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Chuck Chuck Baby EIFF

There’s worse ways to spend a Monday morning than in a cinema, although you may sometimes think that the film you see might just set the standard for the week to come. If that is indeed the case, then those of us who saw Chuck Chuck Baby this morning are in for a damn goodContinue reading “Chuck Chuck Baby EIFF”

Edinburgh International Film Festival Announces Opening Film

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is back this year and hosted by Edinburgh International Festival. It opens with the world premiere of Silent Roar, a teenage tale of surfing, sex and hellfire set in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides from BAFTA nominated Scottish writer and director Johnny Barrington. The debut feature is produced by Scot Chris Young andContinue reading “Edinburgh International Film Festival Announces Opening Film”

Music and Art Come Alive in the Moment in Historic St Giles’ Cathedral

Internationally acclaimed artists Maria Rud and Tommy Smith bring spontaneous live art and saxophone music to the Edinburgh Fringe with Luminescence, which runs in St Giles’ Cathedral from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th August. Each performance of Luminescence will develop in front of the audience as artist and musician respond to each other’s ideas and interact with the architecture and acoustics of the twelfth century cathedral. “Images comeContinue reading “Music and Art Come Alive in the Moment in Historic St Giles’ Cathedral”

Glasgow Cathedral Hosts World Premiere Arts Performance on Endangered Birds

The world premiere of a new work by Glasgow based British-Finnish artist and composer Hanna Tuulikki is to be performed at Glasgow Cathedral later this year.   Commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) with Arts&Heritage, Tuulikki’s new vocal musical composition the bird that never flew explores the ancient Cathedral’s roots in ornithological entanglements, bringing together sacred lamentContinue reading “Glasgow Cathedral Hosts World Premiere Arts Performance on Endangered Birds “

Independent Study Reveals Scotland’s Six Producing Theatres to be at Immediate Risk

An independent study reveals critical challenges to the Scottish producing theatre sector. Titled ‘Disappearing Act?’, the report, conducted by independent analysts Data Culture Change, sheds light on the alarming state of the sector and calls for immediate and sustained action to protect this important element of Scotland’s rich cultural heritage. Commissioned in 2022 by sixContinue reading “Independent Study Reveals Scotland’s Six Producing Theatres to be at Immediate Risk”

Weekend of Outdoor Screenings Announced for This Year’s Film Festival

Across the weekend of 19th and 20th August, Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) presents a weekend of outdoor screenings known as Cinema Under the Stars in the scenic surroundings of the Old College Quad at the University of Edinburgh. This year the film festival brings family-friendly titles with artists’ film; a live soundtrack to aContinue reading “Weekend of Outdoor Screenings Announced for This Year’s Film Festival”

Come Down the Mile: Poetry Walks in Edinburgh’s Old Town

For several years, Edinburgh based poet Ken Cockburn, who established Edinburgh Poetry Tours, has been leading poetry walks in the Auld Toun during the Edinburgh Festival and this year sees him continuing that tradition. Ken is a well-respected writer and translator who has read his work at venues and events both across the UK andContinue reading “Come Down the Mile: Poetry Walks in Edinburgh’s Old Town”

Drumming Legend Steve Gadd Heads for Glasgow

Steve Gadd, the drummer who contributed the instantly recognisable intro to Paul Simon’s Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover and the iconic drum break on Steely Dan’s Aja, returns to Glasgow on Friday 1st September. It’s less than a year since the American, whose resume also includes countless other examples of recorded brilliance in sessionsContinue reading “Drumming Legend Steve Gadd Heads for Glasgow”

The Traverse Announces New Director of Producing and Programming

The Traverse Theatre has appointed former Oldham Coliseum Artistic Director and Trustee of ThickSkin Theatre, Chris Lawson as their new Director of Programming and Producing. Chris joins the Programming and Producing team of Artistic Director Gareth Nicholls, Creative Engagement Director Robbie Gordon, Creative Engagement Producing Assistant Jennifer Galt and Executive Producer/CEO Linda Crooks. This teamContinue reading “The Traverse Announces New Director of Producing and Programming”

RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey

Birmingham based theatre company, Rush, that promotes the positive aspects of a multi-cultural society through a mix of education and music, blasted their way in to Edinburgh on Saturday night. As part of its UK tour, their latest show, RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey, lived up to its alliterative title with jingling bells on! DJContinue reading “RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey”