Sep 7, 2023
The shortlist has been unveiled for the annual Wigtown Poetry Prize – with 25 entries now in the running for the five different awards. Each year Scotland’s annual award for poetry in the country’s three indigenous languages attracts entries from around the world –...
Sep 5, 2023
A potter in a 1950s railway carriage and a botanical painter in a flower shop – two of the delightful artists and makers welcoming in the public during this week’s Perthshire Open Studios Festival. Liz Paterson, who is based in Victoria Bloom Design Florist, Crieff,...
Aug 25, 2023
Some of the most celebrated contemporary children’s and young people’s storytellers will be taking part in this year’s Wigtown Book Festival. Among them are Michael Morpurgo – whose latest book will have been published just two days before – Katherine Rundell, A F...
Aug 24, 2023
An exhibition featuring more than 230 pieces will highlight the creativity of artists and makers from all across Perth and Kinross. The POS Festival Showcase is a chance to see examples of work by most of the 120 participants in this year’s Perthshire Open Studios...
Aug 18, 2023
The memory of President Lincoln is widely revered – there is even statue of him in Edinburgh – but the First Lady who supported him through the Civil War is forgotten in Scotland and reviled in America. A new play, which has its international premiere at the Fringe...
Aug 16, 2023
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...
Aug 15, 2023
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...
Aug 14, 2023
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...
Aug 13, 2023
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...
Aug 10, 2023
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...
