What's on: Thursday May 5

Published on Monday 14 January 2008 18:29

&#149 EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS DAILY LISTINGS

Welcome to the Hotel Caledonia

David Greig returns to direct this year's Traverse election special, Welcome to the Hotel Caledonia, written by some of Scotland's most exciting writers.

Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 1pm, 10pm, 6, 0131-228 1404

Pandas

A romantic-comedy-thriller set in Edinburgh and China... maybe.

Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 7.30pm, 14–16 (6–12), 0131-228 1404

Golden Boy

New Yorker, Joe Bonaparte is from an immigrant family. From humble and impoverished beginnings he is tempted away from the strict moral principles of his father and relatives to the lucrative and glamorous life of a prize fighter. Along the way Joe faces the reality of losing his gifts as a musician and the disappointment of his father who wants him to become a professional violinist.

Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 7.30pm, 7 (5), 0131-665 2240

EDUCATING AGNES

Scottish National Poet Liz Lochhead's new translation of Molire's great comedy The School for Wives, adapted and re-titled, is, like the original, in razor sharp, wicked, rhyming couplets.

Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 7.45pm, 11–28 (5–26), 0131-248 4848

THE THURSDAY SHOW

Great show and great value as it's usually the same line-up as the venue's premium Saturday night show for a fiver less.

The Stand, York Place, 9pm (doors 7.30pm), 8 (7), 0131-558 7272

HENRY IBBS

Electro-acoustic music (with a dash of Scouse) from well-known singer/songwriter Ibbs.

The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 6pm, free, 0131-220 4298

Noah & the Whale

London indie-folk outfit perform from their new album.

Liquid Room, Victoria Street, 7pm, 13, 0131-225 2564

Voice of the Black Knife, The Barrels, James McKay and Martin Livingston

Four acts share the bill at Sneakys.

Sneaky Pete's, Cowgate, 7pm, tbc, 0131-225 1757

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Italian Serenade: Many concerts this season take a pair of ideas and play them off against each other to achieve as satisfying a musical menu as you could wish for. Here, Brahms plays Haydn – the grand master of variation form – at his own game before we hear Haydn's long lost cello concerto. Then two great German composers travel south for a taste of Italian song and dance.

Queen's Hall, Clerk Street, 7.30pm, 9–27, 0131-668 2019

RSNO Season Finale: Ode to Joy

On the Transmigration of Souls is America's greatest living composer's musical response to 9/11 - an event which defined the last decade; It's a riveting journey through drama and catharsis which mirrors Beethoven's journey in the Ninth Symphony. From turbulent operning to transcendent final Ode to Joy, each performance of Beethoven's Ninth is a major occasion. Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 7.30pm, 10–32 (under-16s free), 0131-228 1155

Ben Butler & Mousepad, Forkeye and Guanoman

More live music on the menu at busy underground venue.

Henry's Cellar Bar, Morrison Street, 8.30pm, 4, 0131-228 9393

Shooglenifty

Famous the world over for inventing Techno Ceilidh, Acid Croft and Hypnofolkadelia, Shooglenifty's original and exciting sound has launched the band on an international career. A wild uptempo mix of trad talent and super funky phonics melding heritage and hedonism into one unbreakable whole.

The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 8pm, 10, 0131-556 7060

SICK NOTE

From indie and new wave to fidget house, Baltimore booty bass to nu-rave.

Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, 11pm, free, 0131-220 6176

BOUNCE: Thursday night mix of classic R&B, funky house and dance beats from Tokyoblu's John Hutchison.

Po Na Na, Frederick Street, 10.30pm, 2, 0131-226 2224

PLAY

DJs Chester Guns and Chad Hemmingway.

Why Not?, George Street, 10pm, free, 0131-624 8633

WE GOT SOUL

Funk and soul beats.

Bongo Club, Holyrood Road, 11pm, 0131-558 8844

MOVEMENT

All new dance releases.

Electric Circus, Market Street, 9pm, 0131-226 4224

FRISKY

Chart, dance and electro.

The Hive, Niddry Street, 10pm, 0131-556 0444

ILL BEHAVIOUR

Drum 'n' bass, dubstep and bassline.

Liquid Room, Victoria Street, 10.30pm, 2 (3 after 12), 0131-225 2564

HOMEGROWN

Liquid drum 'n' bass.

Sneaky Pete's 11pm, free, 0131-225 1757

OCTOPUSSY

Chart, indie and electro at Edinburgh's busiest student club night.

HMV Picture House, 11pm, 6 (4), 0844-847 1740

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