Aug 8, 2024
Step into the haunting presence of Alexander Blackwood – and meet other historic Scottish heroes of world-wide deaf community. Saturday (10 August) sees the world-premiere of The Ghost of Alexander Blackwood, created and performed by an all-deaf team, and performed...
Aug 6, 2024
The 2024 Wigtown Book Festival will feature legendary performance poet Pam Ayres, much loved Scottish actors Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson and a “festival-within-a-festival” of food hosted by The Hebridean Baker Coinneach MacLeod. Tickets go on sale today (6 August)...
Aug 5, 2024
Grammy-winning US cellist Leah Coloff says she is delighted to finally be in Edinburgh to perform her Fringe show Super Second Rate. The life-affirming autobiographical one-woman show, combining music, original songs and spoken word, explores what happened after she...
Jul 31, 2024
Canadian clowns Les Foutoukours are bringing their very own brand of charm, humour and acrobatics to this year’s Fringe. The troupe has been out on the streets of Edinburgh, meeting visitors and showing off their skills, to coincide with the world premiere of their...
Jul 29, 2024
For Josh Wilson it was a terrifying wildfire that threatened his town and destroyed the side of a mountain. Zoe O’Donnell endured the great freeze that paralysed a large chunk of Texas. Gabby Montejo survived the vast typhoon which devastated her home in the...
Jul 1, 2024
Maddy is worried that no one is having fun at her party while sister Lily fears that the world is falling apart. Friends gather on a mountaintop to watch the sunset, but a wildfire sparks in the forest below. While the young people drink beer and chat about life,...
Jun 25, 2024
Join Kevin Quantum as he defies the laws of physics with his astounding invention – an anti-gravity generator. Fringe-goers have the chance to plunge into a space where the rules which govern how the universe works are bent and finally broken. Kevin...
Jun 20, 2024
Details have been unveiled for this year’s Wigtown Shindy – four days of live music and other entertainment showcasing Dumfries and Galloway talent. Taking place in the town gardens and the Bladnoch Distillery courtyard from 15-18 August it promises more live...
Jun 11, 2024
Leah Coloff is a pretty impressive musician. David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Debby Harry all thought so when she played with them – so did the judges who recently awarded her a Grammy. But then there’s family. Clearing out the family home after the death of her father she came...
Jun 10, 2024
Rock legend Peter Townshend was so “blown away” by unsigned duo The Bookshop Band that he offered to produce their next album – and ended up playing on every track. The result is Emerge, Return, a dark album of 13 literary-inspired songs, all written by Ben...
