Edinburgh People's Festival

Edinburgh People's Festival 7-14th August 2004

Saturday 7th August

Opening Gala Night, Jack Kane Centre Community Wing, Craigmillar, 7.30-10.30 pm

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Sunday 8th August

Folk Night, 'The Village', 16 South Fort Street, Leith, 7.30 pm

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Monday 9th August

Film Night, Newcraighall Miners' Welfare, 7.30pm

An evening of film in tribute to legendary Scots filmmaker Bill Douglas 'MY AIN FOLK.'

Tuesday 10th August

'A Quiet Night In' EPF at HMP Edinburgh (Saughton Prison)

Featuring
Mark Thomas, star of Channel 4
Comedy from Sandy Nelson - The postie off STILL GAME.
And Edinburghs inimitable Bill Dewar.
Plus rythm and blues from Clova.

Saughton Prison Chapel
Two shows 2pm and 7pm

Wednesday 11th August

'Bart Comes to the Simpsons'

The Voice of Bart Simpson Nancy Cartwright will appear at Simpsons Maternity Unit, Royal Infirmary Hospital at 12.30pm

Wednesday 11th August

'A Flytin' o' Culture'

The great annual debate on making the Festival and Fringe accessible and the future for culture in Scotland (phew!)
Committee Room One, Scottish Parliament, George IV Bridge Campus, 7.30 pm

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Thursday 12th August

Comedy Night, BMC Club, Westfield Road, Gorgie, 8pm

Proudly presents KILL (yourself laughing)
(with this) BILL Vol 2 (following last years hysterics)
In assocation with The Stand Comedy Club.

Fringe favourite Simon Munnery (Alan Parker, League Against Tedium, Buckethead) offers a surreal insight into the absurdities of modern living.
Acclaimed writer and performer Nick Revell (Drop the Dead Donkey, etc.) performs searing contemporary satire that will make supporters of Bush and Blair squirm.
Larger than life Irishman Martin 'Bigpig' Mor takes a break from his own show, The Trivial Pursuit of Martin Mor, to make some mirth
Rising local star Tony Carter is Britain's first New Deal comedian and tries out his training on a Gorgie crowd
With Edinburgh's own Greg McHugh as compere it promises to be a bumper evening of comedy.

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Friday 13th August

World Premiere: 'Dog's Bite: Bee's Sting' A play by Cecilia Grainger

Directed by Helen Marie O'Malley

Gilmerton Athletic Boxing Club
Ravenscroft Street, Gilmerton.
7.30 pm, £2
To reserve a seat call 0131 663 2836

What happens when a daughter takes a lone step into the world of boxing so that she may save her family from total destruction? Can the family unit survive? "Sometimes when yi get hit, it's better than hittin somebody."

Saturday 14th August

An Inch of Rock, Inch Park, 1-5 pm, FREE

Bands include Twisted Logic, Wasted Youth, Disarmer, The Medicine Show, Solaris and Bulb.

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Saturday 14th August

A People's Ceilidh to close a People's Festival, Portobello Town Hall, 8 pm

Featuring The Belle Stars Ceilidh Band and the Bella McNab band
Sponsored by Portobello Against the Superstore.

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