Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s classic, performed in a unique tunnel beneath Edinburgh’s streets.
Iconic is not a strong enough word for novelist Irvine Welsh’s generation-defining masterpiece, Trainspotting.
This dancing poetry is inspired by Tao Te Ching, which says that the largest square has no corners. Lao Tzu put forward this kind of aesthetic concept in ancient Chinese literary theory, intending to praise natural, rather than artificial, beauty…
An exceptional opportunity to be immersed in classical and Tai Chi contemporary dances performed by talented young dancers. The Circling is a combination of Tai Chi’s circle rhythm, Chi-driven techniques and Lemon’s fall and recovery, swing and conversion techniques, choreographed by Meng Wang…
Three day event. Chinese arts and culture exhibitions/workshops. Adult and child performers and musicians present traditional and modern arts.
Join us for an evening of stand-up comedy to raise funds for Barnardo’s. Bringing you a selection of the very best comedians at this year’s Fringe, it’s a night that won’t disappoint! Previous support includes Russell Howard, Joel Dommett, Susan Calman, John Bishop, Tom Lucy, Lost Voice Guy, Marcus Brigstocke, Ed Byrne, Joe Lycett, Jason Byrne, Jo Caulfield and Sara Pascoe…
Brought to you by the folk orchestra of Hangzhou Jiangnan Experimental School of Zhejiang. Founded in 2008, they have won many awards for their beautiful playing of tunes of love on traditional string and woodwind instruments…
A collaboration of Chinese and Western instruments performed by young musicians from Shenzhen Bao’an Children’s Palace Orchestra.
The Chinese Orchestra of Shanghai Huangpu Youngster Art Activity Centre has been established for more than 20 years. It has achieved top awards in many international and domestic competitions and held special concerts in Shanghai…
With the theme ‘the starting point of love, silk road and art’, our festival has a variety of performances and art from countries on the One Belt One Road. This year we have invited three groups of artists from different regions in China as representatives to the Fringe...
This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The programme includes Chinese traditional music like The Butterfly Lovers, Blue and White Porcelain, A Moonlit Night on the Spring River and Bamboo Under the Moonlight, and dance like Little Heroines, Snow Doll, etc...
Join us for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo's, while previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows. Featuring household names from TV and stand-up, our previous line-up has included Joel Dommett, John Bishop, David O’Doherty, Ed Byrne, Iain Stirling, Jason Byrne, Joe Lycett, Jo Caulfield, Milton Jones and Sara Pascoe...
Touch and feel Chinese arts and culture by attending CACF 2018. Participants: Beijing Federation of Literature and Arts Circles. Sound of Beijing / China Dancers Association. Xiaohe Elegant Demeanor / I Have A Dream (Education Group Pure Dance Troupe of Children, Why Ballet, UK China Performing Arts, Ballet Etoile Shanghai) / Blingboom.
Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s classic, staged in a unique tunnel beneath Edinburgh’s streets. The audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious ‘worst toilet in Scotland’ scene...
Every year a sell-out! The UK’s first and premier award for live comedy. See the 2017 winner and nominees on one bill for one show only. Book early to avoid disappointment. We bring you the stars of tomorrow...
‘Hilarious... It gets no better than this... Brilliant!’ (Time Out); ‘Exhilarating… ridiculousness’ (Age, Australia); ‘Jimeoin recalls the familiar at a fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess’ (Scotland on Sunday)...
Brahma (Sanskrit Brahama) was founded in early 2011 in Beijing, China. Through metal, electronic, orchestral, fusion and other ethnic and religious music, Brahma's goal has always been to express our environment and our attitude when we connect with people and things...
Withstanding the daily increase in the threat of nuclear annihilation, there really hasn’t been a better time to be a political stand-up. For all the outrage and controversy that dogged his earlier career, that is what Frankie Boyle unequivocally now is...
Forthright and sincere, Mulan is the first-born daughter to her family. When the invading Hun (Xiongnu) begin attacking China, the Imperial Court plans to recruit every strong man into its army...
In a Faraway Place is one of the most well known Chinese folk songs in the world. The songwriter Wang Luobin is often referred to as the King of Western Chinese folk songs. Based on Wang Luobin’s legendary life story in Western China, the story will be told using the tunes and lyrics of his most well-known songs...
SCCC will carry on the splendid programme during the second day of the event. 2047 Apologue is our featured stage performance directed by Zhang Yimou. He has been nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscars many times and won a Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Bear...
SCCC is proud to present splendid programme for audiences. 2047 Apologue is our featured stage performance directed by Zhang Yimou. He is widely regarded as one of the most talented directors around the world...
Extra shows – later, ruder, sillier and absolutely full-on. ‘Exhilarating... Ridiculousness’ (Age, Australia). Brilliantly observed, ever-evolving stand-up from award-winning, internationally acclaimed star of Apollo, Royal Variety, Channel 4 Comedy Gala, Palladium...
With the combination of classic melody and innovative performing methodology, the concert will demonstrate the charms of traditional Chinese music and dance with the spirits of the Chinese nation...
‘Dazzling wit... Unstoppable!’ (Telegraph). ‘Deliciously dark stand-up’ **** (Mail on Sunday). ‘Funny, intelligent and charming’ **** (Evening News). New show from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish comedian...
Join us for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s, while previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows. Featuring household names from TV and stand-up, our 2017 line-up includes: Sara Pascoe, Milton Jones, Ed Byrne, Tape Face, Katy Brand, Jo Caulfield, Patrick Monahan and hosted by Tom Lucy...
A musical marvel – a magical journey undertaken by three little children, each with their own striking personality, who unite their efforts and complete a series of challenging trials helped by the glass slipper, the witch mirror, the matches, Nüwa and the Foolish Old Man (mythical Chinese characters)...
Come, meet our oriental beauty, mother of a great ancient nation. In hard times, she responds with opera. She dances to a passion of life. She plays melodies that linger for thousands of years...
Take a first-class big band with leading West End star Kate Graham (Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Add a big chorus, put them all in a great venue then let them loose on some classic Broadway numbers and you have an unforgettable evening of swinging show tunes from A Chorus Line, Chicago, Anything Goes, Hairspray, The Producers, West Side Story and more...
‘Dazzling wit... Unstoppable!’ (Telegraph). ‘Deliciously dark stand-up’ **** (Mail on Sunday). ‘Funny, intelligent and charming’ **** (Evening News). New show from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish comedian...
'Flat-out hilarious... audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter... he has a wide appeal and it is genuinely funny' ***** (Mirror). Weegie believe it? Scotland's kilted comedy treasure is back! ‘Class… Hill actually has to wait until the audience stops laughing before he can start again...
‘Hilarious... It gets no better than this... Brilliant!’ (Time Out). ‘Exhilarating… ridiculousness’ (Age, Australia). ‘Jimeoin recalls the familiar at a fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess’ (Scotland on Sunday)...
Acclaimed immersive staging of Irvine Welsh’s classic, direct from world tour. In a tunnel opened exclusively for Trainspotting, the audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious 'worst toilet in Scotland' scene...
Luisa Omielan, Queen B of comedy is back for one weekend only. ‘The biggest stand up hit of the decade’ (Guardian) returns with her smash-hit show ‘Am I Right Ladies?!’ on Saturday 27th! These one-off shows are your only chance to see Luisa at the Fringe this year! ‘A phenomenon’ (Independent)...
Luisa Omielan, Queen B of comedy is back for one weekend only. ‘The biggest stand up hit of the decade’ (Guardian) returns with her smash-hit show ‘What Would Beyoncé Do?!’ on Friday 26th! These one-off shows are your only chance to see Luisa at the Fringe this year! ‘A phenomenon’ (Independent)...
Join us for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza to mark Barnardo’s 150th Anniversary, courtesy of your favourite TV and stand-up comedians. Hosted by the brilliant Joel Dommett, our 2016 show allows you to preview nine of the very best comedians this year’s Fringe has on offer: David O’Doherty, Jason Byrne, Nina Conti, Joe Lycett, Patrick Monahan, Holly Walsh, Jo Caulfield, Larry Dean and Tom Lucy...
Following last year's sell-out tour, Limmy returns to the stage with a new selection of stories from his Sunday Times bestseller. Includes audience Q&A and signing. Four nights only, book early! ‘Daft Wee Stories will sate Limmy’s fans and proves once again that his wickedly anarchic sensibility moves effortlessly between media’ (Chortle...
A fresh look at the love poems of Sam Shepard using dance, aerial, physical theatre and live video. ‘Real and imagined moments in the spell of love’ said Joseph Chaikin. Promises a fusion of desire, obsession, delusion, desperation, and exaltation...
Scotland and China Chamber of Commerce is proud to present to you the second Edinburgh Chinese Arts and Culture Festival. The afternoon's show will be an extended showcase consisting of authentic and exotic top-class Chinese traditional stage performances, and a startlingly designed Chinese artwork exhibition with a rich collection of oriental artefacts...
Scotland and China Chamber of Commerce is proud to present to you the second Edinburgh Chinese Arts and Culture Festival. The festival's morning show will consist of authentic and exotic top-class Chinese traditional stage performances, and a startlingly designed Chinese artwork exhibition with a rich collection of oriental artefacts...
Folk music is the treasure of the splendid Chinese civilization, with its elegance, charm, neatness and harmony and the beauty of Oriental Art in the folk music melody, we will build a lasting friendship across time and space...
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. Star of Sunday Night at Palladium, John Bishop Show, Russell Howard's Good News, Conan, internet sitcom series M...
Fringe royalty Ali McGregor takes the helm of this reimagining of the Big Comedy Gala in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, with special guest Hollywood and Broadway star Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Cabaret)...
Enjoy a rare glimpse into Chinese contemporary design with this exhibition featuring the best new work by graduates of Shanghai’s most innovative art and design schools, curated by the Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design...
Shanghai Culture Week opens with a concert featuring three of the city’s top orchestras: Shanghai Young Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai City Young Symphony Orchestra, performing Eastern and Western classical music, including Grieg, Handel, Bizet and Tianhua...
Sample traditional Shanghai Culture at this Open Day which will spotlight key participants from Shanghai Culture Week, including solo performances by members of the city’s most prestigious orchestras, new work from some of its exciting young designers, inspiring delegates from the Shanghai Women’s Leadership Forum, awesome dragon dancers – and much more! (Final programme to be confirmed and announced in July...
‘Nothing short of hysterical… Stunning' (Sunday Express). New show from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. Star of Sunday Night at Palladium, John Bishop Show, Conan and internet sitcom series M...
‘Riotously funny… His energy is boundless’ (Independent). After 16 sold-out years at the Fringe, Craig is certainly up and most definitely coming! ‘Flat-out hilarious... I’ve not heard a room laugh so long and hard… There isn’t anyone better at working a crowd… The audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter… He has a wide appeal and it is genuinely funny’ ***** (Mirror)...
‘Classic nonsense… Stand-up comedy at its best’ (Scotsman). Brilliantly observed, ever-evolving stand-up from acclaimed star of Live at Apollo, Royal Variety, Channel 4 Comedy Gala, Sunday Night at Palladium...
Join us for a very special Edinburgh Festival Fringe event – an afternoon with John Cleese and his daughter Camilla, hosted by comedian Fred MacAulay. The event will be a hilarious Q&A with the Godfather of British comedy and his daughter answering questions from the audience...