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WIN TICKETS TO ROWLAND RIVRON AND ROBERT COOVER
3 FOR 2 AT SUMMERHALL
Summerhall ‘Arts Laboratory’ are offering List readers an exclusive discount offer - The Summerhall Hat Trick - which includes a choice of 1 literary event, 1 comedy event & 1 theatre event for just £12. Summerhall is Edinburgh’s vibrant new Festival venue with 10 unique performance spaces including The Dissection Room Bar and has been transformed into the Fringe hub for alternative theatre, art, music and film.
To take advantage of this offer - just take this voucher to: Summerhall Box Office, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1QH The Summerhall Hat Trick (£12) will entitle you to: A ticket for an event of your choice from Canadian Poetry. a ticket to the Summerhall Comedy Gig for Shelter, and a ticket to Traumatikon.
We have teamed up with the Edinburgh International Book Festival to give away three pairs of tickets to Rowland Rivron's Tales of Raw Sex and Excess and Robert Coover's The American Master of Myth and Metafiction. THEATRE EVENT: TRAUMATIKON Main Hall, Aug 17, 18, 19, 20, 4.15pm £9/£5
RRoowwllaanndd RRiivvrroonn – TALES OF RAW SEX AND EXCESS Sat 27 Aug, 6.30pm Having risen through the comedy ranks in the 80s, Rivron gained notoriety as the unpleasant Dr Martin Scrote on Jonathan Ross’ The Last Resort and as one half of comedy band Raw Sex in French and Saunders.
RRoobbeerrtt CCoooovveerr – THE AMERICAN MASTER OF MYTH AND METAFICTION Sat 20 Aug, 5pm The reissue of his early novels as Penguin Classics this year underlines his status as a giant of American literary postmodernism. Stories like Spanking the Maid, Gerald's Party and Pricksongs and Descants show that a mordant – and morbid – humour are part of his genius. To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us which show you would like to see.
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
TERMS & CONDITIONS: COMPETITION CLOSES 18 AUG 2011 [ROBERT COOVER] & 24 AUG [ROWLAND RIVRON]. THERE IS NO CASH ALTERNATIVE. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
“****” Neil Cooper, Herald
WIN FESTIVAL PASSES TO EDINDOCS
Now in its second year, Edindocs is an International Documentary Film Festival that provides an annual showcase for independent documentary films from around the world. Opening on 16 September with the critically acclaimed You've Been Trumped, the festival presents unique and provoking documentary films and film-makers. Based at the Churchill Theatre, Edindocs is not to be missed, see www.edindocs.com for full details and to book your ticket.
We have four pairs of Festival Passes up for grabs, to be in with a chance of winning a pair, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us: Where is Edindocs taking place?
LITERARY EVENT: CANADIAN POETS – Featuring: Heather Wood, Maureen Hynes, Jim Nason, Ruth Roach Pierson, Moira MacDougall, Myna Wallin & Haili Villegas Red Lecture Theatre, 18, 19, 20 Aug, Various Times £5 Escape the Fringe and consider how place compels our creativity and shapes our poetic imagination. Whether at home or abroad, whether on a pastoral retreat or in an off-hour at a busy city job, how does the writer’s location seep into the written work? Five established Canadian poets take to the stage to read their work. Though they come from different perspectives and poetic stances, each performer delivers a high standard of poetic achievement, and together, these voices represent a cross-section of current Canadian artistic concerns. Tickle and assuage your curiosity in this session with these five distinguished poets from Canada!
COMEDY: Summerhall Comedy Gig for Shelter Main Hall, 19 Aug, 8-9.15pm £8
Summerhall are thrilled to support a unique night of comedy featuring performances by Josie Long, Daniel Kitson, Robin Ince and music from Ballboy. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Shelter Scotland.
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TERMS & CONDITIONS: COMPETITION CLOSES 24 AUG 2011. THERE IS NO CASH ALTERNATIVE. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SUMMERHALL BOX OFFICE. THE TICKETS IN THE OFFER ARE LIMITED AND SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
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