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Fringe Review: Sex, Camp, Rock ‘N Roll
Ailsa Bath on this musical cabaret fantasy that explores sexuality and sex work. ★★★ With star of the show Ryan Patrick Welsh dressed in sheer, glittery assless chaps and not much else, and flanked by two backing performers with an anatomically blunt moniker, this cabaret is not for the bashful. Sex Camp and Rock n…
Read MoreFringe Review: Alison Larkin, Grief… A Comedy
Alison Larkin grips the audience with this production, says Jeremy Welch. ★★★★ Alison Larkin was adopted from America by an English family and grew up in England. Deciding to find her birth mother she returned to America, found her, got married to an American, started a family and then got divorced. In her middle years…
Read MoreFringe Review: Nina Gilligan, Goldfish
Ailsa Bath finds Nina Gilligan ‘achingly relatable and effortlessly funny’ in her performance Goldfish. ★★★ Nina Gilligan’s Goldfish was a humorous meander through the life of a middle aged woman. She openly acknowledged that her target audience were women above 40 and men under thirty which meant several references flew right over my twentysomething head…
Read MoreScotland’s language: Scottish authors help contribute to Doric’s revitalisation
By Marisha Worsnop The brilliant thing about language is that it’s in control of the speaker. Change, variation, and innovation are all at the hands of those using it. We as speakers say what goes and as long as enough people agree with us or understand us at the very least, we can do whatever…
Read MoreFringe Review: Rouge
Jeremy Welch samples the circus for grown-ups, with the award-winning Australian circus cabaret sensation Rouge. ★★★★ Rouge is an Australian production with a professional and talented troupe of artists. The show is advertised as ‘….a celebration of the astonishing, surprising, subversive and supremely sexy.’ It is all of the above featuring – circus acts with…
Read MoreThe Strathmore Community Rugby Trust: ‘Rugby has the power to change lives for the better’
By Marisha Worsnop. Team sports can do so much more than just keeping us physically active. It can teach us important life skills such as teamwork and respect for others and create a sense of community and belonging. Since June 2017, The Strathmore Community Rugby Trust (SCRT) has seen the potential rugby has for…
Read MoreFringe Review: Garrett Millerick Needs More Space
Alister Tenneb reviews Garrett Millerick Needs More Space at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ★★★★ The show’s theme is inspiration, what inspires people to do things, and why it’s not always obvious why we do those things in the first place. Well crafted, energetically delivered and with enough rough edges to be a bit unpredictable and…
Read MoreSlave to the rhythm: Scottish Colourists, J. D. Fergusson
The most progressive and cosmopolitan of the Scottish Colourists, J. D. Fergusson expressed his national identity and love of sensual pleasures in dynamic modern paintings that interweave rhythm and colour, says Mary Miers. John Duncan Fergusson is a central figure in the story of early-20th-century art. Here we take a look at his background. For…
Read MoreChildren’s book review: The Highland Cowgirl and The Great Auk’s Great Escape
Izzy Alexander takes a look at two new children’s picture books by debut author Louisa MacDougall. The Highland Cowgirl by Louisa MacDougall is a delightful and imaginative story designed for young readers (age three and above). This charming book combines the enchanting landscapes of Highland Scotland with the adventurous spirit of the Wild West,…
Read MoreSuccession star Brian Cox announced as Patron of Paisley Opera
By Izzy Alexander Succession star Brian Cox has been announced as the new Patron of Paisley Opera. Paisley Opera, whose motto is ‘passion not posh’, was founded in 2017 and brings its productions to the community, performing operas with special Paisley Scots translations. Its community chorus comprises around sixty people, supported by professional chorus leaders,…
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