Gordon Macdonald’s monthly report – Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder – Ten Tracks at The Queen’s Hall – Ceilidh Club – Edinburgh Fringe Festival Pick of the Day
Gordon Macdonald is MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands and each month he issues a monthly newsletter. Here is the one for this month:-
Gordon Macdonald’s Monthly Report -August 2013
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Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder is a classic in every sense of the word, but was missed out of the Hitchcock season shown at The Filmhouse last year. Digitally remastered and restored, and starring Grace Kelly. Shown today at 1 and 6pm. A little bit of relief from you from the hectic Fringe schedule!
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Become part of the Festival action as 10 eclectic Scotland-based artists – who have been chosen for their evasion of categorisation – work with members of Tinderbox Orchestra.
The concert culminates in a headline set featuring a three-act new collaborative composition spanning classical, post-rock, noise and hip-hop. One artist is announced every 10 days, beginning exactly 100 days before the performance. Track the emerging line-up and format of the event – along with the latest artist announcements – at www.decagram.co.
More details on the Queen’s Hall website.
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The Ceilidh Club tells us they have had to change venue during the Fringe. Next Tuesday 6 Aug and the following Tuesday 13th Aug we have the ceilidh club at the Picture House on Lothian Road. Tickets are £10 (£8conc) and the ceilidh starts at 8pm through till 11pm.
Tickets are available online at www.edinburghceilidhclub.com/tickets or in person from the Picture House box office, Tickets Scotland (Rose Street), Ripping Records.
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The Oldest Man in Catford:
How would you feel if your 106 year old secret came out? Reg Thorn, 106, has strange and terrible secrets. Reg, the oldest man in Catford, depends on his great great granddaughter Julie for cake, conversation and sympathy. But when Julie walks out on her cheating boyfriend she needs somewhere else to live and turns to old Reg for help. The two embark on an uneasy, gently comic partnership and a touching adventure into Reg’s murky past. As the mismatched pair confront the prospect of accidental fame, longevity and mutual heartache, Julie learns more than she ever thought possible, about Reg, herself and about still being alive…..
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