Culture

Tom Celeketic, a singing teacher from Edinburgh, is testing his singers' stamina by putting together yet another charity concert to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children...

We are living in anxious times.From major issues like Brexit and climate change to personal worries about relationships, money, health and isolation, few of us sleep well at nights. And this, says Jemma...

To celebrate the launch of their new store in Edinburgh, ScotlandShop have launched a beermat challenge, taking place in pubs across the capital.20,000 beermats have been printed for the challenge, each printed with one of four...

Gare St Lazare Players Ireland, Ireland's most travelled theatre company, make a return visit to Edinburgh to perform their signature work, The Beckett Trilogy on 21st & 22nd January at 7.30pm at The...

It is always good news to hear of new businesses making their home in Edinburgh, but this is particularly good news as will be a new independent bookshop for all of us to explore....

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh is delighted to present 'Wonder Festival', a brand new and exciting two week festival of work-in-progress that invites audiences behind the curtain of a creative process to step into...

Southern Light is proud to present a beautiful new production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh.As with George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion from which it was adapted, My...

Multi award winning singer and songwriter Bella Hardy will be appearing at the Brunton in Musselburgh on 9 April.2015 was a breathless year for Bella which saw the release of her seventh solo album,...

Directed by George Clark this is an unusual, minimalist art installation rather than a film: Clark has curated a number of projects for museum, galleries and cinemas.  There are distorted voices reading, strange figures...

Stockbridge came alive earlier this week when the Magic Numbers who were appearing at the Pleasance decided to stage an impromptu gig in the Oxfam shop... the one where they sell all the CDs...

After the success of the inaugural ‘Young Supporters’ Concert’, Barnardo’s Scotland welcomes a return to music at the Usher Hall with contributions from over ten schools. Almost 500 school children from primaries and high schools...

Tickets become available today - free - for an event at Native Edinburgh's garden terrace with Scottish band, Fatherson.If you are a fan of the band and pizza then this is your chance to...

  Duncan Hendry will become the Trust’s new Chief Executive with effect from today. The Festival City Theatres Trust, is responsible for running both the Festival and King’s Theatres in Edinburgh.Duncan has over 20 years experience...

Lucy Roslyn’s new play, Goody, winner of Les Enfants Terribles' ‘Greenwich Partnership Award’ 2017, is a striking and darkly funny exploration of the extraordinary, heart-breaking world of performing apes and the humans who live...

Fused Edinburgh is a new and exciting acoustic Music Festival being held in The Music Box at Stevenson College Edinburgh, on Friday 3 June 2011.Fused features excellent music from internationally acclaimed artists such as...

“Madness in great ones must not unwatched go”.Confined in a place where everything is ambiguous, witness Hamlet’s mental and physical worlds unravel in a production that delves into the inner-turmoil, conflict and paranoia tormenting...

Taste of Edinburgh is back for a fifth year and is set to whet the appetite with a fantastic new venue, summertime date and mouth-watering line up for 2011. As well as returning...

n the last couple of years Gracemount Primary School has invited many Fringe performers to come to the school while visiting Edinburgh.Headteacher Greg Dimeck explained: "The school were aware that many children didn’t experience...

Acclaimed Edinburgh author and lifelong Hibs’ fan Irvine Welsh will be holding a question and answer session in The Gallery Bar/Restaurant in Easter Road’s West Stand ahead of next week’s clash with St Mirren.Welsh,...

Collections and Interpretation Manager of the Abbotsford Trust, Kirsty Archer-Thompson will deliver a lecture on Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford this April.This is part of the series of lectures organised by The Architectural Heritage...

Escape from December one night in Auld Reekie but get yourself into the holiday spirit in the company of some entirely individual, accomplished artists as they entertain and enchant you with the most diverse...

An independent panel of media experts has called for a new Scottish Digital Network to be funded out of the television licence fee.The Scottish Digital Network Panel says that a new public service broadcaster...

A BUMBLING, CHARISMATIC LONDON MAYOR ATTEMPTS TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER (how true that might well be....) This summer the writers of previous Edinburgh Fringe hits Coalition and Making News and multi-award winning director of Instinct...

Cupcakes are to be given a makeover worthy of Sherlock Holmes this Halloween, as Cuckoo’s Bakery unveils a range of cakes, designed to terror and delight its customers. Inspired by the super sleuth created by...

Event Horizon is at The Blind Poet, West Nicolson Street from 7.30pm on Monday 7th November; everyone is welcome!'As we sit around the fire of driftwood, sparks floating to mingle with the stars in the...

Hannah Aldridge is appearing at Voodoo Rooms on Sunday 5 November 2017 - expect musical fireworks!Sassy, sexy and soulful, with a voice and presence to electrify a room, Muscle Shoals singerHannah Aldridge (daughter of...

Hailing from Aberdeen, now living in Edinburgh, Steve Christie treats us to the second in his instalments of D.I. Buchanan, and the high-paced crime set in his preceding city. Cold Shot follows the careers of...

Paint Like Degas: Demonstration and Book Launch. Artist Damian Callan will talk about and demonstrate some of Degas's techniques that feature in his new book Paint Like Degas. These will include the use of chalk pastels on...

Edinburgh photographer, Chris Mackenzie, was out taking shots of the fireworks display last night and has sent us some of his best photos to show you!Chris said:-"I went all round town yesterday looking for...

Lux - The Food and Drink Agency, with offices in Edinburgh and London is used to promoting food and drink businesses.Today it has launched a new way to promote independent firms offering home...