Sep 21, 2026
From bringing the biggest names in music to Scotland – Peter Irvine has turned his talents to fiction and is among the fresh crop of debut authors at Wigtown Book Festival. This year’s event, in Scotland’s National Book Town from 25 September to 4 October, will...
Sep 17, 2026
Two decades after his landmark review for the UK government, Professor Nicholas Stern will use his appearance at Wigtown Book Festival to argue that the world can build a new era of growth and development. But immediate action is essential to avoid catastrophic...
Sep 16, 2026
Each year pied flycatchers, common redstarts and wood warblers make the risky flight across oceans and continents to summer in Scotland’s temperate rainforests. But farming, commercial forestry and now climate change have reduced these once vast Atlanic oak woodlands...
Sep 13, 2026
There’s no place more packed with fascinating stories than a kirkyard – a place where Caribbean pirate hunters and heroes lie silently beside murderers and rogues. When not behind the counter at his Wigtown bookshop, New Chapter Books, Bre Martin is likely to be...
Sep 1, 2026
The Big Wig Children’s Festival of Literature is back – and it’s packed with pirates, dragons, chickens, cats, space adventures and even a pop star. Taking place in Scotland’s National Book Town as part of Wigtown Book Festival, and is named after a large, friendly...
Aug 24, 2026
Just a few days remain to see One Man Poe, and experience some of the most thrilling, chilling and highly praised theatre at the 2026 Fringe. Three shows, each presenting two Edgar Allen Poe short stories, are being performed by Stephen Smith who Wee Review...
Aug 19, 2026
Power Rangers toys for Christmas, arguments over sweets, Mum forcing you to do maths revision – the stuff of family life, the stuff of memories. Serving your dying father his last Guinness. Woodcutter, an autobiographical play by Lioness actor John Anthony Gorman...
Aug 17, 2026
A great Victorian thespian’s cherished dream of a one-man Command Performance collapses into comic chaos when he discovers that the theatre management has set him up. The Great Shakespeare Showdown in Silver City is a joyous romp that sees famed English actor Sir...
Aug 13, 2026
A fabulous second weekend of entertainment is about to get underway at the fifth annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival with an abundance of shows for adults and children. One of the big attractions will be Lights & Lanterns (produced by Spectroscope) in which actors...
Aug 7, 2026
Deaf Brazilian performers will be on the streets of Edinburgh and will also host a wild comedy improv show as part of the fifth annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival (EDF). The Sign Slam group will be on the Royal Mile this weekend using performance and sign language to...
