Arts charity and year-round cultural hub, Summerhall Arts, announces the first seven shows of its 2026 festival programme. The first batch of shows in Summerhall Arts 2026 programme spans theatre, dance, circus, music and storytelling from artists and companies hailing from Scotland, Afghanistan, Denmark, England, Italy and the United States. Acclaimed Glasgow-based theatre company Wonder Fools premieres Tether 인연 – a new collaborationContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Announces First Shows of Fringe 2026 Programme”
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Civic Digits Presents Many Good Men at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
Many Good Men is an interactive forum theatre performance in the form of a participant-led digital forum theatre project from Civic Digits, a forward-looking company founded in 2018 that specialises in blending digital technology and gaming with live performance and the aim of empowering people to take control of their digital lives for a greater societalContinue reading “Civic Digits Presents Many Good Men at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club”
2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced
The 5-day East Neuk Festival (ENF) that will take place in some of East Fife’s finest seaside locations, will be performed by some of the world’s leading musicians, offering audiences a wide range of musical styles from orchestral and chamber music, Renaissance choral to jazz and Middle Eastern sounds. Making their festival debut this yearContinue reading “2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced”
Think of England Set for the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival
Giant Films, an independent UK film company run by father and daughter Nick and Poppy O’Hagan, is delighted to announce the release of British feature film Think of England, inspired by a wartime urban myth that the UK government commissioned pornographic films to boost troop morale during World War II. Think of Englandis also a controversial filmContinue reading “Think of England Set for the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival”
Scotland’s Silent Film Festival, HippFest, Announces 16th Programme for 2026
The swanky premises of Edinburgh Gin Distillery may be a far cry from the 1920’s gin joints that were their predecessors, but they served as a fitting venue for the launch of this year’s Hippfest programme. Now in its 16th year, Hippfest once again packs a variety of silent film and live music into theContinue reading “Scotland’s Silent Film Festival, HippFest, Announces 16th Programme for 2026”
Irvine Welsh Set to Appear in Paper Trails Programme at Muirhouse Library
Paper Trails is a five-year initiative launched in June 2025 supporting Edinburgh’s libraries as creative community hubs bringing year-round author events, creative workshops, and book distributions directly into neighbourhoods across Edinburgh. As part of the programme, author Irvine Welsh links up to the Muirhouse library this February as the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) bringsContinue reading “Irvine Welsh Set to Appear in Paper Trails Programme at Muirhouse Library”
Scottish Fiddle Legends Blazin’ Fiddles Announce New Album Incendo
Out Friday 23rd January 2026 on Blazin’ Records For over a quarter of a century, no other band has quite captured Scottish fiddle music’s variety, energy and sensitivity like Blazin’ Fiddles. Now the four-string heroes mark a new 5piece era with their latest release Incendo. Set for release on Friday 23rd January, the album affirmsContinue reading “Scottish Fiddle Legends Blazin’ Fiddles Announce New Album Incendo “
Saxophonist Oscar Lavën Unleashes Elegant Calamity
Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Oscar Lavën releases Elegant Calamity, the follow-up to his internationally admired debut, Questions in Red, on Thick Records on Friday 16th January 2026. An effervescent presence on New Zealand’s currently vital jazz scene, Lavën (pronounced Lah-venn) is a double graduate from the New Zealand School of Music and brings his degrees inContinue reading “Saxophonist Oscar Lavën Unleashes Elegant Calamity”
King’s Theatre Redevelopment Funding Secured by The Scottish Government
The King’s Theatre has been awarded two payments amounting to £2.5million from the Scottish Government, closing the funding gap for the main construction works needed to redevelop this much-loved Tollcross landmark. With the capital funding now in place, fundraising will continue to ensure the interior of the historic Edwardian venue that is the King’s Theatre is fully equipped and ready to welcome audiences when it reopens inContinue reading “King’s Theatre Redevelopment Funding Secured by The Scottish Government “
The Scottish Gallery Press Publishes James Morrison: Under a Northern Sky
The Scottish Gallery Press announces the publication of James Morrison: Under a Northern Sky, a new small-format hardback celebrating the life, legacy, and extraordinary landscape career of one of Scotland’s most admired painters that will be launched at the Gallery from this February with a small exhibition entitled In Focus. James Morrison: Under a Northern Sky brings together a deeply personal selectionContinue reading “The Scottish Gallery Press Publishes James Morrison: Under a Northern Sky”
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