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Scottish Cult Classic The High Life Returns in New Musical Form for 2026

After a 30-year delay in the departure lounge, fans of ‘90s comedy classic, The High Life, can buckle up for a new musical version featuring all four original cast members – Alan Cumming as Sebastian Flight, Forbes Masson as Steve McCracken, Siobhan Redmond as Shona Spurtle and Patrick Ryecart as Captain Hilary Duff. In this collaborative work, Cumming and MassonContinue reading “Scottish Cult Classic The High Life Returns in New Musical Form for 2026”

The Snow Queen Scottish Ballet Festival Theatre

In these cold, damp days of late November/early December various signs of the impending festive season appear on the streets and in shops. But none of these tidings imbue me with much in the way of Christmas spirit. Fortunately, though, the one thing that never fails to relieve the gloom and fill me with anticipationContinue reading “The Snow Queen Scottish Ballet Festival Theatre”

The Great Arch (L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche) (15)

French Film Festival 2025 Based on the 2016 novel by Laurence Cossé, la Grande Arche, this latest film from director Stéphane Démoustier, tells the largely unknown story surrounding the architect of the now iconic Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris. In anticipation of the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, the then President, FrançoisContinue reading “The Great Arch (L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche) (15)”

Manipulate Arts Announces Programme for the 2026 Manipulate Festival

Manipulate Arts – Scotland’s home for cutting-edge animation, puppetry and visual theatre – has announced the programme for the 19th edition of Manipulate Festival in its traditional timeslot of February. But that’s about all that is traditional! Its most ambitious programme to date will feature 4 World Premieres and 6 Scottish premieres on stage, artistsContinue reading “Manipulate Arts Announces Programme for the 2026 Manipulate Festival”

Testament (15)

French Film Festival Jean-Michel Bouchard (Rémy Girard) is a lifelong bachelor and retired archivist who is living out the late autumn of his life in a spacious apartment in a comfortable retiral home. His inner thoughts are heard as he strolls the home’s environs in his tweedy three-piece suits, when we learn that he has comeContinue reading “Testament (15)”

Dog 51 (Chien 51) (15)

Paris, the near future. The city is divided into three zones: the central Zone 1 where the elite live is surrounded by Zone 2, where the majority of the population live and work, and Zone 3, home to the underclass who scrape a living as best they can. Checkpoints ensure that movement between these zonesContinue reading “Dog 51 (Chien 51) (15)”

First Shows Announced for Soon to be Opened Redeveloped King’s Theatre

The King’s Theatre landmark redevelopment project is now over 85% complete, marking major progress toward securing its future as a fully accessible, world-class venue at the heart of Edinburgh’s cultural life. Since construction began in February 2023, the building has been transformed by dramatic structural improvements, including a raised fly tower to accommodate larger, more ambitious productions, and the replacement of theContinue reading “First Shows Announced for Soon to be Opened Redeveloped King’s Theatre”

The Richest Woman in the World (15)

French Film Festival 2025 The Richest Woman in the World (La Femme la plus riche du monde) from director Thierry Klifa is an imagined version of a real-life scandal involving the heir to the L’Oreal fortune, Liliane Bettencourt and photographer François-Marie Banier. An unsurprising view of how the richest of the rich live is revealedContinue reading “The Richest Woman in the World (15)”

Soundhouse Winter Festival Kicks Off This Week

Dates: Thursday 27 November to Monday 1 December 2025 The Festival Programme is packed with big names and up and coming bands from across Scotland including 2024’s Scottish Jazz Vocalist of the Year Niki King; experimental folk band Constant Follower who were longlisted for this year’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award; genre blendingContinue reading “Soundhouse Winter Festival Kicks Off This Week”

Colours of Time (la Venue de l’Avenir) (15)

French Film Festival 2025 A 21st century photo shoot in Musée de l’Orangerie, where Monet’s water lilies paintings serve as a backdrop to a model’s poses and tourist selfies, perfectly sets the tone to this beautifully layered film from director Cédric Klapisch. An old house in rural Normandy owned by a woman called Adèle MeunierContinue reading “Colours of Time (la Venue de l’Avenir) (15)”