9 to 5: The Musical is a musical based on the 1980 movie of the same name, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It features a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay by Resnick and Colin Higgins.
The Spiegeltent
Big Top
This class is designed to get you feeling confident and comfortable being on stage, expressing yourself, and collaborating with other actors. It has the essential tools you need to start working on text, responding creatively to impulse, and sharing the action with the audience. Your instructor will create an engaging and supportive environment for you to strut your stuff! The class culminates in a public showcase.
Grindstone Comedy
Grindstone Studio
Amy Liptrot's memoir of recovery, resilience and hope has moved readers the world over. This year sees two major adaptations of The Outrun being released: a film, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan, and a play - originally workshopped as part of the Book Festival's Playing with Books series - written by Olivier Award-winning Stef Smith. Join Smith and Liptrot in conversation with Caitlin Skinner.
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Courtyard Theatre
In the face of our despair over conflicts, what can we learn from those involved first hand in trying to resolve them? And how do conflict and climate interact? Today, Andrew Gilmour (UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights and author of The Burning Question) joins Ameya Kilara (peace mediation expert and founder of the South Asian Leadership Initiative) to discuss working towards a peaceful planet.
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Speigeltent
0-5 Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories, and rhymes in this fun, interactive Bookbug event, part of Scottish Book Trust's Early Years Programme. Then meet Bookbug for cuddles, high-fives, and photos.
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Children's Tent
It’s 1983 at Alberta University. Newly-elected student union president Jason Kenney and his frat, Upsilon Cappa Pi, are planning the hottest year-end party ever (rodeo-themed of course). But Kenney’s nemesis Rachel will do anything to stop him. Soon Dean Trudeau, his new friend Deena, and even his frat mates are turning against him. Can Kenney save his hot summer party, and his frat at the same time?
Grindstone Comedy
Performance Theatre
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.” That “Sweet Transvestite” and his motley crew did the “Time Warp” on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ’n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever. The original London production of The Rocky Horrow Show, directed by Jim Sharman, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on June 19, 1973 and won the 1973 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical. Later transferring to several other locations in London, the show ran for a total of 2,960 performances. On March 10, 1975, The Rocky Horrow Show opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, starring Tim Curry and featuring Meatloaf and “Ritz” O’Brien. In 2001, the show returned to Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre, starring Raúl Esparza, Tom Hewitt, Alice Ripley and Jarrod Emick. Directed by Christopher Ashley, the revival ran for 437 performances.
Grindstone Comedy
Performance Theatre
9 to 5: The Musical is a musical based on the 1980 movie of the same name, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It features a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay by Resnick and Colin Higgins.
The Spiegeltent
Big Top
This class is designed to get you feeling confident and comfortable being on stage, expressing yourself, and collaborating with other actors. It has the essential tools you need to start working on text, responding creatively to impulse, and sharing the action with the audience. Your instructor will create an engaging and supportive environment for you to strut your stuff! The class culminates in a public showcase.
Grindstone Comedy
Grindstone Studio
Amy Liptrot's memoir of recovery, resilience and hope has moved readers the world over. This year sees two major adaptations of The Outrun being released: a film, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan, and a play - originally workshopped as part of the Book Festival's Playing with Books series - written by Olivier Award-winning Stef Smith. Join Smith and Liptrot in conversation with Caitlin Skinner.
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Courtyard Theatre
In the face of our despair over conflicts, what can we learn from those involved first hand in trying to resolve them? And how do conflict and climate interact? Today, Andrew Gilmour (UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights and author of The Burning Question) joins Ameya Kilara (peace mediation expert and founder of the South Asian Leadership Initiative) to discuss working towards a peaceful planet.
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Speigeltent
0-5 Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories, and rhymes in this fun, interactive Bookbug event, part of Scottish Book Trust's Early Years Programme. Then meet Bookbug for cuddles, high-fives, and photos.
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Children's Tent
It’s 1983 at Alberta University. Newly-elected student union president Jason Kenney and his frat, Upsilon Cappa Pi, are planning the hottest year-end party ever (rodeo-themed of course). But Kenney’s nemesis Rachel will do anything to stop him. Soon Dean Trudeau, his new friend Deena, and even his frat mates are turning against him. Can Kenney save his hot summer party, and his frat at the same time?
Grindstone Comedy
Performance Theatre
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.” That “Sweet Transvestite” and his motley crew did the “Time Warp” on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ’n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever. The original London production of The Rocky Horrow Show, directed by Jim Sharman, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on June 19, 1973 and won the 1973 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical. Later transferring to several other locations in London, the show ran for a total of 2,960 performances. On March 10, 1975, The Rocky Horrow Show opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, starring Tim Curry and featuring Meatloaf and “Ritz” O’Brien. In 2001, the show returned to Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre, starring Raúl Esparza, Tom Hewitt, Alice Ripley and Jarrod Emick. Directed by Christopher Ashley, the revival ran for 437 performances.
Grindstone Comedy
Performance Theatre