The Bookies

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Theatre (comedy)

  • Venue 26
    Summerhall - Cairns Lecture Theatre
  • 19:35
  • Aug 26
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Suitability: 12+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - Scotland
  • Group: KB Productions
  • Warnings and additional info: Strong language/swearing. Contains scenes of violence.
  • Accessibility:
    Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Please note, latecomers may not be admitted.

Description

Kit Bromovsky Productions present The Bookies. Two Edinburgh bookies feel the pressure of signing customers up for online betting accounts, signing their own jobs away in the process. They come up with a plan to fight back. But a mountaineer from Mount Everest gets in their way. 'Fast and witty production' **** (Scotsman). **** (TheWeeReview.co.uk). 'Sharp, cynical comedy' (Stage). 'Riotously funny play... well worth attending for a fun night out' (Skinny).

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General venue access

  • Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, standing facing the Royal Dick pub take the alleyway to the left. Walk past the left-hand side of the Yellow Tent in front of you and through the Double Doors. Cairns Lecture Theatre is up a flight of stairs. The Access Route requires Duty Manager Assistance from the reception of the main building, consisting of an escort up the main lift, through the galleries, into a platform lift, through the Dissection room and onwards to Cairns. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to use this accessible route.

    • Wheelchair access type: Permanent Ramp, Temporary Ramp, Lift (Other)

  • Stairs: 20+
    Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

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  • Has specific seating requirements
  • Is a wheelchair user
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Thomas A 17 days ago

This play was very well performed but it is definitely not a comedy. Take the warnings (especially about violence) very seriously. And also the comments about too-strong accents for non-Scots and do NOT sit in the front row.

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Surayya Halliday 20 days ago

Really good show, found the accents hilarious but very good , the characters were well thought out, there was no dull moments, just an all round good watch

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Elin 22 days ago

If you like a trip to the bookies the is the show for you!
As other it's very Scottish but once you get your head around it you'll laugh from start to finish!!!

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Seona 23 days ago

Really great preformances. Dark humour and themes. It is very slang heavy and my Dad struggled with understanding sometimes but it did not detract from the overall enjoyment! Be careful sitting in the front row

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Ann Marris 25 days ago

Brilliantly acted and the characters kept our attention throughout
Dark humour and.content ,but really enjoyed all aspects of this performance

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Ruth Velenski 26 days ago

Was essentially a good play but the main character ‘s Scottish accent was so strong it was almost impossible to follow the script which really made it a challenging watch and we left feeling cheated of what could have been a better show with a more articulate delivery.

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Sue 32 days ago

This show is well acted and covers various themes of addiction, mental health, greed, revenge to name but a few. Dark topics with a violent conclusion - but there moments/flashes of dark humor. The actors and their performance kept our attention throughout.
It is delivered with strong Scottish accents and dialect - a couple of non-Scots people I was with said it took them 15-20 minutes or so to "tune in" and follow the dialogue fully. But it didn't detract from our overall opinion that the show had been a good watch.

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The Real Chrisparkle (5/5 stars) 14 days ago

Brilliant acting, a hilarious and inventive script and some no-holds-barred comic stage combat; I loved every minute of it.

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