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Fiona Gibson

@gibfiona

CEO, Capital Theatres, Edinburgh Culture & Arts at the centre of business & community regeneration; All views are my own

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I had the tremendous privilege of travelling to Dublin with this remarkable man 10 years ago - 2 hours of my life I will never forget. Such an inspiring and utterly amazing conversationalist ….and that’s before we even talk about his incredible sportsmanship #RIP

I had the tremendous privilege of travelling to Dublin with this remarkable man 10 years ago - 2 hours of my life I will never forget. Such an inspiring and utterly amazing conversationalist ….and that’s before we even talk about his incredible sportsmanship #RIP
Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio (@captheatres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🥳Congratulations to anneleen lindsay who won the @creativeedinburgh Freelance Award this weekend! 👏 Anneleen has brought new life & perspective to the story of the King's Theatre with her talented eye. We're excited to share more of her work with you in the coming months! 📸

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Now on sale to Friends! 🤗 #BlueManGroup - Bluevolution World Tour comes to Edinburgh's #FestivalTheatre from 9-13 Oct 2024 for a music extravaganza! ⌛ On general sale Fri 8 Dec. 11am. 🎟️ Tickets & more info: bit.ly/3RrvDDC 😊 Become a friend: bit.ly/41kB0XP

Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio (@captheatres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎉 The King's reached an exciting milestone yesterday with a celebratory steel signing ceremony! We're excited to share this mesmerising new drone footage of the King’s, taken by Niall MacTaggart, just before the steel frame was finished. 🔎 Read more: bit.ly/3teSFnN

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We are ecstatic to announce that the King’s Theatre has been awarded £2 million from the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund! 🤩 This funding will help us make the King’s fully accessible for the first time in the building’s history. 🎭 Read more: bit.ly/489hqB7

We are ecstatic to announce that the King’s Theatre has been awarded £2 million from the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund! 🤩 

This funding will help us make the King’s fully accessible for the first time in the building’s history. 🎭 

Read more: bit.ly/489hqB7
Claire Swanson (@claire_roses) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you love theatre, here's a fab new role sharing the heritage of the King's Theatre Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio with communities and audiences in Edinburgh and beyond. Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, 4 days pw, deadline Fri 2 Feb at 9am. Go, go, go! capitaltheatres.com/about/work-wit…

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We are BEYOND PROUD. That's our Graham right there! The #UnsungHero of The National Lottery's #BigNightOfMusicals 2024 🤩 🤩 Graham has worked at the #FestivalTheatre since the very first shift in 1994 - we are constantly in awe of you Graham! 📷 Getty Images for The National Lottery

We are BEYOND PROUD. That's our Graham right there! The #UnsungHero of The National Lottery's #BigNightOfMusicals 2024 🤩 🤩 

Graham has worked at the #FestivalTheatre since the very first shift in 1994 -  we are constantly in awe of you Graham!

📷 Getty Images for <a href="/TNLUK/">The National Lottery</a>
Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio (@captheatres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's #ScotAppWeek24 so we'd like to introduce you all to Liz Dokukina - our first ever scenic flying technical theatre apprentice! Since October, Liz has been learning the art of ‘flying’ - lifting scenery to-and-from the stage. 🔎 Read the interview: bit.ly/48KJTN4

It's #ScotAppWeek24 so we'd like to introduce you all to Liz Dokukina - our first ever scenic flying technical theatre apprentice! 

Since October, Liz has been learning the art of ‘flying’ - lifting scenery to-and-from the stage.

🔎 Read the interview: bit.ly/48KJTN4
Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio (@captheatres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On Tuesday night we were delighted to have Cameron Mackintosh, along with special guests, press & cast members with us to celebrate the opening of the biggest show in the Festival Theatre's history! 🍾 #Hamilton ✨ Check out more photos: bit.ly/437ABJU 📸 Greg Macvean

On Tuesday night we were delighted to have Cameron Mackintosh, along with special guests, press &amp; cast members with us to celebrate the opening of the biggest show in the Festival Theatre's history! 🍾 #Hamilton

✨ Check out more photos: bit.ly/437ABJU

📸 <a href="/GregMacvean/">Greg Macvean</a>
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A major new Scottish musical inspired by the enduring myth of the Loch Ness Monster is to premiere in Edinburgh & Pitlochry next year. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-… The Scotsman Scotsman Arts #Nessie #NessieMusical

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A major new Scottish musical inspired by the enduring myth of the Loch Ness Monster is to premiere in Edinburgh &amp; Pitlochry next year. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-… <a href="/TheScotsman/">The Scotsman</a> <a href="/scotsman_arts/">Scotsman Arts</a> #Nessie #NessieMusical
Fiona Gibson (@gibfiona) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#CannotWait We’re so delighted Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio to be working with our wonderful partners Pitlochry Festival Theatre for this exciting second round, together with such a fantastic group of artists and creatives on the panel. Scottish theatre makers - we’re all in for such a treat!

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Couldn’t agree more! We are thrilled to be co-producers of this phenomenal story Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio with Raw Material . Thank you Rona for creating such a wonderful story with so much heart, history and education all rolled into one!

Claire Swanson (@claire_roses) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One week left to throw your hat in the ring for our next Open Floor scratch night on 19 July at The Studio Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio! 4 x 10-15 min slots, £450 fee, feedback and photos, and a gorgeous audience full of good folk. Deadline Thurs 13 June and info here: capitaltheatres.com/about/stories/…

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Wonderfully inspiring morning with so many brilliant ideas placed in the time capsule of how Tollcross and the King’s Theatre might be in 2062….only 38 years to wait and see if our friends Tollcross Primary School forecast well #TimeCapsule #TollcrossCommunity #MakingHistoryTogether

Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio (@captheatres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Join our team! We have a very exciting opportunity to offer a Modern Apprenticeship working in the Stage department of Capital Theatres with a focus on flying. ⏳Deadline to apply: 12 noon, Mon 19 Aug 2024 🔎 Find out more & apply: bit.ly/3S42luv

📢 Join our team! We have a very exciting opportunity to offer a Modern Apprenticeship working in the Stage department of Capital Theatres with a focus on flying.

⏳Deadline to apply: 12 noon, Mon 19 Aug 2024

🔎 Find out more &amp; apply: bit.ly/3S42luv
Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio (@captheatres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#ComingSoon 👀 Nessie swims to #TheStudio! A new Scottish musical by Shonagh Murray about friendship & courage. 🎭 A Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio & Pitlochry Festival Theatre production. Edinburgh: 28 Mar - 5 Apr, Pitlochry: 9 - 16 Jul. On sale to Friends: Wed 4 Sep On general sale: Wed 11 Sep

#ComingSoon 👀 

Nessie swims to #TheStudio! A new Scottish musical by Shonagh Murray about friendship &amp; courage. 🎭 A <a href="/captheatres/">Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio</a> &amp; <a href="/PITLOCHRYft/">Pitlochry Festival Theatre</a> production. 

Edinburgh: 28 Mar - 5 Apr, Pitlochry: 9 - 16 Jul. 

On sale to Friends: Wed 4 Sep
On general sale: Wed 11 Sep