Posts Tagged ‘music’
Fringe review: Mr and Mrs Love
Jeremy Welch reviews Mr and Mrs Love at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was a serendipitous moment when I fell across this cabaret show and I’m delighted to have seen it. The show is a musical rom com combining music as wide ranging as Greig’s piano Concerto in A minor through West Ends show hits…
Read MoreFRINGE REVIEW: IMA (‘Pray’)
Rosie Morton reviews IMA at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. IMA (the Hungarian word for ‘pray’) is a spine-tingling circus experience from Budapest’s multi-award-winning Recirquel Cirque Danse company. It is a mixture of contemporary circus, dance and theatre in which a sole aerial performer takes centre stage. First, you are put into a sensory deprived, blue/grey room…
Read MoreRare17th century silver communion cup could fetch £30,000 at auction
A rare early 17th century silver communion cup could fetch up to £30,000 when it goes under the hammer. The cup, dating from between 1619-1621, is being sold by Lyon & Turnbull on 16 August and is valued at between £20,000 and £30,000. It is one of five cups originally gifted by Alexander Seaton, a…
Read MoreFringe Review: Warriors
Jeremy Welch reviews Warriors at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This production is outstanding theatre, theatre at its very best. Warriors tells the tale of three soldiers who have recently completed basic training at Colchester and are destined for a six month tour in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. When I first read that this storyline was going…
Read MoreFringe Review: Endless Sunset Oblivion
Jeremy Welch reviews Endless Sunset Oblivion at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This solo performance from Mike Baillie is similar to the Troubadours of France in the 12th Century. It combines poetry, narrative and music to tell the tale of Reuben. Reuben, a talented songwriter, has submerged into the swamp of social media and…
Read MoreAn excerpt from The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
An excerpt from The Things We Do To Our Friends (Penguin) by Heather Darwent one of the shortlist authors for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Click HERE to read our interview with Heather. France Three girls dance in front of him. One of them has set up an old stereo, and tinny music blares, blocking out…
Read MoreStranraer Oyster Festival announces full programme
Stranraer Oyster Festival will take place next month, with visitors from all over the UK flocking to what has become one of the biggest food festivals in Scotland. A must-visit for oyster enthusiasts, the event will take place between 15-17 September. The opening ceremony will see the crew of The Vital Spark land one of…
Read MoreTop 10 events at this year’s Piping Live!
Glasgow’s much-loved Piping Live! festival is gearing up for its 20th edition, promising a showcase of bagpiping and traditional music from around the world from 12 – 20 August. Drawing around 30,000 attendees annually, Piping Live! hopes to put on an array of incredible events, marking two decades of music and culture. Top 10 events…
Read MoreWigtown Book Festival unveils full line-up and top picks
Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual event. Tickets go on sale on 1 August for the festival, which takes place in Scotland’s National Book Town from 22 September to 1 October. It will be a 10-day feast…
Read MoreGordonstoun stages new-look Macbeth 60 years after King Charles took leading role
Pupils from King Charles’ former school will stage a performance of Macbeth 57 years after Charles played the leading role. Event goers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be treated to a rock adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, showing from 5-12 August. Pupils at Gordonstoun will bring the story to the…
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