Aug 9, 2021
Twelve-year-old Edinburgh schoolgirl Amelia Tuck is preparing for her professional acting debut in the title role of a world-premiere Edinburgh Fringe production. She plays eponymous Dandelion in an immersive physical theatre piece by Creative Electric which addresses...
Aug 7, 2021
It’s curtain up at the Army’s own Edinburgh Fringe venue, and Brigadier Ben Wrench was on hand to meet the performers and congratulate the personnel and cadets who have transformed a drill hall into a COVID-safe theatre space. With the Edinburgh Fringe facing so many...
Aug 5, 2021
Army musician Dougie Anderson, broadcaster Mark McKenzie and a stage crew of soldiers are making the final preparations for two fun variety nights at Army@TheFringe. Live @ The Drill Hall will feature everything from stand up, folk song and improvised rap to queer...
Aug 3, 2021
Cousins Paul and Freddie want to escape East Berlin; the only thing in their way is a 20-metre “death strip”, hundreds of land mines and the East German secret police. Will their tunnel lead to freedom or bury them under an avalanche of dirt? Tunnels is a story about...
Aug 1, 2021
What risks do we face from the militarisation of cyber space and outer space?Is increased cyber security undermining the liberties and values we want to protect?Are artists the first line of defence?Does capitalist society really value the arts? Choreographer and arts...
Jul 30, 2021
Wigtown Book Festival to celebrate the joy of being together Live audiences welcomed back to Scotland’s National Book TownNew Gardens venue opens up festival to all Wigtown Book Festival is delighted to announce that it is welcoming audiences and authors back to...
Jul 28, 2021
Live late summer entertainment in the Sun AmphitheatreFrom rock and reggae to folk, opera and harpPart of the Sanquhar Arts Festival Music at the Multiverse promises two days of amazing sounds at one of Scotland’s most magical outdoor venues. Crawick Multiverse, near...
Jul 19, 2021
A dynamic, varied nine-month programme of small-scale arts and cultural events has been launched to bring Dumfries & Galloway Together Again. The initiative will see grassroots events and activities staged in towns and villages all across one of Scotland’s most...
Jul 13, 2021
Wigtown Book Festival announced today the launch of a new national essay prize for Scotland in association with the BBC. The £1,500 Anne Brown Essay Prize will be awarded for the best literary essay, published or unpublished, by a writer in or from Scotland. The...
Jul 7, 2021
Two artists have set out on a voyage of creative discovery aboard – exploring the remote and beautiful coasts, islands and seas around the Inner Hebrides. Geraldine van Heemstra will be turning the physical experience of sailing aboard the 50ft yacht Whimbrel into...
