Performing Arts
Edinburgh: week one
Pippa Bailey, Director of Total Theatre, talks about her first week at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and suggests some shows to…
London to Edinburgh via Frankfurt: one performer's story
"While I have come to expect reactionary reviews from mainstream critics, because there is a genuine problem in the standard…
The God dilemma: which show do I go to?
When everything you want to see at the Fringe is sold out, and God is the biggest news in theatre,…
The long and winding road to Edinburgh: Suitcase Royale
Suitcase Royale are three young men who started as a band, bringing their unique junkyard theatre to the Bosco Theatre…
Two female comedians: don't arrive late
You must always adhere to the first two rules of comedy: don’t arrive late, and don’t sit in the front…
Going green
This year environmental sustainability has become 'de rigueur' in the arts. What are some of the green initiatives that have…
Dull, delightful, dazzling: Edinburgh Art Festival
Gordon Haynes takes in three city centre exhibitions as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival and finds them "Dull, delightful…
Career Profile: Martin Ritchie, actor
Martin Ritchie has performed in a number of titles at London's Globe, alongside various other film and theatre projects, and…
How to catch a shark, part one: Whose copyright is it anyway?
When Damien Hirst unveiled his diamond-encrusted skull, hands up all those who thought he’d sat up all night sticking the…
Artist interview: Jenny Matthews
"On the first floor of Edinburgh College of Art at the end of a corridor overlooking the Sculpture Court, I…