Building on last year’s multi award winning programme Summerhall is full of surprises this Festival. From cutting edge art to extraordinary, risk taking theatre, dance and performance. There’s plenty to do and see. Or simply soak up Edinburgh’s unique Festival atmosphere in our bars and café. We look forward to seeing you!
Mike’s dead Dad’s friend's daughter has asked him to father her child. His boyfriend Bert isn't convinced.
Their housemate Sofia has her own fish to fry. She needs to find a man before it's too late, but her Dad keeps getting in the middle.
A moving and playful portrait of fatherhood by international company Babakas, who mix comedy, contemporary dance and cinema to tell a story that crosses borders and decades.
Winner: Bite Size Commission 2012
Summerhall's Visual Arts Curator Paul Robertson will be giving guiding tours of a selection of out current exhibitions from the 30th August - 1st September. The exhibitions will include The Vanity Press by Fiona Banner, Images Were Introduced by Michael Nyman, One Hundred Multiples by Laurence Weiner and also one of our permanent exhibitions Phenotype Genotype, a selection works from the Heart Fine Art Archive.
"Do you count yourself among the contented or the afflicted?"
An exploration of Cervantes’ novel, combining incredible visual imagery, anarchic performance and original music. The title role will be played by a secret guest performer, unique to each date.
Edinburgh's own übertrio s i n k curate a showcase of their recent work. Who knows what will happen?
The world premier of 'Moko and Loupe', a masterful comic short film by Adrian Hornsby, with a score devised and performed live? for sure.
'Dissection Bar', a tune conceived during an improvised performance in Summerhall two summers ago, featuring the infamous Tim Lane on tuned percussion? - quite probably.
Physical and acoustic entanglement in collaboration with inspired dance artist Emma Snellgrove? - yup.
Lyrical, visceral, ecstatic sound like you've never heard before, weaved together by an accordion, sax and violin? Turn up to find out.
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