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The Famous Spiegeltent

A European Mirror Tent - the ultimate cabaret and music salon'.

Spiegeltents are hand-hewn pavilions used as traveling dance halls, bars and entertainment salons since they were created in the early 20th century. There are only a hand-full of these unique and legendary ‘tents of mirrors’ left in the world today. Built of wood, mirrors, canvas, leaded glass and detailed in velvet and brocade, each has its own personality and style.

The most beautiful of the last remaining Belgian Spiegeltents, The Famous Spiegeltent, was built in 1920 by master craftsmen Oscar Mols Dom and Loius Goor. This Grande Dame has spent her lifetime at the bequest of festivals and fairgrounds throughout Europe and beyond, playing host to the world’s greatest cabaret artists, musicians and circus burlesque performers.

Since Marlene Dietrich sang ‘Falling In love Again’ on The Famous Spiegeltent stage in the 1930’s, its magic mirrors have reflected thousands of images of artists, audiences and exotic gatherings.

The Famous Spiegeltent is the very essence of a festival club, ‘kabaret salon’ and intimate concert hall. Like every old theatre, her ghosts travel with her, woven into ballooning velvet canopies, circular teak dance floor and stained, cut-glass windows. Her intimate booths, ornate bar and beveled mirror columns hold a million secrets while her glorious Art Nouveau chandelier, or trapeze rig, swings overhead.

The Famous Spiegeltent is a mainstay of the Edinburgh Festivals season and is a star in her own right, hosting parties, concerts, clubs and a myriad stunning performances. She has launched the careers of countless artists and travels to the four corners of the world from Edinburgh to Melbourne, Brighton to Montreal.

The Famous Spiegeltent embodies the living spirit of her operational team of the cheekiest hat checkers in the business. She is a living legend and will forever remain the stuff of dreams!

Welcome to the unique world within a world of The Famous Spiegeltent!

The Spiegelmaestro


La Clique



A theatrical phenomenon, a unique and inspirational night of live entertainment - La Clique has performed both within and without The Famous Spiegeltent in Edinburgh, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brighton (UK), Montreal and New York. Created by Spiegeltent Productions, La Clique is an inspired melange of cabaret, new burlesque, circus and contemporary vaudeville. It is sexy, funny, dangerous and has sold every ticket offered for sale in its short two year history. The critics have been unanimous in their praise: amazing, hilarious, exotic, erotic, stunning, mesmerising, breath-stoppingly skilled... La Clique is a rare and unmissable treat. It is pure entertainment that celebrates what a night in one of the world’s most salubrious entertainment salons should be all about. Featuring an international cast of exceptional artists, La Clique is an extraordinary work that is part of the very fabric of The Famous Spiegeltent.

“A near-perfect cocktail of circus skill and cabaret innuendo, the risky and the risqué” THE NEW YORKER

The year’s most extravagant and endearingly must-see. You would be nuts to miss it! THE AUSTRALIAN

“An intoxicating fusion of music, comedy, acrobatics and erotica… an unforgettable night…
an awe-inspiring kaleidoscope of X-rated action.”
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

This delightfully below-the-belt show rocks. Don't miss your chance. HERALD SUN

“From sublime to ridiculous to downright sexy” TIME OUT, NEW YORK

Hilarant, original, débridé... une expérience hors de commun JOURNAL DE MONTREAL

 

La Clique returns to Edinburgh

Tuesday 5 - Saturday 30 August 2008 – The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh

Every night except Mondays at 11:15pm

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La Clique season in Dublin

Friday 7 – Sunday 23 September 2008 - La Clique at the Hennessy Spiegeltent, The Secret Garden, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2

7:00pm every night except Sunday 14 September

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The Spielgel
Garden -  the most famous garden in the world

At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Dublin Fringe Festival and other Fringe Festivals around the world





It’s the only place to be during the Festival. A global phenomena and The Spiegel Garden of earthly, and unearthly delights is Edinburgh writ large, digestible in one easy, bite-size gulp, the beating heart of everything! In short, it has bars, food, dancing, DJ's, bands, comedians, cabaret chanteuses, acrobats and wild animals. It has ceilidh's, tightrope walkers, flying insects, cosy heaters and icy coolers, live media and parties that never end. It has papers, WiFi and coffee at 10am, tequila shots in the dark at 3am... it is open seventeen hours a day, every day, an adult fairground and family playground. It has outdoor performance stages, side show attractions and is the meeting place, the hat check girl and the twinkle in the eye of Edinburgh at Festival time. Roll up and see aspiring producers and cheeky show girls, cigar twirling agents and salacious starlets, angst-ridden directors, hungry press hounds, crooners, schmoozers, over night celebrities and contortionists and, it all happens before your very eyes. It's the hubcap on the greatest Festival wheel on earth! It's the cream of the crop, bop 'till you drop, the pick of the shop, the cherry on top!

Oh, yes, and I nearly forgot - the reason for its very existence - The Spiegeltent... that legendary tent of mirrors, that famous music and cabaret salon where you can see the world's greatest - and soon to be greatest - artists in the world's greatest Festival. And, this year for the first time, they present The Bosco Theater from Holland - a beautiful, antique, European, travelling theatre. Both venues of such style, panache and unparalleled excellence their reputation travels before them.

We will welcome you with open arms for five short weeks... so, get on down there, it'll change your life forever!

The Spiegelmaestro


Friday, 27 July – Sunday, 2 September 2007
Tickets on sale 11th June
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Venue 87, George Square Gardens,
George Square, Edinburgh



Edinburgh Festival Season 2007

Camille – La Fille Du Cirque (IRELAND)


TWO EXTRA SHOWS
Camille performs the music of Jacques Brel, Nick Cave, Tom Waits & more, enthralling audiences with her stunning voice and passionate, dramatic performances.

Fri 10 – Mon 27 Aug, 9.45pm
Tue 28 & Wed 29 Aug, 10pm
Duration: 85mins


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Full Price: £ 13.00 Concession: £ 11.00
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Call: 0131 667 8940
 
The Shuffle Club (AUSTRALIA)


Back for their third consecutive year and ready to leave you flat on your back and gasping for breath. Dance hall mayhem at its finest! Pin striped suits and a glimpse of suspender is de rigueur.

Fri 3 - Sun 5, Thu 9 - Sun 12, Thu 16 - Sun 19, Thu 23 - Sun 26 Aug, 11.45pm
Extended season dates:
Tue 28 Aug - Sun 2 Sep,
times vary
Tickets for extended season performances only available from on site box office.
Duration: 90mins


Full Price: £ 10.00 Concession: £ 8.00
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SpiegelBENT2


SpiegelBent is an exclusive gay friendly club event and a special collaboration of 5 popular Edinburgh Clubs; Trashed, Taste, Fever, The Playgirl Mansions and Tackno. Join the DJ's in The Spiegel Garden or get down and dance the night away in The Spiegeltent. The last time sold out in just a few days so get in quick!

Sat 1 September
Duration: 10pm-3am

Bookings: Tickets available from THE STREET - 0131 556 4272
and from The Spiegeltent onsite box office - 0131 667 8940
Remaining allocation on the door.


Full Price: £ 10.00
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Chronicles of a Sleepless Moon (AUSTRALIA) European Premiere


A deliciously dark tale of dastardly deeds and unfathomable adventure, exquisitely crafted and riotously told.

Fri 3 - Sun 26 Aug 3pm,
Mon 6, Tue 7 Aug 5pm,
Sat 11, Sun 12 Aug 10am
(No show Sun 5, Mon 13 & Mon 20)
Duration: 60mins


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Full Price: £ 8.00 Concession: £ 7.00
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Funny Business Starring Fraser Hooper (UK)


Guaranteed giggles galore, delighting audiences of all ages worldwide with classic clowning, ridiculous routines, mesmerizing mime, comedy and eccentric dance plus hilarious audience involvement. Ages 5+

Sun 5 - Mon 13 Aug, 12 noon
Duration: 60mins


Full Price: £ 6.00
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Tripod (AUSTRALIA)


Scod, Yon and Gatesy are Tripod - one of Australia’s most popular and prolific music comedy acts. Having performed at Fringe in 98 & 99, 2007 marks the return to Edinburgh for this hugely talented trio.

Sun 5 - Sun 26 Aug, 9pm
Sun 5 & Mon 6 (Previews)
(No shows Mon 13, Tue 14 & Mon 20)
Duration: 60mins


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Full Price: £ 10.00 Concession: £ 8.00
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Club Spiegel


The sights and sounds after midnight in The Spiegeltent are the stuff of legend. We are ready to unleash that Spiegel brand of utter ebullient escapism.

Tickets are ONLY available on the door on the night.
Sun 5 - Mon 27 Aug
1.15am till late


Full Price: £ 5.00
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Sammy J
58 Kilograms of Pure Entertainment (AUSTRALIA) European Premiere


Best Newcomer at the 2006 Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sammy J is one of Australia’s rising comedy stars. Join him for his Edinburgh debut in an hour packed full of songs, jokes and juice.

Mon 6 - Sun 26 Aug, 7pm
(no shows Mon 13 and Mon 20)
Duration: 60mins


Full Price: £ 8.00 Concession: £ 6.00
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Meow Meow in Beyond Glamour: The Absinthe Tour (NO FIXED ADDRESS)


Stranded somewhere between the Middle Ages, 1930’s Shanghai, witty, wicked Weimar, 60’s French pop and post-punk thrash. The darling of the dungeons of the euro jet-set and Bowie’s NY Festival choice.

Mon 6 - Sun 19 Aug, 11pm
Mon 6 & Tue 7 (Previews)
(no show Mon 13)
Duration: 75mins


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Full Price: £ 10.00
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The Black Seeds
(NEW ZEALAND)


Playing a unique blend of reggae, funk and dub, this band have been wowing audiences across the globe and are one of New Zealand’s finest bands.

Mon 6 - Wed 8 Aug, 11.45pm
Duration: 90mins


Full Price: £ 10.00 Concession: £ 8.00
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Call: 0131 667 8940
 
Fly to the Moon and Singalong with Mr Boom (SCOTLAND)


Fly to the moon and sing along with Mr Boom – the children’s cosmic one-man band. Let the Spaceship Imagination transport you to a happy place.

Mon 6 - Thu 9 &
Mon 13 - Sun 19 Aug, 10am
Duration: 60mins


Full Price: £ 6.00
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Call: 0131 667 8940
 
Orkestra Del Sol (SCOTLAND)


Last year Orkestra del Sol swept audiences up in a riotous musical carnival at their Spiegeltent debut. They are touring a brand new show for 2007, so bring your dancing shoes!

Mon 6th & Tues 7th, 10pm
Mon 13, Tue 14 & Tue 21 Aug, 8pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 10.00 Concession: £ 7.00
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Shooglenifty (SCOTLAND)


Instigators of a unique sound “like a dance club at a village hall” that the band like to call techno-ceilidh. Shooglenifty is at the forefront of the Scottish folk/fusion Celtic music scene.

Mon 6 - Wed 8 Aug, 8pm
Duration: 70mins


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Full Price: £ 12.00
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Flame & Fury (SCOTLAND / SPAIN) UK Premiere


A rare chance to see the 5-star encounter between stunning flamenco dancer Tote Conte from Seville and Scottish cutting-edge musicians.

Mon 6 Aug, 6pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 10.00 Concession: £ 7.00
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Speakeasy


A smugglers hideout dating back to the parties of the prohibition era. The parties are bigger... the pace is faster and the morals are looser!

Tickets are ONLY available on the door on the night.
Mon 6 - Sun 26 Aug, 12.30am


Full Price: £ 10.00
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Bob Downe Live & Swingin’ (AUSTRALIA) European Premiere


A Fringe favourite and one of Australia’s most loved and enduring comedy stars is back - after five years! His very special guest is a festival favourite, the ‘Brazilian Goddess’ Pastel Vespa (Fiona Thorn).

Tue 7 - Sat 25 Aug, 6pm
Tue - Thu £12
Fri & Sat £15
(No shows Sun or Mon)
Duration: 70mins


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Full Price: £ 15.00 Concession: £ 12.00
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The Insect Circus (UK)


Roll up! Roll up! See astonishing acrobatic ants! Marvel as Captain Courage enters a cage of wasps! Wonder at the Worm Charmer! Be dazzled by mayflies, butterflies, mantids and more!

Wed 8 - Sun 26 Aug, 5pm
(No shows Mon and Tue)
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 8.00 Concession: £ 6.00
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Ali McGregor’s Garden Cabaret (AUSTRALIA) European Premiere


Ali McGregor, one of the stars of La Clique and Opera Burlesque presents this unique showcase featuring a selection of the Spiegel Garden’s best cabaret and musical comedy.

Wed 8 & Thu 9 Aug, 10pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 10.00 Concession: £ 8.00
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Amanda Palmer (USA)


Amanda brings her intimate solo show back to the Fringe for her third year after wrapping up an original musical with the American Repertory Theatre and working on a solo album with Ben Folds.

Thu 9 - Sat 12 &
Wed 15 - Sat 18 Aug, 8pm
Duration: 70mins


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Full Price: £ 12.00 Concession: £ 10.00
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Ragroof Theatre's Afternoon Tea Dance (UK)


Themed dance classes followed by a glamorous afternoon of partner dancing. There will, of course, be tea & cakes and the bar will be open!

Sat 11 - Sun 12 Aug, 1pm
Duration: 3 hours


Full Price: £ 8.00 Concession: £ 6.00
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Call: 0131 667 8940
 
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids (UK)


A wintertastic fiesta with penguins and singing snowman (subject to weather being below freezing). Alternatively James will talk about funny things in a funny way for people who like that sort of thing. Ages 6+

Sat 11 - Sun 12 Aug, 2pm
Sat 18 - Sun 19 & Sat 25 - Sun 26 Aug, 2pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 8.00
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Hotel California - A Salute to the Eagles (SCOTLAND)


Hotel California return to The Spiegeltent for three shows after previous years sell out Fringe concerts. Don\'t dare miss these amazing guys perform all The Eagles songs with stunning accuracy.

Sun 12, Sun 19 & Sun 26 Aug, 6pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 15.00 Concession: £ 12.00
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Kissing Cousins (UK) World Premiere


Three guitar strummin’ suburban outlaws tell their inspirational story of love reborn, hurt mended and betrayal reveng’d through the redemptive honky tonkin’ power of country music!

Mon 13 & Tue 14 Aug, 9pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 8.00 Concession: £ 6.00
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Call: 0131 667 8940
 
Flamenco Hip Hop Fusion (UK / SPAIN) European Premiere


Flamenco meets hip-hop for a collision of dance and music bringing the spirit and heat of modern Spain to The Spiegel Garden!

Mon 13 Aug, 6pm
Duration: 70mins


Full Price: £ 8.00 Concession: £ 7.00
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Call: 0131 667 8940