A selection of the latest media releases and general news from the Eastgate.

Strictly-style swagger returns to Peebles Hydro

The Eastgate Theatre and Peebles Hydro have joined forces to create a new, and extremely glamourous, celebration of ballroom dancing on the first Sunday (26 August) of this year’s Creative Peebles Festival.
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Tontine adds fundraising sparkle

Eastgate Theatre staff have hailed the generosity of a Peebles hotel following its recent hosting of a special afternoon tea that helped raise more than £2,400 for the theatre’s Development Project.
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VOICE, VOTE AND POWER

On Sunday 10 June thousands of women and girls* will come together and process through the streets of Edinburgh to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote.   They will march with beautiful hand crafted banners, made especially for the event by women in communities across Scotland from Shetland to Peebles.
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April is Kids Fun Month

April is so busy with family performances and events that Funbox had to squeeze their Spring performance into the last day of March.  Rock stars and pop princesses are invited to join Funbox’s Anya, Kevin and Gary (formerly of the Singing Kettle) as they go Rocking all Over the World at 1pm and 3.30pm on Saturday 31 March.
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A Preview of Plans for the Future of the Eastgate Theatre

You are invited to see and discuss plans drawn-up for the expansion and redevelopment of the theatre on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 January 2018 (anytime between 10am and 4pm).
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Book Festival Delivers a Literary Feast

The Eastgate Theatre was buzzing even more than usual at the end of November when it welcomed more than a thousand young bookworms to the fourth read-a-licious children’s book festival.
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Peebles Outdoor Film Festival 2018

The Peebles Outdoor Film Festival, a high-energy celebration of outdoor and mountain culture, returns in January with another feast of adventure films, exciting speakers and exhilarating hands-on sessions.
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Building on Success

Members attending the Eastgate Theatre Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 November were told of record attendances, up more than 14% across 200 events staged in the main auditorium and studio during the year. Attendance figures for classes in a range of arts disciplines, including visual arts and crafts, music and dance, also increased by 13%.
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Father Figures

How difficult is it to fundamentally disagree with someone you love? That’s the fascinating question asked in Our Fathers, a new play co-produced by Magnetic North and the Traverse Theatre that explores family relationships through the eyes of two atheist sons of clergymen.
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