Fringe Review: Adults Only Magic Show

Richard Bath heads out for an adults-only night of magic and comedy. ★★★★ Short version: I really enjoyed this, and it was comfortably the best thing I saw in the opening couple of days of the Fringe. It didn’t start promisingly with amusing but dick-obsessed compere Magnus ‘Danger’ Magnus delivering some smutty innuendo that would…

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Bar + Block’s Mexican-Inspired Menu, Edinburgh

Located on Edinburgh’s Princes Street, Bar + Block is a steakhouse in a prime location. I have passed it a hundred times on the high street, usually in a rush to avoid the crowds and get my errands finished before my patience expires. However, my eyes always linger as I speed past, so I was…

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Take a voyage of discovery with Glasgow Boy Sir John Lavery

His travels took him from Belfast to Scotland and New York, via Paris and Morocco. But Glasgow Boy Sir John Lavery never travelled without his painting kit.  The latest exhibition of his work at the National Galleries of Scotland explores his incredible adventures through 90 portraits and impressionistic landscapes. The glamour of a lost era…

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 5 shows to see this year

Looking for something to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year, but not sure where to start? We take a look at five shows you should add to your list. Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies 2 – 15 August, 8pm. Gilded Balloon Patter House. Calling all sitcom fanatics to grab their…

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