Press
STV / August 3, 2012
Festival bulletin day Two: Flyers flood town and Phill Jupitus plays dead
It has begun. The Fringe is shifting up a gear for the weekend as most shows have their first public outings tonight. Among those in top gear already is Phill Jupitus. He showed up at The Stand's press preview on... [more]
The Scotsman / August 2, 2012
Preview: The Stranger, Summerhall
Existentialist masterpiece The Stranger is brought to life by Morten Kirkskov. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, author Albert Camus explores what he... [more]
The Scotsman / August 2, 2012
Summerhall’s hip new venue doubles its offering
THE New Jersey writer and performer Jillian Lauren scored a world best-seller with her book on life in a Brunei harem, Some Girls. But she changed her subject matter from high-class prostitution to family... [more]
The Scotsman / August 2, 2012
Preview: Puellae, Summerhall
Shieldinch to Summerhall. That’s the journey River City favourite Nalini Chetty takes this Festival. Chetty and Edinburgh actress Samara MacLaren, team up at the old Dick Vet school to tell the story of Tess and... [more]
The Guardian / August 2, 2012
What to see: Edinburgh Fringe special
Why stick a pin in the Fringe brochure? Here are my top tips from deep inside Edinburgh – and a few pieces of advice for anyone approaching the festival for the first time. As I've said before, looking for great... [more]
Joyce McMillan - Online / August 2, 2012
Edinburgh Fringe – All Year Round?
AT SUMMERHALL, once known to Edinburgh as the old Royal Dick Vet College, they’re rushing against a start-of-Fringe deadline to build a brand-new entrance to the rambling 100-room building, all fresh wood and glass... [more]
Bella Caledonia / August 2, 2012
Let the Summerhall revolution begin!
Tonight’s the night. Its the grand opening of the new Summerhall arts complex‘s festival programme, in conjunction with The List magazine’s annual festival shenanigans. This will be the first time most of the... [more]
The Scotsman / August 2, 2012
Summerhall: Ready for the long haul
A BIG hit on last year’s Fringe, Summerhall is just one of several August-only venues looking to become year-round operations. AT SUMMERHALL, once known to Edinburgh as the old Royal Dick Vet College, they’re... [more]
The Edinburgh Reporter / August 2, 2012
Fringe Venue: Summerhall
Most of the larger Fringe venues are long-established and regular festival-goers will have trekked a well-trodden route between the Pleasance, Assembly, Gilded Balloon, et al. So when a major new venue arrives on the... [more]
Artlyst / August 1, 2012
Edinburgh Art Festival Prepares To Outshine Itself With Major Exhibitions
This year the ninth annual Edinburgh Art Festival prepares to outshine itself with major exhibitions by leading international artists including Dieter Roth at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Philip Guston at Inverleith House,... [more]
The Skinny / August 1, 2012
Fringe 2012: Dance
This year's Festivals offer a plethora of innovative and challenging new takes on the artform of dance – we take a look at some of the most exciting shows on offer. Although the Dance and Physical Theatre section... [more]
The Skinny / August 1, 2012
Film at the Festival: Double-bills and Polish cinema at Summerhall
The moving image continues to be conspicuous by its absence from Edinburgh's August arts festivals. But if you make your way to The Royal Dick you'll find Summerhall summer programme bursting with cinema. We preview two... [more]
The List / July 31, 2012
Archie Shepp interview
The legendary sax-man talks bagpipes, gospel and reggae before his Summerhall show. Archie Shepp came to prominence in the mid-1960s as a leading light of the black avant-garde, playing with Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon... [more]
The Guardian / July 31, 2012
Arts head: Sorcha Carey, director, Edinburgh Art Festival
From the British Council to BBC break-ins, Sorcha Carey talks about directing the Edinburgh Arts Festival. Could you tell us a little bit about the Edinburgh Art Festival? We are Scotland's largest annual festival... [more]
The Scotsman / July 31, 2012
Marilyne MacLaren swaps the political fray for the Fringe
SHE was one of the most controversial and outspoken characters at Edinburgh’s City Chambers over the last decade. Now, just weeks after leaving the capital’s political scene, Marilyne MacLaren is about to enter... [more]
The List / July 31, 2012
Iconic America artist Carolee Schneemann appearing at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2012
Carolee Schneemann, the iconic American visual artist, known for her discourses on the body, gender, sexual expression and liberation, is exhibiting at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Festival. Her seminal works,... [more]
The Edinburgh Festival Guide / July 31, 2012
Summerhall to host second Scottish Independent Music Fair
The event brings together Scotland's finest independent labels and artists. Local, lovingly reared, carefully selected, packaged with care. Nope, it won’t be organic food being laid out across the stalls in... [more]
Scottish Stage / July 31, 2012
Feature: Summerhall 2012 / Teatr Piesn Kozla & Fringe highlights
Saviour of the Fringe In 2010 producer Rupert Thomson set out to save the artistic integrity of the Edinburgh Fringe. Now his Summerhall project is bringing some of Europe’s best theatre back to the festival,... [more]
The Scotsman / July 16, 2012
Summerhall’s hip new venue doubles its offering
THE New Jersey writer and performer Jillian Lauren scored a world best-seller with her book on life in a Brunei harem, Some Girls. But she changed her subject matter from high-class prostitution to family... [more]
The Scotsman / June 13, 2012
A little help from my friends
Big things have small beginnings, as Michael Fassbender’s sinister robot says in Prometheus. In the case of Whatever Gets You Through The Night, the big (but hopefully not sinister) thing is an epic new project... [more]
The Guardian / June 1, 2012
Edinburgh festival fringe 2012: my early tips
Anybody predicting that the 2012 Edinburgh fringe will turn out to be a damp squib will have been silenced by the publication of the Edinburgh festival fringe programme yesterday. A quick flick through suggests that... [more]
The Scotsman / May 31, 2012
Summerhall’s special brew proves a refreshing change
The Summerhall venue at the old Dick Vet building came to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time last year in a new and deliciously offbeat style, with stand-out shows like Hotel Medea and These Silences. Now back... [more]