EIFF
The Hard Man
Rehearsed reading:
Opening up the scope of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s retrospective on noted Scottish polymath Tom McGrath, the staged script reading of his 1977 play The Hard Man sits perfectly with McGrath’s “explorer” image.
Electric Contact – A Jazz Tribute to Tom McGrath
★★★★★ Explored:
Three Thomases – Tom, Tommie and Tam – got the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s retrospective tribute to the late, great Tom McGrath off to a belter of a start on Friday night.
A Night at the Cinema in 1914
★★★☆☆ Charming:
Varied and constantly intriguing, A Night at the Cinema in 1914 provides both historical perspective and live entertainment.
This Story of Yours
Rehearsed reading:
The theatre element of the Edinburgh International Film Festival got off to a cracking start on Thursday, with This Story of Yours the first of three one-off rehearsed script readings in Traverse 1.
Film Fest Listings
Tom McGrath and more at the EIFF 2017:
The Edinburgh International Film Festival opens on Wednesday 21 June, with a particularly strong theatrical element, including three script readings at the Traverse.
EIFF Features McGrath
Theatre element to Film Festival:
The Edinburgh International Film Festival will contain a strong theatre element as one of its Future is History strands looks at the work of poet, playwright and all-round maverick, Tom McGrath.
Festival Flicks – but No Assembly Fix
Edinburgh Festival Theatre gets funding for film upgrade but Assembly Rooms project KB’d by Heritage Lottery Fund:
The Festival Theatre is set to become the venue for the opening night gala premiere of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival after being given a £245,000 grant to install digital and 35mm projection equipment.
