Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
119-year-old message in a bottle discovered behind crown decoration at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre
A 119-year-old message in a bottle has been discovered behind an ornate crown decoration at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre. Theatre photographer and historian Mike Hume was on scaffolding 40ft above the stage when he put his hand in a gap inside the plaster crown at the centre of the theatre proscenium arch and found the century-old…
Read MoreReview: Sushisamba Afternoon Tea, Edinburgh
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton takes tea in the lofty heights of SUSHISAMBA, a fusion restaurant on the tenth floor of the capital’s W Edinburgh hotel It’s the end of February and we are officially in seasonal limbo. Beside me, a bunch of daffodils bravely arch their heads towards the window. Outside, it’s blowing a hoolie…
Read MorePhotographic portraits of the Royal Family to go on show in Edinburgh
A photograph of King Charles on the verge of adulthood in Balmoral and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family are going on display. The portrait of The King when Prince of Wales by Godfrey Argent was released to mark his 18th birthday in 1966. Taken in the library…
Read MoreBook Lovers Bookshop: We speak to the author behind the UK’s first brick and mortar romance-only bookshop
Romance may be one of the biggest money-making genres in the publishing industry, but it has historically been dismissed in literary circles due to outdated and biased opinions on its content and craft. We spoke to Caden Armstrong, the 24-year-old romance author of Truthfully, Yours and owner of the UK’s first brick and mortar romance-only…
Read MoreGregor MacGregor: Scotland’s most infamous conman who pulled off history’s most audacious scam
He was Scotland’s most infamous con artist who pulled off one of history’s most audacious scams. And now a new play about the life of Gregor MacGregor, the Scot who swindled the public into believing in a country that never existed, is coming to Scotland. MacGregor was an officer in the British Army from 1803…
Read MoreLetter written by Mary Queen of Scots hours before execution to go on display
A letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots six hours before her execution in 1587 is going on display in Perth. The letter was penned by the doomed monarch at Fortheringhay Castle for her brother-in-law, Henri III of Franceleft, and left instructions for the care of the staff after her execution. The letter has been…
Read MoreFuture of iconic Leith Theatre secured for the future with 50 year lease
The future of the iconic Leith Theatre has been secured for the next 50 years after a charity secured a crucial agreement to run the venue. A campaign to save the neglected theatre has been ongoing for the last 20 years. The charity was formed in the wake of a campaign to prevent the property…
Read MoreRuby Mitcham: Meet the 17-year-old school girl who is already regarded as one of the most talented young artists in the UK
Her drawings as a child may have started out as smiley heads with legs. But just last month, 17-year-old Ruby Mitcham became the youngest ever artist to feature in the Society of Scottish Artists’ prestigious national art exhibition, which since it was founded in 1891 has shown the work of painters like Edvard Munch and…
Read MoreReview: Stockbridge Eating House, Edinburgh
Editor Richard Bath visits the former site of the much-loved Bell’s Diner to run the rule over the Stockbridge Eating House, the new venture of Gardener’s Cottage co-founder Dale Mailley. For many Edinburghers, endless chat over burgers at the tiny, intimate surroundings of Bell’s Diner in Stockbridge – often following a visit to one…
Read MoreSuccession star Brian Cox returns to Scottish stage for first time in a decade: ‘It’s good to be back’
Succession star Brian Cox is returning to the Scottish stage for the first time in a decade as he portrays economist Adam Smith in a new production about the 2008 financial crash. The Edinburgh International Festival has announced it will open this year with a new play Make It Happen, a co-production between National Theatre…
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