The exhibitors have been unveiled for Elements 4, a festival celebrating the finest UK jewellery, silver and gold, which will be held in Edinburgh in October. The event, organised by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh and Lyon & Turnbull...
Loud, angry and raw –Valeriedives unflinchingly into the realities of mental illness. Fresh at the Edinburgh Fringe from huge success in Auckland (★★★★★Theatre Scenes) and being named as stand out cabaret of the 2016 by the New Zealand Herald, it is already...
Scottish playwright Davey Anderson was joined by yesterday by Dr Joe Mulhall of Hope not hate to highlight the growing threat of racism and fascism. The event followed a performance of The Abode, his new Edinburgh Fringe play exploring how the extreme right seduces...
New York Gospel singers and Broadway actors from a new Edinburgh Fringe musical gathered and sang Amazing Gracein tribute to the Scots who fought against slavery in the American Civil War. Henry Box Brown is a musical based on the true-life story of an American slave...
With the Far Right on the march again in America, Europe and across the UK Davey Anderson’s new play explores how it can be stopped. Thousands of extremists have rallied in London, supporting Trump and Tommy Robinson, and their comrades in Scotland are intent on doing...
See trailer at https://vimeo.com/221411082 As the Labour Party argues over the definition of anti-Semitism* and the Israeli government approves a Jewish Nation State**, divisions deepen and boundaries blur. All across Europe and the USA extremist views advance and the...
A young, ambitious, unprincipled politician seeks to gain power by taking control of a campaign to stop a small village becoming part of a big city – what could possibly go wrong? Stirring up local feeling by creating fear and panic Antonia Morgan is a little too...
The full line-up of live music for this weekend’s third annual Firefly Festival in Moniaive has been unveiled. The Hoolits, Trongate Rum Riots, Rory McLeod, Isaac & Louis will be playing as will Greg Lawson & Pete Garnett, San Fran and The Siscos plus Emma...
A new American musical sees young performers confront the challenges faced by teenagers who look and feel different from the crowd. Geekis a darkly comic and fantastical tale that explores issues from bad body image through to love, loss and redemption. Premiering at...
Wigtown Book Festival has been named as Scotland’s top cultural event of the year just as preparations get underway for the 20thannual event. The award was given as part of the Scottish Cultural Awards, described as the country’s Oscars, with the winners being...
