Perambulations of a Justified Sinner
- Sat 17 Aug 09:30 - 20:30
- EFI North Entrance
Attend in person
Make your mobile phone a portal back to James Hogg’s Edinburgh, and take a journey through the Old Town to experience some of his iconic novel’s most important scenes – exactly where they were set.
In an incredible hybrid project crafted by Ben Harrison, co-artistic director of acclaimed experiential theatre company, Grid Iron, you’ll be led through the streets and closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town in this immersive audio-visual journey.
Using your mobile phone to guide you, you’ll be able to travel back in time to Hogg’s Edinburgh through listening to commentary written and voiced by Louise Welsh and watching brand new filmed versions of pivotal moments from the novel, exactly where they happened - to an exclusive soundtrack by Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite.
To ensure we have appropriate technical support available, please book for the day you intend to enjoy the experience. If your plans change, however, that’s no problem - once booked for this event, you can enjoy the walk on any day and time which suits you, until Sun 25 August.
Supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please book your ticket for Perambulations of a Justified Sinner through this page only if you are intending to use your own equipment to experience the show. If you will need to borrow equipment to enjoy this experience, please contact our Box Office team at boxoffice@edbookfest.co.uk or on 0345 373 5888.
What you will need to experience Perambulations of a Justified Sinner:
- An Android or iOS (Apple) smartphone with plenty of charge, and at least 350MB of memory
- Either of these internet browser apps: Google Chrome on Android or Safari on iOS
- Headphones
- A personalised URL that we’ll send you via email after purchase of your ticket
- A strong WiFi connection to download the experience though – we recommend downloading it to your phone before setting off to Edinburgh Futures Institute if possible. It should only take a couple of minutes.
Other useful information:
- D/deaf audiences can choose to use the in-app captions.Visually impaired audiences may need a walking companion for safety with crossing roads.
- The experience begins at the main Book Festival site, at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and ends at St Patrick’s Church on the Cowgate
- The experience should take around an hour to complete
- We recommend enjoying the experience between 9am and 9pm, when the Book Festival Box Office is open
- The walk will wait for you and can be enjoyed at your own pace
- The route of the experience is step free – you can view the route here
Other questions you have may be answered in our FAQs
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