Big Red Door Fundraiser @ The Caves, 23 Apr

 

Arts charity te POOKa have a knack for creative, yet enterprising talent. This month they take that talent to Edinburgh’s subterranean stronghold, The Caves, for a night in aid of The Big Red Door theatre. With a teeming roster scheduled the event should whet most appetites. I mean, when was the last time you saw underworld creatures, faerie folk and magicians mingle among a club crowd? Up for a drink, dance then shiatsu massage in the chill-out space? It’s just that kind of night. Initial performers vary in levels of mashup ska-ness; the Banana Sessions, Horn Dogs, Pig Fat Panda and the enigmatic Diddley Squat open up the multi-platform soiree. An array of acoustic timbres can be found on the second stage, next door in the Rowan Tree, as the venue is expanded for the evening. However, if you must have beats to feel like you’ve been to a club, DJ Anonymi with Convalent will satisfy that aural craving. Edinburgh’s arts community is coming together to keep the theatre, and its hodgepodge of artists, continuing. Support local talent by getting sloshed in a novel way? Any day. [Nicol J. Craig]