Enda Walsh talks about his plays at Almada Festival, Portugal
The following text is the transcript of a talk that Enda Walsh gave on 11 July 2024 in the context
Read MoreThe following text is the transcript of a talk that Enda Walsh gave on 11 July 2024 in the context
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Read MoreComedy (satire, sketch show) Pleasance Courtyard – The Grand 1 hour Suitability: 14+ (Guideline) Group: NewsRevue 28 August 2023
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Read MoreAssembly George Square Studios – Underground 18:00. Duration 1 hour. To 28 August 20 August 2023 Maggie Rose in Edinburgh
Read MoreRoundabout @ Summerhall – Roundabout 13:10, 14:40. Duration 1 hour. To 27 August (not 22) 20 August 2023 Maggie Rose
Read MoreSummerhall – Cairns Lecture Theatre 18:55. Duration 1 hour. To 27 August (not 21) 20 August 2023 Maggie Rose in
Read MoreSearchlight Theatre Company Charlotte Chapel 23-26 August at 14.30. Duration 75mins. **** Four-star review 20 August 2023 Jeremy Malies in
Read MoretheSpace @ Surgeons Hall – Theatre 2 12:15. Duration 30 minutes. To 26 August (not 20) Jeremy Malies in Edinburgh
Read MoreGilded Balloon Patter Hoose – Big Yin 12:10: 1 hour 20 minutes To 27 August 18 August 2023 Maggie Rose
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Read More“The Climate Fables – The Trash Garden” Greenside @ Nicolson Square – Fern Studio 14:00 – 55 minutes 17-19 August
Read MoreUnderbelly, Bristo Square – Ermintrude 13:15: 1 hour 15 minutes To 27 August (not 21) 17 August 2023 Maggie Rose
Read MoreTraverse Theatre – Traverse 1 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00, 22:00 1 hour 20 minutes Group: Traverse Theatre Company To 27th
Read MoreTraverse Theatre – Traverse 1 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00, 22:00 Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes To 27 August (not 21st)
Read MoreGreenside @ Nicolson Square – Lime Studio 20:50 hrs: 55 minutes Aug 16, 18, 22, 24, 26 15 August 2023
Read MoretheSpace @ Symposium Hall – Annexe 15:00 – 50 minutes To 26 August **** Four-star show Jeremy Malies in Edinburgh
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Read MoreJeremy Malies in Edinburgh 11 August 2023 ***** Five-star review If there is a show in Edinburgh that has
Read MoreJeremy Malies in Edinburgh 10 August 2023 There are two shows about Tennessee Williams in the city but no productions
Read MoreMaggie Rose in Edinburgh 9 August 2023 Geoff Sobelle’s “Food” is being performed at the Studio in Potter’s Row. In
Read MoreMaggie Rose in Edinburgh 8 August 2023 Christiane Jatahy’s Dusk (original title Between Dog and Wolf) based on the film
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Read MoreLatifa and Jem Jem Al Mazrouei at Pleasance Courtyard (Cabaret Bar) 31 August 2022 [Children’s Shows (magic comedy)] [Group:
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Read MoreMaggie Rose in Edinburgh 12 August 2022 The Scottish Storytelling Centre showcases Scottish culture year round, inviting, as the programme
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Read MoreDana Rufolo on the Tagus River 31 July 2022 The 39th edition of the Almada, Portugal Theater Festival which began
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Read MoreAnnie Loui in Perugia 22 July 2022 In the atmospheric Piazza del Duomo in Spoleto, a thousand Italians and visitors
Read MoreMaggie Rose in Milan 7 June 2022 Present Indicative was a month long international festival celebrating the hundredth anniversary
Read More21 April 2022 Ben Brooker at the Festival Theatre and Dunstan Playhouse. Wudjang: Not the Past Bangarra Dance Theatre and
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