Just over the road from our Morningside base is Edinburgh’s Church Hill Theatre. Fresh from recent renovations this ever popular venue is soon to be busy with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival arriving in town.
Alice’s Midsummer Night’s Curry
A couple of plays have caught our eye – firstly an American take on the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream complete with the promise of rude mechanicals which runs from 09/08/2010 to 14/08/2010!
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
A rollicking and romantic mix of dance, text and original music combined in a hilarious, over-the-top production of Shakespeare’s fantastical play. Demonstrating that American teenagers have the acting chops to tackle the bard. Featuring a dance prologue, whimsical costumes and rude mechanicals hamming it up during the play within a play, this fast paced production weaves three stories of young love, magical creatures and home-spun doofs in a moonlit forest on a midsummer’s eve. An exceptional acting ensemble. Appropriate for all ages. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a wonderful play to introduce young audiences to Shakespeare.
The second is a Texas school’s take on Alice in Wonderland with a Scottish twist running from 10/08/2010
to 14/08/2010.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
An absurd, random, quirky, outrageous, humorous, creepy version of ‘Alice’ (with a Scottish twist) performed by a small troupe from a tiny school located slightly north of oldest town in Texas: Central Heights High School, Nacogdoches. This version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ was originated by the Manhattan Project under the direction of Andre Gregory. Mister Gregory indicates that the essential thing is to use the script as a trampoline for the imagination. Our production is hopefully a seemingly improvised collaborative ensemble piece that reflects Mister Gregory’s original intention while incorporating the artistic spirit of our players.
Cheeky Korma
Both of these sound a bit cheeky – and what could be better than a cheeky curry before or after to complete your evening of culture. As we are talking about a Scottish Summer evening we’re expecting rain but don’t worry. We’re so close to the venue even a theatre programme held above the head will provide enough cover.
Healthy Grilled Indian Food
… and no sign of George Foreman!
Here are three dishes that don’t live up to the reputation that some Indian food has of being oily and unhealthy. Whilst we can’t deny they aren’t on the Weightwatchers approved list – they are lovely grilled flavoursome meats without the sauce.
Clay Oven Assorted Tandoori
This is one for the carnivores – a wide range of meats with various spices grilled to perfection and ideally served with a lovely fluffy naan.
Chicken Shashlik
According to the internet – the largest Shashlik was 120 metres long and used over 400kgs of meat. We know that ours don’t quite meet that size – but are definitely going to taste better. A shashlik is a kebab of lovely marinated meat roasted in the intense heat of the tandoor. It is then served with a fresh accompaniment of roasted pepper and onion, salad and lovely fresh sauce.
Tandoori Raj Chingree
Chingree – King Prawns to you and I – are marinated in sharp lemon juice, yoghurt and our chef’s blend of herbs before being skewered and made perfection in our clay oven. No greasy sauce – just perfect tasting charcoal roasted king prawns.