Active Inquiry

"Being on a statue is certainly not me, I’d weather badly I think."

🌟 Meet Alexander Graham Bell, one of the characters featured in Active Inquiry's Characters of Edinburgh festival.

🌟 Born in Edinburgh in 1847, he was the inventor of the telephone.

🌟 Both his mother and wife were deaf, which influenced his life’s work on hearing loss and speech. He thought the telephone was a distraction, he wouldn’t have one in his study! ☎️

🌟 You can find out more about him, as well as a host of other Edinburgh "characters" in Characters of Edinburgh which is on at the Drill Hall later this week.

👥 CHARACTERS OF EDINBURGH 👥

🎭 Platformed (Performance)
➡️ A new tenant in a warehouse means that The Great Lafayette, Sherlock Holmes, Cowboy Joe and others must confront the question of who best represents Edinburgh whilst protecting their secret at all costs.
📅 Thursday 12th March | 6.30pm
📅 Friday 13th March | 6.30pm
📅 Saturday 14th March | 5pm
📅 Saturday 14th March | 7pm

🎨 Still Life (Exhibition)
➡️ Come and learn about Edinburgh characters such as Dora Noyce and Monkey Mary alongside well-known figures like Alexander Graham Bell and Mary Moriarty!
📅 Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th March
⏲️ 10am - 5pm
(Free - not need to book)

To find out more, and book your tickets for Platformed, just head over to our website.

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