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Theatre Company based in Leith, Edinburgh We create exciting arts projects with and for the people of Leith and other communities.
We believe that anyone can do theatre, that theatre can take place anywhere and that engaging with theatre is a great way to encourage dialogue and positive social change. We specialise in Forum Theatre which enables an audience to step into, and change, the Play
LAST DAY OF
👥CHARACTERS OF EDINBURGH👥
🎭 Platformed (performance)
🎨 Still Life (exhibition)
at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Exhibition on until 4pm
Performances
Sat14th March - 5pm
Sat 14th March - 7pm
🎟 £10 (£7 cons)
running time 1 hour
☕️Licenced cafe open 10am-5pm each day and 30 mins before each show.
🎟 Book your tickets for Platformed here:
www.outoftheblue.org.uk/events/characters-of-edinburgh-platformed
We had a fantastic opening night last night!
Tickets still available for tonight and tomorrow!
👥CHARACTERS OF EDINBURGH👥
🎨 Still Life (exhibition) - NOW OPEN
at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall
An exhibition running during the day in the set of our new play, Platformed. Come along for free to learn about less well known Edinburgh characters such as Dora Noyce and Monkey Mary alongside well-known figures like Alexander Graham Bell and Mary Moriarty. Add your own characters and let us know how you think Edinburgh should be represented.
📅 Thurs 12th - Sat 14th March
⏲️ 10am - 5pm
(Free - not need to book)
☕️Licenced cafe open 10am-5pm each day
12/03/2026
12/03/2026
The stage is set. The statues are in the wearhouse. And at opening night TONIGHT everything will be revealed!!
👥CHARACTERS OF EDINBURGH👥
🎭 Platformed (performance)
The warehouse is normally a quiet place where the statues of Edinburgh can rest. But the arrival of a new tenant and some shady characters means that The Great Lafayette, Sherlock Holmes, Cowboy Joe and others can no longer stay in their sculpted poses. They must confront the question of who best represents Edinburgh!
Thurs 12th March - 6.30pm
Fri 13th March - 6.30pm
Sat14th March - 5pm
Sat 14th March - 7pm
🎟 £10 (£7 cons)
running time 1 hour
🎨 Still Life (exhibition)
An exhibition running during the day in the set of Platformed. Come along for free to learn about less well known Edinburgh characters such as Dora Noyce and Monkey Mary alongside well-known figures like Alexander Graham Bell and Mary Moriarty. Add your own characters and let us know how you think Edinburgh should be represented.
📅 Thurs 12th - Sat 14th March
⏲️ 10am - 5pm
(Free - not need to book)
☕️Licenced cafe open 10am-5pm each day and 30 mins before each show.
🎟 Book your tickets for Platformed here:
www.outoftheblue.org.uk/events/characters-of-edinburgh-platformed
11/03/2026
"Being on a statue is certainly not me, I’d weather badly I think."
🌟 Meet Alexander Graham Bell, one of the characters featured in Active Inquiry's Characters of Edinburgh festival.
🌟 Born in Edinburgh in 1847, he was the inventor of the telephone.
🌟 Both his mother and wife were deaf, which influenced his life’s work on hearing loss and speech. He thought the telephone was a distraction, he wouldn’t have one in his study! ☎️
🌟 You can find out more about him, as well as a host of other Edinburgh "characters" in Characters of Edinburgh which is on at the Drill Hall later this week.
👥 CHARACTERS OF EDINBURGH 👥
🎭 Platformed (Performance)
➡️ A new tenant in a warehouse means that The Great Lafayette, Sherlock Holmes, Cowboy Joe and others must confront the question of who best represents Edinburgh whilst protecting their secret at all costs.
📅 Thursday 12th March | 6.30pm
📅 Friday 13th March | 6.30pm
📅 Saturday 14th March | 5pm
📅 Saturday 14th March | 7pm
🎨 Still Life (Exhibition)
➡️ Come and learn about Edinburgh characters such as Dora Noyce and Monkey Mary alongside well-known figures like Alexander Graham Bell and Mary Moriarty!
📅 Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th March
⏲️ 10am - 5pm
(Free - not need to book)
To find out more, and book your tickets for Platformed, just head over to our website.
➡️ https://outoftheblue.pulse.ly/mg39bwdyf6
Actor's Jo and Sandy talk about being part of Flashback Drama Company and making our latest play Platformed.
👥Characters OF Edinburgh👥 community festival, opens at Out of the Blue THIS WEEK on Thursday 12th March.
We have developed a new play, Platformed, and an exhibition, Still Life, that explore some of the great characters of Edinburgh and ask how we want Edinburgh to be represented to the world.
We would love to see you there
🎟 more info and booking here:
https://outoftheblue.org.uk/news/characters-of-edinburgh
Introducing some of the Characters of Edinburgh that feature in our upcoming play Platformed....and the actors that play their statues!!
Sigmund Neuberger, AKA The Great Lafayette
Mary Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes
Wilhelmina Rutherford (nee Linton)
John Innes Crawford
Eduardo Paolozzi
Mary Dunlop, AKA Monkey Mary and Smokey Pony
David Hume
William Burke
Dora Noyce (born Georgie Hunter Rae)
Alexander Graham Bell
Grace Ross Cadell
Cowboy Joe
But who best represents the character of Edinburgh???
👥CHARACTERS OF EDINBURGH👥
🎭 Platformed (performance)
Thurs 12th March - 6.30pm
Fri 13th March - 6.30pm
Sat14th March - 5pm
Sat 14th March - 7pm
🎨 Still Life (exhibition)
📅 Thurs 12th - Sat 14th March
⏲️ 10am - 5pm
(Free - not need to book)
🎟 Book your tickets for Platformed here:
www.outoftheblue.org.uk/events/characters-of-edinburgh-platformed
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