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Leith Shortlisted to Become UK Town of Culture 2028

In a milestone to celebrate the historic town of Leith’s 900th anniversary, the community learns that it has been shortlisted to become UK Town of Culture 2028, making it to the final 15 places from almost 400 applications submitted from across the UK. Developed over recent months by a team of volunteers and through conversations withContinue reading “Leith Shortlisted to Become UK Town of Culture 2028”

Gaggle

In a show designed specifically for teenagers with complex ASN, but also suitable for children aged five and over with ASN, Dunoon and Glasgow based theatre company Tenterhooks bring the delightful Gaggle to Scottish stages. An instantaneous rapport is created with the small assembling audience at North Edinburgh Arts’ theatre space with musician Kerry ClelandContinue reading “Gaggle”

The Burns Project Royal Lyceum

Based on private letters of Robert Burns along with recently digitised historic archival material, The Burns Project returns to Edinburgh for a short run this summer. Written by Scottish actor James Clements, the intimate interactive performance takes place around a long white themed dinner table where 20 audience members are seated with another 20 seatedContinue reading “The Burns Project Royal Lyceum”

Theatre Company Tenterhooks Brings to Tour Show for Young ASN Audiences

Dunoon and Glasgow based theatre company Tenterhooks creates participatory experiences that celebrate curiosity, play and connection. In their latest show, Gaggle,audiences are invited to spend three days and three nights with three lighthouse keepers who work, watch and wait through every kind of weather in a non-verbal, highly sensory, stimulating experience. Combining slapstick comedy, circusContinue reading “Theatre Company Tenterhooks Brings to Tour Show for Young ASN Audiences “

Six Edinburgh Young Filmmakers Win at 2026 Into Film Awards

A group of young filmmakers from Screen Education Edinburgh and BFI Academy have won Best Film 16–19 at the prestigious Into Film Awards 2026, the UK’s leading celebration of young filmmaking talent organised by education charity Into Film. Award-winning broadcaster and best-selling children’s author Konnie Huq hosted the awards that honoured the most inspiring andContinue reading “Six Edinburgh Young Filmmakers Win at 2026 Into Film Awards”

The Table Traverse 1

Collaboration may be the current buzz word on the Scottish theatre scene due to financial constraints, but this World Premiere from three Edinburgh-based companies – Lung Ha Theatre Company that works with actors with learning disabilities; dance company Curious Seed and Lyra that works with young people – is testament to its worth beyond money matters. Building on theContinue reading “The Table Traverse 1”

EIFF to Present World Premiere of Six Films from NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), the National Film and Television School (NFTS) Scotland and The Sean Connery Foundation have announced that, for the second consecutive year, six short films created as part of the second NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab will have their World Premieres in this year’s Film Festival. The six short films are Bubbles (Writer/Director:Continue reading “EIFF to Present World Premiere of Six Films from NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab”

Shall Roger Casement Hang?

One of Scotland’s most respected and prolific playwrights, Peter Arnott, wrote Shall Roger Casement Hang? 100 years after the 1916 Easter Rising that was its inspiration. Fittingly in the wake of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, it premiered as part of the 2016 Mayfesto at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre. Ten years on, this is its veryContinue reading “Shall Roger Casement Hang? “

Photography Exhibition Celebrates Tollcross Before King’s Theatre Reopening

(All photos by Anneleen Lindsay) Capital Theatres invites the public to discover The Grand Old Lady and Her Neighbours, a free pop-up photography exhibition that celebrates the people, places and stories of Tollcross ahead of the reopening of the King’s Theatre this summer. Taking place at Barclay Viewforth Church, the exhibition features work by photographer, Anneleen Lindsay and has been curated by the King’s Theatre Community Panel, a diverseContinue reading “Photography Exhibition Celebrates Tollcross Before King’s Theatre Reopening “

Creativity and SunSafety Come Together in a New Video Celebrating the World Cup

In collaboration with V&A Dundee, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre can share a new video, We Can Ah Kick a Ba, that brings together young people from across Dundee in a celebration of creativity, language and football to mark the start of the men’s momentous Football World Cup. Filmed within five schools across Dundee, theContinue reading “Creativity and SunSafety Come Together in a New Video Celebrating the World Cup”