MAY IN EDINBURGH
“FASTRACK THE FESTIVAL CITY OF EDINBURGH” WHILST STAYING AT THE MW GUESTHOUSE
While staying at MW Guest house check out the following events...scroll down to see what's on at the theatres and galleries
THE COW PARADE (from mid-may)
The Edinburgh Children's Festival — May 25th — June 2nd
Venues: Traverse Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre & Garage Theatre
E-mail info@imaginate.org.uk for a family programme.
Enjoy an exciting array of events from comedy to thought provoking theatre, you' ll find a show to entertain or educate as the world's best children's theatre comes to the city of Edinburgh. Whatever your age, there? s something for everyone as well-loved favourites come to life alongside new characters in a dazzling array of events from puppet shows to dance and drama
Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2006 - Thursday 11th
The 2006 Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Awards will be presented at The Hub, Edinburgh
Speciality & Fine Food Fair - Sunday 14th and Monday 15th
The first event in the Speciality & Fine Food Fairs calendar moves to a brand new home for 2006. The Speciality & Fine Food Fair Edinburgh takes place at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange - a city centre location with free parking
Great Edinburgh Run - Sunday 7th May
Only 10Km starting from The Meadows and is a different way to see many of the great sites of Edinburgh
IN THE THEATRES
Festival Theatre — 13-29 Nicolson Street Tel 0131-662-1112
Features opera, ballet, drama, dance etc
Tuesday 2nd - Saturday 6th
ENB - Swan Lake
Sunday 7th
The Best Blues Brothers Show in the World - Ever!
Tuesday 16th - Saturday 20th
Andalucian Images of Carmina Burana
Thursday 25th
Grumpy Old Women Live
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th
The Dorothy Show
Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st
Compania De Danca Deborah Colker
Kings Theatre — 2 Leven Street, Tel 529 6000
Drama, musicals and pantomimes at Christmas
Playhouse theatre — 18-22 Greenside Place Tel 0870 606 3424&
Home to the West End musicals
Monday 1st – Saturday 20th (except Sundays)
Mamma Mia
Sunday 28th
Gispy Kings
Usher Hall - Lothian Road, Tel 0131 228 1155
Saturday 6th
Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra
Sunday 7th
Billy Bragg
Tuesday 9th
Joan Collins
Wednesday 10th
Dr John and the Lower 911
Thursday 11th
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Mozart's Requiem
Saturday 13th
Kevock Choir Annual Concert
Sunday 14th
Elgar's The Kingdom
Wednesday 17th
Organ recital with Thomas Heywood
Saturday 20th
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sunday 21st
Tamas Vasary and the Budapest Symphony
Saturday 27th
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
The Queens Hall
Wednesday 3rd
Ecat Ensemble - Expression!
Saturday 6th
THe Night Mail, the Sultan and the Devil's Violin
Thursday 11th
Paddy McGuiness
Friday 12th
Roddy Frame
Saturday 13th
Meadows Chamber Orchestra
Monday 15th
The Zutans
Thursday 18th
Ba Cissoko
Friday 18th
John Sherry's at First Light and the Chris Stout Quintet
Saturday 20th
Edinburgh Academy
Monday 22nd
JOsh Rouse
Wednesday 24th
Eliza Gilkyson
Thursday 25th
George heriot's School
Friday 26th
Session A9
Saturday 27th
Edinburgh Light Orchestra
Sunday 28th
Jason Mraz
IN THE GALLERIES
National Gallery of Scotland - The Mound, Tel 0131 624 6200
Until Monday 29th
Venus rising
Royal Scottish Academy Building - The Mound, Tel 0131 624 6200
Until Sunday 21st
180th RSA Annual Exhibition 2006
Scottish National Portrait Gallery - 1 Queen Street, Tel 0131 624 6200
All month
Fizzers: The Alternative National Portrait Gallery
Stranger than Life
Thoroughly Modern Women
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - 75 Belford Road, tel 0131 624 6200
All Month
The Smoking Room
From Saturday 6th
Felicitas Vogler:World of Light
Dean Gallery - 73 Belford Road, Tel 0131 624 6200
All month
After the War: Art in Europe 1945 - 1955
All month
Paolozzi's Patterns
All month
Visiting Picasso
The City Art Centre - 2 Market Street, Tel 0131 529 3993
The Leith Gallery - 65 The Shore, Tel 0131 553 5255
Fruit Market Gallery - 45 Market Street, Tel 0131 225 2383
Til Sunday 14th
Fred Sandback
From Saturday 27th
Dada's Boys: Identity and Play in Contemporary Art
Please be aware that events, venues and dates are likely to change and that MW Guesthouse is not responsible for any changes made
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