There are so many brilliant events happening in Edinburgh this
month...
MUSIC. The Royal
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Now – Saturday, 25
August
The Capital's annual military extravaganza, featuring a
unique blend of music, dance, drama and pageantry set against the backdrop of
Edinburgh Castle.
Visit: https://www.edintattoo.co.uk/.
FAIR. The West End
Craft, Art and Design Fair, Princes Street
Now – Sunday 26,
August, 11am – 6pm daily
The makers, designers and artists are selling only what they
themselves have produced.
Standards are high and there's plenty of originality and
diversity on display.
There are 100 to 120 exhibitors every day with new faces on
Mondays.
For information visit: http://www.westendfair.co.uk/home.
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| 3d/2d West End Fair. Image Source. |
MARKET. Flea Pitt Market,
Sibbald Walk
Tuesdays to Sundays,
11am -5pm until Sunday 26, August
Live music, street food and artisan traders at this free
market by ‘The Pitt’ and ‘The Food and Flea Market’.
Stalls include: Ròst Eats, Barnacles & Bones, The
Peruvian, CuBao Box, Lost Bothy, MOO PIE Gelato, StoogeBurger and PittSteak.
Party beverages are provided by Barney’s Beer, Smith and
Gertrude, The Cocktail Kitchen and Mr Sippys Taptails.
For details visit: https://www.facebook.com/foodnfleamarket/.
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| Miss D's Cake stall. Image source. |
FESTIVAL. Edinburgh
International Festival, various venues
Now – Monday 27,
August
Bringing world-class arts to the capital since 1947, the EIF
sets the standard for classical concerts, opera, dance and theatre, with
performers from around the world.
A highlight is their ‘Light on the Shore with Edinburgh Gin
Seaside’ music events which take place at Leith Theatre throughout August. Scottish
artists such as Mogwai, King Creosote, Julie Fowlis, The Jesus and Mary Chain,
Django Django and Karine Polwart will perform.
Visit their website for full programme listings at https://www.eif.co.uk/about.
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| Band - Mogwai. Image source. |
FESTIVAL. Edinburgh
International Book Festival, Charlotte Square
Now – Monday 27,
August
Each summer Charlotte Square Gardens is transformed into a tented
village for the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
This three-week celebration of the written word is the
largest of its kind in the world and offers something for all ages and
interests.
For details visit: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/.
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| Author Kamila Shamsie talks about her book 'Refugee Tales' at the Festival. Image source and details. |
FESTIVAL Edinburgh
Festival Fringe 2018
Now – Monday, 27
August
Whether you prefer comedy, music or theatre – you’ll find a
performance you enjoy at the world’s biggest arts festival.
The festival boasts more than 50,000 performances across
400+ venues and lasts for three weeks in August until Monday the 27th.
Check out our Top 40 Shows at https://edinburghandus.blogspot.com/2018/07/top-40-shows-at-edinburgh-festival.html
and our 10 favourite female comedians at this years festival at https://edinburghandus.blogspot.com/2018/08/female-comedians-to-see-at-edinburgh.html.
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| A busy Festival Fringe venue, Pleasance Courtyard, 2018. Image Credit: Sarah Colston, Edinburgh&Us. |
FOOD. Whisky and
Cheese tasting, Whiski Rooms
Now – Tuesday, 28
August
Whisky and cheese – if you've never tried them together,
consider the possibilities of a peaty single malt meeting a briny barrel-aged
feta.
Try out different combinations in this tasting session as
four single malt whiskies are paired with four different cheeses sourced from a
local cheese monger. The fully hosted tasting covers production, maturation and
bottling process.
For details visit: https://www.list.co.uk/event/335212-whisky-and-cheese-tasting/30161-whiski-rooms-edinburgh/
or http://www.whiskirooms.co.uk/events.html.
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| Whisky and Cheese at the Whisky Rooms. Image source. |
SPORT/FITNESS. Swim
and Gym, Edinburgh Leisure Clubs
Now – Friday 31,
August
Edinburgh Leisure is offering non-members the opportunity to
try out their facilities with a free 7-Day Pass.
The offer runs until 31 August 2018. During this time
customers can pick up a pass online via the Edinburgh Leisure website or in
participating venues, giving them seven days unlimited consecutive free access
to gyms, swimming pools (including their saunas and Turkish baths) and classes,
subject to class space*.
With 30+ venues including 9 swimming pools, 14 gyms and 700+
fitness classes per week, Edinburgh Leisure is the ‘biggest club in town’. *Terms
and conditions apply.
For details visit: https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/news/7daypass.
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| FloatFit activity class at Edinburgh Leisure. Image source. |
ART. Jenny Saville
Exhibition, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Now – Sunday 16,
September
The instalment features a major survey of works by renowned
British artist Jenny Saville, spanning some 25 years of the artist’s career
across five rooms.
Bringing together 17 works from private and public
collections across the globe, this will be the first museum exhibition of
Saville’s work ever to be held in Scotland, and only her third in the UK.
The selection spans 26 years, from iconic early paintings
such as Propped (1992) and Trace (1993-4), to recent charcoal and pastel
drawings, demonstrating how Saville’s approach to depicting the human body has
shifted over the course of her career.
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| Artist Jenny Saville. Image source. |
EXHIBITION. Art of
Glass, National Museum of Scotland
Now – Sunday, 16
September
Presented in partnership with The National Centre for Craft
& Design, the free exhibition examines the diverse work of established and
emerging glass artists working in Britain today.
Explore how they are embracing the medium of glass in new
and exciting ways, pushing the boundaries of techniques and challenging the
perception of glass as merely a material for creating functional objects.
Featuring a selection of fifteen works, Art of Glass reveals
a snapshot of glass art today, made by fifteen artists including Matt Durran,
Harry Morgan and Emma Woffenden.
On 21 August, from 2pm – 3pm, there will be a tour with
Curator Sarah Rothwell who will provide further insight into the exhibition.
For details and booking visit: https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/curator-tour-art-of-glass-21-aug/.
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| Harry Morgan with his work Dichotomy I, 2017 & Dichotomy II, 2018 in his studio. Image source. |
ART. Rembrandt:
Britain’s Discovery of the Master, Scottish National Gallery
Now – Sunday 14,
October
This exhibition showcases major works by the Dutch Master
alongside those of the many British artists he inspired, such as William
Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, Henry Raeburn, David Wilkie, Jacob Epstein, John
Bellany, and Frank Auerbach.
Highlights of the show include key paintings by Rembrandt
drawn from British collections, such as Belshazzar’s Feast from the National
Gallery in London and Girl at the Window from Dulwich Picture Gallery. It
includes star paintings now overseas, such as The Mill from the National
Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
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| Rembrandt's Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1647. Image source. |
EXHIBITION. Rip It
Up: The Story of Scottish Pop, National Museum of Scotland
Now – Sunday, 25
November
A musical journey of Scottish pop music from the 1950’s to
the present day.
Artists and bands featured include Lonnie Donegan, Gerry
Rafferty, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Lulu, The Rezillos, Midge Ure,
Simple Minds, The Skids, Big Country, Garbage, Franz Ferdinand, Young Fathers,
and many more.
The exhibition includes original stage outfits and
instruments, many loaned by the artists themselves, plus memorabilia, props,
film and, of course, music.
A programme of musical events has been organised in
association with the event. Find out more: https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/rip-it-up/rip-it-up-associated-events/.
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| Guitars on loan from Simple Minds. Image source. |
MUSIC. The Wanted
Session, Leith Depot
Weekly on Tuesdays at
9pm. Tuesday 21 and Tuesday 28, August
Weekly open music sessions hosted by Andy Mckay and Baz
Simpson. Leith Depot describe: ‘All outlaws, musicians, poets, and story tellers
are welcome.’ Their event listing also reads: ‘bring instruments, bring ears
and come and get sessioned!’
For more information visit: http://leithdepot.com/blog-post-august2-2018.html.
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| Open music session advert, Leith Depot. Image source. |
FESTIVAL. Edinburgh
International Television Festival, various venues
Wednesday 22 – Friday
24, August
An essential fixture for everyone in the television industry
wanting inspiration, networking, learning and fun.
Run by and for the television industry, it is attended by
over 2000 delegates and has featured hundreds of globally renowned top TV
executives as speakers.
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| Iain Stirling (TV presenter and Comedian) is one of the speakers at the Love Island Masterclass on August 22 alongside 2018 Love Island winners. Image source. |
THEATRE. Home, King’s
Theatre
Wednesday 22 – Sunday
26, August
An entire house is built on stage with fixtures, fittings, and
finally inhabitants until it is transformed into a home in this production.
Actor, creator, magician and illusionist Geoff Sobelle won
enormous praise for previous shows Flesh and Blood and Fish and Fowl in 2010,
and The Object Lesson in 2014.
This new show, co-commissioned by the International
Festival, is described by Capital Theatres as a ‘breath-taking spectacle of
illusion, choreography, inexplicable construction and live documentary’.
Sobelle explores how a home shapes the lives of those within
it – from the humdrum rituals of showering, cooking and doing the washing, to
the momentous events of births, deaths, even crazy parties.
For information and tickets visit: http://www.capitaltheatres.com/king-s-theatre/whats-on.
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| Home at the King's Theatre. Image source. |
MUSIC. The Candidates
– Summer Soul Sensation, Leith Dockers Club Ltd
Friday, 24 August, 7.30pm
– 11.30pm
The Candidates return to the Leith Dockers Club for an
evening of summer soul, disco and dance floor filler favourites.
The Edinburgh-based 7-piece band are dedicated to playing
good, old fashioned soul classics with influences including The Contours, Four
Tops, Marvin Gaye and The Marvelettes.
For tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-candidates-summer-soul-sensation-tickets-43051089969?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse.
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| The Candidates at a gig in Glasgow, 2016. Image source. |
MUSIC. The Sorries,
The Magnum Bar and Restaurant
Friday 24, August at
10pm
Celebrating 10 successful years at the Fringe and a host of
sold-out shows, the kilted duo returns with more selections from the much-loved
Scottish songbook.
Inspired by a love of The Corries, Douglas Kay and Martin
Philip sing, they play and banter their way through an entertaining night of
traditional Scottish and comic songs.
'Deliciously infectious... riotous fun' ***** (ThreeWeeks).
'Authentic, lively and hugely, hugely enjoyable' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'A
must for lovers of Scots songs' **** (EdinburghSpotlight.com). 'Genuinely
funny' (FringeReport.com).
To mark 10 years at the fringe they will perform this
extended show. For tickets visit: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3557332.
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| The Sorries. Image source. |
FILM. Uncanny Valley,
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Fortnightly on
Fridays. Friday 24, August, 11.15pm
The Filmhouse describes their Uncanny Valley screenings as ‘a
place for dreams as well as nightmares. The hope here is to shine a lantern on
the nocturnal neo-classics lurking in the shadows.’
This Friday, they are showing ‘Night of the Creeps’ – Fred Dekker’s
80’s science fiction, cult classic. It’s set in 1959, when an alien experiment
crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. Two geeks pledging a fraternity
accidentally thaw the corpse, which infects the campus with parasites that
transform them into killer zombies.
For details visit: https://www.filmhousecinema.com/season/uncanny-valley.
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| Night of the Creeps film. Image source. |
EXHIBITION/FASHION
SHOW. From Shanghai with Love, Playfair Library, Old College
Friday 24 and Saturday
25, August
The exhibition features Shanghai style Qipao from the
1910s-1930s – when Shanghai was known as the Paris of the East.
Their runway will feature contemporary and futuristic Qipao
designs using the latest high-tech materials and techniques, combining
tradition with modernity.
For details visit: http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/announcements/from-shanghai-with-love-fashion-show-exhibition-24-25-aug/.
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| A model with the Chinese dress (qipao). Image source. |
COMEDY. The Secret
Policeman’s Podcast, Edinburgh Playhouse
Friday 24 and
Saturday 25, August
The Secret Policeman’s Podcast brings comics together to
raise awareness and funds for Amnesty International.
The shows will highlight their ‘Families Together’ campaign,
which calls on the UK government to change the restrictive rules keeping
refugees in the UK apart from those they love. They will also feature the case
of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran after an unfair trial and
separated from her husband and young daughter.
Hosted by Deborah Frances-White and performers include: Bisha
K Ali, Aisling Bea, Kemah Bob, Camilla Cleese, Jessica Fostekew, Hot Brown
Honey, Rosie Jones, Phill Jupitus, Shappi Khorsandi, Nish Kumar, Rose Matefeo,
Rachel Parris, Sara Pascoe, Grace Petrie, Paul Sinha, Alison Spittle, Juliet
Stevenson, Tiff Stevenson, Sindhu Vee and Felicity Ward.
For information and tickets visit: https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse/.
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| Presenter Deborah Frances-White in her 2018 Fringe show poster. Image source. |
MUSIC. Nightvision,
Liquid Rooms
Saturday 25, August,
10pm – 5am
The line-up for the August instalment features crowd
favourite Patrick Topping, Nick Checketts and acid. It’s complete with Hot
Creations favourite Richy Ahmed, plus Ejeca and other special guests.
Full details and tickets at https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Edinburgh/Liquid-Rooms/Nightvision-presents-Patrick-Topping-Richy-Ahmed--more/13251377/.
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| DJ Patrick Topping. Image source. |
EVENT. Festival
Fireworks Concert
Monday 27, August,
9.30pm – 10.15pm
This annual firework display at Edinburgh Castle marks the
end of the Festival Fringe.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra provide an accompaniment to
the display. A ticket is required to hear them playing at Princes Street
Gardens.
However, some choose to tune into Forth 1 to hear the live
broadcast. For alternative viewing, many spectators use the following spots:
Calton Hill, Ross Theatre, Castle Street, Inverleith Park, Edinburgh Castle and
residential rooftops in the New Town.
For details visit: https://www.eif.co.uk/whats-on/2018/virginmoneyfireworks.
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| Edinburgh Festival Fireworks. Image source. |
FILM. Now showing, cinemas
across Edinburgh
August
Christopher Robin -
A working class family man, Christopher Robin, is under pressure from work to
cancel his family plans, until his old friend Winnie the Pooh comes to his
rescue. Director: Marc Foster. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte
Carmichael, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Chris O'Dowd, Toby Jones, Mark Gatiss,
Nich Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okenedo.
The Equalizer 2 -
A US action drama in which a former black ops agent seeks revenge for the
murder of an old friend. Director: Antoine Fuqua. Starring: Denzel Washington,
Pedro Pscal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go
Again - Sophie suddenly finds herself pregnant and journeys into her
mother’s past to unearth the answers to some burning questions. Director: Ol
Parker.
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Meryl Streep.
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| Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Image source. |
Ant-Man and The Wasp
- As Scott Lang struggles to juggle his role as father with his Ant-Man duties,
he is assigned a dangerous new mission that sees him team up with The Wasp.
Director: Peyton Reed. Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas,
Michael Pena.
Mission: Impossible –
Fallout - Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies,
race against time after a mission goes wrong. Director: Christopher McQuarrie. Starring:
Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames.
The Festival - A
British comedy in which a young man attends a music festival after being dumped
by his girlfriend. Director: Iain Morris. Starring: Joe Thomas, Hammed
Animashaun, Claudia O'Doherty, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Tointon.
FILM. Film releases,
cinemas across Edinburgh
August
August 22: The Spy
Who Dumped Me - A US action comedy in which two best friends are drawn into
a conspiracy after one of them discovers her ex-boyfriend is a spy. Director:
Susanna Fogel. Starring: Mila Kunis, Sam Heughan, Kate McKinnon.
August 24: Alpha
- A drama set 20,000 years ago in which a young man embarks on a journey for
survival. Director: Albert Hughes Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Johannes Haukur
Johannesson.
BlacKKKlansman - A
historical drama based on a true story in which an African American cop runs an
undercover investigation into the Ku Klux Klan. Director: Spike Lee. Starring:
John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier.
August 31: Searching
- A mystery thriller in which a father tries to track down his missing
daughter. Director: Aneesh Chaganty.
Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Joseph Le.
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| Logan Marshall-Green and Melanie Vallejo in Upgrade. Image source. |
Upgrade - A US
science fiction action film in which a man gains super-human fighting
capabilities after he agrees to have an experimental micro-chip inserted into
his spinal cord. Director: Leigh Whannell. Starring: Logan Marshall-Green,
Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson.
Yardie - Set in
'70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican
man named D, who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during
his childhood, of his older brother. Director: Idris Elba. Starring: Amel
Ameen, Shantol Jackson, Calvin Demba, Stephen Graham.
For full listings go to https://www.launchingfilms.com/release-schedule.
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