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Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Custom House, Regent Quay, Aberdeen AB11 5BE
01224 213800
SUMMER youth theatre.
Big in Falkirk
0141 559 4348 biginfalkirk@uzevents.com
TWO-day festival taking place late-April/early-May in the central belt town, featuring street theatre and other events.
Conflux
Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Gasgow G2 8DL
0141 565 1049
ORGANISATION set up to support Scottish street arts, phsysical theatre and circus.
Edinburgh Festivals
CLEARING house for all the capital's festivals.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
180 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QS
0226 0026 admin@edfringe.com
THE world's largest arts festival takes place in August. Anyone interested in performing should check out The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide, its associated Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide website and associated blog.
Edinburgh International Festival
The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NE
0131 473 2000
PRESTIGIOUS world-class festival of theatre, dance and music, takes place in August. Jonathan Mills replaced Brian McMaster as artistic director in October 2006. EIF Flickr site.
Articles: Variety (27 March 2009); The Guardian (17 March 2010); Variety (17 March 2010); Scotland on Sunday (21 March 2010);
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
BRITAIN'S largest New Year festival features street theatre and other performances.
Edinburgh Mela
FESTIVAL in Leith early September.
Edinburgh People's Festival
NON-CENTRAL alternative to the Fringe.
Festivals Edinburgh
CO-ORDINATING body for the capital city's many festivals from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to Edinburgh's Hogmanay.
Free Fringe
EDINBURGH Fringe operator dedicated to presenting shows at no charge to the audience or performers. Established by Peter Buckley Hill.
Glasgay!
The Q! Gallery, t/a GALA Scotland Ltd, 87-89 Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5LE
0141 552 7575
ANNUAL gay festival of the arts with wide crossover appeal taking place in October.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
CITYWIDE gag fest, featuring local, national and international names. Some theatre programming.
Imaginate Festival
45a George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2HT
0131 225 8050 info@imaginate.org.uk
IMPORTANT May festival taking place in several Edinburgh theatres.
Reviews: The Scotsman (13 May 2010);
Inside Out
St Andrews
ANNUAL festival of street arts taking place at the end of July.
Kaleidoscope Festival
Kinkell Byre, near St Andrews, Fife KY16 8PN
LAUNCHING IN 2010, this October festival brings together music and performing arts.
Leith Festival
32 New Kirkgate, Leith EH6 6AB
COMMUNITY festival with some theatre and comedy in June.
Manipulate – Visual Theatre Festival
Custom House, 35 Regent Quay, Aberdeen AB11 5BE
01224 575 743
INTERNATIONAL performances and workshops aimed at adult audiences and practitioners. Previously at Dundee Rep, now at the Traverse, Edinburgh in February.
Articles: The Guardian (11 February 2009);
Merchant City Festival
UZ Events, 125–129 High Street, Glasgow G1 1PH
0141 552 6027 info@merchantcityfestival.com
MULTI-arts festival in September in Glasgow's city centre. Myspace page.
Nairn Book and Arts Festival
Hilton, Lochloy Road, Nairn, IV12 5AF
01667 451804
SOME drama is included in this annual June event.
New Territories
PO Box 25262, Glasgow G1 1YW
0141 357 5538 admin@newmoves.co.uk
SPRING festival of innovative theatre and dance taking place in Glasgow. Incorporates the National Review of Live Art.
Aricles: Scotland on Sunday (12 February 2006); The List (25 February 2010) Reviews: The Guardian (12 February 2009);
New Works New Worlds
c/o The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G8 6DL
contact@newworksnewworlds.co.uk
ANNUAL playwriting festival. Artistic director Suzi Simpson.
Polish Cultural Festival
info@polishculturalfestival.org.uk
NEW in 2009, this April event in Edinburgh brings together Polish theatre, art and music.
Puppet Animation Festival
Customs House, 35 Regent Quay, Aberdeen AB11 5BE
01224 575743 simon@puppetanimation.org
EXTENSIVE theatre and film festival for children stretching across Scotland every April.
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR
0131 557 5724
AUTUMN celebration of the oral tradition.
Scotland Live
INUDUSTRY showcase.
West End Festival
JUNE arts festival in Glasgow's fashionable West End.
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