Summerhall Fringe shows set to be beamed to 30 UK Cinemas
Live screening of major theatrical events is something the public has become accustomed to in recent years but for the first time the Edinburgh Fringe can be seen nationwide thanks to digital arts pioneers, Hibrow, who are supported by Arts Council England.
Joining forces with ODEON, a name that is a byword for cinema, Hibrow plans to take a series of daily performances at Edinburgh’s Summerhall venue out of its cobbled confines on to the silver screen with a series of special screenings throughout August.
Rupert Thompson, Artistic Director at Summerhall says: "We are delighted that Summerhall will be hosting this live cinematic fringe first - beaming the festival to audiences across the UK. We are immensely proud of the programme of festival events this year - and delighted to be working with theatre innovators Hibrow on this project."
Hibrow Hour represents an exciting new digital frontier for the legendary festival with three brand new plays by young theatre-makers, an opera from an internationally recognised artist/filmmaker, comedy acts curated by two of Britain’s most celebrated comedy producers, and a show from Steven Berkoff, all specially designed to be transmitted via satellite to selected ODEON Cinemas nationwide. Each 90 minute programme will also include exclusive coverage of the Festival at large in a specially produced short feature.
Tickets for all shows are available from summerhall.co.uk
DATES
August 4th - The Dispute
August 6th – Hibrow Comedy Hour: Jonny & The Baptists
August 11th – The Man Who Almost Killed Himself
August 12th – Four Screws Loose
August 14th – Berkoff, the Inimitable
August 18th - Sleight & Hand
August 20th – Sarah Louise Young as Cabaret Whore
August 21st - Allison Jackson: A Story in the Public Domain
Venues and Box Office Contact Details:
ODEON Box Office: 08712244007
Basingstoke
Churchill Way West, Basingstoke RG21 6PG
Bath
Kingsmead Leisure Complex, James St W, Bath, Somerset BA1 2BX
Birmingham Broadway Plaza
220 Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham B16 8LP
Bournemouth
Westover Rd, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2BZ
Brighton
West Street, Kingswest, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2RE
Cardiff
The Red Dragon Centre, Hemingway Rd, Cardiff CF10 4JY
Dundee
Douglas Rd, Dundee, Tayside DD4 7SN
Dunfermline
1 Whimbrell Pl, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 8EX
Edinburgh Lothian Road
118 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 8BQ
Edinburgh Wester Hailes
Westside Plaza, 120 Wester Hailes Rd, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH14 3HR
Glasgow Quay
Springfield Quay, Paisley Rd, Glasgow G5 8NP
Guildford
Bedford Road, Surrey. GU1 4SJ
Hull
Kingston Park, Kingston St, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU1 2TX
Kilmarnock
Queen's Dr, Kilmarnock, Ayreshire KA1 3XF
Kingston
The Rotunda, Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 1QP
Leeds, Bradford
Gallagher Leisure Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD3 7AT
Lincoln
Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln LN1 1YS
Liverpool One
14, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Lancashire L1 8JF
London, Covent Garden
135 Shaftesbury Ave London WC2H 8HA
Manchester
The Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS
Milton Keynes
The Point, 602 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3NB
Newcastle Silverlink
Silverlink Retail Park, Osprey Dr, Wallsend NE28 9NP
Norwich
Riverside Leisure Park, Wherry Rd, Norwich NR1 1XA
Oxford
George St, Oxford OX1 2BL
Sheffield
Arundel Gate, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1DL
Southampton
Leisure World, W Quay Rd, Southampton SO15 1RE
Tunbridge Wells
Knights Park, Knights Way, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3UW
Warrington
100 Westbrook Centre, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 8UD
Wimbledon
Victoria Crescent, 57 The Broadway, London SW19 1QB