Magic with style and a crocodile – Liz Toonkel has brought a brand new mix of glamour, wit and political subversion to the Fringe with a show that shatters tradition. Joyful, funny and rich with delightful illusions and sleight of hand, Magic For Animals is an hour of...
Thousands of visitors flocked to this weekend’s spectacular Galloway Country Fair – enjoying everything from stunt riders to sheep racing. There was even a DJ set by Karen Dunbar from a mobile disco built into a Land Rover. The attractions included: Riders of the...
Choose Fringe – Matt Hale’s high-octane TOP FUN! 80s Hypnosis Spectacular is going down a storm with audiences in Edinburgh. With more bounce than kangaroo on a trampoline, it’s the first time the comedy hypnotist has presented the show outside Australia. The shows...
In a year that has seen women across the UK fighting for better pay and conditions, Chopped Liver & Unions takes us back to the 1920s and the struggles of a female trade union pioneer. Jewish Ukranian refugee Sara Wesker was a trade unionist, activist and radical...
The second annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival – part of the Fringe – gets underway tomorrow with more than 60 events for anyone and everyone. The 2023 line-up features drama, comedy, film, exhibitions, entertainment for children and young people plus workshops and other...
A clown show that has delighted adults and children from Mexico to China begins its international farewell tour at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Brotipo, by Quebec-based multiple international award-winners Les Foutoukours, is a laughter-filled celebration of life,...
Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual event. Tickets go on sale on 1 August for the festival, which takes place in Scotland’s National Book Town from 22...
He never wanted to be a monster, just a musical theatre star – and to prove it Unabomber Ted Kaczynski comes back from the grave to perform the musical he wrote and rehearsed in solitary for you, his parole board. All hopes are pinned on this – it’s nerve-wracking –...
Not every novel is launched to music – but The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse has inspired a new single from folk duo The Bookshop Band. The singer songwriters, now based in Wigtown but originally from Bath, have recorded 13 albums plus many singles, are celebrated...
The first ever POS Summer Show will showcase work by more than 70 artists and makers from across Perth and Kinross. The event, at Birnam Arts from 1-16 July, is part of a wider drive by POS (Perthshire Open Studios) to make the region a year-round arts destination. As...
