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Edinburgh Fringe
Historical and cultural BBC documentaries have recently become so much more interesting, especially when you…
‘And so to the Jury’s Inn hostelry, there to see an lively group of actors perform some drolls…’
A warm and welcoming direct chat greets the assembling audience as the two actors unabashedly get dressed on…
‘Greater Belfast’ is an evocation in sound, both musical and vocal, of the estrangement and affection a city…
Everyone’s a critic. You see a show and decide how much you liked it, where it sits in the pantheon of other…
I remember reading David Mamet's Oleanna many, many years ago. Specific memories of it are sketchy at best,…
The show is billed as a celebration of Taiwanese culture and life expressed through dance and media. And…
It is usual in a review to give a synopsis of the performance and some detail of the show, but in order not…
It was the title of the concert which intrigued me - Scottish composers for the violin. And we were off the…
"Everything you have is never enough" claimed Andrew Lawrence, in yet another venue where you could cook meat…
Most people will remember the Blues Brothers from the eponymous 1980 film and fans will have longed to do two…
Lourdes as party central is an interesting but thoroughly enjoyable concept that might cause a few raised…
Not much of a joker, was he, that George Orwell?
Finnish composer Sibelius held the province of Karelia in particular affection, inspired by its traditional…
I find it interesting when an American Comedy Star makes their way over to the Festival to peddle their wares.
A company that turns one of the city centre's churches into a Las Vegas casino would seem to be committing…
This is going to be both the easiest and hardest review for me to write. Derevo is renowned for its physical…
Quentin Crisp was a one-off, a complete original, and Mark Farrelly’s superb tribute cunningly captures Crisp…
When actor and antiquarian book dealer Neil Pearson unearthed the 20 recordings missing from an archive of…
A passing storm has cleared the beach of all but a few dog walkers. Dusk is falling over the expanse of flat…