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Summerhall – winding up withdrawn before Christmas
After months of legal process and uncertainty the court action against Summerhall Management Ltd has been brought to a close.
On Wednesday Robert McDowell Director, Summerhall Management Ltd said: “I can confirm that the...
Summerhall administration case continued to the New Year
Summerhall Management Limited continues to be in administration following a hearing in Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier today.
The company is being pursued by HMRC who allege non-payment of corporation tax.
Robert McDowell, Director Summerhall Management...
Saving Demarco’s archive will take funding and commitment
The possible closures of the People's Story Museum and Summerhall Arts Centre have attracted plenty of discussion.
The future of these two arts venues has added to the sense of a looming cultural crisis...
Alternative proposal for Summerhall tendered at closing date
An alternative proposal has been made to develop the arts venue at Summerhall in a sustainable way. The proposal was lodged at the closing date set by the selling agents at noon on Wednesday.
The...
Fringe 2024: Precious Cargo⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Barton Williams stands on stage in front of a wall of cardboard boxes. Footage of Vietnam plays against a soundtrack of war.
‘Everything in life comes at a price, whether or not it comes in...
Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Lessons on Revolution ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In March 1967 London School of Economics students occupy the college’s Old Theatre. In response, the college turns off the lights; the theatre is plunged into darkness.
The protest is the culmination of months of...
Green candidate highlights Summerhall campaign
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh candidate in the General Election, Amanda Grimm, has backed the cultural venue Summerhall, which she says is at risk of being lost from the capital’s arts scene.
Delivering the opening speech...
Calls for council to preserve Summerhall as arts venue
After the news of the impending sale of Summerhall, politicians are gathering behind calls to save the arts centre which has become so important to the capital’s culture scene.
Tommy Sheppard MP for Edinburgh East...
Summerhall is up for sale
The owners of Summerhall have put the building up for sale with all current licences included in the deal.
Summerhall has a programme of events during August and all year round which the sellers...
Gravity beer festival offer very early bird tickets
The craft beer festival launched by Barney’s Beer earlier this year has released its first batch of very early bird tickets for next year in time for Christmas.
The festival, which welcomed more than 900...
Filmhouse fundraiser with S!nk to Open the Doors
The Edinburgh improvisation group S!nk will perform their live soundtrack to the documentary film Nanook of the North at a fundraiser for Filmhouse on 10 December.
As the crowdfunder creeps up past £161,000 with...
FLIP! – powerful new satire is coming to Summerhall
After its world premiere at the Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle, FLIP! a powerful new satire is heading to Edinburgh's Summerhall.
Written by critically acclaimed writer Racheal Ofori (Black Ops, Portrait, I Used To Be Famous)...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Summerhall launch their huge programme
The acts being promoted at Summerhall on Thursday create a packed Fringe programme which the venue will host from 3 to 27 August.
There is music, theatre, dance, and visual art in the mix,...
Review – Shonen Knife, Summerhall
Currently, on a 40th-anniversary tour the all-female Japanese punk-pop rockers Shonen Knife get straight to it with Konnichiwa.
The sold-out Summerhall audience is loving every moment by the time we get to the Pixies-flavoured...
Bridget Ievers Cox – Exhibition at Summerhall
A major retrospective exhibition has opened at Summerhall and will run until 5 March.
Charles MacLean, the whisky expert, explained the background of this exhibition which has a great personal connection for him and his...
‘Undertow Overflow’, a new collaboration from Amy Duncan and Ben Harrison
'Undertow Overflow' is a brand-new collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Amy Duncan and writer/director Ben Harrison. It combines their love of simple narratives with a strong emotional undertow. The title of the show comes...
Summerhall will be open for business at this year’s festival fringe
The Fringe will be back at Summerhall this august with international acts from Switzerland, Taiwan, Finland, Korea, Ireland and Belgium. A programme of local work will focus on immigration, island life and justice.
This...
Ooh la la! The French Film Festival UK comes to Edinburgh
This spring the French Film Festival UK comes to Edinburgh's Summerhall with Screen Horizons running from 30 January to 17 April 2022.
French and Francophone cinema features in the programme which opens with an Edinburgh...
This weekend – The National Whisky Festival comes to Summerhall
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland returns to Summerhall on Sunday with tasting events spread out over two three and a half hour long sessions.
There will be dozens of exhibitors with a diverse...
Push the Boat Out at Edinburgh’s new poetry festival this weekend
Get in the boat, compañeros.
A poetry festival such as Edinburgh has never seen before will take place at Summerhall this weekend (15-17 October) Push the Boat Out has been masterminded by director Jenny Niven,...
Scotland’s second ever poetry festival launches hybrid program
Scotland’s newest and most boundary-bending poetry festival, Push The Boat Out (PTBO), launched its online and hybrid offer today, October 1st in Edinburgh.
Taking place from the 15 – 17 October 2021 within the creative...
Scotland’s second poetry festival, ‘Push The Boat Out’, launches its inaugural programme
Launching its inaugural programme today (Wed. 8 Sept) in Edinburgh, 'Push The Boat Out' (PTBO) is Scotland’s newest and most boundary-bending poetry festival, .
Taking place from the 15 – 17 October 2021 within the...
Simon Thacker presents the World Premiere of ‘Pashyanti on Guitar’
Musician Simon Thacker premieres a live music experience for the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Thacker is a Scottish composer, classical guitarist, improviser and ensemble leader whose ever expanding musical world draws on a deep...
Royal Dick Courtyard Bar to reopen from 26th April
The Royal Dick Courtyard Bar at Summerhall will reopen seven days a week from Monday 26 April. Extended opening hours will operate to welcome back Edinburgh punters the week of the 26th, opening 12pm-10pm...
’10 Years at Summerhall’ celebrates the venue’s decade as a multi-arts establishment
In celebration of Summerhall’s 10th year as a vibrant multi-arts venue and cultural hub, ten Summerhall regulars: artists, residents and visitors - have contributed work for a new online exhibition. '10 Years of Summerhall'...
First two 2021 exhibitions announced by Summerhall
The first two exhibitions of 2021 will bring light and colour back into Summerhall’s spaces that have sat empty for much of 2020.
Abigail Simmonds’ sparkling 'Space Becomes Time' will see the upstairs Meadows and...
Summerhall Christmas Market is online from today
Summerhall will host its first ever Online Christmas Market from Monday 23 November to Thursday 24 December 2020 featuring over 60 independent Scottish brands and makers.
Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, Summerhall is unable to...
Watch the SAY Award on YouTube
The Scottish Album of the Year Award (SAY) have announced that the full digital ceremony filmed at Summerhall will be broadcast from 6pm on Sunday 1 November 2020mas a YouTube Premier.
Edinburgh rapper Nova took home the coveted title and...
At Summerhall – Mount Strange and the Temple of Fame
MOUNT STRANGE AND THE TEMPLE OF FAME is the new art exhibition at Summerhall which opens on Friday 24 January 2020 and runs until 15 March 2020. The fact that it will be in...
December at Summerhall
Summerhall has a packed programme of events in December, and we can only mention just a few here.
On 6 December 2019 Cold Turkey's Warm Stuffing takes place at Summerhall.
Kathryn Joseph is a main dish...
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