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Nordic Music Days Comes to Glasgow in October
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2024
One of the world's longest running festivals for contemporary classical music, established in 1888 by the NKR (Council of Nordic Composers), Nordic Music Days will take place outwith the Nordic countries for only the third time in 136 years.
Comedian Alex Kitson Makes His Edinburgh Fringe Debut
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2024
For his debut hour, exciting new act Alex Kitson ( brings a wild ride of a story to the Edinburgh Fringe about how to keep laughing, even through the lowest moments. Must I Paint You a Picture? is centred around two stories six years apart.
World Premiere Of Aakash Odedra's SONGS OF THE BULBUL Comes to Edinburgh International Festival in August
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2024
Experience the world premiere of Aakash Odedra's SONGS OF THE BULBUL at the Edinburgh International Festival, Lyceum Theatre, from August 9-11.
MUTANT OLIVE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2024
Writer and performer Mitch Hara is Adam Astra.  Adam is auditioning…  and this is one audition you'll never forget. With his past constantly seeping into his present, Astra breaks the fourth wall, confronts his audience and gleefully spoons out tales of his soul-sucking childhood, monstrous substance abuse, rampant sex, crashed cars & a black cape, all whilst going for a part in Hamilton Unplugged.
GASLIGHTING IS MY LOVE LANGUAGE Returns to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2024
Gaslighting is My Love Language, Fielding Edlow’s brutally honest, unapologetically explicit, and darkly comedic solo show, will return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, where it began its life in 2023.
New Online Shop Opens Up Early Access To Perthshire Themed Plays
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2024
A drama about flooding in Perth and two works by Perthshire playwright Bob Davidson are among the audio plays that audiences will be able to access through Perthshire Box Office’s new online shop – PBO Plus.
Sarah Lawrie Presents For Mixed Up Theatre TIMELESS As Part of Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2024
Sarah Lawrie presents TIMELESS as part of Edinburgh Fringe, running at theSpaceUK @ Surgeons Hall, Haldane Theatre 12 – 24 Aug: 12 – 17 Aug 10.50 (11.45) and 19 – 24 Aug 18.30 (19.25). Written by Brian Coyle and directed by Charlotte Peters
Cast Set for BELLRINGERS in Edinburgh This August
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2024
The cast has been announced for the new play BELLRINGERS, coming to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. 
Compagny Abis & Julien Carlier Will Bring GOLEM to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2024
GOLEM is an artistic dialogue between dancer and choreographer Julien Carlier and 75-year-old sculptor Mike Sprogis. Through their different disciplines and ages, GOLEM is constructed as a distorting mirror of their life paths.
ACROSS A LOVE LOCKED BRIDGE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2024
A celebration of love and how it eventually triumphs over grief, writer Paul Sellar's collection of new poems takes the audience on a theatrical journey based on his experiences of various forms of love and loss, reflecting on how resilience and hope can come from the darkest times.
Ted Hill Brings 110 PERCENT NORMAL to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2024
Acclaimed multimedia stand up Ted Hill will return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand new hilarious and personal comedy show about identity, authenticity and self-acceptance.
One-Woman Show ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Makes International Debut
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2024
The international debut of the one-woman show ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, directed and written by Annika Carlson, will take place at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe from August 12 to 24.
WORM TEETH, A New Interactive Comedy, Will Play Edinburgh Fringe 2024
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2024
Debuting this year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SMaK Productions will present WORM TEETH: a brand new work of interactive theatre that explores themes of identity, morality, and self-improvement through the eyes of a worm that wants teeth!
Review: JANE EYRE, Glasgow Botanic Gardens
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 23, 2024
Jane Eyre, orphaned and unloved, takes charge of her life and finds her way to the position of governess at Achadh Droighinn - or Thornfield, in the lowland tongue. There she meets Edward Rochester, a strange but striking fellow, with whom she begins to forge a bond.
Review: PARTY OF THE CENTURY, Òran Mór
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 23, 2024
After 100 years, Edmund is going to be the first member of the Melville family to switch party allegiances. He isn’t sure who he is going to vote for, but it won’t be ‘them’…at least that’s the plan the night before polling day.
A LETTER TO LYNDON B. JOHNSON OR GOD: WHOEVER READS THIS FIRST Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2024
Drawing on their own upbringings in military families and being taught that the USA was the greatest country in the world, double Fringe First Award winner Xhloe and Natasha's new show delves into the idealised American childhood and the boys it left behind.
Star Stone Brings VILLAIN ERA to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2024
Comedic Actress and Playwright Star Stone will head to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Summer at Greenside Venues with Villain Era, directed by Ryan Cunningham, sharing her outrageous true story of going viral online and becoming an internet ‘villain’ to over 17 million people.
Seven Dials Playhouse Reveals Fringe Preview Season
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2024
If you can’t make it up to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Seven Dials Playhouse is ensuring you’ll have the chance to catch some of these hits before they head North with their fantastic preview season this summer. Learn more about the lineup here!
Review: HEN NIGHT HORROR, Pavilion Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 21, 2024
Amanda’s dream wedding is only days away but the proverbial has hit the fan. Her bestie bridesmaids have declared war. Can one last hen night in a remote Highland lodge cover up the cracks? Or will Donna and Lydia crack each other's skulls open before the big day?
Hannah Walker & Co Presents GAMBLE At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2024
Hannah Walker & Co will present Gamble, an exploration of the online gambling industry based on conversations with experts and experience of being in love with a compulsive gambler, to be presented at Summerhall, Cairns Lecture Theatre, 1 – 26 Aug 2024 (not 12 & 19), 16:30 (17:25). Co-created by Hannah Walker & Rosa Postlethwaite 
One Man Play THE GHOST OF WHITE HART LANE Presented At Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2024
Explore the life of 1960s football legend John White and his son Rob's journey in the one-man play THE GHOST OF WHITE HART LANE, commissioned for the Fringe. Discover the story of 'The Ghost' of White Hart Lane.
Cast Set For THE CHAOS THAT HAS BEEN AND WILL NO DOUBT RETURN in Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2024
Olatunji Ayofe will lead the cast for the premiere of The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return. 
PARTY GIRL Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2024
Exploring the impact of mental illness on family and challenging traditional feminine behaviour, children’s entertainer Fairy Sprinkles is trying to keep it together at a party whilst the rest of her life is spinning out of control.
Runi Talwar Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2024
In this hilarious and heart-warming show, his Fringe debut, Runi showcases his unique blend of cultural insights, captivating storytelling, and sharp wit, as he tackles the complexities of identity and the meaning of fortune, while pondering some of the deeper mysteries of life.
HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Comes to Edinburgh Fringe in July
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2024
With the ethos of taking parody seriously, Recent Cutbacks’ Hold on to Your Butts is a theatrical recreation of the epic action film from Steven Spielberg.

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