Poetry and storytelling

Poetry and storytelling

On the evening of Sunday 14th August, the small Peppers Theatre stage was packed with poets – not…
Richard Demarco is not happy. The grand old radical of Edinburgh art is not happy because of what he sees…
De Profundis is the most personal and wrenching of Oscar Wilde’s works, written not as a ‘work’ but as an…
A personal journey of discovery round WWI Dundee.
Do You See What I Hear? is a collaboration by two award-winning performers, one a composer and the other a…
Sometimes one comes across something that seems a little slight at first, that then proves to be more durable.
Tom McGrath, playwright, poet, translator and musician, died in April 2009 and tonight’s event comprised a…
Amsterdam is a casual and contemporary spoken-word performance exploring themes of identity, love, and art,…
Nothing is black or white in this powerful play from Brooklyn based Smoke and Mirrors Collaborative.
Heritage and genealogy are prominent aspects of modern culture, reflecting a widespread desire for a personal…
As Tam struggles home after another big Saturday night of boozing, up in the morning early is a certain Rab…
In a hand-built garden shed at the edge of the Pleasance Courtyard is a room of perfect intimacy.
From midday to midnight on the day before Scotland’s Referendum on Independence, The National Theatre of…
Inspired by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce, Peapod Productions brings the ghostly tale of “…
The 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival launched the “most international programme in its history”…
The first thing to say about the Hidden Door, is that it there is a lot to say.
 Tradfest, Edinburgh's newest festival, will see over twelve days of music, song, storytelling, dance,…
When EdinburghGuide.com started covering the Fringe festival at the beginning of the millennium, John Ritchie…
Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel & Gretel... We all know a tale that features an evil stepmother with the…