Edinburgh Science Collaborate with Getty on Largest Ever Arts Project in the US

Edinburgh Science, founded in 1989, is an educational charity that aims to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the world around them. The organisation is best known for organising Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival: the world’s first festival of science and technology and still one of Europe’s largest. This year, Edinburgh Science isContinue reading “Edinburgh Science Collaborate with Getty on Largest Ever Arts Project in the US”

One Man Performance of Jekyll & Hyde Comes to Lyceum This January

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents the Reading Rep Theatre production as the Scottish Premiere of Jekyll & Hyde written by Gary McNair and starring Forbes Masson, who returns to the Lyceum stage for the first time in twenty years, in this one man show. Prolific stage actor Masson is an associate artist with the RSC and National Theatre of Scotland and comesContinue reading “One Man Performance of Jekyll & Hyde Comes to Lyceum This January”

Fruitmarket’s Festival of New Music, Deep Time, Announced

This November, Edinburgh Fruitmarket Gallery presents their first festival of new music featuring commissions and performances from some of the leading radical and experimental composers, musicians and improvisors working today. They are brought together in the context of deep time to explore ideas of time and temporality; stasis and movement; provocation and play; ritual andContinue reading “Fruitmarket’s Festival of New Music, Deep Time, Announced”

New Gallery Dedicated to the Legacy of George Wyllie to Open in Greenock in 2024

The Wyllieum, a new space dedicated to the work and legacy of one of Scotland’s most beloved and well-known artists, George Wyllie, announces its inaugural exhibition and an opening date for the new gallery. Situated in Greenock, on the mouth of the River Clyde, The Wyllieum is close to both Wyllie’s home in Gourock andContinue reading “New Gallery Dedicated to the Legacy of George Wyllie to Open in Greenock in 2024”

Local Community Groups Offered 5000 tickets for Edinburgh’s Christmas

This year 5000 tickets for Edinburgh’s Christmas attractions are being gifted to local community groups and charities to ensure those who are less fortunate can join in the fun as the city embraces  the festive spirit. UniqueAssembly, who produce Edinburgh’s Christmas on behalf of City of Edinburgh Council, have announced that applications are open forContinue reading “Local Community Groups Offered 5000 tickets for Edinburgh’s Christmas”

Citadel Arts Group Discover Leith Link to Scorsese Movie Killers of the Flower Moon

Citadel Arts Group have a new show coming up, The Ghosts of North Leith. Imagine their surprise when they discovered a connection between one of the main characters in their forthcoming show, Lily Gladstone, and the star of Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon! Lily Gladstone came from Montana and was of Blackfeet Indian stockContinue reading “Citadel Arts Group Discover Leith Link to Scorsese Movie Killers of the Flower Moon”

Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning             Festival Theatre 

Bram Stoker’s late 19th century vampire novel not only became a worldwide classic but, closer to home, put the north English town of Whitby on the literary map. This new radical version takes the chilling story back to its Scottish roots in Cruden Bay where Stoker spent time and gives a nod to forgotten femaleContinue reading “Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning             Festival Theatre “

Capital Theatres Wins UK Theatre Awards for Excellence in Inclusivity

At a ceremony of the prestigious UK Theatre Awards, held on Sunday 8th October at London’s Guildhall, Capital Theatres was announced as the winner of the ‘Excellence in Inclusivity’ award for the dementia friendly programme. UK Theatre Awards, the only nationwide awards to celebrate outstanding achievements in theatre across the UK, described as “pioneering andContinue reading “Capital Theatres Wins UK Theatre Awards for Excellence in Inclusivity”

Scottish Drummer Flies High with Royal New Zealand Air Force

A former Edinburgh musician has lent his musical know-how to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and earned an honorary rank in the process.  Drummer John Rae, who led the ground-breaking jazz group the John Rae Collective in the 1980s and went on to win awards for his jazz-folk band Celtic Feet, has produced theContinue reading “Scottish Drummer Flies High with Royal New Zealand Air Force”