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The Journey

Ticketed Created and Performed by Scott Silven. Written by Rob Drummond, Based on an Original Story by Scott Silven.

Livestreamed Tue 24 – Sun 29 Nov

Renowned theatremaker and illusionist Scott Silven invites you to experience The Journey, an interactive, immersive, live production, unlike anything audiences have experienced before.

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Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Ticketed Co-Created by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley

Livestreamed Thu 29 & Fri 30 Oct

This darkly comedic, dizzying show about entitlement, consumption and digital technology invites you to use Instagram to explore what is happening in the world.

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The Believers Are But Brothers

Ticketed By Javaad Alipoor

Livestreamed Fri 6 Nov, 7.30pm

Javaad Alipoor spent time exploring how ISIS and the alt-right radicalise online and tells the story through documentary, interactivity and fiction.

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In Someone Else's Shoes: Edinburgh's Unexpected Summer

Free

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In Someone Else’s Shoes: Edinburgh’s Unexpected Summer transports you into the heart of another person’s life through immersive 360 degree video.

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Tools for Change: A Coin in Somebody Else’s Pocket

Free or by donation By Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Available Mon 5 Oct - Sat 28 Nov

Award-winning poet and playwright Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan explores the experience of being asked to write her very first play in this form bending monologue.

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