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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Bill’s 44th
New York-based puppeteers Andy Manjuck and Dorothy James bring their wordless tragicomedy Bill’s 44th to the Edinburgh Fringe, in association with Underbelly.
This introspective puppet show...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – News Revue HMS Unthinkable
From King Charles to Keir Starmer, Prince Harry to Putin, Sunak to Strikes and Sleaze, no stone will be left unturned.
Expect 100% brand-new...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – 17 Minutes
There are more guns in America than people. A fascinating but sobering fact brought out in this play about gun violence in America.
Lives change...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Super
On Hollywood Boulevard, a group of actors are posing as famous characters for photos with tourists.
Right now it's 100°, Batman has just punched...
Scran Fir Bees – an Edinburgh project with a global message
The art installation North Edinburgh looks the bees' knees at the moment as the weather improves.
Commissioned in 2021 by North Edinburgh Arts the...
Five things you need to know today
EIFF Cinema under the stars
The Edinburgh International Film Festival begins on Friday, and there will be outdoor screenings in the Quad at the University...
City landscaper eyes further growth after six-figure expansion
Edinburgh-based Armstrong Gardens and Landscapes has made two key appointments as part of a major investment in a new division of the business.
The city...
First Minister is a first timer at the Tattoo
First Minister, Humza Yousaf attended The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on Saturday night to watch the show for the very first time.
Seated...
The Royal Mile in August – photos
The Royal Mile becomes a gathering point for street performers and performers trying to increase their audiences by handing out flyers and offering a...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – A Bee Story ★★★★
This was a story written before the pandemic, and performed on the Fringe last year, but the importance of the story remains sadly topical....
Gilded Balloon offer free ice cream this weekend
Gilded Balloon have partnered up with DAYE, a revolutionary company at the forefront of women's wellness this Fringe.
Daye's Sweet Relief ice cream truck is popping...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Machine Man Spectacle
Shahar Marom told us about his Fringe show, the Machine Man Spectacle at the Hill Street Theatre.
He explains: " I try to answer...
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo flypast – the Red Arrows
On Saturday night The Red Arrows flew over Edinburgh Castle Esplanade before the first show of the evening.
Edinburgh Tattoo - the Red Arrows
12/08/23
As...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime...
YOU just never know where and when you will find a gem. Up on The Lawnmarket on Riddles Court, a audience packed out...
Edinburgh Fringe: The Abrupt Son: Difficult subject that showed cast’s potential ★★★★
The Abrupt Son
Four stars
IT may sound like damning with faint praise but this is a performance that had bags of potential in it.
When Cynthia's...
Edinburgh Fringe: Her Green Hell is a heaven for festival goers ★★★★
PHYSICAL Theatre is easier said than done. Sophie Kean produces an outstanding performance inhabiting the stage and the story and immersing the audience in...
The Yolk’s on You at Duck and Waffle
Yolk's on You! Duck & Waffle Edinburgh, the restaurant and bar at St James Quarter, is thrilled to announce a series of Fringe events...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – It’s All Gravy ★★★★
Tech misadventures, train strikes and thinking that an asparagus is an island off the coast of Greece, a Yorkshire stand-up shines in this Athens...
Alan Turing: A Musical Biography: An outstanding celebration of a remarkable man ★★★★★
Alan Turing: A Musical Biography
***** Stars
With well over three thousand performances on at the Edinburgh Fringe it is quite a feat for a show...
Hannah’s cricketing tail
Bowler Hannah Rainey joins Grange club colleague Lorna Jack and Carlton pair Priyanaz Chatterji Priyanaz and Abbie Aitken-Drummond among home-based players in the Scotland...
Royal High School – trust ditches music school plan
The former Royal High School will not be used as a site for St Mary's Music School in a major change to plans by...
Owners of fire-damaged Northfield House Hotel agree to secure the property
The owners of the abandoned Northfield House Hotel on Lasswade Road have agreed that the building will be secured.
Police and fire representatives, as...
Book Festival responds to authors over Baillie Gifford sponsorship
A group of 50 authors have written to the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) asking it to drop its major sponsor Baillie Gifford over...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Breakup Addict
A self-love story that will break your heart and put it back together again...and again...and again.
Breakup Addict is an inspirational solo show that follows...
Six new Sheriffs appointed in Lothian and Borders
On the recommendation of the First Minister, His Majesty the King has appointed Matthew Auchincloss, Julius Komorowski, Valerie Mays, Kevin McCarron, Iain Nicol, and...
Love Your Business – rendezvous with Mademoiselle Macaron
Rachel Hanretty, the founder of Mademoiselle Macaron, who secured an order of macarons for the Barbie set, will be our speaker at the next Love...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Temporarily Yours
"Temporarily Yours" is a journey into sexuality and in particular the world of prostitution.
Why do you sell your body today?
Out of poverty? By compulsion?...
New move on The George Portobello to remove listed building status
The owner of The George on Bath Street in Portobello has lodged an application to have the building removed from the list of buildings...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Hollywoodn’t
Fresh faced Midwestern actress, Lisa Verlo, came to Hollywood looking for fame but found more action on casting couches than onstage.
Decades later, with help...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Asexuality!
What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century?
How does toxic masculinity affect those of us assigned male at birth? Here are...
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