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...
International magic star Kevin Quantum returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with MOMENTUM, a show that rocks the audience with epic stunts and belly laughs. Kevin has recently returned to his Edinburgh home after a hugely successful Australian tour where he won rave...
Tickets go on sale today for the second annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival following yesterday’s programme launch – which featured an invitation for everyone to come along. The 2023 line-up has more than 60 events including drama, comedy, film, exhibitions, entertainment...
A great conical mound topped with standing stones and named after the Andromeda galaxy was today the site of a 4am Sunrise Ceremony to celebrate the dawning of the summer solstice. The gathering, at Crawick Multiverse (in Upper Nithsdale on the Ayrshire and Dumfries...
As Scotland’s National Book Town looks forward to the 25th annual Wigtown Book Festival, figures show the event has generated over £50 million for the regional economy since its inception. Each year more than 10 times the village’s population descend on the book...
In most magic shows women and animals are there to be cut in half or disappeared – not this one. Joyful, funny, thought-provoking there’s little traditional about Liz Toonkel’s Magic For Animals – apart from her sparkling sequined outfit, and even that’s vegan. Tricks...
A rock that has travelled 240,000 miles from the Moon will land up at Crawick Multiverse for the launch of a week of events to mark the summer solstice. The spectacular artland and visitor attraction in Upper Nithsdale, on the Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire...
The cast has been revealed for Mrs. President, a new US drama which has its international premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. By writer and artist John Ransom Phillips, the play re-examines the life and reputation of a woman consigned to history as one of...
Last night saw the premiere of multi award-winning new Scottish feature film Stella, which becomes available nationwide for free via STV Player today and will soon be shown at selected cinemas and events around the country. Writer and director Jessica Fox was joined...
