What's   on

Here is a list of what will be taking place at Capital Sci fi Con 2022 on the 23rd and 24th July. We will update this section as announcements are made as we progress closer to the event. 
​We can't wait to see you all again and hope you are excited to see what we have in store for you...

Movie/ tv  Guest  signers

We are pleased to announce and welcome our first guest, that will be attending Capital Sci fi Con at the O2 Academy Edinburgh on the 23rd and 24th July 2022.

Leigh Gill, who is an English actor, has appeared in various productions being characters such as Bobono in Game of Thrones, Red in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, One Eyed Dwarf in The Witcher, Specs in Get Santa, Chief Onus in The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power and more notably in the 2019 film The Joker where Leigh played Gary.

Leigh will be signing autographs over the course of the weekend and will also be taking part in our panel talks and photo shoots during the Saturday and Sunday too.

You can also join Leigh at Meal with the Stars on the Saturday evening where you can dine with all our guests, enjoying a beautiful 3 course meal prepared by long-time supporters Saltire Hospitality.
We are pleased to announce and welcome our sixth guest, that will be attending Capital Sci fi Con at the O2 Academy Edinburgh on the 23rd and 24th July 2022.

Richard Brake was born on November 30th, 1964 in Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, and moved to the U.S.A at a young age, growing up in North Carolina, Georgia and Tennesse.

He is known for playing the iconic Night King on the fourth and fifth seasons of the fantasy series Game of Thrones, and for his supporting roles as Joe Chill in the 2005 movie Batman Begins, Doom-Head in the 2016 horror film 31, the chemist in the 2018 horror film Mandy, Conrad Harlow in the thriller drama series Absentia, and Anton Kaledin in the third season of the crime series Peaky Blinders. More recently Richard played an Imperial Officer Valin Hess in the very popular new Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.

Truth is, there are literally dozens of places you may have seen Richard before. Even if you don’t know his name, his distinctive face has featured prominently in works for film makers ranging from Steven Spielberg (Munich) to Rob Zombie (3 From Hell). He even made a brief MCU appearance in Thor: The Dark World as an elite Asgardian Einherjar warrior. But fans of Matthew Vaughan’s action-packed 2017 comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service, no doubt remembers him for tormenting new recruits at the behest of Colin Firth’s Harry Hart.

Richard is also one of three actors from the Batman films to also appear in the Hannibal Lecter films. Tracey Walter appeared in Batman (1989) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Gary Oldman appeared in Hannibal (2001) and Batman Begins (2005), and Brake appeared in Batman Begins (2005) and Hannibal Rising (2007).

Richard will be signing autographs over the course of the weekend and will also be taking part in our panel talks and photo shoots during the Saturday and Sunday too.

You can also join Richard at Meal with the Stars on the Saturday evening where you can dine with all our guests, enjoying a beautiful 3 course meal prepared by long-time supporters Saltire Hospitality.
We are pleased to announce and welcome our fourth guest, that will be attending Capital Sci fi Con at the O2 Academy Edinburgh on the 23rd and 24th July 2022.

Lysette Anthony whom had early turns in Ivanhoe (1982) and in the fantasy epic Krull (1983) as heroic Princess Lyssa put Lysette firmly on the map. Following up on these roles, she turned her hand to comedy, working with Morecambe and Wise, featuring in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (1984) and hit sitcom Three Up, Two Down (1985-1989).

Further movie work continued alongside Michael Caine, Woody Allen and John Travolta in the films Without A Clue (1988), Husbands & Wives (1992) and Look Who’s Talking Now (1993).
Horror fans are also familiar with her roles in Dark Shadows (1991) Trilogy of Terror 2 (1996) and the satirical Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995).

Having made her debut in music videos in the successful series of “Reckless” releases from Bryan Adams – Run To You, Summer of ’69, Somebody and Heaven - Lysette is also recognised for her appearance in Depeche Mode’s “I Feel You”.

Most recently, Lysette wrapped up a 6 year stint as Marnie Nightingale, in Channel 4 show, Hollyoaks. Originally brought in to stir up trouble, the character soon became much-loved by audiences, resulting in a Best Screen Partnership Award and a public outcry when Marnie was killed off in the surprise twist, post New Year, run of January 2022.

Lysette will be signing autographs over the course of the weekend and will also be taking part in our panel talks and photo shoots during the Saturday and Sunday too.
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You can also join Lysette at Meal with the Stars on the Saturday evening where you can dine with all our guests, enjoying a beautiful 3 course meal prepared by long-time supporters Saltire Hospitality.
We are pleased to announce and welcome our fifth guest, that will be attending Capital Sci fi Con at the O2 Academy Edinburgh on the 23rd and 24th July 2022.

Paul Blake was born in Birmingham, England and is an actor, more famously known for his role in Star Wars: A New Hope, in which he played the Bounty Hunter “Greedo”. Blake is also a veteran actor in theatre playing the role of Macbeth in past productions. He has also appeared in, Some of My Best Friends Are, Hennessy, Down to Earth, Crossroads and featured in the documentary about Star Wars (Elstree 1976).

Greedo Tetsu Jr, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was a Rodian Bounty Hunter from the Tetsu Clan and worked for gangster Jabba the Hutt. He appears in the first Star Wars film A New Hope, where he confronts and threatens Han Solo in the Cantina, only to be killed by Solo. The scene was later to be altered by George Lucas, so that Greedo also shoots at Han Solo, leading to the infamous fan debate as “Han Shot First” with which the character has since become to be best-known.

Greedo was portrayed in 1977 by Paul Blake, as well as Maria De Aragon for some close-in pickup shots in 1977, while a younger version of him was played by Simon Rose and Oliver Walpole in a deleted scene from the 1999 prequel film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The character has made appearances in a few other pieces of Star Wars media, including the 2008 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the 2015 video game Star Wars Battlefront.

Paul will be signing autographs over the course of the weekend and will also be taking part in our panel talks and photo shoots during the Saturday and Sunday too.
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You can also join Paul at Meal with the Stars on the Saturday evening where you can dine with all our guests, enjoying a beautiful 3 course meal prepared by long-time supporters Saltire Hospitality.
We are pleased to announce and welcome our third guest, that will be attending Capital Sci fi Con at the O2 Academy Edinburgh on the 23rd and 24th July 2022.

Lilly Aspell is a Scottish-born actress who is famously known for portraying Young Diana in Wonder Woman (2017) and reprising the role once again as Young Diana in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

The film’s director Patty Jenkins wanted to minimise the use of CGI in the Wonder Woman film, So Lilly Aspell took to doing her own stunts within the film, which saw her prepare for the occasion by training in the art of sword wielding, firing arrows from horseback and leaping into the ocean from a high board.

Lilly is an accomplished horse-rider and showjumper which certainly came in use during the filming. Lilly was spotted in London at the age of 8 and was asked to audition for the movie.
On set, Lilly was extremely professional for such a young age and in fact Gal Gadot said that she was so impressed with young Lilly and that she was “the real deal”.

Lilly Aspell has also appeared as Megan in the 2018 science fiction film Extinction, Newschild in the 2018 Holmes and Watson and recently Gretel in the 2021 TV Movie, Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After.

Lilly will be signing autographs over the course of the weekend and will also be taking part in our panel talks and photo shoots during the Saturday and Sunday too.
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You can also join Lilly at Meal with the Stars on the Saturday evening where you can dine with all our guests, enjoying a beautiful 3 course meal prepared by long-time supporters Saltire Hospitality.
We are pleased to announce and welcome our Second guest, that will be attending Capital Sci fi Con at the O2 Academy Edinburgh on the 23rd and 24th July 2022.

Roger Ashton-Griffiths is an English screenwriter, director and actor, best known for his role Mace Tyrell in the highly acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones.

Graduating with several degrees in the creative industry, Griffiths began his career as a singer in the English National Opera. Since graduation, the veteran actor has appeared in several high-profile films including Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, The Brothers Grimm, Wind in the Willows and Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York back in 2014. He also portrayed a dead ringer Alfred Hitchcock in Oliver Dahan’s Grace of Monaco.

Working extensively in television, Griffiths has also been heavily involved in several small screen productions such including Jack the Ripper, Merlin, The Tudors, Doctor Who, Torchwood and Coronation Street.

In 2013 Griffiths was announced in the role of Mace Tyrell for the fourth season of Game of Thrones. His character played a vital role in the series progression, however met his demise by the end of season six.

Roger’s back catalogue is phenomenal, and you will probably recognise him from one of his many appearances in some great films and tv series.

Roger will be signing autographs over the course of the weekend and will also be taking part in our panel talks and photo shoots during the Saturday and Sunday too.
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You can also join Roger at Meal with the Stars on the Saturday evening where you can dine with all our guests, enjoying a beautiful 3 course meal prepared by long-time supporters Saltire Hospitality.

Guest  Q&A  Sessions

Panel Talk  Host

Returning to Capital Sci fi Con on the 23rd and 24th of July 2022 at the Edinburgh O2 Academy is our old time friend Des O'Gorman Host.

Des will be returning to host our wide array of guest panel talks at this year's show, on the Baron suite stage.

If you've seen Des on stage, he's funny, lovable and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to geek culture... So our guests are in good hands over the two days!

You never know, there may be a performance of some sort from Des at the Big Geek Quiz or Meal with the Stars... So stay tuned.

Panel Talks and times

ENTERTAINMENT

Prop displays

Calling all Game of Thrones Fans...
New for Capital Sci fi Con on the 23rd and 24th of July 2022 at the Edinburgh O2 Academy is, The Iron Throne.

The Iron Throne is the seat of the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and is often used as a metonymic device to refer to the king's authority or to the polity born after Aegon's Conquest. The king often holds audiences and dispenses justice from atop it in the Red Keep's throne room, the Great Hall.

The Iron Throne represents the difficulty of ruling and the brutality necessary to gain power. According to the story told in the novel, Aegon the Conqueror built the Throne out of the swords of his conquered enemies because he did not think that a king should sit easily.
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So, come sit upon The Iron Throne at Capital Sci fi Con for an awesome photo opportunity... Just in time for the release of "House of the Dragon" premiere on the 21st of August 2022 HBO Max.

KIDS ZONE

We are pleased to announce that returning to Capital Sci fi Con on the 23rd and 24th of July 2022 are the team from Make Mess Matter - Messy Play Parties & Events
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The Make Mess Matter team will be set up across the whole weekend, where the kids can visit and get their hands messy playing with sand, slime and a whole lot more...

This area was very popular last time round and infact at our 2020 event, we even seen some adults taking part...
It's the ideal pit stop for when the kids get a little over excited, it just let's the parents get a second to get a rest!

Comics

TRADERS

Auction

Link to all fundraising

EVENING  ENTERTAINMENT

big  geek  quiz  and  karaoke  2022

Big Geek Quiz and Karaoke will be returning for Capital Sci fi Con 2022.

This will be held on Friday 22nd of July 2022 at the Edinburgh O2 Academy with doors opening at 19:30pm.

Come on your own, or as part of a team, to participate in our Quiz where the battle of the Geeky brains will take place!!!

Once the quiz is finished, it's time to let it go and sing til your hearts content... Pop, Rock, Rap, Disney... Whatever your jam, perform and entertain the other attendees!!!!

You will be hosted by DJ Scapegoat throughout the evening and you never know, you may even witness the organisers giving you a tune or two...

meal  with  the  stars  2022

Meal with the Stars has over the last 7 years seen some memorable moments such as, Sylvester McCoy playing the spoons and David Bradley singing Jumping Jack Flash with band Blues Harvest.

The evening is full of entertainment with live bands, amazing fundraising with awesome prizes and the meal in itself is always beautifully prepared by Saltire Hospitality.

There are only space for 100 attendees on the evening which will be held in the larger Baron suite, so if you want to attend buy your tickets now.

Darth Elvis will be performing at this years Meal with the Stars and the evening will be ended with music from DJ Scapegoat.
We are pleased to announce that the King of Sith, Darth Elvis, will be returning to Capital Sci fi Con at Meal with the Stars on Saturday 23rd July 2022.

Darth Elvis will be parking up his Sith Interceptor for the night and entertaining attendees with some Sith fueled rock and roll...

The King of Hot Dang takes well known songs and puts that Star Wars twist to each tune with tracks like Ackbar (Electric Six/Gaybar), Sheev Palpatine (Neil Diamond/Sweet Caroline), I want Chewbacca (Jackson 5/I want you back) and much much more...

We absolutely love Darth Elvis and we know you will too... Hot Dang!!!!