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EXHIBITIONS: ARCTIC CIRCUS + SKYLIGHTS - From Saturday, March 22, 2008 to Saturday, May 10, 2008 -

Tues-Sat 10am-6pm. Free admission. Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3LR. 0131 557 2479
Gallery 1: Gill Tyson, Artic Circus - This evocative exhibition of lithographs and screenprints by Gill Tyson explores the archipelago of islands off the north west coast of Norway, within the Arctic Circle, called the Lofoten Islands. The images in this exhibition focus on the harsh beauty of this once remote and thriving sea dominated community. Inspired by a visit at the time of the Midnight Sun, these prints capture the ethereal light of the Arctic summer, and reflect a harmony between the industrial and domestic human activity and the awesome, wild landscapes.
Galleries 2 & 3 - Alastair Clark, Skylights - Inspired by the experience of witnessing of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, this exhibition explores the luminous energy of this phenomenon through works in a variety of media from screenprints, digital prints, light boxes and animation.
These works were created as reconstructions or visualisations of the Aurora Borealis employing different vantage points that offer an unnatural perspective and thereby a transformed or heightened experience of this exciting spectacle. Observed as gestures of light flashing across the night sky, these works convey the luminous glow of monochromatic colour harmonies inherent in this wonderful natural phenomenon.
Artist Talk - 26th April at 2pm, Alastair Clark will discuss the work in his exhibition and his artistic practice.
Accompanying courses - Take inspiration from the lithographs in these two exhibitions and have a go at the process yourself.
If you require assistance with physical access or interpretation please contact prior to your visit..
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MARY KING´S GHOST FEST 2008 - From Friday, May 09, 2008 to Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 2008 will see the return of the hugely successful and award winning ‘Mary King’s Ghost Fest’. Now in its fourth year, Mary King’s Ghost Fest has become a popular favourite within the Edinburgh festival circuit. This year the event will be bigger and better than ever before with a whole host of paranormal investigations in a variety of unusual location across Edinburgh. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore and uncover the dark secrets that lie within one of Britain’s most haunted cities! Mary King’s Ghost Fest 2008 has a new and exciting events programme for everyone to enjoy.
Unusual and truly unique events will keep visitors enthralled and intrigued as they learn historical information and investigate notoriously haunted locations within Edinburgh. Highlights for Ghost Fest 2008 will include a scientific experiment from Edinburgh University’s Department of Psychology, junior ghost busting trails, an exclusive screening of ´The Last Witch´ - a film about the last person to be imprisoned for witchcraft in the UK and an exclusive event hosted by Most Haunted star Richard Felix, who will be holding guided tours of the close to uncover its deep and forbidding history. Richard came to prominence as the historian on Living TV´s successful paranormal programme Most Haunted, where he performed the role of folklorist and historian. In recent years Richard has become a celebrity in the UK due to his paranormal research projects. He is now one of the most respected paranormal investigators in Europe.
Mercat Tours, Camera Obscura, Mary King’s Close and Edinburgh Playhouse are just a selection of the fantastic venues involved in Ghost Fest 2008, where visitors can attend investigations to uncover the strange paranormal activity for which Edinburgh is internationally renowned. Our full programme of events will be announced shortly, keep checking our web-site for further details. For more information please visit www.marykingsghostfest.com

THOMAS AND FRIENDS - From Friday, May 09, 2008 to Sunday, May 11, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £16.00-£19.50, Peep! Peep! All aboard as Hit Entertainment and Theme Star proudly present Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage - a brand new 90-minute musical stage show starring Thomas and his engine friends Percy and Diesel, The Fat Controller and residents and engineers from the magical Island of Sodor.
Thomas fans can enjoy Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage as it makes tracks across the UK with over 130 shows in 20 cities. Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage opens in March 2008 in Londonderry and then tours across the country, stopping in 20 British cities in a world-class production.
Thomas & Friends™ Live! On Stage includes new railway-themed songs, as well as much loved classic sing-a-longs such as Roll Call and Good Morning and tells the story of Thomas and his engine friends as they work together as Really Useful Engines to get the railway ready for Sodors Magic Lantern Festival. Take the journey with Thomas, Percy, Diesel and many more - as they share a story about discovery, friendship and cooperation.
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THE WAIFS - Sunday, May 11, 2008 - Queens Hall, 7.00pm, Tickets £13.00,
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THE BLACKBYRDS - Monday, May 12, 2008 - American jazz-funk legends drop in to Edinburgh´s Voodoo Rooms for a cool r&b-tinged workout of such underground club classics as "Walking in Rhythm," "Rock Creek Park," and "Happy Music". The Blackbyrds were formed by Donald Byrd in 1973 from the best music students attending his course in Howard University, DC, following the success of his groundbreaking "Black Byrd" album. The band made a clutch of scrumptious records in the seventies. Doors 8pm. Tickets priced £18 (stbf)are available now from The Voodoo Rooms, Ripping Records, Tickets Scotland, online at www.ticketweb.co.uk and by phone on 0131 220 3234.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS - MIRABAL, CACHAITO, AGUAJE AND GALBAN
- Monday, May 12, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £19.50-£27.50, Buena Vista Social Club™ Presents
Guajiro Mirabal, Cachaito Lopez, Manuel Galban, Aguaje Ramos
An extraordinary line-up of Buena Vista Social Club™ stalwarts, together in a 12 piece band direct from Havana, present some of the finest Cuban music ever made. This unique concert will take audiences on a musical excursion from the original 1996 Buena Vista Social Club™ recordings, which sold over 7 million copies, up to the present day, and transport you to the heat of s clubs and dancehalls.
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THE WOMBATS - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - The-Wombats

Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 7pm, Tickets £12.00, The Wombats are a three-piece indie band from Liverpool, England. They comprise two native Liverpudlians; front man Matthew Murphy, provider of vocals, guitar and keyboards, drummer and b-vocalist Dan Haggis and bass and additional vocalist Tord Øverland-Knudsen, a Norwegian who has made his home in the city. The three met at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. The school gave them the chance to play gigs to over 20,000 people in China. This was one of the band´s first trips to play outside the UK.
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WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY PILGRIM ORCHESTRA - Thursday, May 15, 2008 - Queens Hall, 7.00pm, Tickets £14.00-£16.00,
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JAZZANOVA - DJ SET AT THE VOODOO ROOMS - Friday, May 16, 2008 - Berlin´s Jazzanova collective formed in 1995, after DJing with one another at a club called Delicious Doughnuts. Alexander Barck, Class Brieler, Roskow Kretschmann, Stefan Leisering, Axel Reinemer, and Jürgen von Knoblauch shared a common goal of blending their collected inspirations together to create a new, sophisticated sound, with debts owed to nearly every form of dance-oriented music from the past several decades. More info at http://www.thevoodoorooms.com/biogs-jazzanova.php
From 9pm - 3am (subject to licence), in The Ballroom & The Speakeasy. Admission £12, advance tickets available stbf.

AN EVENING OF CLAIRVOYANCE WITH COLIN FRY - Saturday, May 17, 2008 -
Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £22.00
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THE WEDDING SINGER - From Monday, May 19, 2008 to Saturday, May 24, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £6.25-£27.50, The Wedding Singer is the hottest party in town so say I do to the biggest Wedding of the century - youre guaranteed a great reception!
Opening at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 22 February 2008 and running until 1 March, The Wedding Singer features television star Jonathan Wilkes, whose theatre credits include the lead roles in The Rocky Horror Show, Tommy and Grease, and Natalie Casey, who has just wowed the West End in Fame and is well known from BBC2s smash-hit comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
Based on the 1998 blockbuster movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, this hotly anticipated UK premiere direct from Broadway boasts the perfect marriage of hilarious comedy and a sensational score.
Wannabe rock star Robbie Hart is everyones favourite Wedding Singer. Hes the life and soul of the party until he gets jilted at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a waitress who wins his heart - only trouble is, Julias about to be married! Can Robbie pull off the performance of the decade and win the girl of his dreams?
Presenting the first ever UK National Tour and pre-West End production of this major new musical are the producers behind Footloose, Fame, Saturday Night Fever, Hot Flush and the new production of Aspects of love. The Wedding Singer has spectacular choreography from Karen Bruce
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RESPECT TO MISS DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Thursday, May 22, 2008 - Liz MacEwan and her 7x piece band with two backing vocalists and a horn section pay respect to the life and soul of the first white lady of soul, Miss Dusty Springfield. Venue...The Jam House, 5 Queen St. Edinburgh on Thursday from 8pm. Free admission.

THE ULTIMATE EAGLES STORY - Friday, May 23, 2008 - 8pm. Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh. Tickets on 0131 220 3234. Scotland´s very own Hotel California return home with a suberb new line-up to bring you The Ultimate Eagles Story. The amazing new show brings you all the big hits to pre songs from the stunning new album Out of Eden.

WHOLE LOTTA LED - LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE - Saturday, May 24, 2008 - Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms, 9c Victoria Street, EH1 2HE, Doors 7pm. 0131 220 3234 & 0131 226 7010. Whole Lotta Led recreate Zeppelins O2 Arena Gig in London last December. They regularly play two and a half hour sets and perform approximately 100 concerts a year to enthusiastic crowds. New generations are getting involved in the Zeppelin experience; audiences at Whole Lotta Led gigs span four generations from six to sixty and for most it is the first opportunity of seeing Zeppelin´s music performed live. The bands aim is to reproduce the classic Zep songs with the same enthusiasm, excitement and passion that the original band created from the mighty classics ´Whole Lotta Love ´ and ´Stairway to Heaven ´ down to the melodic acoustic songs. Whole Lotta Led are not a look-alike tribute-the music was always the most important aspect of Led Zeppelin, not what they looked like. Whole Lotta Led are a tribute band in the truest sense of the word... Jimmy Page has met them and has given his blessing to what they are achieving. www.wholelottaled.co.uk, www.myspace.com/wholelottaled, www.nickferris.co.uk

EMIRATES AIRLINE, EDINBURGH RUGBY 7S - From Saturday, May 31, 2008 to Sunday, June 01, 2008 - Rugby Sevens will return to the country of it´s birth, Scotland for the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s, the final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series. The Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s will feature the world’s top teams over two days of fast flowing, skilful and dynamic international rugby sevens together with a fun-packed Festival of Rugby on the back pitches at Murrayfield. Scottish Rugby is currently offering fans who purchase weekend and family passes in advance of the event the added incentive of no booking fee on ticket sales. The sevens are coming… back! Visit www.edinburgh7s.com

THE GREATEST COMIC BOOK EVENT EVER HELD... - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - ...on the 26 bus route. Prestonpandemonium III is a comic book event that takes place in the Prestoungrange Gothenburg, Prestonpans, EH32 9BE on 31st May, between 12 and 3. Confirmed attendees already include Alan Tanner, responsible for the famous Oz magazine Rupert the Bear / Robert Crumb mashup and artist of the forthcoming Fat Man book; Tom Cochrane, that book´s writer; Ben Clark, author of Lenny Biscuits, Griefbringer and Shabby Tales; Paul von Scott, editor of Omnivistascope and Solar Wind, a spot on parody of 1970s British comics Solar Wind; Gavin Inglis, Graeme Neil Reid and Nulsh. PPIII is part of the Three Harbours Arts Festival where small press superstar Malcy Duff will be exhibiting. There will be a shuttle bus running between PPIII and the Local Heroes Art of the Graphic Novel at the National Library of Scotland. Admission free. Info: www.prestonpandemonium.com

CHRISTY MOORE WITH DECLAN SINNOTT - Sunday, June 01, 2008 -

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 8pm, £26.00, Mixing the traditional Irish folk sounds with the (then) emerging sounds of rock n roll, Christy Moore emerged in the late 1960s as a shining new voice in Irish music.
Since then he has carved out an extremely consistent career, both as a solo artist and with his bands, Planxty and Moving Hearts. Credited as a major influence on artists such as U2, The Pogues and Sinead OConnor, Christy continues to tour and record and the dynamism of his performances, as demonstrated on his live albums Live in Dublin, At the Point: Live and Live at Vicar Street, is not to be missed.
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PLAYHOUSE DISNEY LIVE! - From Tuesday, June 03, 2008 to Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £14.00-£19.50, Blast off to adventure with your favorite Playhouse Disney pals when Playhouse Disney Live! comes to your hometown.
Climb aboard and get ready to explore with the Little Einsteins Leo, Annie, Quincy and June on an important musical mission; say Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse and sing along with Mickey and the gang at the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; and stop by Sheetrock Hills where Handy Manny always has the right tools for fun fix-it adventures!
Come inside the Hundred Acre Wood and join Tigger and Pooh and their new friend Darby on super sleuthing adventure from My Friends Tigger & Pooh.
Get ready to laugh, sing and play along at a live show that lets kids join in on the fun!
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JUDY COLLINS - Thursday, June 05, 2008 - Queens Hall, 7.00pm, Tickets £17.00, One of the major interpretive singers of the 1960s, Judy Collins has recorded songs by such celebrated songwriters as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger. Yet over the course of her illustrious 47-year career, she has recorded only one song — In My Life — by the most legendary songwriting team of them all: John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Hard to believe, isnt it? says Collins, who recorded In My Life in 1966 and included it on her groundbreaking album of the same title. I think I was meant to wait and do their songs all at once. She is referring, of course, to her new CD, Judy Collins Sings Lennon & McCartney, her 44th album, out on her own label, Wildflower Records. Sung in Collins pure, angelic soprano, the 12 tracks, all familiar classics from the Beatles colossal catalog, sound just as inspired today as they did 40 years ago. I just chose what I like, Collins says, though we did limit the selections to Lennon and McCartney. These are their short, sweet, perfect songs.
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1920´S PARTY AT THE CAVES - Saturday, June 07, 2008 - The Caves, Edinburgh. 8pm-3am. 1920s party to raise funds for Down´s Syndrome Scotland. Live Swing Band. Raffle. DJ. Prizes for best costumes and best dancers. www.bebo.com/dss-event

SUMMER FAIR & CAR BOOT SALE - Saturday, June 07, 2008 - The event takes part during the Three Harbours Arts Festival which attracts 1000s of visitors to the beautiful coastal towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton. This year we are celebrating the 75th Anniversary of our school, so come along and join in the fun!
There will be kid’s activities galore, home baking, tombola, raffle and loads of delicious treats. You will find us situated a short stroll from Prestonpans Rail Station (14 mins from Edinburgh) and on the 26 / 129 bus route.
To book a pitch or for further information please contact 01875 814525. Pitches are £10 if pre booked by 30th May. Entry will be from 8.30am and no cars will be allowed to vacate the car boot area until 1.30pm approx or until all members of the public have left the premises.

EVITA - From Monday, June 09, 2008 to Saturday, June 21, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £6.50-£30.00, Eva Peron used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. She won international acclaim and adoration from her own people as a champion of the poor, whilst glamour, power and greed made her the worlds first major political celebrity.
With its multi-award winning production team and hot new orchestrations, Evita tells Evas passionate and tragic story through Andrew Lloyd Webbers most dazzling score and Tim Rices most famous lyrics.
Hear all your favourite songs, including Dont Cry For Me Argentina, Another Suitcase In Another Hall and High Flying Adored, together with You Must Love Me, the Oscar-winning song from the film of Evita.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webbers vibrant and colourful production has been directed by the award-winning director of Guys and Dolls and Don Carlos at The Donmar Warehouse, Michael Grandage.
Cast includes Elena Roger (Eva Peron), Philip Quast (General Juan Peron) and Matt Rawle (Che).
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ERIC BIBB - Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Queens Hall, 7.00pm, Tickets £16.50, The international troubadour has definitely not been travelling on the Slow Train, at least not in 2007. Eric has performed over 130 shows across 3 continents. Some of the highlights include show-stopping performances at legendary venues/festivals such as Glastonbury Festival (UK); BB Kings, New York (USA); The Bluebird Café, Nashville(USA); Port Fairy Folk Festival (Australia); Nice Jazz Festival (France); Edmonton Folk Festival (Canada) and, Sommarscen, Malmo (Sweden).
In the past 12 months there have been appearances on national TV in Australia (including a one hour live concert broadcast), France, Finland, Sweden and the UK (including Later with Jools Holland). The track Shine On from the 2006 album Diamond Days garnered strong airplay in the US on Triple A format stations. Shine On has also been used as the opening theme for the BBC drama series Sea Of Souls. BBC Radio 2, the UKs largest radio station, supported Eric with several prime-time interviews and extensive airplay. Diamond Days has become the biggest selling album of the Erics lengthy career, receiving universal critical acclaim. The album entered both Australian (National) and US charts(Blues). Adding another string to his guitar, Eric is currently scoring the film Gospel Hill starring Danny Glover and Samuel L. Jackson.
Eric describes his latest creation as follows My new album Get Onboard is, without a doubt one of the most exciting projects of my career. Its a further exploration into the place where blues meets gospel and soul.
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SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA - Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 7.30pm, Tickets £9.00-£20.00+ booking fee. The Internationally renowned Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, conductor John Mason M.B.E., return to Edinburgh with their truly and proudly Scottish programme. Colette Ruddy - Mezzo-soprano, Dennis Haggerty - Tenor and compere Jim McColl M.B.E compliment the orchestra´s lively traditional and new material to create a wonderful evening of music, song, dance and humour - A Great Scottish Family Experience! Box Office : 0131 529 6000. Buy your tickets here

ALI CAMPBELL - Sunday, June 15, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £30.00
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GEORGE BENSON - Sunday, June 29, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £34.50-£37.50
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ABBA MANIA - Saturday, July 05, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £14.50-£16.50, Abba Mania has been delighting audiences & selling out UK theatres since its formation in 1999. In 2008 the show continues to conquer the world fresh from a tour in Australia and having previously played in Denmark, New Zealand, France, Luxembourg, South America and Tahiti among others.
If youre looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music there has ever been, then Abba Mania is for you!
Join in and enjoy all of your favourites including: Mamma Mia, Voulez Vous, Dancing Queen, Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper and many more.
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BOYZONE - Friday, July 18, 2008 - Boyzone

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, 7pm, Tickets £40.00-£45.00.
One of the UKs best-selling bands ever, Boyzone has announced a major UK arena tour for 2008 - their first in seven years! Destined to be one of the ultimate events of next years live calendar, it will see all five original members - Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy perform their first concert since Dublins Point Depot on 13 January 2000.
Formed in 1994, Boyzone achieved the best-ever start to a UK singles career with 16 consecutive top five hits. Having scored six UK Number 1 singles, plus four Number 1 albums their total album sales exceeds 15 million, making them one of the UKs best-selling bands.
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ANNIE - EDINBURGH STAGE EXPERIENCE (AMATEUR PRODUCTION) - From Friday, July 25, 2008 to Saturday, July 26, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £12.50, This amateur production is brought to you by Edinburgh Playhouse Stage Experience, featuring 100 local 10-21 year olds. From it´s Broadway beginnings to the classic film musical, this heart-warming rags-to-riches story of Annie´s adventures; from the New York orphanage to the luxurious home of Oliver Warbucks; is a story that has been told all over the world for decades and will continue for many years to come.
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GIRLS ALOUD - Friday, July 25, 2008 - Girls-Aloud

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, 7pm, Ticket Prices £30.00-£35.00.
Girls Aloud were formed as part of the 2002 TV show Popstars: The Rivals, and achieved immediate success when their debut single Sound of the Underground reached the Christmas number one spot. Since then, the girls have had hits with the album of the same name, plus singles Jump, Some thing Kind Of Ooooh, Love Machine and Ill Stand By You, the song for Children in Need 2004.
They have enjoyed more success with the albums What Will the Neighbours Say and Chemistry, which garnered numerous award nominations and supplied chart-topping hits, and made them the girl band with the most consecutive top 10 hits in UK chart history.
On 26 September 2007, it was announced that Girls Aloud have made it into the Guinness Book of World Records 2008 for the Most Consecutive Top Entries in the UK by a Female Group. Their fourth album - Tangled Up - was released in November 2007. Girls Aloud will embark on their fourth tour in May 2008.
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IN DREAMS - Thursday, July 31, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £15.00-£19.50, When Johhny Curtiss sings the music of Roy Orbison I defy anyone to tell them apart! Johnny has an astonishing vocal talent that would make The Big O himself envious! Combine that together with spine tingling vocal impersonations from Karen Noble & Michael King and you have a spectacular night out!
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CBEEBIES AT THE THEATRE - From Friday, August 01, 2008 to Saturday, August 02, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £12.50-£14.50, CBeebies at the Theatre is the first ever theatre adventure starring many of your favourite friends from CBeebies. Join PC Plum, Postman Pat, Jess the Cat and Tamba from Tikkabilla as we all discover the fun in recycling those everyday things that we throw away. There will be plenty of excitement and surprises as the Jakers, Bill & Ben, Boo and even the Koala Brothers get in on the action as they join together with Tommy Zoom to combat the dastardly deeds of Polluto.
Bursting with music, singalong songs and bags of imagination - what are you waiting for? Come on... lets play!
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FESTIVAL OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE - From Sunday, August 03, 2008 to Sunday, August 24, 2008 - A three-week programme of events including dialogue, art, music, theatre and more at St John´s Church, Princes Street. Events themed on the wellbeing of people and the planet. See www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk for more info or call 0131 221 2273.

ELVIS - THE LEGEND CONTINUES - Sunday, September 07, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 7.30pm, Tickets £17.50-£21.50, Voted 2005 outright winner of Canadas annual prestigious Elvis Festival. Elvis - The Legend Continues features a full evening show from the early days of pure hip- swivelling rock n roll to the Come Back Special.
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SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS - From Tuesday, September 09, 2008 to Saturday, September 13, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £9.50-£29.50, A gloriously romantic romp, with dazzling dance routines, fabulous sets, colourful costumes and sassy performances - this toe-tappingly terrific production is guaranteed to put a spring in your step and bring a tune to your lips.
Set in Oregon in 1850, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers is the story of Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, who goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does she discover he has six brothers - all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers loneliness - kidnap the women they want!
Starring Dave Willetts and Shona Lindsay.
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FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL - From Monday, September 15, 2008 to Saturday, September 20, 2008 - Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £9.00-£29.50, Sparks will fly this autumn as the World Premiere production of FLASHDANCE – The Musical explodes onto the stage in Edinburgh.
Set in Pittsburgh, USA, FLASHDANCE tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and flashdancer by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.
Based on the Paramount Pictures film (Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley) FLASHDANCE is an unmistakably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds. The show features an iconic score including the smash hit Maniac, along with Manhunt, Gloria, I Love Rock & Roll and the Academy Award winning title track Flashdance - What a Feeling.
Full of pulsating raw energy and breathtaking choreography by Arlene Phillips (Strictly Come Dancing, Grease, Starlight Express, Saturday Night Fever) FLASHDANCE – The Musical promises to be the theatrical event of the year – so take your passion and make it happen!
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THE MOODY BLUES - Monday, September 22, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, 8pm, Tickets £32.50, For over 40 years The Moody Blues have been musical mainstays on concert stages, recordings and the airwaves, creating a standard for classic rock music that has brought them countless awards. The band has had numerous hit albums in the UK, U.S., and worldwide. Since Pink Floyd´s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Moody Blues (along with Genesis, King Crimson, Rush, and Yes) are at the head of the list of progressive rock groups which have not yet been inducted and consistently top opinion polls of acts whom the public feel should be inducted. In January 2008 the Moody Blues announced a 15 date UK tour for September & October 2008. After just one week of ticket sales an extra date at the Royal Albert Hall was added to deal with public demand.
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SINATRA - From Tuesday, September 23, 2008 to Saturday, September 27, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £See legendary performer Frank Sinatras latest, greatest and most ambitious comeback!
Captured at the peak of his career, he sings his greatest hits in ultra-rare and never-before-seen footage, performing with a brilliant company of dancers, singers and a live orchestra in this spectacular showpiece.
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MARY POPPINS - From Wednesday, October 01, 2008 to Saturday, December 06, 2008 -

Edinburgh Playhouse, Various Show Times (see link), Tickets £15.00-£40.00, Following a triumphant run in Londons West End, Disney and Cameron Mackintoshs spectacular hit musical is embarking on its first ever UK tour.
Adapted from the classic Walt Disney film and the original stories by P.L. Travers, this unforgettable production includes all of the best-loved songs from the film. Sing away to all the classic tunes, including Chim Chim Cher-ee, Jolly Holiday, Lets Go Fly a Kite and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
So book now to experience this spectacular production before Mary Poppins packs up her carpet bag, unfurls her umbrella and flies away...
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