Common Tongue Scottish Storytelling Centre (Fringe)
“A language is a dialect with an army and a navy” is a saying attributed to a Yiddish linguist and its sentiment lies behind this Fringe debut of Common Tongue from writer and director Fraser Scott. On a simple set made up of multi tartan covered boxes, actor Olivia Caw gives an impassioned, authentic performance as…
Mayflies Brown’s of Leith (Fringe)
If a childhood friendship lasts into adulthood, it can be one of the strongest bonds experienced. It is such a bond that lies at the heart of Andrew O’Hagan’s 2020 novel Mayflies that was subsequently dramatised for tv in 2022 and has been expertly adapted for Grid Iron by director Ben Harrison. Using Grid Iron’s…
After Party Traverse (Fringe)
Vivienne Blackwood (Alison Peebles), known to her grandchildren as Glamma for reasons that are abundant across the play, is an actress about to have her 80th birthday with a surprise party. Her dysfunctional family comprising exes, adult children and grandchildren are all invited to what they think will be one of her legendary parties with…
For Dolores Traverse Theatre (Fringe)
Is love, or what passes as love, a choice? That thorny question is posed directly and indirectly within a series of dialogues and monologues delivered with raw passion and conviction by Catriona Faint as Scottish Mo and Lara McDonnell as Irish Réaltín across this gem from the wonderful Fishamble. Having met as students at Edinburgh,…
Brian Molley Announces Six Dates at Edinburgh Fringe
Saxophonist Brian Molley leads his quartet in two separate runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Promising to bring the heat of Rio’s carnival to the Jazz Bar, from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August Molley’s group will reimagine Brazilian classics including Corcovado, Desafinado and The Girl from Ipanema. One of the Scottish jazz scene’s most travelled outfits,…
Brass Entertainment at the Fringe
Brass Tracks was formed in 2013 by Edinburgh trumpet players Finlay Hetherington and John Sampson and their quintet are no strangers to the Edinburgh Fringe scene. Below are details of their 2026 shows that are all being performed at Venue 125. Brass Tracks Quintet Brass Tracks Quintet is made up of Finlay Hetherington, John Sampson -…
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 with…
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 Cleland…
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 seated…
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, circus…
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