This summer, IASH and its Fellows can be found across the sprawling range of festivals in Edinburgh, including the Book Festival and Festival Fringe. Tickets are available now for all events.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe:
Breakfast Plays: The Future is […] is a showcase of new Scottish writers who have received mentoring from a selection of established playwrights; including Douglas Maxwell (2003/04 EIF-IASH Creative Fellow) and Linda McLean (2010/11 IASH-Traverse Creative Fellow). Book tickets now to attend world-premiere script readings where you can have your breakfast roll and eat it too. Link: https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/breakfast-plays-the-future-is
Song Over Scotland traces Scotland’s history and music by pairing IASH Honorary Fellow Professor David Purdie’s historical narratives with Robyn Stapleton’s beautiful singing. Delve into a musical journey of Scottish songs of peace and war, and nature and man. Link: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/song-over-scotland
Uncensored by Frances Poet (2018 IASH-Traverse Creative Fellow) is a topical comedy drama for BBC Radio 3 at Summerhall. When a teenage tech genius has a racist word shouted at her, she decides to take direct action. She deletes the word from the entire internet. It's a sensation. Giddy with her achievement, Sia has to decide what to delete next. The n-word, obviously, the c-word, but where will it end? Link: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/uncensored
8:8 combines a diverse cast, including IASH’s Administrative Manager Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson, with an audience of eight spectators to create an exclusive performance that will make you question your own assumptions. But who is watching who? And how do you know who you can trust? Created with the local Edinburgh community, 8:8 is an unsettling examination of our prejudices. Link: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/8-8
Edinburgh Book Festival:
A Tale of Two Cities is a discussion surrounding Constitution Street, the new book by Jemma Neville (IASH Community Fellow in 2018) and Think Global, Act Local by artist-activist Ellie Harrison. This panel led by social historian Daniel Gray seeks to explore the concept of the ‘real lived experience’ as part of the Festival’s We Are All Citizens series of events. Book tickets now for an exploration of life and community through the lens of residents in Scotland’s cities. Link: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/ellie-harrison-jemma-neville
Allan Little’s Big Interview with Elif Shafak is a discussion on ‘How to remain sane in the age of Populism’ with Turkish-British author and campaigner Elif Shafak. Reflecting on her experiences through her writing, and her women’s rights and free speech advocacy, Shafak will explore the rising tides of populism and discuss the relationship between public angst and aggression with BBC special correspondent and IASH Advisory Board member Allan Little. Please join us for a timely event not to be missed. IASH is proud to sponsor this event. Link: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/allan-little-s-big-interview-with-elif-shafak
Fatima Bhutto & Regina Porter with DeRay Mckesson is an investigation of ‘Powerful Portraits of Humanity’ through Bhutto’s The Runaways and Porter’s The Travelers. DeRay Mckesson, a pivotal figure of the Black Lives Matter movement, will interview Bhutto and Porter to see if we can truly say that novels fairly reflect human diversity. Book tickets now for this crucial investigation into diversity and representation in our literature today. This event is part of the Festival’s Power to the People series of events, and IASH is delighted to be sponsoring it through our genderED hub. Link: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/fatima-bhutto-regina-porter-with-deray-mckesson