Alfred Hitchcock’s classic story comes alive on stage in The Classic Thriller Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Lady Vanishes. This story follows newly engaged Iris Henderson as she travels home to England by train for her wedding. Iris (Lorna Fitzgerald) is soon wrapped up with a bizarre assortment of passengers, ranging from nuns t0 Nazis. […]
There are one thousand and one ways to reinvent the classic Arabian Nights, and Suhayla El-Bushra has dreamt up a tale perfect for all ages. Despite a worrisome start, this production is a must see this holiday season. Arabian Nights follows the tale of a Scheherazade, small girl who uses her imagination to save her […]
The Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair was established in 1996 by Wole Soyinka in conjunction with Word Power Books. In this, its twenty-first year, it returns to Edinburgh from the 16th to the 19th of November. The event is being run by Lighthouse, Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop, which prides itself on fostering “a true […]
Citizen, a contemporary dance piece choreographed by Chrissie Ardill, addresses the dark underpinnings of self and society driven identity. The performance art showcases dance from Katie Armstrong, Kirsty Pollock, Robyn Byrne, and Ailish Maher, as well as composition produced live by Mariam Rezaei. The show opens with layered humming by the dancers, which eventually culminates into […]
Ours is a multimedia exhibit featured at the Collective Gallery. Drawing inspiration from ‘A Birdcage’ by Beatrice Whistler, Grace Johnston utilises three artistic mediums to curate this exhibition: text, painting and photographs. Whistler’s drawing is not present in this exhibition, but its distance from the gallery ultimately contributes to the impact of Johnston’s vision. The […]