Performances Theatre 1-24 August at 2.30pm - break on 7, 11, 18 Antigone ★★★★★ “unequivocally magnetic...” EdFringe Review (Edinburgh Fringe 2024) After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, Mythography return with their urgent and…
Kids & Families Music Theatre 1-25 August at 11am - break on 11 & 18 Heebie Jeebies Halò! Bonjour! Hello! Have you seen the Heebie Jeebies? They are all around you, but you've probably never seen them – until now! Take a…
Music Performances 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 19 & 23 Aug at 6pm MŮO Live Join Scottish artist and musician Lomond Campbell for a unique live performance of MŮO, an audiovisual experience powered by the universe itself. Using muon detectors,…
Arts Networking 4, 7 & 8 Aug at 11am Festival off Avignon: workshops for performing arts professionals Are you considering participating in the Festival Off Avignon in France in 2026 or 2027 as an artist, company, or producer? Join one of the…
Music 8-25 August at 6pm - break on 11, 14, 19 & 23 The Brel Promise No, Arnaud Askoy is not Brel but to hear him, to see him, one could believe it. Arnaud brings Chanson Francaise icon Jacques Brel to…
Arts Music 8-25 August - Break on 11 Aug MŮO MŮO is an immersive audiovisual installation by Lomond Campbell which makes use of muon detectors, sensing harmless radiation in the atmosphere. This radiation is created…
Course Summer Term Group Courses for Adults Mon 18 Aug Choir workshop in French for adults B1 to C2 You like French and singing? Why not practice your French singing and learning classic French songs with our teacher Sarah.
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 19 Aug at 6pm Meet the authors Laurent Binet and Jean-Baptiste Andréa Meet multi-award-winning French writer Laurent Binet for a talk on his books HhHH, The 7th Function of Language, Civilizations and Perspectives, and French novelist Jean-Baptiste…
Arts Kids & Families Fri 22 Aug at 2pm Family Afternoon: Let’s play with colours / Jouons avec les couleurs Looking for an afternoon of imagination and joy? Don’t miss our Family Afternoon at the Institut français d'Écosse for 3 to 10y/o children! Workshop: Dive into…
Music Performances Sat 23 August at 8pm Jazz Concert with The Stone Combo The Stone Combo is pleased to present an evening of jazz! From swinging toe-tappers and classic ballads found in the Great American Songbook, to our…
Performances Theatre 5 & 6 September at 6pm “Les Misérables”, a theatrical adaptation by Stéphanie Goud Join us for a vibrant and heartfelt theatrical reading, directed by the talented Stéphanie Goud and inspired by Victor Hugo’s timeless masterpiece “Les Misérables”. Brought…
Films Wed 10 Sep at 2pm & 6pm Marinette Biopic of Marinette Pichon, first French female soccer player to sign on to the American professional league, record-woman in number of goals per game, and…
Films Kids & Families Sat 13 Sep at 1pm Hello World! / Bonjour le Monde! + Q&A Intro and Q&A with film critic and journalist Camille Brunel. Made of papier-mâché, the delicate puppets come to life in stop-motion, in beautiful, colorful settings,…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 13 Sep at 10.30am Storytime with the author Camille Brunel Join us for a special storytime with French author Camille Brunel! Having taught literature for seven years near Paris, Camille Brunel now writes essays and…
Films Wed 17 Sept at 2pm & 6pm Just a Couple of Days / Quelques jours pas plus A music critic turned field reporter covers a refugee camp evacuation in Paris. After witnessing police violence, he unexpectedly becomes a key figure in the…
Books & Ideas Tue 23 Sept at 12.30pm Reading group “Le soldat désaccordé” by Gilles Marchand Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 24 Sept at 2pm & 6pm Little Girl Blue "Marion Cotillard at her absolute best." Vanity Fair. "A heart‑wrenching film" Vogue. When her mother died, Mona Achache discoveres thousands of photos, letters and recordings,…
Books & Ideas Education Thu 25 Sep at 6pm European Day of languages – Aberlangs: Aberdeen City of Languages During this talk hosted for the European Day of Languages, Drs Fransiska Louwagie and Clémence O’Connor (University of Aberdeen) will discuss Aberlangs, a partnership initiative…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 27 Sep Children’s Book Festival at the Institut français d’Écosse Calling all young readers, curious minds, and budding storytellers! Join us for a magical celebration of books, imagination, linguistic diversity and creativity at the Children’s…
Films Wed 1 Oct at 2pm & 6pm The Fourth Wall / Le quatrième mur Georges, a politically committed stage director, has given up activism. But when Samuel, his best friend suffering from an incurable disease, urges him to pursue…
French Courses Networking 2 Oct, 6 Nov, 4 Dec Coffee & French Conversation Want to practice your French in an informal setting? Join us at the Institut français d’Écosse for a relaxed morning chat – over a cup…
Books & Ideas Thu 2 Oct at 4pm Meet the author Constance Trautsolt Meet French writer Constance Trautsolt for a talk on her brilliant first novel Pour la peau de Shirley Page (‘For the Sake of Shirley Page’)…
Films Kids & Families Wed 8 Oct at 2pm & 6pm Speak Out / Le Panache Colin, a 14-year-old who has just started at a new school, panics about how he will cope since he stutters. His encounter with Monsieur Devarseau,…
Books & Ideas Thu 9 Oct at 4pm Meet the author Elise Hugueny-Léger Meet French writer Elise Hugueny-Léger for a talk on her first creative writing non-fiction, Twenty twenty: petites traversées franco-britanniques, which came out with Editions Créaphis in…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 11 Oct at 10.30am Storytime: The Fables of La Fontaine Join us for a special Heure du conte dedicated to the famous Fables of La Fontaine! On the agenda: clever and timeless tales, followed by…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 14 Oct at 5.30pm Jean-Yves Laurichesse: Writing between memory and fiction A Professor of Modern and Contemporary French Literature with a string of publications on such authors as Jean Giono, Claude Simon and Richard Millet, Jean-Yves…
Films Wed 15 Oct at 2pm & 6pm Magnetic Beats / Les Magnétiques A bunch of friends broadcast a free radio station from their home in 1980s rural France. After one of them is called away to Berlin…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Thu 16 Oct at 2pm Family Afternoon: Comics / La bande dessinée Looking for an afternoon of imagination and joy? Don’t miss our Family Afternoon at the Institut français d'Écosse for 3 to 10y/o children! Workshop: Create…
Films Wed 22 Oct at 2pm & 6pm Eloïse’s Journey / La Page blanche Eloïse is sitting alone on a bench in Paris. She can't remember who she is, where she comes from or how did she get here.…
Music Performances Thu 23 Oct at 6.30pm Auld Alliance Concert with The Choir of St Giles’ Cathedral Join the Choir of St Giles' Cathedral for a spectacular evening of choral music celebrating the 730th anniversary of the Auld Alliance between Scotland and…
Arts Special events Sat 25 Oct - 11.00 to 16.30 Franco-Scottish Fair On the occasion of the 730th anniversary of the historic Auld Alliance, come to the Franco-Scottish Fair to discover the many talents of French and…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 25 Oct at 10.30am Storytime Halloween Special: The Black Cat Join us for a spooky and magical storytime! Enjoy mysterious tales all about cats – clever, magical, or mischievous. During our craft activity you'll be…
Books & Ideas Tue 28 Oct at 12.30pm Reading group “Le premier exil” by Santiago H. Amigorena Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 29 Oct at 2pm & 6pm Divertimento Classical symphonic music is everything for 17-year-old Zahia Ziouani and her twin sister, Fettouma. Nevertheless, living in underprivileged Parisian suburbs in 1995 with their Algerian…
Films Wed 5 Nov at 2pm & 6pm Softie / Petite nature Johnny stands out from his family and his tough neighborhood in eastern France. He's sensitive, intelligent and interested in all kinds of things way beyond…
Films Wed 19 Nov at 2pm & 6pm After the Fire / Avant que les flammes ne s’éteignent Malika confronts the death of her younger brother, killed during a police investigation in the Strasbourg suburbs. They hadn’t spoken in three years. In order…
Books & Ideas Tue 25 Nov at 12.30pm Reading group “Alpinistes de Staline” by Cédric Gras Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 26 Nov at 2pm & 6pm The Crusade / La Croisade Abel and Marianne discover that their 13-year-old son has been selling the family’s valuables to finance a secret ecological project in Africa he believes will…
Films Wed 3 Dec at 2pm & 6pm Eugénie Grandet Felix Grandet reigns supreme in his modest house in Saumur where his wife and daughter Eugenie lead a distraction-free existence. Extremely avaricious, he does not…
Films Wed 10 Dec at 2pm & 6pm Age of Panic / La Bataille de Solférino On 6 May 2012, the day of the second round of the French presidential election, TV journalist Laetitia is late leaving home for her assignment…
Films Wed 17 Dec at 2pm & 6pm The Empire / L’Empire Winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Berlinale, Empire is Bruno Dumont’s first foray into science-fiction. In a quiet and picturesque fishing village on the…
Books & Ideas Festivals & series The Earth, Here and Now Next event : Hello World! / Bonjour le Monde! + Q&A Sat 13 Sep at 13:00
Books & Ideas Education The European Day of Languages 2025 Next event : European Day of languages - Aberlangs: Aberdeen City of Languages Thu 25 Sep at 18:00
