Brunton Fringe and summer events
The Brunton Fringe and summer events 2019
- Venues 191 & 377
- 5 Aug – 22 Sep 2019
www.thebrunton.co.uk
Fringe Escape by the Coast
With 28 amazing shows for all ages to enjoy, The Brunton is your Fringe and Summer venue by the coast! Come and catch a live performance or a film screening, take a stroll on the beach, enjoy the fresh salty air and relax with an ice cream.
So what are you waiting for? Book your Fringe Escape now!
Musical Theatre - Venue 191
The Brunton in association with Tommie Travers - OLIVER! - Saturday 10 Aug 2pm & 7.30pm / £14 (£12), £50 Family of 4
Lionel Bart’s Oliver! remains one of the most loved British musicals ever, combining Dickens’ classic story and characters, with a sensational and unforgettable score. Classic songs include Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long as He Needs Me, and many more. Oliver! is brought to you by an outstanding community cast, supported by a live orchestra. Book, Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart.
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe).
Discounts: Summer Saver, Friends 20% Thursday only
Classical at One - Venue 191
Truly beautiful music at lunchtime.
You have the option to enjoy soup and sandwich at noon, before a delightful concert featuring great composers such as Beethoven, Schubert and Gershwin.
Lunch Noon / Concert 1pm
Lunch & Concert £15.50, Concert only £9
Discounts: Friends 2 for 1 (concert only)
The Brunton's series of classical lunchtime concerts for Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Savitri Grier and Richard Uttley play all ten of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas across four concerts. Enjoy optional soup and sandwich at 12 noon, before a delightful concert of beautiful music.
Beethoven’s sonatas for violin and piano include some of his most uplifting and brilliant compositions. In addition to the famous ‘Kreutzer’ and ‘Spring’ sonatas there is a wealth of wonderful music from all periods of the composer’s life. We are thrilled to offer a complete cycle of all the violin piano sonatas over 4 concerts with two stars of the future.
Tue 13 Aug
- Violin Sonata in D op 12/1
- Violin Sonata in A op 12/2
- Violin Sonata in E flat op 12/3
Weds 14 Aug
- Violin Sonata in G op 30/3
- Violin Sonata in A op 30/1
- Violin Sonata in C minor op 30/2
Thurs 15 Aug
- Violin Sonata in A minor op 23
- Violin Sonata in G op 96
Fri 16 Aug
- Violin Sonata in F op 24 'Spring'
- Violin Sonata in A op 47 ‘Kreutzer'
The Broen Ensemble - Monday 5 August
Schubert: String Quintet in C major
One of the best loved of all pieces of chamber music, featured frequently on Desert Island Discs, is performed by a stunning young string ensemble from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
The Spitha Ensemble - Weds 21 August
Music for Brass Ensemble including works by Gershwin,Kamen,Newth, and Hudson.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has a long tradition of producing terrific brass ensembles. The latest of these is Spitha Brass who will perform a widely varied programme ranging from classical to contemporary with jazz and American standards.
Music & Dance - Venue 191
Rhythm of the Dance - Weds 7 August 7.30pm £24.50 (£23)
This dance and music extravaganza takes an exciting trip through hundreds of years of Irish dance and music.
Experience flailing fiddles, flutes, and inspiring dances along with live vocalists, all complemented by a top live Irish trad band of multi-instrumentalist musicians and a sensational sound and light show.
Worldwide, toes are tapping and hands are clapping to the feet of Rhythm of the Dance!
“The show is spectacular… dancers leave you spellbound” North Westend
Discounts: Summer Saver, Friends 10%
Dean Friedman in concert - Friday 9 August 7.30pm / £22 (£20) / VENUE 1
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop icon status for chart topping hits, Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia, Woman of Mine, Rocking Chair, McDonald’s Girl and more.
Catch this legendary singer/songwriter for an unforgettable evening of funny, profound, heartfelt stories and songs.
"The soundtrack of our lives!” New York Times
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
Islands in the stream - Saturday 10 August 7.30pm / £24 (£22) / VENUE 1
This thigh slapping stage show brings together the beloved glamour and personality of Dolly Parton, along with Kenny Roger’s charisma and energy with hit after hit including: Jolene, Ruby, 9 to5, Lucille, Here You Come Again, The Gambler, I Will Always Love You, Coward of the County, plus the smash hit Islands in the Stream.
This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
“Sounds just like the real thing” Cross Country Magazine
Discount: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
Music - Venue 191
The Temple Brothers - Lolypops and moptops show - Thursday 15 August 7.30pm £22 (£20)
A night of 50s and 60s nostalgia. Alan Mosca, formerly of Freddie & The Dreamers, retells stories of yesteryear with song and a touch of comedy. Buddy Walker recreates the look and feel of Buddy Holly. The Temple Brothers perform a fabulous tribute to The Everly Brothers, with beautiful songs such as All I Have To Do Is Dream, Let It Be Me, Cathy’s Clown. Followed by the awesome Dreamers with hits including You Were Made For Me, I’m Telling You Now.
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
Dougie Maclean in concert - Friday 16 August 7.30pm £21 (£19)
Dougie MacLean has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots based song writing and instrumental composition. He is internationally renowned for his song Caledonia, music for Last of the Mohicans and inspired performances. His songs have been covered by Paolo Nutini, Amy MacDonald, Ronan Keating, Mary Black, Frankie Miller, Cara Dillon, Kathy Mattea and many other top performers. Dougie has received many prestigious awards, a place in the Scottish Music Hall of Fame and an OBE.
“Scotland's pre-eminent singer-songwriter and a national musical treasure” SingOut USA
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
Alex Hodgson's Half past 7 Show - Saturday 17 August 7.30pm £16 (£14)With his larger than life presence, popular Fringe Festival performer Alex Hodgson, gives a muckle tip of his bunnet to some of Scotland’s best variety entertainers. Harry Lauder’s songs can be found alongside Alex’s new and original material, while his tall tales are spun with grace and ease, following in the footsteps of a couple of his comedy heroes Francie and Josie.
“His moving vocal delivery brings songs to life” Norman Chalmers Scotsman
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 20%
Big girls don't cry - celebrating the music of Frankie Valli & the four Seasons - Saturday 17 August 7.30pm £27
Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band. During the sixties and seventies number one hits Sherry, December 1963 (Oh What a Night) and Big Girls Don’t Cry, helped propel the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli to stardom.
After selling an incredible 100 million records worldwide, there’s a Four Seasons song that shares a special place in everyone’s heart.
This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
Rat Pack live - Friday 23 August 7.30pm £24 (£22)
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, the trio – collectively known as The Rat Pack, had attitude to spare. Rat Pack Live invites you to be part of the gang and features all the patter and razzamatazz of their infamous live shows. So prepare yourself for the UK’s most authentic Rat Pack concert experience.
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
James Grant - Saturday 24 August 7.30pm £18 (£16)
James Grant is one of the most renowned and respected performers Scotland has ever produced. Drawing from a broad palette of pop, folk, soul, country and blues influences, and interweaving his solo compositions with Love and Money favourites, James twins darkly literate, melodically lush songcraft with his richly potent vocals and virtuoso guitar work, leavening his performances with dashes of wickedly acerbic humour. Music to fill the heart and stir the soul.
“One of Scotland’s most gifted songwriters... and what a marvellous singer he is, too, spanning darkly burnished baritone depths and searing soulful intensity”. Scotsman
Discounts: Summer Saver 10%, Friends 10%
Outdoor Theatre - Venue 377
This summer we invite you to bring your folding chairs, blankets and picnic and join us for delightful outdoor theatre in the beautiful surroundings of Inveresk Lodge Garden. Please dress for the weather! 
Quantum Theatre - The Wind in the Willows - Saturday 17 August 3pm £10, £9 child, £36 Family of 4 Inveresk Lodge Garden
Boating with Ratty, a feast with Badger and high jinks on the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad. What more could such firm friends wish for? Join Mole, Ratty and Badger on their mad-cap adventures in Quantum Theatre’s brand new adaptation of this heart-warming tale of friendship, mishap and mayhem – a treat for all ages, performed outdoors at National Trust for Scotland’s Inveresk Lodge Garden!
Discount: Friends 10%
Summer events
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (Encore) - Thurday 8 August 7pm £13.50 (11.50)
Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons.
On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history.
Midweek movies - £8 (£7)
- The White Crow (12A) - Wednesday 14 August 7.30pm
- At Eternity's Gate (12A) - Wednesday 21 August 7.30pm
- The Vanishing (15) - Wednesday 28 August 7.30pm
- Avengers: End Game (12A) - Wednesday 4 September 7.30pm
- Rory's Way (12A) - Wednesday 11 September 7.30pm
Theatre
Singing I'm no Billy He's a Tim 2 - Friday 6 September 7.30pm £16 (£14)Join Billy and Tim, stuck in the medical room at Hampden Park during the Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Celtic, after making a bet that backfires with spectacular consequences. A priceless comical journey that will have you laughing so hard you will be begging for extra time.
Age guidance 16+. Contains hilarious dialogue some people may find offensive.
“Celtic - Rangers rivalry, ghostly apparitions and great comedy lines” Evening Times
* Note: Only one discount can be applied per booking. The same number of tickets must be purchased for each show in one transaction. Offer only available where stated.
Ticket - Box Office: 0131 665 2240 Online: www.thebrunton.co.uk