In late February, before social distancing measures brought Edinburgh’s cultural venues to a standstill, Stella Pyne and Liv Wade Jones hosted ‘Open Mind’. This was an open mic night to raise funds and awareness for Mind, a charity that supports those experiencing mental health issues. Hosted by the wonderful Vicky Macfarlane, the varied musical and […]
Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company presents William Shakespeare’s As You like It with realism and humour – just as we like it, indeed. Banished from court by the authoritarian Duke Frederick (Peter Morrison), the characters flee to a forest where they pursue love, marriage and joy. It sounds simple, but thankfully, director Michael Zwiauer ensures the […]
The Edinburgh University Footlights, one of the biggest student-run musical theatre companies in Edinburgh, presents the musical Chicago to audiences this week. As many will know, Chicago is a satirical, dynamic and entertaining musical, inspired by real-life happenings in the city of Chicago in the nineteen-twenties. Already running for decades on Broadway and in the […]
Writer and director Mick Zijdel harnesses his love for Homer’s epic and puts it securely onto the stage with ease and excellence in the hilariously clever The Odyssey in 60 Minutes. With help from co-directors Freya Gray Stone and Lily Hextall, Zijdel’s writing enables all the best parts of The Odyssey to be addressed. Each […]
On Wednesday evening, the Scottish Storytelling Centre played host to a Storytelling for Wellbeing, an event for World Mental Health Day. The inspiring evening was held by Real Talk, a community storytelling project that trains people to craft and tell stories of their personal experiences with mental health. Regularly hosting storytelling workshops and events, they […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Festival Theatre Run Ended For anyone who has had the pleasure of reading Mark Haddon’s book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, you would be forgiven for wondering how on earth such a singular work could be translated into a stage production which has […]
The Diary of Anne Frank Bedlam Theatre Run Ended Walking into Bedlam’s neo-gothic venue, we were directed to wait in the café, which was rapidly filling up with excited audience members. There was a strange anticipation in the air; the audience was eager for the show to begin but were aware that, if these actors […]
Closer Tidal Waif Productions Assembly Roxy Run Ended Where do I begin? Here in The Student’s Culture section, we strive to celebrate university-based content; to give performances by students the limelight they so richly deserve. Frankly, I can’t think of a better illustration of this talent than Tidal Waif Production’s production of Closer: it […]