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WIN TICKETS TO SEE GLASVEGAS AT THE FAMOUS GROUSE FESTIVAL
2 FOR 1 TICKETS AT SUMMERHALL
Welcome to Summerhall Fringe 2011. Introducing Edinburgh’s most vibrant new Festival venue - with 10 unique performance spaces, and a bar named The Dissection Room that looks like it was designed by Damien Hirst. Summerhall has transformed into the Fringe hub for alternative and experimental theatre, arts, music and film. Based on the south side of Edinburgh, Summerhall would like to offer List readers a special 2 for 1 ticket offer to two startling shows. Just cut out this voucher and take it to: Summerhall, Box Office, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1QH
HOTEL MEDEA
Main Hall, 5 Aug, 11.45pm (duration 5 hrs 45 min) 14+ £29.50 / £25 A Brazil / UK trilogy winner of Prix Arts Eletronica 2011. An overnight experience of the Medea myth, a provocative interpretation of a tale of dark revenge, with live DJ, dance and a frenzied battle for the Golden Fleece. A post-modern wasteland, with live documentary, CCTV add fresh perspectives to Jason’s betrayal, with harrowing paparazzi chases, twisted games of hide and seek. Be aware: this show lasts from midnight to dawn. Hot chocolate and Breakfast included. “The theatrical version of bingeing of absinthe” Time Out “Hotel Medea is more, much more than a theatre show” Total Theatre “Uncannily powerful” Guardian
With not long to go until The Famous Grouse Festival, Glasvegas have been announced as a headline act who will entertain crowds on the Saturday night and we have a pair of tickets to give away to a lucky List reader. The music and whisky festival will be held for the first time at The Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 August*. Ticket prices are £30 per day and are now on sale from www.ticketmaster.co.uk & www.ticketsoup.com.
To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us: Who will headline on Saturday night?
For all the latest festival news and to view the full line-up please visit: www.thefamousgrouse.com/festival
TERMS & CONDITIONS: ENTRANTS MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE. COMPETITION CLOSES 10 AUG 2011. THERE IS NO CASH ALTERNATIVE. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
WIN A FIRST CLASS ESCAPE TO NEWCASTLE
If you would love a relaxing escape from Edinburgh during the Festival, look no further. We have teamed up with the Hotel du Vin Newcastle to offer one lucky competition winner and their fellow escapee a luxurious overnight stay including a sumptuous three course dinner and of course, a leisurely breakfast. The prize also includes return First Class transport on East Coast.
Hotel du Vin Newcastle is the gloriously converted former home of the Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Company overlooking the banks of the Tyne. Step inside to enjoy the chic bedrooms, fabulous bistro, iconic Bubble Bar and alfresco courtyard ... the ultimate escape. East Coast has just launched a groundbreaking timetable providing Scottish passengers with more seats, more services and faster journey times on many services to destinations including Newcastle, York, Peterborough and London King’s Cross.
But if you don’t win, with Hotel du Vin's £99 summer bed and breakfast offer, you can plan your own escape too. To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:
What was the Hotel du Vin Newcastle converted from?
TERMS & CONDITIONS: COMPETITION CLOSES 24 AUG 2011. THERE IS NO CASH ALTERNATIVE. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
TRAUMATIKON
Main Hall, 6-20 August, 4.15pm 12+ Traumatikon is a feast for the imagination, and offers a Kantor-like experience, akin to the Dadaist happenings at Café Voltaire, with aspects of Russian Constructavist theatre. The result of a master class conducted by Andrzej Welminski and Teresa Welminska, with Counter- Active. Created in collaboration with, visual artists and former members of the internationally acclaimed Cricot2. Traumatikon offers an encounter with charismatic icons of the past from Muhammad Ali to Neil Armstrong. Drifting between the distorted worlds of a circus and café, the performance is inspired by the works of influential artists such as Kahlo, Schlemmer and Picasso. “An extraordinary ensemble piece, full of Kantorian moments and gestures” Noel Witts, Kantor Memory “An unusual and unmissable visual arts experience which has given me hope that the spirit of true avant-gardism is still alive and well” Richard Demarco 2011
www.summerhall.co.uk
TERMS & CONDITIONS: TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SUMMERHALL BOX OFFICE FROM THURSDAY 4 AUGUST. VALID ONLY ON TICKETS FOR PERFORMANCES: MEDEA ON FRIDAY 5 AND TRAUMATIKON 6 AUGUST. THE TICKETS IN THE OFFER ARE LIMITED AND ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
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