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Spit it Out Takeover

Spit It Out takes over PTBO for an afternoon of powerful poetry and spoken word from Jj Fadaka, Bobby Sayers, Éadaoín Lynch, Inga Dale and Ravideep Kaur.

Spit it Out Takeover

About Spit it Out Takeover

Expect unique perspectives on life, love and community, from black feminist worldmaking to queerness, masculinity and class.

Spit it Out is an award-winning organisation opening conversations around consent, mental health and healing. Their community of marginalised artists, writers and creative organisers share work on how they heal through trauma and create caring, accountable support networks.

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TBC invites you to a monthly improv drop-in jam. It's a fun inclusive event where absolutely all are welcome, no improv experience required.

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Vibrant Viki’s Messy Art Club

9th January 2026 - 18th December 2026

Vibrant Viki’s Messy Art Club is a lively, hands-on creative experience designed especially for children under five who love to explore, play, and get wonderfully messy.

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TBC Improv UK: Intro to Improv Course (101)

13th January 2026 - 3rd March 2026

TBC Improv's 'Into to Improv Course' is your invitation to explore the fundamentals of improvisation in a supportive, playful environment on this 8 week course — no experience needed.

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Edinburgh Ceilidh Club at Summerhall

Selected dates between 13th January 2026 - 14th July 2026

Come and experience Scottish dance the way its meant to be every Tuesday at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club in Summerhall!

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TBC & Friends: A night of improvised comedy

23rd January 2026

Get ready for a high-octane night of improv comedy as TBC Improv UK takes the Summerhall stage for an unforgettable evening of spontaneous brilliance!

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Improv Workshop Intensives: Viewpoints, Music, Duoprov

31st January 2026 - 1st February 2026

Unlock tools for physical storytelling, musicality, and duo-based improv that deepen trust, emotion, and creative freedom in this immersive weekend intensive at Summerhall.

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CATALYST: Art as Activism - All Day, Waiting For Another Sun to Rise

31st January 2026 - 29th March 2026

Within this show at Summerhall, Molly Wickett reimagines a post-apocalyptic landscape through a queer and disabled lens.

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CATALYST: Art as Activism - Any Body Home

31st January 2026 - 29th March 2026

Any Body Home features works developed during the Hugo Burge Foundation x Summerhall residency Art as Activism (2024), along with other pieces exploring related themes.

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CATALYST: Art as Activism - A Heart in Exile

31st January 2026 - 29th March 2026

A Heart in Exile brings together three bodies of work that trace the inner landscape of migration; its fractures, its expansions, and its quiet, unresolvable tensions.

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CATALYST: Art as Activism - Net Worthy

31st January 2026 - 29th March 2026

Net Worthy explores how capitalism drives biodiversity loss through its emphasis on extraction via industrial agriculture and aquaculture to produce perpetual profit.

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Auntie Empire

8th February 2026 - 9th February 2026

Blending bouffon comedy, satire and audience interaction, Auntie Empire is a bloody, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood. Catch it at Summerhall in February!

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TBC & Friends: A night of improvised comedy

20th February 2026

The TBC Improv UK troupe takes to the Summerhall stage on Friday 20th February, accompanied by a special guest performance!

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TBC Improv Presents: Fresh Faces of Improv - Longform!

Selected dates between 11th March 2026 - 9th June 2026

Get ready for a showcase of the newest improv comedy talent in Scotland with TBC Improv UK!

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TBC Improv Presents: Fresh Faces of Improv - Shortform!

18th March 2026

Get ready for a night of unscripted hilarity featuring some of the most exciting new voices in Edinburgh’s improv scene!

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TBC Improv: Intro to Longform Improv Course (103)

14th April 2026

This Intro to Longform is an 8-class course that builds on core improv skills and introduces the tools needed to create connected, meaningful shows.

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TBC Improv: Cast & Conquer: Forming an Improv Group (Elective)

15th April 2026

TBC Improv: Cast & Conquer is a 4-week intermediate course designed to help improvisers take the leap from classmate to castmate.

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Guest Workshop: Solo-Prov & Being Obvious

19th April 2026

Learn to be present, obvious, and boldly simple as David Elms guides you through grounded improv and the joyful art of solo-prov in this workshop at Summerhall.

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TBC Improv: Intermediate Shortform Improv Course (202)

13th May 2026

Intermediate Shortform is an 8-class course that sharpens your instincts, expands your game vocabulary, and teaches you how to play shortform with precision, creativity, and confidence.

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Guest Masterclass: Shortform & Calvinball

13th June 2026 - 14th June 2026

Boost your short form skills and embrace rule-breaking creativity in Calvinball with Hayley Kellett. A weekend of joyful, fearless play.|

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