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- Memet Ali Alabora, Actor & Theatre Director, Author of ‘Mi Minör’
- Jo Clifford, playwright, author of The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven
- Philippos Philippou, stage director, author of Forbidden Stories
A fascinating free new exhibition – part of a year-long series of events - opens in Edinburgh aiming to establish Charles Piazzi Smyth’s place in Edinburgh’s history.
The exhibition, housed in Edinburgh’s iconic Nelson Monument, presents Piazzi Smyth’s photography, paintings and drawings, alongside a newly commissioned short film and interviews in what will be the first major exhibition in Edinburgh dedicated to the forgotten astronomer. Article here: https://edin.ac/2vO00t6
Science fiction authors will present their latest short tales to be published in Scotland in Space this autumn by Shoreline of Infinity. These authors will offer short readings of their stories and discuss the questions these pose on the social implications of Scottish space exploration and offer meaningful pointers to how the country can explore space in an inclusive and non-exploitative manner. The seminar will also include short talks by academics who have written accompanying essays which offer background scientific, social and literary information to the science fictional tales.
TWO fantastic Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas shows in one evening!
Daphne Loads - Stop Making Sense! Do you always approach life logically, making careful decisions based on sound evidence and facts? Health warning! You may be suffering from abnormally high levels of rationality. Join Dr Daphne Loads for a healthy injection of irrationality.
Cathy Bovill - Hey, you at the back! Did you always sit at the back in class? Were you bored? Come along for an audience with Cathy Bovill (Aka ‘Dr Engagement’) to experience the highs and lows of teacher attempts to motivate students.
Bodyscape is a sci-art co-creation event for artists, researchers and people with a lived experience of disease to engage in conversation. The event aims to bring artists, researchers, and people who have experience of long-term health conditions (patients or friends/families/carers) together to chat with each other and explore current insights into health and research. Then everyone will have the chance to get creative, making art in response to the conversations or your own experiences of disease.
Theatre practitioners share their stories of silencing and resistance to discuss the current state of freedom of artistic expression and the threat of censorship in our times.
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We are beyond excited to invite you to DEFICIT, a completely new piece of devised theatre that exposes the magical realism of everyday lives. We follow five characters; Selkie, Wulver, Kelpie, Beira and Poltergeist as they explore the human condition through the metaphor of their mythological existence.
Don’t worry, you’re allowed to laugh.
As part of the Edinburgh Alternative Theatre Festival hosted by Theatre Paradok.
A new play by Sekai Waterman for The Edinburgh Alternative Theatre Festival. A story about the confusing relationship between two queers. The lives of Jordan and Amina aren't easy, in fact, they can be pretty darn hard. Join us as we explore the definitions of relationships, genders and mental conditions.
The Edinburgh Alternative Theatre Festival is proud to present
URBAN INFERNO: A Comedy about Lust, Gluttony, Greed and Anger in the Age of the Internet (very loosely based on Dante’s Inferno)
Written and directed by Alyssa Osiecki.
TWO fantastic Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas shows in one evening!
What would happen if there were no copyright?
Should we ditch the classroom and instead only focus on learning languages?
Experts Smita Kheria and Thomas Bak explore these dangerous ideas and invite you to share your thoughts at this cabaret-style show about intellectual property and the future of education.
We are beyond excited to invite you to DEFICIT, a completely new piece of devised theatre that exposes the magical realism of everyday lives. We follow five characters; Selkie, Wulver, Kelpie, Beira and Poltergeist as they explore the human condition through the metaphor of their mythological existence.
Don’t worry, you’re allowed to laugh.
As part of the Edinburgh Alternative Theatre Festival hosted by Theatre Paradok.