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…
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 and…
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 the…
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:…
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 very…
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