Posts Tagged ‘fringe’
Su Pollard brings acclaimed role back to Scotland
An eighties TV icon is returning to Scotland this spring, as part of an extensive UK tour. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Su Pollard (Hi-De-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord?) returns to reprise her role in Harpy by award-winning playwright Philip Meeks. Best known for her star-turn as Peggy in…
Read More‘Death Zone’ climber headlines 2020 mountain festival
The Fort William Mountain Festival 2020 programme has been announced, including ‘Death Zone’ mountaineer, Nirmal Purja. It will feature a line-up of uplifting talks, exhilarating film screenings, mountain skills workshops and exhibitions over five days in February during Lochaber’s best winter walking, climbing and snowsports conditions of the year. The Fort William Mountain Festival 2020…
Read MorePianodrome is amphitheatre made from pianos
The world’s first amphitheatre made entirely out of upcycled pianos is to be resident at Edinburgh’s historic Leith Theatre this month. It will present a ‘Resonancy’ of events which will invite audiences to experience the unique interactive sculptural installation within the cultural gem of the capital’s most creative district. Pianodrome is the vision of its…
Read MoreS’more to Bonfire Night with Woodsman Whisky
The Woodsman Whisky are making Bonfire Night complete by giving away the ultimate at-home hamper: The Woodsman S’more Kit. Bonfire Night is traditionally an evening filled with crackling fires, exploding fireworks and great company. The Woodsman S’more Kits will contain everything needed to make the famous fireside snack (marshmallows, biscuits and chocolate spread), along with…
Read MoreFringe: 3, 2, 1… you’re back in the room
Call me a spoilsport, but I’ve always been a little sceptical about anything involving mind readers and hypnotists. Quite frankly, I can’t decide if a night with a Ouija board would make me want to run away screaming in fear or just make for a good night of entertainment among friends. So when I was…
Read MoreFringe: Refreshingly clean comic to make you laugh
The world is divided into two types of people, according to the likeable 26-year old comedian Ben Pope: those who are punctual, and those who are late. He falls into the latter category, as witnessed by the fact that he arrives in a newly bought Edinburgh t-Shirt and his PJ bottoms. The Punctuals are saddos…
Read MoreFringe: The art of satire is far from dead
Satire is defined as the ‘use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.’ Melinda opens the show by describing herself as a satirist, there was no need as that was apparent from the first verse of the…
Read MoreFringes: They can be Heroes – just for one day
Heroes is a production aimed at families with an engaging tale told by Beverly Grant and Tony Mills. A production aimed at children is certainly one of the most difficult to pull off as children are a very discerning audience and if bored are prone to twitch, yawn and chatter. None of these happened, the…
Read MoreFringe: Alzheimers and war in Ivory Wings
Ivory Wings is good drama – very good drama. Ivory Wings is a sibling production from Susie and Anna Coreth. Susie is both the playwright and sole actor whilst Anna provides the music. The underlying story is the therapeutic and beneficial effect music can have on Alzheimer sufferers. Susie plays Virginia who at various stages…
Read MoreFringe: Discover radio’s hidden gem Fags, Mags and Bags
One of the best kept secrets on radio, Fags, Mags and Bags, is currently shopping for laughs at the Fringe. While many shows have made the move from radio to TV, for some reason, the quiet genius that is Fags, Mags and Bags has somehow not made the transfer. Fags, Mags and Bags is a…
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