Abbeyfest 2008
AbbeyFest 2008 is underway with fabulous line up of top shows in the Colour House Theatre, including late night theatre for the first time. We have four 1 hour shows throughout July opening with a hilarious musical comedy, Under The Knife, a great take on the world of cosmetic surgery! In August we have longer shows finishing with a double bill of two new shows, The Cage Birds and Lord Buckley.
Last year we reintroduced open air theatre with a very successful production of A Mid Summer Nights Dream, so this year we have gone for three productions; an innovative and exciting adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Neverland The Peter Pan Musical (a magical, spellbinding musical extravaganza), and to finish, Tales of the Old North, a show filled with fantasy, fairytales and black magic. An exciting line up for all the family to enjoy!
All our favourite jazz artists for the ever popular series of free Friday night jazz concerts, in particular Tony O'Malley who launches this years festival on Friday 4th July. In addition, and another first, we have programmed a superb season of free weekend lunchtime jazz sessions running throughout July and August from 1pm - 4pm on both Saturdays and Sundays.
The blues this year (Blues at the Mills) starts a day earlier on Thursday 21st August, a bonus for all you Blues lovers out there!
Our Comedy line up (Slaughterville at the Watermill) is possibly the strongest weve had to date, with 4 Edinburgh preview nights and 3 stand up shows. We bring you a top quality gathering of some of the best comedians on the circuit today, guaranteeing lots of laughter along the way.
To complement the festival's music theme we have programmed a couple of delightful chamber concerts (Sunday Evening Music Among Friends).
See the Diary of Events here.
Last year we reintroduced open air theatre with a very successful production of A Mid Summer Nights Dream, so this year we have gone for three productions; an innovative and exciting adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Neverland The Peter Pan Musical (a magical, spellbinding musical extravaganza), and to finish, Tales of the Old North, a show filled with fantasy, fairytales and black magic. An exciting line up for all the family to enjoy!
All our favourite jazz artists for the ever popular series of free Friday night jazz concerts, in particular Tony O'Malley who launches this years festival on Friday 4th July. In addition, and another first, we have programmed a superb season of free weekend lunchtime jazz sessions running throughout July and August from 1pm - 4pm on both Saturdays and Sundays.
The blues this year (Blues at the Mills) starts a day earlier on Thursday 21st August, a bonus for all you Blues lovers out there!
Our Comedy line up (Slaughterville at the Watermill) is possibly the strongest weve had to date, with 4 Edinburgh preview nights and 3 stand up shows. We bring you a top quality gathering of some of the best comedians on the circuit today, guaranteeing lots of laughter along the way.
To complement the festival's music theme we have programmed a couple of delightful chamber concerts (Sunday Evening Music Among Friends).
See the Diary of Events here.
