ★★★★ The Stage “Not a slack moment”
Flip! is a powerful new satire from critically-acclaimed writer Racheal Ofori and director Emily Aboud (Evening Standard Future Theatre Award winner 2021) that probes what it means to live freely under the shadow of social media, encroaching on every aspect of our lives. Co-commissioned by Fuel and Soho Theatre, as part of Soho Six. ★★★★ The Stage “Not a slack moment”
The Bug Club’s name does a good job of introducing the band and their music: a tight-knit, collaborative effort focussed on telling tales of the everyday that we often take for granted, shot through with humour and riffs-a-plenty.
MASSAOKE is a giant sing-along party featuring all the greatest hairbrush anthems of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and beyond, supercharged with mash-ups, megamixes, video screens, giant sing-along lyrics, confetti, balloons, face-melting guitar solos, inflatable microphones and YOU – the real stars of the show.
Future Superstar in loading buffer mode” is what BBC called her after naming her Song "Twelve Wooden Boxes“ the Track of the Week. From the very start soul artist Becky Sikasa captivated tastemakers and music lovers in UK and Germany. Sikasa’s songs are scenes from life, art and literature. With a voice as versatile as it is grounded, she delves deep to tie her heart to her words. Trails of vocal harmony weave effortlessly through colourful arrangements to complete explorative, vibrant off-pop tracks
Flip! is a powerful new satire from critically-acclaimed writer Racheal Ofori and director Emily Aboud (Evening Standard Future Theatre Award winner 2021) that probes what it means to live freely under the shadow of social media, encroaching on every aspect of our lives. Co-commissioned by Fuel and Soho Theatre, as part of Soho Six. ★★★★ The Stage “Not a slack moment”
The ESFF and the Agence Belge du Court Metrage presents a night of curated Belgian Short Film. We're exploring contemporary Belgian life and society with some outstanding Belgian shorts and a Q and A with invited guests. Doors Open 7pm
Good times, world grooves and great dancing! The Branch has a drive to get the dance floor moving to traditional sounds from around the globe. They play up-tempo Brazilian Forró and Baião with a sprinkling of samba, zydeco and ceilidh – any style that suits their trademark sound of fiddle, accordion, driving percussion and vocals.
Want to learn how to make a film on your phone or tablet? Our masterclass provides an introduction to filmmaking with a mobile phone or tablet, providing practical advice on completing film projects professionally and covering shooting on a phone, editing, sound design, useful tools, and software systems. Doors open 12:30pm
Flip! is a powerful new satire from critically-acclaimed writer Racheal Ofori and director Emily Aboud (Evening Standard Future Theatre Award winner 2021) that probes what it means to live freely under the shadow of social media, encroaching on every aspect of our lives. Co-commissioned by Fuel and Soho Theatre, as part of Soho Six. ★★★★ The Stage “Not a slack moment”
We’re excited to welcome some European Film Festival Directors and screening their award-winning short films! Braving Brexit with their best films, we’re delighted to welcome Shortcutz Amsterdam, Adriatic Film Festival, Budapest Short Film Festival and FICBUEU from Galicia, with a panel discussion hosted by Aidan Stanley of RTE. Panel discussion follows the screening. Doors open
Want to learn the basics of stop motion and create a stop motion film in one afternoon? We're hosting a FREE Stop Motion Masterclass where you can learn the techniques of stop motion and the basic concepts of animation. Participants will make short animated sequences, plus they will get to take away a plasticine figure
Closing Night & Awards. The stories we tell help to shape the world around us. Perspectives merge in this wonderful mixture of drama and documentary from around the globe. From an incredible documentary exploring discrimination against women in Turkey to a swirling dancing animation set to music that uses phonotropes; this programme explores different ways
Leith Ross is a singer, songwriter and artist born and raised in a small town outside of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland's top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Join us for an evening of art and exploration, examining the topic of neurodivergence through the lens of philosophy, psychology, music, art and poetry. Our speakers and performers will introduce the audience to the social, cultural and political questions surrounding the issue of neurodiversity, as well as providing an insight into the internal experience of
Join us for a magical evening with Karen Dunbar. Spend an unforgettable evening in her company as she share stories, jokes and insights from her incredible career. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to see Karen live - book your tickets now! Doors open at 19:00, with the show starting at 19:30. The evening
Join us on 11th Nov at 2.00 pm for an Artist’s talk by Charlie Stiven, who’s exhibition ‘Kiosk’ is currently running at Summerhall’s Lab Gallery. Charlie will present a survey of his work & thinking, and discuss the motivations & processes behind the exhibition. Free ticketed event
Carla J. Easton is an award-nominated singer-songwriter, releasing three critically-acclaimed albums, writing for TeenCanteen, Belle & Sebastian, BMX Bandit, Hen Hoose and National Theatre Scotland. Championed by BBC6 Music, she has performed at festivals across the UK and internationally (SXSW, Pop Montreal, The Great Escape, Celtic Connections, Indiefjord and Pop Cologne) touring the UK with
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland's top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
The Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra (GABO) is a cocktail of musicians of all different backgrounds, bringing together the distinct flavours of the world through the joy of orchestral music. It is a unique blend and fusion of musicians, folklorists and storytellers representing the best musical flavours and stories of our shared humanity.
Electronic music producer Halina Rice brings her unique liveset to Summerhall in a show described as "part rave, part art-happening". Blending emotive electronic music with impactful mixed reality visuals and bespoke lightshow the performance unites art, music and tech to deliver a mesmerising experience.
Randolph’s Leap are a Scottish indie-pop band known for their catchy melodies, memorable lyrics and uplifting live gigs. The live experience includes brass, strings, fuzzy keyboards, bad jokes and good dancing. Over the past decade, the band have released four studio albums and countless DIY albums which have earned them a cult following. They have performed
Focus Skate Shop and New Balance Numeric Present A Game of S.K.A.T.E., featuring the highest Ollie contest. For one night only Focus Skate Shop return to shred the Dissection Room in collaboration with New Balance Numeric. A £1,500 cash pot and product prizes are up for grabs for competitors, as well as music, open bar and food for spectators
In today's fast-paced mid-apocalyptic world it can feel like a waste of time to speak about time at all. Why dwell on the past when we could just live in the present because the future won't shut up about how bad it's going to be? But with This is the Kit, the pseudonym of songwriter /
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland's top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Having rocked sold out shows across the UK last year, internationally respected Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré returns to showcase his virtuosic musicianship once more.
After the momentous release of Ali, a collaborative a.lbum with indie-darlings-turned-global-powerhouse Khruangbin, Vieux Farka Touré’s star power is spreading far and wide
An immersive audio guide leads its listener through a series of images; an unreliable narrator, its tone fluctuates between direct, abstractly poetic, and contemplative, provoking questions about the tension between what our eyes perceive and the guide's narration. Does the audio align with how we view the photographs? How many ways can an image be
Make sure you don’t miss a single thing from our incredible 2023 programme, by taking advantage of our festival pass - allowing you to access as many events as you want. With a very limited number of passes available, get yours early to avoid missing out. A pass offers free entry to all events in
In this panel discussion, we will take an honest look at the role mentorships and awards play in nurturing creative and professional growth and how they contribute to enriching the literary landscape and building community around poetry.
Our home is on fire and our houses unmade. When climate change is also (as Margaret Atwood puts it) ‘everything change’, how might poetry reckon with the far-reaching implications and existential contradictions of environmental crisis?
Discover what’s what and who’s who in the live poetry scenes of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle in this informative panel that will inspire you to get off the sofa and onto the mic. Chaired by Catherine Wilson Garry of Rock the Boat, this panel will feature Degna Stone, Leyla Josephine and Jo Gilbert.
Writer, actor and poet, Bea Webster-Mockett, facilitates this d/Deaf-only, safe space within Push the Boat Out Festival, where you are encouraged to explore BSL poetry. Come along and release your inner poet!
This workshop will be conducted entirely in BSL.
Hear work from two new debut collections from Scotland-based poets K Patrick and Marjorie Lotfi. K Patrick’s poetry has appeared in Poetry Review, Granta and Five Dials, and was shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize in 2021. Their debut novel, Mrs S was selected as an Observer Best Debut of the Year, and K
Poetry reminds us what it is to be human, and more importantly, humane. It creates a haven for those who care. In a mutually supportive atmosphere, poet John Glenday will share existing poems and discuss how to approach writing your own. Using tools and tips, you will write a poem that reflects your experience of caring in a world that often overlooks kindness as a force for change.
Poet Rishi Dastidar has spent a lot of time in the company of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. Join them for a Sunday morning stroll along Portobello Beach, where they will try and answer questions about the waves, species envy, the apocalypse, football managers, and much, much more
In this unique workshop, choreopoet Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa will introduce you to her new performative writing technique that unites poetry and dance. You will be guided through exercises to help you navigate poetry in new ways. Open to all - just bring enthusiasm, an open mind and the tools you use to write.
Ever wondered about the difference between eggs and legs? Or the similarities between bees and knees? Legendary performance poet and musician John Hegley leads a fun creative workshop full of writing, drawing, songs and biscuits.
Suitable for children of all ages, but under 16's to be accompanied by an adult.
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland's top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Director Tsai Ming-Liang's debut feature is a masterful exploration of urban alienation and sexual malaise. Living a stifled existence, teenager Hsiao Kang becomes fascinated with petty thief Ah-Tze. Foregrounding themes of queer desire, the film introduced cinemagoers to Tsai’s signature minimalist style, and to his muse, actor Lee Kang-Sheng.
Hailing from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, Katie’s candid songwriting ability and stunning vocals have already captured a global audience. Following the success of her viral hit Complex (demo) she
In this sumptuous opera film, maiden Chu Ying-Tai disguises herself as a boy in order to attend school. There she meets the dashing Liang Shan-Po, with whom she falls passionately in love. The film made Ivy Ling Po an icon and was a huge hit in 1963.
A collection of short films that explore the nuances of the mother figure within LGBTQ+ families. With raw emotions and tenderness, these films investigate the complex emotional terrain of these intergenerational relationships, offering a glimpse into the struggles, triumphs and enduring love that shape the intricate bonds between mothers and their queer kids.
Glasgow based street theatre company Adrenalism bring their trademark anarcho-slapstick style indoors this festive season with their new show “A Very Crypto Christmas”. Middling corporate hacks Warren and Stew present a christmas theatre show that is part business edu-tainment session, part investment seminar but fully doomed to fail.
Expect slapstick violence, physical theatre, clunky metaphors and razor-sharp satire of our current grotesque political reality.
As part of our Big Christmas Weekend, the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club are coming to the Main Hall for a special festive evening of reeling. Come and enjoy a taste of the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club’s high quality line up of bands and warm yourself up for dancing with a wee mulled cider.
As part of the Summerhall Big Christmas Weekend, the annual Christmas Market will invite stalls of local, specially curated businesses on 2nd-3rd December.
As part of the Summerhall Big Christmas Weekend, the annual Christmas Market will invite stalls of local, specially curated businesses on 2nd-3rd December.
Filmmaker and activist He Xiaopei's first feature-length documentary takes the audience on a journey from the 1920s through to the 2020s, documenting the experiences and desires of three generations of Chinese women – He’s mother, herself, and her daughter – as they come to terms with political and social change.
As part of the Summerhall Big Christmas Weekend, the annual Christmas Market will invite stalls of local, specially curated businesses on 2nd-3rd December.
As part of the Summerhall Big Christmas Weekend, the annual Christmas Market will invite stalls of local, specially curated businesses on 2nd-3rd December.
Learn how to create your own contemporary, nature-inspired Christmas wreath using a mix of Scottish grown materials and take home a beautiful decoration that oozes rustic charm and celebrates the best of Scottish landscape.
