Festival Shows 2010
TICKETS
Tickets for shows marked 'PP' can be bought online via Paypal - simply click on the link and follow the on screen instructions. Tickets purchased via Paypal can be collected in advance from The Henderson Gallery, 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, between 11 and 6 Monday to Saturday, or on the door.
For further information, or to report problems when purchasing tickets please contact the box office on 0131 225 7464.
- Tickets for shows marked 'G' may be purchased in person from The Henderson Gallery.
- Tickets for shows marked 'SJ' may be purchased in person from Henderson's at St John's.
- Tickets for shows marked 'F' may be purchased from the Fringe Box Office.
Any unsold tickets will be available on the door prior to the performance.
Days of Wine and Roses
August 6th-7th, 9th-14th, 16th-21st, 23rd-28th, 30th at Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue
10.30pm-11.30pm, £8.00 (PP, G, F)
The news in 1975 of a collaboration between Tony Bennett and pianist Bill Evans would hardly have raised any great expectations. The careers of both men seemed at that time in freefall. Evans, while still greatly admired by the jazz cognoscenti, was already deeply mired in the drug problems that would claim his life a mere five years later...more
'The Lasses, O' by Janet Paisley
August 6th-7th, 12th-14th, 21st, 28th
10.00am-11.30am
£12.00 (£8.00) (PP, G, F)
August 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
20.00-21.30
£12.00 (£8.00) (PP, G, F)
Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue
Midwife, relative, mother-in-law, smuggler, neighbour - five women who knew Robert Burns tell their stories in drama and song. The first complete performance of this fascinating play - by turns poignant, exhilarating and extremely funny - by award-winning playwright Janet Paisley brings a distinctively female perspective to bear on the life of the 'ploughman poet', the Ayrshire boy beloved the world over... more
The Enlightenment: Morning of the Modern World
August 16th-20th, 23rd-27th at Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue
10.30am-11.30am, £10.00 (£8.00) (PP, G, F)
'Here I stand at the Cross of Edinburgh, and can take fifty men of genius by the hand.'
The words of the eighteenth-century chemist John Amyat bear witness to the astonishing way in which Edinburgh overcame the loss of both Court and Parliament to emerge as the foremost intellectual centre of Europe. Indeed it has been said that Enlightenment Edinburgh is paralleled in history only by the Athens of Pericles and Renaissance Florence: it was the crucible in which the whole of the modern world was forged. David Purdie and Cammy Goodall's show at Henderson's Restaurant is an informative, thought-provoking and hugely entertaining look at that glorious period in Scotland's history...more
'Scenes From a Life' by Roddy Martine
August 2nd - September 5th at Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue
Open 7 days, 8 - Late, Free
As a young journalist, one of the first pieces of advice Roddy Martine was given was to be sure and carry a camera with him at all times. It was advice he followed, and this exhibition draws together a selection of snapshots of some of the larger than life characters he has photographed over the years, weel-kent Edinburgh faces and visitors to the city alike...more
'Macpherson's Cave' by Robert Powell
August 21st - September 25th at The Henderson Gallery
Monday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm, Free
In 'Macpherson's Cave - Shadow and Enlightenment' award-winning artist Robert Powell explores the mythologising of history in general and Scottish history in particular.
A sculptural frieze in The Henderson Gallery's cupola leads the viewer from Gaedil Glas to the melancholy pathos of Ossian, and from the midnight ride of Tam O' Shanter to Unthank, where Van Gogh's potato eaters munch chips from Piccante's. .more
Cathal McConnell and Duncan Wood
August 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th at Henderson's @ St John's
8pm - 10pm, £6.00 (PP, G, SJ)
Cathal McConnell, one-time All Ireland champion in both flute and whistle, formed The Boys of the Lough in 1967 alongside Scots folk royalty Aly Bain and Dick Gaughan. The band were crucial in bringing Scots and Irish traditional music to a wider international prominence and - still touring today - enjoy a position of unparalleled critical and popular respect...more
Musica Musica Presents The Bicycle Thieves
August 6th - 8th, 13th - 15th, 20th - 22nd, 27th - 29th at Henderson's @ St John's
8pm - 10pm, £6.00 (£5.00) (G, SJ)
Benvenuti a Musica Musica! - a live celebration of music from the sun-kissed taverns and terraces of Italy and beyond...more
Musica Musica Presents Simone Caffari and the Badwills
August 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th at Henderson's @ St John's
8pm - 10pm, £6.00 (£5.00) (G, SJ)
Benvenuti a Musica Musica! - a live celebration of music from the sun-kissed taverns and terraces of Italy and beyond...more
Will Pickvance and Friends
August 6th - 8th, 10th - 15th, 17th - 22nd, 24th - 29th at Henderson's @ St John's
11pm - 1am, £6.00 (PP, G, SJ)
A darkened room. A man. A piano. So far, so sensible. Beware though - absolutely anything could happen next, musical mayhem may be about to descend.
Your guide through this mayhem, your pilot or shepherd, your cicerone if you will, the Virgil to your baffled Dante, is Will Pickvance.
Classically trained and jazz inspired with a weakness for music hall, silent cinema, and spontaneous and unlikely musical collaborations, Will Pickvance is perhaps best known for his much-loved Cowgate Cartoon project...more
The Big Boogaloo
August 6th - 30th at the World Café at St John's
All Day, Free (Donation)
Edinburgh in August is, as we all know, a magnet for buskers from around the globe. Now, we're the first to admit that when they're bad they're very, very bad, but when they're good they can be a match for anything else on the Fringe...more.
World Café Live
August 6th - 29th at The World Café at St John's
Those of you who have enjoyed your day on the Terrace at The Big Boogaloo will be delighted to learn that it doesn't have to end there - and that there's really no need to go anywhere else.
Henderson's delicious food, drink and snacks will continue to be served into the evening to accompany the varied and eclectic programme of performances in The World Café itself. For further details please go to http://www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk/8.html
Arnold Brown - Jokes I Have Known
August 15th at Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue
6.00pm - 7.00pm, £12.00 (£10.00) (PP, G)
Dry, laconic, self-deprecating, laid-back: there have been many adjectives used to describe Arnold Brown but the most appropriate is surely simply 'funny'.
In this hilarious show the former Perrier-Award winner recounts an insider's tale of the rough and tumble world of comedy, commencing with his hectic debut at the opening night of Soho's 'Comedy Store' in May 1979, the start of 'New Comedy' in the UK.
'I have often been called the comedian's comedian' says Arnold, 'but my ambition has always been to be the bank manager's comedian'...more
'Nefertiti' by John Squire
July 10th-August 19th at The Henderson Gallery
Monday - Saturday 11am-6pm, Free
In his first ever show north of the border, John Squire's new work translates onto paper and canvas the spontaneity, depth and ambiguity of the music of Miles Davis. More information here
Quite a varied programme I think you'll agree - in fact, I feel exhausted just reading about it. Regular Fringe goers will know that burn-out is an ever-present danger at this great annual jamboree of ours, and that while culture may feed the soul, the body must be nourished as well. Fortunately Henderson's can help here too, supplying all your refreshment needs with an unrivalled range of drinking and dining outlets both at Hanover Street and at the West End.
At Hanover Street the legendary basement Restaurant and Café opens its doors to early birds at 8am every morning; just around the corner the Bistro offers a welcome oasis of calm amid the Festival mayhem; the Deli meanwhile, serving the healthiest takeaways in town, is ideal for those rushing from show to show. Those of you at the West End will find Henderson's delicious, wholesome meals and snacks, tempting treats, teas, coffees and a full range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at Henderson's at St John's and upstairs at The World Café. Both of these venues also offer alfresco options to enable you to bask in that glorious summer sunshine.
