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Scottish Youth Theatre will remain open throughout 2018, after securing a short-term funding agreement with the Scottish Government. The agreement sees the
Edinburgh's Lung Ha Theatre Company has created a strong and emphatically direct production of Chekhov's Three Sisters in a new version by Adrian Osmond at the Traverse and on a short tour.
Funding for the arts in Scotland is at a crisis point. But this time the crisis is no longer about levels of
How to Act, the National Theatre of Scotland's acclaimed production, is intriguingly named. There are shades of meaning behind that phrase, dealing with the expectations of society as well a…
Director Katie Mitchell is to make her Edinburgh International Festival debut this August as part of a residency by Paris-based Theatre des
Hairspray has been touring for years " it was last here in 2016 " and the reason why people are still flocking to see it is there for all to see. It's a heart-warming and empowering tale th…
Despite the best efforts of a committed cast in Bingo!, the end result has a baggy, lop-sided feel. There is enough dark energy here to make a success, but retooling is surely needed to make…
Musical Theatre has its fair share of bloody moments, what with its man-eating plants and demon barbers. Now writers Anita Vettesse and
Scottish Youth Theatre is to close at the end of July after failing to secure funding in the latest round from Creative
Allan Stewart has one against proved himself to be everyone's favourite entertainer. His Big Big Variety Show is a joyous night of entertainment that should leave you smiling for days.
Festival City Theatres Trust, the charitable body that runs Edinburgh’s Festival, King’s and Studio theatres, is changing its name to Capital Theatres
Ira Levin’s tightly plotted thriller, first staged in 1978, is delivered with maximum impact in Johnny McKnight's entertaining revival. The production boasts
Behind all this bold, sensual exploration of the seediest side of life, The Last Bordello becomes nothing less than an affirmation of the need " the absolute need " for people to have the fr…
The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to set aside a £5 million fund for capital investment in the city’s theatres and
An evening of tall tales puts a spotlight on the human heart as the King's presents Conor McPherson's modern Irish classic, The Weir.
The Scottish Parliament’s culture committee has labelled evidence given to it by Creative Scotland earlier this week as “unconvincing”, and said its
Ellie Stewart’s reworking of the true story of Martin Guerre examines questions of identity and what “belonging” really means. Guerre was a
Creative Scotland's chief executive has apologised for the way the body's recent funding decisions were handled, as she committed to a root-and-branch
It may be a cliché, but Edinburgh is definitely "alive with the Sound of Music" once again as the classic musical returns to the Playhouse.
There is an edge of guerilla theatre to Neon Eye's theatre debut, The Things I Don't Say, set and performed in a Bruntsfield flat, which makes it feel special before it even starts.
Vivacity, wit and downright stupidity abound in The Belle's Stratagem at the Lyceum, a production of verve and cheek that produces as much laughter as anything seen on the Edinburgh stage in…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe chief executive Shona McCarthy has warned that the annual arts festival could risk becoming unaffordable if costs continue to
Hannah Cowley’s biting 1780 comedy of manners has been transplanted to Georgian Edinburgh for a production that feels both timely and timeless.
Matches are resolutely old-school and capable of being taken for granted, but are just as capable of flaring into life as they always were. Which is pretty much the case with Firebrand's The…
“Find your stories from inside yourselves." This what Mark Thomas tells the students at his comedy workshop in the Jenin Freedom Theatre
