Edinburgh Festival 2017: What to see and where to go - The Guardian

Summerhall’s Big in Belgium strand always produces some seriously good shows. This year it includes the latest from Ontroerend Goed, who explore the super-rich in £¥€$. The Catalan company... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2017: Programme Announcement

Summerhall is proud to announce 140 shows for its seventh Fringe programme, in the 70th year of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.For this very special anniversary, once again the venue has risen to... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: The Curtain Falls on an Amazing Fringe

[caption id="attachment_20979" align="alignleft" width="200"] Summerhall Festival 2016[/caption]Summerhall celebrates its most successful festival fringe to date – five years after the... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: Summerhall scoops an unprecedented 10 out 19 Fringe Firsts

Shows at Summerhall have won ten Fringe Firsts out of a possible 19.This week judges from the Scotsman newspaper handed out the prize for new writing at the Fringe to Scorch, Growth, One Hundred... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: Record Ticket Sales at Summerhall

[caption id="attachment_20937" align="alignright" width="300"] Summerhall Director Robert McDowell - picture by Dima Nechepurenko[/caption]Summerhall's Director Robert McDowell has paid tribute... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: A Day of French New Writing

[caption id="attachment_20932" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Best of French New Writing[/caption]Summerhall is pleased to announce that tomorrow, the 22nd of August, for one day only, we... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: Three more Fringe Firsts for Summerhall

Another three Summerhall shows have been awarded Fringe Firsts.Jenna Watt's Faslane, Two Man Show by Rash Dash and Us/Them by Bronks were all awarded The Scotsman's prize for new writing in the... [more]

BIGGEST AND BEST LIFE-CHANGING COMPETITION ON THE FRINGE

[caption id="attachment_20881" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tamsyn Challenger in her Hyperbowl - ©Peter Dibdin[/caption]MIND-BENDING, MOOD ENHANCING, INVIGORATING, BEYOND EXCITING.TIRED OF... [more]

NEHH Presents...Orkestra Del Sol - Tonight!

[caption id="attachment_20839" align="alignleft" width="300"] Orkestra Del Sol[/caption]We're really pleased to have our friends, Orkestra Del Sol playing in The Dissection Room tonight as part... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: Fringe First Awards Announced

[caption id="attachment_20823" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fringe First Winners[/caption]Summerhall are delighted to announce that three of our shows at this year's festival have been awarded... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: A Quick Review Roundup

[caption id="attachment_20791" align="alignleft" width="300"] Summerhall Press Coverage 2016[/caption]The stars have come out and it's only the first week of the Fringe! We've been really happy... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016: The Previews Have Begun

After all of our behind-the-scenes preparation, and days of transforming Summerhall, our crews have downed their tools, put on their new Summerhall uniforms and flung open the doors to a new audience... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016 – It’s Time for the Get In

[caption id="attachment_20701" align="alignleft" width="300"] Summerhall sign, one of many[/caption]It’s the first of August, and all through Summerhall, construction, as the sign says, is... [more]

Summerhall Festival 2016 - family shows

With our spacious and accessible café, bright courtyard area and Zoom Club events throughout the week, Summerhall is already a destination venue for families across the local area.  As ever, our... [more]

Verity Leigh introduces Summerhall's Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Summerhall's 2016 festival programme, a feast of theatre, performance, dance, visual art and music for audiences of all ages, is on sale now via the Edinburgh Fringe box... [more]

Summerhall NEHH Festival 2016

Summerhall’s Nothing Ever Happens Here series is a year-round showcase of diverse and boundary-pushing contemporary music from across the world, and this year it will once again be one of the... [more]

Summerhall Made in Scotland 2016

Following the announcement of the Made in Scotland 2016 programme for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Summerhall is once more pleased to welcome a number of the shows in the strand to our... [more]

Final Fringe Review Roundup (Warning: May Contain Stars)

It may have been the final week of Fringe 2015, but Summerhall shows have remained just as popular with the press, bringing in all of these great reviews:Cinema ★★★★ The List Ndebele... [more]

Edinburgh Total Theatre Awards 2015 Recognise Two Summerhall Companies

Two Summerhall companies, Sue MacLaine and Nadia Nadarajah's Can I Start Again Please, and Portraits in Motion by Volker Gerling in association with Aurora Nova, have been recognised in The Total... [more]

Final Fringe Firsts Make Fantastic Finale For Summerhall

The Scotsman have announced the final set of Fringe First Award winners and, once again, two Summerhall shows will be heading to the World Famous Spiegeltent in St Andrew's Square to pick up their... [more]

Smash It Up Shortlisted for Amnesty International Award

Amnesty International has chosen seven outstanding Edinburgh Festival Fringe productions for the shortlist of its 2015 Freedom of Expression Award.The Award, given annually to an outstanding... [more]

A Galaxy of Stars in Summerhall's Second Week

We think that all of our shows are great! Don't just take our word for it though; have a look at the great reviews we've had this week and book your tickets for this weekend.Women’s Hour... [more]

Fringe Firsts and Fest Features - It Must Be Friday!

The Friday of the second full week of Fringe 2015 has brought yet more reasons to celebrate at Summerhall, with another two of our shows receiving The Scotsman Fringe First Award.This weeks... [more]

The Kids Have Spoken! Voice Thief Wins Primary Times Award

Summerhall's programme has something for everyone this year. Not only have ten of our shows been shortlisted for the Total Theatre Awards, it can now be announced that this year’s Primary Times... [more]

Swathe of Summerhall Shows Shortlisted For Total Theatre Awards

Summerhall's 2015 Fringe programme has a whopping ten shows shortlisted for this year's Total Theatre Awards, managing to be represented in every category including the new dance category.Since... [more]

Second Weekend Review Roundup

Summerhall is having a fantastic Fringe so far. Over the weekend (15th-16th August) we had 53 pieces of press for Summerhall shows from a variety of publications. Here are some highlights:-... [more]

Friday at Summerhall: Fringe Firsts and Front Pages

Friday 14th August is turning out to be a big day for Summerhall, with two shows winning The Scotsman's Fringe First award and another being featured on the front pages of The Scotsman and its... [more]

A plethora of reviews for Summerhall shows by Total Theatre

Total Theatre Magazine have written some fantastic reviews about many of the shows in our programme. Click on the quotes to read them in full and don't forget to buy your tickets in advance so as to... [more]

New Shows and New Stars

The first full week of Fringe 2015 at Summerhall means the first performances for two of our shows Antiwords and To. Space.We have new stars on the stage and new stars on our near-overflowing... [more]

First weekend of the Fringe brings a flood of Reviews for Summerhall Shows

Fringe 2015 is officially only two days old; but the quality on offer at Summerhall has already been recognized by a number of critics, with the first five star reviews being awarded to two shows,... [more]