Performing Arts
A tale of two sisters at the Fringe
The story of two sisters who make different choices in life feature in Daughterhood at the Fringe. One sister stayed at home to care for their dad, the other set out to ‘make a difference’. Reunited under their childhood roof, Pauline and Rachel unearth more than the 10 years between them. It’s a huge gap.…
Read MoreRuby Wax returns to the Fringe with new show
The much-loved comedian, author and campaigner Ruby Wax is bringing her new hit show How To Be Human to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Running from 18-24 August, this show is the follow-up to Ruby’s sell out shows Sane New World and Frazzled and incorporates what she discovered whilst writing her latest book, How to Be Human:…
Read MoreTake A Risk and see this show at the Fringe
BBC Radio 4’s Timandra Harkness is coming to this year’s Fringe with her show Take A Risk. Timandra, writer, presenter and comedian is bringing a show about risk to Edinburgh. It’s about taking risks, being at risk and why we need to embrace uncertainty. Her show playfully highlights five categories of human risk – social,…
Read MoreKevin McMahon swapped a life of science for magic
It wasn’t a card trick or a rabbit being pulled out of a hat that got Kevin McMahon interested in magic – it was a reality TV show. ‘Magic came at me from left-field – I wasn’t expecting it at all,’ explains the man who founded the Edinburgh International Magic Festival 10 years ago. Kevin…
Read MoreGritty play Wasteland set for Scottish premiere
A theatrical production marking the collapse of industrial Britain is coming to Glasgow. They fought for their families, their livelihoods, their communities, their futures and for an industry… but what happened to the families who survived the epic year-long battle of the Miners’ Strike of 1984/85? Created to mark the 25th anniversary of the demolition…
Read MoreA Night at the Opera with St Andrews alumni
St Andrews. It possesses an undeniable charm that few can resist falling in love with. Whether it’s the university’s quirky traditions (May Dippers, good luck), its remarkable golf scene, or indeed its ties with Kate and Wills, it’s a place that people keep coming back to time and again. Taking their own trip down memory…
Read MoreSpring has sprung with the Scottish Ballet
How to celebrate the Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary… With tutus and tiaras? Princes and princesses? Glass slippers and fairy godmothers? Think again. Bucking the trend, the Scottish Ballet put on a riotous party, bursting with energy and colour, to see in their fifth decade of dancing. The explosive two-part show, Spring! – which refers to…
Read MoreMatilda stage show will thrill and delight
Maggots -it’s an excellent word at the best of times, always proving the onset to a skin crawling cringe. But when uttered by the formidable, fascist, ex-Olympic hammer throwing Headmistress Miss Truchbull, played by Elliot Harper it is just the most wonderful insult imaginable. The Royal Shakespeare Company have brought the organised chaos that is…
Read MoreYoung Scots join the RSC cast for Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Glasgow have confirmed local casting for Romeo and Juliet which is to run at Theatre Royal, Glasgow next month as part of a UK tour. Two groups of four young people from Glasgow and the surrounding area will join the professional cast to share the role of the…
Read MoreJersey Boys returning to Edinburgh for two weeks
The four seasons are in Edinburgh next week and for once we’re not talking about the weather. Scottish audiences have been Beggin’ for the return of the boys in red, with ‘Jersey Boys’ returning to the city next week for a third visit. Running from Tuesday 19 February until 2 March at Edinburgh Playhouse, Jersey…
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