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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A clown show that has delighted adults and children from Mexico to China begins its international farewell tour at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Brotipo, by Quebec-based multiple international award-winners Les Foutoukours, is a laughter-filled celebration of life,...
Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual event. Tickets go on sale on 1 August for the festival, which takes place in Scotland’s National Book Town from 22...
He never wanted to be a monster, just a musical theatre star – and to prove it Unabomber Ted Kaczynski comes back from the grave to perform the musical he wrote and rehearsed in solitary for you, his parole board. All hopes are pinned on this – it’s nerve-wracking –...
