Poetry and storytelling

Poetry and storytelling

When EdinburghGuide.com started covering the Fringe festival at the beginning of the millennium, John Ritchie…
First Reading of a new play about the life of Belle Stewart, a cultural icon, and Scottish Traditional…
Over 250 years after his birth, Robert Burns’ influence on Scottish language and culture is alive and well.
Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel & Gretel... We all know a tale that features an evil stepmother with the…
A bit sick of Christmas? Come indulge your dark side with a modern dramatisation of RL Stevenson’s 'The…
Esc f8, the country’s only theatre company dedicated to producing science fiction is to take its maiden…
''Five fabulous years – it’s just flown by – but the possibilities for this artform are endless and there’s…
The first Scottish Women’s Health Fair in 1983 saw women coming together from across Scotland to explore…
The first thing to say about the Hidden Door, is that it there is a lot to say.
Celebrated annually on Robert Burns’ birthday, 25 January, Burns Night gathers Scots around the world to pay…
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” -- Philip…
A unique opportunity to see two landmark works of British social realism side by side on the big screen,…
Gaelic musical traditions and influences are thriving throughout Scotland, with the strong impact of the…
This year’s Imaginate Festival, Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and young…
Between Monday 8 and Wednesday 24 July, the Life & Deaf Association will be travelling the length and…
As part of TradFest, Edinburgh’s newest Festival, the Storytelling Centre have put together a series of…
Sunday 2 November sees the Glorious Half-Mile to Holyrood – the Canongate – come to life with a free…
Frank Zappa, a Leonardo da Vinci anatomy exhibition, chinese heavy metal, and a theatrical journey to a "new…
LGBT History Month takes place throughout February, aiming to replace ignorance and prejudice with knowledge…