Theatre :: Preview 28 Jul 2008
RJ Thomson: DYBBUK King's Theatre, Sat 9 - Mon 11 Aug, 7.30pm, tickets from £10 "The theatre programme starts with two productions from TR Warszawa. TR Warszawa literally means Teatr Rozmaitosci Warszawa which is the old variety theatre in Warsaw. Dybbuk i...
Theatre :: Music :: Heads Up :: Feature 28 Jul 2008
RJ Thomson: There are loads of folk out there who will readily make vague general statements about how inter-disciplinary practice, and breaking down the boundaries between things, are what they're 'all about'. But for Jonathan Mills, the Director of the Edinburgh...
Art :: Preview 14 Aug 2006
Celia Sontag: The festival is a great place to seek out and discover local emerging artists, with wee shows popping up all over the place and many bars and restaurants exhibiting exciting new work. Boda Bar has been ahead of the game for a while now, regularly exhib...
No Author: Art in the Mall sees Ocean Terminal transformed into a giant art gallery for the duration of the festival. The event will feature work from local artists, photographers, sculptors as well as galleries in and around Edinburgh, with most pieces for sale....
Art :: Feature 14 Aug 2006
Lucy Faringold: Building on its success over the past two years, the 2006 Edinburgh Art Festival is a huge showcase of local, national and international talent, and the line-up of artists involved this year is positively mouth-watering.Throughout August Stills gallery...
Art :: Review 14 Aug 2006
Katy Wesley: If you're looking for art in Edinburgh, then surely there can be no better place to start than with an Edinburgh artist. Shown at City Art Centre alongside complementary contemporary artists Gillies, Mactaggart and Crozier to name a few, Redpath's wor...
Books :: Review 14 Aug 2006
Claire Mapletoft: A rising star on the literary scene, Aminatta Forna achieved recognition after the publication of her childhood memoir of life in Sierra Leone, 'The Devil That Danced on the Water'. Forna's talent lies in her ability to construct myth around the hard f...
Books 14 Aug 2006
Kate Nevens: At a sprightly 81 years of age, still bouncing around healthily and wagging his lefty political tail with some force, Tony Benn is probably the best advert for the National Health Service they could possibly hope for. Given that he has a pacemaker fitt...
Books :: Feature 14 Aug 2006
Andrea Grant: A few minutes after beginning my conversation with Paul Rusesabagina, the best interview strategy becomes clear: don't worry about asking questions; shut up and listen. Rusesabagina has a knack for speaking, a skill he put to considerable use during th...
Preview 15 Jul 2006
Caroline Hurley: The 60th annual Fringe Festival was launched with a banquet of donuts and pink champagne served by platinum blonde waitresses in a nod to the camp, outlandish and alternative persona that the event still cherishes. Much was made of the 'unofficial them...