Edinburgh Competition Entries

Nottingham New Theatre

C soco, Chambers Street and Cowgate • 0845 260 1234

26 and on the cusp of a gender crisis, Richard has to reconsider his sexuality in the face of social pressure and love for Thomas. His testosterone drops and, all of a sudden, his femininity rears her ugly head. www.newtheatre.org.uk 

Aug 18-19: 13.00 (50mins) £6.50 (£5.50) 

Cure
Struck Dumb Theatre
Underbelly’s Baby Belly, The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0844 545 8252
Suicide is out. Sacrifice is in. With everyone hungry for the cure, will the dream become a nightmare? A fusion of dark comedy and live music. Cure delves into a shadowy underworld where nothing is as it seems.
Previwe Jul 31 – Aug 1: 14.30 (1 hr) £6.00(£5.00)
Aug 2, 5-7, 11-12, 14, 18-21: 14.30 (1 hr) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 3-4, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24: 14.30 (1 hr) £9.50 (£8.50)

The Darkling Plain
Bloody Lovely Productions
Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrancies on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0844 545 8252
A ripping yarn gone rancid! Inspired by the work of Noel Coward, this riotous 1940”s romp has a darkly comic modern sensibility. Come join us as we plunge into a world of swing, gin tombolas and tanks.
Preview Jul 31 – Aug 1: 12.30 (50mins) £6.00
Aug 2, 5-7, 11-12, 14, 18-21: 12.30 (50mins) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 3-4, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24: 12.30 (50mins) £9.50 (£8.50)

Dear Theo
STaG
Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place • 0131 510 0022
Aristotle said: ‘there was never a genius without a tincture of insanity’ – so should we lock up artists, or hand paintbrushes to madmen? A dramatic visual investigation of art and controversy that follows the lives of three artists.
Aug 11-13: 10.50 (50mins) £5.00 (£3.00)
Aug 14-16: 10.50 (50mins) £6.00 (£4.00)
Aug 18-23: 10.50 (50mins) £7.00 (£5.00)

Devotion
Wool Merchant Theatre Company
Greenside, 1b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124
Be led into temptation and watch as we deliver our children into the evils of popular culture. Born out of our secular, vain and corporate society, Devotion, is an onslaught of the senses guaranteed to leave a lasting impression!
Aug 4-9, 11-16, 18-23: 13.50(40mins) £5.00 (£4.00)

Discipline and Punish
SUDS Theatre Company
C soco, Chambers Street and Cowgate • 0845 260 1234
Powerful new piece exploring the psychology and experiences of improvisonment, punishment and the lives of those affected. Should we just lock them up and throw away the key? From award-winning SUDS. Sell-out shows 2006/7.
Jul 30, Aug 1,5, 11, 19: 18.25 (1 hr) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 3, 9, 17, 23, 25: 18.25 (1 hr) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 7, 13, 15, 21: 18.25 (1 hr) £8.50 (£7.50)

Dream Big
Jackie Haliday
Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place • 0871 750 0077
One-woman show intertwining the lives of Vanessa, an overzealous Australian mother of Skye; Trudy, a spaced-out surfer girl; and Barbara, a northern spiritualist who communicates with the dead, bringing comfort and the closure to the living.
Preview Jul 31-Aug 2: 12.15 (30mins) (Free ticketed)
Aug 3-9, 11-16: 12.15 (30mins) £5.00 (£3.00)

How Hard it Happens
Heart Off Guard Theatre Company
Sweet Teviot Place, Teviot Place (Also accessible from Bristo Square) • 0870 241 0136
(How it hardly seems to happen). One crashed school coach. One stoneless flat. A television screen. This award-winning new play, set in the cat-kissed city, invites you to spy on four faces in tow wreckages.
Aug 18-25: 14.30 (1hr 30mins) £8.00 (£6.00)

Jet Set Go!
Take Note Theatre
Musical Theatre @ George Square, Buccleuch Place • 0131 662 8740
The cabin crew musical! It’s take off for this brand-new British musical. Keep the aisles clear as your hosts welcome you aboard the toe-tapping flight to New York. It’s musical, mile high-fun! www.takenotetheatre.co.uk
Preview Aug 2: 15.45 (1hr 15mins) £5.00
Aug 3,9,16,22,24: 15.45 (1hr 15mins) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 5,7,12,14,18,20: 15.45 (1hr 15mins) £7.50 (£6.50)

Keeping it in the Family
University of East Anglia
The Space at Jury’s Inn, 43 Jeffrey Street • 0131 556 0476
A deadly lamp, a wayward stocking and a good pair of marigolds does a marriage not make. Rebecca has something to hide, under the bed, in the bathroom and from the neighbourhood watch and all this fuss over a gynaecologist.
Aug 2,5,7,9: 14.05 (50mins) £5 (£4)

The Last Yak
Pangolin’s Teatime
Pleasance Dome, Potterow, 1 Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550
Luncinda and Raymond find a wounded feral child. Outside in the jungle, bearsand mango-ferrets plot. A melancholic fable of loss of innocence blending Bunraku, shadow and glove-puppetry. From the team behind Haozkla: ***** (GigReviewScotland.net); **** (Scotsman).
Preview Jul 30 – Aug 1: 15.50 (1hr) £5.00 (£5.00)
Aug 2-7, 11-13, 18-21, 25: 15.50 (1hr) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 8-10, 15-17, 22-24: 15.50 (1hr) £9.50 (£8.50)

Lost in the Wind
Lost Spectacles
The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892
Award-winning company fuse clowning, puppetry and object manipulation with stunning visual sequences and delicate physical performances to take their audience gently by the hand and lead them into a dreamlike other-world. Beautiful, humorous and moving.
Preview Aug 1-2: 19.40 (1hr) £5.00
Aug 3-7, 10-11, 13-14, 17-19, 21, 24-25: 19.40 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 8-9, 15-16, 22-23: 19.40 (1hr) £9.00 (£7.00)

Lost Soul Music
White Rose Theatre for Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)
C central, Carlton House, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
‘Talking Heads’ for the burlesque generation – an intimate, darkly comic mix of theatre, music and revue at the Red Room. Deliciously different tales of dalliance and damnation from creators of Fringe sensation Tony! The Blair Musical, **** (Scotsman) www.whitersoetheatre.co.uk
Aug 1, 5, 11-12, 18-19: 22.00 (1hr) £6.50 (£5.50)
Aug 2-4, 17, 24-25: 22.00 (1hr) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 20-22: 22.00 (1hr) £7.50 (£6.50)

Macbeth
Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)
C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
Award-winning Belt Up perform and adaptation of Shakespeare’s Scottish play in promenade at multiple locations around Edinburgh and across three days. The show starts at 12 noon on both Fridays at C. There you will receive instructions. Follow who you can.  www.beltuptheatre.co.uk
Aug 1: 12.00 (continues until Aug 3 00.00) £10.50 (£8.50)
Aug 15: 12.00 (continues until Aug 17 00.00) £12.50 (£10.50)

The Magic City
Peaceful Lion Productions
Pleasance Dome, Potterow, 1 Bisto Square • 0131 225 8961
A toy city magically comes alive, leading two children on an incredible adventure. Bursting with surprises, extraordinary characters and fantastic puppets. A fun-filled Edith Nesbit story from the team behind Enchanted Castle. “An hour of fun” (The Guardian)
Preview Jul 31 – 2 Aug: 11.30 (1hr) £5.00
Aug 3-17, 19-25: 11.30 (1hr) £7.00 (£6.00)

Max and Ivan: Exposed – The Edinburgh Fringe
4 Inch Productions
C cubed, Bridle’s Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0845 260 1234
50 minutes, 27 characters, two performers. Watch awestruck as our intrepid newsreaders leave bustling Egham and seek their fortune in the big city, Max and Ivan fearlessly expose themselves…to the truth. www.maxandivan.com
Jul 31 – Aug 1,5,11, 18-19: 21.00 (50mins) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25: 21.00 (50mins) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 20-22: 21.00 (50mins) £8.50 (£7.50)

The Park Keeper
Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)
C Central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
Experience decadent Danse Macabre as animals enter the Red Room from nearby parkland, and jealous lovers manipulate the park keeper into the image of their lost companion. A new immersive play from award-winning Belt Up.
www.beltuptheatre.co.uk
Aug 1,5,11-12, 18-19: 16.30 (1hr 15mins) £6.50 (£5.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10,16-17,23-25: 16.30 (1hr 15mins) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 20-21: 16.30 (1hr 15mins) £7.50 (£6.50)

Romeo and Juliet
Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)
C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
Award-winning Belt Up present and adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy in promenade at multiple locations around Edinburgh and across two days. The show starts at 12 noon both Saturdays at C. There you will receive instructions. Follow who you can. Keep up. www.beltuptheatre.co.uk
Aug 9: 12.00 (continues until Aug 10 00.00) £10.50 (£8.50)
Aug 23: 12.00 (continues until Aug 24 00.00) £12.50 (£10.50)

The Secrets Inside
Sell a Door Theatre Company
The Space @ Venue 45, 39 Jeffrey Street • 0131 556 0476
Everyone has secrets! But in our inadequate, overcrowded prison system, secrets are all we have left. Four people. Four secrets. Can they keep it behind bars?
Aug 18-23: 17.05 (50mins) £6.00 (£5.00)

Shafted
Peaceful Lion Productions
Rocket @ Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square • 0871 750 0077
When a power-cut results in murder, frustration turns to fear. In the confinement of a stalled elevator, tow co-workers stand over a lifeless body. But who is the kiler? Dark and engaging – a murder mystery with a psychological twist.
Preview Jul 31 – Aug 2: 14:50 (50 mins) £3.00
Aug 3-16, 18-25: 14:50 (50 mins) £7.00 (£6.00)

Split Ends
Lincoln School of Performing Arts
C soco, Chambers Street and Cowgate • 0845 260 1234
A gripping debut play. Two lonely students form a relationship born of mutual desperation. Him: quiet, creative, likeable. Her: naïve, sweet, proud of her long, beautiful hair. But when she ends it, a terrifying act of revenge follows.
Jul 30-Aug 1, 5, 12, 18-19: 13.30 (50 mins) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25: 13.30 (50 mins) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 20-22: 13.30 (50 mins) £8.50 (£7.50)

Talking Heads Plus
Gems of Mazal
The Meadows (A Promenade Performance), meet at Sainsbury’s Local, Middle  Meadow Walkway•
How may one young generation of theatre justify the enactment of nine revolutionary tours de force? Open and discover as the Meadows becomes both backdrop and foreground for the observant genius of Bennett and others.
Aug 11-19: 18.00 (1hr) £8.00
Aug 11-19: 20.00 (1hr) £8.00

Tapestry of Fear
Casbah Theatre
Underbelly’s Baby Belly, The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0844 545 8252
Embark on a journey of enlightenment and discovery where they ordinary and the extraordinary collide as two men fight to make sense of the surreal and collapsing world around them.
Preview Jul 31 – Aug 1: 19.45 (1hr) £6.00
Aug 2, 5-7: 19.45 (1hr) £9.00 (£8.00)
Aug 3-4, 8-9: 19.45 (1hr) £10.00 (£9.00)

The Tartuffe
C Central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
A new, energetic and immersive version of Moliere’s blasphemous comedy. Award-winning Belt Up invite you in to the Red Room to be part of Orgon Poquelin’s fall from grace at the hands of the apparently holy Tartuffe. www.beltuptheatre.co.uk
Aug 1,5, 11-12, 18-19: 14.30 (1hr 15mins) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25: 14.30 (1hr 15mins) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 2-22: 14.30 (1hr 15mins) £8.50 (£7.50)

The Third Condiment
Ankle-Productions
The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892
Dave’s delicious dust is the successor to salt and pepper. He’s courted by media moguls and fair-trade activists, but who’s saving the world and who’s just saving? More anarchic, satirical comedy from the multi-award-winning, ***** Fringe sell-out, AnkleProductions.
Preview Aug 1-2: 21.05 (1 hr) £5.00
Aug 3-7, 10-14, 18-21, 24-25: 21.05 (1 hr) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 8-9, 15-16, 22-23: 21.05 (1 hr) £8.00(£7.00)

This is Not the Trueman Show
University of Manchester Drama Society
The Space on the Mile @ The Radisson (V39), 80 High Street • 0131 556 0476
A fast-paced physical comedy following four actors’ quest to find the truth, exposing the question: in an age of reality TV madness, how can we be sure we are not in ‘The Trueman Show’?
Preview Aug 2,4: 14.00 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 5-9: 14.00 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 11-16: 17.15 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00)

Tony of Arabia
White Rose Theatre
Pleasance Dome, Potterow, 1 Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550
Gone but not forgotten: Tony’s back, and he’s teaching the world to sing. Presidential comedy from creators of 2007’s award-winning phenomenon Tony! The Blair Musical. ‘Hugely funny – surprisingly sensitive’ (Independent) ‘A joy to behold’ - **** (Scotsman) www.whiterosetheatre.co.uk
Preview Jul 31 – Aug 1: 17.30 (1hr 5 mins) £5.00
Aug 3, 6, 13, 20: 17.30 (1 hr 5 mins) £8.50 (£7.00)
Aug 10, 17, 24: 17.30 (1 hr 5 mins) £9.50 (£8.00)

The Transaction
2headedpigeon Theatre Company
The Space on the Mile @ The Radisson, 80 High St • 0131 556 6550
Disillusioned investment bankers make off with government money. It’s simple… until a dying pimp, doppleganger and philosophical sheep get involved. ‘The Italian Job’ set it Iraq, with a sheep playing Michael Caine. ‘One of this year’s star turns’ (Sunday Business Post).
Aug 2, 4-9, 11-16, 18-23: 18.45 (1hr) £7.00(£5.50)

Volpone
Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)
C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
Award-winning Belt Up present a vibrant masked version of Johnson’s comedy at the Red Room. Volpone and Mosca dupe three men out of money. But their nefarious deceits land them in court to plead for their lives. www.beltuptehatre.co.uk
Aug 1,5,11-12,18-19: 18.30 (1hr 15mins) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25: 18.30 (1hr 15mins) £9.50(£8.50)
Aug 6,8,13-15,20-22: 18.30 (1hr 15mins) £8.50 (£7.50)

Women of Troy
Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)
C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0845 260 1234
Euripides’ tragedy is transformed into an immersive experience by award-winning Belt Up. Visit the Red Room and wait with Troy’s former high society as they are taken to their fates in foreign lands. www.beltuptheatre.co.uk
Aug 1,5,11-12,18-19: 20.30 (1hr 15mins) £7.50 (£6.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25: 20.30 (1hr 15mins) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 20-22: 20.30 (1hr 15mins) £8.50 (£7.50)

I Love You! And You and You
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
C cubed, Brodie’s Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0845 260 1234
Five girls. One guy. Lucky man! Maybe not…Mark must pick ‘the One’. Problem is, who to choose? Come vote! This feel-good comedy’s ending is up to you… and you… and you… www.iloveyouandyouandyou.com
Jul 31 – Aug 1,5,11-12, 18-19: 16.45 (50mins) £6.50 (£5.50)
Aug 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25: 16.45 (50mins) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 6-8, 13-15, 20-22: 16.45 (50mins) £7.50 (£6.50)