Liv Rocklin
‘At its heart, it’s about loneliness and growing up’. We chat to Liv Rocklin about her debut Fringe show, ‘An American (Not) in Paris’
Jack MacGregor & Fraser Scott
‘What I’m always looking for are those hooks for an audience.’ We chat to the writer and director of new folk horror-inflected play ‘Prophets’
Sophie McCabe
‘I keep saying “night” on stage by habit, but it starts at 2o’clock!’ Character comedian Sophie McCabe talks about the newest, and earliest, New Material night in Edinburgh.
Open Mike Eagle
The cult art-rapper delivers an all-timer with undeniable fervour and infectious energy
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Open Mike Eagle
The cult art-rapper delivers an all-timer with undeniable fervour and infectious energy
Once
Alan Cumming’s towering ambitions for Pitlochry validated with terrific staging of the beloved musical
Power Ballad
John Carney plays a variation on his standard filmic theme of the power of music
Kevin Morby
Little Wide Open
Expertly written and produced, the bard of the Midwest settles into his groove
24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival Dispatch
The atypical side of auteur in this selection of works from Andrzej Wajda
One-Man Poe
Less means more in a characterful interpretation of much-loved gothic tales
A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First
Boyish exuberance belies a wistful study of innocence lost
Once
Alan Cumming’s towering ambitions for Pitlochry validated with terrific staging of the beloved musical
Esther Manito: Slagbomb
A blunt, furious tale of family life with a deceptively warm centre
Buffy Revamped
Brendan Murphy delivers an energetic attempt at retelling all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Shy Vaudevillian
Engaging comic history defined by an inspired gimmick
Open Mike Eagle
The cult art-rapper delivers an all-timer with undeniable fervour and infectious energy
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
A five-star triumph: bold, beautiful, and utterly unforgettable
Ten Thousand Hours
Mind-boggling gymnastics feats from the aptly-titled troupe Gravity and Other Myths
Breaking Bach
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Kim Brandstrup deliver an evening with fresh and unforgettable energy
A History of Scotland in 6 Bad Ideas
Top-notch storytelling with some hair-raising historical tidbits
Power Ballad
John Carney plays a variation on his standard filmic theme of the power of music
Albums
books
opera
Puccini’s Suor Angelica
London Symphony deliver a magnificent rendition of Puccini’s one-act opera
Word
visual art
Alison Jackson’s Faking Famous: You Can be a Celebrity Too
Entertaining deep dive into fake news
dance
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
A five-star triumph: bold, beautiful, and utterly unforgettable