Posts Tagged ‘fringe’
FRINGE REVIEW: “Taiwan Season: Light of Life”
Taiwan Season: Light of Life – Assembly George Square Studios – Studio One – 1pm IF YOU don’t know what a “diabolo” is, I’ll give you a definition: it’s an “hourglass-shaped top that is balanced and spun on a string stretched between the tips of two sticks”. Doesn’t sound that exciting and seems to offer…
Read MoreFRINGE REVIEW: “The Black Blues Brothers”
The Black Blues Brothers – Assembly Rooms, Music Hall – George Street – 4.45pm SET in an Art Deco bar and scored to the music of the Ackroyd and Belushi film The Blues Brothers, this is a show that combines circus tumbling, music, dance, and comedically-timed miming. It’s fast paced and furious. The five Kenyan…
Read MoreFRINGE REVIEW: “I’m with stupid”
I’m With Stupid – Gilded Balloon Teviot, Billiard Room – Bristo Square – 9pm JEEZ, where to start with “I’m With Stupid”? I suppose the first thing to say would be that if you are someone who listens religiously to Kermode and Mayo musing on films, then this will be right up your street. In…
Read MoreThe show will go on thanks to Fringe funding
FRESH funding for 13 Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers means “the show will go on” this summer. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is distributing nearly £1.3 million through its Fringe 2022 Resilience Fund. The Scottish Government’s Platforms for Creative Excellence (PLACE) programme had awarded almost £1.6m to the society. The remaining £305,000 will support the society’s…
Read MoreStudents set to bring their biggest production to life
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group returns to live theatre after two years tonight, presenting their biggest production ever: Legally Blonde the Musical. It runs at the Church Hill Theatre, in Morningside, Edinburgh, from January 25 to January 29. In Legally Blonde the Musical, Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned…
Read MoreRoseview offers a good business with great views
A wonderful lifestyle opportunity comprising of a detached residential cottage, letting cottage and well-established caravan park is for sale. Situated in a wonderful rural location on the fringe of the ever-popular coastal town of Oban, Roseview Caravan Park offers buyers an opportunity to acquire a well-established tourist destination, the perfect opportunity for a lifestyle change…
Read MoreCelebrating Vincent Van Gogh in Scotland
A celebration of the man often called the greatest artist who ever lived is coming to Scotland. Festival Square in the centre of Edinburgh will host Van Gogh Alive, ‘the world’s most visited immersive, multi-sensory experience’ that exhibits the life and work of the seminal Dutch artist. Following a smash hit run in Kensington Gardens as London’s must-see cultural…
Read MoreFarm conversion with holiday cottage business for sale
A sympathetically converted farm steading incorporating six self-contained holiday cottages is now for sale. Bell Ingram present an exciting business and lifestyle opportunity, comprising of an exceptionally attractive converted farm steading, detached residential cottage and five premium development plots, all sitting within approximately 10 acres of land on the fringe of the picturesque coastal village…
Read MoreArt and plastic pollution in new marine exhibition
The Scottish Maritime Museum is concluding a successful exhibitions season with an imaginative student exhibition. It combines two of the museum’s key themes of the year – the endangered craft of scientific glassblowing and the plastic pollution of our oceans. Clear Creations: Maritime Inspired Glass Art by City of Glasgow College glass art students is…
Read MoreCovenant is a Contemporary Conversation with Communities
Nestled within the world famous Findhorn community, the Moray Art Centre is currently home to a ground breaking exhibition. Covenant is bringing communities from the British Army, Moray and Moray Art College together to explore the theme of connections within society. Developed through a conversation between Harry Ross, an artist and Trustee of Moray Art…
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