Tag: Liz Lochhead

Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Thon Man Molière. 20 May 2016 to 11 June 2016 Archived on BBC iPlayer is (the rather dashing) Dr Michael Scott's revelatory series exploring the impact of Classical Greek theatre on Western civilisation’s later...

Scotland's Makar and some of the country's most exciting writers are coming together to raise money for Edinburgh's food banks. Arts publication The Grind and Falkirk’s are ending their run of food bank fundraisers...

Edinburgh Printmakers Open Day 2014: an opportunity to visit the oldest open access printmaking studio in the UK. Hands-on activities, with printmaking workshops for adults and children, printmaking demonstrations and studio tours. The brand new exhibition No Fixed Abode will be on...

Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books will be launched, exhibitions will be opened, French and Russian...

There are not so many book launches when the author is not present; when the book in question is an anthology, the absence of any of the contributors is even more remarkable.  The poets...

The line-up has been announced for this year’s BBC Poetry Slam at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and it includes Scottish Makar Liz Lochhead, Aisle 16’s Ross Sutherland; Young People’s Laureate for Wales Martin Daws...

  The Edinburgh International Storytelling festival begins on 21 October 2011.  The Edinburgh Reporter  has chosen our top five recommendations to help you decide what to go and see from the extensive programme. 5. Nothing But...

The expertise of Scotland's new Makar, Liz Lochhead, will be harnessed to promote Scottish literature at home and internationally as proposals to boost literature and publishing got the go ahead today. Responding to the Literature...