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Tue 2 The winter’s Tale (p20) 7.30pm wed 3 The winter’s Tale (p20) 7.30pm Thu 4 The winter’s Tale (p20) 2.30pm & 7.30pm = we’ll meet Again (p46) 2.30pm Fri 5 The winter’s Tale (p20) 7.30pm Dora the Explorer (p46) 4pm Sat 6 The winter’s Tale (p20) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Dora the Explorer (p46) 10am, 1pm & 4pm Sun 7 Chris Addison (p15) 7.30pm Dora the Explorer (p46) 10am & 1pm Tue 9 rambert (p17) 7.30pm Birds of a Feather (p48) 7.30pm wed 10 rambert (p17) 7.30pm B Birds of a Feather (p48) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 11 Birds of a Feather (p48) 7.30pm Fri 12 Birds of a Feather (p48) 7.30pm Sat 13 Flying Dutchman 7.15pmB Birds of a Feather (p48) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sun 14 Patsy Cline Tribute (p47) 7.30pm mon 15 Flying Dutchman unwrapped (p11) 6pm Translations (p49) 7.30pm Tue 16 Flying Dutchman 7.15pm Translations (p49) 7.30pm wed 17 Translations (p49) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 18 Translations (p49) 7.30pm

mon 11 Go Back for murder (p40) 7.30pm Tue 12 Go Back for murder (p40) 7.30pm wed 13 nabucco (p6) 7pm Go Back for murder (p40) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 14 notre Dame de Paris (p6) 7pm Go Back for murder (p40) 7.30pm Fri 15 Go Back for murder (p40) 7.30pm Sat 16 Go Back for murder (p40) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sun 17 The Singing Kettle (p7) 12pm & 3pm mon 18 BalletBoyz (p7) 7.30pm Save the Last Dance for me (p41) 7.30pm Tue 19 Yamato Drummers (p8) 7.30pm Save the Last Dance for me (p41) 7.30pm wed 20 Brendan Cole (p8) 7.30pm Save the Last Dance for me (p41) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 21 Save the Last Dance for me (p41) 7.30pm Fri 22 Les Ballets Trockadero (p9) 7.30pm = Save the Last Dance for me (p41) 7.30pm Sat 23 Les Ballets Trockadero (p9) 7.30pm Save the Last Dance for me (p41) 2.30pm & 7.30pm mon 25 Abigail’s Party (p42) 7.30pm Tue 26 werther (p10) 7.15pm Abigail’s Party (p42) 7.30pm wed 27 werther unwrapped (p10) 6pm Abigail’s Party (p42) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 28 werther (p10) 7.15pm

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Fri 1 Abigail’s Party (p42) 7.30pm Sat 2 werther (p20) 7.15pm B Abigail’s Party (p42) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tue 5 High Society (p12) 7.30pm Driving miss Daisy (p43) 7.30pm=

wed 6 High Society (p12) 7.30pm Driving miss Daisy (p43) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 7 High Society (p12) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Driving miss Daisy (p43) 7.30pm Fri 8 High Society (p12) 7.30pm Driving miss Daisy (p43) 7.30pm Sat 9 High Society (p12) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Driving miss Daisy (p43) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tue 12 Falstaff (p6) 6.30pm wed 13 oklahoma! (p44) 7.30pm Thu 14 oklahoma! (p44) 7.30pm Fri 15 oklahoma! (p44) 7.30pm Sat 16 oklahoma! (p44) 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tue 19 Scottish Dance Theatre (p17) 7.30pm B The Yeomen of the Guard (p44) 7.30pm B wed 20 The Yeomen of the Guard (p44) 7.30pm B Thu 21 The Great Gatsby (p16) 7.30pm The Yeomen of the Guard (p44) 7.30pm B Fri 22 The Great Gatsby (p16) 7.30pm=

The Yeomen of the Guard (p44) 7.30pm B Sat 23 The Great Gatsby (p16) 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Yeomen of the Guard (p44) 2.30pm B & 7.30pm B mon 25 The Full monty (p18) 7.30pm Tue 26 The Full monty (p18) 7.30pm The Government Inspector (p45) 7.30pm wed 27 The Full monty (p18) 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Government Inspector (p45) 7.30pm Thu 28 The Full monty (p18) 7.30pm The Government Inspector (p45) 7.30pm Fri 29 The Full monty (p18) 7.30pm The Government Inspector (p45) 7.30pm Sat 30 The Full monty (p18) 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Government Inspector (p45) 2.30pm & 7.30pm


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Fri 19 Flying Dutchman 7.15pm Translations (p49) 7.30pmSat 20 Translations (p49) 2.30pm & 7.30pm mon 22 The woman in Black (p50) 7.30pm Tue 23 The woman in Black (p50) 7.30pm wed 24 The woman in Black (p50) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 25 Spot’s Birthday Party (p47) 1.30pm The woman in Black (p50) 7.30pmFri 26 Carlos Acosta (p21) 7.30pm Spot’s Birthday Party (p47) 10.30am & 1.30pm The woman in Black (p50) 7.30pm Sat 27 Carlos Acosta (p21) 7.30pm Spot’s Birthday Party (p47) 10am & 12pm The woman in Black (p50) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tue 30 The Sash (p51) 7.30pm

wed 1 The Sash (p51) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 2 The Sash (p51) 7.30pmFri 3 The Sash (p51) 7.30pmSat 4 The Sash (p51) 2.30pm & 7.30pm wed 8 La Traviata (p52) 7.30pm Thu 9 La Traviata (p52) 7.30pm Fri 10 La Traviata (p52) 7.30pm Sat 11 La Traviata (p52) 7.30pm mon 13 The Pitmen Painters (p53) 7.30pm Tue 14 The Pitmen Painters (p53) 7.30pm wed 15 The Pitmen Painters (p53) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 16 The Pitmen Painters (p53) 7.30pm Fri 17 Sutra (p24) 7.30pm= The Pitmen Painters (p53) 7.30pm Sat 18 Sutra (p24) 7.30pm The Pitmen Painters (p53) 2.30pm & 7.30pm mon 20 The 39 Steps (p54) 7.30pm Tue 21 The 39 Steps (p54) 7.30pm wed 22 Highland Fling (p22) 7.30pm The 39 Steps (p54) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thu 23 Highland Fling (p22) 2pm & 7.30pmB The 39 Steps (p54) 7.30pm Fri 24 Highland Fling (p22) 7.30pmB= The 39 Steps (p54) 7.30pm Sat 25 Highland Fling (p22) 2pm & 7.30pm The 39 Steps (p54) 2.30pm & 7.30pmTue 28 Pirates of Penzance (p11) 7.15pmwed 29 Pirates of Penzance unwrapped 6pm Tubular Bells ‘For Two’ (p55) 7.30pm Thu 30 Pirates of Penzance (p11) 7.15pm Fri 31 Pirates of Penzance (p11) 7.15pm

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Sat 1 Pirates of Penzance (p11) 2.15pm B& 7.15pm Ben & Holly (p55) 1pm & 4pm Sun 2 Ben & Holly (p55) 10am & 1pm Tue 4 noises off (p56) 7.30pm wed 5 Shaolin warriors (p24) 7.30pm noises off (p56) 2.30pm & 7.30pmThu 6 Bill Bailey (p15) 8pm noises off (p56) 7.30pm Fri 7 Bill Bailey (p15) 8pm noises off (p56) 7.30pm Sat 8 Bill Bailey (p15) 8pm noises off (p56) 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tue 11 Horrible Histories (p57) 7pmwed 12 Horrible Histories (p57) 10.30am & 1.30pmThu 13 Horrible Histories (p57) 10.30am & 1.30pmFri 14 Horrible Histories (p57) 10.30am & 7pmSat 15 Horrible Histories (p57) 2.30pm & 7pm Sun 16 Elvis Costello (p14) 8pm Fri 21 Pilrig Park (p25) 7.30pm

Sat 6 The Singing Kettle (p25) 12pm & 3pm Tue 9 rigoletto (p6) 8.30pm Tue 16 Strictly Confindential (p26) 7.30pm wed 17 Strictly Confindential (p26) 7.30pmThu 18 Strictly Confindential (p26) 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Do you know someone who can’t see or hear well enough to follow the action on stage? Audio Described, captioned, and Signed performances are available for most shows and are a great way for everyone to enjoy theatre together. See page 66 for full details.


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RIGOLeTTO GiusePPe VeRdiTue 9 July 2013 8.30pmStreamed live from Taormina’s Ancient Greek Theatre. Verdi’s masterpiece is full of love, intrigue and passion and tells the story of court jester rigoletto and his beautiful daughter Gilda. Filled with some of Verdi’s most famous melodies, Rigoletto is considered to be one of his greatest accomplishments and continues to enthral audiences worldwide.

NOTRe DaMe De PaRIs Roland PetitThu 14 February 2013 7pmStreamed live from the Teatro alla Scala in milan. Choreographer Roland Petit’s dramatic, passionate story revolves around Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Frollo and Phoebus: four great characters inspired by Victor hugo’s 19th-century romantic novel. Featuring costumes by Yves Saint-laurent and a score by Maurice jarre of Doctor Zhivago fame.

FaLsTaFF GiusePPe VeRdiTue 12 March 2013 6.30pmStreamed live from Opéra National de Paris. For his last masterpiece, Verdi found the material for the comedy of his life-long dreams in the story of this old, penniless and pot-bellied knight: a huge roar of laughter, which still reverberates in us a century later.

NaBUCCO GiusePPe VeRdiWed 13 February 2013 7pmStreamed live from the Teatro alla Scala in milan. A choral opera of biblical majesty. The threatening Babylonian emperor stalks through a world of contrasts, starting with that of the Jewish people he has subjugated. The music gives life to interwoven events served with a generous helping of pride, resentment, superstition and the spirit of conversion.

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new FoR 2013 LIve sCReeNINGsAcclaimed international OPERA and DANcE streamed live on our giant digital screen

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sun 17 February 2013 welcome to Fairytale Castle, a magical mix of song, music and laughter that brings your favourite fairytales to life. Join cilla the Good Fairy, Artie the mad Hatter, Gary as Prince Charming and Kevin as the Pied Piper for a super singalong to Bunny Fou Fou, Cannae Shove Yer Granny, Jelly Belly and the brand new Land of Fairytales. remember to bring a magic wand!

cilla & Artie’s Final Shows!

Matinees 12pm & 3pm

Tickets £13

Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £10 tickets (1 FrEE with 10 paid for)Family Saver £48 (4 tickets, max 2 adults)Baby ticket £2 (under 24 months)

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Mon 18 February 2013make some noise. make some room. Here come the BalletBoyz®.

Following triumphant uK and international appearances on stage and screen, this phenomenally popular company presents the TALENT 2013. Featuring two stunning new dance pieces by internationally celebrated choreographers Russell Maliphant and liam Scarlett.

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Evening 7.30pm

Tickets £22.50 - £12.50

Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off


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Wed 20 February 2013 See Strictly Come Dancing first hand from one of its most charismatic performers. As he hosts you throughout, Brendan and his cast of 20 will dazzle you with Ballroom magic and Latin excitement in an evening of sparkling music and dance.

with music from across the ages, there will be something for everyone in this sophisticated production. Join us for a night to remember in this up close and personal show.

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Evening 7.30pm

Tickets £33.50 - £23.50

Premium Seats £36.50Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dressconcessions £3 off

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Tue 19 February 2013 Get ready to be mesmerised by the Yamato Drummers of japan in this high-energy, explosive show.

with drums that range from the size of a plate to the odaiko drum, made from an enormous tree over four hundred years old, the sheer physical strength of the dynamic drummers is as impressive as the music in this visually spectacular and highly entertaining show.

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Fri 22 & sat 23 February 2013Do the words ‘the Trocks are coming’ make you smile in happy anticipation?

with one foot in farce and the other in classical ballet, their dedicated tootsies shoe-horned into size 10 pink satin pointe-shoes, the Trocks return with a fabulous new programme, a lorry load of costume changes and lashings of diva attitude.

The Trocks will be performing the following repertoire:Les SylphidesPas de DeuxLa VivandièreWalpurgis Night

Evenings 7.30pm Tickets £29 - £17

Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off SatGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off

Post-show Q&A Fri 22 FebOpen Rehearsals Fri 22 Feb 4.15pm(FrEE - call Box office to book)

“ the funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet” The Guardian

“ the trocks deliver a kick from a steel toe-cap in a silky pointed shoe” Daily Telegraph

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Tue 26, Thu 28 February & sat 2 March 2013Bringing to life one of massenet’s finest works, this new production of Werther is testament to the destructive power of obsessive love. Set at the start of the 20th century and steeped in the folklore of rural life, director Pia Furtado’s production is an intimate study of the unraveling of one man’s hopes and dreams.

Touching, emotional and heartbreakingly sad, this tragic tale of forbidden love features some of massenet’s finest writing. The orchestration is rich and sonorous but captures the quirks and foibles of each of the characters perfectly – from Charlotte’s tortured conflict to werther’s unstable passion and increasing hysteria. Acclaimed tenor jonathan Boyd is werther and Hungarian mezzo Viktoria Vizin, renowned the world over for her Carmen, sings Charlotte. Scottish opera music Director Francesco corti conducts.

Evenings 7.15pmUnwrapped Wed 27 February 6pm (FrEE - call Box office to book)

Sung in French with English supertitles. running Time: 2hr 40min approx.

Tickets £69.50 - £17.50

Premium Seats £74.50

Friends £3 offGroups (8+) £6 off (Stalls & Dress)*concessions £3 off*Under 26’s £10 any seat**

Audio Described Performances(Touch Tour starts 1hr 15mins before each performance listed below)

werther Thu 28 Feb 7.15pmThe Flying Dutchman Fri 19 Apr 7.15pmPirates of Penzance Sat 1 jun 2.15pm

Pre-show Talks(FrEE - call Box office to book)

werther Sat 2 Mar 6pmThe Flying Dutchman Sat 13 Apr 6pm Pirates of Penzance Sat 1 jun 1pm

*Excl. Fri/Sat eves** Valid ID required

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sat 13, Tue 16 & Fri 19 april 2013 Celebrating the 200th anniversary of wagner’s birth, this new production also marks Scottish Opera’s return to wagner’s work for the first time since 2003’s Ring Cycle. Director harry Fehr returns to stage a powerful production that is full of character and thick with brooding tension.

wagner’s epic score takes his characters from one overpowering emotion to the next. Full-blooded choruses, sweet, mellifluous melodies and an orchestral line driven by the furious rage and swell of the sea combine in a hugely atmospheric music-drama. Scottish opera music Director Francesco corti conducts.

Evenings 7.15pmUnwrapped Mon 15 Apr 6pm (FrEE - call Box office to book)

Sung in German with English supertitles

Tue 28, Thu 30, Fri 31 May & sat 1 June 2013 Gilbert and Sullivan as it’s meant to be – pure, uncomplicated fun. Produced in partnership with D’Oyly carte Opera company this vibrant all-singing, all-dancing show is directed by Martin lloyd Evans.

Exquisitely observed and wonderfully funny, Gilbert’s high speed patter is razor sharp and Sullivan’s score sees him at the top of his game – mixing an operatic style to rival the great Italians of his day with the catchy, witty melodies for which he is so well known. G&S expert and D’oyly Carte music Director john Owen Edwards conducts.

Evenings 7.15pm Matinee Sat 2.15pm Unwrapped Wed 29 May 6pm (FrEE - call Box office to book)

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Evenings 7.15pmUnwrapped Mon 15 April 6pm (FrEE - call Box office to book)

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Evenings 7.30pmMatinees Thu & Sat 2.30pm

Evenings £39.50 - £22Opening Night £25 - £15 & Matinees

Premium Seats: Evenings £42.50 Opening Night & Matinees £27.50

Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

concessions £3 off*

Sat 9 Mar 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

cAP Thu 7 Mar 7.30pm

Tue 5 to sat 9 March 2013You’re invited to the wedding of the year, and what a swell party it’s gonna be!

From the acclaimed producers of The King and I comes a dazzling new production of cole Porter’s High Society.

wealthy socialite Tracy Lord is in the midst of planning a lavish summer wedding when her ex-husband Dexter Haven turns up to disrupt the proceedings in an attempt to try and win her back. A further twist arrives in the form of charming reporter mike Connor who falls instantly for Tracy, and she for him. As the day of the wedding draws closer we’re left guessing which groom the bride will choose!

Starring Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood & The Sound of Music), Marilyn cutts (Fascinating Aida), Teddy Kempner (Acorn Antiques, The Musical and RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby), Daniel Boys (Any Dream Will Do), and Sophie Bould (The Sound of Music).

High Society is supported by ArTS CounCIL wALES. * Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves


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Presented by MUSIc & lYRIcS in association with VENUE cYMRU llANDUDNO

Based on the play The Philadelphia Story by PhIlIP BARRY Also based on the TURNER ENTERTAINMENT cO. motion picture High Society

music & Lyrics by cOlE PORTERBook by ARThUR KOPIT

Additional lyrics by SUSAN BIRKENhEAD


eLvIs COsTeLLO & THe IMPOsTeRs 13 ReVolVeRs sun 16 June 2013 8pm The Spectacular Singing Songbook is back! Legendary singer-songwriter Elvis costello and his band The Imposters return to Edinburgh with a night of hit music - where you control the set list.

First debuted in 1986 and brought back due to popular demand, this tour invites the audience to spin a huge wheel to select the next song.Tickets £42.50 & £36.50

BaRBaRa DICksON sun 27 October 2013 8pmAs a multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive olivier Award-winning acting career, Barbara Dickson OBE has firmly established herself as one of the most enduring and popular entertainers in Britain today, famous for hits including Caravans, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Answer Me and I Know Him So Well.Tickets £27 & £25

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BILL BaILeY QualMPeddleR Thu 6 to sat 8 June 2013 8pm Bill Bailey had Doubts about the modern world, but these have now grown into Qualms. He will be channelling these feelings of unease and Apprehension, with the help of religious Dubstep, his folk bouzouki, Horntallica, a re-appraisal of some of the world¹s greatest works of art and perhaps a dub version of Downton Abbey. Come savour this Broth of Anxiety with Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler.

Tickets £26.50

saRaH MILLICaN HoMe BiRd Fri 11 & sat 12 april 2014 8pmThe British Comedy Award’s Queen of Comedy, Sarah Millican is giving up the party scene (Ann Summers), easing off on the drinking (fizzy pop equals wealthy dentists) and is settling down (taking her bra off). on this, her third national tour, you will learn what to take on a dirty weekend, the easiest way to blend in in posh restaurants and how to teach a pensioner to swear. Join her for some hilarious domestic bliss. Age Guidance 16+

Tickets £26.50

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CHRIs aDDIsON tHe tiMe is now, aGain sun 7 april 2013 7.30pmThe star of The Thick of It and Mock The Week brings his twice extended, critically acclaimed tour The Time Is Now, Again to Edinburgh.

Top class stand-up from one of the classiest, toppiest stand-ups around. You should come and see him.

Tickets £21.50

“ exquisite, super-smart solo show… gloriously funny” Time Out

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Thu 21 to sat 23 March 2013Discover the heady, indulgent days of new York’s Long Island during the glamorous 1920s as Northern Ballet brings F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby to the stage.

nick Carraway comes to know his infamous neighbour Jay Gatsby – a mysterious millionaire with a secret past and a penchant for lavish parties and beautiful women. As the sparkling façade of Gatsby’s world begins to slip, Carraway comes to see the loneliness, obsession and tragedy that lies beneath.

with stunning dancing and music by Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett cBE (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Murder on the Orient Express), played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Don’t miss your opportunity to see what promises to be one of the most stylish adaptations of this classic work.

Photo: Jason Tozer

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Evenings 7.30pmMatinee Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £32.50 - £12

Premium Seats £36

Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off Fri & SatGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

concessions £3 off

Sat 23 Mar 2.30pm (Touch Tour 10.30am followed by 11am Insight workshop with dancers)

Post Show Discussion Fri 22 Mar (FrEE - call Box office to book)

Insight Workshop Sat 23 Mar 11am (FrEE - call Box office to book)


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Tue 19 March 2013 Journey from the streets of Los Angeles to the dark norwegian winter with two fantastic new works from Scottish Dance Theatre. Victor Quijada’s Second Coming showcases LA street-dance culture with a potent soundtrack by jasper Gahunia (aka Dj lil jaz). jo Strømgren’s Winter, Again will take you on a journey through the cycle of the darkest, coldest season, with underlying questions and mysterious happenings using songs from Schubert’s Eine Winterreise.

Tue 9 & Wed 10 april 2013 Featuring striking video imagery and love poems sung on stage, Marguerite Donlon’s Labyrinth of Love takes audiences on a humorous and heartbreaking journey through the joy and pain of love. Also featuring Merce cunningham’s seminal Sounddance, Richard Alston’s witty and sharp Dutiful Ducks and Paul Taylor’s Roses. with live music by the Rambert Orchestra.

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Evening 7.30pm

Tickets £18 - £13

Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) concessions £3 off

Pre-show Talk Tue 19 March 6.30pm (FrEE - call Box office to book)

Evenings 7.30pm

Tickets £26.50 - £13.50


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Evenings 7.30pmMatinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Evenings £29.50 - £16.50Opening Night £24.50 - £11.50 Matinees £26.50 - £14.50Premium Seats: Evenings £31.50 Opening Night £26.50, Matinees £28.50

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Mon 25 to sat 30 March 2013In 1997, a BAFTA award-winning British film about six out-of-work Sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose, took the world by storm.

Simon Beaufoy, the oscar-winning screenwriter of the film, has now gone back to Sheffield where it all started to rediscover the six men, the women, the heartache and the hilarity of a city on the dole.

Featuring songs from the film by Donna Summer, rod Stewart, Hot Chocolate and Tom Jones, The Full Monty is brought to the stage by a creative team led by award-winning director Daniel Evans. This Sheffield Theatres production is presented by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers, the award-winning producers of ART, Brief Encounter and Calendar Girls, prior to London’s west End.

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Evenings £29.50 - £13.50Opening Night £26.50 - £11 & Matinees

Premium Seats: Evenings £33 Opening Night & Matinees £30



Sat 6 Apr 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

cAP Thu 4 Apr 7.30pm

Post-show Discussion Thu 4 Apr 7.30pm

Tue 2 to sat 6 april 2013Leontes has everything a man could want: power, wealth, a loving family and friends. But he is not at peace. Inside he harbours a bitter jealousy that drives him to destroy all he holds dear.

many years later in a distant country a journey begins that may ultimately heal his pain and reunite his family in Shakespeare’s uplifting tale of reconciliation and forgiveness.

Following her acclaimed 2012 production of The Taming of the Shrew, lucy Bailey returns to the Royal Shakespeare company to direct a cast including Adam levy as Polixenes, jo Stone-Fewings as Leontes and Tara Fitzgerald as Hermione, with music composed by jon Boden, lead singer of hit folk band Bellowhead.

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HHHHH “ lucy Bailey’s new production proves startling, blissfully funny and unexpectedly moving” Daily Telegraph on The Taming of the Shrew, 2012


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Fri 26 & sat 27 april 2013carlos Acosta, the world’s favourite dancer, presents his most personal work to date, On Before. Building on Carlos’ astonishing dance vision, the show features collaborations with major uK and international dance stars.

Created and danced by Carlos Acosta, On Before also features royal Ballet principal dancer Zenaida Yanowsky. The show combines existing and new choreography by some of the world’s leading dancemakers, including Russell Maliphant, Kim Brandstrup, Edwaard liang and Miguel Altunaga, in a framework created by Carlos which tells the story of a doomed relationship between a man and a woman.

The show has a wide ranging score from handel to new commissions from Cuban composer Omar Puente and culminates in a moving finale featuring the live choral work of Morte lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium.

Evenings 7.30pm Tickets £35.50 - £16.50


Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

concessions £3 off

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“ sophisticated beautifully thought-out work” The Observer


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Evenings 7.30pmMatinees Thu & Sat 2pm

Evenings & £37.50 - £15.50Sat Matinee Thu Matinee £33.50 - £12.50

Premium Seats: Evenings £42.50 Sat Matinee £42.50, Thu Matinee £39

Friends up to 1/3 off wed or £3 off other showsGroups (8+) £6 off* (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off*Family Saver £110 & £90^ (Stalls & Dress) (4 tickets, max 2 adults)

Pre-show Talks (FrEE - call Box office to book)Thu 23 May 6.30pm (focus on dance) Fri 24 May 6.30pm (focus on music)

Post-show Discussion Fri 24 May

Insight Sat 25 May 11am Age 12+ (£5.50/£3.50)

Wed 22 to sat 25 May 2013DIrECTor & CHorEoGrAPHEr Matthew Bourne

muSIC La Sylphide by herman Severin løvenskjold performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Presented exclusively by Scottish Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling is a wonderfully imaginative reworking of the classic romantic ballet La Sylphide with a wickedly wry Scotch twist.

Highland Fling follows the antics of James – a young Scot with sex and love and rock and roll on his mind. recently married to his beloved Effie, his addiction to excess finds him in the fateful company of a beguiling gothic fairy. As his love for the strange and beautiful sylph becomes an obsession, he embarks on a fateful journey that takes him from the mean streets and nightclubs of Glasgow into a magical world beyond reality and reason.

Presented under licence by new Adventures.

LoVE DANcE“ wicked and compulsively watchable” Time Out

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Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Thu & Sat 2pm

Evenings & £38 - £16Sat Matinee Thu Matinee £34 - £13

Premium Seats: Evenings £42.50 Sat Matinee £42.50, Thu Matinee £39

Friends up to 1/3 off wed or £3 off other shows Groups (8+) £6 off* (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off*Family Saver £112 & £92^ (Stalls & Dress) (4 tickets, max 2 adults)

Pre-show Talks (FrEE - call Box office to book) Thu 9 jan 6.30pm (focus on dance) Fri 10 jan 6.30pm (focus on music)

Family Insight Sat 11 jan 11am Age 6+ (£5.50/£3.50)

Wed 8 to sat 11 January 2014unwrap a tasty new Christmas treat next year with the world premiere of christopher hampson’s fantastical Hansel & Gretel.

Scottish Ballet is excited to unveil Artistic Director Christopher Hampson’s first full length ballet for the Company.

This brand new Hansel & Gretel takes creative twists and turns inspired by the Grimm Brother’s famous fairy tale – and the stories and imagination of the people of Scotland.

meet Hansel, Gretel and a bewitching ballerina who is not at all that she seems.

Deliciously surreal, mouth-wateringly inventive and with more than a sprinkle of festive magic - do you dare to go down to the woods next winter on an enchanted journey with Scotland’s national dance company?

Sat 11 jan 2pm (Touch Tour 12.30pm) * Excl. Fri/Sat eves ^ Excl. Premium Seats

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Fri 17 & sat 18 May 2013A collaboration between one of Europe’s most exciting choreographers Sidi larbi cherkaoui, Turner Prize-winning sculptor Antony Gormley and 17 practicing Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple in China, Sutra is at once deeply hypnotic, playful and breathtakingly athletic. The monks performing in Sutra, who follow a strict Buddhist doctrine, perform such spectacular, dare devil moves that you see them quite literally as leaps of faith.

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Wed 5 June 2013 This fully choreographed spectacular featuring 22 professionally trained Kung Fu Masters vividly depicts rarely-seen feats of agility strength and skill. Audiences will be amazed and thrilled by their death-defying Kung Fu disciplines such as Qigong, animal imitation boxing, drunken boxing, and fighting with over 20 kinds of dangerous traditional weapons.

Evenings 7.30pm

Tickets £22.50 - £12.50


Post-show Q&A Fri 17 May

Evening 7.30pm

Tickets £24.50 - £19.50

Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off Family Saver £76 (4 tickets, max 2 adults)

“impossible to resist… astounding” Le Monde

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Fri 21 June 2013 We have rights… Right to live. Right to learn. How to live and to discern. Right of home. Right of care. Free from all that can ensnare… To be free from hostility. And to live with dignity.

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sat 6 July 2013 There’s a Rumble in the Jungle as The Singing Kettle set out on their greatest ever adventure. Follow the jungle beat on the hunt for magical coloured kettles and find clues for songs that will captivate the whole family. Packed with superb Singing Kettle favourite songs like Animals Went in Two by Two, Do Your Ears Hang Low and Jungle Party. Be part of the action on this totally awesome safari adventure. Come dressed as your favourite wild animal.

pilrigP A r K

Evening 7.30pm

Tickets £8

Matinees 12pm & 3pm

Tickets £13

Friends 20% off Groups (8+) £10 tickets (1 FrEE with 10 paid for)Family Saver £48 (4 tickets, max 2 adults) Baby ticket £2 (under 24 months)

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New cast member to be announced

Our World

Pilrig Park teaches subjects like numeracy and literacy through the arts. Almost every talented youngster at the school has contributed to this show. This is an uplifting, and often moving night at the theatre which will make you proud to support this very special local school.

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Tue 16 to Thu 18 July 2013Following the continued success of BBC one’s ratings-winning Strictly Come Dancing, craig Revel horwood’s brand new show, Strictly Confidential will give theatre audiences the chance to get up close and personal with some of the stars of the show. lisa Riley, Artem chigvintsev, Natalie lowe and Ian Waite will give audiences a personal insight into the stories and events that led them to their Strictly Come Dancing adventure.

The brand new show, written and directed by Revel horwood, the country’s most notorious TV entertainment judge, will take fans on an epic journey told through music, song and breathtaking dance routines.

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Evenings 7.30pmMatinee Thu 2.30pm

Tickets £40 - £20

Premium Seats £45

Friends 20% off opening nightGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)


* Subject to availability

“ it’s exciting to give fans an autobiographical take on this hit show, whilst also incorporating some of the show’s favourite moments. i’ve been working on Strictly Confidential for a while now and it’s a dream that everything is all coming together.”Craig Revel Horwood


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Wed 19 to sun 30 June 2013Don’t miss the world’s longest continually running film festival as it premieres more great movies from around the globe. with hundreds of films, panel discussions and workshops, EIFF is the crown jewel in Scotland’s film culture. Catch the opening Gala and several special screenings in the luxury of the Festival Theatre.

Tickets on Sale Filmhouse members: Thu 30 may 2013 Public Sale: mon 3 June 2013

Fri 19 to sun 28 July 2013Presenting over 100 concerts around the city during July, the Edinburgh jazz & Blues Festival spans traditional to Avant- garde jazz. You can expect to hear the best international players and top Scottish talent over the course of the Festival, with flagship concerts held at the Festival Theatre.

Tickets on Sale may 2013

Fri 2 to Mon 26 august 2013Taking place every August, the world’s largest arts festival has thousands of shows from around the world. From big showbiz names to unknown artists, the festival caters for everyone with theatre, comedy, dance, music, opera, exhibitions and more. Keep an eye on edtheatres.com for Fringe events appearing at the Festival Theatre.

Tickets on Sale may 2013

Fri 9 august to sun 1 september 2013Every August the Edinburgh International Festival brings three spellbinding weeks of the very best in opera, dance, music, theatre and visual arts to the Capital. with world-class dance, opera and theatre presented at the Festival & King’s Theatres you can always expect to see exciting and innovative EIF productions at one of these two venues.

Tickets on Sale Sat 23 march 2013

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A very special gift...

The FESTIVAl & KING’S ThEATRES are a registered charity and as such need your help to keep these iconic venues at the heart of Edinburgh’s cultural life.

In February 2013 you can have a basic will written or amended free of charge through the love the Arts, leave to the Arts campaign. Visit www.edtheatres.com/legacies or phone lucy clement on 0131 622 8087 to find out more.

Do you remember your first visit to the theatre?help future generations share your love of

the arts with a Gift in your Will. If you have fond memories of performances at the Festival & King’s Theatres we would be honoured to be remembered in your will. Pledging a legacy is a very special way in which you can be part of the theatres’ future at no cost to

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Premium Seats: Evenings £42.50 Opening Night & Matinees £27.50



Fri 4 Oct 7.30pm (Touch Tour 6.30pm)

Tue 1 to sat 5 October 2013From the award-winning producers of The King and I and High Society comes a new production of one of the world’s favourite musicals, directed and choreographed by craig Revel horwood, the nation’s favourite Strictly Come Dancing judge and master of the musical stage.

Tevye, the local milkman in his village of Anatevka, has always stuck by his traditions, but suddenly his headstrong daughters decide that they want to marry for love rather than accept whatever Yente the matchmaker comes up with. Tevye loves his daughters but has to convince his wife, and the villagers, that their decisions are actually falling in with tradition – not an easy thing to do, but if anyone can do it, the wily Tevye can!

Filled to the brim with classic songs like If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, Sunrise, Sunset and To Life, Fiddler On The Roof was the longest running production on Broadway for over 13 years - and when you join Tevye, his family and friends, you will understand why.

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Evenings 7.30pm

Tickets £22.50 - £16.50

Friends 20% offGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)

concessions £3 off

Tue 22 October 2013 Celebrating this year’s centenary of composer Benjamin Britten, Richard Alston has especially revived his exhilarating Rumours, Visions.

The music is Britten’s masterpiece Les Illuminations and both music and dance paint a vivid picture of the wild young genius Arthur Rimbaud, whose absinthe and drug-fuelled youth erupted in a brutally intense love affair with the older poet Paul Verlaine.

Rumours, Visions depicts images from the turbulent life of the young poet, a genius and a misfit in equal part. He saw himself as a visionary who needed to be outside the normality of respectable society. “I alone”, he cried, “hold the key to this wild parade.”

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“ all the dancers ate up the work as if relishing this rare slice of passion and drama”The Independent

“ Rumours,Visions ends the evening on an impassioned high... ”The Herald

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Evenings & £47.50 - £15 Sat Matinee Opening Night £43.50 - £13 & Thu Matinee

Premium Seats: Evenings & Sat Matinee £75 Opening Night & Thu Matinee £70

Friends 20% off Tue to Thu*Groups (8+) £3 off* (Stalls & Dress)

concessions £3 off* ̂

Tue 5 to sat 9 November 2013International Superstar Barry humphries, whose alter egos include inebriated cultural attaché, the honorable Sir les Patterson, the grandfatherly Sandy Stone, and moonee Ponds’ legendary housewife, Dame Edna Everage, comes to Edinburgh as part of his Farewell world tour.

During the all-singing, all-dancing spectacular, Dame Edna promises to “empower” audiences as she meditates on the big issues. “I’m not saying my show will heal you, but you’ll certainly leave the theatre feeling considerably better for the experience.”

while Act one features Humphries with his friends Sir Les and Sandy Stone, according to Dame Edna this serves as “just a bit of foreplay really before I make an orgasmic appearance in Act Two.”

The Farewell Tour is directed by distinguished multi-award-winning director Simon Phillips – director of the original Priscilla Queen of the Desert. * Excl. Premium Seats

^ Excl. Fri/Sat eves

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“side-splittingly funny”Stage Whispers, Australia

“Razor sharp brilliance”The Australian

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Fri 29 November 2013 to sat 4 January 2014 Irving Berlin’s White Christmas has broken box office records and won critical acclaim across the uK.

This spectacular stage musical of Bing crosby’s classic 1954 movie is brimming with Irving Berlin hits like Blue Skies, How Deep is the Ocean?, Happy Holidays, Sisters and, of course, the unforgettable title song White Christmas.

with a star-studded cast soon to be announced, an ensemble of over 30 incredible performers and a live orchestra, this multi-million pound production is full of tap dancing, lavish sets, beautiful costumes, lots of laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written.

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Fri 29 Nov 2013 7.30pmSat 30 Nov 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 2 Dec 2013 7.30pmTue 3 Dec 2013 7.30pmWed 4 Dec 2013 7.30pmThu 5 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 6 Dec 2013 7.30pmSat 7 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 9 Dec 2013 7.30pmTue 10 Dec 2013 7.30pmWed 11 Dec 2013 7.30pmThu 12 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 13 Dec 2013 7.30pmSat 14 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 16 Dec 2013 7.30pmTue 17 Dec 2013 7.30pmWed 18 Dec 2013 7.30pmThu 19 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 20 Dec 2013 7.30pmSat 21 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 23 Dec 2013 7.30pmTue 24 Dec 2013 2.30pmThu 26 Dec 2013 7.30pmFri 27 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmSat 28 Dec 2013 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 30 Dec 2013 7.30pmTue 31 Dec 2013 2.30pmThu 2 jan 2014 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 3 jan 2014 7.30pmSat 4 jan 2014 2.30pm 7.30pm

Evenings £43 - £23 Matinees £36 – £16

Premium Seats: Evenings £46.50 Matinees £39.50Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 30 Dec 7.30pm & 2 Jan 2.30pmGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) concessions £3 off*

Sat 14 Dec 2.30pm cAP Thu 12 Dec 7.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

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The All-singingAll-DAnCing

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Wed 22 January to sat 15 February 2014War Horse tells the powerful and uplifting story of young Albert, his beloved horse Joey, and the unimaginable obstacles they overcome both individually and together. At the heart of the show are life-sized puppets which bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage. Filled with stirring music and some of the most innovative stagecraft of our time, War Horse is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, and an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Wed 22 jan 7.30pmThu 23 jan 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 24 jan 7.30pmSat 25 jan 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 27 jan 7.30pmTue 28 jan 7.30pmWed 29 jan 7.30pmThu 30 jan 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 31 jan 7.30pmSat 01 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 03 Feb 7.30pmTue 04 Feb 7.30pmWed 05 Feb 7.30pmThu 06 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 07 Feb 7.30pmSat 08 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pmMon 10 Feb 7.30pmTue 11 Feb 7.30pmWed 12 Feb 7.30pmThu 13 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pmFri 14 Feb 7.30pmSat 15 Feb 2.30pm 7.30pm

“ a landmark theatre event” Time Magazine

Evenings & Sat Matinee £50 – £30.50 Thu Matinee £31 - £20

Premium Seats: Evenings £65 Thu Matinee £45

Friends 20% off opening night Over 60s £3 off (mon to Thu)* ^Groups (20+) £2.50 off top 3 price bands (mon/Tue eves)* Under 18s £5 off top 3 price bands (mon to Thu)* ^

Sat 8 Feb 2.30pm cAP Thu 30 jan 7.30pm* Excl. Premium Seats ^ Subject to availability

Photos: 2011 London Cast by Brinkhoff/mogenburg..

based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo u adapted by Nick Stafford in association with Handspring Puppet Company

HHHHH “so exhilarating that it makes you rejoice to be alive”

The Times

HHHHH “the theatre event of the decade”

Sunday Times

“ a landmark theatre event” Time Magazine

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36 LeaRNING & PaRTICIPaTION is an important part of our commitment to offering audiences a rich theatre-going experience. we offer a range of events which help enrich and enhance the experience of seeing a live performance.

sCOTTIsH OPeRa UNWRaPPeD 1hr (FREE – call Box Office to book)

Join the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, singers and crew to learn some of the secrets behind each production. Featuring show highlights and an introduction to principal characters, plot and key scenes.Werther Wed 27 February 2013 6pm The Flying Dutchman Mon 15 April 2013 6pm The Pirates of Penzance Wed 29 May 2013 6pmFESTIVAl ThEATRE - AUDITORIUM

THeaTRe TaLks 2hr (£7.50 incl. refreshments)

A wonderful way to learn about our King’s dramas. Hosted by Gail Wylie and liz hare, these talks are an opportunity to discuss the plays in a relaxed and informal setting before seeing them on stage.Abigail’s Party Tue 26 February 2013 10.30am The Government Inspector Tue 26 March 2013 10.30am The Woman in Black Tue 23 April 2013 10.30amFESTIVAl ThEATRE - EMPIRE ROOMS

THe TROCks OPeN ReHeaRsaLs 2hr 15min (FREE – call Box Office to book)

watch les Ballets Trockadero de Monte carlo rehearse in practice clothes with working lights for a unique opportunity to see how a performance comes together. Includes a brief introduction by the Artistic Director or Ballet master and an opportunity to ask questions. Fri 22 February 2013 4.15pmFESTIVAl ThEATRE - AUDITORIUM

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BaLLeT CaFes 2hr (£10) Join Scottish Ballet for an enjoyable beginners’ ballet class before relaxing with refreshments and listening to behind-the-scenes tales. To book contact Scottish Ballet on [email protected] 0141 331 2931.highland Fling Ballet café late Tue 21 May 2013 7pm hansel & Gretel Ballet café Wed 8 january 2014 2pm

sCOTTIsH BaLLeT INsIGHTs 1hr 30min (£5.50/ £3.50)

Discover the inspiration behind the choreography, music and designs of Scottish Ballet’s productions with an illustrated talk, listen to one of the dancers discussing their life and watch the Company taking class. highland Fling Insight Sat 25 May 2013 11am (Ages 12+) hansel & Gretel Family Insight Sat 11 january 2014 11am (Ages 6+)FESTIVAl ThEATRE - AUDITORIUM


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HOW TO BOOk Call the Box office on 0131 529 6000. For more information about any of the events detailed here, or to sign up for our Education e-bulletin, contact cerin Richardson, learning and Participation Manager on 0131 622 8099 or [email protected]

BaCksTaGe TOURs 2hr (£7.50 incl. refreshments) These fascinating tours offer an insight into the rich history of the theatres and what goes on behind the scenes.Festival Theatre King’s Theatre Sat 2 March 2013 10.30am Sat 2 March 2013 10.30am Sat 6 April 2013 10.30am Sat 4 May 2013 10.30am Sat 4 May 2013 10.30am

INTeRGeNeRaTIONaL sTORYTeLLING WORksHOPs once uPon a BuildinG site...Explore storytelling through dance, music and words, and learn how to create work for performance. Artists will run workshops with three age groups: over-60s, 16-60s & under-16s. Supported by Awards for AllDates February to October 2013 (FrEE – call Box office to book)

FaMILY sTORYTeLLING DaY 45min (£7 per child, accompanying adult FREE) Gulliver the Theatre Mouse Mon 11 February 2013 10am Come and meet Gulliver and join in with some mouse stories, puppets and games! For children 3+ and their grownups.Animal Fables, Animal heroes Mon 11 February 2013 11.15am multisensory stories about animals with friendly puppets and intriguing props. Suitable for children with additional support needs.

MUsICaL HaTs WORksHOP45min (£7 per child, accompanying adult FREE) Come and visit the world of magical musical Hats! Sail in a boat, climb aboard a train, dance in Africa, and help Herbert and Henrietta find their five missing hats. music, song and dance for little ears. For children 3+ and their grownups.Tue 12 February 2013 10am & 11.15am

Wee MICe MOveMeNT CLass WITH sCOTTIsH BaLLeT A fun and magical parent and child class where you will work together through dance stories, games and imaginative play to explore themes from The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. This class encourages confidence, creativity and imagination as well as developing co-ordination and balance. Ages 3-5, plus one adult per child.Thu 14 February 2013 10am & 11.15am 45min (£7 per child)

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Suitable for young people interested in a career in dance or who have a general passion for the performing arts. 1 year of dance experience essential.

CPD – DaNCe TRaINING FOR PRIMaRY & seCONDaRY TeaCHeRs (FREE) Sutra Martial Arts Workshop Sat 18 May 2013 10am-12pm Exploring the movement created by the Beijing-based Shaolin Monks.Scottish Ballet highland Fling Wed 22 May 2013 4pm-6.30pm Join Education officers from Scottish Ballet for a fun guide to creating engaging and dynamic dance sessions for boys. To book contact CErIn rICHArDSon [email protected] or 0131 622 8099FESTIVAl ThEATRE

sCOTTIsH OPeRa sCHOOLs UNWRaPPeD 1hr (FREE) Pirates of Penzance Wed 29 May 2013 1pm Join the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, singers and backstage crew to learn some of the secrets behind the production. Featuring show highlights and an introduction to principal characters, plot and key scenes, this is a chance for pupils to find out how costumes, singers and orchestra come together to create an opera live on stage.To book contact AuDrEY BLAKE [email protected] or 0141 332 9559.

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CPD – RaMBeRT DaNCe WORksHOP 1hr 20min (FREE) Tue 9 April 2013 4.40pm-6pm Starting with a warm-up and technique class, teachers will have the opportunity to learn a range of movement phrases and choreographic tasks that can be tailored to all levels and then take new ideas and exercises for use in their own classes. Designed for secondary school teachers.To book contact CErIn rICHArDSon [email protected] or 0131 622 8099FESTIVAl ThEATRE

Weekly workshops P6 & P7 4.30pm-6pm S1-S4: 6.30pm-8pm

sCOTTIsH BaLLeT YOUTH COLLeCTIve course Dates Mon 21 january to Mon 18 March 2013 Combining ballet and contemporary dance techniques with a range of exciting performance and creative skills, including choreography, performing with live music and drama. once a term, SBYC will receive a talk from Scottish Ballet dancers, musicians, choreographers and members of the company’s technical team.To book contact SCoTTISH BALLET [email protected] or 0141 331 2931

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Ticket sales alone are not enough to cover the costs of running these two iconic Edinburgh venues, so if you lOVE ThEATRE please consider showing your support.

In Dec 2012 we hosted Scotland’s first ‘relaxed performance’ for children with complex physical and behavioural needs. with the generous support of theatre lovers, we can continue to make our venues more accessible with special events like this, as well as continuing to programme regular Audio Described, captioned and Signed performances.

we are continuing to improve our facilities with projects such as the new studio space at the Festival Theatre. The Studio will allow us to greatly expand our programme of education events and nurture and develop young talent.

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Sat 16 Feb 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

cAP Thu 14 Feb 7.30pm

Mon 11 to sat 16 February 2013now in its eighth year, the Agatha christie Theatre company presents a thrilling production of the Queen of Crime’s classic, Go Back for Murder.

Carla Le marchant has learnt a disturbing family secret: her mother, Caroline Crale, died in prison after being convicted of killing her father.

Leaving an intriguing legacy in the form of a letter, Caroline professes her innocence and, believing this to be true, Carla becomes determined to clear her mother’s name.

Enlisting the help of Justin Fogg, the son of Caroline’s defence lawyer, Carla tracks down a number of people from her mother’s tragic past, only to uncover a shocking truth…

Suspects, secrets, and suspense abound in this new production starring liza Goddard (Bergerac), Sophie Ward (Land Girls), Robert Duncan (Drop the Dead Donkey), Gary Mavers (Peak Practice), lysette Anthony (Three Up, Two Down) and Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier).



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Mon 18 to sat 23 February 2013written by laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (Birds of a Feather, Shine on Harvey Moon) and featuring the unmistakable music of Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman, this nostalgic, feel-good journey will transport you back to music’s golden era as we follow two teenage sisters through the summer of ‘63.

Jennifer and marie are off to the seaside without cares, without worries – and without parents! Full of freedom and high spirits they meet a handsome young American who invites them to a dance at the local u.S. Air force base... But young love and holiday romances are never as simple as they seem, and the sisters soon realise that while the world around them is still watching itself in black and white, life and love can be much more colourful.

Featuring the unforgettable hits A Teenager In Love, Sweets For My Sweet, Turn Me Loose, Viva Las Vegas and Save The Last Dance For Me.


Evenings £32 - £18.50Opening Night £23 - £13 & Matinees

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Sat 23 Feb 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)


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“ Full of charm, nostalgia and plenty of laughs” The Herald

FROM ThE TEAM ThAT BROUGhT YOU DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS

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Mon 25 February to sat 2 March 2013Donna Summer is playing on the stereo. Dishes of cheese and pineapple are on the coffee table…the social get-together from hell is about to begin.

Don’t miss lindsay Posner’s acclaimed revival of Mike leigh’s iconic British play, starring hannah Waterman, Martin Marquez, Samuel james, Katie lightfoot and Emily Raymond, straight from a successful run in the west End.

Beverly and her estate agent husband Laurence have invited round new neighbours, Tony and Ange and nervous divorcee Sue – who’s twitchy about the party her teenage daughter, Abigail, is throwing over the road. As Beverly plies the guests with alcohol, cigarettes, Demis roussos and nibbles, this horribly compelling evening descends into drunkenness and debauchery.


“ a night of continuous guilty pleasure... a superb production” Daily Telegraph

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AwArd winning production direct from BroAdwAy & London’s west end

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Evenings 7.30pmMatinees Wed, Thu & Sat 2.30pm

Evenings £27.50 - £15Opening Night £24- £14 & Matinees


Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off*

Fri 8 Mar 7.30pm (Touch Tour 6.30pm)

Post-show Discussion Tue 5 Mar

Tue 5 to sat 9 March 2013Driving Miss Daisy is sure to bring a lump to your throat as an unlikely, long-lasting friendship blossoms between a prickly, elderly Southern matriarch, Daisy werthan (Gwen Taylor, recently seen in Coronation Street) and her kind-hearted chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn (Don Warrington, well-known for his role in Rising Damp). As the wheels turn and the decades roll by against a backdrop of prejudice, inequality and civil unrest, the pair slowly transcend their differences and ultimately grow to rely on each other far more than either ever expected.

Sparklingly funny, irresistibly heart-warming and with a wonderful much-loved cast, Driving Miss Daisy is the must-see show of 2013.


“ Funny, moving, tender… a totally absorbing, entertaining show… worth seeing many times” British Theatre Guide

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ThE EDINBURGh GIlBERT & SUllIVAN SOcIETYSOUThERN lIGhT presents RODGERS & hAMMERSTEIN’S

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Wed 13 to sat 16 March 2013 Yeeha! Grab your spurs and head on down as Edinburgh’s oldest amateur operatic society present Oklahoma!, the great American musical.

In a western Indian territory in 1906, the high-spirited rivalry between farmers and cowboys provides the colourful background against which Curly and Laurey play out their love story. Featuring Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ and People Will Say We’re in Love.

Tue 19 to sat 23 March 2013 Enter the Tower of London and meet a collection of fascinating characters whose situations will enthral and intrigue you. The Edinburgh Gilbert & Sullivan Society present this enthralling story of high drama and romance, considered by the authors to be their finest work.

Pre-show Talks (FrEE - call Box office to book) Tue to Fri 6.45pm, Sat 1.45pm & 6.45pm

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“ …impressively staged… subtle touches put the show above the rest” Edinburgh Evening News

Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm

Evenings £19 & £16

Sat Matinee £17 & £15

Sat 16 Mar 2.30pm

Evenings 7.30pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm

Tickets £19 - £12

Premium Seats £21Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other shows Groups (8+) 10% off Under 16s £5 tickets


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Adapted by ADRIAN MITchEllDirected by GERRY MUlGREW

“ an exuberantly funny and inventive show… hilariously powerful and raucous live music” The Scotsman

Tue 26 to sat 30 March 2013Dubious political dealings, a rioting populace, mishandled money - sound familiar?

The Government Inspector is one of the world’s most famous plays. written in 1835 and set in Tsarist russia, it is a classic satire on human vanity. By turns hilarious and vicious in its exposé of corruption among those in power, this masterpiece seems made for the times we now live in.

All night the Governor has dreamt of huge rats trying to devour him and now a Government Inspector is arriving imminently. The town officials are called together and told to waste no time in cleaning up their act - shredding incriminating documents, issuing gagging orders, blacking out of the media - they all have to work together, and fast, to cover up the corruption that’s been going on for years.

This fast-paced, raucously entertaining black comedy features an electrifying cast and live Balkan-fused music including electric balalaikas and mouth organs!

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Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) concessions £3 off *


cAP Thu 28 Mar 7.30pm

Theatre Talk Tue 26 Mar 10.30am (£7.50 - call Box office to book)


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Matinee 2.30pm

Tickets £13

Friends £1 off Groups (8+) £2 off (Stalls & Dress)

Thu 4 april 2013 Britain’s best matinee show is back for one final tour! with the fabulous music of The Martyn St james Band, here is an afternoon show with a recollection of the days when music was music. Featuring Adam Daye recalling the wonderful radio stars of the period and Marilyn hill Smith bringing back the music of Vera lynn and Ivor Novello. Andy Eastwood plays George Formby classics on the ukelele, and your host Mervyn Francis comperes.

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Fri 5 to sun 7 april 2013 Dora has lost her teddy bear Osito, and the search is on to retrieve him! with the help of the audience, Map, Backpack, Boots, and Diego, Dora uses her map-reading, counting, musical and language skills to successfully pass through the number Pyramid and the mixed-up Jungle to reach the City of Lost Toys.

Dora the Explorer fans will delight in this two act, song and dance spectacular that invites them to think, sing and play along.

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Fri 4pm Sat 10am, 1pm & 4pm Sun 10am & 1pm

Tickets £17

Explorer Seats £19Groups (10+) £12 tickets* (1 FrEE with 10 paid for)Family Saver £59* (4 tickets, max 2 adults) Explorer Family Saver £69 (4 tickets, max 2 adults)Under 16s £2 off Baby Ticket £2* (under 24 months)

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Thu 25 to sat 27 april 2013 It’s the birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy, it’s party time – and you’re invited!

All Spot’s friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, helen the hippo and Tom the crocodile plus Spot’s mum and dad, Sally and Sam. Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician will be there too, ensuring there’s never a dull moment. Join in the fun – music and songs, games and stories – theatrical magic to capture everyone’s imagination.

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Adapted and directed by DAVID WOOD Based on the books by ERIc hIll

Thu 1.30pm Fri 10.30am & 1.30pm Sat 10am & 12pm

Tickets £13

Baby Ticket £2 (under 24 months)

Family Saver £45.40 (4 tickets, max 2 adults)

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sun 14 april 2013Join the star of the west End musical Patsy, Ireland’s Queen of Country music Sandy Kelly, for an unforgettable evening in tribute to the legendary Patsy cline, whose hits include Crazy, Sweet Dreams, Walking After Midnight and I Fall to Pieces.

Sharing the stage is George hamilton IV, a country music legend in his own right, whose many hits include Abilene, Early Morning Rain and She’s a Little Bit Country.

Patsy Cline50th Anniversary Tour

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Tue 9 to sat 13 april 2013The girls are back! one of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly-remembered sitcoms comes to the stage with all three of its original leading cast members, Pauline Quirke, linda Robson and lesley joseph.

Birds of a Feather ran on BBC for nearly ten years throughout the 1990s, becoming a massive hit right from the word go, and remains not only a classic comedy but also a female-centred long-running series—a truly rare gem.

And now the three stars of the TV series are re-united on stage to re-create their adored characters, sisters Sharon Theodopolopoudos and Tracy Stubbs and their sex-mad neighbour, Dorien Green, in a brand-new show created especially for the theatre by The comedy Theatre company, producers of the highly-successful tour of Victoria wood’s dinnerladies.

Don’t miss this chance to see Birds of a Feather live on stage!


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Mon 15 to sat 20 april 2013when soldiers in the British Army are tasked with translating local place names from ancient Irish Gaelic to the King’s English, a series of misunderstandings and misinterpretations throws a small town in rural Ireland into tumult.

After six years away in Dublin, owen returns to his home town of Ballybegg with Lieutenant Yolland, who is working on the ordinance Survey map of Ireland. owen acts as a translator and go-between for the British and Irish. A love triangle complicates matters, and this poignant story is played out onstage under the much lauded direction of acclaimed actor and director, Adrian Dunbar.

Direct from the 2013 uK City of Culture celebrations in Derry, northern Ireland, where it was first performed in 1980, Translations is a masterwork from the Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel.

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Friends 2 for 1 mon & Tue or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)




Theatre Talk Tue 23 Apr 10.30am (£7.50 - call Box office to book)

The mosT Terrifying live TheaTre experience in The world!

Mon 22 to sat 27 april 2013Combining the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir, The Woman in Black delivers an evening of unremitting drama, transporting the audience into a terrifying and ghostly world.

A lawyer engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but as they reach further into his darkest memories the borders between make believe and reality begin to blur and the flesh begins to creep...

now celebrating its 23rd year in the west End, over 7 million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most chilling and successful theatre events ever staged.

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Tue 30 april to sat 4 May 2013Bill macwilliam is determined that his son Cameron will join him on the orange walk. However, prompted by his mother’s recent death, Cameron has started to question his father’s beliefs.

matters come to a head with the arrival of the staunch Irish Catholic spinster from downstairs and her pregnant niece. Father is pitted against son and niece against aunt, as old prejudices are questioned and new ideals sought.

on its fortieth anniversary, this political comedy still packs a punch in a Scotland where sectarian chants are still heard on football terraces.

Don’t miss a play that will be one of the talking points of the year, in a production that is funny, thoughtful, challenging and ultimately uplifting. Directed by acclaimed Scottish theatre director Michael Emans and featuring a stellar cast of Scottish and Irish performers

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Sat 4 May 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

cAP Thu 2 May 7.30pm

* Excl. Opening Night & Fri/Sat eves“ i’m in raptures over Rapture” Daily Mail

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Wed 8 to sat 11 May 2013Love, drama and beautiful music take centre stage as Edinburgh Grand Opera presents a brand new production of La Traviata featuring a cast of seasoned soloists and young professionals. Travel to Paris, where the beautiful courtesan Violetta leaves a life of luxury and endless parties to pursue true love with young aristocrat Alfredo, ending in heartbreak and tragedy. Sung in Italian

Supported by cREATIVE ScOTlAND

Evenings 7.30pm

Opening Night £25 - £10 Wed to Sat £28 - £10

Premium Seats: Opening Night £28, Wed to Sat £31Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) concessions £3 off*

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EDINBURGh GRAND OPERA presents

take your seatsladies & GentleMen, Please

JoIn ElAINE & PENElOPE AnD DEDIcATE A SEAT AT Your KING’S ThEATREmake your mark on a piece of Edinburgh’s history. Honour a loved one, commemorate a special occasion, promote your business or simply show your love of the King’s Theatre. See your personal message engraved on a brass plaque on the plush new seating, for a donation of £300 (or £500 a pair).

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Mon 13 to sat 18 May 2013In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint.

within a few years the most avant-garde artists became their friends and their work was acquired by prestigious collections; but every day they worked, as before, down the mine. Examining the lives of a group of ordinary men who do extraordinary things, The Pitmen Painters is a humorous, deeply moving and timely look at art, class and politics.

written by lee hall, creator of the worldwide sensation Billy Elliot, The Pitmen Painters has received huge critical acclaim and won the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play.

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HHHHH“ the most accessible, enthralling and life affirming show in town” Sunday Express

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Mon 20 to sat 25 May 2013Direct from the west End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the Alfred hitchcock classic’ (Sunday Times) spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash-hit olivier Award-winning Best New comedy.

This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.

This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.

See our jolly good trailer at www.love39steps.com


“ uproariously jolly and splendidly inventive” The Guardian

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sat 1 & sun 2 June 2013 From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA award-winning television animation for the first time ever live on stage! Join Ben and Holly, and their friends on this exciting musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter on an enchanting journey through the magical Kingdom. with actors, masks and colourful costumes this beautiful story of elves, princesses and childhood innocence will delight all the family. www.benandhollylive.com

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Wed 29 May 2013when Mike Oldfield released his 1973 masterpiece, Tubular Bells, it required more than 30 musicians to perform it. now, 40 years on, performed by just two massively talented musicians, this thrilling show recreates the album on stage, in real time, in a unique and compelling theatrical experience.

Tubular Bells ‘For Two’ burst onto the international scene at the Sydney Festival and was the smash-hit show of the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe - winning a herald Angel Award.

Evenings 7.30pm

Tickets £21


Sat 1pm & 4pm Sun 10am & 1pm

Tickets £14.50 & £12.50


Friends 20% off Groups (10+) £2 off Under 16’s £2 off Baby ticket £2* (under 24 months) Family Saver £50* (4 tickets, max 2 adults)

HHHHH “ the musical equivalent of the triathlon – with bells on” The Scotsman

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Tue 4 to sat 8 June 2013The old Vic and west-End smash hit Noises Off comes to Edinburgh following its triumphant and critically acclaimed sell out run in London.

Hailed as one of the greatest British comedies ever written, Michael Frayn’s multi award-winning backstage farce serves up a riotous double bill - a play within a play.

Hurtling along at breakneck speed it follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through rehearsals, to a shambolic first night in weston–super-mare, and a final disastrous performance in Stockton-on-Tees.

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“ Michael Frayn’s comic masterpiece” The Daily Telegraph

“ too many joys to list” The Times

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Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress)concessions £3 off*

Sat 8 jun 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

cAP Thu 6 jun 7.30pm

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Tue 11 to sat 15 June 2013 we all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows – Terrible Tudors and Vile Victorians – are sure to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

Terrible Tudors: Tue 7pm, Wed 10.30am, Thu 1.30pm, Fri 10.30am & Sat 2.30pmVile Victorians: Wed 1.30pm, Thu 10.30am, Fri 7pm & Sat 7pm

Tickets £14.50 & £12.50

Premium Seats £16.50Friends 20% off Under 16s £2 offhorrible Saver 20% off when you buy both shows at the same time (Full price tickets only)

HHHH “the latest sensation on the

theatrical block!” The Times

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Fri 6 to sun 8 september 2013 one wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad mouse doesn’t really exist... does he? Following hot on the heels of the Gruffalo’s sell-out tour and his monstrous west End success comes the Gruffalo’s child! Just how brave is she? Find out for yourselves at this magical show from Tall Stories!

Ages 3+ running Time: 55min

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Fri 1pm & 4pm Sat 10.30am & 1pm Sun 10.30am & 1pm

Tickets £12.50

Family Saver £46 (4 tickets, max 2 adults) Baby Ticket £2 (under 24 months)

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Tue17 to sat 21 september 2013 Roald Dahl’s very first children’s book tells the story of James, a lonely young boy. when a mystical old man gives James a magic bag, he spills it near an old peach tree. The most incredible things start to happen and James embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with the most amazing group of characters you could ever meet!

Age guidance 4+

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Tickets £12.50 & £10.50

Premium Seats £14.50Friends 20% off Under 16s £2 off

HHHH“ a heartwarming mix of fun, fruit and nuts!” The Daily Mail

Tue 7pm Wed 10.30am & 1.30pm Thu 10.30am & 1.30pm Fri 10.30am & 7pm Sat 2.30pm & 7pm

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sun 29 september 2013recognised worldwide as an authority on bushcraft and survival, Ray Mears acquired his unique skills through his work in some of the world’s most uninhabitable and harshest environments.

Don’t miss this compelling theatre show in which ray shares stories from over thirty years surviving the wilderness and its colourful wildlife.

Evenings 7.30pm

Tickets £25.50 & £23

Friends £3 off Groups (10+) 1 in 10 FrEEUnder 16’s £8 off concessions £3 off Family Saver £80 (4 tickets, max 2 adults)

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cAP Thu 3 October 7.30pm

Tue 1 to sat 5 October 2013macbeth is dead, long live the King.

under cover of night, an English army has swept through the landscape, killed the tyrant and taken the seat of power.

Attempting to restore peace and put in place a new ruler, Siward, the commanding officer, is beset by a brutal guerrilla uprising and simmering discontent amongst his own inexperienced troops. Struggling to grasp the alien customs and politics of this harsh country, he finds himself drawn towards macbeth’s powerful widow in search of someone to share his burden of responsibility. Increasingly isolated from his own men and Scottish allies alike, his efforts to restore order appear futile as the situation spins out of control.

Starring Siobhan Redmond, David Greig’s exhilarating play is a vision of one man’s attempt to restore peace in a country ravaged by war.

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DUNSINANEBy DAVID GREIG DIrEcTED By rOXANA SILBErT

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Sat 2 Nov 2.30pm (Touch Tour 1.30pm)

cAP Wed 30 Oct 7.30pm

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Tue 29 October to sat 2 November 2013I believe one should fight for what one believes. Provided one is absolutely sure one is absolutely right.

Based on an autobiographical novel, To Sir, With Love is a truly inspirational story.

ricky Braithwaite, a Cambridge graduate, arrives in London and soon learns what it is to be black in post-war England. As a teacher in an East End school, he must find a way into the hearts and minds of his unruly class to motivate and inspire the disillusioned and challenging teenagers.

To Sir, With Love was a major film of the 1960s starring Sidney Poitier and with a song made famous by lulu. This exciting new stage adaptation is by Ayub Khan-Din, author of the acclaimed East is East; peppered with songs and music of the late ‘40s, it is as relevant today as it was when first written.


A major new stage adaptation by Ayub Khan-DinBased on the book by E.R. Braithwaite

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Tue 19 to sat 23 November 2013what’s left to say about Edinburgh Gang Show? over 50 years of Scouts and Guides lighting up the King’s? Biggest Gang Show in the world? Hundreds of young people singing, dancing and having fun all the way?

we can say a lot about Gang Show but there’s nothing like it! november is Gang Show month – see you at the King’s!

Tue 5 to sat 9 November 2013Adapted by Tim luscombe and directed by colin Blumenau, Mansfield Park is a spellbinding re-telling of Austen’s captivating novel, and a must-see for lovers of all classic drama. From the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, the country’s last remaining regency Theatre.

By Jane Austen

Evenings 7pm Matinee Sat 2.15pm

Opening Night £13.50 - £9 Wed to Sat £16.50 - £10

Groups (10+) 1 free with every 10 tickets purchased

Sat 23 Nov 2.15pm (Touch Tour 1.15pm)

Evenings 7.30pm Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Evenings £27.50 - £15

Opening Nights & Matinees £24 - £14

Premium Seats: Evenings £29.50 Opening Night & Matinees £27Friends 2 for 1 opening night or 20% off other showsGroups (8+) £3 off (Stalls & Dress) concessions £3 off*

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Photo: © mike Kwasniak

“ a sheer delight” British Theatre Guide

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sat 30 November 2013 to sun 19 January 2014 All your favourite friends are heading to neverland for another King’s Panto adventure! Join Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott for the swashbuckling panto that is sure to keep you young at heart.

Join Peter and wendy as they fly through the night sky to neverland to live with the Lost Boys! meet Tinkerbell and Tigerlily! But beware… Captain Hook is on the prowl with his henchman Smee… and mrs. Smee!

* Excl. Premium seats

Friends 2 for 1 on Tue 3 December or 20% off wed 4 to Sun 8 December or Tue 7 to Sun 12 JanuaryGroups (8+) £3 off (Excl. 20 to 31 December)children £3 offBaby ticket £2* (under 24 months)concessions £2 off* (red & Green)

Fri 13 Dec 2013 7pm | Sat 4 jan 2014 2pm (Touch Tour 1hr before)

Stalls

£27 £29 £24 £26 £19 £21 £10

Dress £27 £29 £24 £26 £19 £21 £10

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Sat 30 Nov 2013 2pm 7pmSun 1 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmTue 3 Dec 2013 7pmWed 4 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmThu 5 Dec 2013 2pm (s) 7pmFri 6 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSat 7 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSun 8 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmTue 10 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmWed 11 Dec 2013 2pm (s) 7pmThu 12 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmFri 13 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSat 14 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSun 15 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmTue 17 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmWed 18 Dec 2013 2pmFri 20 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSat 21 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSun 22 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmMon 23 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmTue 24 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmThu 26 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmFri 27 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSat 28 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmSun 29 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmMon 30 Dec 2013 2pm 7pmTue 31 Dec 2013 1pm 5pmThu 2 jan 2014 2pm 7pmFri 3 jan 2014 2pm 7pmSat 4 jan 2014 2pm 7pmSun 5 jan 2014 1pm 5pmTue 7 jan 2014 2pm 7pmWed 8 jan 2014 2pm 7pmThu 9 jan 2014 7pmFri 10 jan 2014 7pmSat 11 jan 2014 2pm 7pmSun 12 jan 2014 1pm 5pmTue 14 jan 2014 2pm 7pmWed 15 jan 2014 2pm 7pmThu 16 jan 2014 7pmFri 17 jan 2014 7pmSat 18 jan 2014 2pm 7pmSun 19 jan 2014 1pm 5pm

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Sat 10.30am - 4pm(or until curtain-up on performance nights)

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cAFÉ lUcIA at the Festival Theatre is the perfect place to enjoy a coffee or bite to eat before the show. with our tasty pre-theatre special offers you can enjoy more for less. OPENING hOURS Mon to Fri 10.30am-5pm | Sat 10.30am-4pm (or until curtain-up on performance nights)

WhEElchAIR USERSPlease book wheelchair spaces in advance at the Box Office. FESTIVAl ThEATRE 8 spaces in the stalls for wheelchair users with adjacent seats for companions.

KING’S ThEATRE 6 spaces at the rear stalls for wheelchair users, with adjacent seats for companions.

GUIDE DOGS Guide dogs are welcome at both theatres

hEADSETS AND PERSONAl INDUcTION lOOPS Available for all performances. Collect from a member of staff on arrival. number of headsets are limited.

cAPTIONING Captioning is a bit like subtitles on TV. Captions are shown on two raised display units either side of the stage. The text is in large print and delivered at the same time as the words are spoken or sung. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking.

BSl – SIGN lANGUAGE INTERPRETED A BSL Interpreter will stand on one side of the stage and interpret all spoken or sung speech. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking.

AUDIO DEScRIPTION Audio Description is a form of audio-visual translation. Through a headset (collect on arrival) a describer will tell you where the characters are on stage, what they are wearing, how they gesture and what the set looks like. Please mention if you wish to use this service when booking.

TOUch TOURS Touch Tours of the set, costumes and props are usually available from 1hr before the Audio Described show. Touch Tour tickets are limited and should be requested in advance.

ThEATRE BARS our bars are open from 1hr before the show, so there’s plenty of time to relax with friends before you find your seats.

INTERVAl DRINKS To avoid queues, pre-order your interval drinks before the show and we’ll have them ready for you at the break.

INVERARITY WINE BAR Located on the first floor at the Festival Theatre, wine-lovers can sample from a range of champagnes, white, rosé and red wine, complemented by Inverarity’s own brand whiskies.

FRIENDS REcEIVE 20% OFF AT cAFÉ lUcIA AND ThEATRE BARS

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For full access information please visit: edtheatres.com/festival-access edtheatres.com/kings-access

To request a large print, braille or audio brochure, please contact us on 0131 622 8410

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discounts How to BooKFrIEnDS 2 for 1 on most opening nights or 20% off most other performances all year round. See individual show pages for details.

GrouPS (8+) £3 off tickets for most shows. only available through Group Sales on 0131 529 6005. Exclusions may apply – see individual show pages for details.

STuDEnT/YounG SCoT STAnDBY £10 tickets on the day of the performance. Available in person after midday. Subject to availability. Valid ID required.

FAmILY SAVEr Advertised on show pages where available (4 tickets, max 2 adults).

BABY TICKET £2 tickets are available for babies under 24 months on selected children’s shows. All babies require a ticket for entry. Babies do not qualify as group members for Group discounts.

ConCESSIonS Available for full-time students, senior citizens, unwaged (JSA claimants), people with disabilities, Young Scot cardholders, school parties/youth groups, children, Equity & BECTu members, Edinburgh Leisure Cardholders. Concessions are advertised on show pages where available.

Exclusions may apply to all discounts – check with Box office when booking.

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onLInE edtheatres.com PHonE 0131 529 6000 (mon to Sat 11am-6pm)GrouPS (8+) 0131 529 6005 (mon to Fri 10am-6pm)TExT rELAY 18001 0131 529 6003

In PErSon FESTIVAl ThEATRE 13/29 nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT (open mon to Sat 10am-6pm or until curtain up)

KING’S ThEATRE 2 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LQ (open from 1hr before a performance or until curtain up)Tickets also available in person from the Festival Theatre

hOW TO FIND US

BY BuS FESTIVAl ThEATRE Lothian Buses: 3, 3A, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 47, 48, x48, 49

First Buses: 86, 86A

KING’S ThEATRE Lothian Buses: 10, 11, 15, 15a, 16, 23, 27, 45

BY CAr no parking on nicolson St, or Leven St. Single yellow lines and Pay & Display spaces available on side streets. Blue Badge parking spaces are available at the Festival Theatre but must be booked in advance by calling 662 1112. Spaces subject to availability.

BY TAxI Drop-off points outside front doors at both venues. we are happy to order a taxi after the performance for those with mobility issues.

FESTIVAL THEATrE 13/29 nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT

KInG’S THEATrE 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh EH3 9LQ

Festival City Theatres Trust: 13/29 nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT Switchboard: 0131 662 1112 Fax: 0131 667 0744 General enquiries: [email protected]

Ticket enquiries: [email protected] registered charity SC018605

ThE SMAll PRINT BooKInG FEES A fee of 75p per ticket will be charged on all phone, postal and online bookings (capped at £3 per transaction for phone and postal bookings).

PoSTAGE All tickets not booked in person will be sent to the credit/debit cardholder’s address for an 80p handling charge. (where tickets are booked within one week of the performance, tickets must be collected in person from the Box office.)

rEFunDS Sorry, we do not offer refunds on ticket purchases.

LATEComErS may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance, which could be the interval. Please note that the Latecomers Policy is set on a show-by-show basis. we advise you to arrive at least 30mins before the performance to avoid queues, especially if collecting tickets.

ADmISSIon PoLICY management reserve the right to refuse admission.

CAnCELLED PErFormAnCES If a performance is cancelled we will make every effort to accommodate you at another time, or offer a refund.

DISCounTS Apply to full price tickets only. only one discount per ticket. Subject to availability, at the discretion of the Box office. Proof of status must be shown where appropriate. not all shows offer concessions. Booking T&Cs can be found on the reverse of tickets.

£TDF The Theatres Development Fund helps protect the future of your Festival & King’s Theatres and continue to improve standards for audiences and artists. A small contribution to the Fund is included in the ticket price of most shows in this brochure.

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pm translations p49

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gift of theatre

winters tale p20

feather p48

murder p40