Theatre at the <a href="/events/edinburghfringe">Edinburgh Fringe</a> and <a href="/events/eif">Edinburgh International Festival</a>.
Theatre
There is something so infinitely wonderful about puppetry.
Art and life are viewed through frames. We start with a photograph, “The Destroyed Room” by Jeff Wall.
High above the streets of Paris there is a place of angels and gargoyles.
An e-ticket for this show appeared magically in my email inbox. Strange, I hadn't ordered it - was my…
A colleague from book-trade days used to tell the story of how, whilst busking in London, the late John…
Iain Heggie looks chipper if not dapper as he takes the stage for an hour’s worth of racontuering.
Created by Edinburgh’s own Arthur Conan Doyle, the eccentrically alluring tales of Sherlock Holmes have been…
Its such a rare pleasure these days to stumble across something by relative chance, coming away energised and…
What country, friends, is this? Why, this is Illyria, a slightly shabby sea-side resort where end-of-the-…
Three theatrical trunks of a certain age dominate the space, from behind which Sian Williams emerges in quasi…
The stage creates a celebrity’s dressing room: mannequins draped in a fur coat, pearls and lacy négligée…
Quentin Crisp was a one-off, a complete original, and Mark Farrelly’s superb tribute cunningly captures Crisp…
“Now in the midst of all this craziness, I have found a true character … she may well be the most singular,…
Something special happens when visual artists take to the stage.
Chalk About dances gently through some complex themes, exploring emotions and identity with a childlike…
We are here to play a sort of game, there is no right or wrong, no win or lose, just the opportunity to…
You’re no from around here are yeh? Waiting for the bus? Well here’s a story while we wait.
An icy chill shuddered down my spine as I approached Paradise On The Vault on Merchant Street.
Owle Schreame’s Droll is an engaging piece of late night lunacy performed for the “Merriment and Delight and…
As the theme of “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover” fades and Big Ben tolls, a third…