Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Soundhouse Winter Festival in Edinburgh featured a captivating opening night. Pianist Amy Laurenson played songs from her debut album, complemented by guitarist Miguel Girão. Following intermission, the 1933 film "The Rugged Island" was screened with a live score by fiddle player Catriona Macdonald and Inge Thomson, creating an immersive experience celebrated for its Scottish creativity.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Whether you’re revisiting a panto classic or experiencing it for the first time, Cinderella is sure to deliver an unforgettable night of laughter and magic.” This year, Edinburgh audiences are in for a treat with a brand-new,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Traverse Theatre has released a report highlighting the success of Class Act on Tour, which engaged over 400 young people in creative education across Scotland. The initiative included 257 workshops, leading to 149 original works and significant increases in student confidence about creative writing and theatre knowledge. The program's legacy is anchored by The Jotter, a resource library for ongoing arts education.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAcolyte is an Edinburgh-based poetic and psychedelic ensemble, founded in 2018. Described by The Skinny as a ‘supergroup’, Acolyte is made up of bassist Ruairidh Morrison (The Dark Jokes, The Microband), with synth and backing vocals from Gloria Black (Maranta), percussionist Daniel Hill and fronted by award-winning poet and spoken-word artist, Iona Lee. Acolyte fuse soundscapes with storytelling, hypnotic loops, harmonic depth and existential motifs to create truly unique performances and a genre-defying sound.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTheatre Paradok's original double entendre production, The End of the Line (written and directed by Alice Humphries) packs comedy, existentialism, political commentary and mawkishness into one hour. A colourful and uplifting dance sequence midway through the production, which had the full audience engaged and singing along, is a testament to Humphries script writing talent and a well orchestrated ensemble cast.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMen Don’t Talk, directed and written by Clare Prenton, is a poignant theatre piece focusing on men's health through the interactions of three male characters in a shed.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"André Cebrian may be the star, but the whole orchestra shines together"
Reading Time: 3 minutesAmber, played by Jessica Kaur, is a 15 year old south asian girl struggling to work out what kind of woman she wants to be. Living with her non-english parents she is subjected to a life of restrictions and rules put in place by her family values. Her alcoholic father creates a tense environment for her and her mother. School gives Amber her much needed escape where she can express herself and be with her friends, David, played by Kiran Raywilliams, and Tara, played by Heather Forster. Here is where she finds freedom in her running and her desire to become a professional athlete. Run, Rebel is a journey of rebellion where Amber finds her voice inspiring her mother and sister to do the same.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMajestic - Lu created a sense of urgency throughout throughout, making it so that I couldn’t take my eyes off of the keys for fear of missing even the smallest of moments
Reading Time: 2 minutesAngels in America: Millennium Approaches follows the story of two couples, one gay and the other straight. Louis Ironson and Prior Walter struggle with being together through sickness and the very real possibility of loss. Louis still hides his homosexuality from his Jewish family and walks away when things get tough. On the other hand, you have Joe and Harper Pitt, the boring Mormon husband and wife whose marriage is falling apart. Harper is deeply unhappy and addicted to Valium whilst Joe keeps a big secret even from himself. Although it is fully centred around the AIDS crisis, I heard much laughter from the audience for such an emotionally themed play.