Culture

Milldust and Dreaming Bread: Inside the magical world of Scottish folk tales
Scotland is a nation rich in history, folk tales and folk magic. Author Scott Richardson-Read spent many years collecting and investigating these tales and traditions,...

The Good Books, Chris Barkley: ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea is the first book I remember reading’
Chris Barkley on the book he is most looking forward to this year, the author who has inspired him and Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner....

Review, Bill Bailey Thoughtifier: ‘Very diverse, very funny…very good’
Bill Bailey is very diverse, very funny, very good in Thoughtifier, says Alister Tenneb. ★★★★★ I have seen Bill Bailey perform on three previous occasions...

Fringe Reviews: The Aquatic Melody, The Fahrenheit Alliance V, Hey Stop!!!, Saloon Girls & Hibiscus Thistle: A Panorama of Hunan
The Aquatic Melody ★★★★ In the corner of a small but sold-out venue, a stage with a single table and chair draws our attention. A...