Review: TALLY'S BLOOD, Perth Theatre
A frontrunner of Scottish school curricula, Ann Marie Di Mambro’s Tally’s Blood has a bit of everything – history, humour, tragedy, romance and disturbingly relevant social critiques.
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Review: RACHEL FAIRBURN: SHOWGIRL, The Stand, Edinburgh
Rachel (“Very much the rock’n’roll star of British comedy”- Rolling Stone) - (“Fairburn delivers…with sadistic glee” – Guardian) - (“Mouth Almighty” – Her Friends) is back with a brand-new tour for 2023.
Review: COAST, Oran Mor
Half-siblings, Jay and Kay, are on a road trip travelling overnight from Glasgow.
Review: LEAR'S FOOL, Bard in the Botanics
Bard in the Botanics is proud to present the Scottish premiere of David Henry Wilson’s beautiful, funny and tender drama, imagining what becomes of King Lear’s Fool, after the character disappears from Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
Review: SHIP RATS, Oran Mor
It’s 1880, and being the only woman on a cargo ship in the South China Sea isn’t the safest place for Jessie.
Review: ENGLAND AND SON, Tron Theatre
Set when The Great Devouring comes home, England & Son is a one-man play written specifically for the award-winning political comedian Mark Thomas by award-winning playwright Ed Edwards (The Political History of Smack and Crack) and the first play that Mark has ever performed in that he has not also
Review: DRACULA: MINA'S RECKONING, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Under the buzzing lights of a psychiatric hospital in Aberdeenshire in 1897, Mina Murray recounts her encounters with the most terrifying of beasts: Dracula.
Review: FOREVER HOME, Oran Mor, Glasgow
Growing up is never simple but for Caitlin, there are extra complications: Caitlin was in care, then adopted, now her birth family want her in their lives.
Book Review: BREAKING DOWN YOUR SCRIPT by Laura Wayth
The moment when you're presented with a whole new script can feel a little overwhelming for an actor, but Breaking Down Your Script: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor is here to help.
Kilmartin Museum Reopens to the Public Following Redevelopment Project
Sunday, 3 September 2023 marks the re-opening of Kilmartin Museum, revealing its incredible renovation which includes a much larger exhibition space, a stunning learning space which can be used to deliver and participate in cultural and educational activities, new galleries housing temporary art exh
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DR BONK'S MACARBARET, Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, Main Room
As someone who is a scaredy cat but loves morbid humour and wanted to test my boundaries during the Fringe, I decided to give Dr.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHRIS THORBURN: CINEMAN, Just The Tonic at The Mash House
Chris Thorburn shows off his terrific charisma and charming personality through the scope of one of his greatest loves - the movies.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: POLICE COPS: THE MUSICAL, Assembly George Square Studios
After seeing Police Cops: Badass Be Thy Name and loving the group’s sense of humour and fantastic dynamic, I knew that I wanted to see their 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival show, Police Cops: The Musical.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: GOD CATCHER, Underbelly, Bristo Square, Ermintrude
In this new interpretation of the Greek myth, created by Cassie Muise and Tyler Mckinnon, Arachne uses her weaving to follow in her mother’s footsteps and tell the stories of forgotten women, going against the “truths” told by the elders.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ELIOTT SIMPSON: (A)SEXY AND I KNOW IT, Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, Main Room
In nearly every comedy show I have seen at the Fringe, there have been sexual jokes, with some going as far as having vibrators and dildos on stage.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DARK NOON, Pleasance at EICC, Lennox Theatre
Dark Noon’s description states “They say history is told by the victors; this story is told by the vanquished.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CSI: CRIME SCENE IMPROVISATION, Underbelly, Bristo Square, Ermintrude
The concept of CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation is quite simple.
Review: THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE, King's Theatre
From the imagination of Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of Coraline, Good Omens and The Sandman (now a major Netflix series), comes the National Theatre’s major new stage adaptation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CELYA AB: SECOND RODEO, Pleasance
As a child, all she wanted was to be an adult.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: AN AFTERNOON WITH ANTON DU BEKE, Underbelly
Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage with his live band, a guest singer and his dancers; expect a fab-u-lous afternoon of song, dance and laughter.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MAGGIE CRANE: SIDE BY SIDE, Underbelly
Maggie Crane's older brother had it all: a purple sparkly wheelchair and everyone's attention.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: YOGA WITH JILLIAN, Pleasance
A new screwball comedy about how Gwyneth Paltrow, guru culture, green juice and your best downward-facing dog can save us all!
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SCAREDY FAT, Pleasance
Scaredy's working the late shift at the cinema.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE LIFE SPORADIC OF JESS WILDGOOSE, Above At Pleasance Courtyard
The set is scarce, but that doesn't matter.
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Dracula: Lucy's Dream Pleasance at EICC (8/06-8/29) |
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Argonauts Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) |
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It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident Venue 45 at theSpace (8/24-8/29) |
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Patient 13 Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) VIDEOS |
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One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/08-8/28) |
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Parkies TheSpace @ Surgeons Hall (8/07-8/29) |
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Reparations Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30) |
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Thermodrama Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |