April Fools Festival
te POOKa, Edinburgh performance arts charity are hosting a two week long April Fools Festival at their home The Big Red Door with acoustic music, cabaret, exhibitions, film showings, clothes and book swapping, storytelling, art and circus workshops and some very foolish goings on Programme of events
Day
Afternoon
Evenings
Wednesday 1st
April Fools Alternative Lunch
12pm – 2pm (£6)
Bored in the office? Want to add some fun and spontaneity to your working day? Come and have an alternative lunch. Grab a sandwich and do a short taster workshop in circus/arts.
Come on – challenge yourself!
April Fools Night
8pm – 1am (£5 or roll the dice)
Its April Fools night!
To fool past midday means the prankster becomes the fool. Come be foolish with us – games, cabaret, a history of foolishness and some silly music from 'the Martians'
Thursday 2nd
Alternative Lunch
12pm – 2pm (£6)
Acoustic Night
8pm – 1am (£4/£3)
Acoustic music from 'The Planes' and other local Edinburgh bands.
Sit back and relax at the Big Red Door.
Friday 3rd
Alternative Lunch (£6)
12pm - 2pm
Exhibition Opening
8pm – 1am (free/donation)
The first Big Red Door exhibition!
Come, sip some wine, celebrate our new exhibition space and enjoy art work from the Masters students of Edinburgh College of Art.
Saturday 4th
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Fools Night
8pm – 1am (£7/£5)
An evening of foolishness with te POOKa. The household of fools invite you to a night of circus, games, cabaret, music and more...
Interactive Immersive Theatre
Sunday 5th
Painting and drawing session
1pm – 5pm (£4/£3)
Are you an artist or do you sketch for fun? Bored of the usual drawing classes and still lifes'? Why not try something a bit different?
Come for an afternoon of painting and drawing with some strangely foolish models with circus props, games, live exhibition wall and a bar!
Storytelling
7pm – 11pm (£4/£3)
Local Edinburgh storytellers bring you weird and wonderful tales. Come and enjoy a wee drink, share a story with us or sit back and enjoy listening.
Monday 6th
Alternative Lunch (£6)
12pm - 2pm
Big Red Door Members Bar
(Free/donation entry)
8pm – 1am
Chill out to some tunes, drink away the Monday blues.
Tuesday 7th
Alternative Lunch (£6)
12pm - 2pm
Film night
8pm – 1am (£5/4)
Local Edinburgh film-makers bring you an eclectic mix of short films.
Wednesday 8th
Alternative Lunch (£6)
12pm - 2pm
'Unreliable Narratives' Writers Block
8pm – 1am (£3/£2)
Edinburgh's fictional foolers present new stories of hoaxes, flim-flams, hustles and scams. Its true, every word. Includes free beer
Thursday 9th
Alternative Lunch (£6)
12pm - 2pm
Acoustic Night
8pm – 1am (£5/£3)
'Seven Deadly Sins' plus friends bring you a night of acoustic music.
Friday 10th
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Fools Night
8pm – 1am
Another ridiculous night from the foolish household of te POOKa – fools, laughter, games, circus, music and more.
Interactive Immersive Theatre
Saturday 11th
Clothes and book Swap
12pm – 4pm (£4/£3)
Bring your old clothes and books and go home with new ones. Like a living charity shop.....new things fill the shelves every few minutes. Café and music for those who aren't swap crazy!
'The Bards Banquet'
8pm – 1am (£7/£5)
Actor, poet, play write, singer- songwriter, spirit medium, angel channel and magical storyteller- Steve Webb brings us the one-man cosmic cabaret.
Sunday 12th
Easter Arts and Crafts
12pm – 4pm (£5/£4)
family tickets (£15 for 4)
Storytelling
7pm – 11pm (£4/£3)
Local Edinburgh storytellers bring you weird and wonderful tales. Come and enjoy a wee drink, share a story with us or sit back and enjoy listening. from around and about
Monday 13th
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Big Red Door Members Bar
Free entry
8pm – 1am
Chill out to some tunes, drink away the Monday blues.
Tuesday 14th
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