{"id":175673,"date":"2025-06-11T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/175673\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:47:12","slug":"getting-ready-for-hidden-door-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/175673\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting ready for Hidden Door &#8211; opening night!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many volunteers have helped to prepare the newest \u2013 and the biggest Hidden Door site over recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The bars are built all ready to serve the new beer brewed specially for the festival by sponsor Belhaven Brewery. The bands are ready and the food trucks stocked up. All that is needed now is the audience. <\/p>\n<p>The site is at The Paper Factory at Maybury \u2013 there are many ways to get there using public transport \u2013 check it out on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hiddendoorarts.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Door site.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Festival Director, Hazel Johnson has put out a last minute plea for people to come along \u2013 but most importantly buy tickets as this is how they sustain the most local of multi arts events in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Hazel said: \u201cWe rely on ticket sales. The magic we create, the opportunities we provide for artists, and our ability to keep opening up new, surprising spaces for the arts across our city \u2013 all of it depends on you stepping through our \u2018hidden door\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour ticket isn\u2019t just access to a great night out; it\u2019s an investment in Edinburgh\u2019s creative future, a vote of confidence in the artists who are shaping our cultural landscape, and a lifeline that allows us to continue our unique work. Without you, non-profit organisations like Hidden Door simply can\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all seen much-loved venues and arts organisations forced to close, a worrying trend accelerated by ongoing economic uncertainties. The impact from these external factors on the arts sector is all too real, with arts venues and cultural events needing your support now more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I invite you to join us at The Paper Factory this week, from Wednesday to Sunday. Come and discover the energy, witness the innovation, and be part of a truly unique cultural moment. If you want Hidden Door to keep doing what we do, transforming forgotten spaces and championing incredible local talent, then please come down and support us. We\u2019ve been doing this for over a decade, and with you on board, we\u2019ll keep doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find out more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddendoorarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/hiddendoorarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox Orchestra<br \/>Bringing together rappers and singers with soaring strings, heavy brass, woodwind, and thundering bass and drums, Tinderbox Orchestra combines original music and movement to transform preconceptions of what an orchestra can be. With a set packed with original music, movement and unexpected collaborations, it is an unforgettable live music experience unlike any other.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SCT_TINDERBOX01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601220\"  \/>11\/6\/2025<\/p>\n<p>Hidden Door Festival opening in Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox Orchestra<br \/>\nRosie Irvine \u2013 Clarinet<br \/>\nClaire Docherty \u2013 Producer, Sax<br \/>\nCallum Stevenson \u2013 Keys<br \/>\nLeo Bacica \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n<p>Hazel Johnson Director Hidden Door  <\/p>\n<p>PHOTO Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SCT_TINDERBOX08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601227\"  \/>Hidden Door Festival opening in Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox Orchestra<br \/>\nRosie Irvine \u2013 Clarinet<br \/>\nClaire Docherty \u2013 Producer, Sax<br \/>\nCallum Stevenson \u2013 Keys<br \/>\nLeo Bacica \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SCT_TINDERBOX17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601237\"  \/>Hidden Door Festival opening in Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox Orchestra<br \/>\nRosie Irvine \u2013 Clarinet<br \/>\nClaire Docherty \u2013 Producer, Sax<br \/>\nCallum Stevenson \u2013 Keys<br \/>\nLeo Bacica \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n<p>Hazel Johnson Director Hidden Door in middle<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SCT_TINDERBOX03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601222\"  \/>Hidden Door Festival opening in Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox Orchestra<br \/>\nRosie Irvine \u2013 Clarinet<br \/>\nClaire Docherty \u2013 Producer, Sax<br \/>\nCallum Stevenson \u2013 Keys<br \/>\nLeo Bacica \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SCT_TINDERBOX22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601242\"  \/>Hidden Door Festival opening in Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox Orchestra<br \/>\nRosie Irvine \u2013 Clarinet<br \/>\nClaire Docherty \u2013 Producer, Sax<br \/>\nCallum Stevenson \u2013 Keys<br \/>\nLeo Bacica \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SCT_TINDERBOX10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601229\"  \/>Hidden Door Festival opening in Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Tinderbox 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