Three poems set to music by Kathleen Tagg, and sung at the Edinburgh International Festival by Golda Schultz, will mark the latest success in librettist Lila Palmer’s mission to put women’s stories at the forefront of art song and opera. Her song cycle This be her...
Living legend Movin’ Melvin Brown is bringing a Broadway version of his acclaimed show devoted to Black music from the 50s to the present to the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s a rare opportunity to be entertained by a man who was at the heart of a musical, social and cultural...
Rouge, Australia’s circus celebration of the sexy and subversive is heading back to the Fringe – bursting with erotic fun (taster video here). It’s probably the only show where audiences can delight at the antics of three dancing unicorns and a dominatrix along...
Gay musical comedy performer Major Denis Rake was recruited by the secret services to spy on the Nazis during World War II. The need for discretion was absolute – so he became a drag queen entertaining German officers in a nightclub in occupied Paris. Such was his...
People from around the world are being invited to stitch a flying acorn as part of a project to create a magnificent cape to celebrate hope, courage and creativity. The campaign, which officially launches this week, is especially significant to textile artist Louise...
This summer the public and MSPs across Scotland are being urged to go out and reconnect with the country’s exciting visual arts scene. SCAN has today launched its #ArtUnlocks campaign to encourage people to visit a gallery, take part in an art activity, or seek an...
The doorbell rings, a radio crackles – ancient and modern conflicts collide as the wife of a soldier fighting in Afghanistan is plunged into her own memories and into visions of the Trojan War. Tempus Fugit: Troy and Us, from NMT Automatics, has its focus beyond the...
More than 100 leading figures from the arts, business, charity and politics gathered last night to welcome the programme launch of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival. Organisers Deaf Action and their supporters, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, say they hope...
From a Range Rover Classic, or a 101 Forward Control to coffee served from a Land Rover Series – Defender Jam 2022 will be a fabulous addition to the Galloway Country Fair. The two hugely popular annual events have teamed up for an extra-special weekend celebration of...
Theatre, music, dance, art, yoga and Kelton the Beltie bull – Crawick Multiverse has unveiled its family-friendly line up of events and activities for the summer solstice. With gates opening at 4 am on 21 June, visitors have the chance to greet the sunrise (at 4.29...
