Ticket Information
FESTIVAL TICKETS AND INFORMATION
The August jamboree in the capital is made up of not just one but several festivals. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is already underway and will be followed by the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Saturday 10 and the Edinburgh International Festival on Sunday 1 1. then and on Wedneday 14. the Edinburgh International Film Festival begins. Add to this the Military Tattoo. the industry-based Television Festival and the many galleries and clubs that join in the fray, and you've got the world's biggest arts festival.
Because there is no central box office for all the festivals. you'll need this guide to tell you where and when to buy tickets for which shows.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Sun 11—Sat 31 Aug (Royal Bank 925 Nights at the Usher Hall run until Fri 30 Aug). Tickets available from the Hub. Castlehill Royal Mile. Edinburgh, EH1 2NE. 0131 473 2000. Open Mon—Sat 9am—7.30pm and Sun 10am—7.30pm. Website: www.eif.co.uk
Concession tickets are available in advance for selected performances at half price to students in full-time education and those under 18. and at 25% discount to senior citizens. From Tue 6 Aug. standby tickets for selected performances will be available at half price to senior citizens. students. under 18s. unemployed people and Young Scot. Equity and Musicians' Union card holders.
During the Festival period only, tickets will be on sale to personal visitors at the Usher Hall, the Queen's Hall. the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. the Edinburgh Playhouse. the Royal Lyceum Theatre and one hour before performances at the King's Theatre. Any unsold tickets for other Festival venues will go on sale at the venue one hour before the performance only.
Fifty seats for all Usher Hall early evening concerts and opera performances are reserved for sale at $25 on the day of performance from 9am (10am on Sun). These are available only to personal callers at the Hub and are limited to two tickets per customer.
Half-price tickets for some performances are sold on the day of performance to personal callers at the Hub. Limited to two tickets per customer.
Where wheelchair spaces are available they will be sold at the lowest price for that performance.
Until Mon 26 Aug (though some shows carry on until Sun 1 Sep). Tickets available from the Fringe Office. 180 High Street, Edinburgh, 0131 226 0000. Open for bookings in person daily 10am—9pm daily: or by phone 9am—9pm daily. Website: www.edfringe.com.
Discounted tickets are available for most shows. but prices and eligibility are decided by individual companies. Many shows also offer reduced-price tickets for preview performances. Bargain-hunters should keep an eye
on The List for reader offers. discounts
and giveaways.
Tickets for Fringe events are also available in person from: HMV 129 Princes Street. Open Mon—Sat 10am—7pm. Sun 1 1am—7pm. Waterstone's 83 George Street. Open
' Mon—Sat 10am—6pm, Sun
1 1am—6pm.
The Hub Castlehill Mon—Sun
10am—7pm.
FILM FESTIVAL
Wed 14—Sun 25 Aug. Films are screened at: Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road; Cameo. 38 Home Street; Dominion, Newbattle Terrace; Odeon. 7 Clerk Street; UGC Cinema. Fountain Park. Dundee Street; and Glasgow Film Theatre. 12 Rose Street. Glasgow. Tickets for all films are
available from Filmhouse, 88 Lothian
Road. Edinburgh, 0131 623 8030. The box office is open for telephone
bookings daily noon—9pm (until Wed
13 Aug); daily 10am—9pm (Wed 14—Sun 25 Aug); and to personal callers daily noon—9pm (until Tue 13
1 Aug); daily 10am—9pm (Wed 14—Sun - 25 Aug). Website:
www.edfilmfest.org.uk. Tickets fOr all Film Festival screenings are also available in person
from:
UGC Cinema Fountain Park, Dundee Street. Edinburgh, daily 2—10pm (until Wed 13 Aug); daily 10am—10pm (Wed 14—Sun 25 Aug).
Tickets for screenings at the GET
' only available from that venue. in
person, noon—8pm daily, or by calling 0141332 8128. Remaining tickets for screenings at
other Film Festival venues can also be bought on the door of that venue.
BOOK FESTIVAL Sat 10—Mon 26 Aug. Charlotte
' Square. Tickets available from 0131
5 624 5050. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm
9 (until Thu 8 Aug): 9.808m—8pm (Sat
; 10—Mon 26 Aug). Credit card
i bookings are subject to $21 handling
fee. Website: www.edbookfest.co.uk. Tickets are also available from:
Box Office Entrance Tent Charlotte
Square Gardens. Open daily
; 9.30am—9.30pm (until Mon 26 Aug).
Ottakar's Booksellers 57 George Street. Open Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm (until Thu 8 Aug).
‘ Until Sat 24 Aug. The Tattoo has now i sold out. though some re-sale tickets . may be available for performances
until the end of the run. Contact the Tattoo Ticket Sales Office. 33—34 Market Street. Edinburgh EH1 108.
i 0131 225 1188. Open Mon—Fri
10am—4.30pm (on performance days
: the office is open until the start of the
performance). Website:
‘ www.edinburgh-tattooco.uk.
TELEPHONE BOOKING:
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 0131 473 2000
FESTIVAL FRINGE 0131 226 0000 Assembly Rooms
0131 226 2428
Gilded Balloon
0131 226 2151 Pleasance
0131 556 6550 Traverse Theatre
0131 228 1404
FILM FESTIVAL 0131 623 8030
BOOK FESTIVAL 0131 624 5050
MILITARY TATTOO 0131 225 1188
WEBSITES:
UMBRELLA HOME PAGE FOR ALL FESTIVAL
www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
www.eif.co.uk
FESTIVAL FRINGE
www.edfringe.com
FILM FESTIVAL
www.edfilmfest.org.uk
BOOK FESTIVAL
www.edbookfest.co.uk
MILITARY TATTOO
www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk
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